Thomastoons Cartoon Blog

Cartoonist Rob Thomas in action!Rob Draws a cowboy in realtime

I find myself drawing without a preliminary sketch more and more these days.

Here is an example.

St. Patties Day HumorBy Cartoonist Rob Thomas

I just love the fact that the Irish in America set aside one day each year to reinforce all of the negative stereotypes people have about them.

This is how I imagine myself as an Irishman.

Cartoonist Rob Thomas in action!Rob sketches a cartoon in realtime

I had fun with this video. The camera was mounted to a hat, so my head had to remain absolutely stationary. Needless to say, it was a b*tch to see what I was doing.

BTW, this sketch was drawn with a simple bic papermate pen. Not my usual drawing implement, but it was nearby, and I didn't want to remove the darn hat.

Cartoonist Rob Thomas in action!Rob Draws a cartoon woman in realtime

Here is a quick vid of me drawing a character. I like to keep the pen in constant motion for a free flowing line.