Images copyright © Bob Staake. All rights reserved. Freelancing can be a lonely existence, and listening to background music or DVDs in the studio all day can get tiresome. So I'm always looking for good documentaries, interviews, and instructional material that relate to being a commercial artists. When I can actually hear the voice of another artist "talking shop" in the...
"John K" (short for Kricfalusi) is the creator of Ren and Stimpy, and a prolific blogger. I'm not a big fan of Ren and Stimpy, and John's abstract drawing style (shown above) doesn't really appeal to me. But his blog is terrific! His posts about art, animation, and cartooning are very thoughtful and filled with great images and clips that...
Too busy with freelance work to post today. But check out the very talented artists and fun links listed over to the left. Back with more tomorrow....
The 19th Annual FallCon will be held at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St. Paul on October 6-7. FallCon is Minnesota's largest comic book convention. If you live near the Twin Cities, come check it out. It's no Comic-Con (what else is?), but it is a well-organized event with big attendance and a lot of fun. This year the 501st...
As my regular blog readers know, I'm taking a character design class online from Stephen Silver over at schoolism.com. This week's assignment was to do rough turnarounds of our character. In animation, once a character design is approved the next step is to create "turnaround" drawings. The purpose is to make sure the storybaord artists, animators, and/or computer modellers can...
One of my favorite TV shows is Monk, a dramedy about an obsessive-compulsive detective (Adrian Monk) played brilliantly by Emmy-winner Tony Shalhoub. Imagine if Sherlock Holmes had been wracked with anxieties and phobias, and you've got the essence of the character. His over-the-top attention to detail makes him an excellent detective but also an enormous frustration to the people around...
