Daily Drawings. Deal.

Rough!

2006-09-04T18:46:00.000-07:00

09.04.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

Just a rough draft for now. I'll try to get an inked copy up tomorrow.

Labor day? No labor is more like it.

-alex.

New Week, New Words.

2006-09-04T13:35:00.000-07:00

Happy Labor day.

Hit the comments for this weeks words.

-alex.

Day 3 and already phoning it in.

2006-09-03T19:47:00.000-07:00

09.03.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

How do newspaper comic writers make this funny every day? Its all I can do to put pen to paper and write a 3 sentance post.

3rd sentancely yours,

-alex.

A B?!?

2006-09-02T10:31:00.000-07:00

09.02.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

Yep. Right out of the gate already dropping my GPA from the summer.

(I made the honor roll. Its on the fridge and everything.)

New words on Monday. Look forward to it.

-alex.

Saber? Sabre.

2006-09-01T11:41:00.000-07:00

09.01.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

Day one and already misspelled a word.

I rule.

-alex.

New Month: New Rules

2006-09-01T11:39:00.000-07:00

Welcome to September.

For those of you who do not know, Amber is a teacher. And each week she has a list of Vocab words she forces her students to learn. Starting this week each of them has to make a drawing of two of those words. It is a lesson in both creativity and humility at the same time.

I'm taking it one step further. For this month I will be telling a story, one day at a time, using one of the vocab words each day. There will be extras, as I'm using one of last weeks words to start with.

I'll post the weeks words each Friday, if you want to play along at home.

Happy Friday everyone.

-alex.

One month + One day.

2006-08-31T17:47:00.001-07:00

08.31.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

Finis.

-alex.

Poor guy just had a plate of beans.

2006-08-30T20:23:00.000-07:00

08.30.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

But I got to read about Lobo today.

Old school.

-alex.

WHAT'S on your list?

2006-08-30T13:58:00.000-07:00

Hit the comments.

-x

So flickr and I are having a spat.

2006-08-29T18:54:00.000-07:00

Untill we get things worked out:

Hopefully we can get back on the same page and I can post normally. Things looking wonky don't sit well.

-alex.

Photogramming

2006-08-28T19:34:00.000-07:00

drpepper
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

This turned out okay.

I may do another with just the bottle.

-alex.

Hope for tonight.

2006-08-28T13:22:00.000-07:00

08.28.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

We'll see if episode two starts on time.

-alex.

Lazy Day, Early Night.

2006-08-27T17:07:00.000-07:00

08.27.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

Again with the crappy scanning. Still getting the hang of format and page size and all that.

Happy Lazy Sunday gang.

Catch you tomorrow.

-alex.

140 calories

2006-08-26T19:07:00.000-07:00

08.26.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

Have a Happy Saturday everyone.

-alex.

Conclusioned.

2006-08-25T18:11:00.000-07:00

08.25.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

In the end there was a stay of execution.

I just couldn't bring myself to do it. There were so many good times, the trips, and the quiet moments where it was just the two of us. There were some dark times too, when the weight of the entire world seemed to be pressing down. But we got through it all.

I couldn't let this one thing destroy us.

So, in the back of some forgotten drawer, past the months old mail and never played with Magic cards, my old credit card will reside.

Long out of use, but always remembered.

(And sorry for the craptastic scan. Today's drawing was too close to the edges, and my scanner and I fought about it, but in the end I decided some holes showing was going to have to be okay.)

-alex.

Photoshopping

2006-08-24T16:53:00.000-07:00

08.24.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

Full details about the 'incident' tomorrow, in the conclusion of this 3 part epic.

-alex.

What's on YOUR list?

2006-08-23T21:41:00.000-07:00

It's new comic day.

Click the comments to see what's on my list.

Add a comment to let people see what's on yours.

-alex.

Lines? Who needs Lines.

2006-08-23T21:02:00.000-07:00

08.23.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

Part II tomorrow.

-alex.

What I'm reading today.

2006-08-22T22:13:00.000-07:00

10,000 reasons the world will end soon.

Best so far?

Reason #341: There's stuff under Antarctica that we really don't want to thaw out.

-alex.

Smell of something burning.

2006-08-22T17:54:00.000-07:00

08.22.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

It might be my laptop.

So if there are not posts for a few days, fear not. I am still drawing, I just might be dealing with a laptop with heat issues.

-alex.

What I'm looking at: Monday Edition.

2006-08-21T22:27:00.000-07:00

Drawing Edition!

Wally Wood made a reference for himself called 22 panels that always work. Joel Johnson bought the one of the original paste ups, and has scanned in high resolution copies to be viewed on the web. Interesting stuff.

Drawspace features lessons for drawing oddly enough. I looked over the very beginning stuff for a few seconds last night, and plan to spend a bit more time with it later this week.

My Drawings is a social drawing website by the guys that do ExtraLife. You can just draw individual pictures, or you can draw on the world canvas, and see your pictures with others. Its a neat concept.

Till tomorrow, gang.

-alex.

First day of Class

2006-08-21T18:51:00.000-07:00

08.21.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

Made Amber a picture with my computer last night. I'll post it later if I get permission.

Got in to my photography class. Should be a creative Fall.

Have a good night all.

-alex.

Ten feet at least.

2006-08-20T13:37:00.000-07:00

08.20.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

Luckily Amber was there to protect me from the noise.

-alex.

Lazy Saturday

2006-08-19T21:00:00.000-07:00

08.19.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

It was.

(A slight note on size. Today's actual drawing was larger than any before it, so when I blogged it for some reason flickr made it sized slightly off from previous pictures. Click on the actual picture to get a easier to read version.)

-alex.

Rough vs Final

2006-08-18T19:49:00.000-07:00

08.18.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

Today's rough draft looked a lot better than the final one. Not sure where the pencil + giant moth equation when wrong, but somehow I had problems getting him drawn in blue.

I may post the early draft later on.

I also will try to put up a picture of the monstrosity as it sat outside our door.

Monsterous.

-alex.

Almost drew the hole in my bar of soap.

2006-08-17T18:05:00.000-07:00

08.17.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

So consider yourselves lucky.

Did you catch Blade last night? I died in a horrible way. Good stuff.

-alex.

Thankfully there are others.

2006-08-16T18:25:00.000-07:00

08.16.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

Cause not getting comics for a week would make me cranky on a massive level.

Off to watch Blade.

-alex.

Raining, Pouring

2006-08-15T15:39:00.000-07:00

08.15.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

I'll post the picture this came from at some point.

-alex

My business, Your business

2006-08-14T21:13:00.000-07:00

08.14.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

Back to the mall.

Those zombies are not going to kill themsevles.

-alex.

Broke Down at Best Buy.

2006-08-13T21:52:00.000-07:00

08.13.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

And bought an Xbox 360. Zombie kiling has begun.

-alex

Better? Nah.

2006-08-12T14:44:00.000-07:00

08.12.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

I have read you start to draw better the more you practice. Hopefully this will start to show up soon, so that my chair does not look like a loaf of bread coming out of my lower back.

Off to Amber's mom's Birthday Party.

Fun stuff.

-alex.

Dead Animation Temptation

2006-08-11T15:52:00.000-07:00

08.11.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

The first time I played Resident Evil was in New Jersey, visiting an old friend with my brother. It scared the crap out of me. Like really scared the living crap right out of me. Since then I've had a checkered history of enjoying Undead killing in all its various forms.

This zombie facination even comes in comic form with The Walking Dead.

So when a new game of zombie kiling action comes out, I'm very tempted to bring it home.

We'll see how long I hold out.

-x

(the zombie is blatently stolen from here).

Finish Line

2006-08-10T21:12:00.000-07:00

08.10.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

Amber's title.

Truthiness in action.

-x

Already...

2006-08-09T21:08:00.000-07:00

08.09.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

Asleep.

-x

St. Fu. is the best.

2006-08-08T21:08:00.000-07:00

Check it out.

-x

Just a Cricket...

2006-08-08T20:01:00.000-07:00

08.08.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

Suck.

Suckity Suck Suck Suck.

My pens suck. Inking sucks. Erasing pencils sucks, doing before the ink dries sucks even more.

Getting out of class 5 hours early rocks. Prison Break finally being out on DVD rocks too. Hopefully Ill get a chance to watch it all next week after Amber's family is done taking over my living room.

Oh, and the illegible thing in panel two? that says 'Crack!'. I need to get other pens soon. Maybe I'll get out of class early tomorrow too.

-alex.

Power Pointed!

2006-08-07T19:02:00.000-07:00

08.07.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

I learned powerpoint today.

Hopefully later this week when I'm awake I'll remember it.

-x

Amoeba Alex

2006-08-06T22:13:00.000-07:00

Amoeba Alex
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

Logo.

New.

-alex.

I used to dig swimming.

2006-08-06T14:00:00.000-07:00

8.06.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

But for some reason as I grew older I wanted to be around water less and less. Once in a pet store, I had to walk down a small aisle that had floor to ceiling aquariums. Just thinking about it now gives me the heebie jeebies.

Now sailing on the ocean, that's a different story. And a Life Goal.

Into the sunset,

alex.

Need my Hot Hat back.

2006-08-05T20:19:00.000-07:00

8.05.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

Awesome sun? Check.

Triple Digits in plain sight? Check.

Pretty clouds? Not so much.

-1 for lack of drawing cloud skills.

Better luck tomorrow.

-x

Technical Color

2006-08-04T21:33:00.000-07:00

8.04.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

After buying my new colored pencils, I got home and promptly broke my battery powered pencil sharpener.

Go me.

-alex.

So far Eggs and a Chicken Salad.

2006-08-03T14:55:00.000-07:00

8.03.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

I enrolled in classes yesterday. I'll be taking a weeklong computer concepts class next week, and a 16 week Photoshop class starting later in August.

Here's hoping I learn something.

-X

For the Horde!

2006-08-02T20:43:00.000-07:00

8.02.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

There is no such thing as global warming. Chuck Norris was cold, so he turned the sun up.

Game on.

-X

Hitting my Target.

2006-08-01T20:11:00.000-07:00

8.01.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

Blue blazes!

I got a blue blazer.

Blazes!

-alex

I was that guy.

2006-08-01T20:03:00.000-07:00

7.31.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

Running through the Las Vegas airport the man from the gate's words keep echoing in my mind.

"Hustle, son."

Hustle indeed.

-x

First step can be the hardest.

2006-08-01T19:58:00.000-07:00

7.30.06
Originally uploaded by AlexGates.

From Amber and I's hotel room in Las Vegas. May have photos from that trip at some point.

-X