Actor with 15+ years theatre and 13+ years corporate acting experience; I'm also seeking voice over and filmed work to broaden both my skill set and CV.

The rest of the time I scribble my way through this world brandishing a little box of pencils & pens, and with my laptop tucked in my bag; I undertake Illustration commissions for private gifts, weddings, educational purpose, corporate logo/ stationary design, and theatre promotion/ stage prop & sets.

Sunday, 18 May 2014

FACEBOOK @Sketchsaturday & @SketchSunday: Rules and previous character choice list

This is the place that you can find all the info relating to my regular #Sketchsaturday & #Sketchsunday comic character scribble game on my Illustration Facebook page.

Below is a list of characters previously requested.  Though not an official rule, I'd ideally like to try a different character every game, so have a look and see who's already done.  If your first choice is already listed then think of someone else you'd like me to have a go at sketching.

(Basically I don't want to spend every game drawing Batman, Superman or Poison Ivy.  That would get very dull very quickly.)

CHARACTERS SKETCHED SO FAR:

DC COMICS                            MARVEL COMICS                   OTHERS
Wonder Woman                     Incredible Hulk                    Conan The Barbarian
Poison Ivy                              Black Cat                            Eric Draven (The Crow)
Batman                                  Squirrel Girl                        Silk Spectre II (Watchmen)
Joker                                    Gambit                               Spawn
Penguin                                 Venom
Superman                              Archangel
Supergirl                               Siryn
Catwoman
Aquaman
Scarecrow
Mad Hatter

Next up, there are actually a few rules I have decided to apply to this game:


  1. This game can only be entered via my Martin Tidy Illustrations Facebook page.  Each time I post a new game on that page it will promote it elsewhere (for example twitter, or even my separate personal FB page), but you can only cast your request on that specific facebook page where the post first originated from.
  2. For the first 6 hours after each game is posted on Facebook; ONLY new entrants AND previously unsuccessful entrants are eligible to enter. If you have entered one of the previous #Sketchsaturday or #Sketchsunday games AND been successful, your entry will not be considered until 6 hours has elapsed without a new entrant coming forward.  Please don't even put in a "holding request"  for when 6 hours are done, as that might fool people into thinking the game is already over.
  3. The last game of every month will be announced as a DOUBLE CHOICE. For DOUBLE CHOICE games all entrants are eligible to enter, regardless of whether they have previously won a game or not.
  4. I have only one current rule about character choice: please do not choose an iconic branded cartoon/ comic strip character.  Those guys only have one way of being drawn - one interpretation and one look to them, so anything not quite the same just looks wrong.  Examples are: Peanuts (Snoopy & Charlie Brown), Garfield, Calvin & Hobbes, any Disney characters, any Looney Tunes characters.
Righto!  Hope that's all crystal folks...  On with the fun!

Till next time! 

Cheers, M.