Tifosi Dreams of Byzantium

I am the Tifosi who dreams of Byzantium...

The art and art ramblings of Melissa J Massey, who hopes to one day get her comics published.

May 4
The Zodiac—Capricorn
I’m using this series to study face structure in different ethnicity and such, so I tried to make her look Asian. Not sure if it worked or not.
Also, it is hard to match green with other colors and not have it look silly.

The Zodiac—Capricorn

I’m using this series to study face structure in different ethnicity and such, so I tried to make her look Asian. Not sure if it worked or not.

Also, it is hard to match green with other colors and not have it look silly.


May 2
The Zodiac—Aquarius
I really like blue, gold and brown.
Aquarius is my zodiac sign, so that’s why I did it first. I’m tired of there never being cool stuff for us Aquari

The Zodiac—Aquarius

I really like blue, gold and brown.

Aquarius is my zodiac sign, so that’s why I did it first. I’m tired of there never being cool stuff for us Aquari


May 1
A Tribute to Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger~~19 years
5/1/13
If you don’t know me or don’t follow my main blog, these past two days were the anniversary of the deaths of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger, both killed during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix weekend. There were the last two fatalities in Formula One.
Senna was from Brazil and Ratzenberger from Austria, hence the flags, with the Tamburello corner in the background, where Senna crashed.
This was done pretty quick, I had to get it done today.

A Tribute to Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger~~19 years

5/1/13

If you don’t know me or don’t follow my main blog, these past two days were the anniversary of the deaths of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger, both killed during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix weekend. There were the last two fatalities in Formula One.

Senna was from Brazil and Ratzenberger from Austria, hence the flags, with the Tamburello corner in the background, where Senna crashed.

This was done pretty quick, I had to get it done today.


Apr 5
3/17/13
Self Portrait of the Artist with the Hungarian Flag
A new self portrait! Finally! The last one I did was over four years ago, but I never have good ideas for them. Anyhow, I’m half Hungarian, it’s the heritage I identify with most. The outfit is inspired by Mimi Blix’s from Melodi Grand Prix 2013.

3/17/13

Self Portrait of the Artist with the Hungarian Flag

A new self portrait! Finally! The last one I did was over four years ago, but I never have good ideas for them. Anyhow, I’m half Hungarian, it’s the heritage I identify with most. The outfit is inspired by Mimi Blix’s from Melodi Grand Prix 2013.


Mar 16
3/11/13
The Rome Team

3/11/13

The Rome Team


Feb 10
Halloween 2013
10/31/12

Halloween 2013

10/31/12


Chapter 1 Cover
“To the Sky”
8/20/12

Chapter 1 Cover

“To the Sky”

8/20/12


VILD
12/30/12

VILD

12/30/12


Preview of the Chapter 3 Cover

Preview of the Chapter 3 Cover


The In Training Team
2/4/13

The In Training Team

2/4/13


Jan 31

Things I’d Like to Draw (besides comics)

  1. A new self portrait to use around the internets
  2. 1-year-anniversary pic for Vatican Assassins
  3. More one offs/ non VA related art
  4. More colored pencil drawings

I used to draw all kinds of pictures all the time, but now I only work on comic pages for Vatican Assassins. Even doing VA art is a rare occurrence. When I start working on a non-comic things I start hearing a voice in my head going “what are you doing? You should use this time to draw more comics!”

Does every comic artist hear that in their head, or is it just me?


Jan 30

Reviving the Art Tumblr

Hello all

I’m going to try and revive this tumblr blog for my artistic exploits. Bear with me and I promise I’m gonna try to post more. In the meantime, make sure to check out Vatican Assassins, my webcomic where most of these images come from.

 Also, do you like this new theme?


Sep 2
9/1/12
Euphonium Sipos of Hungary
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9/1/12

Euphonium Sipos of Hungary

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Piccola Albine of Switzerland
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Piccola Albine of Switzerland

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5/19/12
Flute Vermicelli and Baritone Walpechzek
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5/19/12

Flute Vermicelli and Baritone Walpechzek

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