Time for my annual Good Friday post: Today is Good Friday, the day Christians celebrate the torture, crucifixion, and death of Jesus Christ. So why is it called “good?” Because it was a good day for you and me. Earlier in my career I illustrated this 8-page cartoon Gospel tract. I hope it will help explain. If you like the tract, you can download...
Yesterday I was sketching up some doodles as part of a new promotional campaign I'm working on. I liked how this bear turned out so I decided to clean it up and color it in Photoshop. If you'd like to purchase the rights to use this image please contact me....
A couple of years ago I was hired by the owner of a small food company to design a mascot for a new line of chocolate covered cashews. His idea was to call them "Chocolate Covered Elf Ears", since the shape reminded him of the ears on a small elf and he thought it would be a fun way to...
I've gone through the PDF versions of all my portfolios, weeded out some old work and put in some fresh. I've also updated the "About me" page. You can download them at my website or with these links: Character Design Portfolio 2011 Toy Design Portfolio 2011 Illustration Portfolio 2011 Comp Art Portfolio 2011 Enjoy!...
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...
Last month I was hired by Minneapolis ad agency Olson-Denali to work up some color comps for a pitch to Best Buy. They wanted to suggest some possible photography ideas built around a specific theme. The left third of each image was left open for insertion of text. The deadline was tight—actual working turnaround was about 24 hours. Eventually Best Buy decided...
