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TexanAvenger · 10-21-2004, 05:45 PM

These're just things that my hands do while I'm in class or just bored, but I've had people stop me and public when they see them and tell me they like them. I'm just kind of curious as to what some TFPers think about them.

There're four here, but I have, literally, a full 2.5 inch notebook of these things in every color pen I've ever held during a period of boredom. I know they're far from any kind of real art, but I kind of like them. Anybody else doodle like this?

-Ever- · 10-21-2004, 09:04 PM

I like em. I like the doodle more, a little more in controll and less psychadelic, but that's just a personal preference.

Nancy · 10-21-2004, 10:32 PM

That last one would make an excellent tattoo

exizldelfuego · 10-22-2004, 09:45 AM

I agree with the comments on the last doodle being the strongest of the four presented. Very nice. I think the two reasons why I feel this was are 1) the image has room to breath on the paper and 2) the unfilled lines are more fitting with the pen.

I can't tell with the top two how they're colored; are they colored in with red and blue pens or markers? Have you tried sketching out the lines and then maybe taking acrylic or oil paint for your color? Granted, in order to do this you'd have to take your work outside the realm of classroom doodling, but I think it could be a very VERY good idea.

Also, by working on large sheets of paper and purposefully not using up the whole sheet, perhaps you can break out of the box that IMO detracts from the other three. I think forcing them to be contained within the box represented by the full sheet of paper is almost suffocating the design. Open it up, says I!

thriolith · 10-22-2004, 12:03 PM

Hmm, I actually like the first one, even though it is really bright. The last one is really nice too. They're different.

todd · 10-22-2004, 04:38 PM

I love the last one. Most fire graphics you see are flames going in 1 direction...This is the first i've seen like this. I like the batch in the upper-right corner of the paper the best.

dobster · 10-22-2004, 04:52 PM

Black and red for me. That would go on my wall and be very large indeed.

sinjien · 10-22-2004, 09:27 PM

I think they are wonderful. I see a turtle in the first one; a horse in the second; an octopus in the third; and blue flames in the last. The last one is the one everybody probably sees but I like that one the most.

TexanAvenger · 10-23-2004, 11:49 AM

exizldelfuego - yeah, I am using pen to color them in. But thanks a lot for the suggestion. I think I'll try that, though outside of class. If nothing else, it'll save me from having to constantly buy new pens as they empty of ink.

Halx · 10-23-2004, 11:56 AM

This comes down to personal taste. I like symmetry, so in the first and second one, I would have enjoyed them more if all of the lines were of equal width.

jenjen · 10-23-2004, 09:24 PM

Halx, I think I have the opposite taste as you! I actually love assymetry (in art, that is) so the last one intrigues me the most. I can see an illusion of motion in it much more than the others. I doodle in class too, but my doodles are usually just corner-of-the-page type doodles, not full page art!

10-21-2004, 05:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
TexanAvenger Born-Again New Guy Location: Unfound.	Doodles These're just things that my hands do while I'm in class or just bored, but I've had people stop me and public when they see them and tell me they like them. I'm just kind of curious as to what some TFPers think about them. There're four here, but I have, literally, a full 2.5 inch notebook of these things in every color pen I've ever held during a period of boredom. I know they're far from any kind of real art, but I kind of like them. Anybody else doodle like this? Last edited by TexanAvenger; 10-21-2004 at 07:38 PM..

10-21-2004, 09:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
-Ever- Junkie Location: San Francisco	I like em. I like the doodle more, a little more in controll and less psychadelic, but that's just a personal preference. __________________ Embracing the goddess energy within yourselves will bring all of you to a new understanding and valuing of life. A vision that inspires you to live and love on planet Earth. Like a priceless jewel buried in dark layers of soil and stone, Earth radiates her brilliant beauty into the caverns of space and time. Perhaps you are aware of those who watch over your home And experience of this place to visit and play with reality. You are becoming aware of yourself as a gamemaster... --Acknowledge your weaknesses--

10-21-2004, 10:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
Nancy Femme Fatale Location: Elysium	That last one would make an excellent tattoo __________________ I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust. Something horrible is happening inside of me and I don't know why. My nightly bloodlust has overflown into my days. I feel lethal, on the verge of frenzy. I think my mask of sanity is about to slip.

10-22-2004, 12:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
thriolith Insane Location: Toronto	Hmm, I actually like the first one, even though it is really bright. The last one is really nice too. They're different. __________________ - Thriolith

10-22-2004, 04:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
dobster Insane Location: South London, UK	Black and red for me. That would go on my wall and be very large indeed. __________________ sig-na-ture 1. One's name as written by oneself. 2. The act of signing one's name. 3. A distinctive mark, characteristic, or sound indicating identity.

10-22-2004, 09:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
exizldelfuego Crazy Location: Seattle, WA	I agree with the comments on the last doodle being the strongest of the four presented. Very nice. I think the two reasons why I feel this was are 1) the image has room to breath on the paper and 2) the unfilled lines are more fitting with the pen. I can't tell with the top two how they're colored; are they colored in with red and blue pens or markers? Have you tried sketching out the lines and then maybe taking acrylic or oil paint for your color? Granted, in order to do this you'd have to take your work outside the realm of classroom doodling, but I think it could be a very VERY good idea. Also, by working on large sheets of paper and purposefully not using up the whole sheet, perhaps you can break out of the box that IMO detracts from the other three. I think forcing them to be contained within the box represented by the full sheet of paper is almost suffocating the design. Open it up, says I!

10-22-2004, 04:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
todd Addict Location: Chicago	I love the last one. Most fire graphics you see are flames going in 1 direction...This is the first i've seen like this. I like the batch in the upper-right corner of the paper the best.

10-22-2004, 09:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
sinjien Tilted Location: the back of a giant turtle	I think they are wonderful. I see a turtle in the first one; a horse in the second; an octopus in the third; and blue flames in the last. The last one is the one everybody probably sees but I like that one the most.

10-23-2004, 11:49 AM	#9 (permalink)
TexanAvenger Born-Again New Guy Location: Unfound.	exizldelfuego - yeah, I am using pen to color them in. But thanks a lot for the suggestion. I think I'll try that, though outside of class. If nothing else, it'll save me from having to constantly buy new pens as they empty of ink.

10-23-2004, 11:56 AM	#10 (permalink)
Halx Please touch this. Owner/Admin Location: Manhattan	This comes down to personal taste. I like symmetry, so in the first and second one, I would have enjoyed them more if all of the lines were of equal width. __________________ You have found this post informative. -The Administrator [Don't Feed The Animals]

10-23-2004, 09:24 PM	#11 (permalink)
jenjen Tilted Location: Oregon	Halx, I think I have the opposite taste as you! I actually love assymetry (in art, that is) so the last one intrigues me the most. I can see an illusion of motion in it much more than the others. I doodle in class too, but my doodles are usually just corner-of-the-page type doodles, not full page art!