Another "Friendly" Visit

I was lucky to get another job from Friend magazine a few months ago.  I really enjoy working with them.  They're a wonderful organization and I love doing illustrations for kids.  This time around I got to do about 7 illustrations to fill a double page spread.  The illustrations were scenes of a little girl and her interactions with prophets from the scriptures.  Really fun illustrations (at least for me they were)!  Here are just a few (to see more check out the June 2009 Friend).  Enjoy!

Cold Cookies

Lately I have become excited again about cooking and more importantly cooking good things. One dessert I try to perfect when I cook is the iconic chocolate chip cookie. I've found a few good recipes, but continue to experiment and try new recipes and variations on each recipe. One thing I've discovered that makes my cookies taste extra special is keeping them stored in the refrigerator and eating them cold. I don't know the science behind this and I'm sure most people would think me weird, but don't doubt it until you've tried it. Fresh chocolate chip cookies stored and eaten while cold are delicious!

Go Team, Go!

I've been meaning to post this illustration for some time.  I was asked by a friend from my mission to help him and a friend of his with a new venture they're taking.  They made a website called seatkarma.com, which helps pull all online ticket buying information into once place to make it easier in buying cheaper tickets for you favorite shows and events.  It's a pretty novel idea and I wish them the best of luck.  Anyways, they wanted some illustrations for the website and had me create this little guy.  The style and such was by their request.  It was something totally new for me to create something solely in Adobe Illustrator, but it was fun and a great learning experience.  Plus, it's "March Madness" so anyone who follows that can appreciate a half naked man eating snacks and cheering for his favorite team.

"Eyes Up Here."

Okay, this comic is based on a true experience that happened to me not long ago.  A friend and I went to a late night show at a nearby theater, and as we were purchasing our tickets the girl at the register kept staring at my shirt rather distractingly.  Finally she exclaimed something similar to the girl in the comic and had her friend come over to look at my shirt too.  I felt like I was a walking billboard, and didn't know whether to hold still and let them keep looking or to move along and break the awkward moment that was developing between us.  It was rather amusing though, because usually my friends are the only ones to comment on my weird shirts.

Mistaken Identity

Nothing fancy to write today.  The comic here is partially based on a true experience.  I have a friend who claims to have had the same confusion as Brad in the comic does.  It's hard to tell when he is joking or telling the truth about his ideas, but either way it makes for a great comic.  I hear back in the day, people had the same confusion with Hayley Mills, who played in the original "The Parent Trap."

Unanswered Text Reminder

Ever wonder why your supposedly best friend didn't respond to your text when you know they were doing nothing but sitting at home alone? Or perhaps you wish you could do something more to remind them of a received text than just a lame ring and a weak vibration from their phone? Well here is one idea I think would be ideal to "politely" remind your friends they still have an unanswered text that needs immediate attention.

Christmas Season Approaching

I wish I had something witty to say to accompany this comic post, but alas, I do not.  All I can think of is that Christmas is fast and soon approaching.  I really enjoy the Christmas season, a time to spend with close family and friends and a time to think of others.  Maybe if I get really ambitious I'll think of a clever Holiday comic to post in time for Christmas, but in reality probably not.  Happy Holidays everyone!

  A side not for the comic,  I got tired of my sloppy large hand lettering so I'm experimenting with some new free fonts commonly used in web comics.  Also, for this comic I used a brush for most of all the outside lines and a smaller pen nib for the thinner inside lines.  I think it's a nice combo.