Illustration Friday – Dabbled

Illustration Friday: Launch (Rooster Sketch)

Dot — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:44:02 +0000

And I’m back from my art hiatus with an Illustration Friday!!

Really, I have been so busy with web design stuff, that I haven’t taken the time to draw, and that’s just sad. So I’ve had this robotic rooster in my head (he’s eventually going to be a big piece) and here’s my first attempt at a sketch of him. Doesn’t it look like he’s just launched a football into the air?

I really like this sketch so much I don’t want to mess it up by adding more… but alas I need to keep working on it! Does that ever happen to anyone else?

2 Waiting Robots

Dot — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:36:53 +0000

I love the personalities… almost like one is the reverse of the other!

I decided to do thing-a-day this month, and I’ve already missed a day and it’s only day 4. I’ll do a makeup day for day 2 at some point. So this is my thing-a-day, and also my illustration friday, the first one I’ve managed to do this year.

Oh, and if you missed it, be sure to check out the ‘how to make octopus cookies’ from yesterday! I finally got the tutorial up…

Illustration Friday – Paisley Meets Slither

Dot — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:47:09 +0000

Why of course I didn’t take the sketch I never finished for the “Slither” theme, add some quick paisleys to the background, and try to pass it off as the Paisley theme this week! How could you even think such a thing!?

Original sketch: http://dabbled.org/2010/06/sketchbook-tuesday.html

Phineas & Ferb meet the Clone Wars

Dot — Fri, 21 May 2010 20:42:19 +0000

(Edit: The Party has come and gone… see the Perry Cake, the Clone Wars Cupcakes, and everything else: Phineas & Ferb Meet the Clone Wars Party!)

The Boy has a birthday coming up, and I figured I’d better be early (ok, I’m reaching for an IF theme! edit: Another IF for Early is HERE!) drawing an illustration for his birthday party invite. (Previous year’s party invitations: Dragon and Robots.) His pick for a party theme this year? Phineas & Ferb AND Star Wars – The Clone Wars. So what was I to do? Well, I’m still not sure about the party itself yet, but here’s the invitation (he’d better appreciate it, it took me all day to draw)!

Whatcha think!?

Too bad it will be too hot to wear his Perry Costume…!

Sketchbook – Non Standard Equipment

Dot — Thu, 20 May 2010 14:09:47 +0000

This is some pretty non-standard equipment for ballooning!

I have been so slack at drawing lately, even sketching—and I haven’t done an illustration friday in weeks! So, here’s a quick pencil drawing I did at The Boy’s Kung Fu class Tuesday night. I MIGHT get around to a colored version eventually….

This Robot has Expired.

Dot — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:34:08 +0000

Happy Illustration (not exactly) Friday!

(I should color last week‘s like this, when I have a chance)

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A couple of robot sketches for Subterranean

Dot — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:52:48 +0000

The prompt on Illustration Friday this week is Subterranean…I’ll probably do another pic for IF this week, but I thought this was cool.. Which do you like better?

I was playing around with a fun little online drawing tool called Harmony that I found via Drawn.ca.

So I sketched part of the idea I had for illustration friday this week! I really like the sparse feel to this… and it was fun :) I’ll probably do another IF for Subterranean, but if not, here are these two!

Speaking of robots.. check out my news from yesterday about my robot cake being featured on MSNBC :)

My Tarot Card for the Super Punch 3 year Anniversary

Dot — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:07:53 +0000

And it’s perfect for today’s Illustration Friday: Brave. Doesn’t this king look Brave and True? You know he had to be a robot.

About the project at Super Punch:

So, about this project. I wanted to do something special for the third anniversary of Super Punch, and three weeks or so ago, the idea popped into my head of inviting my favorite artists to create tarot cards.

See all the fabulous cards thus far at Super Punch. There are some incredibly cool ones, from some very cool artists, and I’m honored to be part of the group!

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IF: Propagate – Robot Matryoshka Dolls

Dot — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:34:44 +0000

Illustration Friday prompt this week was Propagate… I’m not really sure HOW these dolls propagate, but I’m sure it’s interesting :)

This seemed to be begging for a caption, this was the one I came up with… any better ideas?

If you missed it..Earlier today: Clothes Tutorials – recycle your wardrobe!

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I’ll Sail this Ship of Gnomes.

Dot — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:53:06 +0000

For my Illustration (not quite) Friday, this is my take on ‘adrift’..

I’ve always loved The Beautiful South (and the Housemartins before), but when we hear I’ll Sail this Ship Alone, my sweetie and I like to say “Sail this Ship of Gnomes”.. not quite sure how it started, but that’s why we have a lovely little sketch of a ship of gnomes for your perusal today.

I’ll Sail This Ship Alone (BBC Session – Mark Goodier 10/6/89) by The Beautiful South

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The BBC Sessions – 2007 – 3:47

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