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27 Jul

Posted at 21:50h in Character Design

I've been invited to give two presentations on character design this fall at the Motion '09 animation conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 11-14. It's a real honor. I attended last year's Motion '08 conference and it was one of the most fun and informative conferences I had been to in a while. I attended seminars on TV animation pipelines, character...

15 Jul

Posted at 23:04h in Art & Business

Things are really hopping here at the studio. I've recently finished up a packaging illustration and a toy design. I'm currently working on another toy design, three packaging illustrations (each for a different client), character designs for an animated feature film, and soon I may also be designing characters for an episode of another animated series. I've also been invited...

10 Jul

Posted at 18:08h in Uncategorized

This afternoon I was designing a Bible character for a client project. This sketch was too exaggerated to meet the style the client needed, but I liked how it turned out so I decided to do a full render in Photoshop....

09 Jul

Posted at 05:28h in Art & Business

Illustrator Dani Jones has posted a great litlte tutorial with instructions on how to optimize your portfolio website for the iPhone. Her article really got me thinking. As more and more people are surfing the web with their smart phones, it seems innevitable that sooner or later a potential client is going to try viewing my website on a tiny...