'Thanks! (For Nothing)' | Daily Drawing #63.
A Sad Soul Can Kill Quicker Than a Germ
'A Sad Soul Can Kill Quicker Than a Germ' ~ John Steinbeck | Daily Drawing #62.
Tools: Kuretake Sumi Brush Pen
Raw Talent
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'Raw Talent' | Daily Drawing #61.
Graffiti-inspired Brush marker lettering, scanned and traced in Illustrator. Composite built with Photoshop. Below is the original brush marker work.
Raw Talent marker work
Create the Life You Want
'Create the Life You Want' | Daily Drawing #60
Script lettering converted to vector. Stock photo via Unplash.
Your Excuses Suck
Your Excuses Suck
'Your Excuses Suck' | Daily Drawing #59.
Missed posting yesterday's drawing. On the East Coast we were hit with (yet another) Winter storm and this fucker dumped a lot of snow accompanied by some bitter cold. It took a while to dig out, and unfortunately I had to deal with a roof leak. My favorite way to spend a Friday night!
But hey, that sounds like an excuse. And excuses suck.
Tools: Flair pens and Sharpee markers. Colorized in Photoshop.
Start a New Year's Revolution!
Start a New Year's Revolution
'Start a New Year's Revolution!' | Daily Drawing #58
Tools: Kuretake Brush Pen, Photoshop.
Happy New Year 2014 Brush Script
'Happy New Year 2014' | Daily Drawing #57. A quickie brush script video to bring in the new year.
God Bless Those of Us Who Give a Shit
'God Bless Those of Us Who Give a Shit' | Daily Drawing #56. This line came from a commenter on Buzzfeed on a page showing adopted shelter dogs on their 'freedom rides' to their new homes. (I generally stay away from Buzzfeed but OMGLOOKATTHEIRCUTEFACES.)
I Wish I Was in Hawaii
'I Wish I Was in Hawaii' | Daily Drawing #55. More snow in the forecast for Philly. It's not even Winter yet and I'm already ready for it to be over.
Tools:Tombow Dual Brush Pen, a Space Heater and Warm Thoughts.
Typeface: Futura LT Bold
Beautiful
'Beautiful' | Daily Drawing #54
Brush marker. Traced on Vellum, scanned and composited in Photoshop.
Hard Work, Work Hard
'Hard Work, Work Hard' | Daily Drawing #53
Get a Grip!
'Get a Grip!' | Daily Drawing #52.
Destroy Your Enemies With Kindness
'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.
November Spawned a Monster
"November Spawned a Monster" (Yes, I've been listening to a lot of Smiths and Morrissey lately. Must be the weather.)
Hand-lettered, scanned then traced in Illustrator. Final layered file created in Photoshop.