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Crit Chicken Knitting Pattern – coming soon!

Amy — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:15:08 +0000

After I get some test knitting happened for this puppy, the pattern will be available for sale for $4. it is based on the Moonkins of WoW, but it can also be used to knit an owlbear or just a plain owl or whatever

This took a long time to write, I wrote it as I went along with a test knit, then I typed it up and did the test knit you see posted here. I’m excited!

Holy Frijoles, long time no update

Amy — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:36:34 +0000

My med lab placement has kept me busy, but I do have some random, various arts and knittings for you all!

Things I did in 2011 that I am proud of:

Sold a few books, (but didn’t market it well.. so that’s a resolution)
Regained my digital art mojo
Finished the theory part of my MLT training

Oh, the book! I will have a separate post about it, I am sure, but for now:

How Harold Got His Wings. A fable about a Polar Bear who wants nothing more than to fly among the snow geese

$10 each, all copies include a sketch. Shipping is extra and you get free stickers with every book!

Here is the cover, and I will throw together a teaser PDF. The interior illustrations are black and white and one of them is below, too!

I knit this cute little mouse family for some good pals in Hamilton.

More knitting and some art are found behind the break, but first: resolutions (The creative ones)

I resolve to draw more. 2011 was a rough year as I was recovering from tendinitis of the drawing wrist and focusing on my education.
I resolve to learn how to crochet.
I resolve to finally finish that knitting pattern.
I resolve to sculpt again.
I will post more often!

More than just a pretty face

Amy — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 23:55:49 +0000

Lately I’ve been doing more than just drawing. I’ve been knitting and sewing, too. I have one commission I am working on, and that’ll be done this week!

Last year I hastily made a rat costume for our ‘Run for the Cure’ team. The mask is in desperate need of being redone (I made it in 2 days while I had the flu and it shows), so for halloween I decided to take a different twist on the Lab Rat, as I am a lab rat IRL now.

I decided I would make a hat instead of a full face mask so I can actually breathe in the costume and wear it to the lab on Monday. It consists of a simple hood-hat (Click for the pattern) and the tail I made last year. I repurposed the ears from the mask that needs to be redone, and sculpted a nosepiece out of model magic.

It was really fun to make. I handsewed the hat and the tail was also hand sewed. I am thinking of making more of these, but I don’t know what I’d do with them. Maybe auction them off or something. Unlike the hat in the pattern I linked, I added a snap under the chin so the hat is more of a hood-mask.

I have also been knitting. Here is a cowl I knit up!

Women of Wonder 2011 art – Cheetara

Amy — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:25:22 +0000

For the past few years I’ve contributed various Wonder Woman themed pieces for Wonder Woman Day in Portland. This year the event has opened up to different female characters, so I chose one of my old favourites – Cheetara. I am a fan of her old, campy outfit. While the new Cheetara is certainly awesome, I am not a fan of her proportions or revealing costume, so I thought I would kick it up oldschool. Thundercats, HO! To get more info, visit the Women of Wonder site.

So here we are. Cheetara!

Warcraft Cutie Commissions

Amy — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:27:53 +0000

I did a round of World of Warcraft Cutie Commissions for folks, and here they are! I have one outstanding that’ll end up here when it’s done.

Also, I have this wonderful inkwash bunny that was done as a commissiin. Something that is not a Pony! I call shenanigans.

WoW Cuties Now!

More behind the break

X-Pony Prints available

Amy — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 02:14:41 +0000

I sold out at the con, and I have more printed now.

The prints are $5 each plus shipping – $2 Canada, $3 US and $5 International.

I am also taking You-As-A-Pony commissions!

Here’s the deal, any more details than this are more cash!

$15 each, watercolour, around 4×6 in 5×7 paper. (PLUS SHIPPING) All prices are in Canadian

What you get:

ONE body colour
ONE colour for mane and tail
Relatively uncomplex cutie mark
Eye colour
Your choice of unicorn, pegasus or earth pony.
If you want the mane or tail drawn in a certain way (Straight, curly, long, short) I will do my best.
Let me know if you want a brony, I will draw him with a squarer face and/or without eye lashes.

The pose is up to me. There are no backgrounds.

Addons:
Choose your own pose: $5
Complex body colouring (IE multiple colours) – $10 (Like if you wanted something like the X ponies)
Prop (like a hat, small furry animal, simple costume element, weapon) – $5
Multiple mane colours (Like, a stripe of a different colour) – $2
Unicorn horn and wings: $2
A second character (Like you riding yourself as a pony, or another basic pony in the same picture) – $10
Background – Varies. This can push the pony into full commission land as far as pricing.

Interested in a pony or a print? Shoot me an email and we’ll talk.

Please comment or send an email to amy at flyingarmadillo dot com and I will ponify you!

I DO have an example of a watercolour pony, but I can’t show it yet as it is a gift. However, watercolour ponies are awesome and not streaky like the marker ones. Note that I cannot guarantee exact colour matching with watercolours.

Below are some I did in Calgary, your ponies for the post con price are guaranteed to be streak free

You-As-a-pony Commissions by ~artyewok on deviant ART

My Uncanny X-Ponies – Mutants are Magic

Amy — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 23:19:57 +0000

This is a crossover piece that I will have available as a print at Calgary Comic Expo. I had far more fun with this than I should have. I was originally going to do a Star Wars crossover, but I felt like doing Xmen instead.

*edit on the 17th of July* I have X-Ponies prints available! $5 each plus shipping. See this post for the details.

CCEE, here I come – next week

Amy — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:37:38 +0000

CCEE has posted their program book, which has a little picture of my artbook contribution in it, so I figure it’s officially safe to show it off. Please, if you’re going to CCEE, pick up one of the artbooks! Proceeds this year go to Make a Wish. Bring it to my table and I’ll sign it, and people who come by with an artbook will get a free postcard or trading card. I am at P09 in the writer/artist guest area, not in the Artist Alley, so come and find me!

The artbook piece is adobe photoshop and to accompany the original, I am very likely going to get a poster printed for the auction.

Hope to see you all in Calgary!

Mini Magnets and (Hopefully) stickers

Amy — Sun, 29 May 2011 22:02:59 +0000

I made those cute little mini magnets last year, and they were a hit. I will have them and all this other con stuff from Toronto at Calgary this year. I decided to make more little Illustrator illustrations for Calgary, so I’m not just bringing last year’s leftovers! Here they are (Plus the best sellers from last year, I might make a couple of more sets of turtles, but what I have is what I’ll have)

Assuming Canada Post either doesn’t go on strike, or the strike doesn’t last long, I will also have stickers available. My glossy sticker paper is in the mail. D’oh!

I’m also going to have a new print – My Uncanny Ponies. I just need to finish it up, it’ll be done shortly before the con, as well as some pre-drawn sketch cards.

Calgary Comic Expo

Amy — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:57:07 +0000

First, have a Pangolin in a Dinner Jacket beanie to start your day! What a dapper fellow.

I will be there, will you?

I’ll have more details as I get them, like a table number and all, but I don’t think I’m in artist alley this time around. For those of you wondering, yes I will be doing the ‘How to Draw Star Wars’ stuff again and I’m looking forward to catching up with all you Calgary folks again. I’m sad to have missed Emerald City Comicon.

I will be offering commissions to be picked up at the con, such as bust sketches, sketch cards, cuties and beanies, look for an announcement in April or May for that. I need to get through the rest of the semester first.