All posts tagged Februdoodle

Februdoodle 2025 #16: Part of a Balanced Breakfast

 Martin · 1 day
An illustration of a cereal box and cereal bowl sitting amongst a swath of other breakfast foods. The box says "sugar o's" on it and has a depiction of a bowl of cereal. It is orange with yellow lettering. The bowl of cereal standing in front of it is filled to near overflowing with tan cereal O's, which are sparkling. The bowl itself is white with two blue stripes going around the top, near the rim, and a spoon sticking out on the right. In the background is a glass pitcher of milk. In the foreground is a glass of orange juice, two oranges, a cluster of grapes, a banana with banana slices on a small plate, a bottle of pills with three capsules resting nearby, a plate with a fried egg, a napkin with two pieces of toast, and a half of a grapefruit. The background is a glowing teal color that fades to a slightly darker color behind the cereal box.

I thought I had a simple idea for today's Februdoodle illustration - and I did! - but it took me so long to finish it. And I sorta think it needed even more work to really get it over the top, but it's late and I'm tired, and I'm done working on it.

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Syrup brush for just about everything else, and the Soft air brush for some light background shading.

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

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Februdoodle 2025 #14: Fooosh

 Martin · 3 days
An illustration of a metal pipe with a small hole in it, leaking out a gas cloud. The word "fooosh" is in cascading block letters tumbling down over the cloud. The pipe is a dull gray and has a connecting gasket around the bottom, the gas cloud is a pale blue, the lettering is green, and the background is a pale yellow that fades to a green-blue color near the bottom. There is a very faint burst of white spray paint behind the area of the pipe that is leaking.

This afternoon we were out for a walk and when we got back, I noticed an odd smell near the side of the house. I asked my wife to come out and confirm my suspicion, and sure enough: gas leak!

PG&E is outside our house right now fixing it, as they have been for the last hour, and it's probably not going to be done for another hour.

So aaanyway... here's today's Februdoodle illustration. Happy Valentine's Day! 🙃

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 Syrup brush for helping do fills, the Soft air brush and Rough Dot Shader 45/Light brush for shading, and the Fat Nozzle spray paint brush for background texture.

The Rusty Nib 1 brush and Rough Dot Shader 45/Light brush 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 #13: A Million Clucks

 Martin · 4 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 · 6 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 · 7 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 · 8 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 · 9 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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