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I figured for my first abstract caricature on the iPad, I’d take a swing at a face I know all too well…
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ipad Toons…part 2

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My daughter had leg surgery a few weeks ago, and is now in physical therapy a few times per week at the local YMCA. I took my iPad with me this morning and drew some of the morning crew of lifters. This girl caught my eye as a good one to sketch. Done in ArtStudio.

iPad Jesus

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One of my favorite stories from the New Testament is when Jesus gets to his ailing friend Lazarus’ home too late and he is dead and buried.

Wait… it’s NEVER too late for the Son of God! “Lazarus come forth!”, He says, and Boom! it’s done.
The Passion of the Christ is by far my fave Jesus movie, but the Lazarus story is powerfully depicted in the much maligned (some deserved, some not ) “Last Temptation of Christ”.
Oh yeah, this was done on the iPad except for the lettering and my signature.

iPad Stylus Reviews (Pt.3) : the Griffin Stylus

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As I said in my last post, I REALLY liked the iFaraday stylus when I first got it. But it just proved to feel too “brush like” for my tasts. The newest iPad stylus I’ve bought, and my favorite so far, is the Griffin stylus. The tip here is soft rubber, but it moves easily across the surface of the iPad, and doesn’t “drag” at all.
Why I like it:
1. The tip feels the most like drawing with a “real” pen or marker in my opinion.
2. The black metal barrel looks nice with the iPad, and it’s also less slick than the iFaraday or Pogo Styluses, both of which I have tried. ( see the previous reviews ).
3. The pen clip is much sturdier than the Pogo , in particular. I’ve broken lots of those cheap Pogo clips. Ugh.
Is this stylus perfect? No, not at all. But until I find a better one, I will be drawing with the Griffin.
I know I’m brief with these reviews, but hopefully they help. If you have questions on any of the styluses, just post a comment, and I’ll try to answer.

iPad Stylus Reviews (Pt.2) : the iFaraday Stylus

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The next Stylus I bought is the iFaraday. When I first got it, I thought I’d struck gold. It draws at any angle ( unlike the disappointing Pogo), and is much more responsive. But if I thought the Pogo felt like drawing with a little pillow on the end of a stick, the iFaraday REALLY feels like that. It has kind of a brush feel to it when you are using it. I don’t actually like this, as I like drawing with pens, not brushes. So, my search continued for the “perfect” stylus…

Stay tuned…..
(By the way, these are available online at : www.ifaraday.com )

iPad Stylus Reviews (Pt.1) : the Pogo Sketch

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Like I said recently, I have been sketching a lot more on the iPad, getting ready for the upcoming gig on it. I’ll share some more sketches soon, but before that, I thought I would talk about what I am sketching WITH.

The first stylus I bought for the iPad was the Pogo Sketch. Now, let’s get this straight right from the beginning… I don’t really like AND iPad Styluses ( Styli?) I have tried. What I wouldn’t give for a Wacom stylus on this thing…

Having said that, the Pogo Stylus is my least favorite ( and I’ve tried three so far ).
Cons:
1. Too skinny.
2. Too short.
3. The barrel is kind of slippery I think? Maybe it’s just that I have sweaty hands. LOL.
4. It’s kind of like drawing with a thin stick with a little pillow on the end. Really, it doesn’t seem like your line goes down where you want it to, if that makes sense.
Pros?
Well, you CAN draw with it, and it IS better than drawing with your finger, I think. At least a little bit.

iPad Toons…part 1

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I posted a few of my iPad drawings up here awhile back, but haven’t posted any lately. That’s because I’ve had little “play time” on the iPad to just sketch. That’s about to change. It has to!
I have a big gig in Vegas coming up in two weeks where I will be drawing on the iPad. Trying to log in some practice time between now and then. Right now, just playing around, sketching whatever I want. I have drawn for this client before, and I will be doing what I call “Live Draws” for them again rather than caricatures.

“Live Draws”, for lack of a better explanation, are cartoon character designs of people. Lots of drawn in action stuff, no real posing. Kind of like life drawing, but more cartoony:

Anyway, because there is little posing, I have to not only get good on the iPad, but also very quick. Allright, enough of my blabbing. If you want to see more, keep checking here for the next week or so, and I’ll try to post my sketches.

Plaid Stallions!!!!!

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From… the… best…. website… ever….

I am pretty sure I had an outfit almost exactly like this back in elementary school in ’73 or ’74.
“Hey, pretty mama… you’re lookin pretty fine”…..
I REALLY need to talk my wife into us getting matching outfits like this….

These gorgeous pix are both from the hilarious, insanely entertaining Plaid Stallions website. Tons of Toys, Fashion Ads, and all things cool that we remember as kids from the late 60s to the early 80s. I go here everyday now. It’s HIGHLY addictive:

Caricatures

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Like I’ve said before on this blog, I am a huge Dennis the Menace fan because of Hank Ketcham’s incredible art.

Over the years, Hank also had assistants and “ghost artists” on his many Dennis projects ( including the great Ron Ferdinand and Marcus Hamilton who do the strip now that Ketcham’s deceased). One of the best was Owen Fitzgerald, and I was at my local comic shop today trying to track down some of the comic books of Dennis that he drew. In one I bought, from 1962, there was this scene. Since so much of my income comes from caricatures, I couldn’t resist scanning the page in and sharing it with you.

Wow……

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Where has a YEAR gone? I’m still alive! Blogs may not be, but that’s another story…… I’ll post some stuff soon, I promise!

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