I've been trying to beef up my character design portfolio to get ready for the CTN Animation Expo next month. The other night I was up late noodling around on my Cintiq and this sheriff popped out. I liked how it was going so I thought I'd throw in some color. Incidentally, if you are planning to go to the Expo...
Lately I've been trying to brush up on my character design skills. I'm planning to attend the CTN Animation Expo in Burbank this November and I'd like to walk through the doors with a beefed-up portfolio under my arm. To get ready I've recently taken a character design workshop from Nate Wragg at the new CGMW online school, I've attended a...
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 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...
[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,...
Carter Goodrich is an amazing illustrator and a truly brilliant character designer. He's worked on such animated films as Finding Nemo, Despicable Me, Open Season. The Prince of Egypt, and Ratatouille. Up until now he was one of the few remaining artists on the planet without a website. That is no longer the case....
