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Playtime with my new Xmas gift

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Some things never get old, even as you grow up. Getting excited about Christmas gifts is one of those things. I have always been an artist. When I received an iPad this year, it allowed me to find that part of myself again.

The first thing I did was download Procreate. Just like a kid who has been given a new toy, I did not really read any instructions, I went straight to trying things out for myself. I played with textures, movement, and colors which led to freeform creating. The final product was a doodled winter scene brought to life with nature in navy blue, and a peach colored background with pops of mint green. It was the perfect representation of all the creativity that was happening on that cold, winter day.

Doodily Doodily Doo – Desk Doodles

Everyone has those looooooooong standing meetings at work. When I need to focus on them and not have my brain melt, i do some doodles. They don’t always turn out to be outstanding nor do the often turn out to be actual objects, but they keep my brain from over heating.

blue doodle flower

I have been using my Strathmore sketch pad and blue sharpies at my desk-side right now. I really like the combination of the sharpie color richness and the way the Strathmore paper absorbs the ink. Regardless, I’ve been starting at some fall flowers that have been rotating out on my kitchen counter and that has driven several pages of the doodles.

blue doodle pattern

I hope you liked some of the examples i showcased above. This offers a window into my multi-tasking brain and what turns out. If you have any other ideas on what you do when you are in long meetings let me know! I might give them a try.

Idea Cloud #5 || 10/22/2011 || 1:02 PM

Idea Cloud #5 || 10/22/2011 || 1:02 PM

This Idea Cloud happened to take a little longer to post. I had a very stressful week both at home and at work (both work related) and now i’m just catching up and getting ready for Halloween Weekend! These little bits of sketches are filled with loads of strange stuff seeing as it took me until Monday the 24th to fill in all the blocks.

Random Items::

  • Ice Sicles
  • Rapunzel Tower
  • Mountains
  • Lorax Land
  • Cubes
  • Bandaid
  • Crush Cap Eagle
  • Prison Cell

Idea Cloud #4 || 10/09/2011 || 3:29 PM

Ok with this post i’ve caught up from my missed post last week. I know these sketches aren’t exactly quality but they are just a nice distraction from sitting in the apartment and staring at all of my web design work. It’s the equivalent to free writing. Another benefit I found is that while I work on these random thoughts that pop into my head my mind suddenly reaches a solution to a project I was working on earlier! Overall a productive weekend.

Random Items::

Idea Cloud #1 || 09/18/2011 || 1:32 PM

Idea Cloud #1 || 09/18/2011 || 1:32 PM

So i’ve been going out each weekend for a coffee, at Verbe Cafe, and to write down some ideas in my sketch book… This time around I really didn’t have any goals so I decided to do some random non-sense sketching

With any luck i’ll stick with this and my mini workouts! lol

Random Items::

  • Leather finishings
  • Pocket
  • Slate stones
  • US Army/Airforce Insignia
  • Patterns clothing/random
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