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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, Day 2. Today’s doodle theme is a doodle monster. This doodle evolved over the course of a long meeting about agency evaluations. It quickly morphed into a Monster Blob. A Blob that isn’t so blobby but an amalgamation of creatures instead.

Thanks to Clare for doing a bang-up job coordinating the doodle week events. Be [...]]]>

Doodle Week, Day 2. Today’s doodle theme is a doodle monster. This doodle evolved over the course of a long meeting about agency evaluations. It quickly morphed into a Monster Blob. A Blob that isn’t so blobby but an amalgamation of creatures instead.

Thanks to Clare for doing a bang-up job coordinating the doodle week events. Be sure to upload your doodle and check out the others on the flickr doodle group.

My mate Mark from Neonbubble commented on me exposing my premature doodle yesterday so I challenge him to bare all and expose his doodle!

Have you dared to expose your doodle? If so, give me a link below!