Showing posts with label sketch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sketch. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
eBooks Development
Some samples of my development work on Goldilocks and the Three Bear and The Three Little Pigs, two eBooks I illustrated for Nation9 and Amazon.
My initial character designs of Goldi and Papa Bear. This take on Goldilocks was mostly inspired by my daughter.
A background test for a Goldilocks interactive eBook I illustrated. This was to help figure out the color palette and overall "look" to the environments. The bears live in a 1950's lifestyle and everything in their home comes in sets of 3.
A couple of rough character sketches for The Three Little Pigs. I had to draw this book almost 10 times faster then Goldilocks!
My initial character designs of Goldi and Papa Bear. This take on Goldilocks was mostly inspired by my daughter.
A couple of rough character sketches for The Three Little Pigs. I had to draw this book almost 10 times faster then Goldilocks!
Both Goldilocks and 3 Pigs are available for the Kindle Fire and Android devices.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Saturday, January 1, 2011
I'm Such A Dick . . . Tracy Fan
Being a big movie fan, there are various films that I watch on a seasonal bases. For that short time between Christmas and the New Year, Katie (my wife) and I have 3 films that we feel fit that period just right: Sunset Blvd., Hudsucker Proxy, and Dick Tracy (1990). All revolve around and/or climax at New Years Eve.
The addition of Dick Tracy to the movie list is mainly my idea. OK . . . here goes (deep breath) I'm a really big fan of this movie, but I'm not ignorant or naive about it. I'm well aware of the criticisms against it and the issues in property rights. Regardless, I personally love this film and I'm fine being the only one who does.
One reason being, that I grew up a big fan of the Chester Gould comic series it's based on. One of my treasured birthday presents I got when I was in grade school, was a large book titled the Celebrated Cases Of Dick Tracy. I still read through that collection every now and again. The character cameos and make-up effects in the movie are perfect in bringing these classic villains to life. It's obvious that the make-up and costume design team put great craftmanship into paying tribute to the art of Chester Gould. What I also love about this film is it's Production Design. The world is wonderfully stylized to fit the feel of the classic comic design and color palette. Every red is the same red, every blue the same blue. The production team adjusted the world to fit the look of the comic instead of vice versa. In a way, Dick Tracy was way ahead of it's time in doing this. Now we see it all the time in comic book movies, such as Sin City, 300, Watchmen, etc. I love that even the elements in the backgrounds (buildings, skylines, etc.) become more stylized and simplified in detail as they are "further away". Aside from the look I enjoy the casting, music, and editing. Very fun and aways a joy to watch every New Year.
To follow up my New Year's Resolution, I've decided to christen my blog with a couple new sketches of this New Year's Film. I chose my favorite Dick Tracy villain, Littleface Finney (who has a very short cameo in the film).
One reason being, that I grew up a big fan of the Chester Gould comic series it's based on. One of my treasured birthday presents I got when I was in grade school, was a large book titled the Celebrated Cases Of Dick Tracy. I still read through that collection every now and again. The character cameos and make-up effects in the movie are perfect in bringing these classic villains to life. It's obvious that the make-up and costume design team put great craftmanship into paying tribute to the art of Chester Gould. What I also love about this film is it's Production Design. The world is wonderfully stylized to fit the feel of the classic comic design and color palette. Every red is the same red, every blue the same blue. The production team adjusted the world to fit the look of the comic instead of vice versa. In a way, Dick Tracy was way ahead of it's time in doing this. Now we see it all the time in comic book movies, such as Sin City, 300, Watchmen, etc. I love that even the elements in the backgrounds (buildings, skylines, etc.) become more stylized and simplified in detail as they are "further away". Aside from the look I enjoy the casting, music, and editing. Very fun and aways a joy to watch every New Year.To follow up my New Year's Resolution, I've decided to christen my blog with a couple new sketches of this New Year's Film. I chose my favorite Dick Tracy villain, Littleface Finney (who has a very short cameo in the film).
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