I Can Fly
Shaenon: Among the many things I can’t draw (circles, two-point perspective, gerbils that look like actual gerbils), technology of any kind ranks pretty darn high. And yet my cruel collaborator, one Jeffrey C. Wells, came up with a plotline involving[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: I drew the above doodle after finishing the last two weeks of strips. I’m writing a book about the manga team CLAMP, and I was inspired to draw Nick in Chobits-themed headgear. Why are you looking at me like[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: There was a conversation about the movie Men in Black in the comments a while ago, and somehow it led to this. The anonymous artist wrote, “Tip’s a man who knows the effectiveness of a Little Black Dress if[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: We have here a super adorable drawing by Noip of Unity celebrating Sweetheart’s rampage. Look, Noip has a DeviantArt site! Here’s the black-and-white sketch: Thanks, Noip! (I just like saying “Noip.”) Channing: I still don’t know what she’s kicking[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: More from the startlingly prolific Ed Gedeon. See, there was some discussion in the comments about “Charlie’s Angels,” like you’d expect, and Jeffrey commented: It is basically a sure thing that some form of “Gavotte’s Angels” fan-art will now[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Holy crud, it’s the Department of Irradiation! This is another awesome sketch by Pencilears. I promise that the D of I will be making more appearances in the future. I’m very fond of them. Pencilears also did this sketch[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Eric Burns, coblogger of Websnark, sent us these screencaps of the Sweetheart life form he’s created on Spore. Writes Eric: Here she is howling at the moon, as dogs do. Here, she prepares to unleash a furious rampage. And[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: From the ongoing Skin Horse brainstorming emails: Shaenon: I think we can have a lot of fun with Tip’s efforts at therapy. Especially if he’s just bought a new book. Oh, please tell me he’s just bought a new[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: When in doubt, do a bunch of chibis. Yeah, it’s another random doodle day. Tip’s outfit at the beginning of “I Can Fly.” I blacked in his top in the final version, which may have been a mistake. I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: How awesome is James Rice? With only an industrial plasma cutter and his own bossitude, he made a set of Skin Horse and Anasigma bookends. Now Jeffrey’s books on the shadow government can be neatly organized instead of just[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Vito Excalibur did a series of nifty sketches of Sweetheart, Unity, and Tip. Comments below are Vito’s. Tip in this one doesn’t work for me – it just doesn’t look like him – but I really like Unity. This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Thanks very much to Boone Adkins for this holiday-appropriate art. Boone writes, “I’d be surprised if I’m the only one to turkify Moustachio. The old chap’s just so ROUND! You’d break your teeth on him though. (Not that Unity[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: I drew these as promo art for the launch of Skin Horse on GoComics last month. I’m sort of slowly learning how to color on Photoshop, so this was good practice. It was nice to do a full-color drawing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Ed Gedeon writes, “I’m sure one of the most frequently-asked questions is, ‘How do you create your characters?’ Well, this bit of artwork shows one possible way.” Now I’m a little sad that no one has ever actually asked[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: What’s this? Are more people following the admirable example of Eric Burns and creating their own versions of Sweetheart on Spore? Why, yes, they are! This Sweetheart-based species was created by Fandarel, who writes, “I’m going to try an[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: My friend Pancha Diaz has been a huge source of support on Skin Horse, always offering helpful suggestions. Like, “You should draw Tip in outfits the women wear on Mad Men!” Or, “You should draw Tip naked!” Or, “You[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Inspired by Unity’s interest in beating up 19th-century historical figures, Rosstin created this dramatic confrontation: “Unity goes back in time to do in Lincoln pre-Booth.” I gotta say, these are some pretty boss drawings of Lincoln. But that’s not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Mica J.L. has created what I think is a pretty accurate representation of an evening with the field team. Thanks, Mica! She also drew this portrait of Tip and Dr. Lee: If you liked these, and you also like[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Excuse me, but how friggin’ cute is this? Laura Chapple, a.k.a. Irony-chan, drew this awesome daydream. In reality, I don’t think Dr. Lee has any illusions about Tip’s prospects as a committed life partner (hovering somewhere around slim and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Dudes, is it steam engine time for ultra-cute Skin Horse art or what? Leigh Koszarsky sent us this rendition of Tip with the therapy puppets. Eek! You can read Leigh’s comic, Necrogenesis, at necrogenesis.net. Thanks, Leigh! Channing: This is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Another pinup by Ed Gedeon, who writes: While sketching this, I remembered that Dr. Lee complained about Anasigma vaporizing her lingerie drawer. I thought for a moment, “Yeeeaaaahhno, she would have gone out and bought replacements.” This is why[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Thomas Reynolds created this slinky rendering of Unity after asking, “Why is Tip the only one in a dress?” Good question. And thanks very much, Thomas! Channing: Man! That’s a dead-sexy Bond-girl Unity there. Also digging the funky background, which[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…