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Pencil with digital color. This is character development for a book + coloring book I'm working on. Reed is also my mascot for the time being. Patreon link to the project is in my profile.

Toys used to be so much cooler back in the day. I realize this makes me sound like a very old nerd. I also realize that I AM a very old nerd. So there's that.

5th. portrait from the collection “Women of the world”

I go to meetings, therefore I doodle. This small collection is just tip of the iceberg ...

A colored pencil sketch filled in with Copic marker. I ended up scanning the sketch and turning it into a sticker.

This is a drawing I put on a divider in a notebook. I used to do these in school while the teacher was going on and on . . .

A Lunar Chinese New Year Entry - 2018 its the year of dog! Woof Woof~

This project consist of 3 different gouache/ watercolor paintings with pencil details on top. I actually made these for a specific purpose, but I made make more, since I really enjoyed making it!

Part of the drawing a day challenge - March 17

Dreams, Thoughts, Memories & Ideas captured with black ink.

For the love of pebbles.

YlyaYod_sketch 027, 2017 paper, ink, pencil 210 x 297 mm. N027_600 x 800 px

The outskirts of a ruined city.

I always admired those hand-painted signs outside the barbershops, so I made my own. Actually, you look like you need a fresh new hairstyle yourself. I can hook you up

This is one of many people that I will be using in my Senior Thesis animation project. My project is to create an interactive piece that is aimed for teaching young underrepresented minorities and girls the design process for a robot. :)

YlyaYod_sketch 026, 2017 paper, ink, pencil 210 x 297 mm. N026_600 x 800 px

This drawing is from the '1 drawing a day challenge'. My work usually incorporates my signature little bird.

Second from „Women of the World „ Series .... Beautiful girl from the great city of Düsseldorf in Germany

All the elements were drawn by hand, with Prismacolor markers used to create what would be vastly contrasting tones after b/w conversion. The composition and b/w conversion were done in Adobe Photoshop. © 2016 Joe Blend. All rights reserved

One of my original pen and ink drawings. Drawn on nice cotton paper with a laid finish.. The piece measures 5" Wide X 8" Tall Signed and Titled.

Ink straight on Paper. Haven't drawn letters in a while, so there's more to come :) There's a short progress video on my Instagram if you are into stop motion magic fill ins haha

I asked 13 Indian young adults, suffering from a mental health issue, what words do they wish to never hear again with respect to their mental health problem.These responses are words spoken by their colleagues, friends, or family members at some point or the other.

The influence of the moon, drawn and painted with gouache and digitally retouched

Inspired by nature. Background layer of the pages are covered by Greenpeace's newsletter papers and used mixed technique with acrylic, ecoline and markers.

28/06/17 - one example of June - one drawing a day challenge - all of June's drawings include a rock/pop star of my choosing and a little feathered friend. Check out more at www.martinvarennescooke.com

© 2017 Joe Blend. All rights reserved. — Artwork made by redacting words in a newspaper article to create a haiku. A contour drawing was added using white ink, to convey the meaning behind the haiku. The piece was scanned into Adobe Photoshop for small adjustments, to prepare for printing.

© 2017 Joe Blend. All rights reserved. — Artwork made by redacting words in a newspaper article to create a haiku. A contour drawing was added using white ink, to convey the meaning behind the haiku (note: the word "the" was added by using semi-opaque tape to remove the word from a different newspaper article). The piece was scanned into Adobe Photoshop for small adjustments, to prepare for printing.