Colorful Doodle

This is what I doodled yesterday.  It is a piece of 12" x 9" watercolor paper.  I started with these old water based markers that I never use because they bleed and run and smear.  In this case, that is exactly what I wanted.  So, I covered the paper in blotches of color and then added water to blend them together and soften the edges.

Next I used my PITT Indian ink brush pens to add flower shapes, vines, and swirls here and there in various colors.

Then I used my Sharpie Gold Metallic pen to add some random leaf shapes, and my Sharpie white paint pen to add a little detail.

I covered the entire page with clear varnish to preserve the layer and keep the inks from smearing.

Next I used my black PITT Indian ink pens in different sized tips to detail the big flowers.  And another go round with the white paint pen to make things pop.  Finally, I used a little sparkly gel pen to add some shimmer.

I plan to cut this up to make pages for junk journals, ATC backgrounds, inchie backgrounds, etc...

I enjoyed the process & was happy to have some time for art on a Saturday afternoon.

Tastes Like Chicken

Doodled this chicken in my sketchbook last night.   Used brand new Faber Castell pens (from Christmas).

I think this was the first time I picked up a pen since last October ... I doodled this yesterday. 

Funny thing, I dated the front 2014 - I guess my brain still hasn't realized that it is 2015.  Hoping things get better.

Gift Tags : Free Download and Print

One year I ran out of gift tags, and whipped up a few for my gifts.  I was looking through some old files ... and here they are!

  

this one is great for a sweater, hat, mittens, socks, etc...:

 

this one makes a good tag for a pet gift:

and here are a couple general purpose tags:

 

Anyhow, feel free to print these tags to use on your gifts. They look great printed on brightly colored paper.

Here is a PDF file with all of the free gift tags to download and print:
http://hobbyloco.com/graphics/CASgift_tags.pdf

Merry Christmas!

Countdown to Halloween : 31 Days of Halloween Art : Day 31

Trick or Treat 1971 

 

Have a safe and spooky Halloween!

Countdown to Halloween : 31 Days of Halloween Art : Day 30

Trick or Treat!  Sketchbook doodle in Indian ink.

  30 days down ~ 1 more day till Halloween!

Countdown to Halloween : 31 Days of Halloween Art : Day 29

I ran across this little animation I made back in good old 1999.  A knockoff of that old cat clock you see now and then.  Anyhow ... I thought it was cute.

Here are a couple more:



I used to love playing around with Bryce 3D back then.

29 days down ~ 2 more days till Halloween!