Scientific Dog Doodles

Inkling Attempt #1

2011-12-29T16:56:00.000-08:00

My first attempt using the Wacom Inkling. Apparently, it doesn't like the way I drew the face and tried to fix it for me...

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

2011-12-27T17:42:00.000-08:00

My submission to a team challenge to re-imagine the poster of a Disney classic.

El Crazy Loco

2009-07-10T00:17:00.001-07:00

sketch_090708, originally uploaded by Sven3000.

Quick Sketchbook Pro doodle. ¡Lucha!

Hanzo!

2009-04-11T10:59:00.001-07:00

Hanzo, originally uploaded by Sven3000.

I love Japsloitation movies! Adapting the spirit of the Blaxploitation genre in the 70s, these movies were filled with over the top violence, nudity and at times, a funky wakka wakka score. Along with the Baby Cart series and Lady Snowblood, my favorites are the Hanzo the Razor series starring Shintaru Katsu, who plays against type from his other alter ego, Zatoichi (He'll always get props from me for trying bring his stash of pot into the US by hiding it in his drawers.) Drawn whilst watching "Whose Got the Gold."

Sketch of the Day: Bull/Sheet

2009-04-09T09:52:00.001-07:00

Bull, originally uploaded by Sven3000.

I don't advocate Bull fighting, but I do endorse Fighting Bulls.

Manga Studio test sketch

2009-04-03T11:03:00.001-07:00

sketch_090403, originally uploaded by Sven3000.

I heard of the program Manga Studio recently, so I decided to try out the demo version. So far I like the pens tools. I wish the program didn't try to simplify some of my strokes though...

Bronze your baby!

2009-04-01T22:05:00.001-07:00

Totally Repugnant/Immensely Appetizing, originally uploaded by Bigshot Toyworks.

Amazing sculpture by Gary Taxali. Edition of 9 @ Jonathan Levine Gallery.

Today's sketch: Super Furry Animal

2009-04-01T21:35:00.001-07:00

Super Furry Animal, originally uploaded by Sven3000.

I was planning on doing studies of goats today, but I got a call and this is what I draw as I conversed about arugula, the CIA, a bus whose passengers' cumulative age surpassed 1,750 years old, protecting oneself from identity theft and cowskin rugs.

Amped

2009-03-31T22:08:00.001-07:00

Amped, originally uploaded by Sven3000.

Quick sketch doodled with a ballpoint pen (one of my favorite weapons of choice.) I started with the urge to draw a faux hawk and it the rest of the drawing fleshed itself out from there.

Robots don't need brains anyway...

2009-03-31T07:38:00.001-07:00

sketch_090331, originally uploaded by Sven3000.

My evening sketch, done with a cintiq and sketchbook pro.

Aguanaut

2009-03-24T23:07:00.001-07:00

Aguanaut, originally uploaded by Sven3000.

Sustaining off of the lifeforce of a goldfish, the Aguanaut explores land and sea for rarities and evil to battle.

Strengths: Low Blood Pressure

Weaknesses: A ziplock bag for a helmet.

Cthulhu - 3.23.09

2009-03-23T23:05:00.001-07:00

sketch_090323, originally uploaded by Sven3000.

As usual, didn't know where this sketch was going, until Cthulhu guided my hand...

30 Days of Doodles: #1

2008-06-05T23:59:00.000-07:00

I've been a bit lazy (or busy depending on how you look at it...) so I'm doing a self imposed doodle marathon to get myself back in gear. These may be quite random, so I'll apologize in advanced.

Son of Rambow

2008-04-24T23:06:00.000-07:00

Just got back from a screening of "Son of Rambow," the latest film by Hammer and Tongs. It's a lovely little film about two kids who are inspired to make their own film after seeing First Blood. It's got everything you need in life: violence, animation, flying dogs, Sylvester Stallone, violence, the French and an kickin' 80s soundtrack. There's an amazing dream sequence that is pure Hammer and Tongs. Drawings come to life, children buff up to Rambo-esque proportions. Visual wizbang aside, the movie has genuine heart, I swear, old age is turning me into a teary fool. Something emotional happens in a movie (ex. Nerds are victorious...cue "We are the Champions"...) and I start getting all choked up. For animation buffs out there, look out for a cameo by Jan Pinkava. The movie comes out the same weekend as Iron Man. See this first...

By the power of Greyskull!

2007-05-30T07:42:00.000-07:00

If by grey, you mean graphite and by skull, you mean...skull...

We make holes in teeth!

2007-04-14T10:10:00.001-07:00

I've dreamt of seeing this commercial again for years. Thanks Youtube for making sure my childhood memories are preserved for eternity (At least until you get shut down...) As a kid, I loved those Jack Kirby-esque characters and how could you deny the beauty of a city wall made up of giant teeth! I'm truly amazed how well the actual commercial holds up to how I remembered it. I can't say the same for Voltron or the Superfriends...anyways, gotta go, I've got a hankering for a round of some vigorous teeth brushing!

Spaceman sketches set #5

2007-04-13T22:42:00.000-07:00

This pair was the last two from this series. I plan on continuing this series, but lately life (or laziness) has been getting in the way. When I sketched in the Dog painting, the air tube originally filled the entire composition, twisting and curving around ornately.

As I started painting the piece, I realized that I had no focus and simplifiedI it so the dog would retain the focus. As for the Astronaut in the cockpit, I just wanted to do a piece that could tell whatever story that popped in the viewer's head. Is he crashing...taking off...does he really need to pee?

reUltraman sketches

2007-04-10T13:05:00.000-07:00

Tried some crosshatching.

Good Friday!

2007-04-06T09:49:00.000-07:00

Michele thought I was doing this doodle in honor of Easter. She gives me way too much credit. I just decided that a Rabbit robot made more sense than a plain old one.

Spaceman sketches set #4

2007-04-01T13:20:00.000-07:00

destroy all monsters!!!

2007-03-27T01:50:00.000-07:00

a silly reUltraman drawing from my sketchbook. Just having some fun. But seriously though, monsters deserve it.

some old, some not-so old sketches

2007-03-22T01:39:00.000-07:00

Like what Julie Andrews said...These are a few of my favorite things...

2007-03-21T16:56:00.000-07:00

Spaceman sketches set #3

2007-03-13T22:44:00.000-07:00

Round 3. Michele veers away from the space theme and goes for something very...much her own thing. She knocks out a interesting piece, but unfortunately, she got real busy and this is where her "space" exercise ends (for now at least) No growth for me. Still doing my typical floaty something something thing...but at least I'm painting again...

little doodle

2007-03-12T13:08:00.000-07:00

Spaceman sketches set #2

2007-03-06T23:44:00.000-08:00

Round 2. We started getting in the groove of things. Michele did the Rocket painting and I did the spacemen. The painting was done in two sessions, the first laying in the majority down and the second popping the contrasts and bring up the values I didn't (or couldn't) think of in the first round.

Random Scientific Dog doodle

2007-03-06T15:20:00.001-08:00

Spaceman sketches set #1

2007-02-24T21:56:00.000-08:00

As a way to keep up with the painting skills, Michele and I have been doing quick little 4x6 paintings with a general space theme. These are the first 2 we did late last year.

doodle doodle

2007-01-25T11:11:00.000-08:00

some random drawings in between work...

2007-01-05T14:40:00.000-08:00

For the image of reUltraman going from large to small, Kim suggested that from his perspective, he stays the same.

2006-11-19T01:48:00.000-08:00

Some more drawings. A first attempt at the sequence starting with, "... And as the world is whipping by it starts to form animation cells of Jeff Smith fixing his computer on every scale of the world simultaneously..." Jeff is gonna kill me...

Flower that I saw while frolicking through the fields.

Breaking down another scene further: "... And re-ultraman drinks something ..." Just trying some things... I imagine in the second one, he's saying, "Oooo, siamese cat milk oh so sour!"

Ladies and Gentlemen, we are floating in space...

2006-11-17T20:23:00.000-08:00

As I'm posting this, I just noticed that one of my robots on my desk is giving me the double middle fingers...I will avenge myself later. There's a few things that seem to come up in my work: Magicians, Catholic symbolism, Robots, Floating objects and animals doing odd things. I'm not sure where this fits in...

...

2006-11-16T17:07:00.000-08:00

Testing out the Cintiq. Print it out. Fill the word balloon with your heart's desires...

2006-11-13T22:30:00.000-08:00

Oh, I can put all the images on one post... duh

"... And he looks out and the ray of light is bent in the bubble of the transformative space-time nexus fabric portal of his own inner body of perception..."

"... and in that transfinite world he sees the vision emcompassing both the large and the small worlds when his eyes meet the gaze of another re-ultragirl at that very moment..."

love scene again. haha

At the end, there are individual pictures of a flower, of the girl, door knob, grocery store parking lot - this one's - you guessed it - dog poop

2006-11-13T22:25:00.000-08:00

"...Or the city is a fractal of ever larger cities, and when he scales up the skyscraper becomes a footstool of the large world..."
"...And while making love to re-ultragirl he glimpses himself from above the small re-ultraman down in the grid of the city walking among the sea of city dwellers..."

"... And at one point there is a matrix super slow mo of re-ultraman turning inside out from large to small..."

2006-11-13T22:20:00.000-08:00

These aren't in any particular order. Buck Rogers-like falling through space.

"...And re-ultraman drinks something and he keeps shrinking and he keeps falling into successive doorways as they expand into 'normal human' scale."

Aptar the All Seeing

2006-08-29T09:55:00.000-07:00

This Gent's been mulling about in my sketches for years. I see a good chance that they'll be more of him up here in the future...

meet my friends: Ito, Hayata and Fuji.

2006-08-29T01:55:00.001-07:00

Ito is the Japanese Spock. Fuji has constipation.

hayata and za chief

2006-08-29T01:52:00.000-07:00

Haro chief, let's talk why not? Hayata has funny posture. Maybe he has scoliosis. Oh wait, that's me. Wha?

how you say... kinokuniyakaka?

2006-08-29T01:47:00.000-07:00

Mickey Redux

2006-08-21T18:47:00.000-07:00

After I sketched this, I started to wonder if Mickey was smiling under his pants.

Mo' Money, Patrick and Sponge Bob

2006-08-16T10:40:00.000-07:00

This was another old sketch that I dug up. I need mo' money!!!

another airport sketch from '03

2006-08-16T10:31:00.000-07:00

This lovely lady was watching America's Funniest Home Videos. While stealing my soul!

airport sketch from '03

2006-08-16T10:22:00.000-07:00

I dug up some old stuff that I thought I'd post... This guy's thinking about puppies. And it's making him hungry!

Smokey Joe

2006-08-08T18:24:00.000-07:00

Remember Kids, Don't smoke, no matter how cool it actually is! (post-it note theater)

Alan Arkin is dead!

2006-08-01T23:08:00.000-07:00

Not really... A sketch of Alan Arkin from the movie Catch-22.

Sci-Fi Sketches

2006-08-01T22:51:00.000-07:00

Time passing doodles...I lean a little bit retro...I kind of like that I gave the Science Bulldog some soiled underpants to wear over his space suit.

I love my Danelectro!

2006-08-01T22:39:00.000-07:00

I do, I really do! It's sparkle-y grey blue for those of you interested.

Snakes on a...

2006-08-01T22:36:00.000-07:00

Another mindless doodle while waiting for my guitar lesson.

above and below

2006-07-31T23:14:00.000-07:00

This was a mindless little sketch done at the '06 Comic-Con.

I am not me

2006-07-31T23:10:00.000-07:00

airport sketch

2006-07-31T22:25:00.000-07:00

Looks like this guy went to club med... yay! But he looks sad... boooooo.

Monkey Sketch

2006-07-30T22:25:00.000-07:00

I'm told that I have a thing for monkeys, but I think people are just projecting...

Another day, another subsidiary...

2006-07-28T13:38:00.000-07:00

This kicks off what is to be Scientific Dog Industries' sketch blog, a place for Jim, Michele and I to post doodles, visual ideas, or whatever comes into our heads and out of our hands. If you happen to come upon this site, please understand that we're not out to make masterpieces but are using this as another creative outlet. So enough jibber jabber, let's bring on the doodles...