Most of my work on the 3-2-1 Penguins! TV series was character designs and a few props here and there. However, for one episode I was asked to help out on some last-minute effects work. That episode aired this past weekend on NBC so I am finally able to show the art publicly. In this episode the penguins and Michelle answer...
A few short weeks ago issue #2 of Stay Tooned! magazine was released. It's a terrific magazine chock full of articles and interviews by cartoonists for cartoonists. It covers all sorts of cartooning from comics to animation to panel cartoons to character design to editorial cartoons to...
Tod Carter is an uber-talented artist. He's worn a lot of hats over the years from animator to story artist to director to illustrator. He's worked on projects for companies such as Disney, DreamWorks, and Big Idea (VeggieTales) as well as several TV commercials. I had the privilege of working under him on 3-2-1 Penguins! (he directed several of the...
Last week I attended the Motion 08 conference in New Mexico. The 4-day event was geared towards two industries: animation (2D and 3D), and motion graphics/editing. It was one of the best conferences I've attended in a while. The seminars were loaded with helpful and inspiring information, and I met a ton of great people. As an animation character designer, I...
One of my all-time favorite artists, Rik Maki, now has a blog: http://americancartoonist.wordpress.com/ Check it out!...
I'm still trying to dig out from under a mountain of work, so here's just a couple brief notes of interest: Play Election Lingo! If you are planning to watch the Vice Presidential debate tonight, have a little fun with this bingo-like game from illustrator Bob Staake. There's also a Presidential version for when the next debate rolls around. FallCon is this...
