Doodle 126 - Ladies

Sometimes it is like pulling teeth to come up with a doodle... others I just feel like doodling at random and this is normally at around 12:00 a.m. at night, which means I went to bed very late and I drew some more today after work.

I think my drawing neurons are actually starting to come back to life.

The Queen's Morning Stroll - mechanical pencil on plain Sketchbook. Aprox 15 mins.

 The one below reminded me of Avatar the Last Airbender once I was done:

Feeding the fish with golden apples - mechanical pencil on plain sketchbook. Aprox 10 mins.

Random warrior - mechanical pencil on plain sketchbook. Aprox 5 mins.

Off to New Lands - mechanical pencil on plain sketchbook. Aprox 15 mins.

Costume design - mechanical pencil on plain sketchbook. Aprox 15 mins.

Doodle 125 - Interactive Friday Masks (part 3)

Alright! Finished a couple of more masks today. Tomorrow I have to get back to drawing my winter trading cards, after that I'll work on refining several of the masks I sketched over the weekend and I'll come up with a way to give them away.

amanda suggested a bird of paradise:

Birds of Paradise Masks - graphite and mechanical pencil on plain sketchbook. Aprox 10 mins.

 And Michelle H suggested a dragon:

Dragon Masks - graphite and mechanical pencil on plain sketchbook. Aprox 10 mins.

Doodle 124 - Interactive Friday Masks (Part 2)

Well, like every weekend we have an interactive game you guys came through and gave me a bunch of wonderful things to draw. Thanks for all the ideas and for keeping me inspired.

I tried my best to finish every single request, I have some left and I'll tackle them tomorrow because... well all your ideas are too awesome not to try them out.

So, from where we were yesterday:

Charissa suggested a frog:

Frog Masks - graphite and mechanical pencil. Aprox 10 mins.

Melissa suggested a seahorse:

Seahorse Masks - graphite and mechanical pencil. Aprox 10 mins.

Kristi suggested a lion or a mouse:

Mouse Masks - graphite and mechanical pencil. Aprox 10 mins.

Colin suggested an echidna mask:

Echidna Masks - graphite and mechanical pencil. Aprox 10 mins.

Tarsier suggested a walrus:

Walrus Masks - graphite and mechanical pencil. Aprox 10 mins.

Marebabe suggested an ermine and a fennec fox:

Fennec Masks - graphite and mechanical pencil. Aprox 10 mins.

Ermine Masks - graphite and mechanical pencil. Aprox 10 mins.

Laura suggested a bald eagle:

Bald Eagle Masks - graphite and mechanical pencil. Aprox 10 mins.

And finally for today, Becky suggested a turtle (non-ninja kind):

Turtle Masks - graphite and mechanical pencil. Aprox 10 mins.

Doodle 123 - Interactive Friday Masks (Part 1)

It's here, it's here! December has arrived, still going strong with this project after 123 days, now if I can get my working out schedule as disciplined we'll be in a very good place, so I declare I am starting my daily workout tomorrow morning and not letting myself skip a day, we'll see how that goes.

And now, for today's masks, to switch things around and give everybody a fair chance I decided to start from the bottom of the list and work my way up, I really want to get to all of your ideas, so I am hoping to get them all down on paper before Monday.

Sparky suggested a meerkat, a tiger and a zebra:

Warm up - Meerkat masks variations - graphite and mechanical pencil on plain sketchbook. Aprox 15 mins.

Tiger masks variations - graphite and mechanical pencil on plain sketchbook. Aprox 15 mins.

Zebra masks variations - graphite and mechanical pencil on plain sketchbook. Aprox 15 mins.

Jennifer suggested either an elephant or a peacock... I tried both:

Elephant masks variations - graphite and mechanical pencil on plain sketchbook. Aprox 15 mins.

Peacock masks variations - graphite and mechanical pencil on plain sketchbook. Aprox 15 mins.

And that's it for now, tomorrow expect many more!

Doodle 122 - Interactive Friday Masks

WooHoo! The weekend is here and that means I get to be home, clean, decorate, watch movies, FINALLY visit the post office to send a drawing out (hey I haven't forgotten I just have been out of town so much) and draw!

Since we haven't had an interactive Friday for a while I thought I would do something relatively easy (I say that now, just watch as it gets complicated lol).

The theme for this weekend will be animals... and masks. I am trying to exercise shape variation and letting myself take more chances with my drawings, sometimes I get restricted by trying to make everything as proportionate or at least proportionate to reality as I can, this really makes me miss a lot of design opportunities that could create very fun and cool characters.

So, I will draw as many masks as I can, and there is a fun twist, once I do all the masks and variations I can I will pick the masks I like best and make 10 artist trading cards to giveaway on the days counting down to Christmas.

To denmonstrate what I am trying to do, here is a fast exercise I did today while thinking of a jaguar:

Jaguar mask variations - graphite and mechanical pencil on plain sketchbook. Aprox 15 mins.

Ok everybody, I am counting on you!

Doodle 121 - It's beginning to look a lot like...

A reindeer!

Andrei brought out all our Christmas decor and we are set to go crazy prepping the house for the holidays this weekend.

I am very excited, we have amassed quite a collection of misc holiday decor over several years of going to the after-christmas sales. Our neighbors have already decked their balconies/windows and I am up for the challenge.

Today I got another piece for my decor, a solid wooden reindeer... and then I also liked a metal one that had very pretty lines and design, yes, I do hoard holiday decor, it is a problem... I might need a sponsor when I go to this year's after Christmas sales LOL

Anyway, since I had reindeer on the brain, I drew this:

Reindeer - graphite and brush pen on plain sketchbook. Aprox 10 mins.

Since I'll be home this weekend we will have an interactive Friday tomorrow, so look forward to it... or else! LOL I keed, anyway it should be fun.

Doodle 120 - Sailor Mars

I am not sure when my love for anime started, maybe because it happened before I started to have defined memories.

I remember watching the Japanese adaptations for Heidi along with anime like Mazinger Z, Candy Candy, Robotech and my mom loved Astroboy before I even existed.

You could say my Otaku side was very well established by the time Sailor Moon started to appear on my TV set back at Spain.

Sailor Moon would come on in a morning cartoon block, my mom had forbidden us to turn the TV on before lunch time on school days and with good reason, we would never get ready on time otherwise.

Because of this, both my brother and I were masters of VCR programming and had a bunch of tapes designated to keep our favorite shows. We watched Sailor Moon together after school and we cried uncontrollably during one of the finales... and later we cracked up due to a cheesy commercial featuring a tap dancing chicken that had been taped by mistake at the end of the episode... ah yeah, my mom thought we had lost it because we were sobbing and laughing at the same time.

Anyway, one of my favorite characters from Sailor Moon was Rei Hino AKA Sailor Mars, I also loved Sailor Mercury, but Rei was my favorite.

I don't know why, but today I ended up reminiscing and drawing Rei:

Sailor Mars - graphite and mechanical pencil on sketchbook. Aprox 10 mins.

Doodle 119 - The Mermaid's Call

Man, we had an awesome break, we spent Thanksgiving with great friends, went Christmas tree shopping, cuddled by their fire place, ran amok during the Black Friday sales, scored some sweet deals, helped decorate and finished the holiday by visiting Disney World and even managed to catch up with an awesome friend.

All in all, I laughed, talked and had so much fun that my voice is feeling hoarse. I love the holidays because it is the best excuse to hang with my favorite peeps.

Also we saw NPH at Epcot's Candlelight Processional, and it was well... legen -wait for it- dary! His sign-off after the show was done summed it all up: "If this didn't put you on the holiday spirit... well then... you are dead to me!" ROFL

So yeah, now I am all set to decorate our home and enjoy the holidays some more.

We were on the road most of the day today, but I whipped out a doodle as I rested on the couch... the cats were boarded this time, their pet resort is very cool and the vet techs there rock, so now they are all spoiled and demand even more attention than usual, so drawing with a cat on my lap while another tried to knead me was a challenge, but here goes:

The Mermaid's Call - Graphite and mechanical pencil on plain sketchbook. Aprox 10 mins.

Now I better get ready for work, I am sure my office has been insane and the team has been going full throttle since Monday, so I better get rest and be psyched up for it!

Doodle 118 - Epcot

Today we are at Epcot waiting to see NPH during the Candlelight Processional. I did some quick sketches observing fellow park guests.

Doodle 117 - People Watching

We are at Disney Hollywood Studios tonight. I forgot my room key, so as I wait for Andrei I did some people watching and sketching.

I am so happy the parks have wi-fi now!

These sketches were done in 3 to 5 minutes... People move a lot!