Doodle Beasts

I’ve got a new sketchbook, something I haven’t had for a while…not that I haven’t sketched anything due to a lack of book, but having a dedicated book for it sort of gives the whole thing a regularity, like keeping a diary.

Sketching also gives you that awesome freedom to make mistakes…something which I do frequently.

Have a big fat bee.

I thought it’d be cool to put together a step-by-step series of pictures showing how this was done…For my own benefit as much as anything, but still, I figured someone out there might get a kick out of it.

After the pencil drawing was finished ’twas scanned and colour tweaked in Photoshop. I’m not a big fan of straight black and white images on a back lit monitor, it just looks a bit harsh.

Finally, my newly silvered bionic hand. This is why I like ink, I can’t make as much mess.

I thought I’d get the old pencils out for a bit of a spin, makes a change from ink. Graphitey atmosphere is never a bad thing I reckon.

Filled with squishy joy he is, honest.

For Fishy, Katy and Samli, who say the strangest things.

For a site called Doodle Beasts, there are surprisingly few doodled beasts here. I might have to fix that in the future.

…just happens to be today, yay!

‘Parts’ created for drawing day; www.drawingday.org.

Man face man is made entirely out of man face. Even the bits you can’t see are face shaped and manly. Also, he’s green.

…Or at least we hope it will. I was having a Dali Day.

Biro on paper, always fun.