Illustration Guy Blog – The Chad Frye

Creative musings about creative stuff by a creative cartoonist.

Jake

Now, I have not worked on the Disney show Jake and the Neverland Pirates, but I do remember seeing Jake and his merry band of pirates being developed by some of the fellas who worked in the cubicles around me on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse a few years back. It turned into a very charming show that also…
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The Sound Tracker

Those of you who follow my blog know that I have a great love for the custom music written for film and television. I consider most of it to be modern day classical music, but whether fully orchestral, or with a small band, it is music that tells a story. What better kind of music…
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Goofy Art

You know, lately I have been working on a lot of art that I cannot share at the moment. There are a couple of extensive projects I have going on all at once, and all of it has to be kept under wraps until it doesn’t have to be secret anymore. As a result, I…
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Happy New Year 2015!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR everybody!!!! Now, for the next month or so, try real hard to not write 2014 on letters, checks, or other important documents. I’m still trying to stop writing 2013, but it is much easier to make a 3 look like a 5 than it is to do so to a 4, so…
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Merry Christmas 2014

As we enter into the Christmas week, amidst all the hustle and bustle, keep in mind the sobering thought that God came to earth as Jesus to live among men and save those who believe from our sin. Now THAT is something to celebrate! Merry Christmas indeed!
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Ronald McDonald House Event

This past Saturday, December 6, approximately forty professional artists from the world of comics and animation descended upon the Warner Bros. Ranch studio in Burbank, California, to draw pictures for the kids and families coming to a holiday party sponsored by the Ronald McDonald House organization. It was such a blast to spend three hours…
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The Neighborhood Pharmacist

In hearing of the passing of the great Stan Beck last week, my heart was heavy, but a smile crossed my face with the memories. Stan Beck’s Florham Park Pharmacy was THE genuine neighborhood pharmacy in my childhood town of Florham Park, New Jersey. Run by Stan with his wife Jean, and son and fellow…
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Bancroft Bros. Interview Glen Keane!

My friends, the wonder twins Tom & Tony Bancroft, have been doing a series of podcasts over recent months that deal with art, comics, animation, and all of the above! Often they interview fascinating colleagues like Aaron Blaise, Don Hahn, and most recently – Glen Keane! First, Tony & Tom are terrific cartoonists & animation…
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