Well this time...

Well there's not really much to report on this morning, apart from it's become rather clear that I've got an obsession with Super Secret Squirrel. So now, I shall shove even more doodles of him and his friends onto you!



Please do pardon the last one...I was very hyper when I drew it. Though I must say it's a lot more "striking" if you look at the original. It can be seen here: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/PopCornKid/Uhhhh.png

Next up is some fanart of the amazingly awesome Rocko! In celebration of the newly released "Best of" DVDs! They can be found on Amazon, and be sure to look up Joe Murray's newly published book too. I've heard very good things about it!

And finally, a character of my very own. I can't remember wether I've named him or not but "Vincent" does come to mind... Hmmm, I'll have to look it up later. I do believe it's time for me to turn in for the night. Please do enjoy the pictures, toodle pip!

Turn around!

It's most certainly what I would call it anyway! After a few days of trying to find a date acceptable to theoretically have a party with my friends on, I have finally found one that suits both me, my parents, as well as my brother. So it's been decided that it will be happening after all, which makes me over the moon! There are conditions however, but I'm sure my buddies won't mind helping me clean up the morning afterwards hehe.

Monday was a my brothers 18th birthday, as well as a Scottish bank holiday! So my family, the birthday boy and I all went out for the day on a major shopping spree. No one was left out so it seems! As I finally found an anatomy book to aid me with my studies that was actually within my price range, huzzah. A great time was had by all, and we even got to sit down and have a coffee with a light lunch before heading over to the market for the week's shop. But his party is not over yet or so it seems, as we're also going out on Saturday evening to have a celebratory meal at a place of his choosing. I'm curious as to where he's going to choose, but I'm sure it'll be lovely.

These past few days have also been very reminiscent for me, as a few friends and I decided to compose a large list of old cartoons that we grew up watching. I listed quite a number, and have caught up with a couple of them to produce a few doodles for you all. I've got a lot of doodles to post today, so I'll break them off into lists to make the viewing a little more understandable. Brace yourselves for art spam!

First up is some good ol' Rocko's Modern Life doodles. Man was that one of the best shows on television when I was smaller. I really do miss watching it.

Next up is the squirreltastic Super Secret Squirrel! One of my favourite shows when I was smaller, definitely one to look up if you haven't seen it. The show was made by the famous Hannah-Barbera, also the creator of shows such as The Flintstones, Captain Planet and the Jetsons.

Ah, now these next doodles are for a great pal of mine. Known to you as Rippl3r, I met him on AG a long while back when I first joined. He's remained and will always be one of my closest amigos. If you're reading this Ripp, me love you long time okay hun? Okay!

And this last piece is just a random doodle that really doesn't have any meaning what so ever. I just felt the need to draw a Husky and a Fox. Enjoy!

Art Block.

How does one break this horrible thing of utter evil and causer of copious amounts of artistic stress? I know that the majority of artists out there are thinking, "You're a complaining teen with no sense, shut the Hell up!" and you're possibly right. But I do have a few techniques for ridding yourself of this thorn in your side once and for all if you keep it up.

The first option is no secret, watch a movie or listen to some new music. Inspiration is an easy thing to find through these forms of media, as one knows there are hundreds of thousands of each to keep one preoccupied for a life time. But what if you find yourself too lazy to watch a movie or look for new music, or you don't even have time to do so?

This brings me to another option, based off a game that is played in our school on the last few days of school. What you do is simply scribble in 3 or 4 places, and try and see if you can create something from the scribbles you have made. You needn't be strict either, let the ideas flow from there! After you've got one nailed see if you can continue with the theme, I've found this can generate quite a few interesting designs for myself. There's a sample at the end of this blog, but I only had time to do two.

Another is a game I play with some of my friends over at Art Grounds. What you do is ask someone to give you three objects, and two animals. You then think of something interesting that involves all of the named objects and doodle it down! It's a great way to get the ideas flowing and can also generate a few laughs in the process. Of course you can change the two animals into any being you wish depending on your preference. Never any solid rules for these things haha.

Another technique I've seen around is simply sifting through a news paper and picking out ten words. You then doodle up the first thing that comes to mind. I haven't really ever used this technique, but hey it's the artists preference and each one of us is different.

Now if you'll pardon me I'm going to go and doodle some more and perhaps endulge in some good ol' Mario Kart. Enjoy your day guys!