Days 8 to 14- Artober 2021 (Teddy Bear to Pink Panther)

 Yeah, I didn't plan to post all of these together, but I've had a lot going on during this week, so here we go...

Yeah, this is just a fun sketch of some teddy bear character. I might revisit this. 

On this day, I was watching a live stream of someone playing a ToeJam and Earl game, and one of the enemies was an opera singer. So here's my attempt at this character from memory.

Got inspired to draw this character from an old friend's batch of photographs taken when they were shopping for pumpkins. I quite like this character. 

Yeah, I didn't have that many art materials when I was doing this piece, hence using a highlighter rather than my trusty brush pens to draw out these characters. They make a good duo. 

Another day, and another live stream, this time they were playing that Nickeloden All-Star Brawl video game. So here's CatDog from memory. Not too bad. 

Yay! I had my brush pens back in reachable distance, so I drew this character based on a speaker I tried to watch via Zoom on Monday, which explains some of the details on this one. 

As being a fan of the Pink Panther character since I was a kid, I've never really drawn them before. This was very poignant with the passing of David H Patie doing the rounds on my Facebook feed that day. I like how this came out in the end. 

Artober 2020- Day 12- Create Your Own Universe Excercise (Literature and Concept Storyboard Panels)

 Today's excercise is about setting the scene. So I had to come up with a paragraph that sets up the scene. So here it is. 

"Abingdon. A place you want to retire and die, than to work and prosper. The best things happen in nearby Oxford, whilst the townsfolk appear more xenophobic than their more liberal city neighbours. In a town like this, you are either born here, or you get stuck here by no fault of your own. Guess how I got here? "

 

Below are some concept panels to suggest local landmarks. I might revisit that pencilled scene just to add the neccessary detail to make it more readable.

Inktober- Day 12- Not Again Cartoon

One of my professional Facebook friends shared a cartoon from Vic Kasinja's Taxina series. I was inspired by the figure in the foreground's pose, I was inspired to create my own cartoon out of it... only with a more topical topic on a contemporary telly.

Day 12 and Day 13 of Inktober: Professor Hastings

I have been doing Inktober this year, but if you bear with me, I will try and sort them out, and make relevant postings. I was inspired by Dave Alvarez's Muppetober contest over on Twitter (https://twitter.com/DAlvarezStudio/status/1050440806010683393) to give doing some fan art of an obscure Muppet. I decided to attempt Professor Hastings from Sesame Street. I tried a couple of attempts at depicting his character. Whilst my intial drawing (the middle drawing) had more detail, I felt I wasn't getting the proportions right on the character. So I made a digital coloured drawing of my second drawing at it resembles more of the character. I was also pleased with the tartan effect on his waistcoat.

Inktober- Day 12- Rough Character Illustration

Not much for today, mainly because time was not on my side today. But at least I have an idea on what this finalised sketch will and that a new brush pen doesn't bleed through to the other side of this paper, unlike in my current sketchbook. So I'll see how I get on with inking a finalised piece at some point tomorrow, once I try and find a long-enough ruler to sketch out my border first.

Inktober- Day 12- Finalised Illustration

Despite the odd mistake that can be rectified later on during the process, I'm quite pleased at how the final piece came out.

Shots from Family Wood- Feb 2016

I was sorting out my camera for a family do when I realised I had some shots taken back in February of our family wood, set in Wiltshire. I thought I share them as they are here.