As many of you know, I really enjoy web comics. In fact, I might even be a web comic nerd. I’ve occasionally dabbled in comics myself, but found that my burning desire to procrastinate overwhelmed any set schedule. So I turned to komics instead. The beauty of web comics is that no matter how many you follow, there is always a new wonderful comic to discover somewhere out there. Sometimes I stumble upon a comic while browsing comic but I’m often introduced to a new comic through a friend or blog post.

So, in the midst of doing all of these cloud drawings, I ran across Von Glitschka’s post over on Art Backwash about living a creatively curious life. He had a creativity pack with some exercises in it. One of the exercises was one he put together at IllustrationClass.com called What do you see? Above are the results of my stab at it. Quick and fun.

A platypus and a cardinal are working together in a last ditch effort to stop the grey goose from taking the ball to the rim while assorted teammates look on helplessly. Inked on paper. Scanned in black & white. Colored in the Gimp. I’m not entirely satisfied with the end product, but the process was fun and I like the goose. Artistic or no, you should go try this for yourself.