Here’s a doodle of Toxie that I drew this week. I think it’s neat.
Hideously deformed
Category: Doodling
Cruis’n Riders
Well, it’s just about that time of year again. In just a little over a month, I’ll be riding a bicycle for charity again, and for the fifth year in a row, I’ve been asked to create a promotional image for my team. For the first time ever, though, I’m posting it here before it goes live anywhere else. Don’t you feel special!?
Any guesses as to what this year’s artwork is referencing? It’s not exactly subtle, so if you don’t see it right away, you almost definitely don’t know.
And of course, if you should feel the need to support me in this endeavor, you can donate here!
Number Two
Did you know that I still draw things from time to time? Well, it happens. I just… can’t be bothered to upload them here, I suppose.
So here’s the front of the birthday card I drew for my nephew back in November when he turned two. The inside had doodles too, but I guess I never took a picture of it? Whoops!
A Tradition of Art
So I drew this thing:
Overall, I’m very satisfied with it. It aligns very well with the vision that I had before starting up. Of course, as an artist, I look at it and can immediately pick out a hundred little things I’d like to tweak or clean up. But I can’t; it’s already been submitted and published. So I won’t bother losing any sleep over it.
The ONE thing that I do want to grouse about is -in my opinion- the not entirely cohesive style. When I began this project, I decided to go more cartoony than I normally do. And I think that’s very clear over on the right side of the image. But as I made my way up and around through the various characters, I think I kind of lost sight that direction and faded a bit into my more usual style; I got a little too distracted by trying to figure out how to make each person at least somewhat recognizable and distinct. And it’s fine! It’s not a big deal! I don’t think anyone but me would even notice. But it bugs me just a little.
That’s the power of love
Again, no context for this one. Just enjoy my silly artwork.
Bison Briefs
No, I will not be providing any context as to what this is or why I drew it.
Who Arted?
Well, I drew these things. Better put ’em here for posterity.
(my) Butt hurt(s)
Well, I did a thing yesterday: my fifth ride in the Cerebral Palsy Association of Manitoba’s Stationary Bike Race. I’ve become a big fan of this annual fundraiser, as it gives me a chance to hang out with some co-workers that I don’t ordinarily see much of, or at all in some cases. While I’m typically not a very social person, I’m all too happy to be an active part of the team when this event comes around.
On the other hand, I really let myself go last winter, and despite having gotten into a very good (at least for me) and consistent exercise routine over the last couple months, I was not at all prepared for it. Basically everything below my sternum has been in pain since my ride. Yes, it’s just 25 minutes of riding a bike, but it’s 25 minutes of riding a bike as hard as I can. And this year, that was not very hard at all. Last year I rode 19.22km, and this year I came in just shy of 17. I am a bit disappointed, but in all fairness, I was in the best shape of my life when I rode last year.
Most of all, though, I’m very proud of the artwork that I made for my team!
It was kind of a last-minute thing; I wasn’t going to do it, but then a pretty girl told me how much she liked the piece I did last year and asked me if I’d do another so… call me a simp if you must. I spent pretty much an entire weekend on this thing, and all things considered, I’m quite happy with how it turned out. And my co-riders really liked it too, so that’s wonderful! It’s nice to get validation once in a while.
Dick Turtle’s Gallery
You know what’s pretty great? I appear to be the internet’s foremost expert in Dick Turtle surprise bags, having been the only human in history to ever photograph and document them. At least, that’s what a cursory Google search and a couple of Reddit threads suggest. I’m willing to accept that as irrefutable proof. I need to be the internet’s foremost expert on something.
That said, I did this “research” a while ago because I received a shocking email from a “fan” who had not only read my second Dick Turtle article, but also decided to complete the Dick Turtle colouring challenge that I had issued those many years ago. …Well, “complete” might be a bit of an exaggeration. Dick Turtle remains mostly uncoloured, but this is the first submission that I’ve ever received, so it’s the best by default.
Now that I’ve received a submission, I’ll honour my promise and use this post as a gallery for any other coloured Dick Turtle pictures that people send in. Considering that it took just shy of 17 years to get a single, partially-completed submission, I don’t anticipate that I’ll ever have to edit this post. Prove me wrong, children. Prove me wrong!
Absof**kinglutely
After posting all those comics last month, I suppose it’s only right to follow up with some less panel-bound doodles. Like this one here!
The more I look at this, the less it looks like something I would have drawn. But I did! Make no mistake about it! This is entirely a product of opening up Photoshop and just going with the flow. Literally the only thing that I had set out to do was to draw something in Photoshop instead of Flash. Get with the times and all that, you know?