All posts tagged 2025

Februdoodle 2025 #13: A Million Clucks

 Martin · 20 days
An illustration of a chicken wearing a top hat, bowtie, and suit top with a cuffed shirt underneath, in the style of the Monopoly guy illustrations of old. The chicken has a slightly evil smile on its face. It is a very pale brown with yellow beak and legs. The top hat and suit are black, the cuffed undershirt is white, and the bowtie is red. The background is orange with a slight golden glow behind the chicken.

I was listening to a podcast while I was brainstorming for today's Februdoodle illustration, and the host was talking about how egg prices aren't really going down. We've had a massive shortage here as well, due to avian flu, and it got me thinking about what chickens might look like these days. And of course they look like the Monopoly guy now, right? 😆

Anyway, this was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Soft air brush for background gradient, and the Syrup brush for everything else.

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

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Februdoodle 2025 #11: Full Bucket

 Martin · 22 days
An illustration of a bucket being carried by a hand. The bucket is black with a happy smile on it. The hand is white with black lines for details, holding the bucket by a curved handle. The Bucket is filled with colorful shapes that are trailing out and to the right, tapering off. The background is a bright green, with a white paint spatter behind everything.

Today's Februdoodle illustration is all about keeping your bucket full. Inspired by a children's book we got for our son a while ago, and something we are way more attuned to than we used to be.

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Fat Nozzle spray paint brush for background texture, and the Inka brush for everything else.

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

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Februdoodle 2025 #10: Bigfoot?

 Martin · 23 days
An illustration of a confused-looking Bigfoot (the mythological ape-like creature) holding out a tape measure and measuring his foot... only to find that it's not really that big. The perspective of the drawing puts the viewer extremely close to the tape measure and foot, with the rest of Bigfoot's body rapidly shrinking into the distance, making his head roughly the size of his big toe. There is a large question mark floating in the air next to his head. Bigfoot is drawn in black and white over a dirty tan background.

While I was settling down to draw today's Februdoodle illustration, I started listening to a show on YouTube. Someone off-handedly mentioned Bigfoot on the show, and that got my creativity going.

So here is Bigfoot, with a not-so-big foot. Apologies in advance to my metric friends out there. I didn't use centimeters on the tape measure because I didn't want to draw all those numbers. Pure laziness.

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Rusty Nib 1 brush for linework, the Rough Dot Shader 45/Light brush for some light shading, and the Worn 1 - Bold brush for background grit.

Those brushes, aside from the Procreate Pencil, are from the Rusty Nib pack, the Beat Tones pack, and the Fast Grit pack, all 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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Februdoodle 2025 #9: Concha

 Martin · 24 days
An illustration of a cartoon woman holding a large concha up in one hand. The woman has a light complexion and medium-length brown hair with curls at the tips. She is wearing a long-sleeved green top and brown pants. Her eyes are closed in a contented look, she is smiling with her tongue out, as if she is tasting something good, and she has a mouthful of food in her cheek. She is leaning backward slightly. The concha has a large bite taken out of it and is emanating light. The woman is carrying a white bag (presumably filled with other pastries) in her other hand. The background is a pale yellow with a light-orange streak going diagonally across the bottom.

Today's Februdoodle illustration was inspired by our visit to a local Mexican supermarket, to pick up some yummy pastries. Conchas were one of many goodies we picked up there (and subsequently ate). It was a tasty afternoon! 😋

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Soft air brush for just a little bit of shading, and the Syrup brush for just about everything else.

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

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Februdoodle 2025 #8: Rollercoaster

 Martin · 25 days
An illustration of a rollercoaster where the first car is a dragon's head and the rest of the cars of the body. The car directly after the dragon is flying off the rails over a bump in the tracks, and the child in the car is having a blast while the adult is being thrown out. The cars and people are all colored plain white, the track and bushes below are in varying shades of blue-green, and the background is a light cyan.

I got this done a little later than usual today, but here's today's Februdoodle illustration!

This is based on a story that is only partially true, because I definitely rode on a small carnival-style rollercoaster with my son today and not a single person fell out! 😎

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, and the Syrup brush for everything else.

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

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Februdoodle 2025 #7: Number Muncher

 Martin · 26 days
An illustration of a gloved set of hands opening a silver dinner platter, revealing a white "2" sitting inside. To the left, a boxy, bright green creature (a Number Muncher, from a series of very old educational computer games), looks delighted to see it, with a big, open-mouthed smile and yellow lines coming off its head, indicating surprise. The background is a dirty orange, with a slight glow behind the platter.

Anyone remember these guys? 🤓

The Number Munchers were my obsession back in elementary school. Now they are the subject of my seventh Februdoodle illustration!

That's the first week of Februdoodle done, and it sure went by quickly! I am already starting to feel my creativity strain a bit, but I think I will hit my stride soon enough.

Anyway, this was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Rusty Nib 1 brush for linework, the Rough Dot Shader 45/Light brush for some extra shading, and the Medium Nozzle spray paint brush for a final bit of background texture.

The Rusty Nib 1 and Rough Dot Shader 45/Light brushes are from the Rusty Nib pack and the Beat Tones pack, respectively, 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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Februdoodle 2025 #6: Experiment

 Martin · 27 days
An illustration of a mad scientist holding a flask of pink liquid above himself and giving it a shake. He is staring up at it with smiling, evil-looking frown. He has sky blue skin, large white eyes with black pupils, and a white fringe of hair around his bald head. He is wearing a white lab coat and black gloves. The liquid in the flask if swishing around, and bubbles can be seen in it. The background is purple.

Today's Februdoodle illustration is a mad scientist holding his experiment - a pink liquid in a flask - over his head and staring at it menacingly.

I don't know what inspired this one, but I had the idea pop into my head as I sat down to draw, and it turned out just about how I initially envisioned it. The sky blue skin was an idea I had in-progress, and I think I might've been channeling Maniac Mansion a bit there. 😎

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Rusty Nib 1 brush for just about everything else, and a small assist from the Rough Dot Shader 45/Light brush for a little bit of shading.

Those last two brushes are from the Rusty Nib pack and the Beat Tones 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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Februdoodle 2025 #5: Lost

 Martin · 28 days
An illustration of a rat standing up in the middle of a giant maze, looking mildly puzzled and consulting a small map. The rat is black with white eyes, teeth, nose, ears, paws, and tail. The map is white and looks like it has been folded previously, but is otherwise devoid of detail. The background is blue with the maze drawn over it in black lines. A white halftone pattern lights up the horizon line.

Here's my fifth Februdoodle illustration!

I think I'll be sticking with this low-color style for the time being. It's challenging me in a good way, and helping keep things in a good scope for now. I'm sure I'll move onto other styles as the project progresses! 😎

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Rusty Nib 1 brush for linework, and the Rough Dot Shader 45/Light brush for shading.

Those last two brushes are from the Rusty Nib pack and the Beat Tones pack, by True Grit Texture Supply.

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Februdoodle 2025 #4: Ruff

 Martin · 29 days
An illustration of an eager-looking cartoon dog poking in from the left side of the image. He is leaning to the right in a pointed way, with short ears perked up, eyes open wide, and tongue hanging out of his mouth. He is black with a pink nose, collar, and tongue. There are two white lines indicating surprise/alertness coming from the back of his head. The background is yellow.

This is my fourth illustration for Februdoodle - a curious dog peaking in from the left. I wanted to get done with this one quickly tonight, so it's a bit simple... but that' show it goes sometimes.

Hopefully I'll have more time tomorrow to work on one!

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching and the Rusty Nib 1 brush for everything else. That one is from the Rusty Nib 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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