Adventures in MS Paint: Two friends with two different artistic styles who create and share their MS Paint drawings (during breaks, of course) to get through their mid-day office doldrums. The result: one beautiful blog William Tyler Archive Recommend Us! Your Submissions! var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-18351912-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Tumblr (3.0; @officeloveletters)http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/<a href="http://leftyrhymes.tumblr.com">We're so sorry that we've been gone - to help minimize your MS Paint withdrawal symptoms you should follow a new tumblr we stumbled on, Rhyme Time</a>http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/16047778673http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/16047778673Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:27:40 -0500<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lapnpwEBo21qcj5ul.bmp"/></p> <p>Drawings by <a href="http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/tagged/William">William</a> / Drawings by <a href="http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/tagged/Tyler">Tyler</a> / <a href="http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/ask">Ask </a>/ <a href="http://www.tumblr.com/directory/recommend/art/officeloveletters">Recommend </a>us / Welcome friends!</p>http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/1375717068http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/1375717068Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:56:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu1r6eXm1U1qdr63po1_r2_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Since work sadly picked up, and I had to start working through my lunches,  I thought the least I could do would be to do a daily updated animated gif of Wilford Brimley’s No-Shave-November-till-he-transforms-into-Santa - <a title="Updated link" href="http://i.picasion.com/pic46/1db065b423b596a3fa61e391bef78da7.gif">Updated Link</a></p> <p>Cheers,</p> <p>William</p>http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/12248593580http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/12248593580Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:54:00 -0400wilford brimleyno shave novemberwilliamms paintOffice Love Lettersofficeloveletters<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljwsh50N5T1qdr63po1_r2_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>In these tough economic times, we all need to find ways to cut expenditures.</p> <p>Cheers,</p> <p>William - April 19, 2010</p>http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/4750260798http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/4750260798Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:58:00 -0400ms paintartsantawilliam<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhjnfha5f61qdr63po1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sesame Street Australia - Oscar the Pouch</p> <p>Cheers,</p> <p>William - March 4, 2011</p>http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3639595702http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3639595702Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:33:17 -0500williamms paintoscar the grouchaustraliakangarooartlol<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhhz8hf1681qdr63po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The tumblr for the lovely newspaper of our alma matter, <a href="http://dailytarheel.tumblr.com/">dailytarheel </a>asked, “Can you do something UNC themed for #beakDuke week? xoxoxox, the dth”<br/><br/>I give you my best scary Roy Williams - Go Heels!</p>http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3624042124http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3624042124Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:53:00 -0500ms paintwilliambeatdukeroy williams<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhftq55Nex1qdr63po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dear Friends:</p> <p>I have some troubling news. Reindeer may be at risk in Greenland - notably Santa’s…<br/><br/>I present my case:<br/><br/>1) <em>From the <a href="http://www.greenland.com/tourist/culture/festivals/santa-claus.aspx?lang=en">Offical Greenland Travel Guide</a></em>: “<strong>Santa Claus lives in Greenland</strong>”</p> <p><em>2) and from the <a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gl.html">CIA Factbook on Greenland</a>:</em></p> <p>a) “Land use - <strong>arable land: 0%</strong>” <br/>b) “Agriculture - products: forage crops, garden and greenhouse vegetables; sheep, <strong>reindeer</strong>; fish”</p> <p>I propose that we redirect the <a href="http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3585164326/my-illustration-of-the-alameda-weehawken-burrito">burrito tunnel</a> to Greenland to save Santa’s Reindeer.</p> <p>If you ever needed a reason to visit Greenland, aside from the sheer beauty of the country and the kindness of its inhabitants, what better reason could there be than a chance sighting of Santa.</p> <p>- Part of the OLL Country Outreach Program</p> <p>William - March 2, 2011</p>http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3601447442http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3601447442Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:58:00 -0500williamms paintartgreenlandsanta<p><p class="MsoNormal">We’ve been touched that over 50,000 of you have visited our stupid little site from nearly every corner of the world. We want to share our stupidity with everyone, so we’re launching a stupid little outreach campaign.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Over the next few months, we will attempt to do a little drawing (here and there) honoring something awesomely random about those countries which we haven’t been able to reach with our crappy MS Paint Drawings yet.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Greenland, Iran; Afghanistan; Suriname; French Guiana; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; Tajikistan; Kyrgyzstan; Burma; Papua New Guinea; Madagascar; Mozambique; Western Sahara; Mauritania; Mali; Burkina Faso; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Niger; Chad; Central African Republic; Cameroon; Gabon; Congo; Congo [DRC]; Angola; Namibia; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Botswana; Malawi; Andorra</p> <p class="MsoNormal">First up, Greenland!</p></p>http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3588277885http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3588277885Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:02:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhe6qpeG7I1qdr63po1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>My illustration of the <a href="http://idlewords.com/2007/04/the_alameda-weehawken_burrito_tunnel.htm">Alameda-Weehawken Burrito Tunnel</a>*, that great engine of economic growth for the impoverished Mission District of San Francisco. It alone is the only reason that New York City isn’t completely uninhabitable.*</p> <p>-Tyler, March 1, 2011</p> <p>*You owe it to yourself to read this.</p>http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3585164326http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3585164326Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:44:00 -0500tylerart<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhdycbxEhi1qdr63po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Our friend wshippy (<a href="http://wshippy.tumblr.com/">http://wshippy.tumblr.com/</a>) requested, “can you draw a lemur dreaming about himself wielding the hammer of thor?”</p> <p>OK - Technically this isn’t a lemur, but then again, I don’t trust lemurs with hammers.</p> <p>Cheers,<br/><br/>William - February 29, 2011</p>http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3583072959http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3583072959Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:43:00 -0500artlollemurms paintwilliam<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhc3j8qzcT1qdr63po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Rest in peace, Tumblr Directory.</p> <p>William - February 28, 2011</p>http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3564467772http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3564467772Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:40:20 -0500artms paintwilliamdirectorytumblr<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lh0ueuP7VH1qdr63po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This post is in honor of my uncle, an Elvis fan, who starts a new job today. Good luck!</p> <p>Cheers,</p> <p>William - February 22, 2011</p>http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3444183668http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3444183668Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:49:42 -0500ms paintwilliamelvisart<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgyz549e2m1qdr63po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>kelseym (<a href="http://kelseym.tumblr.com/"><a href="http://kelseym.tumblr.com/">http://kelseym.tumblr.com/</a></a>) requested, “Narwhal at a copy machine.”<br/><br/>Cheers,<br/><br/>William - February 21, 2011</p>http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3423487200http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3423487200Mon, 21 Feb 2011 08:36:40 -0500ms paintwilliamnarwhalart<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgtt8vL8QO1qdr63po1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I found this strange little gem on youtube (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qsQhrbfFc8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qsQhrbfFc8</a>)</p> <p>I thought I’d share it with you.</p> <p>Cheers,</p> <p>William - February 18, 2011</p>http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3365701835http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3365701835Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:41:19 -0500williamms paintcatart<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgo01kcmL81qdr63po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span id="search">Salvador Dali Lama</span></p> <p><span>William - February 15, 2011<br/></span></p>http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3309797992http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3309797992Tue, 15 Feb 2011 10:22:00 -0500williamms paintdaliart<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgm4qmuxrO1qdr63po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Bank-sy… he works in a bank… yeah, it’s one of those mornings.</p> <p>Cheers,</p> <p>William - February 14, 2011</p>http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3292150005http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3292150005Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:08:00 -0500ms paintwilliambanksyart<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgf76xC6X51qdr63po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Alas, in meetings all day - here’s something from the archives.</p> <p>Apologies and Cheers,</p> <p>William</p>http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3221196855http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3221196855Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:18:00 -0500williamms paintart<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgd1xg72Oy1qdr63po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Our friend, <a href="http://ohsnowitisnt.tumblr.com/">ohsnowitisnt </a>requested, “Draw a bear with hair sharing a pear with a hare and a mare in a lair, and maybe, if you dare, a pair of chairs.”</p> <p>I give you that… more or less.</p> <p>Cheers,</p> <p>William - February 9, 2010</p>http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3200574179http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3200574179Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:29:00 -0500ms paintwilliamart<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgbf7sKAqy1qdr63po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Today’s post is a special thank you to <a href="http://www.ontumblr.com">Ann Taylor’s On Tumblr</a> for linking our post yesterday… and since it’s Jules Verne’s birthday… I give you Jules Verne in Ann Taylor.</p> <p>Cheers,</p> <p>William - February 8, 2011</p>http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3185046507http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3185046507Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:21:00 -0500MS PAINTWilliamJules VerneAnn Taylorontumblrart<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg96zvm7CE1qdr63po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="action"> Our dear friend <a title="rachel [ftw]: ramblings you don't need" href="http://rmhardin.tumblr.com/">rmhardin</a> requested, “<span class="answer_content">Anything with a monocle” </span></span></p> <p><span class="action"><span class="answer_content">I give you a pear with a monocle… I may have taken anything too far. Apologies, friend</span></span><span class="action"><span class="answer_content"> </span></span></p> <p><span class="action"><span class="answer_content">Cheers,</span></span></p> <p><span class="action"><span class="answer_content">William - February 7, 2010<br/></span></span></p> <p><span class="action"><span class="answer_content"><br/></span></span></p>http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3164318078http://officeloveletters.tumblr.com/post/3164318078Mon, 07 Feb 2011 10:28:00 -0500WilliamMS Paintart