(Indiana Jones is copyright © Paramount Pictures. All rights reserved.) I stopped doing "realistic" illustration a few years ago and focus primarily on illustrating in a very cartoony style. I enjoy it more, it's what I'm best at, and it's much faster which means I can usually earn more per hour. I still do life drawings and portrait studies in my...
People celebrate Christmas for all sorts of reasons. For me it's not just about the presents or the time with family or even the little manger scene on the mantel. It's also about why Jesus was born: "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners" (1 Timothy 1:15). Since I'm definitely a sinner, that's good news. I tried to...
Yet another project I can finally go public with. Earlier this summer I was hired by BI: The Business Improvement Company to help develop an online racing game with an Olympics theme. The concept went through several stages. Here's a brief rundown of how we developed the look of the game: First I wanted to nail down the "look" of the...
It's been a while since I posted any actual artwork on this blog. I've been cranking out artwork like crazy all spring and summer, but because of NDA's and other client arrangements I haven't been able to show much of the work publicly...
A couple of weeks ago I announced my new finger-puppet business cards. I designed them to serve several functions: To demonstrate my abilities as a character desginer; To stand out and be a good conversation starter at networking events; To display not just my contact info but list past clients and quotes/endorsements from satisfied art directors. So far the cards have been a big...
Recently I came across a terrific article about business cards from the ProFreelancing blog. According to the author most business cards are largely a waste of money. People will quickly lose interest in you and your work if all they have to remember you by is your contact info. It's even worse at a networking event where everyone is collecting...
