reference: Adobe Illustrator

Two Adobe Illustrator tutorials by Brian Romero:

• Digital Inking Basics
• Coloring Process and More!

Happy New Year!

"I pray my wish
will come true
For my child
and your child too
He'll see the day of glory
See the day
when men of good will
Live in peace,
live in peace again"

(Lyrics from Dani's favourite piece of Christmas music, "Peace On Earth - Little Drummer Boy.")

Wishing you and yours all the very best in 2008!

The code for this doodle and other doodles you can use on your blog can be found at Doodles.

[With thanks to this tutorial for creating a METALLIC WIRE FRAME SPHERE in Photoshop.]

2007 doodles in review

Readers' choice

The plan vs reality
[originally published 2007-06-30]



Motivation and happiness
[originally published 2007-02-25]

(Items with a variation of this image can be purchased at Cafe Press. )



Out of the loop
[originally published 2007-04-02]

My favs

When writers strike
[originally published 2007-11-05]



Mobius hopscotch
[originally published 2007-09-15]



RIP Naptime
[originally published 2007-07-03]

Merry Christmas!

The code for this doodle and other doodles you can use on your blog can be found at Doodles.

Best present ever - parent of pre-schooler edition

The code for this doodle and other doodles you can use on your blog can be found at Doodles.

Christmas hand print tree

(This idea came home from school.)

Instructions for creating a Christmas Hand Print Tree can be found at Craft Day.

Canadian Blog Awards - Nominations Now Open

Nominations are being accepted until January 11, 2008.

Eligibility:
All blogs written by persons living in Canada or by Canadian citizens living abroad are eligible for nomination. In the case of group blogs, the aforementioned persons must be significant contributors to the blog.

Organizers of the awards must abstain from making any judgment as to eligibility of other participants in only the categories they have also been nominated for.

Voting:
(2006 & 2007 Awards) Two rounds of voting will take place with each round lasting 7 days. The first round of voting will include all nominees. The second round of voting will narrow the list of nominees in each category down to the top 5 from the first round of voting.

Categories:

General:
Best Blog
Best French-Language Blog
Best New Blog
Best Group Blog
Best Blogosphere Citizen
Best Blog Post
Best Blog Post Series

Political:
Best Political Blog
Best progressive Blog
Best conservative Blog
Best Non-Partisan Blog

Interest:
Best Personal Blog
Best Photo/Art Blog
Best Humour Blog
Best Entertainment/Cultural Blog
Best Business/Finance Blog
Best Religious Blog
Best Sports Blog
Best Activities Blog
Best Media/Celebrity Blog
Best Family Blog
Best Local Blog
Best Sci/Tech Blog
Best Sexual/Gender Issues Blog
Best Podcaster/Vlogger
Best Military Blog
Best Education Blog

Honour your fav blogger by leaving a comment in the appropriate category. The folks over at the CBA's are trying to get a bit broader participation this year ... so spread the word!

[h/t to Dani and Kate]

Vote for me!

Voting for the 2007 Chewing Pencils Christmas Cartoon Project “People’s Choice” award closes on December 20th.

The voting system is easy. Chose your three favourite cartoons and then email your choices to Matt at mkglover (at) optusnet.com.au

Your email should read like this:

1. The name of the artist of your favourite cartoon, and the title of the cartoon itself
   
2. The name of the artist of your second favourite cartoon, and the title of the cartoon itself
   
3. The name of the artist of your third favourite cartoon, and the title of the cartoon itself

Your favourite gets three points, second favourite two points and third favourite one point. The one with the most points wins! You can only vote once.

Here's my submission: Best Present Ever

The rest of the submissions (in no particular order):

1. Rich from The Cartoon Days of Christmas submitted the Bethlehem Census.
2. Val from The Cartoon Days of Christmas submitted some Holiday Shopping.
3. Terry from A Touch of Terry Lou submitted A Not So Wise Man
4. Robbay from A Side of Cartoons submitted A Mouse Christmas Party
5. Teddy Tietz submitted a German Santa
6. Mick Ward submitted a Request for Santa
7. Frank Dutton submitted a Mauve Nosed Reindeer
8. Sheree from Sheree Bradford-Lea Cartoonist submitted Santa on Stress Leave
9. Dale from the Cartoon Days of Christmas submitted a Little Matt
10. Ron Atkinson submitted a present that Fits Like A Glove
11. A Chopra submitted a Nobel Prize Christmas Cartoon
12. Greg from EEight submitted a Polite Santa
13. Peter Naismith from the Nut Bank Files submitted a Runway Matt
14. Lee from Lee’s Things submitted the Best Present Ever
15. John from JDCartoons submitted a Christmas Protest
16. Henry from The Cartoon Days of Christmas submitted a Snowman’s Christmas Wish
17. Jason from Twisted Musings submitted a God Father Christmas
18. Andre submitted a Fishy Christmas
19. Rob from Rob and Jods submitted some Christmas Spirit
20. Bill Lumley submitted a Stocking Filler (PDF File)
21. Matt from Wickerdoodle submitted Santa in Space

Southern Ontario

After 18 hours, we had over 25cm (10 inches) of the white stuff yesterday afternoon. How'd you fair in the big storm of 2007?

The code for this doodle and other doodles you can use on your blog can be found at Doodles.

Best present ever - new parent edition

The code for this doodle and other doodles you can use on your blog can be found at Doodles.

Do you cartoon?

THE JAY KENNEDY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Applicants must be college students in the United States, Canada or Mexico that will be in their Junior or Senior year of college during the 2008-2009 academic year. Applicants DO NOT have to be art majors to be eligible for this scholarship.

DEADLINE: JANUARY 31, 2008
The applications will be judged by the National Cartoonists Society Foundation (NCSF) and the number of scholarships given out and their amounts will be at their discretion of the NCSF.

For more information, visit the National Cartoonists Society Foundation website.

[With thanks to Sandra Bell-Lundy for the tip-off!]

Best present ever - toddler edition

Here's my entry for the 2007 Chewing Pencils Christmas Cartoon Project!

(And boy do I miss the days when empty boxes provided hours of enterainment!)

The code for this doodle and other doodles you can use on your blog can be found at Doodles.

Reindeer treats

This was created with Santa's elves at our local mall.

Instructions for creating this Reindeer Treat can be found at Craft Day.

Getting through the holidays

In order to get everything done, I seem to spend this time of year running on catecholamine C9H13NO3 (epinephrine).

The code for this doodle and other doodles you can use on your blog can be found at Doodles.

Rerun: Decorated moose

[Orignally posted May 20, 2007.]

No matter how you decorate it, a moose is still a moose!

(Items with a variation of this image can be purchased at Cafe Press.)

The code for this doodle and other doodles you can use on your blog can be found at Doodles.