This one isn’t too old, but it’s become one of my favorite exercises to warm up before drawing. It all stems from this image that was passed around the internet a couple years back.

Using this method, I’ve often made up my own Pokemon designs, not just for a laugh, but also to get my creative juices flowing before diving into working on  Time Tourists or Ultraterrestrial.

I don’t do this so much these days as I do far less digital work right now, but perhaps I’ll return to this practice from time to time…