Recently I was hired by Alex Brands to illustrate the packaging of a new line of toys called Screw Ballz. Basically they are springy foam rubber creatures that can be wound up and combined together into interlocking balls. They asked me to illustrate each animal in an active "springing out" pose. The product hasn't hit stores yet so I can't...
Recently I was hired by Alex Brands to help with the launch of a new line of Big Wheels bikes. They were considering using illustrations for the packaging and asked me to whip up a couple of preliminary concepts of what that might look like (one boy, one girl). Here's what I submitted (posted with client permission): ...
It's been another exciting year of illustration adventures, full of thrills and chills! ILLUSTRATION An illustration I did for the Strottman Agency was published by Lowe's in a Valentine's Day kids' activity kit. Hasbro gave me permission to reveal some sticker illustrations I had done for a My Little Pony playset and a Fur Real poster for HASCON 2017. I also...
I want to say a huge thanks to Comics Coast to Coast for interviewing me on their latest podcast. We talked about a lot of topics from Monster Cereals to toy design to digital brushes to ethnic sensitivities when designing characters. I talked a bit too fast in the first ten minutes or so (newbie mistake) but if you keep...
I've worked on a lot of projects for Hasbro over the years. Most of it is concept art that must stay forever under lock and key but every once in a while I do something I can show to the world. Recently Hasbro hosted their first very own convention, Hasbro HASCON 2017. In one of the booths they wanted to put...
Over the years I've worked on dozens of projects for Hasbro. Most of what I do for them is "planning and production" so the artwork stays behind the scenes and will never be seen by the general public. The toy business is competitive and Hasbro is naturally very protective of their ideas, which I respect. Every once in a while something...
