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Happy New Years Eve everyone! It's almost time!

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That feeling you get when Christmas Break is over and you have to return to school (or in my case, work).

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Rookie mistake...never turn your back in a snowball fight! ❄

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Remembering that time my parents let me go outside after bedtime to enjoy a late night snowfall, only to end up being the only child allowed out that late...😕❄

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Pretty accurate representation of how I typically feel during the winter season ❄

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That time when you found out the hard way it snowed more than you thought ❄

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Well done, Zack...well done.

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Today's practice sketch - remembering when the neighborhood children would gather to play tackle football in the snow. So much fun!

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Today's practice sketch. Hard to believe after a week an a half, we still had snow on the ground in some areas. I decided to draw Zack playing in what is left of the snow in his front yard,

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Have you had your break today?

I took a sketchbook with me to McDonald's. I enjoy the atmosphere - it seems like a good place to draw while drinking a soda. Here are a few photos of tonight's sketches.

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I was always nervous about getting my bike out of our shed when I was little. The inside was so dark, and there were often crickets or bees that had decided to take residence inside. I wanted my bike, but I didn't want to get attacked in the process!

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Here's a practice sketch I worked on earlier this morning.

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The struggle is real.

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Sneak Peek

A sneak peek of a future comic strip. Here, I've added Zack to the Big Wheel drawing I made earlier in the week.

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Yup. It was either robots or army men...

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Character Sheet Color Test

One of my projects this morning: color testing a character sheet I've been working on for my current comic, Zzackback.

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Working on a character sheet of some potential new characters to be introduced into Zzackback.

The next step is to add color, documenting the color codes for each component. This will make it easier to recall and reuse the color palette for each character.

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Remembering a great moment of my childhood - the day my soon-to-be best friend moved in next door. With a lot in common, we were practically inseparable for years. Sadly, his father accepted a job on the west coast, and his family moved away around the time I was middle school.

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Rummaging through my drawings, I found this sketch of Zack with a Nerf rifle, and thought I'd add some color to it.

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Remembering kindergarten class, where I met the girl who I'd someday marry. Can't believe we're about to celebrate 19 years of marriage together.

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What can I say? I was never good at jumping hurdles (physical, not metaphorical).

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This comic was inspired by my memories of playing basketball in P.E. class.

Whenever the class played basketball, we'd shoot from the foul line first to determine team captains. Whichever two students that made the shot first would become a captain, then the two would take turns choosing their team among the rest of the class. Though I wasn't much of an athlete, thanks to the basketball hoop we had at home, I managed to get decent at shooting from the foul line. Once, I ended up being the first to make the shot in class. My initial reaction was excitement: “Oh boy, I’m a team captain!” What I quickly learned, though, was that not too many kids wanted to be on the team captained by a not-so-athletic student.

I learned a valuable lesson that day – though it’s nice to know you have the ability to be a team captain if you want, sometimes it’s wiser to acknowledge someone is more qualified for the role, and maybe it’s a little more altruistic to step aside and let that person take the role.

After that day, I still joined in when the other kids “shot for captains”, except I’d tell the class my shots didn’t count. I didn’t want to pass up an opportunity to shoot hoops 😉

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Today's practice sketch is inspired from my memories of playing two-hand touch football with the other boys at recess. While not having a lot of speed, I was content to stay at the line and cover the quarterback. Boy, did I take that job seriously!

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Here's a glimpse of the hand-drawn, hand-inked artwork in the comic strips I share online.

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Unfortunately I had more afternoons like this than I want to remember...

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This is a drawing of the desk I've owned since I was a child. It may look odd with the drawers on the left (rather than on the right), but that's because it is a "lefty" desk.

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Remembering one of my favorite past times as a child...riding my bike! Granted, when I first learned to ride, I was limited to the street we grew up on, but once I was allowed to ride beyond our street, I rode all over town! I had so much fun exploring or neighborhood (and beyond)!

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Just a random pose of Zack playing with a laser sword. I try to practice drawing when I can. I find it helps to refine my drawing abilities and better establish my drawing style. Often, I try and challenge myself by picking poses I have never attempted to draw before.

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Remembering my favorite place at recess - the top of the school playground bars!