Thursday, June 21, 2007
Illustration Friday on Thursday - REJECTED!..
Hey, look! No, not over THERE, right HERE! Yes! It's Thursday all of a sudden! I know, I know, I haven't participated in an Illustration Friday topic in a good long time and, to be frank, I didn't have any intention of participating this week either. The reason being is that I was quite busy with an illustration project for work (you know, the place that lets me hang around and then pays me so I don't lose my house). I spent perhaps 7 hours on the project and had the deadline moved up significantly while in the middle of it and then, to add insult to injury, the final project was rejected. Ironic that the Illustration Friday theme word this week would be just that, "rejected," eh? Anyhow, even though it was not well received here, perhaps it can bring you kids a small amount of joy...
click it! It gets HUGE!
This was a birthday card for one of our clients. It was rejected because, and I quote, "it doesn't look exactly like him." No shit, Sherlock, it's a caricature. Anyhow, there you go...We all have to be rejected now and then. As always, thanks for stopping by. You kids have a fine Thursday now...
click it! It gets HUGE!
This was a birthday card for one of our clients. It was rejected because, and I quote, "it doesn't look exactly like him." No shit, Sherlock, it's a caricature. Anyhow, there you go...We all have to be rejected now and then. As always, thanks for stopping by. You kids have a fine Thursday now...
Labels: Illustrations, indignities, Phun With Photoshop
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Illustration Friday on Thursday...LoLcAtBaStEt...
Without any fanfare, I should say right up front that this week's Illustration Friday theme word is "signs." In a pathetic attempt to shoehorn something that I wanted to do into said theme, I have an "illustration" this week. Before I show it to you kids, though, I should explain why I did what I did...Now, I know that I'm often "late to the party," so to speak, when it comes to internet phenomena. As such, these lolcats which are tacked all over the internets are no exception. However, even though I only recently became aware of these silly things, I have decided to make my own version just in time for Thursday...
clicky to see the bigger image
Now, I know that this is likely to be funny to like...One person, but there you go. As always, thanks for stopping by. You kids have a fine Thursday now...
clicky to see the bigger image
Now, I know that this is likely to be funny to like...One person, but there you go. As always, thanks for stopping by. You kids have a fine Thursday now...
Labels: Illustrations, Phun With Photoshop
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors...
Electric Fences Make The Best Neighbors.
Hey, guess what? It's Thursday...Hey, guess also what? I had absolutely no intention of posting an illustration for this week's Illustration Friday theme word ("neighbor," by the by). As such, considering that I appear to be posting something for the theme word (I am, too), you kids may be asking yourself "what changed your mind, Derek?" Truthfully? Collin posted something. Damn him. As such, I'm posting too. It's quick, it's dirty and, best of all, it's right here:
clicky to see the bigger image
So there you go. As always, thanks for stopping by. You kids have a fine Thursday now...
Hey, guess what? It's Thursday...Hey, guess also what? I had absolutely no intention of posting an illustration for this week's Illustration Friday theme word ("neighbor," by the by). As such, considering that I appear to be posting something for the theme word (I am, too), you kids may be asking yourself "what changed your mind, Derek?" Truthfully? Collin posted something. Damn him. As such, I'm posting too. It's quick, it's dirty and, best of all, it's right here:
clicky to see the bigger image
So there you go. As always, thanks for stopping by. You kids have a fine Thursday now...
Labels: Illustrations, random drawings
Thursday, May 03, 2007
Illustration Friday on Thursday - Remember Then...
Hey there, kids! It's finally Thursday which means that, as long as the planets are still aligned and everything is the "hunky-dory," I should be posting my most recent Illustration Friday effort for your eyes to feast upon. This week's theme is "remember," one which I had a solid idea for as soon as I found out...Time, however, was not on my side this week and I had to kind of slap my illustration together at the last minute. Regardless, here it is...
clicky for the biggie
"Who are the Earls?" you may ask. "What do they have to do with the word 'remember'?" you may also ask. To those queries I would say "FOOL! Learn to Google!" That is all.
clicky for the biggie
"Who are the Earls?" you may ask. "What do they have to do with the word 'remember'?" you may also ask. To those queries I would say "FOOL! Learn to Google!" That is all.
Labels: Illustrations, mumbling about music
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Illustration Friday on Thursday - Polar Opposites...
Hey, wow...It's effin' Thursday all of a sudden. For me, this day before the final day of the workweek came around in a stealthier manner than usual 'cause I was home sick and fixin' to die yesterday. As such, I wasn't really up for doing a full-blown illustration for this week's Illustration Friday theme word (which was "polar") EVEN THOUGH I had wanted to real bad since it was suggested by the only person whom I've ever purchased art from in my life (Jared Von Hindman). Anyway, I did have a flash of inspiration this morning and was able to slap the following together for your collective viewing enjoyment:
click it! It'll get BIG!
So there you go. As always, thanks for stopping by. You kids have a fine Thursday now...
click it! It'll get BIG!
So there you go. As always, thanks for stopping by. You kids have a fine Thursday now...
Labels: cartoons n' stuff, Illustrations, Phun With Photoshop
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Illustration Friday on Thursday - Green...With Envy!..
Hey, before I get too far into this post, effectively burying yesterday's posting under a pile of "words" (also: crap), if you're clicking through from Myspace looking for the interview with GerRee of Freak Train Fame, you can find such things right here...
Ok, now that I have THAT out of the way, LOOK! IT'S THURSDAY! Holy crap! I figure that, since it's been what?..3 weeks since I participated in the whole Illustration Friday thing. As such, I have decided (since I'm a decisive sort of fella') that it's high time I actually participate. The problem with all that is the sad fact that I just couldn't seem to make any of my ideas for "green" (which was the theme word this week, by the way) even remotely work. As a last ditch effort, I merely pulled out an old illustration that I've used for several newspaper ads here at the agency (but never as an Illustration Friday submission). This guy's name is Irv and he likes to show off all of his "green."
click on Irv to see him larger. He'd appreciate it.
As you can plainly see, Irv has more money than you do and is also not shy about parading that fact around. Anyway, thanks for stopping by...You kids have a fine Thursday now...
Ok, now that I have THAT out of the way, LOOK! IT'S THURSDAY! Holy crap! I figure that, since it's been what?..3 weeks since I participated in the whole Illustration Friday thing. As such, I have decided (since I'm a decisive sort of fella') that it's high time I actually participate. The problem with all that is the sad fact that I just couldn't seem to make any of my ideas for "green" (which was the theme word this week, by the way) even remotely work. As a last ditch effort, I merely pulled out an old illustration that I've used for several newspaper ads here at the agency (but never as an Illustration Friday submission). This guy's name is Irv and he likes to show off all of his "green."
click on Irv to see him larger. He'd appreciate it.
As you can plainly see, Irv has more money than you do and is also not shy about parading that fact around. Anyway, thanks for stopping by...You kids have a fine Thursday now...
Labels: cartoons n' stuff, Illustrations
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Illustration Friday on Thursday - How Many Bowls?..
Ahoy there, mateys! Arr, here there be a THURSDAY and, as per usual, a half-assed illustration in honor of Illustration Friday. This week's theme was "Total" and, without further ado, here be what I came up with:
click him, you can see him in larger, full on gorging action
I've always enjoyed Total® cereal. Perhaps I'm not as enthusiastic as this little fella' about eating it but, just like him, I enjoy my Total® with milk and honey. Hey, all of them vitamins and minerals and shit need a little help now and then...Honey is good shit, people...Anyhow, thanks for stopping by: you kids have a fine Thursday now...
click him, you can see him in larger, full on gorging action
I've always enjoyed Total® cereal. Perhaps I'm not as enthusiastic as this little fella' about eating it but, just like him, I enjoy my Total® with milk and honey. Hey, all of them vitamins and minerals and shit need a little help now and then...Honey is good shit, people...Anyhow, thanks for stopping by: you kids have a fine Thursday now...
Labels: cartoons n' stuff, I eat food, Illustrations
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Illustration Friday on Thursday - WIRED!..
As per usual, since it's Thursday, It's once again time for me to unveil my most recent (and half-assed) Illustration Friday effort. This week's theme word was "wired," one which has as many connotations as...well...Look, there's a good many ways to illustrate that word, ok? Here now is how I did:
click, it gets big
As you can see, the "wired" in this case is actually improperly wired. Fact is, though, you should probably read some of them Time Life do-it-your-damn-self books before you try to manufacture a large doom-robot. I'm just sayin'...
click, it gets big
As you can see, the "wired" in this case is actually improperly wired. Fact is, though, you should probably read some of them Time Life do-it-your-damn-self books before you try to manufacture a large doom-robot. I'm just sayin'...
Labels: cartoons n' stuff, Illustrations
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Illustration Friday on Thursday - Run! Hide!..
Hey, you know what? This week's Illustration Friday topic was "hide." Yeah, it was "hide" and all I could come up with was this:
clicky for the biggy
It's a trapper, showing off a freshly tanned animal hide. No, seriously, it is! Look, would I joke about something as serious as this? Anyhow, thanks for stopping by...You kids have a great Thursday now...
clicky for the biggy
It's a trapper, showing off a freshly tanned animal hide. No, seriously, it is! Look, would I joke about something as serious as this? Anyhow, thanks for stopping by...You kids have a great Thursday now...
Labels: cartoons n' stuff, Illustrations
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Illustration Friday on Thursday - We Need To Communicate...
And so, we finally see the light of Thursday. Actually, 'round these parts, it's a particularly blinding light due to all of the snow and ice which the sun is able to reflect off of this morning. See, we had a nasty little snowstorm yesterday which means that today...Well, let's just say that it's slow going on the roads...All of that noise, though, won't stop me from providing you kids with (yet another) half-assed Illustration Friday effort...No way...In fact, this week's effort is SO half-assed, I didn't even take the time to do any finishing work...This week's theme was "communication" and this little fella' is doing just that...Communicatin'.
click him, he'll get much bigger
As always, thanks for stopping by...You kids have a fine Thursday now.
click him, he'll get much bigger
As always, thanks for stopping by...You kids have a fine Thursday now.
Labels: Illustrations, random drawings
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Illustration Friday on Thursday - Falling For You...
Hey, lookie here! I'm back in the ol' Illustration Friday saddle again! Indeed, this week wasn't so crushingly busy as to keep me from banging out a half-assed drawing representing "gravity," which just so happened to be this week's theme word. Heck, let's get right to it, shall we?
Click him...It won't slow his fall, but you'll be able to get a better look at him.
As always, thanks for stopping by...You kids have a fine Thursday now...
Click him...It won't slow his fall, but you'll be able to get a better look at him.
As always, thanks for stopping by...You kids have a fine Thursday now...
Labels: cartoons n' stuff, Illustrations
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Illustration Friday on Thursday - Better Red Than...No, Wait...
Hey, kids, look-a-here, it's Thursday! Of course, what this means is that (since I actually have my proverbial "shit" together) I'm about to show you all my usual, half-assed effort at this week's Illustration Friday topic (which happened to be "red," by the by). I decided to take a cue from what I had done for Buzz a couple weeks back and depict a fella' who is from a simpler time when nicknames were not only descriptive (Lefty, Stinky, Swede) but also pretty damn uncreative. As such, prepare to meet "Big Red."
click on him, his already impressive girth will expand to epic proportions
See, Red's real name has long been forgotten due to his bright shaggy red locks. Since his childhood, he's been called "Red" and now that he's an adult and drives truck for a local hardware store, folks have taken to calling him "Big Red," a nickname that he doesn't altogether hate since it's decidedly better than being called "Hey, Fat Ass!"
click on him, his already impressive girth will expand to epic proportions
See, Red's real name has long been forgotten due to his bright shaggy red locks. Since his childhood, he's been called "Red" and now that he's an adult and drives truck for a local hardware store, folks have taken to calling him "Big Red," a nickname that he doesn't altogether hate since it's decidedly better than being called "Hey, Fat Ass!"
Labels: cartoons n' stuff, Illustrations
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Illustration Friday on Thursday - I'm SUPER, Thanks For Asking...
Before I get started with the illustration exhibition, I have to say "happy birthday to my sister. So Happy birthday!
This week's Illustration Friday topic was "super hero," one that I've actually had a lot of opportunity to illustrate in the past. As such, I was tempted to simply use an existing piece but then I thought "no, no the fine folks that would click through to look at my effort deserve better." Whether or not that's true, at least you kids get an original, made-from-scratch illustration for the topic this week...I present "Card Trick Man!"
click him, he's ticklish (and you can see him better)
You can use him to do a card trick, too! Of course, first you'll have to learn to force the 5 of diamonds. And you'd have to be next to a computer with internet access. and then you'd have to come here again (sonofcheese.com) and then have yourvictim friend click on the "is this your card" thing in the upper left corner of the page...Eh...On second thought, it's not worth the effort...Still, thanks for stopping by, you kids have a great Thursday now...
This week's Illustration Friday topic was "super hero," one that I've actually had a lot of opportunity to illustrate in the past. As such, I was tempted to simply use an existing piece but then I thought "no, no the fine folks that would click through to look at my effort deserve better." Whether or not that's true, at least you kids get an original, made-from-scratch illustration for the topic this week...I present "Card Trick Man!"
click him, he's ticklish (and you can see him better)
You can use him to do a card trick, too! Of course, first you'll have to learn to force the 5 of diamonds. And you'd have to be next to a computer with internet access. and then you'd have to come here again (sonofcheese.com) and then have your
Labels: Card Tricks, cartoons n' stuff, Illustrations
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Illustration Friday on Thursday - Eighties!..
Now, don't go thinkin' that I've suddenly righted my proverbial ship and have begun posting like a crazy "regular basis" monkey...Sure, this is the SECOND week in a row that I've chosen to participate in the Illustration Friday topic (is it the start of a trend? We'll find out) and YES, this does mark TWO posts in TWO days but...Well...To be fair, I don't want anyone (including me) to get their hopes up...Regardless, I am posting my effort at this week's Illustration Friday topic so let's get on with that...The topic this week was "eighties," one which I was initially not motivated to illustrate. After all, big hair, neon colors and weird pop music can only be so inspiring. Then, though, I had a moment of clarity. What if I were to not draw the 80s per se, but draw someone IN their 80s? Well, you need not ponder the possibilities since that's exactly what I did...Here that is:
click on it to release it's inner giant
So there's that. As always, thanks for stopping by...You all have a fine Thursday now...
click on it to release it's inner giant
So there's that. As always, thanks for stopping by...You all have a fine Thursday now...
Labels: cartoons n' stuff, Illustrations
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Illustration Friday on Thursday - BUZZ!..
Look, I know that it's been many a Thursday since I had either the time or inclination to participate in an Illustration Friday topic. Truth be told, I've been not only busy but slightly uninspired recently to do any drawin' outside of the drawin' that I get paid for. Today, however, all that has changed as I am ready to unveil my half-assed effort at illustrating the word "buzz." You ready? Here we go:
click him, he'll get all big n' stuff
The topic "buzz" made me think of an old-school gym coach. You know the kind, with the buzz-cut hairdo (For some reason, everytime I draw someone who sports such a hairdo, I am COMPELLED to draw a small lawnmower on the top of it. It's like a disease). See, this person would have hailed from a time when nicknames were not only prevalent, but mostly uncreative. Like "Red" or "Swede" or "Lefty" (or "Stinky"). This individual, not having red hair nor being Swedish, would've certainly received the moniker of "Buzz" from his (sadly uncreative) pals. He would then be known as "Coach Buzz" by his unfortunate pupils and his classes would mostly consist of "running laps" intermingled with the occasional calisthenic. So that's all for today. Thanks for stopping by - you have a fine Thursday now.
click him, he'll get all big n' stuff
The topic "buzz" made me think of an old-school gym coach. You know the kind, with the buzz-cut hairdo (For some reason, everytime I draw someone who sports such a hairdo, I am COMPELLED to draw a small lawnmower on the top of it. It's like a disease). See, this person would have hailed from a time when nicknames were not only prevalent, but mostly uncreative. Like "Red" or "Swede" or "Lefty" (or "Stinky"). This individual, not having red hair nor being Swedish, would've certainly received the moniker of "Buzz" from his (sadly uncreative) pals. He would then be known as "Coach Buzz" by his unfortunate pupils and his classes would mostly consist of "running laps" intermingled with the occasional calisthenic. So that's all for today. Thanks for stopping by - you have a fine Thursday now.
Labels: cartoons n' stuff, Illustrations
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Illustration Friday on Thursday - Masking My True Feelings...
So yeah. I know. It's Thursday afternoon and I'm just now putting up an Illustration Friday thing ("mask" was the theme this week, just so's you know). Yes, fine, it's not a new, fresh drawing but...Well...Hey...Here it is:
clicky for biggie
So thanks for stopping by: you kids have a great Thursday now...
clicky for biggie
So thanks for stopping by: you kids have a great Thursday now...
Labels: cartoons n' stuff, Illustrations
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Illustration Friday on Thursday - I Just MIGHT Post Something...
So...Yeah...It's been a few weeks (I think) since I've even attempted an Illustration Friday topic (and, sadly, nothing's actually changed). I figured that, especially since I'm likely going to fail at putting up a Friday post this week (which is just my sly way of manufacturing "surprise" when I actually DO put up something tomorrow...of course, now that I've said that...), I figured "what the heck," and here's something that loosely fits this week's theme...Just so's you know, the theme was "might" and so I went the way of the "strength" type definition of the word and yes, I'll shut up, here's my drawing:
These are actually a couple of caricatures that I did maybe a year or two ago for a "fight night" themed ad for one of our clients. I sincerely hope you enjoy it. Have a great Thursday, kids...
These are actually a couple of caricatures that I did maybe a year or two ago for a "fight night" themed ad for one of our clients. I sincerely hope you enjoy it. Have a great Thursday, kids...
Labels: cartoons n' stuff, Illustrations, sports
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Everyone Should Be Wearing Shirts This Time Of Year...
Hey hey, it's Tuesday! You know, as much as I'd love to whip up a long and compelling post, I'm just not gifted with the time to do such things at this point. What I DO have, though, is a new t-shirt design which I added to my Cafepress store yesterday. As per usual, I feel the need to offer a brief explanation prior to showing you kids 'de images...See, last Thursday on the Penn Jillette Show, Gilbert Gottfried was on (via the telephones) talking about his appearance on VH1's Celebrity Paranormal Project. Long story short, Penn said that he hoped the next time he and Gilbert had dinner together that Gilbert wouldn't be wearing a t-shirt that said "Holy Lawdy, I Seen a Ghost!" For whatever reason, that struck me as funny and made me want a shirt that said just that. As such, here are the images that I came up with...
click 'em, they blow up like so many balloons
this is the small front "heart" logo, roughly 4 inches across on the front left chest
And here's the full back image, 10 inches across on the (duh) back of the shirt.
So that's that...Don't forget, tomorrow is Awesomecast day and then...Well, then it's Thanksgiving. You crazy kids have a great Tuesday now...
Labels: cartoons n' stuff, Illustrations, spooky shit, stagnation
Friday, November 17, 2006
Illustration Friday on FRIDAY - Give Thanks, You Ingrates!..
It's Friday (Woohoo) and, sadly, I'm very much on the side of busy which means that all I have time to post is something quick (also: dirty). Indeed, no phrickin' photoblog today but how about the next best thing? No, seriously...It is...Anyway, I'm going to break my own rules and participate in Illustration Friday ON A FRIDAY! How 'bout that, huh? The newly announced topic is, shockingly, "Thanksgiving." In honor of such things, I present two (count 'em! TWO!) drawin's which I had lying around (presumably for Thanksgiving-themed sales events of yore, but one can never be too sure).
click them! They get big!
So there ye be. As always, thanks for stopping by...You kids have a fine weekend now.
click them! They get big!
So there ye be. As always, thanks for stopping by...You kids have a fine weekend now.
Labels: cartoons n' stuff, holidays, Illustrations
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Illustration Friday on Thursday - Spoooooky!..
Hey! It's Thursday! Just so's you all know, we're caught in the middle of a "paralyzing blizzard" in Colorado Springs at the moment. So paralyzing, in fact, that I'm the only one who made it in to work today. "So why aren't you WORKING?" you may ask...Well, don't you worry...I'll get to the working...But I wanted to share some of my half-assed Illustration Friday endeavors with you kids before I set nose to proverbial grindstone...So anyway, this week's theme was "ghost" and since I'm so frickin' prolific with the spooky shit, I gots 5 whole drawings to display...Let's get to them, shall we?
clicky to see them all big n' shit
at the office of the dead
I couldn't decide if I wanted him standing in a doorway or lying in a coffin. Whichever, you decide.
This happens all the time, I'd wager.
Hard to hug with no arms (and no control over one's bowels)
I'll admit, this one sucks.
So there's that. You all have a fine Thursday now!
clicky to see them all big n' shit
at the office of the dead
I couldn't decide if I wanted him standing in a doorway or lying in a coffin. Whichever, you decide.
This happens all the time, I'd wager.
Hard to hug with no arms (and no control over one's bowels)
I'll admit, this one sucks.
So there's that. You all have a fine Thursday now!
Labels: cartoons n' stuff, Illustrations, spooky shit
