Hi. My name is... and I am a drawaholic.

PuGator

2012-01-27T22:51:00.000-08:00

can't fetch a stick, can't do a trick, to scared to git ya fer their kiddies, their soft but scaly and a little bit greasy..

Friday Inspiration: Portrait of a Goblin

2012-01-27T15:41:00.000-08:00

I love watching how people draw and their approach. I came across this demo by Joshua Middleton and thought you all might enjoy it! My favorite demo's are Joe Bluhm's which I posted about last year. If you haven't seen them, definitely check them out! He talks through what he is doing and is very inspirational! This one is a great demo on a nice finished piece done simply. We don't always have to spend hours and hours to get a 'finished' piece. Please comment and share any demo's you know of and enjoy!

PUG & GATOR CHALLENGE

2012-01-27T13:24:00.000-08:00

Had trouble with this one. Couldn't get past the idea of the 'gator sitting there with a satisfied grin as he picked his teeth; no pug in sight...just its collar. But keeping with the theme....here are a couple of thoughts.

Week 4: Pug Alligator

2012-01-25T12:32:00.000-08:00

had fun with this so i did 2 :)
might color them later dono.

Jan. Week 4 Pugligator - Johnny Turco

2012-01-25T08:51:00.000-08:00

Week 1 challenge

2012-01-24T08:43:00.000-08:00

Yes I am so behind, playing catch up this was my unfinished idea

The CHALLENGE: An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves. - Bill Vaughn

CHALLENGE! January, Week 4: Pug + Alligator =

2012-01-23T14:00:00.000-08:00

If a pug...

and and alligator...

got together...

January wk3: Louie Jones - Draw Inside Shapes

2012-01-21T20:18:00.000-08:00

January, Wk 3: Jess Morris - Draw Inside Shapes

2012-01-21T19:15:00.000-08:00

Friday Inspiration: Where Good Idea's Come From

2012-01-20T11:24:00.000-08:00

I love TED talks and this is an oldie, but a goodie. Enjoy!

Week 3: Draw Inside These Shapes

2012-01-20T07:18:00.000-08:00

WEEK 3: Creations within shapes

2012-01-19T13:03:00.000-08:00

Here's my meager trial. Jess, this probably takes up more room than it should so please take part or all of it down when you think appropriate. Thanks. Enjoyed it. The odd one, difficult to comprehend, is a mask side view.

Week 3: Draw Inside These Shapes

2012-01-18T13:14:00.000-08:00

Great subject for drawing. Enjoyed it all the way :)

Week 3: Draw Inside These Shapes

2012-01-17T08:19:00.001-08:00

Week 3: Draw Inside These Shapes

2012-01-17T08:18:00.001-08:00

Week 2: Kids...New Game....SOCCIM

2012-01-16T22:39:00.000-08:00

Whew! Time's getting away from me, I'm still puttering around back on week 2. Here's a neighborhood girl playing her new ball game called SOCCIM. (Uhhhhh....I can just hear it....)

Week 3: Draw Inside These Shapes

2012-01-16T17:56:00.000-08:00

This is the first thing that popped in my head... why... i don't know!
enjoy..

My Pet

2012-01-16T16:45:00.000-08:00

Erin and I brought our cats together over x-mass and have left them together to get used to each other. Dewey & Daphne my cats and Luke & Lotty Erin's cats. took a while but mostly they get along. but the 2 girls kinda hate each other Daphne and lottie. so this is how it is alot of times... little hissing standoffs and the occasional chase :P
Thus i have the boys looking at the girls and taking bets on how will win.

Dewey top Left
Luke top Right
Lotty bottom Left
Daphne bottom Right

New Year's Eve Quote Colored

2012-01-16T16:43:00.001-08:00

Ok i had to get this one done so its only 2 tones and soft :P no time to color it all fancy :P

CHALLENGE! January, Week 3: Draw Inside These Shapes

2012-01-16T14:27:00.000-08:00

I always thought this was a neat challenge, so.. I knocked off the idea so we can do it here! Most people tend to do faces, but do what you want! Go crazy!

Friday Inspiration: Rad How To

2012-01-13T17:30:00.000-08:00

Rad is a storyboard artist and Dreamworks and I have been following his blog for quite sometime. He posts his own 'how to's' on many drawing techniques and tips. I find all of his posts very helpful and I thought you would too! A couple of my favorite posts are: "S" Curves, Gesture, Front vs. Back, and Drawing Thought Process.

January Week2: My pet

2012-01-11T07:11:00.000-08:00

Hi guys! Here is my sketch and my first post here!!

I always wanted to have a salamander when i was a kid...

Thank you Jess for allowing me to draw with you guys!

New Year's Eve Quote : Get the HELL outta my house!

2012-01-09T15:44:00.000-08:00

Ok I'm falling behind so I'm posting a W.I.P
My new years eve quote is "Get the HELL outta my house!"

CHALLENGE! January, Week 2: Your kids or pets.

2012-01-09T09:31:00.000-08:00

..or if you don't have kids or pets, then be inspired by someone else's or draw a pet you wish you had. They are fun and playful subjects, so hopefully this will be a fun week!

Mythical animals : mermaid

2012-01-09T08:50:00.000-08:00

STREET FINGERS WALKING

2012-01-08T21:20:00.000-08:00

Here's my meager attempt at portraying hands and fingers. Always a serious challenge. Getting them to do what I want and look like it, I mean. I cleaned 'em up a little from the original sketch.

Friday Inspiration: Drawing Hands

2012-01-06T12:24:00.000-08:00

Hands are the hardest part for me to draw and often the missing part to calling many of my drawings 'finished'. Best way to get over a fear is to conquer it, right? Well here are some resources that I found helpful and I hope you do too! Please comment with any hand resources you know of!

Toby Shelton: I've Got to Hand it to You

Joumana Medlej: Drawing Hands

Ron Lemen: Drawing the Human Hand

Draw In Black: List of several hand resources (I haven't had time to check them all out, let me know if you find any gold in there!)

(this is an image from Toby Shelton)

First CHALLENGE of 2012: New Year's Eve Quote

2012-01-02T16:27:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year Drawaholic's! I don't know about you all, but one of my new year's resolutions is to draw more. So lets start this year off right!

The CHALLENGE: An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves. - Bill Vaughn

You can use this quote as a caption or simply as inspiration for your drawing. No rules, do with it as you please!

New Year To all

2012-01-01T22:54:00.001-08:00

Happy new year to all, ready for a good year of new draw-a-holics challenges, and hope all have a successful year

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL...

2011-12-30T21:49:00.000-08:00

Old 2011 looks a little frumpy and grumpy, but he means well.

CHRISTMAS GREETING

2011-12-23T15:15:00.000-08:00

Just a little sumpthin' to share with anyone interested. 'Tis the season.......(P.S. Love the drama of Jared's "Naughty/Nice" cat theme....powerful lighting effect.)

Inspiration: Tutorials By Harry Hamernik

2011-12-21T14:18:00.000-08:00

One of my instructors from the Art Institute, Harry Hamernik, has a really neat blog with various FREE tutorials. Everything from painting to caricatures to photoshop brush techniques. I thought I would pass on the word in case you needed some inspiration!

Naughty or Nice

2011-12-19T21:32:00.001-08:00

Dewey and Daphne...
sometimes i can never tell witch cat did what when i was away.
and there are nights where Dewey looks Evil as hell.
(that is if you dont know him, cus he is the biggest scaredy-cat in the world!!!)

SHOPZILLA ! ! !

2011-12-16T14:22:00.000-08:00

Apologies for not sticking directly to the "Naughty/Nice" theme, but this behavior of the last couple of weeks jerked my shorts. I think these things breed in parking lots.

Last CHALLENGE of 2011: Naughty or Nice

2011-12-15T07:57:00.000-08:00

Drawaholics Badge!

2011-12-12T17:29:00.000-08:00

Add this badge to your own blog or website to help promote Drawaholics and what you have been involved in (or following)! (sample in the left column) Click on the pic to make it big, right click and save. If you have blogger go to 'Design', then 'Page Elements', 'Add Gadget', upload this pic, and then in the link slot put: www.drawaholics.blogspot.com. This way people can click on the badge and it will take them right here!

Last CHALLENGE of 2011: Naughty or Nice

2011-12-12T09:57:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays everyone! I hope 2011 is wrapping up beautifully for you all and maybe we can squeeze in one more Drawaholics drawing. How about.. Naughty or Nice!

We'll be starting 2012 with random topics again. If you think of any ideas for challenges please email me or comment here. Or even if there are just general areas you would like to explore more please let me know that too!

I was also wondering if the 'Friday Inspirations' is something you would like me to keep up as well. That is when I post up an inspiring blog, demo videos or a book I found helpful. Pretty much anything that might spark some inspiration! I would love to keep this up, but only if you find it helpful and worth checking out.

Thanks everyone for posting your beautiful drawings this year! Looking forward to your creations in 2012!

My Pet Monster

2011-12-10T20:21:00.001-08:00

Yes going back trying to play catch up, its been to long, this is my pet Beat-o-puss

LABOR:

2011-12-08T20:26:00.001-08:00

The nedless job hunt. :P

and i colored my Pet Monster from months ago... i know... im slow.

LABOR: OF A DIFFERENT KIND

2011-11-28T21:58:00.000-08:00

LABOR---ERS APPRECIATE A BISTRO

2011-11-24T11:40:00.001-08:00

Labor: French waitress

2011-11-19T17:22:00.000-08:00

LABOR

2011-11-13T10:49:00.000-08:00

Current challenge is, "LABOR," a theme foreign to my nature. Lots of connections, but ants, being the ambitious critters they are, seemed appropriate. I'm not seeing other posts, so shall refrain for awhile in the hope we'll see others' creations up here.

Funny Feet and Swollen Horn

2011-11-10T22:41:00.000-08:00

While reviewing past challenges I became intrigued by the "Pet Monsters" theme. As usual, it wasn't long before I wandered off track. I'm now developing these characters for a gag panel which I'll probably publish next week on my website. Meanwhile, here they are.

2011-11-08T08:39:00.000-08:00

My name's Kent and I'm a Drawaholic with no desire to be cured. This is my first blog---ever---and my first time here, so hope I don't screw it up too badly. Thank you, Jess, for the invitation to play in this wonderfully rich site.

My initial submission started with serious intent to study the wonderful info about Crocodile characteristics, but as usual I got distracted. "Alligator shoes" came to mind...

I'm lost.

Mythical animals : Dragon

2011-10-20T14:19:00.000-07:00

Drawaholics

2011-10-05T16:24:00.000-07:00

Hey guys.. so the blog is kind of dieing down again. If you are still participating feel free to do a past challenge that you missed. I'll start posting new challenges in a couple of weeks. In the meantime I am going to finish redesigning the banner and delete any 'drawaholics' that have never posted.

CHALLENGE! September, Week 2: Past Challenge

2011-09-12T09:02:00.000-07:00

It seems a lot of us have been busy lately and behind on drawing. Soo lets use this week to do a past challenge that you missed that you would like to do!

CHALLENGE! September, Week 1: Labor

2011-09-05T13:22:00.000-07:00

CHALLENGE! August, Week 4: Hipster

2011-08-29T14:06:00.000-07:00

March, Week 4: Tania Sandroni - My Pet Monster

2011-08-24T06:20:00.000-07:00

Hello to everybody! I'm new to this blog and I would like to start posting with a drawing for an old challenge.
I would like to tell you that this is a great blog and I hope to post soon some other drawings!
Here is My Pet Monster!!

CHALLENGE! August, Week 4: Mother Nature

2011-08-22T20:48:00.000-07:00

Conan O'Brien the barbarian

2011-08-22T09:25:00.000-07:00

I've read the novels, I've read the comics, I saw the films, I bought the soundtrack albums... I kinda like Mr C. Barbarian, and it's that bloke from Game of Thrones! I didn't realise. How good's that?

CHALLENGE - August, Week 3: Conan

2011-08-15T09:18:00.000-07:00

CHALLENGE - August, Week 2: Supers

2011-08-08T09:16:00.000-07:00

August wk1: Louie Jones - Real Life Toons

2011-08-07T23:09:00.000-07:00

fiiiiiinally, another submission - i went for Dexter, from Dexter's Laboratory. might try to give him a legit color pass later on, might not :P could also be fun expanding the image to see his whole body

August, Week 1: Jess Morris - Real Life Toons

2011-08-07T22:54:00.000-07:00

I can't decide which one to finish.. What do you guys think?

CHALLENGE - August, Week 1: Real Life Toons

2011-08-01T16:54:00.000-07:00

So this week's challenge is taking a 2D/line drawn character such as Bugs Bunny or Peter Griffin and make them exist in real life. You can take it as realistic as you want! Just have fun! Here are some samples:

Mario + Luigi

by Anthony Jones

Cartman

by (can't find artists name)

Captain America meets...

2011-08-01T11:15:00.000-07:00

Captain "America" rolls off the tongue quite nicely but I'm not so sure about captain... what's his face!!!

Blind Date

2011-07-31T15:28:00.000-07:00

Friday Inspiration: Caricature Video Demo's

2011-07-29T13:49:00.000-07:00

Whenever I am going to do a caricature I jump over to Joe Bluhm's YouTube pages to get inspiration. I love his approach and how he talks through would he is doing. Check them out if you are looking for some inspiration!

June, Week 4: Blind Date

2011-07-25T16:15:00.000-07:00

July, Week 2: Jess Morris - Harry Potter

2011-07-18T22:54:00.000-07:00

There are so many interesting characters in this series, but Hagrid is the one that has the most interesting shape to me and so much personality. I wanted to do a face study first and hopefully next to a full body one more characterized. With his pink umbrella and Fang of course!

July, Week 3: Captain America

2011-07-18T20:55:00.000-07:00

Another good movie comes out this week, so lets do a tribute!

Friday Inspiration: Digital Painting Tutorial

2011-07-15T16:51:00.000-07:00

I am starting something new and posting weekly inspirations. If you come across something that inspires you, please send me a link and I'll post it up a following week. Thanks for playing!

Digital Painting Tutorial
By Kevin Keele
Check it out at his blog!

2011-07-12T20:16:00.000-07:00

June, Week 3: Jess Morris - Game of Thrones

2011-07-11T22:20:00.000-07:00

FINALLY got around to doing a drawaholics post. The last couple weekends have been full of freelance work. I hope to do more sketches from Game of Thrones since there are so many interesting characters.. such a great show!

July, Week 2: Harry Potter

2011-07-11T19:59:00.000-07:00

Anyone else going to see the midnight showing this thursday? I can't wait! Will be such a bitter sweet moment..

Hare-py 4th of July!

2011-07-09T15:57:00.000-07:00

I drew this on my blog for Independence Day. For some reason that I can't remember, I decided to make July Rabbit month with some "Hare raising Tails", which is just me writing something random and absurd. (The spirit of Monty Python lives on!)

July, Week 1: Independence!

2011-07-04T21:12:00.000-07:00

Wrong character, Mr Perlman!

2011-07-03T03:28:00.000-07:00

To be honest I've never seen the series but I have seen the promos on FX. There's only so many hours in the day and as much as I'd like to watch them all I can't. Plus, I've got a soft spot for Poirot re-runs!!! I like switching from Dexter to Poirot, such a contrast !!!

June, Week 4: Sons of Anarchy

2011-06-27T18:48:00.000-07:00

I am on a TV kick as of late (hope you don't mind me using them as topics), and Sons of Anarchy is a new favorite. Some great art pieces can spawn from that show!

Can you smell burning?

2011-06-26T04:05:00.000-07:00

We're lucky enough to have seen Game of Thrones in old Blighty the day after it's shown in the States, usually we have to wait a month or so. I've always had a soft spot for all things fantasy and medieval so really enjoyed this and had to pick my jaw up off the floor at the ending. More please!!

June, Week 3: Game of Thrones

2011-06-20T16:08:00.000-07:00

Way to bring the blog back to life Des! Great artwork!

This weeks topic is based on one of my new favorite tv shows, that has just wrapped up its first season, and a book series that has moved it's way to the top of my must read list: Game of Thrones. If you haven't seen it, check it out, its brilliant!

Mythical animals : Dragon

2011-06-20T14:50:00.000-07:00

December 2010 : Dragon. My daughter loves Toothless, the main dragon in the film and watches it over and over. And no, she's not 7 years old, she's at university!!!! She's only just getting weened off Hannah Montana!!

Odd couples

2011-06-20T14:44:00.000-07:00

May : week 2. Like U2 sang, "Better than the real thing", The 2 crazy looking princesses at that royal wedding looked like something out of a Tim Burton film and much more fun to watch than Wills and Kate. We're not all that mad in old Blighty!! Okay, we are, I admit it.

Musical inspiration

2011-06-20T14:32:00.000-07:00

April : week 1. To quote Highlander (with perhaps less of the French accent and more Scotish!) There can be only one. James Patrick Page. How much air guitar I have I done listening to this guy!! Eye thenk ewe.

June, Week 2: Catch Up Week.. again.

2011-06-13T13:55:00.001-07:00

Draw draw draw!

June, Week 1: Catch Up Week

2011-06-06T09:43:00.000-07:00

Not many posts lately, so lets use this week to pick a past topic that you missed and was wanting to do.

I also wanted to bring to your attention the Muppet's T-shirt Design Challenge through Threadless. Check it out! It seems like it could be a lot of fun!

May, Week 5: Construction Workers

2011-05-30T16:23:00.000-07:00

This is not a subject I would have though up on my own for something I want to draw, but these photo's were passed around work and I found them incredibly inspiring!

Australian Doomsday Cult...Travel?

2011-05-20T22:20:00.000-07:00

I just finished this one on the Australian version of that doomsday Cult in America that reckons the world will end today. If Australians thought the world was going to end, we'd probably be happy to have a day off work:) I thought I could shoe horn it into the new theme of travel:)

May, Week 3 + 4: Travel

2011-05-19T10:41:00.000-07:00

Hi folks!
I am very sorry for being so late on this weeks topic. I was out of town and didn't have access to the internet world. Hence this weeks topic: Travel. This will be the topic for next week as well so you have more then a couple days and also time for any past ones you would like to catch up on. Great work everyone! Keep drawin!
Jess

March, Week 5: Jess Morris - Carnies

2011-05-15T09:59:00.000-07:00

LATE.

April, Wk4: Jess Morris - April Showers

2011-05-10T20:58:00.000-07:00

I couldn't resist :)

May wk1: Louie Jones - Cinco de Mayo

2011-05-10T20:57:00.000-07:00

still playing catch-up. here's my cinco de mayo sketch!

May, Week 2: Odd Couple

2011-05-09T20:27:00.000-07:00

Musical Inspiration (Jazz Diva)

2011-05-04T21:53:00.000-07:00

Bit late but I found this in the visual diary and although I didnt do it specifically for this challenge, thought I'd put it up as I havent had time to post anything in a while...

May, Week 1: Cinco de Mayo

2011-05-02T10:00:00.001-07:00

April, Week 4: April Showers-Raymond Betancourt

2011-04-26T07:14:00.000-07:00

The Easter Bunny is not all that fond of April showers.

April, Week 3: Jess Morris - The 80s

2011-04-25T14:43:00.000-07:00

The 80s for me was all about getting the perfect side pony tail, the Goonies and showing my little sister how to properly play with all of my toys. I have a couple more things I would like to do with this; more toys, New Kids on the Blocks poster, finalize the lines.. but I figured I should post what I have and make an attempt to catching up on some weeks I have missed!

CHALLENGE! April, Week 4: April Showers

2011-04-25T11:03:00.000-07:00

I have to apologize for missing a couple really great potential themes last week.. This week lets acknowledge the last week of april with the theme: april showers!

April wk1: Louie Jones - Musical Inspiration

2011-04-21T23:49:00.000-07:00

falling a little behind, but i'm starting to play catch up now. here's my musical inspiration. i was originally going to redo the Let it Be album cover in the fashion of Gorillaz' Demon Days, but ended up just turning in to a profile line up ;P

Beatles

April, Week 3: The 80s

2011-04-18T10:14:00.000-07:00

A Day At The Zoo

2011-04-17T10:41:00.000-07:00

This is what I immediately thought of when I read the title. :)

My monster pet

2011-04-16T15:48:00.000-07:00

Question is who is the monster :)

Day at the Zoo: Gavin

2011-04-15T16:49:00.000-07:00

haha, i did this after i went to the zoo a little while back. my old roomate has a bulldog we affectionately call the hippo

Day at the Zoo: Raymond Betancourt

2011-04-11T09:26:00.000-07:00

Just a glimpse at an old family photo album.

April, Week 2: Day at the Zoo

2011-04-10T21:59:00.001-07:00

You Can Learn A Lot From Lydia

2011-04-09T15:10:00.000-07:00

Updated Lydia with muppet blush and everything.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHXZA_5XMJ4

March wk5: Louie Jones - Carnies (American Carny) v.2

2011-04-07T00:34:00.001-07:00

not the week three submission, but i actually took some time to paint up last week's carny sketch. it's been a good long while since i've attempted to go this extensive with the painting. it feels good to get my digital brush wet again ;P - i decided to keep it black and white, give it a more era-appropriate feel (and man is it nice only worrying about tone and not having to deal with that whole, COLOR thing, haha)

i definitely won't be taking all the submissions this far, but hopefully i can keep it up with a few of 'em..