A doodle I made on my iPad last night. I realized I hadn’t drawn any Christmas Carol art this year yet (I seem to do it every year). So there ya go.

Made a video too:

http://youtu.be/_HcXobooSQE

Here is an ink and watercolor sketch I made of my comic character Frosty the Gourdman. I recorded the making of the entire sketch and made some comments about my process. You can view the video here:

http://youtu.be/J_mqeFLm_pw

If you would like to hang this painting up on your wall, I have the original up for sale in my store here.

I used this sketch to try out and review some art supplies I received from Pentel. Overall, I was very happy with them!

Here’s an overview and links to some of the supplies featured in the video:

Pocket Brush Pen

The Pentel pocket brush pen is one of my favorite art pens I’ve ever used. It has a genuine brush tip of synthetic bristles (not those cheesy foam tips you see on other “brush” pens). The ink runs smoothly and uses nice dark, waterproof ink. It is a very handy tool that provides a huge variety in your linework.

Hybrid Technica Pens

These smooth, black liner pens created very nice fine lines. I used them to draw some of the finer details in my drawing.

Watercolors

I liked the variety of colors included in this set. The selection includes many colors I actually use (versus other large sets that fill their boxes with neon greens or pinks I never need). For an average-grade set, I was pleased with the brightness of the colors and how well they glazed.

Aquash Water Brush

I love water brushes! I use them all the time. The handle holds water, which you can squeeze out while you’re painting to quickly thin down or blend the paint.

I found this random screencap on my computer that I forgot I recorded. This is me inking a page of my comic The Adventures of Captain Bacon. It was done in Adobe Illustrator. Enjoy!

I was playing in Brushes on my iPad and made a little illustration of this mouse dude sitting on a flower. Happy Spring!

Here is a time-lapse video too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uohRqmn_Zk

And a reminder to my fellow iPad artists – I am looking for art to feature in my next project. See details here.

Womanthology, a HUGE anthology of comics written, drawn, and edited all by women, is going to be available very soon. I believe it will be in comic shops starting today and it is also up for order on Amazon.com. All proceeds from this book go to charity.

I received my copy in the mail yesterday. It is one ginormous book, and it is filled to the brim with comics, artwork, industry tips, and interviews.

I illustrated a four-page story for the book. It is called “Swimming” by Ashley Avard. It starts on page 180. I was really happy that I got to illustrate such a sweet and poignant story.

In a previous post, I showed some process pics. Here is also a quick video showing one of the other pages. Enjoy! Go buy the book!

http://youtu.be/nhHeomd5IWo