Connnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!

Posted on October 17, 2011 by doodlehoose
Where have all the dollars gone?

CONNNNNNNNNNN!

Last weekend I experienced my first Comic Convention at the NYCC. It was a bit overwhelming, and it emptied my pockets, but it was really fun to meet artists that I have admired.

I did not wear a costume, but I think this weeks’ doodle captures the spirit of the con.

Here are some very cool pen and water color drawings by Katie Cook http://katiecandraw.typepad.com/

Sooo Cute!

Katie can Draw! Leia and Jayne

And here’s a signature from the great David Petersen of the great Mouse Guard http://www.mouseguard.net/

The Mouse Protector

David Petersen

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Her name is…

Posted on October 10, 2011 by doodlehoose

She has a name

This week goes with my series of strong women, and continues the third week of Firefly. If you don’t know Vera then you need to watch “Our Mrs. Reynolds.” Go ahead and check it out on Netflix or Hulu or whatever because if you haven’t watched Firefly then you should.

I tried to do all of this week’s post from Illustrator, but ended up back in Photoshop for finishing things up. I’m including my reference photo for Vera and the lace and asking you all a question, “Where is the boundary of Plagiarism?” I struggled with whether to use Illustrator’s live trace or to go over the photo by hand. Ultimately I felt that I was adding enough to the design to make it my own, but I still give credit to the folks who took the pic of the prop and scanned the lace (I tried to scan some myself and it just came out blurry).

The source photo

You can find the painstaking creation of “Alice” at this site http://www.urbanchant.com/alice_/

Lacey Source File

Lacey Source File

Safety Fencing Source

I have a designer friend that says it’s not plagiarism if you change the source material at least 75% . I’ve heard from other sources that it’s not plagiarism if you change it the original artist wouldn’t be able to tell that you used her material.

So where do I fit this week? Is my Vera an homage, a theft or an original design that used reference?

Here’s another version that I did after my first time posting. I took a look at the design and tried to find more ways to make the gun mine. So I took off any extra dimensions and simplified the colors more. Then I shifted Vera to the gun to make the touch a little more subtle. How’s this one plagiarism wise?

Vera Take 2

And because I had insomnia tonight and couldn’t leave well enough alone. I went in to Google Translate and took some English translated into Traditional Chinese to add some flavor. I hope the translations are really what they said they were and that I don’t offend any of my Chinese readers.

Big Gun

Vera Take 3

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A Recipe For Unpleasantness

Posted on October 3, 2011 by doodlehoose

She understands. She doesn't comprehend.

You guys did so well guessing last weeks images, I wanted to do another without a label. I hope I didn’t make it too easy. I couldn’t get the animation to go automatically so you have to click on it to see the full effect.

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Shiny

Posted on September 26, 2011 by doodlehoose

What do these three things have in common?

For this week’s blog you have to guess.

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Moses Moses

Posted on September 19, 2011 by doodlehoose
Staff of Moses

Moses Staff

This is my interpretation of the staff of Moses and it was a challenge. I suppose the reason that I chose it is that I have felt like a stutterer in terms of art lately.

Moses complained that he couldn’t be God’s speaker because he wasn’t smooth of tongue. God asked him what he did have and Moses said a staff so God said to throw it down. It became a snake and later split the Red Sea and made a rock gush water.

None of it was the staff. It was all God, but Moses had to do his part by throwing down what he had. So here’s my staff this week. My stuttering offering.

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Never say never nude

Posted on September 12, 2011 by doodlehoose
Tobias and Bruce release the man inside

There's got to be a better way to say that

I was doodling a pic of The Hulk when I realized that Bruce Banner may be the first ever technicolor never nude!

Hulk Smash NOT Flash!

Anxiety/Insomnia gives us a bonus hulk that remembers he started out grey

Hulk gets a Victorian Makeover

Hulk Stash (you know moustache)

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Who is that man?

Posted on September 5, 2011 by doodlehoose
The Dr has some difficulty with his sonic screwdriver

I knew I shouldhn't have left the shark door open

This week’s doodle is inspired by the Dr. Who Christmas Carol episode. It’s a fun watch and I started a couple of other drawings, but didn’t get a chance to finish them. I may stick them on to this post later.

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Nothing to fear but the fear agent himself

Posted on August 29, 2011 by doodlehoose
Fear Agent Heath Huston Blasting His way out of Trouble

The New Omni Blast Weed Wacker

This week’s doodle is straight from space. My take on a character named Heath Huston from the comic series Fear Agent. He’s a Texan that is always getting into trouble and then blasting his way out.

Here’s the cover of the first trade paperback.

The cover of the first trade paperback

Where it all began

Here are my warm ups

Heath leaping into action

A sketch card of Huston in action

Zoom

Love is a warm rocket

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The King has climbed the building

Posted on August 22, 2011 by doodlehoose
The King of Rock and Roll gets a radioactive spider bite

Spider King Uuuh huh

This week’s blog is a mash-up of two pop culture icons. A lip curling hip shaker and a web spinning wall crawler. I spent the last week in Memphis and while I was there I was introduced to The Spectacular Spider-man by my 1st cousin in law once removed. I also noticed the murmurs of Elvis week in the city that served as his home and somehow the two ideals seemed ripe for a combo (I mean they both have charisma and armpit wings it seems like an obvious connection).

A DVD that is fun to watch

Spectacular Spectacular Spiderman

Nothin but a hound dog

Are you lonesome tonight?

Unfortunately I got to the party a little late because The Spectacular Spiderman was canceled after two seasons (spanning 2008 and 2009), and Elvis died 34 years ago.

However, the DVD set has helped me get caught up on Spidey and my dad ensured that I was never lacking in Elvis education while growing up (he made sure I was familiar with both the King’s music and his uneven (to be generous) acting).

So enjoy this week’s hunka hunka a burnin blog.

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The basin and the towel

Posted on August 15, 2011 by doodlehoose
The tools of service

The Basin and the Towel

Every once in a while I start a doodle without knowing exactly where I’m going- honesty cops say stop that sentence and start again. Every once in a while I start a doodle knowing exactly where I am going with it, but most of the time I learn as I draw. This week is an example of that with a dose of meta.

Two weeks ago I taught a teen program at a family camp. It was a great energizing/exhausting time that inspired last week’s wheat post. In the middle of the week I did a lesson on water and we all washed each others’ feet. If you’re not a Christian (and even if you are) you may not have ever experienced this, but it is a humbling activity that Christ gave us an example of being  leader by being a servant. Non-Christian equivalents are easy to find for nurses (they have to do all sorts of humbling but incredibly important things) and parents (diapers) but for those that aren’t any of the above I am sure that you have had a time when you swallowed your pride and put someone else first (if you haven’t then check with your therapist to see if you are a narcissist).

I decided to draw a pitcher with a basin and towel to represent serving. As I drew I threw in a window to add interest to the composition, and decided to leave the space in the window blank to represent hope. The blank would let people fill in with their own ideal of hope and personalize the drawing. As I started shading I realized something. Putting the light source in the background would shift the shadows to the foreground. Suddenly the basin and towel weren’t so light and cheery.

Being honest to the drawing I continued to shade and think about doing another composition that wouldn’t be so dark, but I changed my mind. Our foot washing service was invigorating and once everyone got past the embarrassment (and tickleshness) of the act it was really an uplifting time, but not all service is.

Sometimes it’s really hard to keep wiping the grunge off others’ feet or changing the 189th diaper of the day (we have two boys that love to fill them diapers (even still 189 is some hyperbole)), but it’s still important to keep going even in the shadow. However, this isn’t supposed to be a depressing post so remember that the light of the window is there and even when the basing is dark the rim is light.

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