2/28/13

Horndog

A bulldog with horns for a bid, quick sketch + coloring. Not chosen.

Drawn using:
No. 2 pencil (sketch)
Black 0.4 mm pilot pen
Serif PhotoPlus Starter Edition

2/26/13

Ibex head logos

Some stylized ibex heads (no curves) done as sample work for a bid. Not chosen.

Drawn using:
Adobe Illustrator CS3

2/24/13

Today's J. Post cartoon

Well whaddaya know, the Post actually printed one of my cartoons on the day I meant it to be printed on!

purim joke peace process humor mahmoud abbas abu mazen standing in front of steps dressed up in oversized suit disguise face mask im a viable sincere peace partner now give me all your candy binyamin bibi netanyahu leaning out of door isnt that the same costume youve been using for the past 9 years
The fact that Abbas is asking for candy instead of exchanging it is a deliberate error and a commentary on the Way Things Are. Plus, of course, he's not even Jewish.

Drawn using:
No. 2 pencil (sketch)
Black 0.4 mm pilot pen
Black 0.5 mm needle-tip pen
Serif PhotoPlus Starter Edition

2/22/13

Freddy Krueger, egg-style

So the way this works is, I was on Freelancer.com and saw somebody posted a job that caught my imagination: draw Freddy Krueger in the shape of an egg, Angry Birds-style. I quickly inked a sketch and sent it in; after a couple of revisions, I won the bid. Then, after I had sent in the pretty-much-finished image, the client informed me that he was having issues with the site's payment process--so he decided to go look for a different bidder on another website, promising that he would not use my version. Why he couldn't just decide to pay me directly without the middleman is beyond me, but it cost me positive ranking on the site as well as money for a job well done.
So here it is.


Drawn using:
Adobe Illustrator CS3

2/20/13

Today's J. Post cartoon

european union eu man in suit talking while hizbullah may have been responsible for the attack in burgas they cannot be punished because it was only carried out by their military wing israeli guy smack face what was that all about hey you cant blame me my hand developed a mind of its own and spontaneously decided to attack you
While some of its individual countries classify Hizbullah as a terrorist organization, the EU as a whole (and most of its bigger members) are rather more hesitant about taking the plunge. Their ridiculous excuse for their continued waffling in the face of the official Bulgarian investigation, which concluded that Hizbullah was indeed directly behind the Burgas attack last July, would drive other men to drink and drove me to the drawing-board. I mean, come on, it's like saying the Nazis could not be held culpable for what the SS did, or not considering Fatah terrorists despite the actions of the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade... oh wait.

Drawn using:
No. 2 pencil (sketch)
Black 0.4 mm pilot pen
Black 0.5 mm needle-tip pen
Serif PhotoPlus Starter Edition

2/17/13

Today's J. Post cartoon, with predecessor

In the same vein as my winter weather cartoons, I recycled characters from a previous unpublished cartoon for a later one on the same basic subject--in this case, ridiculous military censorship.

idf military censor you keep that in there i may be allowed to keep only this hole plugged but by golly im going to do it right israeli press reporter finger in hole wall dike water pouring out gushing leaks
The current brouhaha is about Ben Zygier, a.k.a. "Prisoner X", the details of whose case were for a while forbidden from publication in the domestic Israeli press by IDF censors while at the same time being widely available from every single other available news outlet. Honestly, I understand where they're coming from, but this tactic is absolutely and completely ineffectual in the ultra-connected 21st century...

israeli press reporter journalist holding pencil and notepad looking at idf military censor okay now you can report it cat running out of bag anat kamm story
...And three years back, much the same thing went down with the scandal involving stolen IDF files being given to a journalist.

Drawn using:
No. 2 pencil (sketch) (both)
Black 0.4 mm pilot pen (both)
Black 0.5 mm needle-tip pen (1)
Black 0.5 mm pilot pen (2)
Serif PhotoPlus Starter Edition (1)
Serif PhotoPlus 6.0 (2)

2/15/13

"Connections" Purim 5773 cartoon

The call went out from the local monthly mag for humorous contributions for the Adar issue, so my special brain came up with this. And yes, I'm deliberately homaging Calvin and Hobbes with the character designs.

Drawn using:
No. 2 pencil (sketch)
Black 0.4 mm pilot pen
Black 0.5 mm needle-tip pen
Black 0.7 mm pilot pen
Serif PhotoPlus Starter Edition

2/14/13

Today's J. Post cartoon

Coalition-building promises to be a bit more interesting this time around, with Netanyahu needing the support of the anti-chareidi Yesh Atid as the Knesset's second-biggest party while at the same time really wanting to include Shas and UTJ as well. Mix in the fact that he's trying to play HaBayit HaYehudi off everybody else and, well, you get this.

female woman reporter holding microphone interviewing scientist dr irbuvich youve successfully mixed oil and water stuck glue to rubber and attached two magnets at identical poles what do you plan on doing next bearded man in lab coat wearing glasses standing next to table beakers containers liquids my greatest challenge yet the prime minister has invited me to help build a coalition including both yesh atid and the chareidim
There were several variations on the basic concept that I was kicking around and I'm still not sure if I really picked the right one to draw in the end. Still, it got published, and I suppose that's what matters.

Drawn using:
No. 2 pencil (sketch)
Black 0.4 mm pilot pen
Black 0.5 mm needle-tip pen
Serif PhotoPlus Starter Edition

2/12/13

Today's J. Post cartoon

mahmoud ahmadinejad talking on cellphone mr president im ready to negotiate now looking out window at nuke nuclear bomb explosion mushroom cloud fallout
What Iran's delaying tactics may (chas veshalom) eventually lead to.

Drawn using:
No. 2 pencil (sketch)
Black 0.4 mm pilot pen
Black 0.5 mm needle-tip pen
Black 0.7 mm pilot pen
Serif PhotoPlus Starter Edition

2/10/13

Detective Chameleon!

Ta-da! Turns out I was drawing a chameleon lizard dressed as a private eye investigator! Cuz I can!

Drawn using:
No. 2 pencil (sketch)
Blue ballpoint pen
Adobe Illustrator CS3
Adobe Photoshop CS3

2/7/13

Religious tolerance shirt symbol

Did this awhile back for a side project, on the theme of chareidi/dati-leumi/chiloni tolerance and diversity in my city. This was part of a set of ideas for use on a shirt, and my personal favorite of the bunch. AFAIK none were eventually used.

Drawn using:
Adobe Illustrator CS3

2/5/13

Another mystery preview

Who or what am I drawing here? Any guesses?

Drawn using:
No. 2 pencil (sketch)
Blue ballpoint pen

2/3/13

Today's J. Post cartoon

israel srulik standing hands behind back united nations human rights council unhrc remigiusz henczel holding rope look if youre going to be inconsiderate and boycott you review session well just have to postpone it satisfied firing squad wall bullet holes post
Israel is refusing to attend the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review, where it is an open secret that we'll be widelu and unfairly lambasted. In retaliation, the UNHRC... has rescheduled the session for a later date, entirely missing the point of what's going on. (Fun fact: the US has asked Israel to attend even though they openly agree that we'll get hammered, in order to show goodwill or some such rot.)
UPDATE: Now my third reposting on Brave New World.

Drawn using:
No. 2 pencil (sketch)
Black 0.4 mm pilot pen
Black 0.5 mm needle-tip pen
Serif PhotoPlus Starter Edition

2/1/13

Fat red oni

Proposed design for a computer game character. Bid not chosen.

Drawn using:
No. 2 pencil (sketch)
Blue ballpoint pen
Adobe Illustrator CS3