page 32-37

Sometimes doodles can turn into projects. The characters on page 32-33 (top), are minions for a comic I have in mind (currently titled: "Action Nancy"). In the middle, this doodle served as my Noah character for an animation project (see proj. at "my Art" blog). On the bottom image I'm just doodling for fun.

Page 39: Inspiration

You never know where inspiration may come from, so take everything in.

Before bed, I drew this character and had no idea where it came from. He looked oddly familiar, and in the morning, after asking my roommate, he said it was from Ben 10. So, not knowing, I had drawn my own twist of a Ben 10 inspired character.

Page 28-29

Every now and then I sketch out ideas for animation. This page includes the first doodles of a storyboard, character sketches, and environment concept/styling (on right). Recently I've started to play around with illustrator using such sketches in hopes of developing my ideas further. Check out my ART BLOG to see color tests on the main character's helmet.

If you're unfamiliar, one of my big influences is the work of Jamie Hewlett, most notable for the comic Tank Girl and the characters of the virtual band, Gorillaz. To me, his work feels highly original, with characters designed of individual qualities, and a rich graphical style with free, spontaneous energy. In addition, the Gorillaz music video's have been a huge inspiration in animation. The video's help show how mixed-media animation can be accepted and even marveled by large audiences, keeping the experimental qualities of animation ever more alive.

Page 11: Progress

Gouache WORKS!!!!!! I used REEVES Gouache Color Set ($20), and sure they were cheap, but all I needed were 2 layers to really get the paint flat on paper, so not bad. Hope you enjoy!

page 26-27

These sketches were actually part of a larger project. To check it out, go to my art blog, under "My Blogs" on the top right.

page 24-25

page 22-23: Animal Observation

With this sketchbook, I'm trying to separate certain pages for categories of things.

This way, you can get really thematic pages which, I think, help for an overall look.

page 18-21: observation 3