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The Dingbat

The Dingbat

Kinda Like a Bat Winged Jackalope With a Hankering for Hot Lead

I’ve been digging these short easy descriptions as of late cause they seem to offer you guys some freedom. So we’re pulling another of the famed fearsome creatures of lumberjack lore. (This time with the added benefit of polluting your mind’s humtrack with the old Screeching Weasel melody)

Here’s what we know

  • Looks roughly like a bat, has wings, a head, ears etc
  • Has tiny lil antlers (actually no where does it say tiny… it’s a bat… so I’m just assuming)
  • Some tellings leave its torso fuzzy, some say it’s actually feathered like bird
  • Rumored to catch and potentially eat bullets fired at it (they’re never found, the bullets I mean, the dingbats just keep on flying)
  • If you were to believe the song, they’re always walking into trees
  • And you have to believe they act goofy right? (again just an assumption)
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      So there you have it. we’re back to two weeks again to finish of our summer battles (then its back to one!). They’re due by Midnight the night of the 9th but, draw now so you dont forget. I’ll use that time to claim us a suitable judge. You know how it works, draw, and have fun with it! I promise, it’ll make your week better!!!

Judgement Is Complete
 
ourwinningdingbatdrawing Our Judge this week is my cohort Marita! I work with her everyday assembling emails and social campaigns, so god knows she’s had to listen to me talk about the values of a hastily sketched beast. I figured I’d give her the chance to pick… I gotta say I’m pleased with the result!

In her own words – “i like #7 because its furry and fun and he’s got the shell shocked eyes of a dingbat hit by a few too many bullets (or lightning) but still tries to hang with they other dingys…. #9 was close just because it looks cute and innocent, but it eats bullets so it cant be THAAAAT innocent…..”

So that’s it! Disagree if you must but know the judges word is law! And While the contest aspect of this beast is done please feel free to draw a Dingbat at anytime, send it in, and we’ll add it to the archives. Remember 25 beasts drawn earns you a shirt!

 

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The Dingbat Entry # 1

The Dingbat Entry # 1

Haha! The lil dingbat that looks to be doing an aerial flip is cracking me up… well I guess almost all flips are aerial, and I suppose he could be roosting… but still! And credit for some damn nice bat wings and obviously rabid eyes!

The Dingbat Entry # 2

The Dingbat Entry # 2

I wanted to go with a potentially realistic bullet catching device… and from what I figure, given lumberjack era technology, skillet on a stick makes the most sense! The bullet belts and wrist tapes are there just to let you know he’s bad ass!

The Dingbat Entry # 3

The Dingbat Entry # 3

To quote the girl who sits right next to me – “You know I love a good gif!!!” That blink makes me so happy! And I think it took me seeing the “ding” created an entirely different way to wonder if the “ding” in dingbat is actually the noise a bullet makes bouncing off em? Stupid poor lumberjack documentation!

The Dingbat Entry # 4

The Dingbat Entry # 4

Haha I mean why wouldn’t a bat end every sentence with “eeep eeeep” right? Hell I might start doing it myself! And not sure if it’s just the caption or the tiny bouncing bullets but this pleasantly reminds me of that weird ass time when Godzilla talks in english to Anguirus for no good reason “Somethin funny goin on! You better check!๏ปฟ…..”

The Dingbat Entry # 5

The Dingbat Entry # 5

Bat wings or ethereal flames? Hard to discern, but dressed for success as he is, do you doubt any option beyond his reach? … I love his vibrancy and delicate doll hands!

The Dingbat Entry # 6

The Dingbat Entry # 6

Yes it’s like the John Hannibal Smith of the bat world, handsome, evasive, mischievously smiley and known to chomp on stuff (the bullet’s kinda genius but I swear thinking about it gives me tin foil teeth)… Also please note the fine bodice of plumage!

The Dingbat Entry # 7

The Dingbat Entry # 7

See those giant crazed eyes? He uses those to see into your soul and judge your worth… I was gonna say drug crazed eyes… but how am i to know what a diet of bullets does to one’s thyroid function… huge fan of the bell n chains btw

The Dingbat Entry # 8

The Dingbat Entry # 8

I’m just going with what i imagine this one tastes like… and that would be somewhere between the dust on a moths wings, leather and an old tent kept in the garage, but sweetened with the tiniest hint of lilac pollen and sweat… Good realistic bat tongue btw!

The Dingbat Entry # 9

The Dingbat Entry # 9

Man the adorability is strong with this one! So proud of his lil pile of bullets with his lil guinea pig grin and wings he’s yet to grow into… And when he does… expect trouble… cause nothing ever stays this cute ๐Ÿ˜‰

The Dingbat Entry # 10

The Dingbat Entry # 10

So you know I think this is the first one that has what I would think is the proper facial reaction and frantic body movements that scream “Seriously! why the F are you shooting at me, I’m a bat! I eat bugs!”… also real bat noses are the best!

The Dingbat Entry # 11

The Dingbat Entry # 11

Look at those lil baby feet! Interesting that bat seanbeast has such professionally smoothed munster hair… It’s the first time Ive felt that one of these bats wants to take me to his yankee workshop and teach me about hand tooling wood!

The Dingbat Entry # 12

The Dingbat Entry # 12

There is something magical about the combo of crazy eyes and pearls of wisdom… I wanna believe this lil guy on principal (he’s a mythical beast why would he lie?) but I know it’s partially cause I’m just wary to argue the point with a bat that probably shoulda gone to bed a few hours back!

The Dingbat Entry # 13

The Dingbat Entry # 13

God I love the kinda glum “my antlers are too big” face! Almost like a snawfus and dingbat crossed paths late one night! Guaranteed someone with an etsy jewelry shop is already trying to figure out how to wrap that filigree around a neck ๐Ÿ˜‰

The Dingbat Entry # 14

The Dingbat Entry # 14

I love the intense red color choice for the tree! Adds a solidly unnerving “monster forest” quality to the whole piece… and dammit I’m not sure if that’s a sun, a moon or a giant glowing space worm but it makes me smile!

The Dingbat Entry # 15

The Dingbat Entry # 15

I’ve seen this with my pups! That is 100% the fluffy fur of a bat who’s just had a bath earlier today! I bet it smells vaguely of apples now! Plus big fan of those thinly elegant horns!

The Dingbat Entry # 16

The Dingbat Entry # 16

I mean, we all know the deep forest has some funky funky smells, now imagine your schnozz was capable of smelling 1000x more accurately… you suddenly start to understand that face!

The Dingbat Entry # 17

The Dingbat Entry # 17

Remember what I said about crazy eyes and sage advice? This is another pretty strong example… Though I have to admit the thomas dolby hair and tie does give it a bit more of a kinda ignorant 80s public service appeal… Back then we didnt even know rabies caused zombieism!!