Hi all,

Welcome to Snoopy 101 Halloween Cartoon Challenge...My name is Brian David and it is my pleasure to be your host.

Though I am no expert on this....

Charles M Schulz

With out a doubt one of my most favorite artists of all time ...Most of us know him as the creator of the great comic strip Peanuts...and of course the creator of the one and only Snoopy! I grew up with Snoopy ...I can't imagine a world with out him....certainly my most favorite character to draw...I decided to dedicate and name the challenges after him..

" Believe it or not " some of Schulz's first drawings were published by R. Ripley from .."Ripley's believe it or not"...On October 2nd 1950 " Peanuts" made it's first appearance in a comic strip published by the United Feature Syndicate.....it then became one of the most popular comic strips of all time.

In 1966 Charles M Schulz created a critically acclaimed animated television special called "It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown". To honour the tradition of this classic and with Halloween approaching I decided to do this challenge.

My Challenge

Simply draw one of the pictures I have provided...since this mostly challenges our drawing skills... in addition to this I would like you to write a punch line under your drawing or you may use a cartoon bubble if you wish......try to make your characters come to life with a few words or sentences of creative writing. I have found a great way to create is... I try to think of what was going through the creators mind such as Charles M Schulz's when he created these drawings.

You may use any type of mediums you like but please no computer graphics...you may use your computer for text if you wish.

Hope you all enjoy this challenge..Happy drawings,

Brian.

Brian----Thanks for the comment in the other thread.

You know you can count me in on his one.

snoopy snoopy snoopy
once i have got rid of the lergy (meaning im ill) i will have a go at this!
looks fantastic as always Brian

You keep coming up with these brilliant things to do. Then I have to think and that's where I run into trouble.

Great challenge as usual, Bri-Guy.

Brian.. I would love to do this challenge... I am just about to start a WIP...

Hope I can fit snoopy in.
dors






Hope you feel better soon Kati_cuddles

Nice to see you join in again T-bird...I look forward to your drawing.

Katie hmmm lergy is that not a British slang word for the flue......Hope your feeling better and thanks for your kind words..

Cyn Kid I still can't get over those wonderful Clowns you did...I particularly liked the one in color...talk about brilliant....thanks for your kind words..

Dors what a nice surprise to see you....I see Snoopy has also touched your heart... Hope you find the time...

Look at these wonderful and talented artists I am turning into great Cartoonists...lol... You all sure make this fun.

Happy drawings, Brian.

Thought I would get this one started. Actually I am cheating with this one. I did this quick sketch for another challange, but thought it fit well here.

Brian---Your right that was pretty ironic.

I know, I know, I know this isnt one of the selections. Bad TB bad !!!! I just had to, I was looking to buy The great pumpkin. I saw this screen shot, and well I just had to. Oh and by the way; this is my first attempt at cp. I realize I should use something better than crayola, but I thought it turned out Ok? Please let me know what you think.

Hi Brian, yes you are correct, lergy is british slang for the flu, or any other contagious mild illness.

hoping to have a go at this before the end of the week.

TB love ur work so far

Hi all,

T-bird I remember the first time I tried to draw Linus....I found the shape of his head kind of tricky to draw...same as Charlie Brown his face is round but is not a perfect circle.. I think you did a great job on this and I really like your drawing!

Katie I know how terrible the flue can be so I hope your feeling better very fast..


Here is my first drawing I just finished sketching .... with a few words of my own at the bottom...


Cheers!

Brian.

Ohhh Brian. That is excellent.. I love the byline.. Very clever.

Thanks Cyn...I really appreciate you always taking the time to look at my drawings...you are a dear friend.

thanks for the comments katie and brian!!!

Brian I really like the pic. and the caption is awesome

I am getting ready tro try this the only badc thing....I have NEVER seen any charlie brown specials EVER!!!! So this will be a challenge!!!!!!...thanks for the challenge Brian.....you are so creative!!!

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Lol, well I tried.

I love all the stuff so far.. Creative works going on here from TB and Drawer32.

This was very quickly and very poorly done. I just got home and was in a hurry so I did it while I was on the phone. Duh!!

Cyn-----I LOVE IT!!!! It is so creative....I love pumpkin pie....you just gave me a craving...hahaha!!!!

Thanks, ID. I wish I had a pumpkin pie right now.

Here's the next one..

Looks like we've got some nice work going on here! Well, my turn I guess. Hafta see about some pie, too...



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Thanks I.D...I appreciate your kind words..

Drawer32 nice to see you...what a cute Snoopy...and looks like he scared away that ghost! Very creative.

Cyn both of your drawings are adorable and made me laugh...and I needed that because it is a holiday here today and I am stuck working..lol..fantastic job honey bun..ch! I love them.

minion#12 Great to see you again with a wonderful drawing..and very creative...I hope to see more. Glad you joined in the challenge.

Happy drawings all, Brian.

Love the Snoopy, Minion.

Thanks Bri-guy.. I see on the calendar that it is your Thanksgiving. Ours is the end of November.. Today is our Columbus Day. It's to celebrate Columbus discovering America, although the Native Americans mostly wear black arm bands and some tribes gather at Plymouth Rock and we mourn. Ha Ha Ha True story..

Happy Thanksgiving.

Thanks Cyn...and happy Columbus day! Now is this a holiday where most actually get the day off work thanks to Columbus....or just a day for the native tribes to go to Plymouth Rock ?......

The banks and government offices are closed but everyone else has to work and go to school.

I don't really see why Columbus was so important. It's not like he was actually the first one to discover us. The guy thought he landed in India, duh, and that's why we are called Indians. (In case no one knew that.)
In 1497, the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci discovered this country, and it was named America by the map maker, Martin Waldseemuller.

However, it was later realized that Amerigo’s friend, Christopher Columbus, had been here in 1492.
More recently evidence has appeared showing that it was the Chinese Admiral Cheng Ho who discovered America in 1421. And then of course there was Cortez..

So who deserves the credit for actually discovering America? Well, as far as I am concerned it didn't need discovering because we were already here and we knew where we were.

You sure put that in a funny way Cyn ...I enjoyed reading this it is a very interesting storey....Hmmm Cheng Ho day just does not sound the same...but it sure sounds like the admiral deserves the credit too...

Best wishes for a great day.....

ITS COLMUBUS DAY AND I HAVE OFF! On my day off I had time for this challange... I know that its not one of the pictures but I had this idea and I just couldn't resist .I kind of rushed it to the end but I still think its cute

PS: THe othe pic is just a close up...enjoy

PSS: Darn it I spelled jack-o-lantern wrong! oh well

That is so good fredbo, I love it. The pumpkin made me laugh hard.

Fredbo the same thing happened to me as Cyn...I laughed so hard when I saw this... thanks for sharing that I really enjoyed it!

Oh my gosh frebo..............that is SO FUNNY.....I LOVE IT~!!!!

Hi all.


my try at another....hope to see more drawings..



Cheers! Brian.

Ha Ha Ha Great one Bri-Guy!! I forgot about the flying ace...

Thanks Cyn ! I actually posted the wrong drawing...I must be tired....

Good old Snoopy was always fighting with the Red Barron....and did you know the first name Charles Schulz had for Snoopy was actually " SNIFFY"....

Nice to see you honey bun..ch!

Cartooning is not as easy as it looks! I've enjoyed everyone's Great Pumpkin cartoons. You've all done a great job. I finally found time to try one. I drew it in pencil, then outlined it in ink and colored it with water colors.
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Hi Marisolcello...welcome to the challenge! I agree....cartooning is not as easy as it looks...especially when trying to draw the classics...I think most find the shape of the head and the hands the hardest to draw...and with most... if the shape of the head is not perfect it just wont look like the character....I find cartoons are mostly made up of a bunch of solid lines where as in realism the lines can almost be non existent...and not to mention when creating your own ...you must be very creative.

I really like the water color and ink combination you used in this ...and I think your drawing is fantastic! Hope you will join in with more.

Brian.

I guess everybody has their evil moments.

drawer32 I laughed out loud when I saw this! Thanks for posting it! I love it.


Brian.

Thanks for your encouragement Brian! Yes, you are right about the need to get the shape of the head perfect. I can see where mine is not--after I inked it.

I've been doing Brenda's drawing program, step-by-step, and in the beginning I did not want to draw cartoons (even though my natural style is somewhat cartoonish). But, because you have to work on perfecting the head shapes, etc., I now find it very useful, and fun, to draw cartoons. Thanks for your challenges!




Good job Drawer 32!

Thanks for your kind words Marisolcello as I look at your drawing again to me it almost looks similar to Charles Schulz's first drawings of the characters......very unique...I really like it!

Cartoons sure are fun....that keeps me going..


Happy drawings, Brian.

Hi Brian I love your snoopy. Thanks for the lovely cartoon pictures and give us a month to post.
I used marker and color pencils.
Give me some advice good or bad to improve my skills.
Any idea I can remove my ink stain at the bottom. I did not notice my marker is leaking and this is my first color cartoon and i was so disappointed.

Lily
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Hi Lily great to see you join in the challenge...and thanks for your kind words....please don't be disappointed I think your drawing is wonderful...and I like the wording you used...Not sure what type of pencils you are using but I highly recommend Prisma pencils for cartoons...actually I like to use Prisma markers...also I would use a good quality paper such as marker paper for markers or a good thick smooth Bristol... I like to use Strathmore, or at times I use a high grade printer paper...I tend to color my drawings first before I ink them when using marker.... if I am using pencil I would likely ink first and then color. As far as ink stains you can always crop your image for posting them or most scanners have an eraser feature. I think original ink stains may be difficult to remove though there may be special erasers out there for that.

I have cropped your image for you ...hope you don't mind....and glad if I helped.


Picture belongs to Lily

Lily, I think your cartoon is terrific! If you look at mine, you will see a little splotch on the moon. This is where I used white-out to try to remove an ink spot. As you can see, it still shows up.

Brian, what a great idea to remove a splotch with the aid of the computer! Seems a little like cheating, but I guess the computer is just another of the artist's many tools!

Speaking of markers, do you know if there are there any transparent markers (highlighters, I guess) that would work like watercolors and not obscure the ink line? I do use highlighters occasionally, but they come in such limited colors.

Marilyn

Hi Marisolcello
I am really one against cheating and I never use any fancy tools....and all my drawings are sketched 100% free hand...or I just would not feel good about them....but for posting drawings I think it is okay to use your computer to remove marks..naturally it does no good for your original copy..
As I said to Lily I particularly like Prisma markers though they are not transparent...I find if I ink after I color there is no way I will obscure the ink line...I have used this technique on many of my drawings in my gallery.


Here is an example of a drawing I did and actually designed this one so Disney does not even have it ..lol..

Here I first did the rough sketch in 2H pencil then Prisma color marker and then inked it....

You are so clever, Brian.. And good at this cartoon stuff too. I love the pic..

Cute cartoon! Makes me one to try one where two cartoon characters are sketching each other.

I do agree on the concept of cheating. I took a pen and ink drawing class years ago. If you made an ink mistake, you were supposed to work the error into the drawing. So, for my splotch on the moon, I should have made it into a bat or a witch, or the Great Pumpkin, rather than trying to cover it up.

Yet, on the other hand, sometimes tools are helpful, depending on your own personal vision of art.

I do have a set of Prismacolor art markers and will see what I can do with them, next time. But, my personal style is to create something more pen-and-inky with hatching and cross-hatching for shading, and a wash of color.

All the best,
Marilyn

Thanks Cyn Kid..but I don't think I am even half as talented as you are....


Hi Marilyn...that is very interesting as far as working mistakes into your drawing.. I have done that on more occasions then I would like to say....lol... here are my thoughts and I have said this before...

We all have a different approach to drawing ...some like to draw sketchy ..some like to draw squiggly....some like to draw rough and hard while others like to draw soft and gracefully....some like to draw when they paint some like to paint when they draw.

I think all artists should go with what ever mediums they are comfortable with and slip into their own style...and preferences..Graphite is still my favorite choice of mediums for sketching .... ink and markers are my favorite choice for cartoons...I think you should keep going with your own personal style and what you enjoy best.....that's my 2 cents...


Here is another I did with the same process for a earlier challenge I hosted...first sketched with 2h pencil then added prisma marker then added the ink lines...

Happy drawings, Brian.

Just for the heck of it:
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An early Happy Halloween to all!

Minion...cute Woodstock!

Marilyn I forgot to mention I found some markers that work very well with ink.....They are called

" Copic Markers" I have not tried them yet... but I hear they are fantastic and work well with ink.

Hope that helps...Brian.

Minion, I love your drawing!

Brian, Thanks for all the good thoughts about drawing and cartooning. I will look into those Copic markers.

By the way, there's an article about Charles Shulz in the current New Yorker, actually a review of a new biography. You can read it online at:

http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/book...bo_books_updike

Marilyn

Glad if I helped Marilyn and thanks for the link... I have added it to my favorites.



To all,

I have added another reference photo at the top of the challenge...


Happy drawings, Brian.

Hello everyone. Sorry I have been away so long. I have just been really busy. I can now begin to start on this challange in the morning. By the way. Everyone's drawings look fantastic.

Thanks Brian and Marilyn for the kind words for my challenge drawing.
I used Derwent color pencils and just cartridge 110 gsm paper.
Thanks Brian for your advice and new image. That's better.
First I did the rough sketch with HB pencil (very light) and I erased and traced with color pencils according to their outlines and colored and finally inked it.

lily