Monthly Archives: August 2007

Moleskine Revisited

I found this drawing in the first moleskine notebook I started, done around November of 2005. It’s strange looking back at old drawings, seeing the similarities and diferences with current styles. I did this one with a combination of nib pen and micron. No real point to it, just an exploration of shape and texture. I guess this is the closest to “fine art” that I do. If I remember correctly this piece symbolizes natural cycles and how they’re connected. All in all, a solid style takes a long time to establish.

I find that starting out on paper is the natural first step in the design process. A pen in hand is so much more intuitive than a mouse. With ink and paper you have two states, black and white. It’s an analog process because there can’t be anything besides black or the white of the page at any one given point. When I start drawing my mind is blown by the infinite possibilities. I could draw anything. It’s the fear of being wrong that limits creativity. To whomever is reading this, I urge you to draw with the knowledge that the blank sheet of paper is your universe, you set the laws and whatever appears on that page is %100 right.

I find that starting out on paper is the natural first step in the design process. A pen in hand is so much more intuitive than a mouse. With ink and paper you have two states, black and white. It’s an analog process because there can’t be anything besides black or the white of the page at any one given point. When I start drawing my mind is blown by the infinite possibilities. I could draw anything. It’s the fear of being wrong that limits creativity. To whomever is reading this, I urge you to draw with the knowledge that the blank sheet of paper is your universe, you set the laws and whatever appears on that page is %100 right.

Kicking it off.


I decided to start this blog simply for the purpose of showing more drawings online. This is where I can display raw scans from my sketchbook, before they’re cleaned up and used for some other purpose. It’s a look inside my head, at the mechanics of my thought process. It may be rough, but sometimes the rough cut is better than squeaky clean. The sketchbook is the nerve center of my entire opperation.