'Happy Spring!' | Daily Drawing #245
It's March 20, the first day of Spring, and this is the view outside my office window.
Go home Spring, you're drunk.
Tools: Kuretake Zig Clean Color Real Brush marker
Wish I Was There
'Wish I Was There' | Daily Drawing #244.
Warm image for a cold Winter's day.
Progress sketches.
Bottom left: Initial loose pencil sketch.
Bottom right: Ink outline
Top: Inked and scanned.
Dark Days Are Our Greatest Teachers
'Dark Days Are Our Greatest Teachers' | Daily Drawing #235
Tools: Tombow Dual Brush Marker
December
'December" | Daily Drawing #233.
Tools: Tombow Dual Brush Marker
Best Friends Forever!
'Best Friends Forever!' | Daily Drawing #224.
I saw this photo of Kim Jong Un and Dennis Rodman today and it made me laugh.
Tools: Tombow Dual Brush Pen
Always Take The Scenic Route
'Always Take The Scenic Route' | Daily Drawing #222.
Tools: Palomino Blackwing Pencil, Photoshop.
November
'November' | Daily Drawing #220.
Tools: Staedtler Pigment Liner Pen.
Sugar Buzz!
'Sugar Buzz!' | Daily Drawing #219.
Happy Halloween, may your sugar buzz be sweet!
Tools: Staedtler Pigment Liner Pen
Wild Style
'Wild Style' | Daily Drawing #216.
Tools: Staedtler Pigment Liner Pen.
Why The Hell Not?
'Why The Hell Not?' | Daily Drawing #215.
Tools: Palomino Blackwing Pencil.
Eat Your Problems for Breakfast
'Eat Your Problems for Breakfast' | Daily Drawing #213.
Tools: Palomino Blackwing Pencil
Prove Them Wrong
'Prove Them Wrong' | Daily Drawing #210.
Tools: Palomino Blackwing Pencil, Photoshop.
The Velvet Hammer
'The Velvet Hammer' | Daily Drawing #209.
I heard this phrase this morning. The common definition is a woman who operates with grace and eloquence and still kicks ass and gets shit done.
(It's also a name for a band, a drink and a sex term...)
Tools: Tombow Brush Marker, Photoshop, Wacom Tablet.
More Fluids!
'More Fluids' | Daily Drawing #206.
Sick? Drink MORE FLUIDS!
Malaise
'Malaise' | Daily Drawing #205
Today's word is 'malaise', which is the feeling I've had all day, fighting this cold/allergy thing that's taken hold.
Lost Time is Never Found Again
'Lost Time is Never Found Again' | Daily Drawing #203.
A quote from Benjamin Franklin.
Tools: Sakura Micron Pens, Photoshop. Stock photo via Unsplash.
Two Hundred
'Two Hundred' | Daily Drawing #200
Today's posting is my 200th 'Daily Drawing' post. It's been an interesting experiment. Looking back I can see the progression in my work. It hasn't been easy, not all of it has been good, and I've certainly 'learned by doing' along the way.
It's hard to put something out there practically every day, especially when you've got other things competing for your time. But it's important to keep putting it out there, even when you don't think it's good enough. Because once you start getting better, your 'good enough' just isn't enough, and you raise the bar.
The reality is you'll never be as good as you want to be. There's always going to be that next guy who you think is better. The most you can do is keep producing, keep honing your skills, keep practicing your craft. Put in the hours.
And one day you'll realize there's someone out there who wants to be as good as you.
You Poked My Heart!
'You Poked My Heart!' | Daily Drawing #198
Inspired by the adorable toddlers on YouTube having an argument about the weather. The blonde twins seem to be getting the best of him, and one pokes him. In the heart.
Poor little guy, it won't be the last time a girl pokes you in the heart.
Make a Wish
'Make a Wish' | Daily Drawing #197
Rick Griffin-inspired psychedelic lettering on a dandelion wish.
New York City, 9/11/14
'New York City, 9/11/14' | Daily Drawing #196.
Look forward, but always remember.
WTC 1 Building in 2014 as seen from Fulton Street.