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Haven’t seen the new Superman movie. Don’t know if I’d like it or not (I’m hearing mixed reviews) but I hope they get it right. In the mean time I found this old sketch and decided to color it up. I dunno…did I draw the chin too small? ...

Hopkins is a Minneapolis suburb whose big summer event is the Raspberry Festival. Last year they rebooted their mascot with a new costume by local designer Sarah Spookystitch. This year I was asked to draw a cartoon version of that mascot, based on the costume . I had two thoughts: First, I didn't want to adhere too strictly to the costume....

Generations is a Christian homeschool publisher. They hired me to illustrate a series of covers for their English grammar curriculum. They told me what animals to include and what content to feature on the "chalkboard" of each cover, and I took it from there. Learning is always more fun when you have cartoon animals to help out! ...

A toy entrepreneur hired me to design a line of toys. We started with a sheep character then refined it into a template they liked. Eventually I sketched up some possibilities for turning that template into a sheep, lion, eagle, and fish: Ultimately the project was put on pause, which sometimes happens. Bringing a product from idea to reality can...