Season's Greeting's everyone My name is Brian David and it is my pleasure to be your host for the #7 Drawchallenge. All levels of drawing are encouraged to participate. Please confine your drawing talents to graphite, coloured pencil, pen and ink or charcoal. No painting please.

To make this fun I have a surprise for this "Holiday Challenge" and that is there will be "2 Parts". And this will challenge your creative side. First Part: I have provided you all with 3 reference photo's to draw from. The first is a picture I took for Parks & Recreation and I thank them for letting me use it. The second, is from my wonderful Mom of our dog I named Tara, she is no longer with us but gave us much love and joy and continues to do so in memory. The third well lets just say my brother hopes no one draws his nose too big...lol...and I thank him for giving me permission to use this photo.

Okay now for the fun... "Part 2"... Those of you who know me I am sure know I love to draw Cartoon's. Well Part 2 is going to be a "Cartoon Challenge". I discovered a great way to try to create cartoon characters and that is I think of a series of my favorite characters and artist, and then I think of what that artist may have drawn next only I draw it. So What I would like to see is for example : I love Peanuts characters, think if the great Charles M Schultz was around what would be his very next character he may create only you draw it. Now that is just an example of one I like. Whatever you create you will be the copyright holder of since it is your very own creation and please be original. Who knows you may even want to keep going with it that surly is a dream of mine and it sure tests your creative side and most of all I hope you all have fun with it. I also thank IslanderNL ( Jeanette) our friend and Moderator for listening and going along with my idea for this challenge. She also said she will be around in case anyone should need her help.

I hope you all have fun and I wish you all a very Happy Holiday and New year.

Cheers! Brian.

Good challenge. Now I really have to think. Arghhh. Making me think.. I love cartoon characters but have never tried to draw one, let alone create one. Now, THIS is a challenge.. Good job...
Good looking brother too.

oh heck I gotta actually USE my brain for this one

Yeah, go figure.. We have to use our brains this time.

Umm is it possible to use our brains when we are suppost to be toning out the left side and using the right when we draw?

Good point, Venus.. I have been thinking with the wrong side of my brain again.

Great images Brian and challenge too. No need for thinking, just let your pencil take you there.

Hi everyone, I am glad you like the images.....As far as the Brain thing my brothers used to call me BRAIN instead of BRIAN when I was a kid and in fun only because most days I am like the scare crow.

Well I will be the first to post this little fellow...not much but he is all mine...I recently learned of the loss of the great Joseph Barbera and was thinking of him and the late William Hannah two of my favorite creators of "The Flintstones" This fellow reminds me of an old episode with Dr. Synester, I believe was his name.

I think I will simply call him "ART" or "Arty".

Wow Brian he is a cute little guy!!! I am over here thinking about what kind of character I want to come up with...Kim has been inspiring me with all of her fairy drawings she does so I think I will try to come up with my own...Just not sure when. maybe today if I have time but I have sooooooo many things to do. I have to help the children get their rooms clean for new presents from Santa and :::shudder::: liter box duty. Why i got a cat over the summer I have no clue!!!! Anywasy I will take part in the challenge but don't be don't be upset if it isn't within the next few days!!!

wow brian very good. i really like the pool, i am afraid but might try this one. and i love the idea of creating something on my own. dont know if i can but i will definatley try this one. i might have to get my kids involved with this one. thanks
Lori

I love your pictures and the idea of drawing a cartoon is sooo cool .. leave it to you for that idea .

Venus....you are very kind and I understand if you are busy and I wish you the best Christmas ever. I am looking forward to seeing your talents if you have a chance. I have seen Kim's cartoon's they are awsome!

Lori...thanks I may also try the one of the pool and I am glad you like my idea, looking forward to seeing your talents.

Thanks Kimbo...you most of all I am looking forward to seeing your talents for this one, I greatly admire your sketches and cartoon's.


Have fun everyone, Brian.

Hi Brian......

Now this is a challenge indeed - lots of variety too. A cartoon - hmmmmm!!! Great idea! I've done them before digitally, but guess I'll have to break out the pencils again for this one. As far as that right brain/left brain thing - I have found that lefty can be utilized very handily in initial preparation for a project, deciding the basics such as composition, color pallette and type of media to be used. Then the righit brain can run amuck creatively cuz it has a good starting base.

I love that pic of your dog - she looks like a collie pup? Is there a possibility of getting a close-up view of her showing more detail? I keep wondering where her ears stop and where the shadow begins LOL!

I have to get up at 5am tomorrow, so I'd best try to sleep a bit before Santa comes. I made some chocolate chip cookies for him so hope he'll have a glass of milk with me before he's off again.

Merry Christmas everyone! .....Maire

Thank you brian ...... you make me blush with your sweet complimants ...I will see what kind of a cartoon i can come up with

Well, here is my first attempt at the challenge. Now on to a cartoon next....maybe..

very very good cyn-- i really like it. you did very well with this, cant wait to see your cartoon.

Lori

Excellent drawing Cyn! You've got a lot of detail in there. Well done.

Brian, cute little Arty. I've been playing with some cartoons too. This is wayyyyyy out of my comfort zone, let me tell you. Give me a nice little portrait any day lol I'll go scan them now and show everyone.

Thanks Jeanette, I seem to have the opposite problem with portraits they are way out of my comfort zone.

Cyn hun ...what can I say I absolutly love it and think it is an adorable portrait and sketch of my brother. I can't wait to show him and I am sure he will be flattered. ...you are so talented.


Thanks Kim...looking forward to seeing that Cartoon.

Maire...so great to see you joining in. Tara is a Shelty and once won a red ribbon in The Canadian National Ehibition obedience trials and came in 11th place out of 150 dogs, we were so proud of her. I managed to find one more photo.

Hope everyone is having a great holiday.

Brian.

Ok, here is my version of your brother Brian, along with a cartoon - or I think it is a cartoon. It just sort of evolved.

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Goodness Jeanette. I wish those sketches would just beautifully flow from my pencil like they do yours. I love the dragon too. My brain is having trouble coming up with a cartoon. I guess I will just pick up a pencil and a pad and see what happens.

Thank you, Brian. Glad you like it. Nice picture of your dog. Who's holding her? Was that you? Cute kid, what little I can see.

Jeanette you always put a smile on my face...hey is your cartoon a dragon...maybe he too has evolved from the stone age... Very creative I love it, see I knew you could do it, and your portrait of my brother is outstanding you sure have a way with portraits talk about talented, my brother will be thrilled.

Okay Cyn....I am waiting for your Cartoon...lol....I find cartoons are just a bunch of lines , almost like playing connect the dots... Have fun.

Okay, here's my cartoon. This is wayyyyyy out of my comfort zone. It was fun though.

"CYN" I love it ....Cartoon's are great if you can make a person laugh and your character sure got a chuckle from me.... and there is not even a punch line.....very creative Cyn so....Now what will you call him....? Thanks, and glad you are having fun with it.....Yes that is me as a teen holding Tara many moons ago and wow those 70's styles...lol.

Thank you Cyn and Brian for your kind words.

Cyn, your cartoon is fabulous! It looks like the start of something very clever. Do more, do more!

Not everything is as it seems.. Look at the first one and then the second one.
It's rough and quick, but you get the picture.

"Cyn" ....very creative and funny....His hands look like his hair and his knees look like his elbows.... ...lol....and now with props...Now that is funny....way to go and again I really love the portrait you did of my brother it is outstanding. Okay....now have you named your little cartoon fellow?

His knees and elbows are because skinny kids have knobby knees and boney elbows.
As for his fingers, I just didn't take the time to draw them. I'm lazy today and still in my jamies.

Hmm, he does not have a name. I never thought of that..

Wonderful drawings so far Brian, Jeanette and Cyn! Thanks so much Brian for the shelty pic - she's a beautiful dog.

These cartoons are of the 3 youngest members of our family on Christmas day. The little girl (18 mos) is very charismatic and wants to do everything the boys do even when they fight back. She kept dancing every time someone made that Santa wiggle around and grabbed the boys' (17 mos and 27 mos) cars every chance she got. But they were all very good for their age. It was a long exciting day for them.

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Cheers.....Maire

Those are just incredible, Maire.. It sure made me laugh.

BD, Jeanette, Cyn & Maire - those are some great cartoons! This challenge is different but certainly fun. The drawings of Brian's brother are just super. Will he get the big head, Brian?

Here is my quickie, done at work so don't know how this will post. (I'm not great with the scanner here.) Done with pencil, a Sharpie & plain old printer paper! May try one of the photos later.



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That's great, J-Lynn... Very funny. For plain ol' paper and a plain ol' pencil and sharpie, you sure dun good..

Thanks, Cyn - cartoons are way out of my comfort zone also but this is fun.

J

Maire...Thanks, I am in tears laughing your kid's cartoon's are adorable. You are all making this such a fun challenge. The part where he says ''mine'' I was in stitches... And I love cartoon's with every day life situations...What a great idea...I am glad you like the photo of Tara, you are one of my most favorite artists.

And speaking of one of my most favorite artists.....J-L....Thanks for your kind words it is so nice to see you joining in, I hope you are having a great holiday. That Clyde fellow sure is a cutie for a quickie... Very funny.


I found another photo of Tara all grown up....and how appropriate for this time of year.

Wow this is a good challenge, Brian, Cyn, Jeanette, Maire and J-Lynn your drawings are fantastic, they are inspiring me to join in the challenge.

Well don't be shy olddad... It's a lot of fun and we are ALL out of our comfort zone, so join in the fun... We need some new blood in here.. The holidays have slowed everyone down.. We would love to see you join...

Wow I'Cant Believe It!!! Brian, you have actually gotten Old Dad to commit to joining in on the challenge, I've been trying my darndest to get him to jump in.

Hear that Old Dad? You said it, now you've got to draw us a cartoon! I know you can do it. I got faith in you. LOL hehehehehe

"WOW" ....Great to see you drop in Olddad....How are you doing young fellow... Painter and Cyn...thanks for your help we have to get him to pick up those pencils....I think his family loves cartoon's.


Well here is another of my creations I hope will inspire you some more...I always wanted a little fish character, I call this fellow Snootie the whale. I named him after Snoopy because I think I gave him those shifty eyes of his only reversed. I am just experimenting with colour pencil and ink and am greatly still in the learning stages. I think he is pointing to the ink I accidently smudged on him...lol..


I am glad you are all having fun, Brian.

you guys are doing so great with the cartoons. cyn that guy one the ironing board is sooo funny. wonderful job.
i havent even tried yet, i think i will tonight. i have been scared also because way out of my comfort zone. but this is to good.

Lori

Lori,

Don't worry about trying this. We are ALL out of the comfort zone except for Brian. I was terrified to even try it and then reluctant to post. I started with the guy and Jeanette said it could be a good start to something, so I quickly sketched him again and put him on the surfboard with waves and realized the surfboard looks like an ironing board and the waves looked like curtains and I couldn't do a window for wind so I did the fan. And..... a cartoon was born by accident. Ha Ha Ha

Nice Snootie the Whale, David.. He has attitude..

Ok BrianD I told you I was gonna do a cartoon character. Here is one I created all on my lonesome. I had alot of fun but also realized areas in which I need to work on when doing figures. I love looking at Kim's fairies so much I decided to draw my own. I named her "Morganiva". I wanted something unique so I made her name up. Anyways hope you all like it as much as I had fun drawing it... Great challenge by the way!!!

Venus dear.....I am so glad you like the challenge and you are having fun. "Morganiva" is sweet and very unique....You have a very unique style I like...and a way with colour...I have a long way to go yet ...You should be very proud of her you are very creative......Hope to see more.....


And speaking of Kim...do I have to send a search party out for her?.....lol

And Cyn...I will say it again I love your cartoon..."accident"... I think he could be a hit...Just remember us when you are famous....lol..

Sorry I have been away ...the Hoilday has been very busy for me ... as i am sure it has for all of you .. on top of that my husband had a kidney Bleed and with his hemophilia it takes time to heal ..so we have been dealing with that also . but I have looked at the drawings so far and . ...
Cyn I think you are doing a great job ...love the kid on the ironing board.
Jeenette .. your dragon is very cool ....reminds me of puff the magic dragon .
Marie ....my fav is the cry baby so cute .
J-lynn clever idea using a goat .. very cute .
Venus totaly impressed on the fairy .. you did a great job .. I have been working on and off on my cartoon ....its almost done brian just have to add color to it

venus some how i missed your fairy, love it-- you did a great job. love those colors.
Lori

Everyone doing such a great job on the cartoons, has inspired me to try one. I was looking at an old picture of my son the other day (very goofy)and decided to use that as the basis for my cartoon figure. Here is a picture of both. Sorry about the sketchiness of it, I was watching a movie while I was doing it. I also tried to do a picture of Jennifer Aniston while I watched her in the movie, that is very hard to do. Well good practise anyway.
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Paulette

Thanks Everyone!!! Now that I think that I have the human figure almost figured out and clothing and folds in them figured out I think I will try to retry the my little fairy and redo her. I have a long time to go, but I finished my figure drawings clothed and am up to a little more practice before I try to tackle the portraits...:::shudder:::. I am petrified of doing portraits!!! No matter how many times I try I can just not get them to look like the subjects I am trying to draw.. I am thinking the portraits are going to be harder than the perspective was. Hopefully not though!! Talk to everyone soon.

BD, this cartoon challenge is going great guns! Thanks for suggesting it!

Love your Snootie & Venus, your fairy is really cute. Hee hee, Paulette! I would say that you definitely have the raw material for carooning right in your own family! Good job - does he have a name?

Olddad! Ante up, my friend! it's time we see your cartoon! I know you'll do a great job with it!

Kim, I'm so sorry about your husband and I truly hope he's back to normal now.

J

Hi Kim...Great to see you I understand if you are busy and I wish your husband a speedy recovery and sorry to hear that... Looking forward to seeing your Cartoon when you have a chance . ....I knew you would be proud of Venus she deserves allot of credit for that one and I am sure was not easy.

Paulette....so great to see you and glad everyone has inspired you to try a cartoon and test your creative side. I absolutly love yours ...What a masterpiece! of your son. I love the sketchiness style I don't think you should be sorry about that, I think that just adds to your great style I admire. Very well done, and I think is also a great caricature....sorry if my sp is off .

J-L....Thanks for your kind words, I am glad every one is enjoying it.

Venus....don't be All my portraits come out looking like cartoon's ....Yours are great!

Here are some "Girlies" I drew a while back just for fun and made little cards out of them and gave them to friends. I thought they might fit into this challenge.

Judyvan

Thank you J-Lynn and Brian ...my husband is on his way to a full recovery
Paulette your angel boy is so cute love the frog in his pocket
JudyVan your faces are very good .

Here is my cartoon ...inspired by my total love for my cat CowBoy .....

Hi all. You have don such a good job here and those cartoon drawings are all great

I wanna add some too.
Here is one "girl", who should have been on one of my paintings, but shes not, so now she is here...

And snails... One basketball team wanted T-shirt with snails, so i did composition with those four ladies I know, that they are done in this pic with computer and i also have base drawings of them with pencils, but this version seems so clean and nice. So if it's necassary, i can add pencildrawing of those snails also...

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