My latest collaboration

I did this watercolour painting here as a collaboration with my friend Brie and they loved it and I did upload my process video to TikTok (doodlenoodle02) I will try and upload it here too. I love to paint things as it gives it a vintage and soft look which fits my style really well. We decided to make our favourite album covers from the 90s, I chose Sonic Youth - Dirty as my favourite as at the time of deciding what to do I had just ordered this online and it was going to take a while to arrive. I’m hoping to do more album covers in my style, collaboration or not. 

Commonly Asked Questions 2

 I decided to do a part 2 so I didn’t neglect this blog again so here we go. More questions I’ve had to answer a few times.

Comfort Drawings?

I usually find if I’m in a dark area like I am now I’ll use purples more and try and draw my characters having fun because it takes my mind away from the darkness. Sometimes it’s hard to do because you’ve began having severe issues with the trauma of what’s happened; yet happy characters seems to make me much calmer 

Best Album at the moment?

I have to say I’ve played a lot of this album by pure accident and it’s Age of the Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets. I know, it’s not been on my list but I do love how theatrical it sounds and can hear a lot of Electric Prunes in it. 

New drawings?

I’m planning on making more drawings of Crystal and Delta together as well as re drawing some albums. At this moment I’ve only got ideas in my head because I’m planning to move out and will need to pack supplies and my iPad up so that they are safe and will be handy when I get to my new place. 

New collabs?

I’ve had one in my head for the past few months which is a redraw of the Sonic Youth - Dirty album cover. I haven’t done it as I want it done traditionally and I’m packing my art tools up soon so it wouldn’t be possible yet. 

That was it for commonly asked questions 2. I will come back during my packing and relocating and hope everything goes to plan 

Concept Art

Developing

Initial Ideas

For the past 2 days I have been working on a new universe. Above you’ll see some very rough biro drawings. I have decided to do what 10 year old me wanted, a Pokémon universe. I decided to rewatch some of Galatic Battles which is series 12 of the show and I was doodling out during the second episode and this came to me. I showed my boyfriend these concepts because I needed a strong opinion if I was to do what younger me wanted. My boyfriend loved them and today I did some colour testing and came up with their name 

Their name is Corey and they’re non binary. Their main Pokémon is Mudkip. I decided to make them a skater kid and for them to subtlety reference their pride flag as well as looking very blendable. Tomorrow I’m doing the final introduction drawing and doodles of mudkip. 

Commonly Asked Questions 1

 Hey everyone, it is Noodle here deciding to start updating their blog more as I feel I want to contribute to the world. Originally I was planning to make this a book on Wattpad where I’d give tricks on being a good illustrator, however, not everyone wants to download or sign up to it. Anyways here’s some commonly asked questions I get and me trying to answer them.

Where are you based? 

I’m based in Northern England at the moment. I like the beaches and country parks here, especially one where I met swans half the size of me! 

Did you always want to draw?

Not quite. I originally wanted to be a guitarist in a band. Which is why music is a recurring theme in my work. In recent times I’ve seemed to blend them so well that the comic I’m planning will definitely reflect the combination 

What will the comic be about?

It’s following the younger characters, especially Crystal and Delta who are in a band called Wolves. I am planning for it to have dark and light moments and at this moment I’m about to storyboard and doodle out a rough version. 

Are you an introvert or extrovert?

I’m an introvert. I’ve always been one and it definitely shows in my recent choices of music. I’ve been playing a lot of gothic music at the moment. 

TV shows/films that inspired you?

Wow okay, this is a crazy and varied list but here we go!

- Mighty Boosh 

- Last of the Summer Wine

- End of the F ing world 

- The Wrong Mans

- It’s a Sin 

- Sing Street

- Control

- England is Mine 

- Trainspotting 

Musicians to play when drawing?

This is a list I play at the moment on a loop:

- Arcade Fire

- The Last Shadow Puppets

- Depeche Mode

- The Stranglers

- Blondie

- The Cure

- Siouxsie and the Banshees 

- The Kinks

- The Rolling Stones

- Blur