'76 baby.

Yet another one from the note book. These two bad dudes are from a comic that my buddy Tigh Walker is doing. Go to the people in the know section and check out Tigh's stuff. It's sure to please. Freeze sucker!

Hockey season.

This is a quick doodle from my note book. This big guy can be seen in Essex county vol. 2: Ghost stories. It's a great book done by super artist and Burritos team mate Jeff Lemire. Go to the people in the know section and check the man out. See you on the ice.

Logo?

Well, if nothing else, this is just a little water color test. I wanted to put this as my header, but the damn thing won't do what it's told. Bad header! Bad eye ball! Scrub the deck!

Swearengen.

This is a quick one of one of my all time favorite characters. Good old Al. I did this really quick and I'm surprised it turned out.. Oh, how I miss the days when a new episode would air. Thank god for DVD's. Now, get out of my F...in' bar!

Still life with chainsaw.

Here's a quick one. Good old Johnny Enduro and some zombies. Summer always makes me think of zombies...I have no idea why. Oh well. Enjoy!

Method to the madness.

Here's a little step by step. From early pencils to final inks. Hopefully I'll get around to doing some story stuff with these two characters. Until then, keep swinging!

10 down.....

Do you know where you were ten years ago? Neither do I. Well, not really. I know that I just finished college and could not have been happier. I always hated school, even if I was drawing for my credits. So, I got my diploma ( which I never had to use ) and started looking for work. And looking back at it all now, I'm amazed that I'm still doing what I love to do. It hasn't always been a blast, or easy. But, nothing is. I've been lucky to have worked with some awesome people, on some highly creative projects and for some great studios. Thanks to all. Extra special thanks to my family and friends.

Style baby, style. Example 3.

A more graphic approach.

Style baby, style. Example 2.

Still too cartoony.

Style baby, style. Example 1.

Everyone knows what they want. It's just really hard sometimes to convey that information to others. Especially when it comes to the look for an animated show or short. It's all part of the process. Now, I know. For anyone who works in the animation/illustration industry this is old news. But, for those who don't... here's a little show and tell. Some directors or producers know exactly what they want. Some, even design the entire look of a show themselves. That's great! But what if, you know what you want, but you can't draw? You go out and get someone who can. But, it doesn't stop there. Just because someone can draw, doesn't mean that the job is done. It's still a matter of trial and error. Without getting into the specifics, here are some different takes on an idea. Same two characters, different styles. This one was too cartoony.

Boards and concept 2

Here are some boards I did a few years back. It was a concept for a quick 15 second short. But, then another job came up and this baby was put on the back burner. I'd still like to get around to doing it someday. The boards are pretty clean. I was going to use them as a sort of rough character design. I should also state that I did these before the remake of war of the worlds came out. Ahead of the curve as usual.

Boards and concept

Here are some quick boards and character designs I did a while back for a client. I think it was for a new type of cracker that was coming out. The idea was having a mouse sell cheese flavored snacks. I think they ended up going a different direction.

Comedy concept.

These are some designs I did for a client a while back. The whole thing was to make both characters as classic as possible. I kept on thinking about all the Warner brothers stuff I watched as a kid. It's a shame that, that type of slapstick isn't done anymore. Anvils are our friends.

Life Drawing

Helping hand

Well, it's been a while. Here's something out of my sketch book. This guy started out as a sort of cartoony caricature of Titus Pullo from the series Rome. Then I realized that it looked nothing like him. So, why waste a character. He doesn't have a name yet, but he's gonna have a pretty important role in a story I'm working on. I can't let you in on the good stuff just yet, but it does deal with this big lug and the kid from the previous posts. More to come. Hopefully sooner than later.
Land ho!
Oh yeah, Happy birthday dad!