I'm posting this because I'm fascinated by how differently all of us sketch and doodle when trying to come up with ideas. How different all of our thought processes are. I find I have to fill sketchbook after sketchbook with these stream of consciousness pages day after day in order to eventually move onto a finished drawing. And I don't know why, really. Why can't I just go directly to the finished piece?
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Tom!
(sorry, I had to make a run to the store and various other errands)
This is so incredible. Such a charming finished work all on its own. Be great to see a "Tom Moon's Sketchbook" published along with your great books!!
Love the variation and word + image interplay. The snails are great. The art materials lovely. And GOOD LORD, if the calligraphy on this page is anything to go by, it is an even bigger sin* that you aren't hand-lettering your comics. I mean SERIOUSLY.
So glad you shared this!! It's amazing!
* "sin" being an offense to both God and man, which is exactly what you're doing by using a computer to do your lettering when you possess such fine graphic skills.
There shall be no white space left.
Great little mashing together of observations and doodles. "Whimsy. " Robin Williams in Toys.
I also had a big monster bottle of Pelican ink I took every where for about 20 years! For me that was a lot of moves here and there. Mine went bad. I felt like such a dope. I wondered, how long has this stuff been bad?
I did one more thumbnail for Joined together. I'll try and do enough to make a post of them tomorrow.
Got another freelance gig with no fantasy to really portray. Job is an urchin , young kid (12) on a snowy roof, shouting to someone unseen below. Should be fun.
What I plan to do for myself is make up a big bunch on Ben Caldwell art into a 6 by 9 lulu ready PDF. And scrapbook that just for myself. You guys can order one if you want it. I obviously can't make money on it.
The wonderful whimsy of this illustration deserves more comments. So I'm leaving another one.
I luff ink!
ANNNND:
Elliz, I love your idea of another book. I think there is a whole market for urchin art that remains unexploited...esp'ly Goodson's urchins!
These are sketches?!
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