Pose Drawing Sparkbook

09 Oct

Posted at 11:10h in Pose Drawing Sparkbook

I'm proud to announce that Emmy-winning character designer Dan Haskett has written the Foreword to the Pose Drawing Sparkbook. Dan is an amazing character designer, animator, and all-around great guy. He's worked on everything from Sesame Street to Beauty and the Beast to Toy Story to The Simpsons, where he won an Emmy for his work converting Matt Groening's rough designs into an animation-friendly format. I consider Dan a...

06 Sep

Posted at 14:49h in Art & Business, Pose Drawing Sparkbook

Once again I'll be attending the CTN Animation Expo in Burbank Nov. 15-17, and I can't wait. It's always a great show and one of the highlights of my year. For the third year in a row I'll be giving my workshop Be Your Own Boss: Freelancing Tips and Tricks. It's a 45 minute presentation full of business tips for artists,...

16 Aug

Posted at 13:20h in Character Design, Pose Drawing Sparkbook, Sketchbook (The Unfunny Stuff)

(This excerpt is from a rough draft of  the Pose Drawing Sparkbook, a super-charged sketchbook designed to help you put more life and personality into your drawings. Think of it as acting exercises for your sketchbook.Read other snippets here and here.) As human beings we all experience the same basic emotions, but everyone has their own unique personality through which those emotions are filtered. This can...