Drawing Cartoons on the iPhone
Some time ago, I purchased a sketch program for my iPhone called, unambiguously, Sketchbook. While playing around with it, I came up with a strange couple of bunnies who are a bit more bad than one would think possible for cute rabbits. As I continued the series, you can see my increasingly dextrous use of this program. Essentially I drew these little gems, which amuse me endlessly, with my finger.
In this first cartoon, the rabbits have kidnapped some fellow. I'm not sure why.
As you can see, I'm simply drawing in black and white. Towards the end of the sketch I discovered how to add color, hence the ears.
To me, the look of confusion mixed with fear is hilarious especially when juxtaposed with the bunny's dead pan look. The anthropomorphism we thrust on other species is lamentable. We want to see ourselves in our pets and in wild creatures, but if you have spent much time observing animals, their normal non-excited state is one of inscrutable blankness.
Then there's the pair of bunny ears poking up from the back seat. A bit of mystery there.
Here, I've added more color. The story progresses slightly. The car speeds away. You can see that I've discovered the air brush tool.
The license plate is inspired by an actual plate, a non-vanity plate, that really said 321 NUK. I saw it at a bluegrass festival in Winfield, KS.
The bent traffic light pole is an homage to those cartoons of the thirties where everything swayed to the music.
Things take an ominous turn.
By this cartoon, I've really began to explore the toolbox.
The final cartoon really cracks me up. (Never be afraid to crack yourself up. Most really good artwork [not that this is really good to other people] is done to satisfy the artist and not some other out there who is judging.)
I am particularly proud of the pistol. Remember, this was done on an iPhone screen with the tip of my fat finger. The Sketchbook program allows you to zoom in and work at the level of pixels, but you then may find yourself lost in the grand scheme. I had to zoom in and out constantly to make sure I'd done the right thing. I still marvel at the detail in the matchbook and the photo in the paper.
Hope you enjoyed my warped sense of humor.
In this first cartoon, the rabbits have kidnapped some fellow. I'm not sure why.As you can see, I'm simply drawing in black and white. Towards the end of the sketch I discovered how to add color, hence the ears.
To me, the look of confusion mixed with fear is hilarious especially when juxtaposed with the bunny's dead pan look. The anthropomorphism we thrust on other species is lamentable. We want to see ourselves in our pets and in wild creatures, but if you have spent much time observing animals, their normal non-excited state is one of inscrutable blankness.
Then there's the pair of bunny ears poking up from the back seat. A bit of mystery there.
The license plate is inspired by an actual plate, a non-vanity plate, that really said 321 NUK. I saw it at a bluegrass festival in Winfield, KS.
The bent traffic light pole is an homage to those cartoons of the thirties where everything swayed to the music.
By this cartoon, I've really began to explore the toolbox.
I am particularly proud of the pistol. Remember, this was done on an iPhone screen with the tip of my fat finger. The Sketchbook program allows you to zoom in and work at the level of pixels, but you then may find yourself lost in the grand scheme. I had to zoom in and out constantly to make sure I'd done the right thing. I still marvel at the detail in the matchbook and the photo in the paper.
Hope you enjoyed my warped sense of humor.
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