Drawing: Pen/Ink

Plastic Landscape With Pond

J.Riddle — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 01:35:21 -0700

A massive, lumbering figure approaches from just over the horizon. In the foreground, a serene pond twinkles in the sunlight with a plastic-wrap sheen.

Riding Contraption

J.Riddle — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 01:10:39 -0700

A strange creature with elephant-like features and giant feet travels in his riding contraption, a layer of red dust coats everything.

It Evolved That Way

J.Riddle — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 20:19:03 -0700

A very old entity known not by name but only by its excellent camouflaging skills.

Specimen #4276651-A

J.Riddle — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:30:21 -0700

This is from a frighteningly old sketchbook that I unearthed from the catacombs. The papyrus might as well have crumbled before I scanned this, but it survived the digitization process unscathed, apparently.

It kind of makes me laugh because it's really pretty bad... but there are unmistakable signs of my style nonetheless. An interesting old relic for sure.

Brutus and Longpig

J.Riddle — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 00:04:00 -0700

This is something that I sketched recently when I was trying out a new set of Letraset markers. I am in love with these things. To me they feel better than any other marker I've ever used. Great for drawing, but on the pricey-side at around $5 bucks a pop. They are worth it though, in my summation.

Dapper Giant

J.Riddle — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 23:45:34 -0700

Another old doodle that I found in a sketchbook. Rough, but I like the stilt-legs look, it works. But man does it make the arms look stumpy! Known to make the fingers tense up awkwardly as well.

Cro-Magnon and familiar

J.Riddle — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 19:50:24 -0700

This image illustrates a cro-magnon man or other barely evolved man-beast strutting around with a large stick-like weapon and with a strange looking animal/thing on his back for company.

Moustacheathon

J.Riddle — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 22:53:34 -0700

A parade of identically-moustached individuals for your consideration and amusement. WTF is up with those weird hand gestures? Hilariously awkward and lame. Good stuff.

A Nice Pipe on a Toadstool

J.Riddle — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:19:58 -0700

This sketch is from a really old journal (maybe 15 years old or so). I don't do a lot of this "fantasy" type stuff anymore, but I was into it as a kid, for sure.

Paper Tiger

J.Riddle — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 22:29:27 -0700

Something I drew in an office meeting the other day. I don't normally draw animals, so this was interesting to me to see where I was at with that without practicing. I'm sure I would do less well on a whole-body rendering of a tiger. I will have to try it another time.