'Destroy Your Enemies With Kindness' | Daily Drawing #51.
Less Black Friday, More Black Francis (9 out of 10 Pixies Fans Agree.)
'Less Black Friday, More Black Francis' (9 out of 10 Pixies Fans Agree.) | Daily Drawing #50
A 'Black Friday madness' supercut. Oh, America...
Jive Turkey (Happy Thanksgiving!)
'Jive Turkey' | Daily Drawing #49. Happy Thanksgiving! For your viewing pleasure, a 'Jive Turkey' supercut:
Just Stay in Bed
"Just Stay in Bed" | Daily Drawing #48. A quick script done in pencil then traced and inked on vellum. Scanned and colorized in Photoshop.
Outdo. Outwork. Outshine.
"Outdo. Outwork. Outshine." | Daily Drawing #47.
Brush marker, traced with pencil on Vellum. Composite in Photoshop.
Just Let Go
"Just Let Go" Daily drawing #47
Tools: Tombow Dual Brush Pen Scanned, then traced in Illustrator. Line widths made with the width tool (which saves a lot of time on a piece like this).
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Done is Better Than Perfect
"Done is Better Than Perfect" (unless you're a surgeon or a rocket scientist)
Tools: Zig Drawing Pen 0.5 on Vellum. Scanned, composed in Photoshop.
Never Say Never
'Never Say Never'. Hand lettered then scanned and redrawn in Illustrator, final file prepared in Photoshop.
'Good Morning' Brush Script Video
A quick brush script video using a Prismacolor Premier Brush Tip Marker
Ben Franklin on Writing
“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” ― Benjamin Franklin
Take Your Time (Redux)
Stop Being Lazy
(I got up extra early this morning to knock this one out...)
Sometimes It's OK to Say No
Saying 'NO' to something could potentially free you up for something bigger or more rewarding. Don't be afraid to say no.
Keep It Simple, Stupid!
Fresh!
After a brief hiatus, I'm back. After a wonderfully relaxing vacation at the end of July in Clearwater Beach, Florida (my new favorite Florida town), I came back to a ton of work. I've been an independent designer for the last 15 years and I could pretty much count on projects thinning out in August, or getting put off until September. Then, right after the kids go back to school, the flood gates open. Not this year. It's been steady and strong almost the entire year. Now that Summer is coming to a close, kids are back in school and the days are shorter, I'll be able to put in more time at the drawing table.
Here's a simple hand-lettered script, scanned and traced with the pen tool in Illustrator. Imported into Photoshop, added shadow and gradient background.
It's All Good
' It's All Good' - a quickie Moleskine drawing with a Micron 03.
Take Your Time
Take Your Time
Tools: Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker, traced and filled with Micron pens. I just scored the Zig brush marker from ArtSnacks and I'm really liking it. The pointed tip has just enough 'give' and nice ink flow to create natural strokes.
I realize that I've become quite impatient the last few years (I blame the gadgets) and lately I've been making a more conscious effort to be present and to slow down and enjoy the ride. I started this morning's practice writing some phrases and quotes. I try to cram at least 30 minutes of drawing in each morning, even if I don't have an idea of what to draw. I keep a notebook close by with words, phrases and ideas in case I don't have that thunderbolt of inspiration right away. So, I pulled some quotes out of the book and started writing them out with the brush pen. I could see myself trying to letter them faster and faster. My perfectionist streak wants to crank out something perfect each time, (and usually I don't) so I get frustrated. Fast lettering is sloppy lettering, so of course I got more frustrated. I'm also looking at the clock, because as much as I'd like to sit and draw all day, I have paying projects on deck. Then I just found myself saying, "Take your time, take your time.." and then began writing the phrase. I liked how the letterforms came together, so a few iterations later, I was ready to trace and scan. The photo composite includes a photo I shot at Seaside Park, New Jersey last week.
Take Your Time (Tracing)
Procrastinate Now!
Procrastinate Now! (write a post about it later!)
Hand-lettered with Micron 1, scanned/colored in Photoshop. I started with smaller thumbnails until I got the letterforms the way I wanted them. I then scanned the thumbnail and printed it larger and did a clean lightbox tracing from that.
Scanned Thumbnail
Inked Drawing
You Should Know Better
A quickie script outline with a Micron 05. Scanned and colored in Photoshop.
Poor Planning (Measure Twice, Cut Once)
Bad planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.
A 5-minute quickie. Sakura Pigma Sensei (0.6mm) on Bristol board. Scanned and colored in Photoshop.