Coasters vs Paper Dolls

"While other kids labored over there puny paper ponies and butterflies, little Sophie was creating an epic battle to end all battles. A victory means salvation, while a defeat means that all humans get their faces chewed off by giant aliens. Little Sophie was yelled at by the teacher. Now, it is certain that the teacher will be the FIRST to get her face chewed off."

Happy Thursday everyone. This morning I went back to cut out land and added a few things to this tiny yet epic showdown. I forced myself to move quickly, so there are many things I would like to keep going with. Hopefully tonight I can take an hour or so and go nuts, but for now this is what I offer. I captured the process over two mornings... but I do warn you there is a whole lot of clicking around, grabbing textures, scaling, cutting, clicking, grabbing textures... it may get a little crazy!

CLICK HERE TO SEE HOW IT WAS DONE!

My Paper Dolls Are Fighting

"Back up suckah! I said back up!"

While this is far from finished, I wanted to show you the progress. I came in this morning fully intending to take it easy and finish up some existing drawings, but for some reason I started doodling these little guys. Hopefully by the time I am done, they will live in a cool little cardboard world.

And I think I am finished with this "Donut Desire" piece. We are moving on!

Closer To The Donut

I know these progress posts get a bit boring, but I thought I would at least show this to you. A city was added. Some color clean up on the robot. The foreground buildings got their lighting messed with. We are close to the finish!

Next time... maybe something more exciting?

You Take One More Step Toward My Donut...

There is progress! I managed to block in the color on our hungry monster, clean up the foreground buildings a bit, and even add in the donut sign. Really this is turning into a squabble over a snack.

Listen Buddy, Do We Have To Do This Again?

The start to a bad morning for Ooglenork, the unfortunately large visitor from outer space. All he wants is a donut, and this pesky robot jerk just won't get off his case. "Listen buddy, I have a right to a good cup a joe and a warm Krispy Kreme!!"

CLICK HERE FOR ROCKIN PROCESS VIDEO!

Monday Morning Monsters

Happy Monday. This morning I did a few rough doodles to explore the next Drawergeeks topic, which happens to be "Giant Monster." Now, I did throw in a few giant robots, but the monsters are there too.

Dinner Ends

This could have been pushed a lot farther, but I am calling it quits for now. Fun and loose. As with any drawing I do, I look back and see about 126 changes I should make... but that is good. That means I will do better next time. For now, I am going to focus on a few more "If I Had A Robot" drawings, and start thinking about what style I want to finish them in.

Spratting By Candlelight

Not much time this morning. I was able to throw down some basic color to set a mood for the happy couple, and I also changed Mr. Sprat's nose. The poor guy gets poked by Mrs. Sprat so frequently that he is able to keep eating as she digs her finger in. He just needed a bigger nose to take the impact.

Also, I want to apologize to anybody who has tried to view my "in process" videos recently. I received an email saying that my 2GB bandwidth for the month was all used up. First of all, thank you. That means people have been viewing them. Secondly, I am going to buy software today that should allow me to capture some cool stuff as I am working. So, the message is... hang in and I will get some better videos up for you soon.

As always, thank you so much for checking in and posting comments.

Dinner Out With The Sprats

"Jack dear! (POKE!) What is THIS on MY plate! Dearest? Jack, are you listening to me? (POKE!) I specifically asked that waiter to remove all LEAN foods from my dish! JACK! STOP EATING AND LISTEN TO ME! (POKE!) This is a real problem. STOP CHEWING! SO HELP ME JACK!!!"

Then, Out Of The Storm...

In This Action Packed Issue!

Well, I messed up. I thought last night was Thursday night (don't ask) and I rushed to throw this together as a final piece. I ended up cutting a lot of the things that I had originally envisioned and it feels a bit "unfinished." Plus, even after discovering that I had skipped an entire day of the week, I realized that I am too busy to take tonight and plus it up... so it is probably better that I put this one in the can. Anyway, that is my story. I still think it is fun, and one day may return to it... digital brush in hand.

Anybody Bring A Robot?

Happy Monday! I didn't have much time this morning, but I was able to rough in most of the main alien character. He has a good view of the unexpected confrontation, and is looking back to at his Commander as if to say "What the...?"

I have been asked by several people what brushes I am using in Painter. For this piece, I used the "2B Pencils" to sketch it out and for the color I am using the "Soft Oil Pastels." I find that you can really get in and get messy with the "paint" using them.

Yeti Pulp

So, I started laying down some color this morning, but I really didn't get very far. I am going for that classic "pulp" look with no line work and some larger brush strokes. No matter what happens, I am painting a Yeti fighting aliens... and I am going to have fun with it.

Programs Used: Painter

Super Billy and Sasquatch

Call For Backup!

Can The Snow Beast Save Planet Earth?

Don't they realize.... those puny lasers only make him MAD!!! SMASH!! CRUSH!

I Know Where You Live

Drawergeeks Dinosaur

Off To Fight Robots

This weeks Drawergeeks topic is "Samurai." I wasn't going to do one due to an overbooked schedule, but as usual I fell prey to the call of the sirens. And there are certain topics you just can't stay away from. Pirates. Cowboys. Robots. Samurai. There is a magic there that must not be denied.

I also want to take this opportunity to announce a new chapter in the Vanhoozer chronicles. I have accepted the position of Art Director for Cartoon Network Game Studios. It is an amazing opportunity to join a very talented team, and not to mention work on video games based on cartoons. Does it get any better? The next few weeks will be action packed as I relocate to Atlanta, so my blogging may slow to a crawl for a while. This will be an adventure for me in many ways, and I look forward to getting started with my new team. Wish me luck!

Drawergeeks "Game Shows"

It is time for Drawergeeks once again. This week's topic is "Game Show" and I of course had to draw from the greatest game show known to man. Celebrity Jeopardy on SNL, featuring the amazing Sean Connery.