On Saturday morning NBC aired another episode of "3-2-1 Penguins!" which I was fortunate enough to work on. For much of the series my job was to design various aliens which the Penguins would encounter as they hopped from planet to planet. If the script called for a prop or gag that would change a character's appearance, it was also...
As promised, here's some of the character design sketches I did for last Saturday's episode of 3-2-1 Penguins!: (All artwork is © copyright Big Idea. All rights reserved.) In this episode, the Penguins visited a planet inhabited by lawn flamingos and garden gnomes who were fighting each other for control of the water supply (the episode was about learning to share)....
Another Episode of 3-2-1 Penguins! airs tomorrow morning on NBC. For this particular episode I designed not just the alien characters but also the various props and gadgets. I think I did more work on this episode than on any other episode during the season. And as always, it was a blast. On Monday, after the episode has aired, I'll post...
On Saturday morning NBC aired another episode of 3-2-1 Penguins! for which I did some character design work. The episode was a lesson in gluttony, so I had to design an alien race of overweight pig-like characters. The primary character is a slobby, pizza-chomping Ambassador, but there were a few quick cuts to scenes with other misc. alien families all...
As I've written before, I spent much of the summer and fall doing character designs for new episodes of 3-2-1 Penguins!, an animated series on NBC from the company behind VeggieTales. It's a goofball comedy about four penguins and two kids who travel the universe ala "Star Trek". Each week's lesson is based on a verse from the book of...
(Artwork by John Nevarez. All rights reserved.) John Nevarez is an extraordinary talent in the animation industry. He currently works as a storyboard and visual development artist for Disney television animation. His work is energetic and appealing, and I know more than a few people who list him among their favorite modern animation artists. To drool over his artwork,...
