The latest Drawergeeks topic was “hotdog stand”, proposed by my chum, J. Vanhoozer. This illustration’s for you good buddy. Click “more” for some making of stuff.
Category Archives: process
Well, I’m launching my new toy design site, taterbot.com. So, in honor of that, here’s a hirkin’ taterbot step by step post! So buckle up and read on. Okay, the first step in the creation of the taterbot was to start with some sketches. Here are some of my initial drawings. This one was kind...
This week’s drawergeeks was Indiana Jones. Since I’ve been sketching so many robots lately, I figured, why not? Keep reading for a bunch of step by step stuff. First came the sketch. Sharpie on post it notes, of course. (shhhhh, this was drawn during a meeting.) My really simple robot drawings translate into really simple...
For the latest Drawergeeks. Click the image for a bigger version. Click “more” for a little step by step.
Well, the Old Spaghetti Factory that is. This is a freelance job I did recently. It’s a menu cover for the Old Spaghetti Factory chain of restaurants. Click on “more” for a little making of info.
Here’s my take on good Ol’ Cap. Just posted to this meme. I tried a new technique here where I layered a bunch of newspaper scans in photoshop and slowly unpainted the Capless parts. Read on for some nifty process stuff. Here’s some close up images of the illustration so you can see all the layering...
Dogs and Robots, two of my favorite things. No, no, that’s not my third favorite thing. Keep reading for sketches, models and process. First the sketch. Yeah, I know, me no sketch too good. But it gets the idea across and let’s me know where I want to go, instead of letting the computer push...
As promised here’s a little of my process from another illustration I did for the children’s book Hot Chocolate for Sale. Click the orange “more”.
For the latest Drawergeeks. The topic was “Grrrrr Face”. So naturally I thought of a pig. Click on “more” for some nifty making of stuff, including the super exciting piggie grrr face sketch!
I’m honestly not quite sure what happened here. Caveman was the latest topic for drawergeeks and this idea just sort of came to me while I was in the shower. I also listened to Devin Townsend while making this, so maybe that has something to do with it. Who knows. Anyway, lots of progress stuff...
I just finished this illustration up for none other than Meow Mix! Wheee. They commisioned several illustrators to do new versions of their character. Unfortunately mine didn’t make the final cut, so you won’t be seeing it on any bags of kitty chow anytime soon. But it was fun to make anyways. Click the orange MORE...
Wow, holidays sure take a toll on the old blog action. Anyways, here’s an illustration I did of The Hulk. Click on the orange “more” link to some exploration sketches, etc.
This week’s Drawergeeks was Santa. I figured one of Santa’s reindeer is always lighting the way, so….. (click on the image for some cool zoomage action)
I know, I know, this isn’t really too artsy, or heck, even fartsy, but I’ve been having so much fun with my new digital SLR camera that I had to share. Here’s some tests I’ve been doing with creating my own HDR (high dynamic range) images and using them to light scenes in Maya.
This was an illustration for a new line of doggie comestibles called, you guessed it, Pork Chomps. This was a really great project because: a) I love dogs. b) I love dog treats. and c) The design company and art director were awesome to work with. Click on “more” to see a little bit of how I created...
I was just playing around with an idea for a new technique for me, where I layer a bunch of old photographs and then using layer masks slowly reveal different parts of the illustration until it’s a complete image. Read on to see some, well, more. After layering a bunch of photos and adding a...
The latest DrawerGeeks assignment was to take a drawing done by a child, and then so an illustration based on that drawing. So I picked this drawing by my five year old daughter: I decided I want to do the illustration so that it looked like painted clay, while following the spirit of her drawing...
Here’s the full illustration of Igor the monkey, as well as some of the riveting steps involved with the creation of the background. + © owned by Saputo Bakery, Inc.
This was a character I developed for a healthy snack type treat for the Canadian equivalent of Hostess. His name is Igor. Not only was he used for the packaging and displays, but they actually made the little cake in an Igor shape as well. I have finally made the it to the confectionary height...
I created this for a digital illustration awards contest. Here’s some of the process I used to create RoBird. First a little sketch action. I was going for that classic “friendly, deadly, and dazed” look that is all the rage with the kids nowdays.