Hello, my name is Gavin Tappenden,
and I'm a doodle addict. Yours first

He(yo!)llo! My name is Gavin, Im not good with social media. I have are hard time putting things out there and being vulnerable (like this bio now) *gulp* well heck about me; I am a food connoisseur, professional nap taker, work first fun later kinda d00d. I'm a solid peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

I specialize in animation, character design, comics, manga, sketchbook, sketching, trying everything.

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Matthew Watkins

Fingerpainting on iPad

David Bernardy

Happy Holidays!

David Bernardy

This happy pup is made with collage materials, pencils, watercolor and water-soluble pastel sticks on a cardboard twelve-pack container.

David Bernardy

Drawing Prompt Submission

Inês Antunes

I've been seeing lots of new bird species around my neighbourhood, like robins and magpies! I like to think this bird is watching me from the sea of uncertainty, and looking at all the things I will create in the future and secretly telling me to go on, without me knowing how they will turn out. And strangely, that is some kind of motivation for me. : .

Nav

My first venture into artist grade colouring pencils - and I'm smitten! I never thought I could achieve such boldness and blendability with them! I'm still getting used to them and will think about choosing smoother paper with less tooth next time. The texture and weight was more for the water-based gouache along with alcohol inks (which are very unforgiving to even primed heavy paper!). Apologies for the unevenness of lighting between the 2 sides of paper; will correct that when I'm making proper image files.

Mega Deville

My skull represents a world turned upside down full of sadness and confusion