A doodle with a Pilot Hi-TecpointV7 black pen, colored with my computer.

My wife brought home a Pilot Hi-TecpointV7 fine point black pen the other day and I snagged it. I really like this pen and have just been doodling with it a bit.
This a hastily drawn self portrait of sorts. All of the line work was done with the Hi-TecpointV7 pen.
I was picturing myself as a dinosaur. I just had another birthday yesterday.

I was so surprised there was so much interest in this post that I am adding the original doodle. I would not call it a sketch, just a quick scribble as so much of my stuff is. Just an idea really. :)

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays to all. And for me it's Merry Christmas. Good Cheer to all!

A Sketch on Aquabee Bogus Recycled Paper

The materials used for this sketch were a blue Col-Erase pencil, Pilot Hi-Techpoint pen, a Sharpie white paint pen and a white colored pencil..

I sketched it out with the blue Col-Erase pencil then went over the lines I wanted to keep with the pen. When I was finished I used Gimp to filter out the blue pencil. Most of the blue anyway.

Our cat Bella's second birthday and a new banner in her honor.

It's our cat Bella's second birthday! So, I made a banner for my blog in her honor.
It's hard to believe she's two already. Her name is Bella because she was found in a box at the Taco Bell on one cold and blustery fall evening here in Oregon.
Bella is just as sweet as can be, but still quite busy at two. She's always interested in what we are doing here, frequently getting involved. She plays with her toys and she rules over our three dogs with her sharp claws and teeth. We have to tell her to stop picking on them sometimes! Even the German Shepard is respectful of her. They've all found their order of things and get along fabulously, though.
So, happy birthday kitty. I didn't want another cat after our last one died, but I am glad Aunt Bee and Chumley talked me into it!

I have had this post up for a few days, but thought I would add how this piece was done. (I just learned.)
It started out as a blue col-erase pencil sketch. Next I went back over the lines I wanted with a soft pencil. Then I scanned, filtered out the blue lines and darkened with Photoshop. Finally colored with Photoshop. Actually an easy process and there are a lot of tutorials and links on the "net" as to how to do this.
I have been teaching myself how to draw, paint and illustrate, so I thought I would share my processes with anyone wanting to know.
Peace

A Pen and Wash Dog Portrait

Hello. I just thought I would post this to see how it looks on the computer. It is a pen and wash portrait of a dog. That is to say a watercolor and ink portrait.
The dog's owner told me it is a Catahoula Leopard Dog.
I did this for a fund raiser for Blind Ambition, a Dragon Boat paddling club here in Portland. There name is Blind Ambition because they are principally a group that are visually impaired and blind. They have been doing this for a few years and have actually been competitive.

Friday, November 19th More pencil sketches.

Here are a couple of sketches from this week. Not so good, but I thought I would share anyway. I am one of those who like doodle even if I haven't been doing as well.

This is a pencil sketch colorized with Gimp, a free program that is similar too Photoshop. I added some text, also.

I added the patches on the cheeks, thinking of an old Japanese cartoon my kids used to watch on TV.

This was a pencil sketch enhanced with Photoshop. I'm not sure where I got the reference, but to be sure it is just a sketch for practice only.

November the first.

Well I thought I would start the new month with a new cartoon. I'm actually doing a portrait of this dog, but I thought it would be fun to do a caricature of him first.
BTW, I am guessing they call it caricatures when you draw animals this way. Dunno.

A Self Portrait for Halloween

This is more of a sketch than a serious self portrait. I didn't have a mask, so I had to make one up. 

Happy Halloween, Y'all!

                                      

Frankenstein's Monkey

This was just a quick sketch with a Uniball gel pen. I colored it with my computer. Hopefully you get the idea of it, anyway.
I really like Corel Painter Essentials 3's Creepy Font. I also like the digital watercolor feature.

              

This is a pencil sketch of my son, Chumley. Just for Halloween. 

        

From the sketchbook I had Last October around Halloween

Here are a couple of sketches from one of my sketchbooks from this time last year. It's funny, I don't write much in my sketchbooks, but the stuff I draw jogs my memory enough that I can remember what was going on then. In a way, this blog is a bit like a journal, too.
Last year around Halloween we were just getting over the worst flu I ever. I say "we" because My wife Aunt Bee, my son Chumley and I all had it together. I remember how awful I felt. How cranky Aunt Bee and Chumley were.
I also remember this obsession I had with masks. I had to go to the doctors office and asked if they could provide a mask so I would not get anyone else sick. Surprisingly they told me there were none available.