In that vein, I’d like to introduce you to David Malki’s Wondermark. This comic is fiendishly funny. David mixes a delightful steampunk clip-art aesthetic with clever humor based on bizarre juxtapositions, absurd situations and nonsense. This is how I was raised (apart from the steampunk aesthetic), so each one is like a letter from home. Consider #540 In which Love is unrequited.

No one hits every ball out of the park, but Mr. Malki has been hitting more home runs than not for over six years now. Plus, who can resist a piranha-moose hybrid?

Please note that most web comics are not written for children, and Wondermark is aimed at an adult audience. Mostly this means that the humor is over a child’s head but there are some situations and or topics that might not be age appropriate.

Enjoy!

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.