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Oldies But Goodies

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I’ve been going through the Andrea Tomingas archives lately. Dug these two drawings up from the vertical files:

This one is a drawing of my friend’s awesome dog. I did this in around 2006 I think ? — I have to tell the archivist to keep better track. I did the drawing first in pencil on paper from a photograph, then I went over it in ink. The red and brown of the eyes were added in Photoshop.

This is another one done from a photograph. I did it in ink on paper, then colored and added texture in Photoshop. I took the photograph at the Nike Site in Los Angeles, which is a pretty and interesting place to hike to in LA.

Happy 2012 (& Thank You too)

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I made a thank you card / happy new year card out of the circles and lines design I drew a couple weeks ago:

I did the original circles and lines drawing with ink on paper. I added the texture and color in Photoshop. The type is from the awesome family, Novecento, a few weights of which are free on myfonts.

MOOOONSTERS!

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Gabe & I have been listening to the amazing Mike & Tom Eat Snacks every week. It’s a great podcast to doodle along to. I did some monster doodles while we were listening a couple weeks ago. Here are some things I made from those doodles:

As always, I tried to keep the colors neutral, the graphics soft and restrained, and the overall tone as refined as possible.

Drawings done with ink on paper. Color and texture added in Photoshop. Some additional graphics and patterns made in Illustrator.

Well-suited

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This project was based on a concept that originated with my clever parents. They thought it would be nice if my dad could have some casual calling cards that he could hand out when the occasion called for something a little more lighthearted and personal than a formal business card. Because my dad is such a dapper fellow, their idea was that the card would have a suit illustration on one side, with his contact info on the reverse. Taking advantage of moo’s multiple-design card printing, we thought the tie patterns and colors could vary per card. Oh, fun! I came up with nine different variations on the suit design, with various colors, tie patterns, and pocket square shapes:

For the front of the card, I went with a simple, old-fashioned, classic design with a monochromatic color palette. I used the typeface Le Havre Rounded for the text.

As usual, moo’s printing came out very well and the process was straightforward and easy. Thanks, moo! My dad was really pleased with the results, as am I.

Oldies But Goodies 3

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Spelunking in the caves of my hard drive, my neato flashlight hat illuminated a few drawing relics that I pickaxed out of the stone walls and am now posting on the internet.

So. It’s hard growing up under the sea. You have to align yourself with cliques, otherwise you’ll be an outcast and you’ll have to eat your Lunchables by yourself in the phone booth. Here are a few of your choices:

Emofish created April 29, 2006:

Emofish

Goth shark created April 29, 2006:

Goth shark

Punkfish created April 29, 2006:

Punk fish

And on land…Large Larry is quite large and he has one hundred friends and they are all small. They can usually fit in coffee mugs or small purses or glove compartments. One of his best friends is Eddie, who is a mouse. An inventor mouse.

Large Larry created July 31, 2006:

Large Larry

All are ink on paper, colored in Photoshop.