Earlier this year I animated another segment for the DVD series "What's In The Bible?" (from VeggieTales creator Phil Vischer). Volume 9, "God Speaks", covers the major and minor prophets in the Old Testament. I was asked to animate five brief clips to illustrate the various categories of biblical prophecy (i.e. instruction oracles, indictment oracles, etc.). I had no idea...
Last year I was contacted by the Quois Corporation, a toy company in China that specializes in technology-based toys. They wanted to create an interactive slide projector and hired me to work up some ideas. The toy needed to have a projector lens, a slot for inserting cartridges and/or a thumb drive, and a method for advancing the slides. Here's a...
Every once in a while I sit down and doodle up a few sketch cards. I buy the blank cards at my local art supply store, then get out some colored pencils and markers and have fun. No pressure. I just draw whatever I feel like. Some turn out, some don't. The ones that do I send to past clients...
Famed illustrator and MAD Magazine cartoonist Al Jaffee on being a professional illustrator. Well worth two minutes of your time: [youtube_sc url=N2hhgbEau5k width=430]...
For the past couple of years VeggieTales creator Phil Vischer has been working on an ambitous new project called What's In The Bible? It's a 13-part DVD series that uses puppets, live action, and animation to educate children and adults alike about the contents of the best-selling book of all time. It's an entertaining blend of Bible stories, theology, church...
Last year I was hired by Big Idea to design some costumes and props for a VeggieTales compilation DVD called "God Loves You Very Much" (Amazon link). The DVD contains three previously published VeggieTales stories ("The Ballad of Little Joe", "Gideon: Tuba Warrior" and "Rack Shack and Benny") but new countertop segments were created to weave the stories together. My...
