Author: oddboxcomics

Three Years in Seven Seconds

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This is an experiment I did in Blender Grease Pencil Animation. I could have done this quicker in Photoshop, but the main point of the project was learning. Eventually, I will need to ween myself off of Photoshop if I am to advance my skills in animation. I learned layers, timing, and file conversion. I also learned that I have a lot to learn!

Now Available at Walmart.com

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The ScribblePad is now available at Walmart.com. Rumor has it that if a product makes a decent showing on Walmart.com, that product has a good shot at being considered for Walmart’s physical, brick-and-mortar stores. Go to https://www.walmart.com/ip/The-ScribblePad-A-Funny-Novelty-Notepad-Choose-from-12-Smile-Inducing-Varieties/15355673627

Passing the Rorschach Test

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When I meditate, I see these two colors (black and violet?) constantly morphing into various abstract shapes. I thought, “Hey. Why don’t I make something like that out here in the real world?” I made some scribbles and stared at them for a while. I saw a face in there, so I made an outline of what I saw. To me, it looks like a man in a parka peering around some rocks or bushes at nighttime on a hillside with a pine tree in the background. What could it mean? Nothing weird, I hope.

This is the same image in a lighter hue to better illuminate the outlines. This is what it looks like when viewed through ultrasonic binoculars. My one regret? I didn’t save an image of the colors before adding the outlines. If I had, I could’ve gotten your interpretation. But I didn’t know I was going to see a picture within the colors! Well…maybe next time.

Christmas in September

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This is a caricature portrait of my brother Joey, his wife Jennifer, and their granddaughter, Everlee. This was a Christmas gift from Everlee’s mom, Autumn, to Joe and Jennifer.

I got back to basics when drawing these caricatures. Although my drawing tablet has its advantages, using just a primitive pencil and eraser on paper is much more enjoyable. I drew the faces with pencil, scanned them into Photoshop, and then created the rest of the portrait using the drawing tablet.

Would you like to give a caricature portrait to one of your loved ones this Christmas? Let me know what you want and I’ll quote you a price, then you will say, “yes or no”, then we dicker and haggle maybe, and then you say, “yes”. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!

Contact Bob at oddboxcomics@att.net