Eddie

I always try to rifle through old family photos whenever I visit San Diego, because you never know what forgotten memory you're going to dig up. I brought back a handful of pictures from my visit last week to use for some new sketches, including some good ones of my Grandparents on my Mom's side. Here's a quick sketch that I did of my grandfather Eddie, an iraqi immigrant born in Burma, and the son of a famed Kabbalistic Rabbi.

That's just a teaser. I'll post a more thorough bio of him with a more thorough portrait.

Etsy: The Return

Remember these lovable guys?







Well I've finally gotten it together and have prints for sale of all three of them, available now on my Etsy page! Frames and mattes not included, but I can give you the measurements of the best way to matte all three of them. The prints are $20 a piece but if you buy all three you can get $10 off. This option isn't posted on the etsy page, but if you send me an email at dailysketch17@gmail.com we can work the whole thing out. Tell your friends!

Cat too cool for 2-D

We decided maybe the Smilodon was a bit too menacing for the fun vibe we were going for so I went back to the drawing board and pulled this out of my hat. If you don't think "good times" when you look at this cat then I've failed. We'll see how much the finished product ends up looking like this. Don't worry, I'll post pictures as soon as I have them! For now, stay coooool.

Smilodon for the Camera

As promised here's another idea for the "clicky-doodle" on our giant spinning prize wheel. I suggested we think of alternatives to antlers thinking they might be too obvious so we discussed the possibility of something feline related. BUT do you know what's even cooler than a cat? A TIGER. Do you know what's even cooler than a tiger? A SABER TOOTHED TIGER! This is what it might look like if a Smilodon got really mad at the Portland Mercury logo.

Giant Spinning Prize Wheel

I'm not sure I've mentioned this on here, but I've got an internship at the moment in the design department of the Portland Mercury, an awesomely bitchin' weekly magazine here in Portland. And it's free! My tasks vary from week to week and some weeks are more interesting than others. For example today our project was to design and build a giant spinning prize wheel. I've been told it's going to be used for various contests and promotions on the blog, but I'm guessing it'll mostly be used to figure out what kind of takeout to get for lunch in the office.

The art director gave me a rough sketch of the design to flesh out and this is what I came up with. I'm not used to drawing without reference, but I think this came out pretty good.


We built the basic skeletal structure today, and will probably end up finishing it sometime next week. It's still up in the air how we're going to decorate the thing (goodbye antlers?) so I drew up a few more possibilities. Tune in tomorrow to find out what they are!

Profile

Just a quickie. I've had a great weekend in San Diego, but I also can't wait to go to Diorama night tonight sponsored by SCRAP at Beaulahland, back in Portland. Will I see you there?

In-animation

Drawing games are always fun while waiting for your food at a restaurant. This one was "draw a self portrait as an inanimate object" and "anthropomorphize an object that you own." Thus you have me as a calculator and Mr. Bedside Lamp. Sorry that they're not more impressive drawings.

Valentine Art

I wanted to think of something really special to draw for my girlfriend for a Valentine's card so I thought of the most romantic thing I could: Squidward from Spongebob Squarepants as a real squid. Actually it was something she requested about a month ago and how could I say no? The real challenge here is that Squidward looks nothing like a real squid, so he still ended up looking pretty cartoony in this drawing. The good news is she likes it anyway and the even better news is she made me an amazing card full of rocking dinosaurs! The images have been posted below with full permission of the artist. Happy Valentine's day everyone (a week ago, I know).


The T. Rex playing Keytar is definitely my favorite. He wails.


The pachycephalosaurus makes for a great vocalist, but man, what a bonehead.


Triceratops can play the keys into any woman's heart.

Cafe Dog

No doubt about it, the best place for a dog is outside of a coffee shop in the morning. This guy was getting pets by everyone who walked by.

Apples and Nuts

I had to take my computer into the Apple store last week for some minor repairs and was completely overcome by how bustling it was in there. Have you experienced this before? It's wild. Anyways, I managed to find time to sketch this customer as he was being enlightened by a Mac "Genius."

This is what a typical Portland man looks like, age 60.