The song from the bird of paradise is not always welcome. But, do you put up with it? Or do you shoot holes in your hat?
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Category: Art: Drawings
It’s always so annoying when your dog plays hide and seek without informing you of the game first.
A recent sketch from my sketchbook.
So, did any of you check out Space Jam: A New Legacy over the weekend? Seems like a lot of folks saw it at the theater, but I understand it was also available through Warner Bros.’ streaming app, so no doubt tons of folks saw it. While I did not get to join many former colleagues as part of the crew of the movie, I did get to work on some official marketing art for Space Jam!
I was hired to draw a number of international celebrities in a Looney Tunes style the way LeBron James was in the movie, making them a part of the Tune Squad team. Those celebs could then share the images on their social media accounts. Unless you follow the specific person, you may not have seen the efforts, so I thought I’d share a few of the ones I found on Twitter and Instagram.
Over all, I drew 8 or 9 people for this campaign, and a colleague of mine did another batch that are all floating around out there on the web. I only found these four of my pieces, so those are the only ones I can pass along to you for now!
And just to be clear, I ONLY drew the caricature of the celebrities. The rest of the art was put together by other folks, most likely from a library of approved poses.
Glad to have been a part of Space Jam in my own small way! Hooray for projects with hand-drawn animation!
With a week that began with the United States’ Independence Day, I thought I’d close this patriotic week with a pun.
Having worked up this fowl sketch in my sketchbook recently, it just sort of reminded me of the way some of our nation’s founding fathers looked with their big bushy hair and formal coats. So, consider this as one of our Founding Feathers. (rimshot)
Am I right? You be the judge….
Oh, that Chauncey.
“All I ask is for a chance to prove that money can’t make me happy.”
– (1918 – 2002)
An inked sketch from my sketchbook, later colored digitally.
Deliver the letter, the sooner the better! (And may all the dogs you encounter be friendly dogs.)
I recently took a page in my sketchbook to play around with a different style of character design away from my natural way of drawing. These were the results!
I actually really love trying different styles. Rare is the character designer in the world of animation that is hired to draw exactly the way they always draw. Every project I have ever worked on both as a character designer and as a storyboard artist has had its own unique style. I am hired to draw in the style of what the show/movie requires. It’s always a fun challenge at first, but usually after a couple of weeks, you find your rhythm and off you go.
It’s kind of exhilarating in one sense, because drawing in different styles forces your brain to think a different way. You end up learning things in the process, and isn’t the path of an artist to always be inquisitive and always learning? If we are ever pleased with exactly where we are and there is nothing left to learn, then what’s the point?! Art becomes boring.
So, keep things interesting! Now and then, draw in a style that you don’t normally do, and have a little spontaneous fun!
“Yo homes, to Bel-Air!”
I finally got around to watching After Earth the other day, the sci-fi-fi movie M. Night Shyamalan made with Will and Jaden Smith a few years ago. It just hit me that Will has a unique face, and I instantly felt compelled to draw it. So, with my Dark Brown Prismacolor pencil, I gave it a shot.
UPDATE: I just want to say that I used to be a fan. After the ugliness at the Oscars on March 27, 2022, rather than remove this drawing, it will be left up with the message that I will no longer support Will Smith’s endeavors with my dollars or attention. Defend a punch with a punch. Defend words with intelligent words. Proverbs 15:1-2 says, “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.”