Posts Tagged "doodle"

Doodle Week – You Bloody Ripper

Posted by dale on May 13, 2008 in doodle | 8 comments

Well, sadly, this is the last day of Doodle Week. I’ve been flat out like a lizard drinkin with work but that assisted in my collection of doodles. The final theme of the week is Doodle Mad, and yes, many of us have gone Doodle Mad over the past week. I’ll reserve any comment about the meaning of my last doodle. The psychoanalysis of my workplace doodles from other’s has been much more entertaining

I’d like to thank Claire for her support and promotion of Doodle week and Mark for his humorous insight and wit. Also, there’s now a great collection of Doodles in the Flickr Doodle Week group worth checking out and the Stickfiguregirl website contains most of the Doodle Week community.

The Abstracted Doodle

Posted by dale on May 13, 2008 in doodle | 12 comments

Today’s Doodle Week theme is an Abstract Doodle. I think the majority of my doodles created while in meetings at work are abstract. This doodle was created on the header of a blank page of my note book. I think the meeting was about my budget. I reckon any long winded discussion about budget drives one to abstraction.

I’ve scanned the image and then laid in some color for nice effect. If you’re interested in all the details behind using opensource software to design and edit images, check out this post a couple of days ago.

I hope you’re enjoying Doodle Week. You can see many of the participants under Doodle Week Bloggers at Stickfiguregirl. if you get the hanking to participate, be sure to upload your doodle and check out the others on the flickr doodle group.

When It Rains It Pours- My Doodle Daydream

Posted by dale on May 12, 2008 in doodle | 12 comments

In the grand scheme of Doodle Week today’s theme is a Doodle phone book scribble or a doodle day dream.

Do you ever have those days where you think that things could not possibly get worse … then it does? It gets this way at work sometimes. I was in this frame of mind when I created today’s doodle.

Be sure to upload your doodle and check out the others on the flickr doodle group.

My Doodle Flowers – An Example of Evolution in Action

Posted by dale on May 11, 2008 in doodle, floral | 12 comments

Welcome back to Doodle Week. Doodle Flowers are today’s theme. Here’s about the only flowers I’ve doodled in a long time. I was thinking about diving when I drew these. They’re actually crinoids but as my meeting wore on, they evolved into some sort of sea tulip complete with leaves – a new species perhaps?.

This was a rather small doddle and after scanning, the felt tip pen I was using created a very interesting image texture. Like all the doodles featured here in doodle week, I scanned the doodle from notes I have taken during work. I use Linux Zenwalk as my operating system (no MS or Apple ware here).

I scan using Kooka opensource scan software. I then import the scan into Inkscape SVG Vector Illustrator. Inkscape is similar to Adobe illustrator except it’s free. In Inkscape I quickly trace the path of the drawing converting it to a vector image. This smooths the lines as well as allow me to scale it up without losing lots of detail.

I then export the vectored image as a png file and open it using the GIMP image manipulation program. Gimp is similiar to photoshop, and again, it’s free (I have a couple of GIMP tutorials on the site if you’re interested).

With the GIMP I add the color and/or remove some of the text from my notes that crept in close to the image. This sounds like a lot of work but it’s actually very quick to scan, vector and process.

I hope you’re enjoying Doodle Week, if you get the hanking to participate, be sure to upload your doodle and check out the others on the flickr doodle group.

Doodle Week – My Doodle Beasts

Posted by dale on May 10, 2008 in doodle, Uncategorized | 8 comments

Day three of Doodle Week. Today’s theme is a favorite doodle animal. I seem to have a few that get regularly doodled so I thought, as I was at work, that I’d use an idea that popped up as a result of my Doodle Monster. A few commented that my doodle monster looked more like a squashed totem pole.

Well, here today are my doodle beasts reassembled into a Doodle Totem Pole. Please excuse the errant notes that crept into the doodle

Be sure to upload your doodle and check out the others on the flickr doodle group.