Hit up this Pokemon Me thingie when it sailed across my Tumblr dash a few days back. I typed in my name and ended up getting “Erik is a wise Pichu.” Although I'm more wiseass than wise, I just couldn’t resist drawing this up.

In retrospect, I think I went a little too overboard when I finished this one up. It went from being something I wanted to a polish on real quick-like to an all out "Light table and color!" project. Still feels good to get it out of my system, though.

You can see the original doodle here. [LinkTastic!]

Pichu is property of The Pokemon Company (or Game Freak or whatever they're calling themselves now).
Artwork © 2012 Erik Amill
Additional Credits: HB, 4H, and Colored Pencils on Cardstock. Text added in Fireworks.
Referenced Source: Pokemon

Like the last one, I was going through some old artwork and decided to take a whack at an older character of mine - Sin.

This pic also took way longer than it should have. Unlike the rest of the crew, Sin currently belongs to a friend of mine (the girl she was based on). I tend to treat her a bit differently than the rest when it comes to details and the like. Another thing that slowed this down with trying to draw her guitar properly and trying to get her hands to look like she knows what she's doing. It's not perfect but I'm happy with as close as I got.

All in all, I like how she came out. A good end to this series of pics.
Artwork © 2012 Erik Amill
Additional Credits: 4H and HB pencil on Sketchbook paper.

The original doodle and the lines for this were done seven months ago.

Why did it take me so long before I got around to coloring this one? I’m not sure, really. I like the final version of it. I know she’s supposed to be an off-white/pale yellow color but, when I used it, it looked like she was sick. Straight white wasn’t much better. Instead, I ended up with a happy medium.

So yeah… seven months later, I Finally finished this pic. = )

DJ P0N-3 (aka Vinyl Scratch) belongs to Hasbro, Inc.
Artwork © 2012 Erik Amill
Additional Credits: HB on scratch paper. Inked in Illustrator. Colored in Fireworks.
Referenced Source: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Like the last one, I was going through some old artwork and decided to take a whack at a long forgotten character of mine - the oft-unemployed Tim the Polar Bear.

I tried to fix something that had always bugged me about his design - his body. I want him to look big without looking too fat. Like he's built through his core and has some padding.

Not sure if I got it but it's an start.
Artwork © 2012 Erik Amill
Additional Credits: 4H and HB pencil on Sketchbook paper.

This one proved tougher than I expected.

The pic itself went through a bit of change while I was working on it. The character though... she had the biggest change of all. Here's her original incarnation. -> [LinkTastic!]

A bit of an update to celebrate the coming Year of the Dragon. = )
Artwork © 2012 Erik Amill
Additional Credits: 4H and HB pencil on Sketchbook paper. Color shifted in Fireworks.

I started this a bit ago but for some strange reason only got around to finishing it tonight. o.O

I had so many ideas for this harpy but they all changed whenever I put pencil to paper.
- I wanted her to be whimsically dancing with a broom. Instead, she has a bird singing on her wing.
- I wanted her to have more bird-like legs. Instead, she has cartoon-y bird feet.
- I wanted her arms to be more like feathered arms with big hands. Instead, I ended up giving her Disney-style wing arms with feathers for "fingers".

It didn't come out like I had originally planned but I like it all the same.
Artwork © 2012 Erik Amill
Additional Credits: 4h and HB Pencil on Sketchbook paper. Color shifted in Fireworks.

Drawn for my 1000th post on tumblr.

The best part about this is how well it lined up for the follow-up screenshot. Keep in mind, this was in my sketchbook. I knew the box that listed post counts would be in the upper right hand corner somewhere but I couldn't be sure. So... yeah. - [LinkTastic!]

I took a shot and hit my target. Not too shabby for a bad joke. = )
Artwork © 2011 Erik Amill
Additional Credits: 4H and HB pencil on Sketchbook paper.

I'm not the only one around who feels that Frosty the Snowman was essentially a nice monster, right? o.O

I mean, he's pretty much a golem made of snow. He's just brought to life with a magic hat instead of the word 'emet'. So, I used that idea and made my own snowgirl who looks about how I would expect something suddenly brought to life with that figure to look.
Artwork © 2011 Erik Amill
Additional Credits: 4H and HB pencil on sketchbook paper. Color shifted in Fireworks.

Been a while since I last did one of these, huh? = P

Just a little ATC doodle of Prophet in a hoodie. Oddly enough, I’ve been drawing him more and more lately with a content look on his face. A stark contrast to the sourpuss look I generally carry. I’d try and change either myself or ol’ Proph here to fall in line but I kinda’ dig that my little cartoon character is a bit happier outwardly than I am.
Artwork © 2011 Erik Amill
Additional Credits: Colored Pencils and Ink on a Bristol artist trading card.

Had this one in my head for a bit now. I kept seeing other folks drawing these really neat plant-style monster girls and I figured I’d give it a go myself. = )

I tried going a little heavier on the lines this time. I’m trying to find a decent point where I’m implying shadows without going right into hatching. Still needs work, though.
Artwork © 2011 Erik Amill
Additional Credits: 4h and HB pencil on Sketchbook paper. Color shifted in Fireworks.