Leading the Way - Completed

Here it is, my 200th entry to Doodle-All-A-Day. I added a background, some texture to the robot and made some adjustments to the shadows and highlights. Pretty happy with this one, and it has given me an idea for what I'd like to do once I've completed 365 (stay tuned).

Leading the Way - Progress (Shadows)

Making some progress on this. I've added shadows to the robot and the girl, so they pop a little bit more. Next I'll be adding some highlights, which should make it come to life even more. I've removed the sketch layer - as it is no longer needed - and added a (temporary) gray background.

Robo-Waiter

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Dragonfly Completed

Today's post represents the halfway point of Doodle-All-A-Day! Frankly, I didn't think I was going to make it this far... To celebrate this milestone, I thought I'd complete this sketch that I posted earlier this week. Unfortunately, I ran out of time to add color to it, but I like the way it turned out just the same.

Another Dog

Testing out some new coloring techniques and brushes. I'm really happy with how this turned out.

Harry P.

My third outing with an established character. I must say, it was a pain in the butt trying to shade this thing.

Clockwork Man

This was a lot of fun to do. I used Illustrator to get the gears shaped right, but the rest was done in Photoshop.

House on the Hill

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Generic Teenager

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Wizard Hat

This came out a little darker than I had intended.

Sock Puppet

Had a little help with the arm on this using the Dave Nagel Series 36 brushes. Kinda like the way it turned out.

Mosquito

Playing around with a few different brushes/layer combinations.

Girl III

Continuing my practice with the new outlining technique. I used a graphite pencil like brush this time, and did some shading as well. I like how this turned out.

I also just noticed that my file numbering has been off for the past few drawings. I was behind by one. I've corrected the problem starting with this image, but the previous mis-numbered files will have to remain that way because I'm too lazy to go back and change them. Not that anyone really cares. :-)

Alien Bug

This morning I happened upon some artwork online that was done in a sepia tone style on parchment paper. I really liked the style and decided to try it myself. This was really fun to draw, and I love the results. Think I'm going to do something like this again in the future.

Coffee

When I draw something simple like this, I usually have a reason. That reason may or may not be apparent. For this one, I was attempting something new on the Sketch layer of the drawing, and since that doesn't make it to the final stage of the drawing, this is one of those times.

Noir Gumshoe

I'm not as happy as I would like to be about this one. It wasn't until I was about half-way through with it before I realized that I should have started with a black canvas and worked my way out with white. By then it was a bit too late. I ended up blocking some black to what I had already sketched and then bringing out the highlights. That improved it a bit, but I'm still not too happy with it.

Mad Scientist - Color

At the request of a friend, I've done a color version of the Mad Scientist. I'm really pleased with the way this one turned out. I used several chalk brushes. I think the texture gives it a little bit more personality.

Cigarette Butt

Yes, I know this is an odd choice of subject matter, but I do have reasons. No, I haven't taken up smoking. I have enough vices, thank you very much. I decided to draw a snubbed out cigarette butt first because of the shape. I've been doing some practicing drawing basic shapes. This is a continuation of that practice - a cigarette being cylindrical. I also realized that I haven't done too much mixing up with my brushes, and drawing something fairly simple gives me the opportunity to do that without having to worry too much about anything else. And finally, I wanted to play around with making smoke again.

Al E. Katt - P.I.

No, it's not a terribly original name. :-)

Dragon

Dragons are another fun subject to draw. I did this one simply because I wanted to experiment with making the smoke come out of his nostrils. The smoke on this one was done by drawing a few sketched lines and then smudging them to death with the smudge tool. I like the effect, but think it could use a little more refining.