I should have posted this earlier this week but over the last few days I was slammed with deadlines. Better late than never. Chris Ayers is a Minnesota native currently working as a character designer and concept artist in Hollywood. He's done work on Men in Black II, Star Trek and The Fantastic Four and is currently designing characters for an upcoming...
I'm still busy working on some projects that I can't say much about. I'm doing another round of sketches of some licensed merchandise for an upcoming animated feature film, I'm developing some ideas for a birthday cake topper, and I'm cranking out some digital marker comps for a rush advertising project. In the mean time to keep the blog from growing...
I'm excited to announce I've recently completed some props and costume designs for an upcoming VeggieTales animation project. I can't show any artwork yet but I have their permission to announce them as a client. I've worked with Big Idea in the past as a character designer for the "3-2-1 Penguins!" TV series and I've done some VeggieTales work indirectly for...
You may have noticed that I'm giving my blog a long-overdue facelift. The old design was just too cluttered, stale, and outdated. I'm not 100% satisfied yet and will probably make some tweaks but I this is a good step in the right direction - cleaner, tighter, and a little easier to browse. It's also a temporary band-aid on a much...
I've been working on some really neat projects lately. Unfortunately because of strict client confidentiality agreements I can't give specifics abut any of them. For now all I can say is I've done some concept work for a major toy company, I've sketched up some licensed products for an upcoming animated feature film, and I've designed some costumes and props...
Recently I tried something a little different in my sketchbook. I chose a clip from a classic movie (in this case the opening sequence of Sergio Leone's Once Upon A Time In The West) and broke it down into little rough thumbnail studies. It's a terrific piece of filmmaking and I wanted to carefully analyze it shot by shot to...
