Character Design

13 Jan

Posted at 00:02h in Character Design, Illustration

I was digging through some old artwork and found some alien concept sketches I did way back in 2006. These were some "villain" designs from an educational project for kids that was to take place in outer space. As far as I know things never went much further than this before the project came to a stand still, for reasons...

07 Dec

Posted at 13:17h in Art & Business, Character Design, Illustration

The Christmas shopping season is in full swing. If you are an artist, or you are shopping for someone who is, I invite you to take a look at the "Recommended Resources" list I've compiled on Amazon.com. It's a few of the very best books, DVDs, and other resources I've found on topics such as art, illustration, animation, character design,...

19 Nov

Posted at 00:00h in Character Design

A few months ago I was hired by an independent film studio in Hollywood to work on some concept sketches for an animated feature film they are developing. They had brought in an artist to do some concept work but that artist was no longer available. I was asked to do some sketches of one of the characters (a young...

22 Sep

Posted at 16:33h in Character Design

Just a reminder that I'll be giving a 2-part seminar on character design at the Motion '09 animation conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 11-14. It's a real honor. Last year's conference was packed with great speakers and seminars and this year the conference has even more to offer. I'll be part of a new "late night" session, speaking on Monday...

27 Jul

Posted at 21:50h in Character Design

I've been invited to give two presentations on character design this fall at the Motion '09 animation conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 11-14. It's a real honor. I attended last year's Motion '08 conference and it was one of the most fun and informative conferences I had been to in a while. I attended seminars on TV animation pipelines, character...

15 Jun

Posted at 08:29h in Character Design, Just for Fun

"Mascot Contest 2" officially ended on Friday. A lot of people entered and most identified all the mascots correctly. Those who did were entered in the drawing. I put the entries on slips of paper and my two-year-old daughter picked one out of a baseball cap. The winner of the mascot contest is David Oldham. Congrats David! You'll receive a free...