Oh Snap! The New Batgirl

Last week (heck, this week too!) was a big week for Batgirl!  She has a new look and a new team, so naturally, the internet exploded with Batgirl fan art. I love Batgirl's new shoulder-snap breakaway cape so I doodled a little doodle because I was just THAT excited.

Original Sketch + Finished Design

I was just amazed at the response to this little mark I designed–– Especially considering the wave of absolutely amazing Batgirl art that has been flooding the interwebs in the past few days!

Thanks, everybody! Especially Team Batgirl.  I am so humbled by all the tweets and shares! <3

I couldn't resist! A quick sketch in celebration of the new #Batgirl! #ohsnap! pic.twitter.com/ckl1j39DKL

— Sarah Hiraki (@sarahhiraki) July 11, 2014

Molly McIsaac: The Geeky Peacock

My friend Molly over at The Geeky Peacock is a geeky renaissance woman who comes out with cute new cards for each spring convention season. This year, I designed her cards. Check 'em out.

Getting to know my tablet

A little while ago, I bought myself a WACOM Bamboo tablet. I've been so busy that I haven't been able to practice with it much, so when I was sick last week, I decided to break it out.
I'm definitely still getting used to it, and I haven't decided whether i like it more for illustrator or photoshop yet, but I am having fun practicing. It's weird drawing into photoshop again-- the last time I did that was in middle school when I made a Harry Potter web-comic for livejournal, and I was drawing with a mouse then. In high school, I learned illustrator, and I more or less gave up photoshop for non-photo editing.

I sketched out some ideas that have been sitting in my iPhone notepad.

Top to bottom:
Boring Island is a place where my old friends live, "Shit I'm Late for" is funny,
and why makeup is both dumb and funny: makeup names.
The last illustration is what I'd like to wear for halloween! SEXY BANE!

New things:

Lovers of design love to shop, here's what I've accumulated recently:

Okay, so I only actually shopped for the plastic toys and star trek badge....
THE STUFF:

Squeaky shark, whale shark, and plastic dinos (Plesiosaurs! YAY!).
Ravenclaw prefect's badge from Whimsic Alley from my sister Emily, and a science insignia for my sciences blues from the Science Fiction Museum, of which Forest and I are new members!
Also from my sister, these Pantone leggings from BlackMilk omgggggg!
Not pictured, Pure Heroine 6 by Laurie B! Thanks, Emily!