The Sound Secret: Painting 01

This was a blast to paint the sketch from the last post. Nothing fancy but I think it does the job. I invited my 3yr old son in for a critique. "Amazing treasures!" he said. So I'm calling it a success.

After he read the letters on the gem he asked, "But what's on the other side?" I think kids these days expect  interactivity when approaching anything on a display screen. Creating content that uses that expectation to direct and focus attention - that will be one of the signs of effective use of media.

What are your thoughts on media and attention?

Educational Game Concept

Right now I'm trying to help two of my kids to read. Needless to say we both get frustrated sometimes. Here is a little concept I put together today showing some of the tips and exercises I do with my girls. I'm going to finish painting it up tomorrow. I can't wait to show ya' more.

Dino-mite

Who doesn't love cutie dinosaurs?! I sketched one and he just needed some friends.

Photoshop Landscape Sketch

I'm trying to find more diverse working methods in Photoshop. Here is a sketch I painted this week.

I particularly like sketching landscapes while on the road- you get 10-60 secs to see the view and it's all memory and design organizing from there.  Have a great day everybody.

A handful of bad bikers for Road Rage - character concepts

Here is a page of character designs from my sketch book. I sketched these guys a couple months ago and finally got around to painting them this week. It's a television series concept that follows a biker gangs on their road escapades. Of course each gang is full of steroid pumped stereotypes. Any favorites or suggestions for improving the gang?

A quick sketch

Aloha, here is a little shape experiment and quick digital paint, 1hr tops. Just having fun with the shape composition and some free brushes from Chris Oatley. Hope you all enjoy.

Life Happens.. breathe, then keep going

My apologies to those of you who have been waiting for my next post on this blog, which should have been just under 6 months ago. My "Spectacle" project got sidelined by some major life events- we sold our house and have moved twice in the past 5 months, I had a hernia surgery which floored me, and I've been moving forward with more animation school through Animation Mentor for the past 10 months, and I'll be switching employers in the next few weeks/months. Whew! Major life changes all for the better.

Thanks for the continued support from my great friends near & far. In the coming weeks you will see this site take on renewed life and see some of the work that I've been doing.

See you soon.