Exodus 90 is a Catholic ministry for men. Their goal is to challenge men of all ages and backgrounds with a 90-day period of fasting and discipline, focusing on three areas: prayer, asceticism (self-denial), and fraternity (brotherhood). They asked me to help them design an appealing mascot that they could use in some of their materials. We talked about...
A toy licensing company asked me to help them explore ideas for a line of Disney figurines. They wanted the characters to be recognizable but at the same time stylistically unique, almost as if the characters all belonged in the same world. It sounded like a fun challenge. I started by noodling around just to see what might work and what...
Earlier this year I was contacted by Mountainside Farms, a regional east coast dairy company, to help them design a new mascot for their packaging. They had been using a cow character designed by another illustrator but decided it was time for a new look. They asked me to design a cow who's face could be plugged into the existing packaging...
We're in the final stretch of Inktober! Doing a drawing a day for an entire month is a big challenge. It's easy to run out of steam after a couple of weeks. To help encourage you to finish out the month, I've marked down the Pose Drawing Sparkbook, Expanded Edition (ebook). It's now 50% off (was $15.00, now only $7.50) from...
Another silly detective sketch for the Character Design Challenge group on Facebook. This guy had his own cheesy cop show in the 1970's. #characterdesign #sketch #detective #drawing...
A few years ago Goldfish Swim Schools hired me to create a mascot named Bubbles (see a few of the concept sketches here). They liked him so much that they've hired me to illustrate Bubbles on stickers and tattoos,  window clings, and coloring pages. They even made him into a plush doll. Recently the client gave permission for me to post some...
