June Toons 2026 #7: Angry Bird

Martin · 13 hours (10:16 PM · Jun 7, 2026)
A cartoon illustration of a bird sticking his head out of a birdhouse and staring angrily at a squirrel who is standing on top of it. The bird is scowling and he has a long narrow beak and two small feathers on top of his head. His feathers are red and his eyes are purple. The squirrel looks nervous and has sweat coming down the side of his head. He is holding an acorn in his paws and his tail is sticking up behind him. The squirrel is gray and the acorn is brown. The background is an orange sky with white sun behind the bird and green bushes below. It has a gritty look to it, with a lot of noise in the color.

Today's June Toons drawing is of an angry bird, staring down an annoying, nervous squirrel who was making too much noise on top of his house.

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Syrup brush for linework, the Soft air brush and Gouache brush for shading, the Inka brush for detailing, the Fat Nozzle spray paint brush for paint splatter, and the Grain Builder Medium brush for background texture.

This was my first time using the Grain Builder brush, and I'm pretty happy with what it can do. I will definitely be experimenting with it more! That brush is from the Fast Grit pack, by True Grit Texture Supply.

If you'd like to see how I drew this one, you can watch the time-lapse below:

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