Devil's in the...

details. So here be some character studies for some black and white illustrations I'm working on.

Challenge no. 12: Part 1

March 22-29, 2013


Challenge no. 12 is going to be a three-part challenge.

Part 1: Design a character.


This can be whoever, for whatever, however, etc., etc. you choose. Since this first part has only 1 week to be worked on, it's just character sketches or drawings. As some of you are in animation, some in book illustration, etc., pick the character to fit into whatever market you like.

Fantabulous examples! all borrowed from Adam Rex's blog:

 (The pandas were designed for Chu's Day, and the lion, the dragon and the girl for Chloe & the Lion. )

Have at it however you like, just be sure you really like this character because you'll be working with them the next two challenges.

Submissions due by midnight, Friday, March 29.

Cartoon Meridth From the Old School

Retro Marti in the Rough

Challenge # 10 - Death by Snake

Hey fellow art buddies. I thought this was a brilliant idea, thanks to Marti, and I meant to post my sketch of a victorian lady being swallowed by a boa constricter before visiting family, so sorry for the delay. Regardless, I heart this blog and you all, of course.

Challenge no. 11

March 1-March 15



Draw a self-portrait in the style of a retro cartoon character.


Some examples, to jump off from:

All submissions due by midnight, March 15, or the Ghost of Caesar will haunt you!

Examples from tumblr blog, Cartoon Modern, by Amid Amidi, author of Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in Fifties Animation.

The Naturalist

Or at least this is the sort of thing my imagination came up with when I was out walking on a peat bog once. You can never really tell just how deep the water is under the peat. It's like walking on a waterbed with thin spots.