Hey Folks,

Not feelin' to good today ((WAH!!!)), but I just wanted throw some more Sketches up in order to keep the postin' goin'... Here You go...

This is another Moldie-Oldie from 2002... I was still doodlin' most of the time with Bic Pens at the time... I still like to, but now I'm goin' steady with Color-Erase pencils... Anywho, this was another Character Concept I came up with for Johnny's "Who?The Hex!" property... I thought it might be pretty messed-up to have Your arms on the side of Your head instead of where they usually are... And, I thought this would offer a new kinda' dynamic for a character... Blah-Blah-NEXT!!!


Some more Animal Designs I did... This is the Dugong... It's an aquatic mammal, from the Red Sea and Indian Ocean... But seein' as how the game was outta' water, I had to make sure it still looked comfortable... I would LOVE to have seen this one done in 3D... Aw well...


I knew I had a couple of more Elephants around... Here they go...


This is the Gibbon... It's a very rare Arboreal Anthropoid Ape from the East Indies and Southern Asia... Cute Lil Bugger, eh ???


And lastly, we have a Langur... It a Long-Tailed from Asia... I like it's chin tuft and bushy eyebrows, but concentrated more on the Eyebrows...


That's it for this time...

Later,

Tony

Holy ShitBalls!!! This is the Funniest thing I have seen since that List of DumbShits tryin' out for an Action Movie... I present to You, "Sleepy Spudgy"... Hey Norm, Mornin' Dawg...



I promise to post some Sketches, and Talk a Whole Lotta Crap tomorrow... I Will... Now watch that Sleepy Spudgy again...

Later,

Tony

Okay, so I missed December 1st, 2nd, and most of the 3rd... Friday was totally on me, my BAD... Saturday and Today however, were interrupted by one of my Migraine HeadAches... It has to be one of the worse ones I've had in awhile... Gruesome details aside, I wanted to at least post some sketches this weekend... Here You go...

A Moldie-Oldie from last year... Just some random People Sketch-A-Doodies... A few are cartoony versions of folks I saw throughout that day... The rest, were just from my melon... I threw some gray tones down, so it didn't look so borin'...


A couple of other Cute Animal Designs... Here's a couple of the Elephants I did for that game... I've got a few others around... When I find them, I'll post'em...


Somehow, I got the Musk-Ox on the first try... I know, I was as Surprised as any of You...



* Deep Breath*
I followed this Lady and Her Kids around the Dominicks one day... No, not in a Stalker kinda' way... I was waitin' in line at the atm, and this poor Lady and Her Brood were in front of me... She said, "We're gonna just run in, pick-up some of Mommy's things, and then go... Okay???" ... The Daughter looked like She got dragged into a Haunted House and wanted to leave... The Son on the other hand, looked He was ready to EXPLODE, and said to His Mom, "OKAY!!! Then I get to pick something out for me too, RIGHT???" ... They were both ready to jump outta their skins, but for 2 totally different reasons... I thought that Shit was funny, so I snatched-up the things on my list, and began to look for them in the store... Lo and behold, there they were in the cereal ailse... The Girl tuggin' away at Her Mom's skirt, cryin'... While Jr. was bouncin' up and down, not knowin' what to pick... Bug-Eyed, He started to run in place, until His Mom said, "Well, what're You gonna get???"... He took off runnin', pushed His sister out of the way, and ran straight for the Fruit Loops... She sat on the ground, DumbFounded by what just happened... She quietly got up, looked at Her Mommy, and started cryin' where She left off... Mom looked totally UnAffected, and pushed forward to get the rest of Her, "Mommy Things"... That was enough for me, so I left, came home and doodled this out... I LOVE Grocery Shoppin'...



My head still hurts, so that's wrap on this post... I'll give You guys/girls a better one later...

I'm Out...

Tony

YAY!!! Another Sketch-A-Doodle Post before the "END" of November... And what an end it's gonna be... On the Channel 9 News this mornin', Paul Conrad says were in for a Winter Storm from Three this afternoon til Noon tomorrow... Yeah, that BLOWS ((A LOT))... I'm so not lookin' forward to this at all... Mostly, cuz' I'm still lookin' for the rest of my Winter Gear... Alright, enough "CryBabyin'", onto the Sketch-A-Doodles...

WOOO!!! Here's a Moldie-Oldie from 2002... This one was a mixture of Character Design and testin' of a New Brushpen... While I liked the character itself (( I might revisit Vic at a later time)), the brushPen left much to be desired... I wasn't usin' it but a couple of minutes before the tip started to fray... I don't know about You guys/girls, but I HATE that... Especially whilst inkin' a sketch or worse, WORK... Nowadays, I'm usin' the PITT BrushPen... Which I'm likin' quite a bit, at least until I find a better one...


Here's a few other Cute Animal Designs, that went with the Panda and Sloth Bears... This one's a Sun Bear... I was goin' for a playful look with this lil guy...


This one's a Chinese Hamster... Of the two, I like the one on the left best...


And, two different kinds of Loris... There were so many kinds of Loris, it was hard for me to pick which one the client might like, so I picked these two...


I just felt like drawin' a little Fire dude... Who knows, I might vector it and throw it on a t-shirt... We'll see...


Well, that's my last post for November... So, if the Winter Storm doesn't KILL me, I'll see You all tomorrow, with the First DECEMBER post...

Tony

Hey EveryBody...

I'm tryin' to get better with postin' more often... I'm gonna try and vary it up a bit more... I looked through a bunch of my old SketchBooks, and realized that there's a slew of Old Ass Sketch-A-Roni's that predate my blog... Most of them will never make it on here, mostly cuz' they blow... I mean there is some serious "Suckage" goin' on in those pages... I kinda' feel like that page woulda' looked better with a Coffe Cup Stain, or just left alone... But I digress, some of them still hold up... Like I look at some of it and think, "Man, I'm glad I did that the way that I did it... Shit... I'd do it the same way over again"... And those my dear amigos, will be displayed for Your amusement... Those are the ones I am most proud of... Okay, okay, I'm done... No more BLAH-BLAH-BLAH!!! Onto the reason any of You, come here for in the first place...

So, I'm gonna start off with the first of those Old Sketches... My friend Juan Gomez has a Property that goes by the name "Who? The HEX!"... Head over to my Links-A-Roni section, go to the site, and get lost in His world... While in it's infant state, Juan asked me too play around with some designs for background characters... I thought it was such a cool idea, that I kinda went a little nuts with stuff I came up with... I explored some of His established characters, so I could get into the frame of mind necessary to give Him some cool stuff to look over... This Scarecrow is one of the over flows that I still like... Maybe, I'll play around with it myself...


YAYY!!! I finally remembered to post the "TOASTERHEAD" vector I did ... I posted the sketch a couple of months ago... The sketch came from that part of my SubConcious that should have a security gate with a buzzer to get in... Anywho, I had just sent off a job that I had finished, and needed some Doodle Decompression... I actually used the Illustrator Groove I had goin' on off the last gig, and vectored this guy... I thought I could take a sketch of mine and do a Finished Look to it, like I do for Clients... So, I did... I really like this Character, and I'm lookin' forward to explorin' a new way to effect people who look at my work... OH SHIT!!! I started runnin' at the mouth again, Sorry... NEXT!!!


Aaawww, *Cute Animal Designs ALERT* ... These two Bear Designs were for an online game, that didn't happen... It's a shame really, cuz' all the work ( Which was all Amazin' by the way ) won't go any further... I really had fun designin' these animals, with Creative Direction comin' from

Norm Dwyer

... So, now I can post these and share finally... First, we have the Panda Clean-Ups...


Then we have the Sloth Bear Clean-Ups...


These guys are some punks that happen to be WereWolves, at least in my head they are... They're not Nomadic Bikers, or Tunnel Dwellers... They are regular guys who happen to be WereWolves, who just want to be left alone... I know, "That sounds BORIN" as HELL"... But if WereWolves exist, then chances are that other creatures, entities, or urban legends exist as well... And they are bound to come across each other, as Exceptional Beings Do... I think...


That said, I hope You enjoyed the Sketch-A-RONI'S and all my BullShitin'... EveryOne have a Happy Gobble-Gobble Day...

PEACE!!! I'm Out...

Tony

Well, it's November...

And I think it's time to post some Sketch-A-Roni's...

So, here they go...

Panda Doodies... These are residual Sketches from a Character Design job I had that fell through... Maybe the next "Sketch Dumpola" will be all Animales... Would You like to see them ??? I knew You would...


Another Sketch for my future Barbarian Story... It's not even close to a "Done Design"... However, it'll give me something to work with when it's time for me to jump on that project, someday...


This one came from a Goofy-Ass Dream, last month... Where 2 pillows were Boxin'... I thought it was kinda' funny, so I doodled it out...


Awww... They're Pals... And that Damned Lonely Rice, startin' SHIT... I'll get him back for that "Axe-Murderin' Thing"...


I so wasn't in a Good Mood the day I Sketched this one out... I figured it might be a good idea to sketch out my Anger, rather than push some AssHole into oncomin' traffic...


Well, that's it for this "Sketch-A-Doodie" session...

Catch Ya'lls Later,

Tony

My friend Gus sent this email out, and may very well be one the funniest things I've seen on YouTube... Just watch it, You won't be sorry...



Later,

Tony

HEY!!!

Lonely Rice here, Tony can't come to the 'Puter right now... He's a little Cut *AHEM* Caught Up in Something right now... So, I thought I'd come out and wish all of You a -



Oh, and go check out Johnny Gomez' new site... At

>Who?TheHex?<

... Uh, NOW!!!

Well, that's all for today... Now run along, put Your costume on, and get ready to have FANGTASTIC HALLOWEEN... MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

L.R.

Here's a couple of my CUCOS... At least one of them is clean...



Later,

Tony

GRRRRrrrr... WereWolves are the SHIZNITE !!! Don't get me wrong, Zombies come in at a close second with Vampires comin' in at 3rd. place... But a WereWolf would tear right through all of them... Slishety-Slashety, all done... Here's a WereWolf Sketch-A-Doodie I did last month... I know, "It's real Cartoony... Why don't You do a Bad-Ass WereWolf"??? Well, maybe I will... But until then, there's this one, and you'll Love It!!!



Later,

Tony

Here's the cover to AIDEN's CD that I did ( Not the logo though )... "Rain in Hell" comes out today from Victory Records... I also did the CD Booklet Art... It's each member of the band, as their very own monster... It was a lot of Fun to do , and I learned alot while doin' it... So, go out and go get a copy, or the Kid will "Kill You"...




Later,

Tony

BUNNIES!!!

This was a dream I had a while back...




Later,

Tony

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! Ahhh, my favorite Howliday... I Love it to DEATH... As I was lookin' through my folder of Old Family Photos, I came across these pics of Costumes I had as a kid...



Ah yes, the First Costume... I was a Carrot Munchin' Rabbit... And my dear mother was makin' sure that I was gettin' my fair share of Beta Carotine... Thanks Momma...

FrankenSmile... I actually remember this costume... I was sweatin' bullets wearin' this famous monster...

That's my cousin Ricardo as Humpty Dumpty and Me as SHAZAM!!! Bet You didn't know that SooperHeroes wore hoodies, did You ??? Well, now you do...

DracuMalo!!! Oh Yeah, this one's a winner... I thought it was so cool that the teeth were red... I think I had fun with that fake blood for the rest of that week... Much to my family's chagrin... Sorry for all the Blood Stains Mom...

HunchDork of NotreDumb... The title says it all...

Well, my Ricenians, I'll be back with some Sketch-A-Doodles soon...

Tony

First Post today... I'd like to send out a SHOUT!!! to my friends Angela and Steve for their 8th. Year Anniversary... HAPPY ANNIVERSARY You two, and to many more to come... I Love You both...




Tony

"SKETCH-A-RONI's" DUMP !!!

Just some sketch-a-roni's from a little Strathmore sketchbook ( 3.5"x5" ) I carry around in my bag...

I don't know, but doesn't "IT" look Happy ???


Fall Down, Go ZARK!!!


Memory Sketch of the guy in front of me at Devon Market... He was kind of a Prick to the cashier though...


Maybe, I shouldn't have kids... Hmmm...


Playin' around with Markers and Color Pencils... I like the tie though...


Well, that's it for this update... Catch Ya'lls Later,

Tony

Man... It's October, and it's already Snowin' outside... They're only flurries, but it still sucks... Anywhooo, here's some news, and some Sketch-A-Roni's...

First off, one of my very Best Friends, Juan Gomez's games are now available on

ShockWave

... They are "Who? The Hex! – Finders Peepers" and "Who? The Hex! – Focus Pocus"... I've played them and they are fun... Unfortunately, someone out there has knocked my High Scores off... DAMN YOU!!! Do YourSelf a favor, go and play these games... Then, tell Your friends, cuz' They'll Love'Em too...


Secondly, Mr. Rafael Nieves will be appearin' and signin' at Dark Tower Comics and Collectibles for Around Comics' Chicago Mini-Con, this Saturday... I too will be there, doin' sketches, and havin' a Grand Ol' time... So, stop on by and say, "Hello"...


This is one of the Snow Leopard character designs I did for a game... As soon as I can, I will post the rest of the Animal Designs... I haven't drawn animals since those old "Draw 50 Animals" books, back in grade school... I really enjoyed doin' these, and look forward to sharin' them with you...


This LiL Ball of Trouble came from my need to cause Mischief... He's a Pain the Ass, but so am I... HA-HA!!! NEXT!!!


And these are just a couple of random Sketch-A-Roni pages... They come to me when I'm Dooberific and watchin' the tube... It's just my way of wreckin' some pages...




Well that's all Mi Palerinos... Just a quick one to throw some Info and Doodles of DOOM at Yo' face...

Later,

Tony

Okay... I was havin' problems postin' yesterday, so I was unable to do another post... So, I thought I'd get an early start, and see if that would work...



So yesterday was my Birthday, and I turned 36... With the exception of a couple of important errands I needed to run, I had a good day yesterday... I cashed in on my Quimby's gift certificate, that I was lucky enough to find while at "THE HERO INITIATIVE" at the Mecury Cafe, with Rafael Nieves... Part of the Fund Raisin' Event, was a Grip of Comic Boxes jammed full of, well, comics... The "Heroes Helping Legends" folks hid a bunch of gift certificates within these back issues, and I found 2... Yeah BABY, 2 of them... One for Quimby's Books, and the other for HardBoiled Records... I didn't make it to HardBoiled, cuz' the CTA sucks Ginormous Donkey Balls... So, at Quimby's, I picked up "Cry Yourself to Sleep" by Jeremy Tinder... This is a fun Little Book... No, I'm not diminshin' his work, it's actually a little book (( 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 )) ... If you've got 7 Smakeroos, and lookin' for a fun story and a fun art style, go get it... And "DORK" #10... Evan Dorkin is always good for a laugh, and gettin' in touch with your Inner-Homocidal Maniac...


These were 2 of the horoscopes I found for Libra... Looks like bein' Me at 36 will not be so fabulous... As a matter of fact, it sounds like it's gonna be a lot of work... GREAT!!! I can't wait... At least there a few speckles of Silver Lining in that there cloud... Happy Blah-Blah-Blah to Meeeeeee...


A couple of sketches to go with this post... First is ToasterHead... He's probably gonna end up on some t-shirts and stickers...


And, another Wizard World Card Sketch... Inks and Marker Colors...


This is the flyer for the Mini-Con that Rafael Nieves will be signin' at, see His name...


Now, I'm gonna go get Coffee Creamer and some Sugar, so's I can get started on my work day... Hope you enjoyed this Mini-Blahg Postin'... If so, leave a comment, a Booger, or anything to let a guy know you were here...

OH!!! And I rearranged and put some new links in my "Links-A-Roni" section, and started the "Bitchin' Places I Visit" portion of this here Bloggity-Woggity... O.K. BYE!!!

Later,

Tony

Some News...

Today is my Birthday... As of 3:32 P.M., I will be an inhabitant of this here planet for 36 years... Thanks to those who remembered, you know who you are... If BLOGGER let's me, I'll do another Birthday Post... Relax, Calm Down, Do Not Light any Sparklers yet... We'll have to see... But enough about me, for now...

Best Friend and Partner Rafael Nieves will be signin' at Around Comics' Chicago Mini-Con which wil be held at Dark Tower Comics and Collectibles on Oct. 14th. ... The address is 4835 N. Western, and number is (773) 506-0400... There'll be Signin's, Sketches, Door Prizes and MORE!!! I'll be there too, cheerin' Senor Nieves on, heck maybe even do some sketches if asked... Speakin' of which,

A Grip O' Sketch-A-Doodies... Some "Old", some "New"...

I can't even tell you how many "Empty" sketchbooks I have layin' around that are just beggin' to be sketched in... And yet, i find myself doodlin' on animation paper, copy paper, napkins, and what have you... Here's one of those animation paper scrawlin's...


I was just havin' some fun herewith one of my many character design sketches... This LiL Nibbler is Nicky the Hickey...


This started out a Grey Marker scribble, and progressed to bein' inked... Who knows, it might end up on t-shirt someday... Anxious LiL Pud, isn't it ???


Here's a few Moleskine Sketcheroonies... These buggers are fun to carry around to scratch some scribbles in... Some will see the chiseled tip of my markers, others won't... I think I'll leave these as they are...

Ouchie...


This SourPuss started out a Straight BrushPen sketch... Just figurin' out some facial contours... It was easy pickin' this expression since everyone I came into contact that day, seemed to have the same look on their faces...


I was just playin' around with some poses with no one in mind, "Really"... Then they kinda' turned into Spidey... Nuff' Said...


Later,

Tony