Kneecap Homer

Another ABB topic. I really should have paid more attention to how the hat was situated. I wanted to have the luminescent white eyes, but it hurt, so I darkened them.

Oh James...

Another ABB "Bond's Worst Nightmare". My Bond looks suspiciously like Fallout's vault boy...

Didn't know Photoshop could do animated gifs, so I wanted to give it a try. Pretty neat, albeit really unwieldly when it comes to timing. I have a pretty good feel for how long frames last. But 0.2 of a second... no idea. Their choice of interface doesn't help. Turns out that it runs at different speeds on different browsers too. BUT!! It's awesome for short and simple gifs. I'll definitely be doing this more often.

The doodle concept.

Sticky

Sticky fingers. Ahhhhhhh!

Another one for ABB; "The thing(s) that scare you most". While I'm not scared of this, I don't really like getting gunky. I need to psyche myself up before I dive into ribs and the like :| .

(yes yes, I know his arm is hella long - that's what happens when you draw without thinking)

Zombie Hatter Guy

 Still trying to get comfortable with Painter. Having a bit more fun now though.

WIPy stuff. The one on the left was originally blue line, and much MUCH lighter. Had to fiddle to make it visible at all. I don't like doing a second pass on a new sheet; animation or not, so I go over top, then strip out the blue with Photoshop. Nifty stuff. And stroke is awesome.

I noticed I treat drawing differently between animation and illustration. I really should start approaching these as I would a key.

Orange

I missed a bit on the expression I was going for, I'll try again later. Ah, Charmander. I started with Yellow, so I got all the starters. Perhaps I'll draw some more 'mons later.

Cereal Volleyball

I never liked Cheerios, but the bee is surprisingly fun to draw. I would have thrown in Frosted Mini Wheats guy (best cereal of the bunch!), but his design reminds me too much of Rayman. Poor guy was probably banned for being too overpowered.

Dogs

I like the way this one turned out.

Another page of google ref.

Trying out Painter. I love the way it blends, but there's a lot of stuff to learn and try. I seem to be having difficulty picking colours of the intensity I want. Much practice is needed. Much.

Teachers

May as well name drop these guys. Mark Pudleiner, Charles Phillips, and Wayne Gilbert of Vanarts. I finally managed to get Mark to look recognizable. Wayne's still pretty off though.

Pencil Hands

Sharpening them would suck though...

I wish
that I had pencil hands.
They'd be very helpful I say.
I'd wield them with all my might
To keep the dreaded art block away.

Oooooo that was pretty terrible. Anyway, it's for the ArtBlockBuster week "Draw a Storybook scene". From I Wish that I Had Duck Feet. Fond memories.


//EDIT: I've gone without a banner long enough. Turned this into one. Now I just need a Title....

Not the Mama

Lazy with plaid.

Some quickies from google reference.

The one Baby centered on the rough page creeps me out.

Dinosaurs. I still have some episodes of this on vhs. Good show and STILL better than The Simpsons. Also a look at how different the atmosphere was not too long ago. Case-in-point, Earl kills them all off in the last episode. Yep, they all die. Oops.

Avatar-Rolling Start!

It's a slow start... But I'll pick up speed.

For the new group blog – Art Block Buster. "Bust your art block and stay active!"; that's the hope anyway.