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31 Oct

Posted at 00:00h in Illustration
I recently purchased the special edition DVD of Disney’s Jungle Book. It is widely regarded as one of the all-time classics of animation. Not because of the story. The plot is so simple that the movie should be a total bore. The movie is revered because of the characters. They are so incredibly entertaining and delightful to watch that you...

30 Oct

Posted at 00:00h in Uncategorized
At the moment I’m under the pile with five freelance projects. I’m doing turnarounds and mouth charts for an upcoming episode of 3-2-1 Penguins!, I’m creating some spot illustrations for a website, I’m designing a character for a popular food product (can’t say what yet), I’m illustrating some Spanish curriculum, and I’m getting started on a set of Bible flashcards....

29 Oct

Posted at 00:00h in Art & Business
HOW Magazine is a leading publication in the art and graphics community. If you don’t subscribe, you should. There are a ton of great articles on both the creative and business aspects of being a commercial artist. Recently HOW started offering a series of online “webinars”. (A webinar is a seminar broadcast over the web.) These webinars are designed to...

24 Oct

Posted at 07:19h in Uncategorized
My mind wanders when I’m driving. A lot. One of the worst times to get a bright idea or remember to make a note about something is in the car. Taking my hands off the wheel to scribble a note on the back of a receipt is probably not the smartest thing in the world (although some of you have...

23 Oct

Posted at 00:00h in Character Design
Recently I posted links to several blog articles on character design written by the talented, prolific, and opinionated John K. Here’s a few more good ones from his blog. Set aside some time to read these, his posts are always meaty: Bill Tytla – Terrytoons – cute animation, is it such a bad thing to have appeal? Appeal 1-starting with...

17 Oct

Posted at 00:00h in Character Design
Yesterday during my studio tour I posted a photo of an original sketch of Jafar given to me by master Disney animator Andreas Deja. I have mixed feelings whenever I look at this sketch. On the one hand, I feel deeply honored and inspired to have met Mr. Deja and to have walked away with an original sketch by him....