I bet that's the case. When you're under the gun and need to fill 26 slots a year, there's no point in letting a good nugget of an idea go to waste.
Firebird's Sketch of the Week Series
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26 Eps per year is ALOT to manage, even back then during the Hey-Day of Serialized TV.
Drawing 632 / 2025 Artwork 34: "Stupid, sexy Flanders!"
Drawing 633 / 2025 Artwork 35: Amate Yuzuriha, better known as Machu, from Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX.
Drawing 634 / 2025 Artwork 36: EVA-Trek season 2 concept art - Lt. Marisol Vargas, assigned to the Federation's dilithium crystal farming mine on Golsat V. She'll appear in an upcoming episode later this season, and takes design cues from Cowboy Bebop's Electra Ovirowa.
Drawing 635 / 2025 Artwork 37: EVA-Trek season 2 concept art - Commander Maxwell Chambers, administrator of the Golsat V mine. He's a character I've been writing for the voice of Clint Howard, which influenced Chambers' overall design.
EVA-Trek Season Two - Episode 2x08 - "Losing Days": Stardate 50439.7: Shinji and Sakura vanish as the result of an accident in Ritsuko’s lab.
This week's episode features a write-up on my experience at Universal Studios' Fan Fest Nights last week, along with some good close-up photos of the Bridge set from Star Trek: Picard, and a cameo appearance from Larry Nemecek.
Drawing 633 / 2025 Artwork 35: Amate Yuzuriha, better known as Machu, from Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX.
Drawing 634 / 2025 Artwork 36: EVA-Trek season 2 concept art - Lt. Marisol Vargas, assigned to the Federation's dilithium crystal farming mine on Golsat V. She'll appear in an upcoming episode later this season, and takes design cues from Cowboy Bebop's Electra Ovirowa.
Drawing 635 / 2025 Artwork 37: EVA-Trek season 2 concept art - Commander Maxwell Chambers, administrator of the Golsat V mine. He's a character I've been writing for the voice of Clint Howard, which influenced Chambers' overall design.
EVA-Trek Season Two - Episode 2x08 - "Losing Days": Stardate 50439.7: Shinji and Sakura vanish as the result of an accident in Ritsuko’s lab.
This week's episode features a write-up on my experience at Universal Studios' Fan Fest Nights last week, along with some good close-up photos of the Bridge set from Star Trek: Picard, and a cameo appearance from Larry Nemecek.
Drawing 636 / 2025 Artwork 38: EVA-Trek character design sketch - Rear Admiral Eliza Serraise. Serraise was one of Misato's teachers back at the Academy... and the two never got along to this day.
Drawing 637 / 2025 Artwork 39: Ambassador B'Gor of the Klingon Empire. An elder statesman of well over 130 Earth years old, B'Gor is a veteran of many campaigns, including the Battle of the Binary Stars.
Drawing 638 / 2025 Artwork 40: "It's a me, Mario!"
EVA-Trek Season Two - Episode 2x09 - "Glorious You": Stardate 50502.9: Misato and Pen-Pen lead a diplomatic mission to the Brenlaui Empire’s homeworld, extending the first olive branch of Federation/Brenlaui cooperation.
Drawing 637 / 2025 Artwork 39: Ambassador B'Gor of the Klingon Empire. An elder statesman of well over 130 Earth years old, B'Gor is a veteran of many campaigns, including the Battle of the Binary Stars.
Drawing 638 / 2025 Artwork 40: "It's a me, Mario!"
EVA-Trek Season Two - Episode 2x09 - "Glorious You": Stardate 50502.9: Misato and Pen-Pen lead a diplomatic mission to the Brenlaui Empire’s homeworld, extending the first olive branch of Federation/Brenlaui cooperation.
This week's art drop features final color schemes for all five of USS Nerv's Evangelion-class Mobile Units, as seen in season 2 of EVA-Trek.
Drawing 639 / 2025 Artwork 41: USS Hakone, MU-01. Piloted by Acting Ensign Shinji Ikari. Work undergoing by Dr. Ritsuko Akagi and Nerv's science department to retrieve pilot's mother, Dr. Yui Ikari, from Hakone's core. Units 01, 02, 03, and 05 were allowed to be repainted in color schemes chosen by each unit's pilot on authority of then-First Officer Katsuragi prior to Stardate 49334.
Drawing 640 / 2025 Artwork 42: USS Tokyo, MU-00-A. Piloted by Ensign Rei Ayanami. The replacement for the original unit, destroyed on Stardate 49250.1, Tokyo-A serves as an experimental test bed for the Evangelion-class' new synchronization and computer control systems. This diagram reflects her anticipated final configuration and official Starfleet regulation colors once construction and testing is completed aboard the USS Nerv.
Drawing 641 / 2025 Artwork 43: USS Kyoto, MU-02. Piloted by Squadron Commander Lieutenant Junior Grade Asuka L. Soryu. Nerv science department also working to retrieve Dr. Kyoko Z. Soryu from Kyoto's core.
Drawing 642 / 2025 Artwork 44: USS Matsushiro, MU-03. Piloted by Crewman Kensuke Aida. Nerv science department reports some difficulty with research into extracting pilot's mother, Aoi Aida, from unit core.
Drawing 643 / 2025 Artwork 45: USS Osaka, MU-05. Piloted by Crewman Kaworu Nagisa. Research is inconclusive as to whether unit core holds the soul of any known relatives of Nagisa. Pilot notes color scheme was the idea of Ensign Ayanami.
EVA-Trek Season Two - Episode 2x10 - "Recovery": Stardate 50566.6: A mysterious illness affects the ship during a routine scientific mission, forcing the Eva pilots to take command.
Drawing 639 / 2025 Artwork 41: USS Hakone, MU-01. Piloted by Acting Ensign Shinji Ikari. Work undergoing by Dr. Ritsuko Akagi and Nerv's science department to retrieve pilot's mother, Dr. Yui Ikari, from Hakone's core. Units 01, 02, 03, and 05 were allowed to be repainted in color schemes chosen by each unit's pilot on authority of then-First Officer Katsuragi prior to Stardate 49334.
Drawing 640 / 2025 Artwork 42: USS Tokyo, MU-00-A. Piloted by Ensign Rei Ayanami. The replacement for the original unit, destroyed on Stardate 49250.1, Tokyo-A serves as an experimental test bed for the Evangelion-class' new synchronization and computer control systems. This diagram reflects her anticipated final configuration and official Starfleet regulation colors once construction and testing is completed aboard the USS Nerv.
Drawing 641 / 2025 Artwork 43: USS Kyoto, MU-02. Piloted by Squadron Commander Lieutenant Junior Grade Asuka L. Soryu. Nerv science department also working to retrieve Dr. Kyoko Z. Soryu from Kyoto's core.
Drawing 642 / 2025 Artwork 44: USS Matsushiro, MU-03. Piloted by Crewman Kensuke Aida. Nerv science department reports some difficulty with research into extracting pilot's mother, Aoi Aida, from unit core.
Drawing 643 / 2025 Artwork 45: USS Osaka, MU-05. Piloted by Crewman Kaworu Nagisa. Research is inconclusive as to whether unit core holds the soul of any known relatives of Nagisa. Pilot notes color scheme was the idea of Ensign Ayanami.
EVA-Trek Season Two - Episode 2x10 - "Recovery": Stardate 50566.6: A mysterious illness affects the ship during a routine scientific mission, forcing the Eva pilots to take command.
I had my own variants of the Classic YT-1300In the spirit of the day, I just rediscovered a couple of sketches from high school that may violate the Prime Directive and the Geneva Convention.
I just need better Dorsal & Ventral turrets
Drawing 644 / 2025 Artwork 46: Interior detailing sketches for Evangelion-class entry plugs from EVA-Trek season 2.
Drawing 645 / 2025 Artwork 47: EVA-Trek: Season 2 cast photo - Crewman Kaworu Nagisa
EVA-Trek Season Two - Episode 2x11 - "Fatherless":
Stardate 50625.6: Asuka faces a reluctant family reunion when Nerv hosts a student athlete competition while docked at Deep Space Nine.
Drawing 645 / 2025 Artwork 47: EVA-Trek: Season 2 cast photo - Crewman Kaworu Nagisa
EVA-Trek Season Two - Episode 2x11 - "Fatherless":
Stardate 50625.6: Asuka faces a reluctant family reunion when Nerv hosts a student athlete competition while docked at Deep Space Nine.
Another EVA-Trek-heavy post this week. I'm getting close to finishing production on the season and had a flurry of production art I needed to produce for the final episodes, hence the emphasis on that the last few weeks.
Drawing 646 / 2025 Artwork 48: Continuing my series of character portraits for EVA-Trek season 2 with Lt. Meika Komi, USS Nerv's communication's officer.
Drawing 647 / 2025 Artwork 49: Lt. Commander Ryoji Kaji, USS Nerv's Chief Engineer.
EVA-Trek Season Two - Episode 2x12 - "Little Life":
Stardate 50707.1: Nerv investigates a string of disappearances at a dilithium mining colony, forcing Dr. Amagi to confront a mistake from her past.
And a fun little thing that happened last night - EVA-Trek finally went past TEN THOUSAND reads on Archive of Our Own! I'm just in awe that so many people have stuck around these past few years with the show. Couldn't be more thankful!
Drawing 646 / 2025 Artwork 48: Continuing my series of character portraits for EVA-Trek season 2 with Lt. Meika Komi, USS Nerv's communication's officer.
Drawing 647 / 2025 Artwork 49: Lt. Commander Ryoji Kaji, USS Nerv's Chief Engineer.
EVA-Trek Season Two - Episode 2x12 - "Little Life":
Stardate 50707.1: Nerv investigates a string of disappearances at a dilithium mining colony, forcing Dr. Amagi to confront a mistake from her past.
And a fun little thing that happened last night - EVA-Trek finally went past TEN THOUSAND reads on Archive of Our Own! I'm just in awe that so many people have stuck around these past few years with the show. Couldn't be more thankful!
Drawing 648 / 2025 Artwork 50: Dr. Yui Ikari from season two of EVA-Trek. I can't believe she is the only major character from the series I've yet to make an illustration of.
Drawing 649 / 2025 Artwork 51: Momo Ayase from Dan Da Dan.
EVA-Trek: Season Two - Episode 2x13 - "Common Ground":
Stardate 50780.8: The crew participates in a joint Federation/Klingon commemorative ceremony for the Battle of the Binary Stars. Meanwhile, Asuka’s love for Klingon culture is driving everyone around her crazy.
Drawing 649 / 2025 Artwork 51: Momo Ayase from Dan Da Dan.
EVA-Trek: Season Two - Episode 2x13 - "Common Ground":
Stardate 50780.8: The crew participates in a joint Federation/Klingon commemorative ceremony for the Battle of the Binary Stars. Meanwhile, Asuka’s love for Klingon culture is driving everyone around her crazy.
Drawing 650 / 2025 Artwork 52: After attending yesterday's No Kings march in Los Angeles, I got the inspiration to draw this ode to a float that I've seen at many protests in DTLA.
Drawing 651 / 2025 Artwork 53: Ensign Rei Ayanami, from season 2 of EVA-Trek.
EVA-Trek Season Two - Episode 2x14 - "Brave Face":
Stardate 50812.3: Rei faces several challenges while Nerv aides in the setup of a new Federation colony on Beta Cassini IV.
Drawing 651 / 2025 Artwork 53: Ensign Rei Ayanami, from season 2 of EVA-Trek.
EVA-Trek Season Two - Episode 2x14 - "Brave Face":
Stardate 50812.3: Rei faces several challenges while Nerv aides in the setup of a new Federation colony on Beta Cassini IV.
EVA-Trek - Episode 2x14 - "Brave Face" - Chapter 1 - Allansfirebird - Multifandom [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
Holy hell, I can’t believe today marks the fourth anniversary since I first created what would become EVA-Trek!Today's sketch of the week turned into a TNG/Evangelion crossover because why not try taking two things I love and see if they work together? I'm pretty satisfied with how it came together... even if drawing out the officer's quarters background took way too damn long.
In the subsequent years, I’ve drawn 143 illustrations, and written over 500,000 words across 42 episodes comprising seasons 1 and 2 of the mammoth fanfic this single drawing inspired. It’s made me a better artist and a far better writer, and I’m always so thankful I had this weird little idea in the first place.
Drawing 652 / 2025 Artwork 54: Ken Takakura, better known as Okarun, from DanDaDan.
Drawing 653 / 2025 Artwork 55: Hahari Hanazono from The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You.
EVA-Trek Season Two - Episode 2x15 - "Better Half":
Stardate 50937.5: While Kensuke deals with difficult news from Ritsuko, Hikari is at her wits’ end with Kaname, and Lt. Tama faces his feelings for Lt. Kitakami.
Drawing 653 / 2025 Artwork 55: Hahari Hanazono from The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You.
EVA-Trek Season Two - Episode 2x15 - "Better Half":
Stardate 50937.5: While Kensuke deals with difficult news from Ritsuko, Hikari is at her wits’ end with Kaname, and Lt. Tama faces his feelings for Lt. Kitakami.
Drawing 654 / 2025 Artwork 56: Sayla Mass from the Mobile Suit Gundam spin-off manga Char's Daily Life.
EVA-Trek: Season Two - Episode 2x16 - "The Next Storm" [SEASON TWO FINALE]
Stardate 50969.1: Misato is tasked with transporting Maquis refugees back to Earth, which increases tensions amongst the crew.
After sixteen straight weeks of releases, EVA-Trek's second season has come to a close with its 42nd episode! Overall, I think my writing has massively improved in comparison to the first season. This year has been much more consistent, and I've enjoyed getting to write stories that feel as close to Trek-style tales as I'm capable of. The goal going into season two was writing the kind of Star Trek series I'd love seeing, and I think I accomplished that.
Thankfully, the break until season three shouldn't be too long. The same day the finale went up, I locked the 81-page Season Three Arc document, which is basically the initial outlines and notes for the now-11 episodes of season three, season four's ten episodes, and the 20 episodes for season five. The final 41 episodes of the series are solidifying in my mind fairly quickly, which means I should be able to release season 3 in 2026, 4 in 2027, and 5 in 2028!
EVA-Trek: Season Two - Episode 2x16 - "The Next Storm" [SEASON TWO FINALE]
Stardate 50969.1: Misato is tasked with transporting Maquis refugees back to Earth, which increases tensions amongst the crew.
EVA-Trek - Episode 2x16 - "The Next Storm" - Chapter 1 - Allansfirebird - Multifandom [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
After sixteen straight weeks of releases, EVA-Trek's second season has come to a close with its 42nd episode! Overall, I think my writing has massively improved in comparison to the first season. This year has been much more consistent, and I've enjoyed getting to write stories that feel as close to Trek-style tales as I'm capable of. The goal going into season two was writing the kind of Star Trek series I'd love seeing, and I think I accomplished that.
Thankfully, the break until season three shouldn't be too long. The same day the finale went up, I locked the 81-page Season Three Arc document, which is basically the initial outlines and notes for the now-11 episodes of season three, season four's ten episodes, and the 20 episodes for season five. The final 41 episodes of the series are solidifying in my mind fairly quickly, which means I should be able to release season 3 in 2026, 4 in 2027, and 5 in 2028!
Drawing 655 / 2025 Artwork 57: Turbo Granny from DanDaDan.
A fun thing I just discovered this weekend is Granny's English voice actor, Barbara Goodson, was one of two narrators in a commentary track on the Criterion Collection's release of Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus, originally recorded in 1988/89. I've had that DVD for fifteen years and never realized it! The other voice actor narrator in that track? Michael McConnohie, known for Punch on Cowboy Bebop, among many other anime series. It's one of the weirdest crossovers between anime and my other interests I've ever seen.
Drawing 656 / 2025 Artwork 58: Yor Forger from SpyXFamily.
EVA-Trek Season Two - Writer's Guide:
A peek into the development process in writing the second season, featuring extensive character bios, interaction details, and a rundown of all the sets.
If you're interested in reading the full version of the guide, which I formatted to look as close to the season 3 version of Star Trek: The Next Generation's writer's guide, it can be found here.
This includes all of the supplemental sections related to the series and script format, and a terminology glossary.
A fun thing I just discovered this weekend is Granny's English voice actor, Barbara Goodson, was one of two narrators in a commentary track on the Criterion Collection's release of Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus, originally recorded in 1988/89. I've had that DVD for fifteen years and never realized it! The other voice actor narrator in that track? Michael McConnohie, known for Punch on Cowboy Bebop, among many other anime series. It's one of the weirdest crossovers between anime and my other interests I've ever seen.
Drawing 656 / 2025 Artwork 58: Yor Forger from SpyXFamily.
EVA-Trek Season Two - Writer's Guide:
A peek into the development process in writing the second season, featuring extensive character bios, interaction details, and a rundown of all the sets.
EVA-Trek - Season Two Writer's Guide - Chapter 1 - Allansfirebird - Multifandom [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
If you're interested in reading the full version of the guide, which I formatted to look as close to the season 3 version of Star Trek: The Next Generation's writer's guide, it can be found here.
This includes all of the supplemental sections related to the series and script format, and a terminology glossary.
Drawing 657 / 2025 Artwork 59: Superman, the "Man of Steel," himself.
Drawing 658 / 2025 Artwork 60: Kaoruko Waguri from The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity.
Kinda in a bummer mood today, because it seems like the various algorithms on the platforms I post are just squashing my art posts from getting any interaction outside of the first ten minutes they're online. I know I'm a decent artist and the things I draw aren't that niche, so I just don't get it. I'd be fucked if I was trying to make this my career...
Drawing 658 / 2025 Artwork 60: Kaoruko Waguri from The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity.
Kinda in a bummer mood today, because it seems like the various algorithms on the platforms I post are just squashing my art posts from getting any interaction outside of the first ten minutes they're online. I know I'm a decent artist and the things I draw aren't that niche, so I just don't get it. I'd be fucked if I was trying to make this my career...
I'm surprised you haven't transitioned to using a Wacom Tablet to draw on.
You're still using Classic Physical Traditional Analogue methods.
The cost of the art supplies must add up pretty quickly.
You're still using Classic Physical Traditional Analogue methods.
The cost of the art supplies must add up pretty quickly.
