All posts tagged June Toons

June Toons 2024 #30: That’s It!

 Martin · 143 days
A cartoon illustration of a realistic pig, wearing a bowtie and suit jacket, leaning out of a set of circular color rings and smiling at the viewer, with one hoof up in the air. The pig has a light complexion and its tongue hanging out. The bowtie is red, and the suit jacket is a dark blue. The color rings are red. There is a small word bubble coming off from the pig to the upper left, with the word "oink!" inside. The words "That's It!" are written in yellow, in cursive, arcing under the bottom right half of the image. It is meant to parody the "That's All, Folks!" outro animations, typically featuring Porky Pig, from Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies cartoons.

My final June Toons cartoon for 2024 is of a pig sticking out of a series of familiar colored rings. That's it! 😆

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 air brush for gradients.

I mentioned this a few days ago, but I really felt like I ran out of gas on this project. Work got really busy about halfway through, and I never got a chance to catch up and do them during the day - I was always chasing the project at night, barely finishing on time, and cutting corners wherever I could.

That said, when I look back on all the cartoons I made this month, I'm happy with the project as a whole. I've been drawing on my iPad Pro in Procreate for a long time now, but I still am surprised at how much more comfortable I get with it, with each project completed.

I hope you enjoyed see each drawing this month and watching them get drawn! Hopefully I'll have some more ideas for the new drawing project in August! Until then, I'll be posting other projects, so keep an eye out for more fun stuff. Thanks for following along with me!

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

And if you'd like to see all of the drawing time-lapses once more, you can find them on this YouTube playlist.

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June Toons 2024 #28: House of Seuss

 Martin · 145 days
A cartoon illustration of a fantasy house drawn in the style of Dr. Seuss. The house is yellow with a salmon-colored door and sloping blue roof. The roof has a very unrealistic curve to it, sloping up at the apex and down and then up again at the edges. There is a small gable window on the left side, and a chimney angling out of the roof at an impossible angle on the right. The door has an oversized knob and there are windows of various sizes all over the house. The house is flanked by deformed, curvy trees on both sizes, and rests on turquoise grass. A lighter path curves away from the house, and a wall of purple trees lines then background. The sky is salmon-colored, with large pale-yellow clouds angled across.

Today's June Toons cartoon is a house, drawn in the style of Dr. Seuss. Not sure what inspired me to do this, but it was sort of fun trying to draw something outside of my own style - although I grew up looking at Dr. Seuss books, so my style is probably inspired by it in some small way.

Anyway, 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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June Toons 2024 #27: Watching TV

 Martin · 146 days
A cartoon illustration of a man watching TV. The man has a medium complexion, thinning hair on the top of his head, and a mustache. He looks like a giant, sitting on a tiny couch and watching a giant TV. He is hunched slightly forward, his legs are bent upward from sitting so low, and he has his hands on his legs. He is wearing a red shirt, green pants, and gray shoes. The couch is a light teal. The TV is an old-style boxy set, with a double-pronged antenna on top. It is sitting on a brown stand that is just the right size. The background is a light mustard yellow with a lighter yellow half-circle behind the man and the TV. There is a white oval behind the TV where the screen would be, and there are white lines emanating from it, indicating that it is on and showing something.

Today's June Toons cartoon is a giant man sitting on a tiny couch watching a tiny TV!

I don't know why, but I really struggled with the linework on this one. Some drawings I get started on and I just get in the groove, and some I don't, and this one I felt like every line I made was the wrong weight, tapered the wrong way, etc. It came together in the end, but it was frustrating to make at the start.

Anyway, 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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June Toons 2024 #26: Submarine

 Martin · 147 days
A cartoon illustration of a cylinder of water resting on the ground with a small orange submarine inside. The water is blue, and is contained within an invisible cylinder. The top of the water has ocean-like waves. The submarine is stubby and thick and has yellow fins and a red and yellow propeller. The periscope is up and sticking out of the water's surface. There are three small bubbles coming off the top of the submarine. Refracted light is cast down from the water's surface onto the top of the submarine and the floor of the water below.

For today's June Toons cartoon, I drew a small submarine sitting in a cylinder of water!

I can't believe this project is almost complete, but I also feel like I'm starting to run out of gas for it. The finish line is in sight!

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

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

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June Toons 2024 #25: Cool Cat

 Martin · 148 days
A cartoon illustration of a cat sipping from a drink cup and riding a skateboard. The cat is orange with dark stripes on his back. He has a squat, wide body, and a scruff of shaggy hair covers his eyes. His right arm is at his side, his left arm is extended straight out to hold the drink cup, and his tail is waving loosely behind him. He is wearing a blue and pink baseball hat backward, which bends his right ear down, and a light green t-shirt with a cat head on the front. The cat head has X's for eyes and its tongue sticking out. The drink cup is light green with a blue lid and pink straw, and the skateboard is pink with light green wheels. The background is a light blue with a large rectangular white streak running behind the cat.

For today's June Toons cartoon, I drew a cool cat, having a drink and riding his skateboard!

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, and the Smooth Natural Nib for everything else. That brush is from the Rusty Nib brush 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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June Toons 2024 #24: Backpack

 Martin · 149 days
A cartoon illustration of a woman carrying a large backpack. The woman is leaning forward with her head down and eyes closed, as if she is concentrating on carrying the load. She has a bob haircut and a long nose. Her skin is yellow, and her hair and lips are a glossy pink. She is wearing a striped shirt that is bright blue and a pink skirt, with her midriff visible. She has a lanky frame, and her arms are holding the straps of the backpack out tightly away from her body. The backpack is a dark gray, and is covered in colorful buttons in yellow, pink, and bright blue, with emoticons, a peace sign, and other shapes. The background is a cool gray with a light lavender streak across it, and flicks of white spray paint.

Today's June Toons cartoon is about a heavy backpack. I wanted to channel the same energy as June Toons #13, taking some strong lines across the entire character to make an interesting drawing. It started off a little rough, but by the end, I found myself really enjoying working on this one.

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 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:

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June Toons 2024 #23: Friendly Robot

 Martin · 150 days
A cartoon illustration of a simple robot smiling and waving at the viewer. The robot has a rectangular head with wide eyes and a wide, angular smile. There is a small antenna on the top of its head, with a round red ball at the end. The robot has a short neck and long arms made of a light gray, jointed metal, and a long red body that continues out of view. His body has a square door on the front. His left arm is up in the air, with his simple clawed hand waving. There are three white lines emanating from his head, and the drawing is set over a light blue background with a light blue cutting through it diagonally.

This June Toons cartoon might look a little familiar if you've been following me for along time, as I'm fairly certain I've drawn him before. I used to draw him a lot, many years ago, in little notes I would leave for my wife to find during her work day. I love robots, and it was an easy character to draw and have fun with. I have a lot of fond memories of it!

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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June Toons 2024 #21: Solstice

 Martin · 152 days

Today's June Toons cartoon is an homage to the Summer Solstice - which I think happened yesterday? Either way, the moon is not happy about this.

As always, this was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Smooth Natural Nib brush for linework, and the Soft air brush, Rough Dot Shader 45/Light, and Rough Dot Shader 60/Blowout for shading. The nib and dot shader brushes are from the Rusty Nib brush pack from 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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