Last year I declared March to be "Sketchbook Month" and started an informal little blog challenge: a sketch every weekday for the entire month. Several other artists joined in and pretty soon we had a pretty good party going. With the new baby things are just too crazy for me to attempt it again this year, but I'm hoping next...
It's not very often I get to take a little extra time to add some polish and shading to a sketch, but the Christmas/New Year's break allowed me to slow down and be a little more leisurely with my drawing. Here's a study I worked up in Photoshop using my Cintiq. It's based on this photo which I found using...
I've been trying to beef up my character design portfolio to get ready for the CTN Animation Expo next month. The other night I was up late noodling around on my Cintiq and this sheriff popped out. I liked how it was going so I thought I'd throw in some color. Incidentally, if you are planning to go to the Expo...
I've been working on some really neat projects lately. Unfortunately because of strict client confidentiality agreements I can't give specifics abut any of them. For now all I can say is I've done some concept work for a major toy company, I've sketched up some licensed products for an upcoming animated feature film, and I've designed some costumes and props...
Recently I tried something a little different in my sketchbook. I chose a clip from a classic movie (in this case the opening sequence of Sergio Leone's Once Upon A Time In The West) and broke it down into little rough thumbnail studies. It's a terrific piece of filmmaking and I wanted to carefully analyze it shot by shot to...
I've got a pretty large collection of art books in my studio library. Too many in fact. They're nice to have and inspiring to look at but the reality is there's a large chunk of them that I never, ever pull off the shelf and thumb through. So I've decided its time to start selling a few. I'm starting with some...
