Here’s a rough character design for a current project. I like how her expression came out, hopefully it’ll carry over into the final art. Sometimes it can be hard to re-capture the same feel going from a loose pencil sketch to the hard-lined vector finished piece.
Malcontent Charity
This would be pretty funny if you saw this guy in real life.
More Monster Drawings
Don’t they make a fine couple.
They need names…
Character Illustration – Before & After
Here’s a little before and after character illustration from a current project.
Og Mandino | The Greatest Secret in the World
The Greatest Secret in the World
by Og Mandino
I greeted this day with love in my heart.
I praised my enemies.
I thought “I love you” silently to all I met today and I loved myself enough to protect my body from overindulgence and my mind from evil and despair.
I kept myself away from those whose weeping and complaining are contagious.
I avoided negative thoughts or words.
I tried to complete one more task when it was time to journey home and I did not allow the day to end in failure.
I refrained from all self-praise.
I learned at least one new thing about my profession today.
I concentrated on making each project better than the last.
I kept the market place and home separate from each other in my thoughts.
I greeted this morning with gratitude for the gift of another day.
I mourned not yesterday’s mistakes and defeats.
I wasted none of my precious time on foolishness.
I treated everyone with tenderness as if I would see them no more, and I truly lived this day as if it were my last.
I avoided all negative thoughts of failure and despair by making my actions control my thoughts.
I smile often.
I moved swiftly.
I raised my voice to strengthen my confindence.
I made allowances for the moods of others and I refused to allow any setback or problem to discolor my day.
I laughed at the world and at myself today.
I refuse to take too seriously my petty understandings.
I laughed at my problems, my heartaches, my failures, even my successes.
I maintained my perspective by telling myself throughout the day, “this too shall pass.”
I put off no distasteful chore for another time.
I moved swiftly from task to task to avoid diversion and temptation.
I overcame my fears through action.
I prayed today. I repeated a familiar prayer but I also spoke a few words of my own asking for guidance and thanking my Creator for giving me the privilege of making something of this day, and my life.
Penguin Drawings
Here are a few penguin drawing character designs for a Flash interactive game I thought I’d share. The unfortunate penguin… he seems so limited.
Cartoon Elephant Drawing
Hope somebody brought the pooper scooper…
Snake Drawing
A creepy snake sketch for ya…
Sketch Acting
He’s either defending himself profusely, or he’s complaining about how his butt looks in those pants. I prefer the former.
Teeny Bopper
Perspective has never been one of my strong suits, or feet for that matter, but I thought this one was on target.
Since producing a bit more illustration for the children’s market lately, I’ve discovered a pretty good tip for finding character costume/outfit references. It’s actually pretty obvious; online clothing websites! GAP, JCPenny, Land’s End, Old Navy, etc. all have excellent reference imagery while staying in line with and dictating, what’s currently hip.