2010
tell me how you live
pretty little monster - Poster
I was in the 10th grade during 2010, and in my Visual Design class, we were given an assignment. Choose a topic - in my case, a fictional band - and create related imagery and merchandise. I was lowkey goth and scene obsessed at the time (though not allowed to express it in my own physical aesthetic) and designed this emo-pop band called Pretty Little Monster (before anyone had heard of Lady Gaga and her little monsters!). The lead singer was Jade 'Impure' Kendall, and the most glaring self insert of the gang. Her best friend Hilary aka Decadence (which I then a few years later changed to Trouble) played the keyboard. Love interest Adrian 'Agony' close was the guitarist, and finally Dylan 'Heartbreak' Lediff on the drums.
feeling blue
sgdh
This image is perticularly special to me because Darren Hayes legitimately saw it on Facebook and left me a positive comment! I died in that moment I swear to God. That was, and continues to be my one brush with celebrity - hopefully the first of many!
I guess I was amused at the time by the idea of L not knowing what a condom was. Ridiculous now in hindsight, he is incredibly intelligent even if his social skills are somewhat lacking.
lacey and ren
Two original characters. The left one, Ren, I have literally never drawn again. The one on the right, Lacey, I briefly tried to put into a Battlestar Galactica fanfiction before the extensive changes the character needed ended up becoming a whole new character.
the innocent ones
This image was the precursor for an incomplete Death Note fanfiction I wrote wherein me and one of my best friends acquired a Death Note and used it to punish kids at our high school.
pensive
first darkness
fallen angel
This image is the most obvious example I have of being artistically inspired by LanWu on deviantArt. The image title is taken from a b-side song by Darren Hayes
alice
Here is another example of me being inspired by LanWu. I loved the idea of drawing cute bust portraits of characters. But this character is nothing to me other than a name and a tiny hat, I've never drawn her since. And her silly little capelet...
pokecosplay
Anime styled people cosplaying as Pokemon. I think it deserves noting that this is probably the most characters I've ever drawn in a single drawing. I believe it took a long time, hence why the colouring in is a bit lacking - I was tired, I wanted it DONE. Also note that I was immensely proud of this piece at completion, so much that I laminated it!