Today's word over at IllustrationFriday.com is "Captain". It's been a long time since I was able to take part, so I'm going to throw this against the wall and see if it sticks. Here's some early concept sketches I did for a publisher a while back. The project eventually evolved into something else and the character changed, so these sketches...
As I mentioned last week, I'm taking a character design class online from Stephen Silver at Schoolism.com. Last week's lesson was on silhouettes. A strong character design will have a clear silhouette that is visually interesting, making the character instantly recognizable. To illustrate, I've taken Jafar from Aladdin and shaded him in. Notice how clearly everything reads: Our assignment was to...
Here's a tip for all you Mac users with .Mac accounts. Apple charges $99 per year for the service, but you can get it at Amazon.com for only $79. I just renewed my .Mac account through Amazon and it worked. Saved twenty bucks. Not a .Mac user? You might want to consider it. .Mac (pronounced "dot-mac") is 10GB of storage on...
Sad, sad news. From newsarama.com: The comics industry lost a luminary this weekend - Mike Wieringo passed away Sunday of a sudden heart attack. Details are still sketchy as of this time, but according to close sources, the acclaimed artist had chest pains at some point during the day and called 911, but the responders did not make it in time. Wieringo...
My friend Sherwin Schwartzrock is a super-talented illustrator, designer, and comic book artist. He does it all, and all very well. He's one of those guys whose work really raises the bar for the rest of us...
I'm currently taking a character design class online through Schoolism.com. My instructor is Stephen Silver, a brilliant character designer with a long list of credits in TV animation. Our first assignment was to create a character called Fat Joe, so that Stephen could get an idea of where each student's skill level is. The description of Fat Joe was given...
