Character Designs
A few unchosen concepts from a recent character design project I’ve been working on…
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A few unchosen concepts from a recent character design project I’ve been working on…
Are you looking for a character for your company and would love to be the next MailChimp? What about a children’s book you’re putting together, or an advertising mascot so your company can have the next GEICO gecko speaking for you? Customers and constituents identify with characters – look at Snap Crackle and Pop as [...]
A couple character sketches, Steve and Alan, for an animation project I’m starting…
Alas, when you’re down to one vehicle, you need to make choices. So I’m here at home while mass quantities of bacon flavored popcorn (www.BaconPop.com), bacon ranch dressing (www.TheBaconRanch.com) and bacon-flavored envelopes (www.mmmvelopes.com) are being discovered by the blessed masses of Seattle. But fear not, you still have at least an hour of insanity to [...]
Here are a few snapshots from the book I’m illustrating – just a sneak peek cuz I don’t want to give too much away…
Just a sneak peek at my leading lady…
Keeping a character looking consistant across a book is the hardest part of children’s illustration.
A peek inside the process of my children’s book project…
My kids and I sat down with our sketchbooks last night, and I gave them an assignment:
Draw a skateboarding penguin. With kneepads. ;) Here’s mine:
You want penguins? I’ll give ya stinkin’ penguins!!!
A walk thru of how I created my latest illustration in Photoshop.