Character Design Tag

The new VeggieTales DVD "Celery Night Fever" (Amazon link) has just been released. It's a story about forgiveness with Bob and Larry playing 70's-era disco stars. I had the really fun job of coming up with costumes for Bob and Larry, both as young celebrities and as old modern-day grandparents: Here's a screen shot of the final animation: There's even a plush...

Last year I was hired by Big Idea to help develop some character designs, costumes,  and misc. artwork for their new DVD Veggies In Space. Now that the DVD is available for purchase I'm allowed to show a bit of the artwork I did. I haven't had a chance to watch it yet but it was a lot of fun...

After months of work I've finally recorded and uploaded my new webinar, "Bringing Your Drawings To Life". It was originally conceived as an optional reward for backers of my Kickstarter project (the Pose Drawing Sparkbook) but now it's available for you to purchase and download as well. The webinar is 90 minutes jam-packed with just about everything I know about making entertaining drawings....

I sometimes get hired by business owners to create mascots for their companies and products. An appealing mascot has many benefits, several of which I've listed here. Earlier this year I was hired by a blogger who is building a website about chronic pain and weight loss. He wanted a mascot for the blog who could interact with readers in a...

As a freelance illustrator I work on a variety of projects, but my specialty is character design. I periodically get calls from ad agencies, design firms, and business owners wishing to hire me to design a mascot to help promote their product or service. Mascots are powerful, which is why so many companies use them (like the well-known brands pictured above)....

If you'd like to order an ebook version of the Pose Drawing Sparkbook, I've now added a PDF option! You can also order bookmarks printed on the front and back with drawing tips from the book. My upcoming book, the Pose Drawing Sparkbook, will officially launch at the CTN Animation Expo (November 15-17, 2013). If you've already ordered a copy, either through...