Tony Soprano!

Working on a submission for this week's irish sketchers theme - it's in honor of James Gandolfini. This week's theme is "Tony Soprano"

Tuesday gurl!

 Drew these in work today, while the server was "playing up".

Something about the rough I like too.

Monday Manuela!

Tonight's post is of one of the best animators I have been lucky enough to meet in the last 2 years: the excellent Manuela!

an early attempt

Getting closer.

eyes open, eyes closed!

Superman!

Quick scribble I did while doing a workprint today. I hated the recent film, and the new version in the comics is pretty crap too, so I've been watching alot of Bruce Timm's version to make me feel better.

Think I'm gonna clean this up in flash properly next week.

Yippe Ki Yay!

Quick scribble I did in a meeting recently. Bert as John McClane!

Tuesday girl?

 With Monday mate getting posted twice, the blog is out of sequence this week, but sure, let's keep going.

Pretty happy with this.

This was a "redraw" challenge by a friend... and it was also a slight "dig" about my always drawing girls with 1 eye. (what can I say, I like that)

Monday mate update!

Because I was home late last night, I didn't post all the drawings to do with yesterday's post.

This version I really like... I like using that style for noses.

This is the portrait I did for Stef after his wedding.

Here is the progression of the caricatures. The first obviously a more cartoony version. The second is more the direction I wanted to go, so I built off of that.

This piece was a drawing I was working on for a boulder art blog theme. The theme was to draw a childhood hero. And when I was a kid I used to follow Stef around like made. 

This was inspired by a football camp we attended when we were kids. I remember Stef being surrounded by people watching him play. (Stef is probably the best footballer I ever saw and had the pleasure of playing with!)

And then cut to me... this shy kid covered in mud!

So I had to draw him for the theme!!!

Had to be!

Stef!!!
Late home so, I'll post the "process" and other sketches tomorrow morning.

life drawing

Here's some life drawing from May 

Aimed to "fit" the pose within the boundary of the page itself

Again, used the page edge to add to the pose.

30 sec

Silhouette only

Girl Tuesday!

A quick head sketch.

Return to normal service!

After a little bit of a gap, I'm back. Busy busy busy has resulted in the lack of posting in the last 2 weeks. So with that in mind, I'm gonna post 2 people tonight.






First  - Stephen Mcgann!

The last pic I did, think during our painting the studio stage.

Steve is one of the other animation directors in Boulder, I've been lucky enough to work with him for about 10 years now. An excellent animator, Mcgann is best described as a "villain" in my rogues gallery ;). (nerd reference!)

The original sketch I did for back in 08

The clean up of the above sketch

And second, because he requested it - Graham "Hump" Murray!

Did this drawing at the exact same time I drew the Matty Reid pic. I drew em as a pair, because they're always together. (This is a very loose drawing Grahamer, but you asked for a pic! sorry, I promise I'll do a proper one)

Rob Semple week

 So tonight's post is Rob Semple. Rob is finishing up in boulder this week to pursue a concept job in a friend's new company Six Minute. Scribbled this tonight real quick cause some of the ones I had done weren't working. Gonna try and do a better one before the end of the week(maybe... it's a tough week)

These 2 are very early ones I did last year. Do like the one on the left.

alt version of 1 - different eyes and nose

Hope you kick ass at the new job Rob!

Bill Murray!

Quick sketch of Bill Murray I did today. It's a prelim for an idea for the boulder art blog. This month is ghostbusters.... so I HAVE to nail it!

Raph!

Quick post it drawing. Did this last week while scribbling for the Irish sketchers thing on facebook. Will work on the colours, but I had a crazy night last night.... so I'm wrecked now.

Half past danger!!!

So Stephen Mooney's Half Past Danger is finally out tomorrow!!! I've been working on a proper pic for it, but good old work happened tonight and we're all celebrating tomorrow night! So just incase, I just scribbled this real quick.

Can't wait for the book - it's gonna be excellent!

Here's a preview of the first 10 pages too. - Half Past Danger

Quick break

Working late tonight, so posting this quick scribble.

Now off to get a cuppa!

Joe Loftus

Tonight's monday mate is Joe Loftus. Joe is one of the newest animators in Boulder.

This is an  earlier attempt of the final pic.

These were the very early tries. The one on the right, I was trying to push the use of shapes.

Irish Sketch Post

Here we go again. This is my submission for this weeks theme for the Irish sketch society. "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"

Originally drawn during a production meeting, Mikey isn't my favourite, but the nunchucks are class to draw.

Wanted the pic to have that "splash card" feel from cartoons. Pretty happy with it in the end.

Late night post!

Up late for some reason, so I figured I'd post the Tuesday pic now. Used my phone to edit some of this on the way home yesterday.

Madden Monday!

 

Today's monday mate is Paul Madden! I've known Paul for years, but in the last while we've worked together on Randy Cunningham. Paul is finishing up soon to move to Finland with his family.

So I had to post my attempts at him before he left.

 Still not sure if I nailed it. This second drawing is closer to what I was thinking, stlye wise, but I know it's not really working.

 

Different approach altogether.

  Last of the designs I thought were decent enough to get posted.

Hope you have a major adventure Madden, wishing you good luck to you and your family!