http://blog.artandstory.com weblog of artandstory.com Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:02:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I gave this as a housewarming gift to my friends Chris and Lindsey. It's approximately 3 by 4 inches, or 2.75 x 3.75, if cropped to the pencil line. Ink on Bristol. http://blog.artandstory.com/2008/04/27/an-inky-housewarming/ Here I am traveling through time and space and thought. Drawn with Photoshop on Cintiq. http://blog.artandstory.com/2008/04/22/spaceways/ I just watched the documentary film "Frank and Ollie" last week for the first time. I knew that these two guys (Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston) were legendary Disney animators and two of the "Nine Old Men." I also had some idea that Frank and Ollie were good friends. I ... http://blog.artandstory.com/2008/04/18/ollie-johnston-1912-2008/ Here's one of my first sketches on the Cintiq 12WX! I took a couple tries at drawing myself on the Cintiq before this one. I drew myself all bright and cheery, but it just didn't look right. I felt like I was making myself look too good, and who wants ... http://blog.artandstory.com/2008/04/16/but/ My computer for the past eight and a half years has been a Power Mac G4. The very first Mac G4 ever produced, known as the G4 "Yikes!" I purchased it within the first month of its release in September of 1999, and at that time it was considered so powerful ... http://blog.artandstory.com/2008/04/15/computer-upgrades/ UPDATE: More after the jump... http://blog.artandstory.com/2008/04/02/sketchcrawl-18-part-iii-of-iii/ UPDATE: More after the jump... http://blog.artandstory.com/2008/04/01/sketchcrawl-18-part-ii-of-iii/ UPDATE: More after the jump... http://blog.artandstory.com/2008/03/31/sketchcrawl-18-part-i-of-iii/ (Logo design by Enrico Casarosa. Used with permission.) Tomorrow, Saturday March 29th, is Sketchcrawl 18. People will be gathering in cities and places all over the world to sketch. If you enjoy drawing from life and your environs, please join in the fun. Visit http://sketchcrawl.com/forum to find people sketchcrawling in your ... http://blog.artandstory.com/2008/03/28/sketchcrawl-18-tomorrow/ I've been drawing upon various themes lately in my sketchbook, one of which is "pretty girls." It's not an unpopular subject among cartoonists and illustrators, in case you haven't noticed, but it's certainly a worthwhile one. That is, if you're into that sort of thing. It's fun to study different ... http://blog.artandstory.com/2008/03/26/jamie-pretty-jamie/ Here's a noir guy for you. That slightly goofy rumpled detective who comes off as nothing but cool, due to his calm confidence, charisma, and cleverness (pardon the aliteration). http://blog.artandstory.com/2008/03/20/noir-character/ This is based on a guy I saw performing on Letterman last night. I don't know who he is, but I liked his skinny shape. http://blog.artandstory.com/2008/03/18/late-nite-rocker/ To celebrate Pi Day, here's a very "edutaining" piece on the mathematical constant: I came across this video from comedy duo Hard N' Phirm (video by Keith Schofield), oh, about a year or two ago, and I thought it possessed a kind of genius. I still do. Parents, shield your child's ... http://blog.artandstory.com/2008/03/14/happy-pi-day/ It well could be this fellow's last laugh. Here are some more ol' timers from the doodle book. Geezers are fun to draw. http://blog.artandstory.com/2008/03/12/last-laugh/ Perhaps inspired by yesterday's sketch of Jules Engel, I decided to take a shot at drawing myself as an older gentleman with his dentures out. http://blog.artandstory.com/2008/03/11/me-older-and-fartier/