Saturday, December 5, 2015
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Bunnicula, Part 1
Finally posting this.....
A painting I was working on during my mentorship with Ty Carter.
An adaptation of the book, Bunnicula.
Saturday, October 10, 2015
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Friday, September 25, 2015
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Sunday, July 5, 2015
Thursday, July 2, 2015
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Monday, June 29, 2015
Friday, June 12, 2015
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Monday, May 11, 2015
Color & Lighting Practice
Right now, I'm taking an online mentorship with Ty Carter on color and lighting. I wanted to practice, so I did a painting of a design by the amazing Wouter Tulp. Check him out!
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Take one step.....
I was watching filmmaking lectures at work.... and I was reminded of a great concept, that I think is completely applicable to artists of all kinds:
Focus on something small.
Script Consultant, Pilar Alessandra, was talking about how to improve as a screenwriter, and how one great tool she teaches her students, is the concept of tackling only a small, focused goal, instead of trying to write The Godfather in one sitting.
Just write three pages. One scene. One cool line of dialogue. Focus on that one small part of the machine, instead of trying to tackle the story as a whole.
The connection to art that I made was something I have always struggled with: being utterly overwhelmed with EVERYTHING I have to do as an artist..... I need to practice anatomy, I have to see light perfectly, design, storytelling, improving, finding the perfect pencil.... blah, blah, blah!
My dad has always helped keep me conscious of this same idea of focusing on the next step in front of me. I always tend to want to leap and bound forward, stumbling horrifically every time. And he always reminds me to take just one step forward. Just take a baby step.
Paint for one hour, and whatever comes of it, move on. Don't try and paint the Mona Lisa in one sitting. Do a study of a bush. Draw your hand in a minute. It's probably, most definitely, absolutely not going to meet your standards on the first swing. But you got that crap out of your system, and you move on.
Whether you're writing a scene for a movie, or designing a character, focus on accomplishing small things, in anticipation for them to become the larger achievement. You'll be very surprised how much you're able to get done.
Focus on something small.
Script Consultant, Pilar Alessandra, was talking about how to improve as a screenwriter, and how one great tool she teaches her students, is the concept of tackling only a small, focused goal, instead of trying to write The Godfather in one sitting.
Just write three pages. One scene. One cool line of dialogue. Focus on that one small part of the machine, instead of trying to tackle the story as a whole.
The connection to art that I made was something I have always struggled with: being utterly overwhelmed with EVERYTHING I have to do as an artist..... I need to practice anatomy, I have to see light perfectly, design, storytelling, improving, finding the perfect pencil.... blah, blah, blah!
My dad has always helped keep me conscious of this same idea of focusing on the next step in front of me. I always tend to want to leap and bound forward, stumbling horrifically every time. And he always reminds me to take just one step forward. Just take a baby step.
Paint for one hour, and whatever comes of it, move on. Don't try and paint the Mona Lisa in one sitting. Do a study of a bush. Draw your hand in a minute. It's probably, most definitely, absolutely not going to meet your standards on the first swing. But you got that crap out of your system, and you move on.
Whether you're writing a scene for a movie, or designing a character, focus on accomplishing small things, in anticipation for them to become the larger achievement. You'll be very surprised how much you're able to get done.
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Magic City breakdowns
Here's some of my own thoughts on composition, in some breakdowns of the show, Magic City.
Sunday, February 8, 2015
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Mort Adella
This was a really fun collaboration with my SUPER talented buddy,
Kenichiro Chaffee.
Kenichiro Chaffee.
He designed the characters, and I was so inspired by them, I asked if I could do a paint-over.
Aaaaaand DUMP!
This is a totally random dump of sketches, I've done over the last couple months. No order. No reason.
Just wanted to share!
(Amazing characters, courtesy of The Dam Keeper.)
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Under the street lamp
The was for a daily painting challenge I'm doing with the very talented Bhairavi Kulkarni. I very much surprised myself with this one. The lighting was by far the easiest part. The design of the piece took the longest, but once I ha the shapes that I wanted, it basically painted itself.
Which was the surprising part.
