One of the wonderful things about drawing is that it allows you to create the illusion of a three-dimensional space on a flat, two-dimensonal piece of paper. But pulling this off is not as easy as it looks. It is not uncommon for artists to struggle when attempting to create a convincing sense of depth (or "perspective") in a drawing....
Here's a few late night sketches done on my Cintiq 12wx, looking at some random photos from a Google image search. Nothing fancy (a little wonky, actually)...
Classic Looney Tunes animated shorts are now available for download on iTunes, priced at two for $1.99. Right now if you go to the iTunes store and click on "TV Shows", you'll see a box in the middle area of the screen that says "Looney Tunes Studio Just Added". Click on it and you'll see 60 classic shorts organized by...
(Illustration by Paul Fricke/Blue Moon Studios. All rights reserved.) It's my pleasure to welcome another Minnesota illustrator to the blogosphere! My friend and fellow illustrator Paul Fricke (owner of Blue Moon Studios) has just launched a spanky new version of his website--complete with a daily blog. Paul has been freelancing for over twenty years now. He has a background...
I've had the privilege of being a member of the National Cartoonists Society for about five years now. Since I live in Minneapolis I belong to the North Central Chapter. Most of the NCS chapters are centered on the coasts, where you can find a high concentration of cartoonists in a relatively small geographical area. Since this is the...
For last Saturday's episode of 3-2-1 Penguins! I had the privilege of not only designing the misc. characters but also most of the props (over two dozen!) It was a lot of work for one episode but also a ton of fun. Here's a sampling: (All artwork is © copyright Big Idea. All rights reserved.) This water pump is not really a...
