Craig McCracken, creater of The Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, has released a brand new sketchbook entitled Wander Over Yonder. I'm a huge fan of his character design work and can't wait to get my signed copy in the mail. Don't wait too long to order yours. Word on the street is they're almost gone. (EDIT: I...
Along with posting new work on my website and on this here blog, I also make samples of my work available as a free PDF download for clients to print and keep on file. The last time I updated the PDF was in January 2008. A lot has changed since then and an update was long overdue. Instead of one portfolio...
Recently artist Sam Nielson ran a contest of sorts on his blog. He wanted to practice some digital coloring/painting but didn't feel like drawing anything, so he asked for submissions. Two winners would then be chosen to have their sketches colored by him. Cool! On a lark I submitted some concept sketches (above) from a "buffalo wings" project I had done...
I recently completed work designing a mascot for a new product, Leahy's Chocolate Covered Leprechaun Ears. It's a new confectionary product, fine cashews dipped in rich chocolate. They're shaped like, well, leprechaun or elf ears (hence the name). I've sampled them and they are delicious! Easily as good or better than the name brand chocolate covered nuts you'll find at...
Recently I was hired by Snert Studios to design a wacky rooster character for a Flash-based children's website they are developing. The site is still under construction but the client has given me permission to post my work on the project. I wanted to push the designs in a more stylized direction than normal so I started playing around with various...
Deadlines met, I can now resume blogging. This past weekend NBC aired the final episode of 3-2-1 Penguins! for this season. Incidentally, it was also the last episode I had the privilege of working on. We originally did two seasons back-to-back and my role in the project was completed almost a year ago. I haven't heard anything since about creating new...
