Thumb-Print Portrait

This is my post for this month's Collective Thinking blog. We had to do a self portrait for each day of the month. Life and other projects consume most of my time, and I didn't want this month's challenge to become an arduous chore... I reckon this fun solution does the job. And it was exactly that, a hell of a lot of good ol' doodle-fun!

Harley Quinn

Harley Quinn coloured

Harley Quinn ink

Harley Quinn pencils

Playtime! Decided to experiment... scribbled the pencils as usual but then threw caution to the wind. Whipped out a sheet of Bristol, a dip pen, a couple of brushes and some ink. Went all old school on it. Have to take a nerd moment and say that the feeling of an ink pen gliding over the smooth surface of the paper leaving a super black line in it's wake: magic! I had so much fun inking this page.
The old brain was mush from concentrating on not making a splotchy, inky mess, so t'was very nice to get to the safety of ctrl z and play with the colour. Aaah... Harley Quinn is so much fun to draw.

Aliens: First Contact

Here's this months post for the Collective Thinking Blog. The theme for January is, Aliens: First Contact.
This didn't come out quite like I saw it in my head but you still get the idea.

Doodle of Alien Dudes

Started some random doodling and ended up with these guys, aliens who like Ikea, well at least one of them does. I liked them so much, I had to go the whole hog and colour them.
This doodle is dedicated to Hilbo who is just the best at kicking me in the pants when I need it.

Bad Santa

Ho Ho Ho....
Here's this month's post for the Collective Thinking Blog.
The theme this month is 'Bad Santa'.
Poor Santa.... but you know it's all going to be alright in the end, cos Santa's just that Cool!!!!

Rain-Arse! Doodle for Dave

It's always good fun when your mates go on a minor rant that, amidst the smirking, causes a little lightbulb to spark up and there's nothin' for it but to get doodling.

Cards

Was commisioned recently to do a couple of cards. One for someone leaving their current position and one retirement.
One digitally coloured and then printed. The other, good old fashioned pen & ink and watercolour wash. (which of course didn't scan particularly well). Good fun mucking about with a paint brush though, hadn't done that in ages.

This is my first contribution to the Collective Thinking Blog. This month's theme was 'Incompetent Assassin'. Go check out the blog to see how it works and have a gander at everyone else's pics. 

Biro Doodle 22/11/2010 - Robot

A biro doodle of a robot for Kevin from the Trinity Arts Workshop on comics.
He's making a very cool Art Book  of robots with contributions from everyone he meets.

Dimension 5

This is 'Dimension 5', the story Gar Shanley and I submitted for 'October Anthology', the collection put together by Cliodhna Lyons for Irish 24 Hour Comics day.
When I eventually manage to scan my pages from the day I'll them post them.....soon.......soon-ish.                                            

Biro Doodle 11/10/10

Lovin' 'Low Life-Hostile Takeover in 2000AD at the moment.
Dirty Frank is the business! Biro doodlin' on the bus, cos it shortens a long tedious commute like nothin' else.

Biro Doodle 01/10/10

Messin' about with a black biro, making it up as I went along.
A lot of fun... think I'll be playing with biros some more.

Digital Doodle: Grass

Been sitting in the sun, looking at the grass... as you do...
Damn, but sunny days are lovely.

Spam-Bot

It's not the Spam-Bot per se, but the gobshite who made him do it.

The Full Monty

After a bit of a chat with Gar, we decided to put 'Some Blue Bloke' in it's entirety up on our respective blogs. 'Some Blue Bloke' had a limited print run of 50. While there are some left, Gar feels it would be a shame to deprive the world and future generations, so here we are, on the internet, for ever and ever and ever..... He has a doctors cert to confirm that he doesn't suffer from Hubris and it's not contagious anyway.

The Colour Version

This is the cover and 1st page of 'Some Blue Bloke', by Gar shanley and myself.
We'll be flinging it out into the world this weekend at Edition Book Arts.
Do meander by, for a truly unique afternoon.

Pencils

Working on a wee story by Gar Shanley...
Getting there. This is page one.

digital doodle 28-06-10

Googley googley goo

Supposed to be drawing... got sucked in to the interweb...
several hours later, did this quick doodle.
However, I have now found a lot of lovely weekend-away destinations in ireland, and have also plotted my travel arrangements and accomodation for at least three trips abroad.
Now all I need is an indulgent boyfriend or comfortable lotto-win.

Boots

Just pencil and paper today, quick doodle while cooking dinner.
One thing that's crap about summer: too hot to wear boots : (
I like my boots.... a lot.

Swimming

Playing with pencils and digital watercolour... fun! I didn't spill anything and there's no mess...
Digital doodling FTW!

My New Gaff

Started doodling and got carried away.... had loads of fun though!

A loovial plane

This is a card that I've just done for a Geography teacher who's retiring,
preliminary doodles and a really crap photo of the finished thing.
Fun remembering the ol' school days and the grief we used to give teachers....
really, they're an amazing bunch. ( either that or they're misguided masochists).
I know I couldn't do it!

The Black & White Version

This is the Black & White drawing of the previous post. Lil' Hilbo rightly pointed out that the colours took all the yummy goodness out of the thing. So this is what it looks like when I don't arse about the colouring.
Lil' Hilbo is wise in the Way of the Doodle!

Bats & The Vampires

Time off is sooo cool. It means I can muck about for the whole day noodling with doodles like this. I love Batman.

Sketch 29-05-10

Doodley doodley doo... have Tank will travel!

Sketch 16-05-10

Little stories, floating about, slowly beginning to take form.

Dawn Chorus 2010

Every year, in conjunction with Bird Watch Ireland, people organise early morning walks to get up and out and hear the dawn chorus.
This is the poster I did for this years gathering in the college campus in Maynooth.
So, everybody, up at the crack of dawn to stagger blinking into the light... it'll be worth it!

Sketch 03-05-10

Quick sketch, scanned and then playtime with the funky techie toys.
Found out how to make my own pattern brushes, hey hey: texture-time!

Team Tank - Yay!

A doodley-doo in appreciation for all their effort
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