Hey Fam!

Here is my entry for December! Introducing Monty the Lumberjack Yeti.
The thoughts behind making Monty a lumberjack is quite simple. I thought about what SVS Learn said in their podcast about thinking on what makes the character so unique and why. Monty is a yeti and his environment is mainly in mountainous terrain so I thought about what other things like to hang out in that environment and a lumberjack came up. It was an added bonus that lumberjacks aren't animalistic, so it adds a bit of spunk.

I also considered the shape of the yeti as well. In my research of different cartoon styles of the yeti I found most of the designs were quite rounded, so to add a contrast to usual styles of art I decided to make the yeti more square to add a bit more shape language. The square communicates strength and I wanted that to be incorporated. With that said I also rounded the corners to show a softer and friendlier character.

With this color and pattern pallet I didn't stray too far from traditional pallets you'd find in a lumberjack or a yetti because I wanted to make it obvious what this character is meant to be.

I also added a homemade stone axe as an added prop to help build the character's personality as a lumberjack. The geese are Canadian because...well... I'm Canadian. They add more to his story as a character and the environment he lives in, and you can tell that he has a personal vendetta with the flying bomber squad. I thought it'd be great to add to these poses set out by SVS Learn, to add more of a feeling of laughter and whimsy.

Hey there guys!

I am posting to ask you guys what you think about my new piece. Since I have been having a pretty hard year I have been finding it hard to find motivation to draw. However I have found a little inspiration and wanted to show it to you. What do you guys think?

Hey Guys! I enjoyed this challenge so much that I decided to draw another member of my previous character's group of travelers. This character is a wizard flame genasi named Flint. He is also the owner of a owl familiar as well.

Hey everyone!

I am so happy and proud of the fact that I printed my first children's book recently, Are You Scared, Ninja? Even though it's not published yet. I enjoyed working on and printing my own project that I decided to do it again I am making a sequel called, Can You Wait, Ninja? The first book teaches children about the value of being brave and this upcoming one is about the value of being patient. I am hoping to make these books into a series and hope to one day publish them but for now they are cool little books for my boys.
Here is the page spread I worked on this past week.

If you guys are interested in more of my work, please visit my website.
https://daddydudeler.wixsite.com/portfolio

Hey Guys!
I was debating on whether I should post this drawing this month, and to be honest this was pretty last minute. I had a huge month, but I wanted to enter something as a goal to myself. I hope you guys don't mind either way.

This is Dex Van Staten and he is a father dragon born fighter who belongs to a community of his fellow dragon brethren. Sporting a life of family and humility as a harvester, Dex was forced out of his life of peace by a horde of goblins that threatened their very way of life. With his family being his most cherished possession, Dex set out to train with his mentor as an echo knight. Unfortunately they were separated and Dex found himself in the company of a fire Genasi named Flint. Now it is up to them to save Dex's village from the rising horde.

I am working on a new book spread for my new book idea called "Spook" Any advice would be awesomely appreciated.

I am working on a children's book about a ninja who isn't as brave as he thought. It's mainly a lesson on how it's ok to be scared as long as you don't allow it to prevent you from doing important things. Here are some examples:

This is Fooley the Tabaxian. She is a shy and insanely stealthy rouge in our Dnd group that I play with. This is the third in a series that I have done for my group. The last one is going to be a rainbow coloured barbarian. This is gonna be fun!

Hey guys! I have been playing Dungeons and Dragons for a couple of years now and I am a huge fan. Playing is so much fun that I decided to draw one of my group's characters named Flint. What do you guys think? Do you play? Who is your character?!

@Braden-Hallett I love the way this looks, it's a beautiful and stylized map. However I wonder if it's capable to incorporate themes into the typography per each landmark. for example, wavy letters to lakes, or stylized titles to mountains. or perhaps making the landmarks enlarged to stand out more.

I only suggest this because nothing really stands out here. If you enlarged them then the important locations would be highlighted.
I hope you find that as a good enough critique. Good luck!

@K-Flagg Wow thank you very much, you are too kind!

Hey Friends!

I have been working on my skills as a children's book illustrator. Sometimes I like to revert back to my old ways and work on some concept art for my Dungeons and Dragons group.
Dungeons and Dragons is a great way to develop a good story.
For those unfamiliar, you have to make up a character with certain characteristics that allow you to progress through a story. I especially love making a back story to my characters.

This is Fluke. He was a Warforged Paladin Guard for a religious sect 1000 years ago. He was attacked and betrayed by an allied cult. However he was accidentally revived by a lighting strike. Subsequently - Fluke's memory is slightly fragmented. He is now an innocent and animal loving friend of Maloria of Hupperduke.

Anyway, I hope you guys like my work. I had so much fun transitioning towards this type of art. they both have their challenges and rewards.

@Nyrryl-Cadiz thank you very much but I feel like it's looking like a very straight forward portrait and hardly any composition what do you think?

@Melissa-Bailey-0 Hey Melissa! Hows this?

@Melissa-Bailey-0 ooooh Boy! Thats a lot of good information. I get that the character looks a bit ambiguous so I am going to change that as much as possible. As for the character being really cute I think I need to work the most on it. I'll get back to you about contrasting colour and composition. I'll show you the update for sure. Thank you for such an amazing and extensive critique.

@Jeremy-Ross, @geekinm , @KathrynAdebayo , @phoenix-yip, @geekinm, Thank you so much for your awesome feedback. what do you think about the edits?

@Jeremy-Ross thank you so much for the positive reinforcement. I have gotten the bearded man comment on more than one occasion now so I'll be working on that for sure. Thank you sooo much for your help.

@phoenix-yip every grain of salt is appreciated my friend lol. Im finding that a lot of people share the same concerns about the cupcake and background not reading well. Do you think a marble cupcake would be just as effective? As for the background, it's been communicated a few times lol. I'll change that up stay tuned.

@geekinm thanks for keeping an eye out my dear fellow lol. Honestly not my favorite part of being a writer/illustrator. But your help is still very much appreciated.