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20 Feb

Posted at 15:36h in Character Design, Illustration, Pose Drawing Sparkbook, Sketchbook (The Unfunny Stuff)

When I was raising funds on Kickstarter for the Pose Drawing Sparkbook, one of the rewards I offered my backers was a webinar called "Bringing Your Drawings To Life". I've been working really hard to make this webinar and helpful and jam-packed with info as I can, including creating lots of sketches to illustrate the concepts. I want to cram...

14 Feb

Posted at 14:59h in Character Design

I sometimes get hired by business owners to create mascots for their companies and products. An appealing mascot has many benefits, several of which I've listed here. Earlier this year I was hired by a blogger who is building a website about chronic pain and weight loss. He wanted a mascot for the blog who could interact with readers in a...

14 Feb

Posted at 14:42h in Character Design

As a freelance illustrator I work on a variety of projects, but my specialty is character design. I periodically get calls from ad agencies, design firms, and business owners wishing to hire me to design a mascot to help promote their product or service. Mascots are powerful, which is why so many companies use them (like the well-known brands pictured above)....

27 Jan

Posted at 14:36h in Art & Business, Pose Drawing Sparkbook

The super-talented-illustrator-and-all-around-nice-guy Bob Ostrom and his co-host Chris Wilson have re-launched their Creative Independence podcast and have given me the honor of the first interview! I prattled on about my Kickstarter campaign for the Pose Drawing Sparkbook, including what I learned and what I'd do differently next time. Give it a listen. And if you like what I have to say,...

24 Jan

Posted at 17:03h in Art & Business, Pose Drawing Sparkbook

I've put together a webinar about my Kickstarter experience called "Kickstarter Tips and Tricks". I'm going to share what I learned, some mistakes I made, and what I hope will be lots of helpful advice for anyone thinking about doing a Kickstarter. Eventually I may sell the webinar on my website but for now it will be one of several...

12 Jan

Posted at 14:21h in Just for Fun, Pose Drawing Sparkbook

[youtube_sc url=iblAFBcwWzI width=430] Thought I'd try something different. Just for fun I've recorded my own audio commentary on a classic public-domain Popeye cartoon ("A Date To Skate", 1938) focusing on pose drawing and animation. Let me know what you think. I'm also starting to build my own YouTube channel with misc. odds and ends related to drawing (demo videos, etc.).  Not sure...