Cheap Thrills

Look, I’m not going to beat around the bush:

This is a fountain pen shaped like a shark. It costs less than four dollars. I have one and it is delightful. It writes far better than a pen that costs less than four collars has any right to write. I use it about as much (or more) than my fancy-pants Sailor 1911, which is really saying something.

Also: some of the colors are currently on sale for one dollar and ninety-seven cents.

ONE DOLLAR AND NINETY-SEVEN CENTS.

It should be illegal to sell something so functional and charming for so little money, but I’m glad it’s not.

Nope

Some days, man.

WakeUp

This was largely a practice piece to try drawing a comic start to finish in Photoshop. I definitely prefer Manga Studio for inking, but until I upgrade to the new release I’m still more comfortable doing color stuff in PS — though lordy do I still have a lot to learn. This is all because I’ve started a rad secret project with two amazing digital artists (Bridget and Carolyn!) and need to get myself up to speed with their lightning-fast abilities. Anyway, baby steps.

Leave a holler in the comments if you have any favorite digital coloring resources or inspirations!