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Labyrinth of the Orb Weavers

February 6, 2022 | ultimatemark_6g4owo

A discussion of my favorite local spiders, an investigation into their habitat, and a surprising twist ending!

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Let’s Investigate: Bugs!

February 5, 2022 | ultimatemark_6g4owo

A few installments of my irregular series of insect drawing tips. It’s a whole tiny world of alien anatomy…

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MACHINA-X

December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 | ultimatemark_6g4owo

In between other projects, I’ve been noodling on some original anime-style giant robot designs. It’s probably time I posted a roundup so they’re all in one convenient place!

Here’s a scale lineup of all the designs thus far…

Read on for a gallery of detailed design sheets!

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The Odyssey

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021 | ultimatemark_6g4owo

A few years back, I started doing a series of mini-comics to accompany my reading of Homer’s The Odyssey (Robert Fagles translation). Now that I’ve finally completed the whole thing, here are all the installments in one place!

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Suddenly Summer

September 29, 2021September 29, 2021 | ultimatemark_6g4owo

I recently ran a workshop on cartooning techniques for nature journaling, and by way of preparation I kept a running log of this summer’s outdoor adventuring.

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2019 LA Adventure

September 29, 2021September 29, 2021 | ultimatemark_6g4owo

A little flashback to a pre-pandemic trip to Los Angeles, in which my wife and I saw lots of cool things.

On July 4, the LA Zoo!

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George Floyd Protest March

June 5, 2020 | ultimatemark_6g4owo

Live sketches from the June 3 protest march organized by students at San Francisco’s Mission High School. You want to be careful about mass gatherings in the pandemic era, but it’s an important cause. Good job, the youth of tomorrow!

For more about the protest and the amazing students who organized it, see this San Francisco Chronicle article.

Bone Bonanza

August 29, 2018September 29, 2021 | ultimatemark_6g4owo

It’s possible I may have been drawing a lot of skulls and skeletons recently. Since I live about ten minutes from the California Academy of Sciences, it’s an ongoing temptation.

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More Science Sketchnotes

August 29, 2018September 29, 2021 | ultimatemark_6g4owo

I have a lot of catching up to do on this blog! Let’s start with some more science-themed events. First, notes from a skull- and skeleton-drawing workshop with Helen Kairo and David Tenorio.

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Science Sketchnotes

February 26, 2018September 29, 2021 | ultimatemark_6g4owo

And now, live documentation of some recent science-themed events! First, here’s cephalopod expert Danna Staaf doing a book tour-slash-squid dissection at Green Apple Books.

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