Just under the wire, here's my eighth illustration for Februdoodle!

I've been watching a lot of Curious George - it's my son's favorite TV show right now - and I've grown to love that cartoon. The animation is good, the voice acting is great, the stories are fun, and there are a lot of silly jokes. But one thing my wife pointed out is that every time they show George sleeping in his bed, he looks super comfy, and now I always notice it too. And envy it a little! 😆

So anyway, I was feeling inspired by that, and wanted to draw a big ol' bear having a good rest today. I meant for it to be something kind of simple, and as usual, got a little carried away with it. I'm really happy with how it turned out though!

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Syrup brush for linework, and the Soft airbrush for a few bits of light shading.

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

Here's my seventh Februdoodle illustration for this year! That marks the end of the first week already - yikes!

This one was inspired by a craft project my son did at a local art museum. I have it hanging on the wall of my office, and with all the rain happening here lately, I thought it'd be fun to see it in use. Of course, a little magic is involved with artifacts like this! 😉

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Inka brush for linework, the Soft air brush for some slight shading, and the Splatter and Flicks spray paint brushes for background texture.

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

I thought I was going to get my Februdoodle drawing done earlier, but I had a migraine and was having a hard time working... so here's my slightly late, headache-inspired drawing for today. 😵‍💫

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 Inka brush for additional rough lines, and the Splatter and Flicks spray paint brushes for background texture.

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

Here's my fifth illustration for Februdoodle!

Yesterday there was a massive windstorm here, and this morning my son and I walked around the neighborhood observing the aftermath. Branches were everywhere, along with downed garbage cans, shingles, and other various debris. At least three fences were blown over, one massive tree was completely toppled, and one of my neighbors' roof got torn partly off!

So this drawing was inspired by all that. Hopefully it doesn't happen again anytime soon!

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, 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:

Today's Februdoodle was an idea that popped into my head last night: an artist and his child working side by side. I didn't think about the idea of leaving one canvas black until I started working on it, but I really like the idea of the child having less trouble just getting started on something. Especially as many of these illustrations start with me staring at a blank canvas for a long time.

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

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

Today's Februdoodle is a little late, so I didn't have that much time to think about what I might do, let alone to work on it. Still, I like how it turned out, though I do feel like it's missing something in the background. Oh well!

I was mildly inspired by the mailbox monster from the original Toejam & Earl game, and also from the mimic monsters found in various fantasy movies and games.

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Syrup brush for linework, and the Hartz brushe for background texture.

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

I had a hamburger for lunch today, so I thought I'd draw one for Februdoodle. I'm glad this didn't happen at the restaurant! 😆

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Syrup brush for linework, and the Soft airbrush for gradients.

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

Last year I started an illustration project in February called "Februdoodle", and I am continuing it this year! Each day I create a new a new doodle and post it online. No theme or stories, just (hopefully) fun.

My first Februdoodle drawing for 2024 is a Februdoodle Poodle. Maybe he can be the mascot? 😆

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Syrup brush for linework, and the Fat Nozzle, Splatter, and Flicks spray paint brushes for background texture.

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

Here's my final illustration for Februdoodle: See the Moon!

This one was a suggestion from my mother-in-law, who thought this would be a neat idea for a drawing: me, my wife, and our son looking at the moon and stars (which is one of his recent obsessions).

It's nice to be done with this project. I know that I will miss doing it every day - and I should honestly keep doing more drawings just to keep up my skill - but I also need a little break to recharge.

As with the others, this was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Syrup brush for linework, and the Watercolor brush for background texture.

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

If you've been following along with these, thanks for stopping by to see them all! I'm sure I'll have another project ready to start soon, so stay tuned!

For my twenty-seventh Februdoodle illustration, I drew an island paradise (inside a bottle).

I can't believe this project is almost over! I've been weighing continuing the effort into March over the last couple of days, but it took a lot to get this one done - and in the end it's still not quite how I would have liked it. I think my creative fuel tank is just running a little dry.

While I was drawing this one, I also realized just how much I've grown to like doing my "ink" work with the Sryup brush. I used to use the modified Mercury brush that I used for this illustration almost exclusively, in part because the clumpy nature of the texture it has reminded me of the gel pens I used to use when I'd draw on paper, and in part because the texture hides the imperfections in the lines.

I think that the Mercury brush variant I used to use had a more uniform thickness to it though, because I had a hard time controlling that with this one. In places where I wanted the lines to go thinner, I found the virtual ink running super thin and splotchy, which looked bad and made it harder to fill with color later on. Oh well!

Like all the others, this was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, a modified Mercury brush for linework, and the Hartz and Splatter spray paint brushes for background texture, with a few assists from the Soft air brush here and there.

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

Just one more to go!