Sketches and Stuff

Digital Caricature Artist Open for Cartoon Portraits- Blog, Websites, Logo, Marketing

2011-06-12T21:19:00.000-07:00

Hi, I'm a Online Digital Caricature artist and I'm available for hire if your interested. You may view my online portfolio here: http://sherryleak.daportfolio.com/gallery/536485

I work online and all I would need is a photo of the person or persons you would like me to draw. You can send the photo to me by email.

Once the art work is completed I can email you a hi-res 300 dpi file that is ready for printing.

I have reasonable prices, paypal accepted. I can complete the work quickly if needed.

Caricatures make great gifts or you may use caricatures for a web graphic for your website or blog.

I do show work in progress for approval and I accept payment by paypal.

If you would like to see references you may check out my 100% positive feedback here on ebay: http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=coonic_studios&ftab=AllFeedback

Please let me know if I can be of service to you.

Email Me here: SHERRYLEAK@GMAIL.COM

Thank you for your time and have a good day.

~Sherry

Bride of Frankenstein Sketch Pinup Art

2011-02-21T12:42:00.000-08:00

New Original Comic Sketch Pinup Art Available + Email Mailing List

2011-02-09T09:24:00.000-08:00

All the following Art work below is Available, Send me a email if your interested in anything: SherryLeak@gmail.com

Don't forget to join my weekly email mailing list where I will let fans of my art work know when I have new art for sale or when I'm running a sale on commissions and art work.

New Femforce Sketch Cards for Sale on Ebay

2011-02-09T09:13:00.000-08:00

New Femforce Sketch Cards for sale featuring Yankee Girl and She-Cat. I prefer to sell directly so I can avoid ebay fees so feel free to email me if your interested: sherryleak@gmail.com

These are also available on ebay along with a blank femforce card available for commission. I have 3 blank femforce cards available for commission as of right now. Let me know if your interested or you can check them out here on ebay: http://shop.ebay.com/coonic_studios/m.html

FemForce Sketch Cards for Sale!

2011-02-07T09:13:00.000-08:00

Official Femforce sketch cards available for commissions. These are official cards by Ac Comics and Sadlittles. If you would like to commission please email me or purchase through ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110646032490&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_1542wt_1139

Red Sonja 11x14 Pinup + Art Commissions Open!

2011-02-02T08:46:00.001-08:00

Red Sonja 11x14 pinup. Process: 11x14 bristol board, Penciled with a mechanical pencil, inked with microns, Red Acrylic underpainting, Other acrylic colors used through out the figure, dr martin dyes used for the skin tone, and sharpie black border.

I'm Open for commissions, send me a email if your interested: sherryleak@gmail.com

Scarlet Witch

2011-01-28T09:15:00.000-08:00

Commission work in progress

bride of frankenstein w.i.p.

2011-01-25T09:02:00.000-08:00

Commission work in progress.

Psylocke

2011-01-24T06:46:00.000-08:00

Working on my Acrylic Painting skills....

****MAILING LIST: If you would like to join my mailing list and get notified when I have new art for sale or a sale on commissions and art then please send me a email.

I'm Back

2011-01-21T10:47:00.000-08:00

Hey guys, sorry I haven't been around for the last several months. Guess you can say I've been on hiatus and had various things going on that I won't get into. Anyways its a New Year so lets get back on track. Here is some new art I did yesterday, its poison ivy. Hope you like it.

I now have a mailing list where I will let people know when I have new art for sale or when I have a sale on commissions. If your interested in being included please let me know.

Back from Heroes Con

2010-06-09T08:24:00.001-07:00

******Returned from Heroes Con yesterday. Had alot of fun meeting all the con-goers and artists. Ended up doing a couple a art trades and commissions. Uploaded most of the pictures to my gallery. Thanks to those of you who stopped by my table :) For now here are some awesome cosplay photos. Please download for full view.

From left to right: Dazzler, cloak and dagger, ghost, green lantern and captain america, harley quinn and joker, rogue, zatanna, alice in wonderland, zatanna and black canary, red skull, catwoman, iron man, dazzler and black panther, red skull, scarecrow, bullseye and silver sable

Heading off to Heroes Con

2010-06-03T06:43:00.000-07:00

******I'll be heading off to Heroes Con later tonight. I'll have brand new mini prints for sale for only $3 each, as well as original art, and discounted commissions at the table. I'll even have a bargain bin where I'll be selling old prints @ 2 for a $1 and old original art for $5. Stop by and say hello if nothing else :) I'll be in Artist Alley at table AA 051.

***I'm also still accepting Heroes Con Commission pre-orders. 3 slots have been spoken for and they are almost completed, I'm coloring them now and maybe able to post some scans before I leave for Heroes Con today. Send me a note if your interested. Heroes Con commission prices are on sale:

Sketch Cards: $15 instead of $20
8.5 x 11 inch pinup: $20 instead of $30
11x14 inch pinup: $40 instead $75

$5 Aceo Sketch Card Sale on Ebay Continues Again

2010-05-28T18:46:00.000-07:00

This is part of a 50 aceo sketch card sale @ $5 each on ebay. Go check them out and bid if you want. They are only $5 each. Some are ending in about 1 hour from now and the others will end in about 2 days. Whatever doesn't sell will be re-listed once more before I take the left over art to Heroes Con so check back often. Here is the link: http://shop.ebay.com/coonic_studios/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340

$5 Aceo Sketch Card Sale on Ebay Continues

2010-05-26T20:01:00.000-07:00

This aceo sketch card along with 62 others are for sale on ebay with starting bids of only $5 each. The 1st batch of 32 cards ends in about 24 hours and the 2nd batch of 31 cards will end in about 2 days. Stop by and take a look and bid if you would like too. All proceeds will go towards convention costs. Auctions: http://shop.ebay.com/coonic_studios/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340

I'm also still accepting $5 sketch card commissions for a limited time. Email me if your interested.

$5 Aceo Sketch Card Sale on Ebay

2010-05-25T03:16:00.000-07:00

This aceo sketch card along with 62 others are for sale on ebay for the next 2 days with starting bids of only $5 each. I posted 32 yesterday and I will post 30 more today. Stop by and take a look and bid if you would like too. All proceeds will go towards convention costs. Auctions: http://shop.ebay.com/coonic_studios/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340

Sorry that my posting is so erratic lately. Convention season is very hectic and haven't been getting much sleep lately. Its 6am now and I still haven't went to bed yet... (-_-)

Sequential Page

2010-05-18T16:36:00.000-07:00

Haven't done one of these in while, have to get back into it :) This is a recent commission. Send me a email if you would like a commission.

Treasure Chest Foundation Charity Sketch Cards

2010-05-11T07:19:00.000-07:00

Kill Bill day

2010-05-02T18:55:00.000-07:00

Will return with more convention tips.....

2010-04-27T22:29:00.000-07:00

Sorry about the delay. I've been working on multiple projects at once and they are eating up alot of my time so I'll be back with more convention tips soon. For now, check out this hand painted rose sketch card I did today. ^^

Convention Tips #2

2010-04-20T20:55:00.000-07:00

I'm continuing on with my convention tips.

Your Artist Alley Table:

It has been my experience that if you can get a corner table it would be in your best interest. Corner tables usually give you a little bit more room to maneuver and you'll receive better traffic from con-goers since your not squeezed between several other artist. Another good tip is if you can get a table near a entrance, exit or even near the bathrooms then you could possible receive alot more traffic. Reason being is because people will be constantly walking back and forth from these points.

Your table set up is very important. You'll want to make everything organized and easy to read/see. I learned this the hard way. Con-goers are usually in a rush trying to look over the whole convention so you want to make sure your table is easily viewable as they are walking by so you'll have a better chance of them stopping to take a look at your art. Metal Wire Crates and Pvc pipes are great for displaying your work. I mention this because for what ever reason people tend to want to view things at their eye level. They are less likely going to want to bend down to view all your art work. If you have art work at their eye level by placing some art on the pvc pipe display or on the metal wire crates as well as placed neatly on your table you'll have a better chance at making a sale or having them view your art. Be sure to take a look at other peoples tables and get ideas as to how to set up your table next time. Take notes and photos.

Another good point is if your stuck in 1 genre of art then you should try to break out of that. Conventions these days are not all male orientated as they may have been back in the day. You now have children and women who love to attend conventions too. Its a good idea to cater to many audiences if you can. This will give you a better chance at making a sale. Anyone that knows of my art work knows that I draw alot of females (and I mean alot). Its pretty obvious that my target audience is males 20-50 years old. This doesn't mean that this is the only thing that I can draw. I also draw chibis, anime characters, realistic art, portraits, caricatures, comic heroes, sketch cards, pinups, narrative art, original characters, etc. I try to have something for everyone at my table. At Baltimore Comic Con I had a young girl purchase a Chibi Sailor Moon drawing from me. So that goes to show you that children have cash to spend too; given from their parents.

Ummm... I think thats all I got for now. For next time I guess I will discuss convention etiquette, critiques, pricing, commissions, etc.

Convention Tips #1

2010-04-19T20:07:00.000-07:00

So I think I'm going to do a series of convention tips for you artist that participate in artist alley at conventions. I'll just be speaking from personal experience and these are just my personal opinions.

So anyways you know at most cons you can purchase a hotel room through the convention at a special rate. 9 times out of 10 you'll have to pay the full amount up front. If your like me then your broke (seriously, lol) and you don't have $300-$500 upfront to purchase the hotel room on the spot as of yet. Here is a little tip that I figured out. You can go to a site like priceline.com where they have discounted hotel rooms and purchase from them. The good thing about this is that at priceline.com for most of the hotels you can pay for the hotel room at the time of your stay rather then up front. Therefore by doing this you can work on getting that money together. They'll ask for your credit card number to guarantee your room but they won't charge it until the time of your stay at the hotel. Anyways I hope that was helpful. I'll post more tips later.

Mom Caricature

2010-04-14T08:16:00.000-07:00

Just about finished with the caricature for my mom.

Made more stuff.

2010-04-07T13:30:00.000-07:00

Handmade bracelets.

Happy Easter!

2010-04-03T13:03:00.000-07:00

I made a Sailor Moon Arm Warmer!

Xena

2010-03-29T17:38:00.001-07:00

Knocking out more commissions

2010-03-27T20:42:00.000-07:00

Rest in Peace Pat Carlucci

2010-03-24T13:31:00.000-07:00

Its weird, you don't really think about the fact that you can die at any time and then it happens. I don't recall meeting Pat Carlucci. I went to Baltimore Comic Con last year and I believe he was there. I may have stopped by his table or maybe even said hi. Back then I would have never imagined that this artist would die several month later. It makes me sad that so many artist are dieing lately, year by year. It doesn't seem like he is dead though because of all of the great art work he has left behind....

Taking a Break

2010-03-22T09:10:00.000-07:00

These are some of my sketch cards from the upcoming Essence of Fairyland Card set with www.sadlittles.com Make sure to reserve your set there.

I finished up the 1st batch of commissions. You can view the work and progress at my gallery: http://raccoon-eyes.deviantart.com

I'm about 95% sure that I will be taking a break from sketch cards at least for a couple of months. I love drawing sketch cards and have been able to get onto several professional gigs with them so I'm very thankful. I've been drawing sketch cards since 2006 and working on professional card sets since 2008. I'm currently working on P'ups with 5finity. So that will be the last set for a while. As I mentioned, I love drawing sketch cards but I find myself getting a little burned out and feel like its time for a break in addition I would like to work on some sequential work and by not taking on any sketch card sets for a little bit that will free up time to get back to work on sequential since I haven't done any in almost a year. If I want to be a comic book artist I'll have to draw more sequential. So I'll be back to doing sketch card sets in a couple months. I may do some psc (personal sketch cards) for fun in my free time though.

Caught a cold....

2010-03-18T20:10:00.001-07:00

Be back with updates soon....

Commissions are Open!

2010-03-12T01:09:00.000-08:00

Auctions-

*****Update: Auctions ending in 24 hours ($9 sketches, $10 sketch cards, and much more): http://shop.ebay.com/coonic_studios/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340

Commissions (A few slots are still open)-

Gathering funds together for upcoming conventions this year so I can participate in Artist Alley. You can view Sample work and Rates here: http://raccoon-eyes.deviantart.com/journal/22243399/

There are prices for every budget. Please send me a note or email if your interested in a commission.

I'm knocking out current commissions as we speak, here is the list so far:

1) Legends & Lore AP (Robin Hood/ Maid Marion)- In progress, rough sketch so far.

2) Harley Quinn & Joker Psc- In progress, rough sketch so far.

3) Jedi Leia Quick Sketch- In progress, rough sketch so far.

4) Mara Jade Quick Sketch- In progress, rough sketch so far.

5) Bayoneeta Color Sketch- Working on coloring it.

6) Portrait Color Sketch- In progress, rough sketch so far.

7) Mothra Color Sketch- In progress, rough sketch so far.

8) Secretary Quick Sketch- In progress, rough sketch so far.

9) Original Character psc- In progress, rough sketch so far.

10) Phantom Lady Quick Sketch- In progress, rough sketch so far.

11) Psylocke Quick Sketch- In progress, rough sketch so far.

12) Jubilee Quick Sketch- In progress, rough sketch so far.

13) Psylocke Color sketch- In progress

14) Scarlet Witch Quick Sketch- In progress

15) Kabuki Psc- In progress

16) Pirate Mermaid Color Sketch- In progress

17) Poison Ivy Quick Sketch- In progress

18) Zatanna Quick Sketch- In progress

19) Original Character Psc- In progress

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2010-03-09T13:11:00.000-08:00

.....Thats how old I'll be in 1 day. Don't really have anything planned for my birthday, probably spend time with my folks. Sorry that I have not been consistent with posting. I've been pulling some all nighters to get some sketches for sale done as well as knocking out some commissions. Been working super hard because convention season is coming up very very very soon which means I'll need a good amount of cash to get to the cons. I have some bigger projects in the works. Please bare with me ^^

Pocahontas

2010-03-05T20:09:00.001-08:00

Voltron Artist Exclusive Card

2010-03-04T23:22:00.000-08:00

I now have my 1 and only Voltron Artist Exclusive for sale. I only drew a very limited number of cards for this set. Asking $40 with shipping included. Please send me a email if your interested

Aayla Secura Sketch 030310

2010-03-03T03:10:00.000-08:00

A quick sketch featuring Aayla Secura. By the way I finished up all 35 Essence of Fairyland Cards recently. I'll be posting them soon.

Essence of Fairyland Preview

2010-02-27T15:33:00.000-08:00

Sorry that I have not posted in a couple days. I've been working hard on this card set, "Essence of Fairyland" from sadlittles.com Make sure you reserve your set. I tried a new coloring technique where I used soft pastels as water color and I did not ink my work but used pencil instead. I think the results are pretty cool. These are up for grabs for $25 each. Please send me a email here if your interested: sherryleak@gmail.com

Legends and Lore Artist Proof Wip Robin Hood

2010-02-23T19:15:00.000-08:00

A W.i.p featuring Robin Hood and Maid Marion.

**I have 6 Legends and Lore sketch cards for sale for commission (size 4 x 5 inches) Please send me a note if your interested.

And even more mandy cards.....

2010-02-21T14:43:00.000-08:00

even more mandy cards

2010-02-19T21:12:00.001-08:00

Mermaids in color

2010-02-18T05:03:00.000-08:00

Mermaids Ink

2010-02-17T18:14:00.000-08:00

Original character aceo & Mermaid Roughs & Taking a break from your art

2010-02-16T19:02:00.000-08:00

I decided to draw some of my original characters on Aceo cards. These were alot fun since I have not drew original characters in a while. I want to work more on original works because its more meaningful. For this convention season I would like to get a comic published and a sketch book made. Looking at trying to start that in March.

This mermaid scene is part of a bigger project that I'm working on. I may have it done for tomorrow. I had some trouble working out the anatomy on the mermaid to the right, which brings me to a tip that I have for other artist. . . we sometimes get caught up with our drawing and we may make mistakes in the drawing that we do not notice. Its a good idea to take a step back from your drawing even if its for a couple mins. and then come back to it and more then likely you'll find some thing that will need corrections.

Legends and Lore 4 Sale

2010-02-15T10:13:00.000-08:00

A ( 2.5 x 3.5 inches) Legends and Lore Sketch Card of Beauty and the Beast. This is up for grabs for $50, send me a note if your interested. If there is no takers then I will be putting this on ebay later this week, keep an eye out:

http://shop.ebay.com/coonic_studios/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340

A oversized ( 4 x 5 inches) Legends and Lore Sketch Card. This is up for grabs for $60, send me a note if your interested. If there is no takers then I will be posting this on ebay later this week so keep a eye out:

http://shop.ebay.com/coonic_studios/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340

*I have 8 blank 4 x 5 inch Legends and Lore Sketch Cards Available. Send me a note if your interested in a commission.

ZVC Sketch Card Commission Puzzle Color

2010-02-14T16:43:00.000-08:00

More Mandy Cards

2010-02-13T19:17:00.000-08:00

Sketch Card Ink W.I.PS

2010-02-12T18:26:00.000-08:00

Legends and Lore W.I.PS

2010-02-11T12:48:00.000-08:00

A oversized ( 4 x 5 inches) Legends and Lore Sketch Card Featuring Alice in Wonderland. This is a rough draft and will be inked and colored. This is up for grabs for $60, send me a email if your interested.

*I have 8 blank 4 x 5 inch Legends and Lore Sketch Cards Available. Send me a email if your interested in a commission.

My email: sherryleak@gmail.com

A ( 2.5 x 3.5 inches) Legends and Lore Sketch Card of Beauty and the Beast. This is a rough draft and will be inked and colored. This is up for grabs for $50, send me a email if your interested.

Overdue sketch card rough drafts

2010-02-10T21:16:00.000-08:00

more mandy

2010-02-09T18:29:00.000-08:00

ZVC Sketch Card Commission WIP

2010-02-08T15:27:00.000-08:00

more mandy sketches

2010-02-07T15:31:00.000-08:00

Some Mandy cards

2010-02-06T17:26:00.000-08:00

Some of my mandy cards that I did for this set.

Voltron Preview Card

2010-02-05T07:24:00.000-08:00

My approved Queen Merla preview card from the upcoming Voltron Sketch card set from 5finity inc due to come out on 02/15: http://5finity.com

Back....

2010-02-04T09:30:00.000-08:00

Hey guys, before I post about my trip to Japan I wanted to know if there was anything you wanted to know about the art field or sketch card field. I'm running out of ideas as to what to talk about. I'll try to answer you questions to the best of my ability. If nothing else I'll work really hard to at least post new art work I'm working on here on my blog as much as possible.

Back from Japan:

So I've been back in the states now for about a week. I had a ton of fun in Japan and did everything from visiting my old home town of Zushi, to meeting friends in Yokohama and Tokyo as well as eating all kinds of great Japanese foods. Checked out the Nissan Museum in Yokohama where they have some awesome futuristic cars there and I met up with some friends. I took a ton of Purikura (mini photo stickers) with my friends. Its my favorite thing to do in Japan. Did a bunch of shopping in Shibuya and Akihabara. Shibuya is crazy crowded, infact it was overwhelming. I had to hold onto my friends arm so I didn't get lost. My host family was so great and my friend nana was a great host, we were able to do something just about everyday. I even learned how to do Cuban dancing and eat traditional Cuban food in Japan. So anyways I had a great time in Japan being that it was my 4th time there. I recommend those of you who have not been there to check it out. The only thing that had me sour was the dollar to yen exchange rate. The dollar sucks alot now. I immediately lost about $50.00 when I transferred dollars to yen which was really bad because I didn't bring alot of money. Unfortunately I did not draw at all while I was there, taking a break I guess. I uploaded some photos on deviant art so you can check them out if you want. I uploaded even more photos to facebook so if you want to check them out then click on the link below and add me. I'm still waiting on several more pictures from my friends so I'll upload more photos once I receive them.

My facebook Page (you can add me if you want): http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#/profile.php?ref=name&id=506116798

Deviantart gallery: http://raccoon-eyes.deviantart.com/gallery

Voltron:

Since being back in the states I finished up some cards that I have been drawing for the upcoming Voltron card set on Feb. 15th. I'll upload a preview card once I get approval. I'm also working on the Essence of Fairyland card set with sadlittles.com so you can stay tuned for those. Other then that I have a couple of art swaps to catch up on. I would like to make it to a couple of conventions this year but I'll need alot of cash to do so so if you would like to commission me for work then please let me know. I have 10 Legends and Lore artist proof cards available for commissions, send me a note if your interested.

Going to Japan + Treece Family Needs Help

2010-01-12T20:04:00.001-08:00

I'm very happy to say that I'm taking a long awaited vacation. I'll be going to Japan in 2 days for vacation and to see my friends. I'll try to upload pictures on deviant art, facebook, and my sketch blog.

My facebook Page (you can add me if you want): http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#/profile.php?ref=name&id=506116798

My Deviant Art: http://raccoon-eyes.deviantart.com

Once I come back from Japan, I'll be ready in full force to take on New Art Commissions and I will be uploading art work here on deviant art regularly like before. If you would like to reserve commission slot then please send me a note. You can see my commission rates here: http://raccoon-eyes.deviantart.com/journal/22243399/

See ya then ^^

Treece Family needs Help! + Auctions Ending

2010-01-10T22:46:00.000-08:00

I have a couple of Pinup auctions ending in 24hrs on ebay. I would like to donate a portion of sales to the Treece family who are in dire need: http://crisishour.deviantart.com/

You can view the art for sale at the following link:

http://shop.ebay.com/coonic_studios/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=

Out with 2009 and in with 2010!

2009-12-31T13:07:00.000-08:00

Its hard to believe but this year is finished and we are about to enter 2010. This new year is starting to look even brighter then this past year, I'm really excited about it.

I'll be taking a very very very long awaited vacation in January which I'll talk about later. And then I'll be bu$$ting my a$$ doing freelance work so I can make it to a couple of conventions this year. I'll talk more about that later too.

Thanks to those of you who continue to take interest in my work. I want to take it to the next level for this new year so please stay tuned. By the way I decided not to submit my comic to the contest that I was talking about before due to time constraints. It just wasn't going to happen because I had so much other stuff going on. That doesn't mean that I will not submit for next year and that doesn't mean that I still will not illustrate the comic so I can have a published comic to put on the table at comic cons for 2010. I have the script written out so I'll just need to illustrate it so I want to have it ready for the conventions for 2010 and I would also like to create a sketch book.

I hope you all have a safe and happy new year. As for me, I'm off to church to celebrate the new year. Take care!

~Sherry

ZVC & Moonstone Return Cards on Ebay

2009-12-21T23:57:00.000-08:00

Hi ^^ I have 5 Artist Return Cards on Ebay from the Zombies Vs Cheerleaders and Moonstone Card Sets. I'm accepting commissions for the 3 Zombies Vs Cheerleaders cards, I only did 9 cards for this set and 25 cards for moonstone. The auctions end in 5 days:

http://shop.ebay.com/coonic_studios/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340

Still working on my comic, in the layout stages still. I only have a couple more days to finish in time for the contest. Lets see what happens, weather I can finish in time or not. This month has been a super busy month. So Tired...anyways happy Early Christmas!

~Sherry

Update

2009-12-05T16:53:00.000-08:00

Hiya ^^

Super late post again, sorry (-_-)
I'm pretty sure by January I'll be able to start posting everyday again since the comic contest will be over by then.

I'm currently working on my 12 page comic submission for: http://e-morning.jp/mimc/open/english.html

So its eating alot of time and don't have alot of time to complete it since its due 12/31/09 (>_<)

This story will be featuring my raccoon character. I had to switch my original story due to time constraints. I'll upload the comic pages as I complete them.

Cyber Monday went very very very well. Thanks for those who participated. I sold pretty much everything. Alright I'm going to get back to writing my script for the comic contest. Having a hard time focusing.... I think I need a vacation.... (-_-)

Huge Cyber Monday Sale + Christmas Commissions

2009-11-28T14:48:00.000-08:00

Huge Cyber Monday Sale:

I'm having a huge sale on prints, sketch cards, pinups, buttons and much more Starting tomorrow (Sunday, 11/29/09) at 8pm on ebay. These will be one day auctions with really really really low starting bids or buy it now. Many Listings start just at $3.50. All of these auctions will end on Cyber Monday Evening. Please check back at this link often, (Some items are already posted):

http://shop.ebay.com/coonic_studios/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid

Christmas Commissions:

With Christmas right around the corner I figure I would offer Christmas Commissions for Caricatures and Chibis. Please view the samples below and send me a note it your intrested. These will make great gifts for Christmas.

Caricature or chibi Commission:

(For caricatures and chibis only)-

Sketch card in full color w/up to 2 characters: $20
Full color 8.5 x 11 inch pinup w/up to 2 characters: $25
Full color 9 x 12 inch pinup w/up to 2 characters: $30

**I can have these delivered before Christmas for you.

***I'll accept 5 slots with up to 2 cards per slot.

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Other Types of Commissions Accepted too:

***COMMISSIONS ARE OPEN. Rates (ranging from $10-$75) and Samples are at the following Link:

http://raccoon-eyes.deviantart.com/journal/22243399/

Legends and Lore Commissions.

2009-11-25T17:30:00.000-08:00

Finished up 3 Legends and Lore Sketch card commission. Hope you like them and Happy Thanksgiving.

Finished up my Last 2 card sets of the year

2009-11-19T19:53:00.000-08:00

So as the title says I finished up my last 2 card sets of the year which were Zombies vs cheerleaders and Moonstone Maximum. I'm posting preview images for each of the card sets. You can reserve your cards at the following link, there is many talented artist working on these sets: http://5finity.blogspot.com/

Ok so I have 2 sketch card commissions for Legends and Lore that I'll complete for this weekend.

After that I'm going to take a week off from drawing commissions and official work so I can get started on my 12 page comic submission for the Kondansha International Manga Contest. The deadline is Dec. 31st, Am I going to make it in time.... (>_<) Only time will tell.

I have a couple art trades/gifts to complete and 2 quick sketch commissions but I'll start those probably in the 1st or 2nd week of December. Stay tuned.....

Making Stuff....

2009-11-11T11:19:00.000-08:00

Sorry guys, I know I said I was going back to posting everyday but I've been working on multiple card sets lately. Currently working on 2 card sets now. I really do enjoy doing them and its great exposure but they do eat up alot of time but these will be my last 2 sets of the year. For next year I'll probably take on less card sets so I can work on personal projects. I should be done with these 2 card sets by the end of this week so then I can get back on track.

Anyways I started getting some goods made through some vendors of my art work featured on various items such as mugs, buttons, and purses.

I hope to get some more goods made soon. Its really nice to see your art work in 3 dimensional form. These goods are for sale so you contact me directly or purchase them from ebay: http://shop.ebay.com/coonic_studios/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340

Original Character Erin Style Meme

2009-11-07T14:43:00.000-08:00

I've been finding all these really cool original charcter meme template on deviantart where you draw your original character in these different scenarios. This is my 1st time drawing my original character Erin in Full Color. I will be drawing more original art for now on.

2 more

2009-11-04T16:03:00.001-08:00

Here is 2 more commissions I finished up yesterday.

Mandy Sketch Card Preview

2009-11-02T22:22:00.000-08:00

I was asked to work on Dean Yeagles Mandy Sketch Card Series slated for release on Nov. 15. Reserve your cards today at the following link:

http://5finity.blogspot.com/

This is a preview card featuring mandy just getting out of the shower. I drew 56 cards for this set.

Back On Track

2009-11-01T10:35:00.000-08:00

Ok, so I finished up the 56 Dean Yeagle Mandy Cards. I'll post those once I get approval. This set will be available for sale On November 15th through: http://5finity.blogspot.com/

Next up I have about 5 more commissions to complete. If your interested in a Commission please send me a message: sherryleak@gmail.com

I'll also be working on 3 new card sets very soon including: Zombies vs Cheerleaders, Moonstone (characters based on moonstone comic books), and Essence of Fairy Land.

I'm pretty much caught up for the time being so I should be able to post daily blogs again so please keep a look out.

I have a couple of Ebay Buy it now listings for Original art, please check them out, they end in 1.5 days: http://shop.ebay.com/coonic_studios/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340

I finished up about 10 commissions in the last week, You can check them out below. You can see better views of my art work in my gallery: http://raccoon-eyes.deviantart.com

Thanks for stopping by.

Halloween art??

2009-10-27T21:21:00.000-07:00

So, I don't celebrate halloween but I do enjoy all the costumes and stuff. Here is 2 pinups of a Sexy Witch and Vampire I finished yesterday and they are currently on ebay as 3 day auctions. Please check them out (they should show up on ebay soon):

http://shop.ebay.com/coonic_studios/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340

On a side note I finished up the majority of my commissions. I still have about 5 more to complete but the bulk of the commissions are completed and will be uploaded to my gallery within the next 20-30 mins. You can view them here: http://raccoon-eyes.deviantart.com

Once I get done with the remaining commissions I should be back on track for daily blog updates. I'm still currently working on mandy cards which have a Oct. 31 deadline among other things. Stay tuned....

Still working on commissions....

2009-10-24T16:03:00.000-07:00

As the title says, I'm still working on commissions. Here is one for now of Asajj Ventress, a rough draft. I'll post all 15 or so completed commissions soon. Sorry about the lack of updates, I've been kind of swamped lately but I will be getting back on track with daily updates again shortly. Thanks for stopping by. ^_^

~Sherry

Catching up...

2009-10-21T21:43:00.000-07:00

catching up on commissions, finished about 5 rough drafts yesterday. Here is one for now. Sorry about the terrible scan. This is the Human torch on a marvel sketch comic book cover. The final version will be in color and a way better scan. I'll upload that soon along with some other art I'm working on. Good night!

Getting there...

2009-10-19T22:08:00.000-07:00

Finally starting to get back on track, I really think I need a vacation from drawing for atleast a week, but I can't for now because it pays the bills. Anyways I got all 56 Mandy cards penciled out so all I need to do is ink and color those. Once I get approval I'll upload them here. Now I'm working on commissions so if I owe you a commission please stay tuned, I will be uploading the progress on those. Look out for w.i.p.s (work in progress) for tommorrow. Thanks for stopping by.

~Sherry

Still...

2009-10-18T21:44:00.000-07:00

Working on Mandy Cards....

Trying to finish up

2009-10-17T22:11:00.001-07:00

I find myself having a hard time getting back into the groove of things. I have multiple commissions to finish up and I have Mandy Cards that need to be finished up asap. I think I was spoiled way too much when I was at Baltimore Con because now a week later I'm having a hard time sitting down and focusing on drawings that need to be completed. I have to get re-focused. Hoping I can start fresh tomorrow after a good morning of church. Good night. ^_^

On ebay 10/16/09

2009-10-16T20:54:00.000-07:00

So I'm going to start getting caught up on commissions (old and new ones). In the meantime I have several items on ebay. Everything pictured above has been on ebay for 5 days and will be ending on Saturday evening (10/17/09). Everything has low starting bid price with free shipping. Please check them out: http://shop.ebay.com/coonic_studios/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid

X-men Sketch B-day gift

2009-10-15T12:15:00.000-07:00

This was a birthday gift for my brother's 24th birthday on Oct. 13. He said he is going to get it framed. ^_^

The border was cropped drastically because my scanner is too small :(

I told him not to sell it because when I get famous it will be worth a ton of $$$$ lol. He said he won't sell it unless he becomes homeless or something hahaaa.

I'm Back ^-^

2009-10-14T22:01:00.000-07:00

***Sorry, this may be a bit long....

So I got back from Baltimore Comic Con yesterday. I had a great time there, everyone was generally nice and friendly and there was so much talent in the artist alley. I'm not good with names but I do remember the array of awesome art everywhere. I met a couple of people who knew me from online which was awesome. lol, sometimes I don't think people look at my work but there was a ton of people who recognized my art, it was great.

I wasn't able to leave my table much because we were pretty busy. When I did I had to make it quick. In fact I quickly toured the whole artist alley (178 booths) within in 30 mins. I wish I could have spent more time talking with the artists. I did talk to a few artist such as Brian Kong, Joe Peaker, Nicole Goff (we went to Joe Kubert school together) and several others. I'm not very good with names but I do remember faces and the art work. Thanks for those of you who stopped by or purchased items, I appreciate it! I will defiantly make a effort to come back next year. I need to get my finances straight for now, this was my last con of the year.

Ok so on to the good stuff. I forgot to take pictures of the majority of the con sketches I did so if you have any pics. and can send them to me then that would be great. I managed to get a pic. of one sketch that Arie Monroe and I worked on. This is of Poison Ivy. I did the pencils and Arie did the color work. We have not done a collab. in ages so it was alot of fun despite that we only got 3 hours of sleep once it was completed. This con sketch was for Tom Andress (he works with Frank Cho). Tom knew of our work from online and ebay so he commissioned us for this pieces, we were honored. Thanks Tom ^-^

I was not able to take alot of pictures with other artist and stuff like I wanted too because I was glued to my table but I did manage to snag a few cosplay photos from my table. I hope you enjoy them:

From left to right:

***Powder Toast Man was Easily my most favorite Cosplay of the weekend, it was so epic!

Princess Leia, Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Scarlet Witch, Powder Toast Man from Ren and Stimpy (this was so awesome), Thor and chibi batman and captain america, Black Canary, Ghostbusters, Zatanna, Hawkgirl, Spiderman and Mary Jane, Princess Sailor Moon and Mars, Orion High School Character (I think), Rogue, White Queen, Poison Ivy, Joker, and Chetata

***Thanks to all of you who let me take pictures, You all did a great job!

Heading out to Baltimore Comic Con

2009-10-08T08:58:00.001-07:00

I'm heading out to Baltimore Comic Con this evening. I'm really tired and still have packing to do (-_-). It will all be worth it on opening day. I'll be at table #23 at the con with Arie Monroe. Here is our galleries:

http://raccoon-eyes.deviantart.com
http://mainasha.deviantart.com

Thanks to those who commissioned me or bought work from me or even looked at my work. I was able to pull most of the money together to pay for the con. I should be able to make up the rest at the convention.

On a side note, I will not be posting for the next couple days because I'll be at the convention. I'll give a full report when I get back. Thanks for checking out my blog and art. See ya then ^^

~Sherry

Rogue sketch

2009-10-07T00:26:00.000-07:00

Something I did for fun. Currently getting ready to leave for baltimore comic con. Packing up stuff now, its 3:30 am (-_-)

Rival Angels Commission

2009-10-06T18:51:00.000-07:00

Here is the finished version of the commission that I started yesterday.

Super late post

2009-10-05T22:18:00.000-07:00

Yeah this post is super late, sorry.

Been struggling to get a couple more art works done before the convention as well as trying to gather up the rest of the money for the con. I'm still short on funds, hopefully I can make some of it up at the convention (-_-)

Above is a commission I'm working on. Its a work in progress and the final version will be in tonal pencils. Sorry about the poor scan (-_-) The client will pick it up at Baltimore comic con. If you would like a commission too then please feel free to email me: sherryleak@gmail.com

Sketch Dump #2

2009-10-04T08:13:00.000-07:00

Some more sketches I'm taking to Baltimore Comic Con. Send me a message if your interested in purchasing any of these prior to the convention. Thanks.

Hula girl in color

2009-10-03T21:21:00.000-07:00

Here is the colored version, enjoy ^_^

Hula girl wip

2009-10-02T17:58:00.001-07:00

A hula girl work in progress (wip). The final version will be in color and I will be taking it Baltimore Comic Con. Stay tuned ^_^

Art Dump ^^

2009-10-01T22:09:00.000-07:00

I mean that in a good way, lol.

These are all up for grabs. Please send me a message if your interested in any of them.

Finished alot of new art for baltimore comic con and still have more to do o_O. Pulled a all nighter this time around...so sleepy.........

1 down many more 2 go

2009-09-30T11:42:00.000-07:00

So I finally got one done but I stayed up to 6am getting it done O_0 so tired.... still have some other art works to complete and still need to make $360 in 8 days so I can have a successful trip to Baltimore comic con on oct. 10-11. I was planning on taking this piece to Baltimore comic con but since I'm still short on funds it is up for grabs so please send me a message if your interested. Thanks. Many more to come.

Still not done...

2009-09-29T23:16:00.000-07:00

So I was hoping to have some color work done so I can show here but it seems that I can't work fast enough. Sometimes I think if I didn't have to eat, sleep, etc. I would get so much more done but we are only human so thats not possible. I did get 15 new sketches penciled out so they are ready for inks and color. Hopefully should have some colored stuff to show between tomorrow and the 1st. Want to have all 15 pieces done so I can get some prints made before I leave for baltmore comic con on Oct 10-11. Stay tuned.

~Sherry

More art for Baltimore comic con

2009-09-28T21:33:00.001-07:00

This is a work in progress featuring a angel for baltiomore comic con. The final version will be in color and up for grabs so please send me a message if your interested.

Finished colored pieces

2009-09-27T20:22:00.000-07:00

I worked on these all day. These are up for grabs so please send me a email if your interested otherwise I'll be taking them with me to Baltimore comic con: sherryleak@gmail.com

New Art for Baltimore comic con

2009-09-26T20:45:00.000-07:00

Getting new art work made for baltimore comic con. Tifa, Morrigan, and Mai rough drafts for baltimore comic con. The final color versions should be uploaded tomorrow and they will also be up for grabs so if your interested then please send me a email: sherryleak@gmail.com

Another commission done

2009-09-25T19:06:00.000-07:00

Just finished up another commission featuring a full color sketch card of batgirl and nightwing. If your interested in a commission then please send me a email: sherryleak@gmail.com

Bussiness Card Finished ^_^

2009-09-24T17:29:00.000-07:00

Final finished my business card. Took me a entire day to complete. I was original going to do full color but I have not used photoshop in 8 months and forgot how to do everything, plus my skills are lacking, I'm on a time crunch and my characters are primarily greyscale anyways so I decided to color them in greyscale rather then full color. Hope you like. I'm planning on sending these off today to get printed. I hope they turn out ok. I will be taking these with me to Baltimore Comic Con ^_^

Business Card w.i.p Pencils

2009-09-23T12:06:00.000-07:00

Here are the pencils for my new business card. I'm going to start the digital colors today. I hope they turn out good. Wanted to have some brand new business cards for Baltimore Comic Con ^_^

Business Card w.i.p

2009-09-22T17:56:00.001-07:00

So I know I'm tired when I have a cup of coffee which usually keeps me up for hours on end and I still end up passing out. I meant to post something alot earlier. Trying to get so much done before Baltimore Comic con. It can become overwhelming... This is a work in progress for a long overdue new business card featuring my 3 original character from 3 original comics I'm working on. I want to get some clean pencils done and color it in photoshop and add text. Hoping to get that done in the next day or 2.

(>_<) ....................

2009-09-21T15:25:00.000-07:00

Current State of mind.....annoyed.

Warning: This is a rant, beware....

So I thought I would have my business card done by now but it still isn't done and the convention is nearly 2 weeks away and I also need to get new art works done by then so I can take them with me to the convention.... The reason why I'm not done with these things is because I'm writing Psyche Papers for a college course. The funny thing is that I'm not in college. I graduated art school last year and a big factor of me going to this type of art school is that I did not need to take core classes like Psyche (I have a short attention span, seriously).

I'm practically taking my mother's Psyche college course, according to her I write papers very well and fast. I feel like I'm in school with her, seriously. She is paying me on the side but you can't buy your time back you know. I'm trying to be nice because she is about 6 months away from getting her bachelor's degree which she needs to start up her own nutrition business. She works 2 jobs and goes to school full time so I know she is struggling so I did not mind helping her out but I am starting to get annoyed at this point. I know absolutely nothing about Psyche. I'm basically reading these long a$$ articles that make absolutely no sense about all these psychologist and writing about them within an hour of reading these ridiculously long and wordy articles. Its so frustrating especially when I have things that I want to get done such as several art jobs and getting ready for Baltimore comic con.

So I'm sitting here listening to some super heavy metal music by Darkest Hour which I don't usually listen to unless I'm really pissed off. I'm about to read, study, and write a 4 page long b.s. paper about Darwin and "Natural Selection" (>_<) (>_<) (>_<) Sigh....hopefully this will be over soon....

Not done yet

2009-09-20T15:37:00.000-07:00

So I was not able to get a whole lot of stuff done today. I'm still working on my business card, I should be back on track by tomorrow. For now is a Smurfette quick sketch ^_^

Zombie?!

2009-09-19T10:31:00.000-07:00

This is my 1st time drawing a zombie. This was a recently finished up commission. If you would like a commission then please feel free to email me: sherryleak@gmail.com Proceeds will help me make my trip to Baltimore comic con in 2.5 weeks.

Next up I'll be working on a new business card ^_^

~Sherry

Late post ^ ^

2009-09-18T17:29:00.000-07:00

Sorry about the late post, I had a bunch of artwork that need to be shipped out today. Anyways I finished up the Wolverine and Phoenix Psc and I'm working on knocking out the other 2 I have. Still trying to get funds and artwork together for baltimore comic con. If you would like a commission then please feel free to email me here: sherryleak@gmail.com

Thanks ^_^

Marla Bea Breast Cancer Charity Auction

2009-09-17T14:03:00.000-07:00

Although I'm pretty busy with trying to get art work and funds together for Baltimore Comic Con next month (oct. 10-11). I decided to draw a brand new illustration featuring Zatanna for the Marla Bea Breast Cancer Charity auction that will be held on Oct. 12 on ebay. Please review the following link for more info: http://www.marlabeabenefit.com/

I really like how this drawing came out and is kind or reminiscent of my own original character. I hope zatanna will find a happy home and raise a good amount of money for breast cancer treatment. :)

Please excuse the poor scan. The drawing was to big to fit in my scanner and the border was cropped drastically :(

K.O.

2009-09-16T09:20:00.000-07:00

So I'm knocking out commissions as I receive them because Baltimore Comic Con is around the corner. These are just wips (work in progress) and the final versions will be inked and colored. Up next I want to get a piece of art done for the Marla Bea Cancer Charity and then a brand new business card. Still alot to do before the con but I'm excited at the same time ^_^

If you would like a commission then you can email me here: SHERRYLEAK@GMAIL.COM

Switching Gears...

2009-09-15T13:10:00.000-07:00

So I've been switching gears here and there meaning drawing different stuff. This is a recently finished commission featuring the marx brothers. I had alot of fun with this even though its not something I normally draw (semi-realilistic style art) but I feel that its important that we as artist try to different things here and there to break up the manotony and in turn we could get new ideas. Expect to see more different art from me soon.

I recommend...

2009-09-14T11:40:00.000-07:00

So while on the topic of improving shortcomings I wanted to recommend a couple of figure pose books. To be honest when I first saw these books I thought they were ridiculous with all the poses and stuff but the more I looked at them and used it the more they came in handy. In fact I use them almost everyday when I'm drawing. They are great reference and include male and females poses, gun poses, sword poses, running, jumping, etc. I highly recommend all 3 of the, if it wasn't for these great reference books then I probably would not have been able to draw quicksilver running properly:

People and Poses: http://www.amazon.com/Comic-Artists-Photo-Reference-People/dp/1581807589/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_1

Women and Girls: http://www.amazon.com/Comic-Artists-Photo-Reference-Women/dp/160061003X/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_4

Men and boys: http://www.amazon.com/Comic-Artists-Photo-Reference-Boys/dp/1600610048/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_3