I've been dabbling in Flash animation again. This time its a brief internet promo for a forthcoming book by best-selling author John Trent titled "The Skinny Rabbit" (to be published by Thomas Nelson). A couple of months ago I did some character designs and artwork for the book. Then they came to me with the concept for this animated promo.The...
Nothing fancy. But a change was long overdue. Hopefully sometime soon I'll find time to do up something really cool, but this'll do for now.EDIT: Someone wrote me that the top half isn't displaying on their computer. If anyone else is having problems seeing the header, please leave a comment and let me know. Thanks!...
MAD Magazine artist Tom Richmond has a new digital color tutorial on his blog:Tutorial Part 1Tutorial Part 2Tutorial Part 3...
Artist David Colman (his blog, his website) has recently published a book, "The Art of Animal Character Design". I just got my copy and overall I am very happy with it. Colman is extremely talented, and this 174-page hardcover book is filled with great eye-candy. While light on text (Colman's writing is short and to the point, which I like),...
I've had some pretty fun projects lately.I spent my my teenage years in the small town of Waterville, MN, the Bullhead Capital of the World. Every summer they celebrate with Bullhead Days, a town festival complete with a parade, carnival rides, a fried bullheads stand on the corner, and a Miss Bullhead competition (well, they call it "Miss Waterville" but...
(Click image for larger version.)Last week I finally completed the artwork for "Day of the Field Trip Zombies" for Stone Arch Books. This is now the sixth children's book I've ever illustrated, but unlike the rest it is a "graphic novel" (fancy name for a comic book). It was a lot of fun, but having never pencilled, inked, and colored...
