The Scribble Project

The Scribble Project
Originally uploaded by T0LI

Here's my submission to the Scribbler project. I hope people like it! I've been away from the computer for the most of the weekend so my only choice was to sketch the ol' fashioned way.

It makes a nice change from having to sit as a desk staring at a glaring monitor and makes for good practice trying to acquire a steady hand. I really enjoyed doing it and found it very relaxing. I totally zoned out at times which is something that seems to be harder to do when drawing at the computer.

It's the weekend the clocks go forward. So everything in my world is messed up. I hate it. Daylight saving time is rubbish. And I'm always right, so the above statement is fact.

OLD MAN RANT: I don't really like flickr. I just seems messy that it's bolted on to the back of yahoo's account system. I had to spend 20 minutes trying to find a decent login name, then having to create another unique flickr username. What's the point in that? I also resent that there's a cap to the amount of photos you can upload. I resent having to pay for space to store images when there's 1000s of free places to do so. I have all the space I need on toli.co.uk anyway, but for the occasion of the scribbler project, I thought I'd may as well sign up.

Marshall came!

I order him some time last week after spotting him on a blog post over at Vinyl Abuse and instantly thought "WANT". I've not bought a vinyl/"designer" toy since I went a little overboard a few years ago on a particular series of key chain based collectibles. I shan't go in to details... that part of my life is behind me.

Designed by the very talented duo that is 64colors. I highly recommend you check out their website and online store and consider buying some of their artwork. It's all very ace.

As customary with pre-opening of package rituals, all stages of the opening of the parcel have been photographed in detail. I will just save you the time and show you my favourite photos from the collection:

This is the box. Notice the Abe Lincoln logo? Yup, I bought it from Rotofugi. Apparently only 500 of the "vintage" version have been released, so if like me you WANT, you better GET, quick.

This are the polystyrene S things. These aren't as great as you might think. I threw these away straight away.

And this is Marshall! He's a bit bigger than I anticipated, but looks just as great in the flesh. He will keep me company under the computer monitor while I'm busy coming up with disturbing new ideas for illustrating. Marshall may look innocent to you, but behind that classic smile is a perverted and twisted mind. I like him.

Can't wait for the rest of the designs to be released, digging the "Injured" version!

TOLI.CO.UK - UPDATED

Hey all 3 of my visitors,

I've refreshed the TOLI.co.uk homepage. A nice fresh overhaul. As mentione in my previous blog I've gone for a simplistic layout. I think it works well, let me know what you think. Just go there to check it out, or click this link as, if like me, you're too lazy to type it in to the address bar of your browser manually.

Glad the bulk of the work for the site is out of the way as I can now focus back on the drawings!!

See you soon.

Todd

Out with the old site...

Why hello there. You may be wondering what I'm getting up to. You may not. I'm guessing probably the latter, but either way I'm going to tell you. Work is still very much going on in the world of Toli.

Plenty of sleep deprived nights, brainstorming sessions with... with myself, re-teaching myself the mechanics of web page programming, PHP and all that other malarkey. It's all quite boring stuff, but necessary in the process of overhauling my little home page here - which is what I'm keeping myself busy with at the mo'.

I think simplicity is key. I know it is. Plus, with my little technical know-how, it's not really a choice. Toli.co.uk is going to have to be about simplicity.

Please don't be scared about all this technical talk - I'm not changing this blog from being about me talking about my drawings to my latest IT accomplishments, it's just at the moment the art is second priority to getting this web page overhauled. It can't look too enticing to visitors having news updates from 2006 on the main page. I think lack of activity will pretty much kill a web page. People want to know you're there, and you're current. If not, they piss off.

I intend to update the main layout, totally simplify the gallery as there is too much fancy code on there at the moment and I've forgotten how to update! I used to be a wiz with the PHP coding, but these days I cannot be bothered with it. I'd rather draw.

I will keep this blog here. Same url, same purpose: to update you, informally, with my what's going on in regards to my artistic creations, but please embrace yourself for a new toli.co.uk with a BIG FAT GALLERY full of my more recent work. I AM EXCITED FOR MYSELF!

I won't say it's going to happen in the near future as things never do whenever I promise that. 

But it will be happening. Probably in bits. Most evenings, after work. :)