Sweethearts..er, sweetheart

I had a lot of fun doing this Valentines illustration for my wife. It's always a fun challenge to keep the design super simple and keep an purposefully active surface.

Simplicity is the thing that's really hard to pull off. There are already things I want to  adjust but they'll have to wait for next Valentines Day.

I hope you enjoy; my wife sure was surprised by the new desktop.

My apologies for having been so long absent. I'll be giving you an visual update on work done in the last year.Since my last post, I joined Wahoo /NinjaBee Studios and have been developing and animating games. I'm finishing my 3rd title and working on my 4th currently. It has been great in so many ways.

We had a little character design workshop at work from Shawn. This is what I came up with... just trying to have some fun.

Sunday School Illustration

Aloha folks
Here is an illustration I did this morning. A little girl in church was bouncing more than popcorn popping, so this is naturally what came to mind and fell into my sketchbook. Cheers.

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.