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Felix the Cat

Happy Birthday dad!  My dad sketched this really cute felix the cat that we used to have floating around the house when my brother and I were kids (ill have to try to find it).  I always loved this sketch, because MY DAD drew it and it looked so much like the real Felix!  He [ READ MORE ]

Happy Mikulás!

Happy Mikulás baba!  I just wanted to share with you today on Hungarian Mikulás a happy evening! Mikulás is similar to a Santa Clause like figure, but he represent Saint Nicholas Traditionally on Mikulas children put out their freshly cleaned boot on the window sill waiting for him to come by in the night and fill [ READ MORE ]

Batman #1 is out!

Today Batman #1, part of DC’s All New 52 came out!  I cant put this comic down, fantastic art work by Greg Capullo, Scott Snyder and Jonathan Glapion!  Started with one post it, and worked my way out..I might just sketch the whole cover using post its.  Hope you enjoy![ READ MORE ]

This is Brett!

Quick sketch of our great co-worker Brett!  Rock on buddy! &nbsp[ READ MORE ]

Lord Kensington

Here @ Kensington we are proud of our rich history and heritage that stands the test of time from generation to generation.  Kensington was originally founded by The Honourable William Edwardes Kensington the 4th, also known as the Baron of Kensington or Lord Kensington.   As a very eccentric and avid lock collector, Lord Kensington was [ READ MORE ]

New Blood: Introducing Tony Ton

We would like to introduce a new contributor to the Lineweights website, our good friend Tony Ton.  Tony has a great eye for design and loves to sketch!  Welcome Tony, looking forward to more sketches to come! &nbsp[ READ MORE ]

daily doodles

On a rainy day like today, nothing like little sketches to keep the imagination flowing&#[ READ MORE ]

Motorcycle Sketch Demo- 1968 Benelli 175cc

I have been meaning to sketch out my motorcycle (my grandpa’s old bike) for some time now.  I started with just a simple papermate fine point on marker paper with the sketch below.  Feeling out the shapes, silhouette, proportions and placement of each part.  There is lots of room in the engine area, because Benelli [ READ MORE ]

A throw back to Prof. Dave Fleming

When I originally started SJSU, I was declared in Graphic Design.  My first semester in the major I decided to take an Industrial Design class as one of my electives.  I was pretty excited to get into the class, since we would be learning how to “sketch like the star wars artists!”  Dave Fleming was [ READ MORE ]

San Bruno Fire

Yesterday @ 6pm, a PG&E natural gas line blew a 30×20 ft crater in the earth of the San Bruno hills.  The flame traveled through the lines and engulfed an entire neighborhood.  This sketch is a tribute to the family, friends, firefighters, medics, Red Cross volunteers and others effected by the disaster.  Our thoughts and [ READ MORE ]

Congrats Joey!

I put together this little montage for my brother Joey, who just recently graduated Cogswell Polytech!   The school held a nice dinner for the graduates and had these comment cards at each table….Joey and I decided to sketch on them while we ate dinner!  Way to go bro, you did an amazing job in school [ READ MORE ]

Lineweights New Look

Recently we were having a bit of trouble reformatting and reshaping what Lineweights would look like.  We finally, after a bit of digital wrestling with CSS…got it looking all shiny and new!  Hope you like it! If you have any comments or feedback, it would be great to hear from you.  You can email us [ READ MORE ]

Teacher Evaluations Day!

Yesterday I had to step out of class for about 20 minutes, so that the students could take a Teacher Evaluation of the Vis class Jon and I taught this semester.  The semester has gone really well, and I think that we effectively passed on sketching knowledge….but there is something to be said when all [ READ MORE ]

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