Toons On Tap
152 Augusta Avenue M5T 2L5 Toronto, ON, Canada

Last week, the lovely artists at Big Viking Games had us over for a private life drawing session. Thank you so much for your hospitality - we'd love to come back again! Photo credit goes to Jeffrey Adam Danyleyko and Dark Heir Cosplay is the model rocking the Scorpion costume. Thanks, Jeff and Scott!

Dark Heir Cosplay modelling as Scorpion at our private session at Big Viking Games last week. Photo credit goes to Jeffrey Adam Danyleyko. To contact Jeff, email him at jadanyleyko [at] gmail [dot] com.

Big thanks to Jeff for his photography work for our Halloween/80s slasher movie/hideous prom dress theme. Northern Belle Rogue and Sam Antics look so dramatic and campy and glamorous. See the rest of Jeff's photos here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/toonsontap/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2062157917163697

Models Sam Antics and Northern Belle Rogue dusted off their ugliest dresses for our final session at ROUND venue. The literally ended our time at Round with a splash when Sam dumped an entire bucket of water on Rogue in the final pose. Thanks to everyone for the memories and support! All photos courtesy of Jeffrey Adam Danyleyko. To contact Jeff, email him at jadanyleyko [at] gmail [dot] com.

Sam Antics and Northern Belle Rogue as killer prom queens at our final session at ROUND venue. We'll be editing and posting the rest of the session pics today. Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Adam Danyleyko. To contact Jeff for your cinematography needs, email him at jadanyleyko [at] gmail [dot] com.

Brush the dust off your synthesizers for last night's totally 80s Halloween playlist. I Eat Cannibals, Toto Coelo Pretty In Pink, The Psychedelic Furs Need You Tonigh, INXS ... Party's Fall, Siouxsie & The Banshees Psycho Killer, Talking Heads Maniac, Michael Sembello Why Can't I Be You?, The Cure Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream), The Icicle Works Rain, The Cult Don't Stop the Dance, Bryan Ferry Temptation, Heaven 17 Love Will Tear Us Apart, Joy Division No Time to Cry, The Sisters of Mercy Send Me an Angel, Real Life Living In A Box, Living In a Box Burning Down the House, Talking Heads Paranoimia, Art of Noise (feat. Max Headroom) Somebody's Watching Me, Rockwell She's Lost Control, Joy Division Cuts You Up, Peter Murphy Halloween, Siouxsie & The Banshees Last Dance, The Cure Fade to Grey, Visage Flood I, The Sisters of Mercy The Eternal, Joy Division Cry Little Sister, Gerard McMann Bette Davis Eyes, Kim Carnes She Sells Sanctuary, The Cult Spellbound, Siouxsie & The Banshees I Have the Touch, Peter Gabriel Thriller, Michael Jackson Ashes to Ashes, David Bowie It's My Life, Talk Talk Lullaby, The Cure Never Land (A Fragment), The Sisters of Mercy Red Right Hand, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Isolation, Joy Division Blood Bitch, Cocteau Twins Sunglasses At Night, Corey Hart Hungry Like the Wolf, Duran Duran Living On Video, Trans-X Electric Avenue, Eddy Grant Valley Girl, Frank Zappa See more

We're just heading out the door now with FOUR bags of various props for tonight's Halloween session. It's the last session of Toons for 2018, so come out and draw before we go on hiatus! Event details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/316262705841017/

This Wednesday, it's our last session at ROUND venue! *sniff sniff* We're going out with a bucket of blood with TWO models in hideous, 80s prom gowns. We've got longtime Toons model Northern Belle Rogue paired up with newcomer Sam Antics posing together as hero and villain in a tribute to 80s slasher movies. Come out to Round this Wednesday from 7-10 for an evening of casual, costumed life drawing.

Examples of artwork created at, or using reference from, Toons On Tap costumed gesture drawing sessions. Most poses range from 2 to 10 minutes in length. Have sketches you would like to share? Email Lauri at laurbjlewis [at] gmail [dot] com and we'll be happy to share your artwork!

Cosplayer METAFLEX came back with a vengeance last week as vampire hunter Blade. (And unlike the real Blade actor Wesley Snipes, METAFLEX is very easy and pleasant to work with.) Big thanks to ROUND venue for their support. We're going to miss Round so much! Just one more session to go! All photos courtesy of Jeffrey Adam Danyleyko. To contact Jeff, email him at jadanyleyko [at] gmail [dot] com.

It's October - our favourite month! Cosplayer METAFLEX posed as Blade last week. Photo by Jeffrey Adam Danyleyko. To contact Jeff, email him at jadanyleyko [at] gmail [dot] com.

Wednesday's Blade inspired playlist, listed below in order. Enjoy! Weapon of Choice, Fatboy Slim Dealing With the Roster, Junkie XL Clint Eastwood, Gorillaz... Organ Donor (Extended Overhaul), DJ Shadow Lyrical Swords, Wu-Tang Meat Grinder, Madvillain Dedication, Beastie Boys Friend vs. Friend, Company Flow Cue 4, Madlib Resurrection Sunday (Instrumental), Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge Diary of a Madman, Gravediggaz 6 Shook Ones, Pt. II, Mobb Deep Mind Playin' Tricks 94, Scarface Roller Coaster Riders (Instrumental), Madvillain I Against I, Massive Attack Bring the Noise Remix (Pump-kin Edit), Public Enemy vs. Benny Benassi Voodoo Beats, The Prodigy Wake Up, Rage Against the Machine Temper, Dabrye Saturnz Barz, Gorillaz feat. Popcaan Still Grimey, Wu-Tang Mezzanine, Massive Levitation (Mixed), Photek Tears In the Rain, Zomby Dirty, Special Blue Flowers, Dr. Octagon Reckless Driving (Instrumental), J Dilla The Mask, Danger Doom feat. Ghostface Killah Maniac, Kid Cudi, Cage & St. Vincent Strange Ways, Madvillain Dandelion, Mux Mool Murder Spree (Instrumental), Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge Let Me Out, Gorillaz feat. Mavis Staples & Pusha T Happy Happy Joy Kill, Company Flow Twelve Reasons to Die (Instrumental), Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge Think Differently, Wu-Tang Fight Club (Instrumental), J Dilla Five Man Army, Massive Attack Scars (Instrumental), Rapper Big Pooh Shadows of Tomorrow, Madvillain Sabotage, Beastie Boys Breathe, The Prodigy The Rockafeller Skank, Fatboy Slim Natural Born Killaz, Ice Cube See more

Tomorrow night, METAFLEX comes back with a vengeance as badass vampire hunter Blade. With just TWO sessions left at ROUND venue, don't miss out before we find a new home! Check out Toons On Tap - Session 147: Blade for more event details. Photo by Trashlord Photography.