Thursday, September 25, 2014

Girl with Umbrella

Girl With Umbrella by Christianne Benedict

I've been having a bit creative block recently. Every time I've started drawing, what I'm drawing has turned to crap on the page. This drawing is an attempt to move beyond that. It's nothing in particular, based on a photo from The Sartorialist. It's mostly a intended to demonstrate to myself that I haven't in fact forgotten how to draw. This is brush and ink on Bristol board. It's for sale at my Etsy store if you like it enough that you want to own it.

Meanwhile, my comics Kickstarter is entering the long middle slog until the end. Check it out here.






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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Shameless Self-Promotions: The Long Delayed Exiles Kickstarter

So after months of foot-dragging, I've finally got this going: I have a Kickstarter. I'm trying to fund a collection of my transgender-themed comics (some of which you can read here). If it seems like I'm trying my level best to avoid doing nine-to-five work between Patreon and this, well, you would be correct. Ideally, I'll never have to go back to the capitalist employment model ever again. In the mean time, I have to sell myself to you, dear potential patron. Anyway, I've put a lot of work and love into this comic. I don't think you need to be trans to enjoy it (I have it on the authority of my cis friends that it reads pretty well). It IS pretty sexually explicit, but hopefully not exploitative. Anyway, check it out and back it if you like what you see.


Monday, August 25, 2014

Exiles Cover

Exiles Cover


This is the cover for my forthcoming comic. Kickstarter to follow sometime this week, I hope. Adobe Illustrator.












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Sunday, August 24, 2014

Euphoria

Euphoria by Christianne Benedict Page 1

Euphoria by Christianne Benedict Page 2

This is slightly autobiographical. For the first two years I was taking estrogen, I usually got a wave of euphoria as it hit my blood stream. I still get that feeling occasionally, but it has tapered off some over time as I've gotten used to it. In any event, this is brush and ink on bristol. Mostly hand-lettered, too, because I'm a glutton for punishment.








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Monday, July 21, 2014

The Courtship of Doctor Doom


This was done for Tenebrous Kate's Dream Dates with Fictional Villains 'zine, which is coming soon. The working title was originally "Bah! Doom Does Not Engage in Foreplay!" Brush and ink and Pitt pens on Bristol board.

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Nat and Alex


Here's a watercolor I did this weekend to get back into practice. Damn, I'm rusty.

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Dream Date With Doctor Doom WIP




I signed up to participate in a zine wrangled by my friend, Tenebrous Kate. The premise is "Dream Dates with Fictional Villains." I picked Doctor Doom. The original title was to be "Doom Does Not Engage in Foreplay," but I also thought about "Foreplay is for the Fool, Richards!" The title is still in flux. Anyway. This is my elaborate scripting process. This is actually more than I often do when scripting comics. A lot of the time, I use stick figures. Anyway. This is pencil on a stray comic book backing board, which I find is the ideal surface for doing thumbnails for comics.