Let's Taco Bout It

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To the Moon!

'To the Moon!' Daily Drawing 563

A quick illustration I knocked out on Sunday morning while watching soccer. I vowed to get back to drawing more, but I often have that creative block of what to draw. As I started doodling, a rocket ship appeared on the page, and I decided to expand on it.

I painted myself into a corner on this one: having been out of practice in Procreate, I did everything on one layer - even the color drops - which left me no wiggle room to move elements or get crazy with shading.

The Doctor

‘The Doctor’ | Daily Drawing 465

I tried to come up with a clever name for this eye-patch wearing, cigar smoking Supervillain™, but then I realized I was trying too hard to be clever and decided to just call him ‘The Doctor’.

Tools: iPad Pro / Procreate / Debaser Lo-Fi Comic Coloring Kit from @truegrittexturesupply

Avoid Trolls. Take the High Road.

'Avoid Trolls. Take the High Road.' | Daily Drawing #335.
Don't participate in gossip, and forget about changing someone's mind about politics. They've already made up their damned minds.

iPad Pro | Apple Pencil | ProCreate App.
Grunge effects and final composition and colorization in Photoshop.

Build Me Up, Tear Me Down

'Build Me Up, Tear Me Down' | Daily Drawing #323
As in Jenga, or Love.

Tools: Paper Mate Flair, Kuretake Bimoji Brush Pen.

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Let's Build a Wall

'Let's Build a Wall' | Daily Drawing #318
It will be the most beautiful wall. It will really be something.

Tools: iPad Pro, Procreate, Apple Pencil

Crazy Cat Lady

'Crazy Cat Lady' | Daily Drawing #306
A quick 2-color lettering/illustration with the Apple Pencil and iPad Pro.
(No offense to the cat people, I just needed an excuse to draw cartoon cats.)

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Nice Day for a Run

'Nice Day for a Run' | Daily Drawing #300

This is the first stab at an illustration with the Apple Pencil on an iPad Pro, using the Procreate app. I’ve used Procreate in the past, but with mixed success due to the poor choices of styluses available at the time. The Apple Pencil really changes the game. Palm rejection was the main problem for drawing on a tablet, and they’ve solved it. The Pencil itself is sleek, has a nice weight and feels natural in the hand (that’s what she said). I was up and running within 10 minutes out of the box and was able to bang together this quick drawing.

My complaints so far are minimal: The Pencil itself is a beautiful, almost delicate object - and is perfectly round and rolls right off the desk. A piece of masking tape at the top, like a little flag, solved this problem. Storage is also an issue – there’s no way to clip this to the iPad or the keyboard, and the Pen itself is about 6 ¾” tall, so you can't exactly slide it into your shirt pocket. I’m sure we’ll see third-party solutions soon enough and these concerns aren’t deal breakers.

I’m really impressed so far with the Pencil/iPad Pro and look forward to seeing what I can create.

Tools:
Apple iPad Pro
Apple Pencil
Procreate for iPad

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Pray for Paris

'Pray for Paris' | Daily Drawing #293

Never Let the Truth Get in the Way of a Good Story

'Never Let the Truth Get in the Way of a Good Story' | Daily Drawing #289
An excellent quote from Mark Twain.

Tools: Kuretake Fudegokochi Brush Pen

High Steaks!

'High Steaks!' | Daily Drawing #287
(They're so basted...)

Day 4 of the 'Meat Week' series.

Tools: Kuretake Bimoji Felt Tip Brush Pen, Wacom Intuos Tablet

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Hide the Salami

'Hide the Salami' | Daily Drawing #285
Day 2 of the 'Meat Week' series.

Tools: Kuretake Bimoji Felt Tip Brush Pen, Wacom Intuos Tablet

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Long Live NYC Pizza Rat

'Long Live Pizza Rat' | Daily Drawing #282
The internet was buzzing this week with a video taken in a NYC subway station of a rat carrying a slice of pizza down the stairs.
Let's all hail his 'can-do' spirit and determination.
If you can make it here, Mr. Rat, you can make it anywhere.

TOOLS: Kuretake Bimoji Felt Tip Brush Pen

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