A Bit of a Backlog

I haven't had time to do a lot of work on my on stuff until recently, so most of what I did was doodles during short breaks at work. Nothing is really super clean, but I did do a bunch that might eventually make it here. Here is a small update. Enjoy.

Some guys.

Some girls.

Some boys and girls.

A potential new idea called "Pikou! We Need You". It's about a good-natured constable who, with the help of the neighbourhood kids, ends up solving the small mysteries. He is usually more interested in solving them than amiable Inspector Brioche who is more interested in cuisine than crime. When something goes wrong the residents call out, "Pikou! We need you!" and that starts the mystery for the episode. Oh, did I forget to mention it's an idea for an animated series? Well, it is.

 Some local characters.

I recently finished a first draft of a script for my "Grumble and WAA" story. I am not sure what will happen with this idea right now, but I dug up some older and newer doodles for it.

Locations are not my forte so I am struggling a bit to find a style I like.

That's about it for now. Until next time ...

PORTABLE DRAWING TABLE

It HAS been a long time since my last post. I guess that's what happens when work consumes your life, but things are starting to wind down on the production I am Directing so I have a bit of time to catch up here.

I also finally got to build a portable drawing table that I have been wanting to make for a long time. In fact, last fall I bought a small table saw for the express purpose of building this thing and it wasn't until the end of June that I started to get the materials and build this thing in some spare time ... a few hours here and there when I could get it. It's done, and here are some pics of the final product.

This is it folded with all the support rods tucked in. The top is an 18" x 30" door from the 'scratch and dent' area at my local IKEA, and I covered it with a sheet of Bristol-board to protect the surface. The wood for the frame is all poplar.

 Support legs extended.

 The table arm lifted.

 The top tilted.

 I added a small power bar from the local dollar store. It cost about $1.50.

This is the basic workings. The bars are old IKEA "X" braces for shelves. They had the ends already stamped and the holes in them for the pivots I need. The table pivots and brace pivots I had to make from "T" and "L" cabinet braces. The clamps are 1/2" thick bolts with 1/4' holes drilled through for the bars. The bars are clamped in place by big butterfly bolts, which were probably the most expensive piece of hardware at close to $6 each.

I treated myself to an A3 (11.7" x 16.5") size LED light pad (below). It was about $55 on Amazon. It has three light settings and is basically, awesome. I should have gotten one of these a long time ago.

I also wanted to be able to stand at this table if I needed, so this is it at full height. The clamp on light is a small LED one from IKEA.

 And I finally get to use it.