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I am a graphic designer and illustrator. AMA and I'll draw it!
Hello, Reddit!
I am a graphic designer and illustrator and I'm launching my first kids book, "Toucan Play", later this year.
Please check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/1791906522/toucan-play-a-picture-book
In celebration of this, I will be doing an AMA where I'll answer questions and draw stuff.
Ground rules -
since my book is for kids, lets keep this PG.
ill be spending 10-15 min per drawing, so things like 100 duck-sized horses are out.
EDIT -
Corgi in an Astronaut Suit - http://i.imgur.com/ZKGhFoI.jpg
Classy Snail - http://i.imgur.com/3c7AtW0.jpg
Marx, Engels, Lenin, and Trotsky in Fat Albert's junkyard gang style - http://i.imgur.com/KuHHbL6.jpg
Nicolas Cage as a cat - http://i.imgur.com/Dz4LdC8.jpg
Pug in a Business Suit trying it use an iPhone - http://i.imgur.com/9gpavsE.jpg
Throughvagabondeye's childhood house - http://i.imgur.com/2XF0P4l.jpg
Gorillasaurus Rex - http://i.imgur.com/yY31ag0.jpg
Snoo riding a toucan - http://i.imgur.com/qGPrshE.jpg
Sloth and Hunchback playing Chess - http://i.imgur.com/NJLGziA.jpg
Sloth holding scuttlefish - http://i.imgur.com/iCWYmWY.jpg
Fish scolding a Giraffe for being selfish - http://i.imgur.com/YQznSV0.jpg
Terrorist Ostrich - http://i.imgur.com/50rypeP.jpg
Elephant Eating a salad - http://i.imgur.com/9waLfVw.jpg
Chihuahua pretending to be a bat - http://i.imgur.com/0Bsb23S.jpg
Horse-sized duck, duck-sized horse - http://i.imgur.com/quO9UQm.jpg
Echoscurvydog's dog - http://i.imgur.com/Scv4nhW.jpg
Trex and Darth Vader fighting with Fish - http://i.imgur.com/NIixSZh.jpg
Dragon hosting a light night talk show - http://i.imgur.com/JHJ45L9.jpg
EDIT 4 -
Thanks for the suggestions, everyone! This was a blast. I may do another "AMA Draw Anything" in a few weeks since this one was so much fun.
If you enjoyed the drawings, please check out my first kid's book - www.ToucanBook.com
Thanks!
grant04 karma
Amazing. Please draw a pug trying to work out how to use an iPhone. Bonus points if it's dressed in business attire.
LevGlebovich13 karma
Please draw Sloth from the Goonies playing chess with the hunchback of Notre Dame.
lesi207 karma
Oh wow thanks for doing this.
Whats your favorite Animal?
Do you like Eminem?
Draw Eminem please? Or a pack of M'n'M's
Dave51712 karma
My favorite animal is the siamese fighting fish. Least favorite is the giraffe. Giraffe's are so selfish.
Eminem isn't on my iPod, but even I can recognize he's super talented.
Connerpaulk6 karma
Terrific stuff! Now if only I was related to you (check my user name) YALA!
violet_mist5 karma
My startup needs a logo, business cards, and letterhead. Plus everything for the website. We want something that says "innovation" and "cool" but is still strong and reliable. I sort of like that blue, you know the one on movie posters?
We need this by Tuesday but Monday would be better so we can make changes.
I can't pay you now, but I'll give you stock and that'll be worth a lot more anyway.
So you'll do it right?
deathandsandwiches4 karma
How long does it take to make a children's picture book thing? Also, draw the meaning of life.
Dave5176 karma
This is the first book I'm releasing by myself, but the process is a little easier for me since I'm both writing and illustrating. At this stage, I've spent about 3 months on the book, and I'm estimating 2 more to finish it out.
The hard part (for me) is coming up with the concept and first draft. Everything else has been fun so far!
GunMetalSnail4293 karma
How about a snail wearing a three piece suit with a monocle and a top hat?
Dave5173 karma
It's more of a one piece suit, but here you go - http://i.imgur.com/3c7AtW0.jpg
Dave5172 karma
After doing illustration and design work for other clients for a number of years, I wanted to try something for myself. I came up with the concept for Toucan Play earlier this year and decided to run with it. So far, so good!
throughvagabondeyes2 karma
How about a stylized version of my childhood house? http://imgur.com/a/8wF7l#0
Dave5174 karma
I think I captured the personality quite well :) http://i.imgur.com/Scv4nhW.jpg
lukef5551 karma
Not exactly a drawing request but this is AMA so im gonna ask :P
Im going to school to be a graphic designer in about a month, are you already graduated? If so, how has finding a job been? Have you chosen to move locations for job oppurunties? I hope to move west or to the Carolinas (USA) after college but am not sure how the markets are.
Dave5171 karma
I graduated in '06 with a BFA in Studio Art, Graphic Design emphasis. It took a few months, but I found a in-house job doing design work for a company in NC.
Job availability will vary depending on location, but if you have a strong portfolio, you shouldn't have too much trouble finding one.
Best of luck!
Dave5171 karma
Thanks! Feel free to pass the word along to anyone you think might be interested in the project.
mintfur51 karma
Hi! Thank you so much for doing this! Do you ever get bored of drawing? I know when I have to do a drawing for art class (which sometimes takes up to three hours for one worth 15 marks), I need to struggle to focus for so long. Do you ever find this happening to you? Also, could you please draw me a kitten with a pilot's hat on? The leather ones with a strap of either side of the face (I think snoopy might have worn one when he was the Red Baron.)
Dave5171 karma
Like anything else, I go through tough phases and awesome phases. If I'm in a rut, I'll browse Google images for inspiration.
mavriksfan1131 karma
Will you draw juvenile delinquent versions of Marx, Engels, Lenin, and Trotsky. Perhaps in a Fat Albert's junkyard gang style?
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