Line Doodles by A.P.

A new design...

2011-03-02T19:33:00.000-08:00

I have gotten the doodling bug again! This is one that I have deemed complete. Drawn on 80lbs. Strathmore drawing paper. With my usual fine point Sharpie marker. I hope you all enjoy it.

In case you are interested in purchasing any of my art work. I have started to sell it on a website called etsy.com. My shop site is located at www.etsy.com/shop/DoodleGuy. If you don't see anything there that are interested but like something that you see on my blog, drop me an email and find out if I would be willing to sell it. T

New and Old

2010-12-02T20:24:00.000-08:00

It has been a while since I have have completed some doodles... until know that is! While some these have been done for some time, others of these are brand new! I have been busy recently designing some tattoos for some people the first

This tattoo was designed for my sister-in-law. There are many different forms of symbolism, from the pea's, to the lady bugs to the dates in the vines. Can't wait to see finished result!

I was asked by a friend to put together a celtic design including his family initials. I put together a couple different options for him, and look forward to seeing the tattoo which ever design he chooses.

I drew this eye back in 2008. Since I work an Eye Department, I was inspired to learn how to draw an eye. Oddly enough I have not drawn an eye since.

This was drawn to be potential logo. Hopefully it will be able to be used at some point

This is my most current work. I started it yesterday, and was able to complete it this evening. I did not doodle anything specific in this doodle. I think that allows the imagination to see what ever it wants. The evening while I was sitting at the table with my daughter, she saw watched me working on this doodle and said, "Your doodling daddy? Your making fires! Your doing a good job daddy!" I have her approval!

Hope you enjoyed some my recent doodles! AP

Megan in Mexico

2010-02-17T21:24:00.000-08:00

I know it's been a while since I have posted, and it is with good reason. You see, I had been working on this doodle for a while, and have had it finished for sometime too. But the hold up, was that I did this for a good friend and wanted to make sure that she got see it before anyone else saw it.

You see, I doodled this a dear friend of my wife and mine. Megan has been one of my wifes dearest and best friends. She has heard Gods calling to go and become a missionary in Mexico. So I decided to do this doodle in honor of her new adventure.

This peice is 8.5x11 and done on a 80lbs. drawing paper with a sharpie.

Glad that you like it Megan! Happy Birthday!

If you would like to read more about how Megans mission is going,feel free to visit her Blog.

Little Girl and a Rose

2010-01-25T17:54:00.000-08:00

Recently a friend of mine decided to share his artwork with me. It was fantastic! He does his artwork with paper and graphite or charcoal. It got me thinking that I should explore some new options when it comes to my own art.

I did this sketch of my daugher. I think that she was around 6-9 months at the time (now she is almost 23 months.) This was a free hand drawing with a graphite #2 pencil. Just your standard pencil. I have never really figured out the whole shading thing, but I am pleased with how this turned out.

The second is a drawing of a Rose. I saw this technique from my friends portfolio, and thought I would take a stabe at it. I stared out with a plain white piece of paper and shaded the entire page with a #2 pencil. Then with an eraser removed the shape of the rose. Then I preceded to shade with the pencil. I hope you like it.

I have discovered that #2 pencils are not exactly designed for doing these type of drawings, and have since purchased pencils that are made for drawing. I hope that you have enjoyed something a little bit different. I will get some new and differnt style of doodles up soon!

Both sketches were done on 8.5x11 white paper with a #2 pencil

Stay tuned...

brief hiatus

2010-01-25T05:49:00.000-08:00

I have been working on some doodles, though I am not finished with any that I can share at this time.

There will be somemore posted soon. I may share some other sketches that I have been up to recently. since they are finished. A little change of pace...

Stay tuned....

AP

Tattoo Designs

2010-01-19T05:39:00.000-08:00

I have been asked by a few people to come up with some tattoo designs, Her a a few of the deisgns that I have come up with. I am not sure if any of these will ever turn into an actual tattoo, but I had a lot of fun doing them. Take a look!

Face 2

2010-01-17T20:48:00.000-08:00

Well not one of my favorites but I thought I should post anyway. I am having a lot of fun trying out new mediums, and have even gotten some pencils to try my hand at sketching. I am not sure what I am going to sketch, but I will figure that out at a later time. For now I will stick to something that I know, and that is paper and sharpie.

Enjoy!

6x8 Strathmore Drawing Pad 80lbs with sharpie

A waterfall... again!

2010-01-11T19:55:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone!

As you can/will see, or have already figured out by title of this post, I have done another waterfall. I liked the first so much, that it seemed silly not to do another!

8.5x11 on White Linen Resume Paper with black sharpie.

doodlesbycp

2010-01-08T06:19:00.000-08:00

This is a little different post. This one is not done my me, but by my beautiful little 22 month old daughter. This may look like a lot scribbles, but I will assure you that each line , circle, and zigzag was deliberate and precisely added to the paper. As I was watching her doodle this, the expression on here face was one of deep thought and concentration. Before too long she will showing me how to doodle!

8.5x11 white paper with Crayola Crayons and Bic Mechanical pencil

Something Different

2010-01-06T18:18:00.000-08:00

This is a little different type of doodle that I am use to doing. I was given a pad of black paper used mostly more charcoal drawings. I then used a silver sharpie, Much different than the other sharpies that I use. The ink in this Sharpie is more like paint.... Sort of. They are used often time for autographing sports memorabilia.

Well when you put the silver sharpie on the black paper you get this! I have had a lot of fun trying our new things with the artform that I call Line Doodling. I hope you all enjoy, and you will probably see some more balck and silver doodles as the days go by.

12x12 Strathmore 100% cotton paper with silver sharpie.
(note: this is not the entire doodle, as it was too large for my scanner)

AP

Waterfall

2009-12-31T17:22:00.000-08:00

This is the last doodle that I have completed. It is really the first doodle that I have done that resembles an actual picture. The I enjoyed watching this piece transform right before my eyes as I worked to complete it.

Hope everyone has a great and safe evening. Happy New Years to all!

It was done on 8.5x11 paper with a sharpie.

Colorful Contest Prize: Key to Heart

2009-12-30T17:09:00.000-08:00

Here is what the Color Contest Winner recieved earlier today. Can you find the Theme?

Glad you like it Joe! Everyone else Stay tuned. I may have some more contests where you could win your very own doodle.

This was doodled on white paper 8.5x11 with a sharpie.

AP

Peace, Love, Joy

2009-12-29T19:18:00.000-08:00

This started out only being a one part piece, but as I got almost finished with the first, I decided that I would make it a three part piece. I am very pleased with how it turned out. You will notice that the Lettering is very clear, yet there are no solid lines that define any of the letters.

You may also notice that this doodle project is a little different that my past doodles. I am not sure what lead me to change my style for these three doodles, but I really like the finished product, as I hope you do as well!

These are all done on a new type of paper that I have not used as of yet. It was 25% cotton, fine linen paper. 8.5x11 with black sharpie

Enjoy.

AP

Merry Christmas

2009-12-24T20:51:00.000-08:00

So I have had these done for a while, but wanted to wait until they had been given as gifts before sharing them with all of you. There are three new doodles here. I did a doodle for my brothers and dad this year as one of the gifts. It is always fun to give things that you have put much thought and love into. As I said in my last post, it is much better to give than to receive.

In these three doodles, I tried to incorporate hobbies, geographical things, and just some good old doodlage (I think I just made that word up, or maybe not) from my noodle. You will also find some other things in these three doodles. You will find initials of the recipient, as well as their birthday (month/day).

For Bryan:

For Michael:

For Dad:

All three of these where done with 8.5 x11 white copy paper and sharpie. Though I am excited to say that I have received some new/different forms of paper, and sharpies! So keep your eyes peeled for some new things.

Until next time, I hope you are having a Merry Christmas. Here in my neck of the woods, it is snowing like crazy, so stay safe.

German Imperial Eagle

2009-12-21T17:06:00.000-08:00

Finally I get to put a new post! This is one of very most favorite to date! It is sort of a two parter. This was done as a gift for a dear friend of mine at work, as a Christmas Gift. I gave it to him today and so I am now going to share it with the rest of you. I have known Roger for many years now. When I first met him he was a teacher at my high school. Now he is a colleague, and I look forward to eating my lunch with him on a daily to semi-daily basis.

Part One:

Anyone who know Roger, know that he is very proud of his German heritage. During many our our lunch conversations, it is not uncommon to hear a little of the German language spew from his lips. We had come up with the topic of tattoos, and she had mentioned that he has always wanted to get the German Imperial Eagle tattooed on him.

Thus the birth of this creation!

Part Two:

The eagle alone was pretty cool in all, but I decided that it was not enough for the WOW factor that I really wanted to get when I gave it to him. So I decided that I would add the colors of the German flag in the background.

As with all of my doodles, my initials and the #34 are hidden in this, and quite well I might add. (Have you found them yet Roger?) I with I had a camera to share with the expression that Roger had when he saw it! Lets just say it truly is better to give than to receive.

I hope that you all enjoy the final product as much as Roger does!

This was done on white paper 8.5x11, with 4 different colors.

AP

Colorful Contest!

2009-12-09T20:26:00.000-08:00

I decided that with this doodle I was going to use every single color that I had in my little sharpie bag, and so I did. There are at lots of different colors in this. You can count if you would like. Leave a comment with a guess as to how many colors are in it. The first to have it right will win a thier own personalized doodle done by yours truely.

This was done on copy paper with you guessed it... SHARPIES! 7x11

Happy Guessing...

AP

Rainbow

2009-12-09T20:20:00.000-08:00

This is one of the first doodles that I have done that includes colors in the line style. Hope you like it as much as I do. I must say that I do like the plain black and white a little better, but the color definitly adds a lot.

8.5x11 on copy paper with sharpies.

Enjoy!

AP

Santa

2009-12-09T20:13:00.001-08:00

This is a doodle that I started and finished a couple of weeks ago. It was inspired by the fact that we were bringing our daughter to see Santa for a photoshoot. It was a lot of fun to do. Hope you like it. Everytime my little girl sees it. She says with a lot of energy... SANTA!!

8.5x11 on copy paper with a sharpie

AP

Stellan

2009-12-07T19:42:00.000-08:00

This is a doodle that I did for a little boy named Stellan. The day that I doodled was the day that little Stellan's prayers were answered. You see, Stellan had a heart condition called SVT. This SVT caused his little heart to beat at dangerously high rates. He had a procedure called an ablation to fix his heart, but the first time it did not work. On November 9th, 2009, Stellan went into his second operation. As many many many people prayed for little Stellan around the world, I decided to doodle (and pray.) This is what I came up with.

A prayer answered with a miracle. Our God is an awesome God.

If your interested in reading more about Stellan's amazing story, you can at Mckmama.com.

5x7 on Copy Paper. Done with Bic Ball Point, Sharpie, and even a highlighter.

AP

Eye

2009-12-07T15:47:00.000-08:00

This is one that I did a while ago. 4x6 on copy paper with a Bic ball point pen. Ball point is how I used to always do them, because you can get more detail with the a smaller point. I have found though that scanning them does not do work as well with the Bic pens. The piece comes out "shinny." So I have changed things over sharpie permanent markers. Hope you enjoy.

I have a newer piece to that I just finished that I did with some color. Excited to get it uploaded for you all to see it!

AP

Tree

2009-12-02T18:27:00.000-08:00

The original dimensions 8x11.5. Again, this was done on white printer paper, with a sharpie.

I am just starting to explore different mediums. But for now, why mess with success right?!?!

AP

Cross

2009-12-02T17:51:00.000-08:00

Most of my doodles have themes. A lot of times the theme of very apparent, like in this one. Other times you might have to search a little harder for the theme.

The original dimensions of this doodle is 8x11.5. It was done white copy paper, with a sharpie permanent marker.

Feel free to leave a comment if you can find figure out the theme.

AP

Face

2009-12-01T17:48:00.000-08:00

Here is the Doodle that got me back into the doodling that I have been doing lately. The Original Dimensions are 4x6. I was drawn on regular white printer paper with a Sharpie permanent marker. I started with the eyes and went from there.

Two things that you will find in all my doodles are the number 34 in some way shape or form. It might be roman numeral, or with numbers, or both. You will also find my initials AP. They are always hidden in the picture. The AP in the bottom corner does not count. Happy Searching

I have many other pictures to share, and many more to be made. Hope you enjoy!

AP