The Mobile Studio

I've put together another video of my Mobile Studio. In it you'll get a sneak peak into my Mobile Studio sketchbook.

Mini-Flyweights

Mini-flyweights, 105 pounders...they make the ring card girls look big!

I'm a huge boxing fan, having laced the gloves in my younger years.

The lighter weight fighters are the most entertaining to watch, because they move so fast. It's like watching squirrels fighting over a bucket of espresso beans, in fast-forward.

Continuing with my Ordinary Hero series...

Continuing with my Ordinary Hero series, this guy was my ordinary hero today! When his little mini-me started to act up at a local yogurt shop, this hero promptly "took-him-out." Hah! Now, that's what I call a real, "PUNISHER." We need more parents like this!

Sweet Grandpa

Oh gosh, I saw this grandpa enjoying an ice-cream, and I couldn't help seeing the resemblance.

You know how people look like their dogs, well they also resemble their diet.

I tried to record a video of my using the gel pen, but the video stopped recording halfway through. When I finished the drawing, I realized the error.

Oh well, next time!

Designer Training/Drawing with Markers

I just uploaded a new video on my Youtube channel. Designer Training/Drawing with Markers. 

I do my usual ramblings as I discuss the importance of training, my unique Fractal Method of designer-training, setting goals, and some tips on marker drawings in your sketchbook. 

If you have any questions, post them here. I'll get back to you.

Random Tales of Snorky 13

My young daughter just finished her latest video, and she asked me to upload it onto Youtube.

Don't forget to "like" the video, and subscribe to her channel. The Random Tales of Snorky13

Wonderwoman...keeping it real.

Entertaining a thought here, what if superheroes were just like regular people. I mean, what if they were still super, but they didn’t wear costumes – rather, just regular clothes. What would they look like?

Along with the usual suspects of antiquated art equipment. I've got a mechanical pencil whose metal grip has nearly been worn off, an extinct Tria marker, and my favorite eraser. 

Big Guy and Young Old Lady

Here's a memory sketch of a big guy that we spotted last week during our sketch club. I paired him up in my sketchbook with this odd looking young woman. She was a young hipster that dyed her hair blue, and dressed like an old lady.

Dry Marker Character Sketch

I usually reserve my dry marker sketching for figure drawing. But, this time I drew a character design using the tool, a dry brush pen. I was attempting to refill the pen because it had dried out too much and I was testing it out. I liked the doodle, so I added an orange color to fill it in.

The tool isn't as important as the idea or the design, but a different tool may cause you to think differently. If you feel like you're in a rut with your drawings, switch up on your tools and see how that affects your thinking.

Sketching on-the-go #3

Sketching on-the-go #3: Using a watercolor technique called wet on wet when using markers. This is a how-to video on using markers.

Hippy Chic

I saw this young woman walk by with a pretty head band that looked like little flowers, but the hair in the back end sagged in a bundle that bounced when she walked. I thought it was funny.

Drawing on the Go Tips: Drawing with a Pattern Template

Here's a video I made on using a pattern template when drawing cafe sketches.

Tuff Chix

We saw this tough-looking young woman stroll by.

Olive Oyl in Yoga Pants

I saw this young woman heading off to her yoga class with her yoga mat tucked under her arm, she had a striking resemblance to Olive Oyl. I thought to myself, “Yep, that’s what Olive would look like today.” 

Which got me thinking, what would Bluto look like? And, more importantly, does Olive even need Popeye to save her? I think this Olive can save herself -- that's why I gave HER the anchor tattoo. 

The young woman was the mark for our sketch club memory drawing. I added the sleazy movie producer for effect. 

"Girl, Why U Gotta Be Like Dat?"

I've been watching B-Boy dancing, wow it's so incredibly extreme. I just love what they're doing with dance. I was thinking to myself, it's gotta be harder to impress the ladies nowadays.

This is a marker drawing on toned sketchbook paper.

Disney Atlantis -- The Getaway

I gotta reach into the archives for this one.

The storyline is this, the villain attempts to get away, while the Milo gives chase. They use some of the planes that was brought by the explorers onboard the sub. Of course, you know this attempt fails, and the heroes have to attempt to activate the older technology in order to stop the villains.

I drew this one for Disney's Atlantis, 17 years ago. It was drawn with graphite pencil on a ledger bond paper.