All posts tagged 2025

Februdoodle 2025 #3: Flowers

 Martin · 30 days
An illustration of a black vase, drawn in a mostly flat style, with a large cartoon skull on it. A thin, white, halftone highlight goes down the left edge of the vase. There are two flowers that look like daises in the vase, one large and one smaller, with black stems and leaves hanging out of the pot. The petals are white, and the pollen is yellow. The background is a salmon red-orange.

Here's my third illustration for Februdoodle!

Not really sure what inspired this one, but I was feeling Grim Fandango vibes while I was sketching it.

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 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 #2: The Wild Box

 Martin · 31 days
An illustration of a small bear wearing a folded paper hat sticking out of the door on a large box, smiling and waving at the viewer. The box has doors around the other visible sides, each with a simple lock. The words "The Wild Box" are stacked vertically to the right of the bear. A burst of pastel confetti is bursting out of the box behind the bear. The hat is white, the bear is tan, the box is black, and the lettering is white with "wild" in multiple pastel colors. The background is a bold sea green.

Here's my second illustration for Februdoodle: The Wild Box!

My son has a small puzzle box with various locks on each side. He likes to keep a small teddy bear in there, along with a collection of little origami I made for him.

For reasons we are still trying to figure out, one day he started calling it "the wild box", and I think it's funny and cute. 😄

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 shading, and the Fat Nozzle spray paint brush for some extra pizzazz.

Many of those 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 #1: Uh Oh

 Martin · 32 days
A black and white illustration of a cartoon rabbit staring intently at his phone. His eyes are wide, his mouth is closed, and his nose is hanging down. He is slouched slightly, and he has a very concerned look on his face. The background is splattered with paint and has a dark streak going across the bottom, arcing up behind the rabbit. The word "Februdoodle" runs across the bottom in large, bubbly cartoon lettering.

Well, I almost forgot, but today is the start of yet another Februdoodle - a project where I draw a new thing every day for the month of February.

This is my first drawing, which is just sort of the mood I'm in right now. I wanted to draw something a little crazier, but my son really likes seeing my drawings and he's just a little guy, so... I have to keep it a little PG. Most of the time, anyway. 😅

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 for shading, and the Fat Nozzle spray paint brush for background texture.

The halftone pattern shading was created using the Rough Dot Shader 45/Light and the Grainy Dot Shader 60/Light. Those brushes are from the Beat Tones pack, by True Grit Texture Supply.

Each day, I'll be posting a new image here on the blog, and adding it to the Februdoodle page.

Oh, and if you wanted to see how this one got made, check it out below:

Thanks for joining me on another illustration journey! 😊

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