I'm working on a project designing characters for a Flash-based racing game. There will be five different characters racing through the office in their own customized chairs. Here's three of the designs so far, though they are still evolving. I'm enjoying trying to push the characters into a more abstract direction, something I want to get better at. ...
These were done recently for a print campaign at a large insurance company. (The screen on the laptop is intentionally left blank for the art director to fill in later)....
I just discovered a great new art blog, Story Boredom. Most of the contributors are anonymous, but the rumor is they are all storyboard artists who work in feature animation. It is known that one of the members is John Sanford (co-director of Disney's Home on the Range). Whoever they are, they are incredibly talented. Check...
Thanks everyone for the great feedback on my self-promotion postcard (two entries ago). Based on that feedback, here is a new version. Not sure yet if I like the background colors. I think keeping only two background colors helps unify it more, but it's hard to find two colors that will compliment each of the varied faces (which...
A friend just sent me a link to Artnatomy, a fascinating site using Flash technology to help artists study facial anatomy and expressions. It highlights the different face muscles and lets you push and pull them to see how they work to communicate emotion. This is way better than anything you might find in an "anatomy for artists" book. ...
It's time for a new "snail mail" campaign to promote my work. Here's a rough mock-up of a postcard idea (click the images for a larger version). I'm trying to market myself as a character designer, so I've collected 11 of my favorite designs from 2005 into a psudo-Brady Bunch format. This is going to be an...
