I Used To Be A Battle Droid

"Come on Mr. Shmoopsykins... have some more tea."

Summer Job

"Best summer job ever."

Catch and Release

"Stay in the middle of the boat!"

Starting To See Clearly Now

Good morning! Always nice to be back here on the blog.

Something kind of fun that I am doing at this point is going back and figuring out how to paint the series of drawings I did featuring kids and robots. I want to do some rough color keys (see above) and play around a bit... then properly finish each piece. At the end of the process I hope to make them available as prints. Yay!

Also, I will need to add in a few new scenarios... so if you guys have any suggestions for a "kid and robot" scene, you can email/message/comment me with it.

Draw!

Thar She Blows Cap'n

Ah ha! This is done for now! I will go back to each piece at the end and spend some time cleaning things up and adding a little detail, but for right now I am setting this aside. The sign is back! As well as the rope ladder and the dreaded pirate flag! I also took some video of this final stage, and hopefully later I can post that. Happy Friday.

EDIT: Here is the video!

Mom Said To Come In And Wash Your Hands!

Pirates Are So Stupid!

I am attempting a softer look on this, using the "Dull Conte" brushes in Painter. While I don't quite have the chops to match up to the classic Golden Book style, I am hoping that when I am done it will have that sort of feel.

Summer Job

And I had to use a push mower... dang.

Today I was running a bit behind again, so I only allowed myself 10 minutes to rough out this concept. That usually means there are many things I would go back and "fix", but it is a good exercise and it forces you to not fret over any details.

I was also able to capture my process in two clips... see how I scribble!

"Summer Job" - First Five Minutes
"Summer Job" - Second Five Minutes

(I have to give my co-worker credit for the subject...thanks Andy.)

Sad Movie

Will Rick ever get back with Jennifer? Does Sally know that Pete still has feelings for her? Do the puppies abandoned at the side of the highway ever get rescued? Stay tuned!

I took the train in this morning (dang gas shortage) and was running a bit late. Had to do this really fast. I might revisit it a bit later. I do have a list now of cool ideas involving kids and their robots, so hopefully I can do more next week.

Happy weekend.

Breakfast!

Imagine how many pancakes with peanut butter you could get on a Saturday morning if you had an awesome kitchen robot. A whole lot. With chocolate chips.

Thank you guys for the positive feedback on yesterday's video clips. I think I will post clips like that maybe once a week, and also be on the lookout for software that will offer me the best options . My goal would be to capture my process when I start painting these "If I Had A Robot" concepts.

Thank you so much for commenting!

Gone Fishing

Hey guys, I was playing Mr. Mom yesterday, so no blog update. I am trying something new today. I took some video clips of my process, and I am sharing them. Keep in mind, this is a really rough "daily doodle," and the videos are in little 5 minute clips. Let me know if you think this would be a worthwhile activity, as I am considering getting some proper software.

First Five Minutes
Second Five Minutes
Third Five Minutes
Yep... More Five Minutes

I hope those links work!

Go Play Your Trumpet In The Yard

This has been a fun week. I managed to scribble out some ideas for "kids and robots" and I made it to Friday. Yesssssssss. Thanks to everybody for their great comments and suggestions. My hope is to crank out some more of these ideas next week, but that might get interrupted if I feel like I can do a cool Drawergeeks submission. The topic has some serious possibilities...

Have a great weekend. Enjoy the weather.

What's That Mrs. Shmoopkins?

Is there anything more embarrassing for a battle hardened SMASHbot 950 than than a tea party with Mrs. Shmoopkins and the Fuzzy Wuzzy twins?

Swimming Lessons

You Must Be Freezin Your Bolts Off

Wow, two drawings! I feel good about the looseness. I am just scribbling out the idea. It may stick. It may not. Whatever the case I haven't overworked any lines or worried that anything is perfect. I honestly think you have to jump onto a blank page and make a big mess before you can figure out any of the details. But that's just me.

I Am So Telling Mom...

Happy Monday Everybody.

This week I hope to continue drawing idea sketches (scribbles) for my "Kids And Their Robots" series. I realized over the weekend that I was trying to push the style of the kids in the wrong direction, and with this morning's drawing I think I have pulled them back to where I want to go. Very "cartoony" and simplified. I want to focus more on expression than anatomy... and we all know that kids are all about expression. And yelling. And running and hitting.

If I Had A Robot...

Good morning all! I have decided to focus my morning/evening drawing time towards something maybe a little productive for a change. I have had an idea knocking around in my head for a children's book that explores the age old question that every kid asks... "What if I had a robot?" My plan is to post my progress every couple of days, and eventually end up with a book's worth of art that I took time to polish. I am sure there will be breaks along the way.... but I will get there!

I also want to thank all of the awesome people who have stopped by the blog, and have either left a comment or emailed me to say hello. I have been so busy with life lately that I fail in my effort to respond to everybody, but rest assured that I appreciate every comment.