CHALLENGE! September, Week 4: Fall

The new season is here! Welcome fall!

Cave Woman :)

Sorry this is late, I was too lazy to scan it. Finally got around to it! :)

BONUS CHALLENGE: Pirate

Today is national pirates day! ... pirate robot maybe? :P

CHALLENGE! September, Week 3: Robot

(any size, for any purpose)

Jess Morris: Favorite Adventure Movie

Raiders of the Lost Arc was in theaters around these parts last week and it was AMAZING to see it on the big screen! This was one of my favorite parts...

CHALLENGE! September, Week 2: Favorite Adventure Movie

Label: Your Name, Favorite Adventure Movie

CHALLENGE! September, Week 1: Favorite Band/Musician

Wow, September already! Feel free to do a labor day piece if you are one that likes to keep up with every holiday. Last year it didn't get many responses, so lets go with: FAVORITE BAND/MUSICIAN.

MEMORIUM: NEIL ARMSTRONG

Thank you Jess, and whoever else suggested the theme of honoring a real American.  And, in my opinion, he was a genuinely real "hero" of the best kind:  An unassuming and accomplished patriot.

This work is a departure from my normal stuff.  I'm not as accomplished in these kinds of things as most of you, and am regularly humbled by your skills.  I am eager to see your contributions.

CHALLENGE: "CAVEMEN"

Not entirely sure which critter is the would-be retriever.

You decide.

Bonus CHALLENGE! Neil Armstrong

Someone just made a good point to me this morning that Neil Armstrong would be a great challenge this week. I agree and can't believe I didn't think of it yesterday! Thanks for the idea and what a neat way to remember a man who marked an important moment in history.

CHALLENGE! August, Week 4: Worst Superhero

Adventure Time with Mr. Krabs

It's a little late, but here is my Nickelodeon drawing. Hope you like it.

CAVEMAN drawings

This blog has some great subjects for drawing, to bad I don't have to much time to tackle them all
I use many of them for my everyday sketchbook so here are some takes on subject of caveman.
Hope you like it.

Keep the good work and great ideas :)

Tigercrab... finally!

Busy summer has kept me from contributing!  I finally got to the Tigercrab challenge.... *whew*.  Thanks Jess!

CHALLENGE! August, Week 3: Cavemen

(sorry posted late this week, was out of town with no reception)

Patrick the last airbender...

Hi all,

Thanks again Jess for inviting me to contribute to this blog. So here's a little sketch for the Nickelodeon Character challenge :)

CHALLENGE! August, week 2: Nickelodeon Character

CHALLENGE! August, week 1: Worst Fashion Statement

... after the horse has bolted.

Can't believe how much Britain has got behind all the athletes. Two weeks ago it was, "Olympics, big deal." but now the whole country has gone nuts!!! Winning helps. It was mentioned on TV yesterday that we only won one gold in Atlanta, forgot that. How was that possible????? Can anyone beat Bolt later today I wonder.

Friday Inspiration!

Remember when we did the 'Disney behind the scenes' challenge? I came across Disasterland, which is an art show coming up by Rodolfo Loaiza. Check out his clever and hillarious pieces about Disney characters in adult situations!

CHALLENGE! July, week 4: Olympics

Are you watching the Olympics? See anything amazing, embarrassing or otherwise memorable? Lets see it! Might also might be a good chance to knock out some fun gestures! Go at it!

Underwater Creature

Hi people, I just wanted to share my weekly challenge as well as an old one from weeks ago. Thanks Jess for bringing me on board.

Challenge! July, week 3: Batman

Ok here it is.. my fan bit for last weeks challenge! hahah keep in mind im still learning how to really draw with my wacom and also learning a new program, Sketchbook pro 2. Well i hope you enjoy!!

Batman Images

So this is my first post here! Glad to be a drawaholic! Some of these are old, some new, just lil doodles, nothing fancy Hope you dig!

CHALLENGE! July, week 3: Favorite Underwater Creature

What is your favorite underwater creature??

May, Wk3: Baby Monsters Jared J

Im late i know...  :(

Challenge! July, week 3: Batman

The Dark Knight Rises FINALLY opens this week, so for all of you out there who always wanted to do a Batman fan piece, this is your week!

Jess Morris: 80s Movie

This is one of my favorite moments from one of my favorite 80s movies. Know which one??

Click for Answer.

Jess Morris: Owl #2

Another owl...

CHALLENGE! July, Week 1: Favorite Bird

Well I know this is a bit late but here it is. This was part of a book that i worked on. I do like Brown horned owls and also looove peacocks. But this is what i have for ya!

CHALLENGE! Jul,y week 2: 80s Movie

What an awesome week of bird! This week lets do a tribute piece to one of your favorite movies from... the 80s! SO many good ones to choose from! Have fun!

June wk1: Jared Johnson - Alines

one of many back challenges to come!

Bad Prometheus vagina worms and tentacle monsters :P

Here are some drawings from my sketchbook. Hope you like it :)
Did some variation on owls cos I love those birds :)

July wk1: Jared Johnson - Cassowary

My first thought was a Theropod Dino seeings how the evolved into birds. but that might have been cheating :P so i went with a Cassowary cus they rock, closest thing to Theropod dinosaurs we have today. 


i have a crap load of back sketches i need to post... i've been a bad Drawaholic and fell off the wagon... or is it on?  

Jess Morris - Favorite Bird: Owl

Kind of a 'sketchbook page' of playing around with proportions.

July wk1: Louie Jones - Raven

favorite bird category - that's actually a tough one, but it was either going to be a raven, or an owl..

slender man kid

I know it's not technically a baby monster, but here's kid slender man creeping into your (yes, your!) bedroom while you're asleep.

If you don't know, the slender man an Internet-spawned urban legend creature who comes after mainly children and does ... something to them. It's not really clear. He is described as a tall, thin man in a suit with no face, supernaturally-long arms, and sometimes tentacles. He is most often found in foggy areas and forests where he can blend in with the trees, but has also been seen skulking around his victims' homes.

If you want to watch an insanely eerie chronicling of one guy's experiences involving the slender man, check out the MarbleHornets YouTube channel. It's how I was introduced to the monster (though I don't think he is given an actual name in the videos), and it still is probably the most deeply unsettling fictional series I've ever seen. Just drawing this picture weirded me out pretty hard. Hahaha.

CHALLENGE! July, Week 1: Favorite Bird

So this post is kind of an inspiration AND challenge post. I got turned onto Wicked Crispy, which is Jeff Victor's blog. He's a really talented artist that posts his life drawings, 'Classics of Crap', Actors roll line-ups, fan pieces and he also does these 30 day Challenges that are really fun to follow. I recommend joining him in this if you are up for the daily challenge! If you aren't quite there yet and are like me - trying my best to get out even a weekly drawing - I'll be borrowing some of his topics now and then from his challenge. I really like how he took a topic and pushed the idea into a way that I would have never thought of. Check out his blog to see some examples!

One of the things I like most about the topics he choose is that they all will reveal something about the artist. And I really like the idea of getting to know each other! So this week's challenge is: Favorite Bird.

And of course its 4th of July on Wednesday, so the BONUS challenge is an Independence Day piece.

CHALLANGE! June, Week 4: Grab Bag (Past Challenge)

Lots of fun challenges going by with not many posts. I am definitely guilty of not participating as much as I would like! Life get's busy. I completely understand! So lets use this week to choose a past challenge that you missed, but would still like to do. Have fun!

Post up anytime this week and label with the proper tag and your name. Thanks!

patrick the orphan xeno child

I'm very late on this, but just had to do something for Alien week. Don't think this qualifies as a spoiler since you have to already have seen PROMETHEUS for this to even be a joke. :P

Challange! June, Week 3: Historical + Supernatural =

With Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter coming out this week I can't help but imagine the inspiration this blooms. I love the idea of something historical mixed with something supernatural! Apparently this is a novel, by Seth Grahame-Smith, who also wrote Pride and Prejudiced and Zombies. Two books that just got pushed to the top of my reading list... after Game of Thrones. Anyways, have fun with this one! I can't wait to see what you all do!

(Please don't post until Friday or later and label:  Historical + Supernatural, Your Name. Thanks!)

Challenge! June, Week 2: Tiger + Crab =

Thanks Ted for this idea! 

Label: Tiger+Crab, Your Name, please don't post until Friday, thanks!

Weekend Inspiration: Ted Talk, Vik Muniz on Creativity

Vik Muniz makes art from pretty much anything, be it shredded paper, wire, clouds or diamonds. Here he describes the thinking behind his work and takes us on a tour of his incredible images. 

Alien 3

Alien 2

Alien Flight

Challenge! June, week 1: Aliens

In honor of Prometheus opening this week, 'Aliens' will be the challenge this week!

 

Please don't post until Friday and label: Aliens, Your Name. Thanks!

Jess Morris: Baby Monster

(if not recognizable, Creature from the Black Lagoon)

Friday Inspiration: Painting Demo by Bobby Chiu

I am a huge fan of adventure time and Bobby Chiu did this awesome fan piece!

Here is his process which is really inspiring to watch. I love how he almost sculpts the piece to what it is and how he just splashes on color making it all somehow come together. (If you aren't up for a 'life' pep talk just mute it.)

He also has a lot of other free demos! Check them out and let us know if you find any really good ones!

Baby of Frankenstein

Some brush pen on paper. The hair was fun to draw.

CHALLANGE! May, Week 4: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Huntsman opens this week so I thought I would be a great theme/challenge! Feel free to be inspired by this version, Disney or your own. Have fun!

While looking for images, I came across this video. Really fun style and I will never understand how people can ink like this!


Please don't post until Friday and label: Your Name, Snow White. Thanks!

Baby Cthulhu

CHALLENGE! May, Week 3: Baby Monsters

It can be literal.. a baby monster. Or a baby version of a famous monster, like Dracula OR someone you feel is a monster, like Patrick from American Psycho. The possibilities are endless! Have fun!!

Please don't post until Friday and label: Your Name, Baby Monster. Thanks!

May, week 2: Jess Morris - Polar Penguin

Quick paint sketch...

Fri... er, Saturday Inspiration: Painting Demo

I am sorry so many Fridays have gone by without an inspiration post! I am finally almost settled into my place and more importantly got my desk set up today! So inspiration posts are back and I'll do my best to make up for the past few weeks.

This digital panting demo, by Salvador Ramirez Madriz, caught my eye because first: the super cute character, and second: he does a piece like this in one to two hours! This was a nice reminder to me to not get hung up on a piece. Which is very easy to do! I also love how he applies the color almost painterly and his overall style of rendering. He does a great job bouncing the colors off of each other, which helps make everything fit together as nicely as it does. Enjoy!

CHALLENGE! May, Week 2: Be Inspired By This Pic (Penguins and Bear)...

Please don't post until Friday, and label: Your Name, Inspiration Pic, Penguins and Bear. Thanks and have fun!!

mommy's day

Semi-quick portrait of my mom, for my mom. :3

Happy Mother's Day.

CHALLANGE! May, Week 1: Mommy's Day

Another holiday week! Happy day to our mothers in honor for all they have done for us :)

Please don't post until Friday and Label: Your Name, Mommys Day. Have fun!

cinco de miracle whip

My first post on this blog and it's a pun. I'm so sorry. xD

Inspired by this infuriatingly stupid ad campaign for a certain sandwich spread.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n1vtZR16RY

April, Week 4 & Disney Characters, off the set

Ive been bad at keeping up, so i'm posting 2 at one time, there quicker drawings then i would like but i need to catch up! so these be quickies. Bell walking the Beast,

My Sharkhog,

CHALLENGE: April, Week 4: Cinco de Mayo OR Avengers

This week is Cinco de Mayo, but if you are a fan of The Avengers feel free to do a piece inspired by them since that movie is released this week!

April, Week 4: Hedgehog + Shark = Sharkhog

Here is my entry for the last challenge!