08 Nov New Art Blog Added to Blogroll
I recently discovered a blog by Austrian artist Florian Satzinger. His work is pretty nifty. Check it out. (Image © copyright Florian Satzinger.) ...
Character Design
23 Oct More John K on Character Design
Recently I posted links to several blog articles on character design written by the talented, prolific, and opinionated John K. Here's a few more good ones from his blog. Set aside some time to read these, his posts are always meaty: Bill Tytla - Terrytoons - cute animation, is it such a bad thing to have appeal? Appeal 1-starting with cuteness as...
22 Oct Concept Sketches for “3-2-1 Penguins!”
As I mentioned in Friday’s post, I’ve spent the last few months designing characters and props for the TV series 3-2-1 Penguins! which airs Saturday mornings on NBC. Last weekend the first episode I actually worked on (”Green-Eyed Monster”) was broadcast. My name was in the credits, which means that for two seconds on Saturday I was ignored by millions...
19 Oct Shamelesss Plug
I spent most of the summer and fall doing character design work for 3-2-1 Penguins!, a new animated series on NBC from the creators of VeggieTales. It's a fun adventure comedy with lots of goofball humor. The first episode I worked on, "The Green-Eyed Monster", airs tomorrow morning on the peacock network (10:30am central time, check your local listings). The...
17 Oct How I Insulted A Master Animator
Yesterday during my studio tour I posted a photo of an original sketch of Jafar given to me by master Disney animator Andreas Deja. I have mixed feelings whenever I look at this sketch. On the one hand, I feel deeply honored and inspired to have met Mr. Deja and to have walked away with an original sketch by him. On the other hand, the event is one of the most embarrasing moments of my career.
12 Oct Stuff I Recommend
I'm a huge collector of reference books. Among the dozens and dozens of books in my studio, there are a select few that I would highly recommend for any professional illustrator/character designer/animator to own. If you make your living drawing, this stuff can inspire you, boost your skills, maybe help advance your career or even increase your income. As part...