Washington Avenue...Post a drawing challenge!

Alien

2010-06-25T08:54:00.001-07:00

I wanted to try to continue this page... since we have had some good traffic here lately... If anyone wants to join this page just e-mail me...

I started up a new challenge at the Art and Story Forum ...if anyone is interested... you should check out their show and sign up for the forum... it's really informative... and lots of beginner and professional artists are on there talking on lots of different subjects.

2010-01-01T09:33:00.000-08:00

Just posted page 5 for The Ninja Follows. Enjoy (or not).

Ninjas

2009-08-24T20:59:00.001-07:00

Just added page 3 and 4 to my old post.

Hellhound

2009-06-27T16:18:00.000-07:00

I just imagined this super-rich dude, buying the biggest house, biggest car...and of course the biggest dog...A hellhound. So he contracts with a sorcerer and hilarity ensues.

I had fun with this one, enjoy...
Bob

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http://www.beyondcomic.com

What I have been working on...

2009-05-26T08:45:00.000-07:00

I have started my webcomic Beyond: The Adventures of Sebastion Scott. It is located at www.Beyondcomic.com . I have had a great start for the comic and hope to continue the strong momentum.

Please check it out... and continue to follow...

Thanks,
Bob

Maybe I'll post Some Ninja Stuff

2009-05-11T19:32:00.001-07:00

Page 1 and 2 of "The Ninja Follows"

Page 1 was done in December and

Page 2 in February. I finished Page 3

last night, but I have not scanned it yet.

Page 3 and 4 just added.
Page 5 added 1/1/10.

Hermes: New God in Town

2008-07-03T17:44:00.000-07:00

I've been wanting to get to this challenge. I was able to kill two birds with one stone in my entry for the Art by Committee Challenge I am part of. Our challenge for this week is:

Here is my entry!

My Mythical Creature...

2008-06-30T13:21:00.000-07:00

My Mythic Creature is

Big foot....

Here is a quick renditon of one mythic creature... I plan to post more soon and maybe put up a better picture of this one...My scanner is down and my digital camera is no replacement.

I am letting the Challenge sit for a while so people can have more time to post. And to get more people interested in posting.

Later,
Bob

THE "IT'S ON" CHALLENGE FOR MAY: Mythological Creatures!

2008-06-02T07:12:00.000-07:00

Thank you to all who voted on this month's subject for June... I will start a new vote for next month's subject.

IT'S ON
From gods to monster or Fairy to demon there lay a vast array of creatures throughout myths.
Every type of combination of animal and human venture out of the minds of humans to create amazingly dense universes.

So here is the challenge draw a mythological creature... It's that easy folks!
Check out the wiki page for ones you have never heard of but sounds interesting. Post it and tell us about your creature. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_legendary_creatures

Hope to see some beautiful renditions,
Thanks,
Bob

2008-05-30T12:28:00.000-07:00

I had somthing more ambitious planned that just one ninja on a white background...

I still plan to post my NINJA vs BIGFOOT drawing somtime next week.

So here is the first part... and for Mythical Creatures you get the next part.

Ha... That kinda worked out...

Enjoy,

Bob

"IT'S ON!" Challenge for May: NINJAS!

2008-05-01T05:51:00.000-07:00

"IT'S ON!"

When I was growing up all I ever wanted to be was a ninja. I would take a black t-shirts put one over my head and tie it in the back for a mask. Then I put on a pair of faded black sweat suit, and stalked through our front yard.

1980s was the days of the ninja from Snake-eyes in GI Joe, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and the American Ninja movies, they permeated the popular culture.
So here is my tribute to my favorite Asian export The Shinobi "THE NINJA" bum bum bummmmm.... (That was sposta be cheesy 80's ninja style music")

Draw a ninja, any type of ninja...Have fun with it!

Enjoy,
Bob

Toejam and Earl

2008-04-28T08:12:00.000-07:00

I have had some sketches of these guys in my sketchbook for a while now. I have been planning a larger drawings of Toejam and Earl.

I was reminded how fun this Sega video game was when I downloaded it for my Nintendo Wii a couple of months ago. When I was in school my friends and I would spend hours on this game. This game has amazing imagination from the weird player settings(rocket Skates, total bummer,schoolbook) to the unconventional villains (giant Gerbil, mad dentist and nerd herd.)

If you don't know these characters...check these games out!

Here is some sketch work I did for Toejam and Earl.

Cool '80 Hiphop Aliens from Funkatron!

Enjoy,

Bob

No aliens yet...

2008-04-24T15:03:00.000-07:00

But I haven't been quiet either ^^ I have made a few things worth showing here. If anyone has any Feedback, that's always appreciated.

First thing is a short story I made for an assignment of the art academy. The teacher said: "live in a garbage can for a week and show me in images."

Here is part of the story I made for him:

Here is the rest of "The Garbage Monster".

Second thing to show is a drawing I have worked on for nearly a year. The details nearly killed me and I would have stopped long ago if I didn't really enjoy scribbling away at this lovely tree.

I'm planning on adding some paint washed in the background to add more depth.

I'm also working on a new short story and I might show some sketches of the characters. One of those is actually an alien, so it would fit into the monthly challenge ^^

That's all for now!

Andar and the Alien

2008-04-24T09:04:00.000-07:00

2008-04-01T22:12:00.000-07:00

Lunch time

2008-04-01T22:10:00.000-07:00

Lord CoalTrain- Special Envoy to the Intergallatic Court of Her Highness Queen Penny.

A snake in a robot suit (I had some ideas left-over from last month). Pencil on copy paper.

THE "IT'S ON" CHALLENGE FOR APRIL...ALIENS!

2008-04-01T07:06:00.000-07:00

THE "IT'S ON" CHALLENGE FOR APRIL...ALIENS!
Ever since I was a small child I have looked to the stars looking for signs of extraterrestial life. From the thought of other alien civilizations, planet hopping UFOs or a close encounters with actual extraterrestials; my imagination reeled with visions of aliens.

What is your vision, Are your aliens cute or scary, sexy or monstous?
Show us what you think about aliens...

Have a great month guys...
Enjoy...
Bob

Andar vs. The Deathbot

2008-03-31T07:06:00.000-07:00

I don't know if I'll have time to draw a new robot by the deadline, so I'm just going to have to post one from the archives.

Washington Avenue Banner Contest...

2008-03-25T14:24:00.000-07:00

This is an ongoing "contest" to have your banner on the top of the page until we grow weary of and create a new one to replace it.

Specifications:
1. Must have "Washington Avenue.Blogspot.com" on the Banner.

2. Has to be 9 inches long, 2 to 4 inches high and set to 72DPI. Format should be a indexed GIF or a reasonably sized JPG.

3. Must look awesome and not blurry.

Other than these three specs feel free to create and exploit!
There are no prizes but bragging rights and a feeling of a job well done. (yeah, sorry I'm one of those starving artist, and cheap to boot.)
Good luck, People.
Bob

Upgrade!

2008-03-24T14:11:00.000-07:00

I'm trying to establish a better posting habit...
Here is my entry for March: Robots.

I did a lot of prelims for this Challenge, because I love knocking out a sketch or two a day involving robots jumping around. I will prob load some of these sketches in the next couple of days.

The title is "Upgrade" I'm going to let the title guide your thought...
Enjoy!
Bob

Washington Ave. Banner

2008-03-20T22:58:00.001-07:00

I made a quick signature banner tonight for anyone who wants to use it:

It is the standard 200x40 pix size and can also be done as a direct link here: http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r290/rohwer_25/b.gif

If y'all hate it, let me know, and I'll take it down.

-rohwer

2008-03-14T14:37:00.000-07:00

I'm new to the team and wanted to post something as soon as I could, so this is an older robot, but I will try to get out something new before the next subject comes up. My web site is http://www.matthewrnelson.com/ for anyone interested.

cheers

THE "IT'S ON" CHALLENGE...ROBOTS!

2008-03-10T12:12:00.000-07:00

THE "IT'S ON" CHALLENGE...ROBOTS!

Here a fun one for all the regulars to this site...
I would like to see a bigger group, even if it is only a sketch!

Have a great month guys...
Enjoy...
Bob

January Monster

2008-03-10T12:04:00.001-07:00

Hello all!
I'm alive and well, folks... Minus one gall bladder.
Thank you Tamara for holding down the fort... some great pieces you posted.

Here is my January monster piece that I finished up in bed, while getting better.
That's all I got for now. March post up soon

a real monster entry!

2008-03-08T12:07:00.001-08:00

Hey Guys! It's real quiet here so when I had some paint (gouache) left after another project I thought I'd make a real cute monster picture especially for this month's theme. I hope you like it ^^

Gekko monster!

2008-03-03T08:43:00.001-08:00

This Tokay is based on old sketches for different races I made, I wanted to try something with a reptilian look. Together with a friend (Petra de Roodt, who did the colouring of this piece) we decided to give them an Aztek look ^^. I draw them in a side story for Petra's comic (Tirn Aill)

I really like the way even the pupils of Mayor Riba are strange. It's fun drawing completly none-human characters, at least for me it is.

Sorry Guys...

2008-02-21T05:27:00.000-08:00

Febuary is open draw... Mostly because it's been so hectic for me.

I figured that almost no one posted for "Monsters," I could continue running it.

Febuary has been crap. Just as Valentine's was ramping up, I have to get my gall bladder removed on the 29th (I've had horrible stomach pain, hence my drawing slump,) and then My wife's Grandfather passed away. Sucks!

So, that is why I didn't turn in my homework, Daniel-san.

As always post any artwork that you want to show on the board.... Have fun!

What's next?

2008-02-11T16:06:00.000-08:00

Okay, okay, so I missed January's monster submission. Is it extended to February, or is there something new?

Monsterfish?

2008-02-04T03:16:00.000-08:00

Is the monster supposed to be fictional? Well, even if it should be, here's a "monsterfish" I painted. He's based on an actual fish, but I changed some colours and maybe more... I didn't have a photo or anything as reference, just some quick pensketches I had made while in the aquarium ^^;

Arrr!!! I hate bein' late!

2008-01-06T14:17:00.001-08:00

Finally got around to drawing my pirate -- but I was drawing during the debates, so all I could think of were donkeys and elephants!

The "IT'S ON" Challenge...Draw a monster.

2008-01-02T05:18:00.000-08:00

Draw a monster... any kind of monster. From ancient mythology to modern cinema there have always been monsters haunting our psyche. Pull one from your brain and post it here. You have all month to do this so have fun.

I got the idea for this challenge while on http://www.verabee.com/ . This is one of her beautiful drawings. Vera is an amazing artist you should check it out. I love her character work.

Enjoy,

Later,

Bob

Squeaking in before the deadline

2007-12-31T10:16:00.000-08:00

I'm enjoying my time off from work. As for the pirate thingy, I went with something quick and sloppy. I'll do better on the next one.

William Tell

2007-12-20T21:04:00.001-08:00

I spent my break at work creating this tribute to William Tell...
All work done in photoshop.
Enjoy,
Bob

Pirate Sketch Updated

2007-12-14T16:21:00.000-08:00

I have been so bombarded with Christmas shopping, I nearly forgot about my own deadline on the "draw a pirate...IT'S ON...challenge." Feel free to post beyond any screwy deadlines I set (and then promptly forget.) Even though I did not leave myself time to do a proper sketch, I winged it with this awesome (I think) stylus drawing. This is a drawing of my all time favorite dumb pirate jokes...Here it is folks who have never heard this joke...it is time to marvel. "What are pirates two favorite letters..." R and I...Ha ha ha...I know, I warned you it was a dumb joke...

Later people,

Bob

*Updated* I did a flip on my picture and agreed it was a little extreme of a facial deformity. So here is a more Hollywood pretty pirate...Ha.

Something's fishy...

2007-12-14T08:32:00.001-08:00

Here's my pirate entry! I made this completely in Photoshop, from sketch to colour. I first had some more pirates in the sketch, a fish and a lobster, but colouring this one took quite long and while working on it I realised it might become a bit too crowded if I added them as well.

It's the first time I've tried this "style". It looks a bit like something made in Illustrator, but I'm not very familiar with that programme. (learning to work with Illustrator is on my to do list though)

If you want to see pirates by me in another style, just hop on over to my webcomic, Willy and Evita. Somewhere last year I did a short story arc where they pretended to be pirates.

The "IT'S ON" Challenge...Draw a pirate!

2007-12-06T14:51:00.000-08:00

This week Pirates of the Caribbean 3 came out. Even though it was not as good as the first I thought we could start our It's On challenge with the good ole' mainstay of comic, movies, and books. The Pirate challenge should land on Sept. 19 "talk like a pirate day." I'll try to remember that next year. So here it is...

It's On...Draw a pirate!

post it anytime in December!

Have a great weekend folks.

Bob

Dino Daze!

2007-12-03T17:38:00.000-08:00

As a father of five and as a teacher of 600, it's often difficult to find time to draw. I'm an elementary art teacher so I took the time to create this poster illustration to advertise our big annual art show. If you want to see more of the art the kids did for this, take a look at our website.

Textures in drawings

2007-12-02T17:35:00.000-08:00

I was talking to Tamara about textures, and how I don't use flat digitally populated textures. I wanted to show a hand drawn version of lots of textures and how many different ways you can color them in photoshop. This poster I did for Halloween is a great example.

New stuff tommorow...I hope...

Later,

Bob

Tamara's introduction

2007-11-30T13:44:00.001-08:00

Hi! My name is Tamara and I'm also going to be posting illustrations and such on this blog: Washington Avenue.

I am an illustrator/biologist from the Netherlands, where we don't really have "avenues" but "straten", "boulevards" and "lanen". I started speaking English when I was 5 by watching Inspector Gadget (Go go gadget!) and according to my Australian friends I still have a vague American/Canadian accent. Drawing started around the same time and was for a time limited to bunnies and dolphins. After a while I started drawing portraits and elves and these days it's comics about little children and strange creatures.

But let's not overwhelm you with too much useless information about me. Let's talk about this little lady left to this text:

She's a pensketch of a Knar (a race born out of my own imagination) that I coloured in photoshop. I tried to apply some textures in her clothing and skin and I think it didn't turn out too bad, but any tips to get a better result are welcome!

Hippy VW van

2007-11-29T15:51:00.001-08:00

This van is a part of a project I am working on for a person I work with. He wanted to have a VW van "peaced" out hippy style. I turned in this design for the basic van and he liked it. I told him I would do the graffiti in photoshop. I'll show you the finished one soon. I hate drawing cars, so the hardest part of this drawing was to embrace the car-ness and draw a stylized VW. I got a lot of inspiration from the Pixar movie, Cars, there is a hippy van played by George Carlin that helped. Soon this picture will be on pins and posters for the upcoming elections. The van was drawn on bristol board and inked with India ink. Then cleaned up in photoshop. Enjoy! More color work to come.

Later,
Bob

Open Art Blogs....

2007-11-29T15:16:00.000-08:00

Welcome all! I Invited a whole bunch of artist to post on here that I enjoy talking with. I started this community to have like minded people (IE. artists) to talk about their artistic problems and techniques. also to have fun and to show off, share stories, and grow with each other. Collaborations and team ups are also a possibility I have floating around in my noggin.

The last reason I had to make a blog is for the artistic challenges. I think challenging yourself and pushing to new heights will help us all. So when we get a couple more people sign up, I will start with the first inaugural "IT'S ON! ART CHALLENGE."

Until then just post away on your art. Don't forget to introduce yourself to the group on your first post. I'm pushing for a Bi-weekly posting schedule myself. We will see how the scheduling works out.

Thanks again,

Bob

Washington Avenue Blog

2007-11-28T16:07:00.001-08:00

This is a blog for people who want to post art of any kind. I also plan on having art challenges. Like draw a pirate week, Draw a robot week or draw a ghost week... more on this next post. If this sounds like fun get back to me.

To sign up for blogging on "Washington Avenue" just e-mail me at Boblearned@gmail.com and I will add you to the authorized authors.

Washington Avenue...Post a drawing challenge!

Alien

Ninjas

Hellhound

What I have been working on...

Maybe I'll post Some Ninja Stuff

Hermes: New God in Town

My Mythical Creature...

THE "IT'S ON" CHALLENGE FOR MAY: Mythological Creatures!

"IT'S ON!" Challenge for May: NINJAS!

Toejam and Earl

No aliens yet...

Andar and the Alien

THE "IT'S ON" CHALLENGE FOR APRIL...ALIENS!

Andar vs. The Deathbot

Washington Avenue Banner Contest...

Upgrade!

Washington Ave. Banner

THE "IT'S ON" CHALLENGE...ROBOTS!

January Monster

a real monster entry!

Gekko monster!

Sorry Guys...

What's next?

Monsterfish?

Arrr!!! I hate bein' late!

The "IT'S ON" Challenge...Draw a monster.

Squeaking in before the deadline

William Tell

Pirate Sketch *Updated*

Something's fishy...

The "IT'S ON" Challenge...Draw a pirate!

Dino Daze!

Textures in drawings

Tamara's introduction

Hippy VW van

Open Art Blogs....

Washington Avenue Blog

Pirate Sketch Updated