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 The old design was just too cluttered, stale, and outdated.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...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWrJinOgnwU] A new promo has just been posted for volume 6 of What's In The Bible?, an ongoing project from VeggieTales creator Phil Vischer. It's a terrific series that uses a combination of puppets, live action, and animation to walk through the Bible step-by-step re-telling the stories, explaining their significance, and answering tough questions. There's a good balance of humor and...
[youtube_sc url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9USEtUDgydw" title="Who%20really%20created%20He-Man?"] As a freelance toy designer this looks fascinating to me. It's a trailer for Toy Masters, an upcoming documentary about a long-running dispute over who should get the credit for creating He-Man and the whole Masters Of The Universe juggernaut. It's clearly a low-budget effort but judging from the trailer there will be a good mixture of conflict,...
