Tag: character

  • Some survey results and a random sketch.

    Kat Johnston Sketch – The name Jashua just popped out for this little guy… and I don’t even like the name Jashua. Go figure.

    Ok, so to get the sketch for today out of the way: his name is Jashua and I don’t even know why. I don’t even like the name Jashua. Go figure. I still can’t believe that I name some (read ‘most’) of my sketches… he’s just a random sketch that I know that I’m not going to come back to, but he’s named anyway. Most of them at least get a quick back-story or character profile in my head too. Generally not all that extensive, mind you, but something at least. Lets skip over that for today and move onto some more interesting stuff though, yes?

    Now, onto some survey results! Overall, I got 23 responses all up. Below are the words that were used, with the frequency of the words after them in brackets.

    ‘Creative’ (8), ‘Artistic’ (3), Imaginative (3), ‘Talented’ (2), Inventive (1), ‘Good Drawer’ (1), ‘Curious’ (1), ‘Quirky’ (1), ‘Eclectic’ (1), ‘Colourful’ (2), ‘Vibrant’ (1), ‘Monochrome’ (1), ‘Fun’ (1), ‘Funny’ (1), ‘Humor’ (1), ‘Charming’ (1), Intelligent (1), Clever (1), Smart (1), ‘Deep’ (1), ‘Depth’ (1), ‘Thoughtful’ (1), ‘Deeply Emotive’ (1), ‘Sensitive’ (1), ‘Caring’ (2), ‘Sweet’ (1), ‘Kind’ (1), ‘Loving’ (1), ‘Warm’ (1), ‘Affectionate’ (1), ‘Clean’ (1), ‘Alive’ (1), ‘Cuteness’ (1), ‘Brave’ (1), ‘Easygoing’ (1), ‘Candid’ (1), ‘Individualistic’ (1), ‘Intriguing’ (1), ‘Pondering’ (1), ‘Distinct’ (1), ‘Inimitable’ (1), ‘Open’ (1), ‘Open Source’ (1), ‘Minx’ (1), ‘Simple’ (1), ‘Quite Interesting’ (1), ‘Organised’ (1), ‘Systematic’ (1), ‘Driven’ (1), ‘Cat’ (1), ‘Funky’ (1), ‘Jazz’ (1), ‘Musical’ (1), ‘Feminine’ (1), ‘Reflective’ (1).

    Phew! Quite a list, isn’t it? I could probably have tried to roll some of those words into one another (eg, humor and funny could be close enough to be considered one and the same), but I’ve decided to keep them separate to give a more accurate set of words to you to have a look at. I’m glad to see ‘Creative’ topping the list (it is one of the things that I do hope that I show through this site), but was a little surprised by a couple of the others. Jump into comments and tell me what you think!

  • Just say no… perhaps?

    Kat Johnston Sketch – Satudays are not an easy day to get motivated on if your hubby is coaxing you to watch tv… lucky he took a break and had a bath.

    A rather quick and rough little sketch today, since it is Saturday. Most days, since I’ve gotten into the swing of things, have been no real trouble to try and get at least one little picture up per day. Weekends, however, things do become a little more lax… motivation to sketch isn’t quite as easy to keep up when there are other far more delightful things to distract me. That said, the track record of the past month teaches me well and truly that it is possible and that I can do it – it would be a pity to ruin so many consecutive days in a row of a sketch going up by slacking off today. So, I present to you, the sketch for the day.

    I just grabbed the first drawing surface handy and threw her together… I think she’s a little shocked, actually, to find out that she was there herself. As for the repetition of ‘no’s in the background… it is to no purpose. She said ‘say no’, so I did. I have yet to work out why and in this case, I am not one to press.

  • Did Tink really just fancy Wendy?

    Kat Johnston - What's chasing little Wendy here? I'm not entirely sure! She's a cute little character though, no?

    Well… you never know. Its one theory, in any case. The picture above is Wendy, albeit not exactly of the Disney variety. She is, perhaps, a younger version… about six or seven years old… Peter has not lost his shadow yet, there is no ticking clock to signal the advance of one hungry and vengeful crocodile and little Tinkerbell has not yet tried to murder the competition.

    Perhaps Wendy is sitting there on the seat by the window as Mr and Mrs Darling soothe the still crying Michael in his bassinet, cooing over him with concern as John glares from his bed just beside them, with all the jealous anger of a four year old who is not the one getting the attention. Wendy, however, doesn’t really mind. She’s allowed to have the curtains drawn open way past her bed-time.

    She’s wrapped around in a warm down comforter, her eyes wide and bright as the cries of her brother are drowned out by the wonder of seeing a London street bathed in the milky glow of the moon reflected off brand new snow not yet disturbed by the carriages and horses that will undoubtedly trundle by before she wakes in the morn. By that time, the pristine snow will already have been churned into a muddy slush.

    Wendy would look towards the sky filled with tiny pinpricks of beautiful white light, dotted against a velvet sea of deep, dark blue and dream… seeing just one of those stars seemingly tumble out of the sky before righting itself and flickering out of sight. A little white moth, who’s roamed too far from the glow of the august street-lanterns? A speck of snow, trying to escape from a wayward cloud not present in a cloudless sky? Or perhaps… just perhaps… her first little hint of what is to come, as miss Wendy spies her rival and perhaps future lady love for the first time, before little Tink goes darting out of sight.

  • A guest spot!

    Kat Johnston - nope. I didn't draw this. This is drawn by my exceedingly talented and awesome sister. See? Brilliance runs in the family!

    This picture… is not mine *gasp*. Today, I’m doing a guest spot to feature one of my incredibly brilliant and overly talented sisters! I would like to think that I inspired her to get into drawing… but the likelihood is that she just got into it herself. No harm in me taking credit for how great she is though, is there? Good. That’s settled.

    My sisters have come to stay with me over their holidays so that they can get away from home for a bit and overdose on gummy bears, candy-bracelets and anything sugary they can salvage from the kitchen or, if necessary, the local supermarket. I suppose I should really be that ‘good big sister’ and feed them nice, healthy things (like lettuce… mmmm, lettuce), but if the girls want sugar they want sugar. What can I say? I’d be a horrible parent. This is why I don’t breed.

    Anyhow, back to the arty type stuff. I pounced on the girl today and accosted her for a picture to throw up on the site. She pointed me towards her DeviantArt page. She hadn’t even told me she had one! Silly bunny… Anyhow, that aside, this picture is named ‘LMAO’ and here is her own little write-up of this picture:

    Likes: Haruto (my other imaginary friend), Japanese food, art and music.
    Dislikes: Everything other that what’s in the ‘like’ section.
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    Jake is not easily amused.
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    OK, this is Jake – one of two of my imaginary friends.

    Talented little mite, isn’t she?

  • An update and some lunch.

    Kat Johnston Sketchbook - this guy is rather bubbley, isn't he? I wouldn't want his skin condition...Kat Johnston Sketchbook - this guy is rather bubbley, isn't he? I wouldn't want his skin condition...

    Its the second day in a row that I have posted after 3pm… I’m getting slack! I’m not even sure what this little guy is, but I have a feeling that he might be that little creature that sits in the back of the oven, waiting until you turn away to take a little nibble from the edge of a souffle and make it collapse, entirely ruining a perfect dessert.

    I’ve just gotten home from a delicious lunch of prawns, calamari, scallops, fish and Moreton Bay bug – which is not a real bug, mind you. Its a tasty little lobster, not a squidgey little insect, for those that are unfamiliar with them. It was followed by a most delicious cheese platter and afagato afterwards *sighs happily*. Tasty tasty! Anyhow, that is the reason that I am posting late today. No souffles at all. Have you noticed that restaurants don’t have these little mites? They turn out souffles perfect every time. I wonder if they have a special repellent for them… ‘Collapser-be-gone’.

    Ok, a little update: I’ve finally gotten around to getting the gallery up and running properly, though there is not a huge amount in there at this point. I have the progress shots of my ratties alongside some paintings and sculptural works I did a while back which I thought might be of interest. I may add an area in there for my favourite sketches when I have a chance also.

    I will be so happy when university is done for the semester and I do actually have time to paint again – I think that as soon as I have time once more that page will expand a lot more rapidly.

    I have also uploaded a more recent image of myself to the ‘About the Artist’ page, to reflect what I do actually currently look like. As I’ve said in a few posts previous, I’ve cropped my hair short and dyed it pink. I love it.

    Ok, that’s all for today. Keep an eye out for a very special post coming soon!