These are some concept sketches I did for a character I am developing for a book publisher. I don't want to say too much about the project yet, but since these particular sketches didn't make the final cut I thought I'd post them. I was pretty happy with how they turned out. (Click for a larger image)....
Apparantly other bloggers are doing this, so I thought I'd join in.Things currently on my desk include:A yo-yo.Several toys including a Buzz Lightyear doll and a Bob the Tomato mug filled with pens.A photo of my wife as a young girl.A stack of art books I was planning to sell on amazon.com or ebay until I discovered they were...
Every year the Evangelical Press Association publishes a catalog of freelancers (artists, writers, photographers, etc.) who want to work in Christian markets. Last year my listing was published with the wrong phone number. Turns out it was completely my fault, not theirs. But to patch things up they were kind enough to let me design this year's cover in exchange...
According to VeggieTales creator Phil Vischer, NBC has done an about-face. When the network first began airing VeggieTales a few months ago, they were editing out most of the references to God and/or the Bible (a decision which never made sense to me). Well, no longer. Future episodes will apparantly be aired un-edited. Woo hoo!...
Two projects which I just finished:First, Arctic Cat publishes a children's magazine three times a year, and they wanted to update their "Cool Cat" character who offers a safety tip for snowmobiling at the end of each issue. This illustration will be placed next to the safety tip. It was a rush project, so if I had it to do...
Custom Tract Source recently commissioned this illustration of Santa for a "Christmas Cash" gospel tract. The tract will resemble colorful toy money, with an upper-body "portrait" of Santa on the front, and on the back Santa will be holding his "naughty and nice" list. There will be some accompanying text with the Christian message that we are all "naughty"...
