Yet another project I can finally go public with. Earlier this summer I was hired by BI: The Business Improvement Company to help develop an online racing game with an Olympics theme. The concept went through several stages. Here's a brief rundown of how we developed the look of the game: First I wanted to nail down the "look" of the...
As I mentioned a couple of posts back, one of my clients specializes in themed birthday cakes. They decided they'd like to manufacture little plastic trees to use on some of the cakes, and asked me to draw one up. Here's the concept sketches and final turnarounds I submitted. The tree could only be so tall and so wide. The grey...
Here's another project I can finally let out of the bag. A large regional company is in the process of rebranding itself and expanding its market base. I was hired by an ad agency to help develop an updated version of this company's current mascot. After a couple of rounds of sketches the company decided to go in another direction...
It's been a while since I posted any actual artwork on this blog. I've been cranking out artwork like crazy all spring and summer, but because of NDA's and other client arrangements I haven't been able to show much of the work publicly...
If you are an art director or art buyer who hires freelancers, there's a short article you should read from HOW Magazine: How To Retain Good Freelance Talent The article lists five things every freelancer wishes they could tell their clients. I found the article through HOW's free e-newsletter, which is a great resource for creatives of all shapes and sizes. You...
On Saturday a local comic book shop was promoting an event and hired actors to walk around dressed as super heroes. It was as close as I could come to attending Comic-Con this year. During a break my friend Mike snapped this photo in the parking lot: Here's your assignment: Write a funny caption and post it in the "Comments" section (please...
