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Where there’s He-man…

Geeky, Illustrations, Randomon April 25th, 2010No Comments

…there’s Teela. Just wanted to balance out the testosterone with another drawing. I wish I was able to show you some of the great projects I’m working on right now, but I’m sworn to secrecy. This is just a fun exercise to keep my pencil loose. Well, stylus pen I suppose. :)

He-Man going Berserk

Illustrations, Randomon April 17th, 20102 Comments

I grew up in the 80s. Cheesy sitcoms, knee-high tube socks, feathered haircuts, Reagan, and Saturday morning cartoons. Here’s my spin on (an apparently BALCO-enhanced) He-Man.

Almost There

General, News, Random, Uncategorizedon February 3rd, 20102 Comments

Wow. It’s been a long time coming, and the studio is probably about 80% ready to roll. There’s still the little issue with the sub-site that will be presenting the new comic strips. I’m primarily a print and pre-press oriented designer, so I’m having a tough time deciding what to do with this page. If you look at certain web comics, they tend to be extremely cluttered with all kinds of excessive elements scattered around the page. The themes available for these sites are also somewhat limited. I’d like to present the strip in two varying sizes – a “weekly” format, like what you’d find in your local newspaper, and a Sunday-sized strip. Here’s where it gets interesting.

I’m not limited by size limitations here. There are some wild examples of side-scrolling websites too. And while those are pretty cool from a novelty standpoint, I think the lack of a side scrolling button on most mice might kill the return traffic. If I decided to draw a comic that was 20 feet high and required you to scroll for hours just to get to the end, I could.

But I’m not Jack Kerouac, and this ain’t On the Road.

So while I work on figuring out how to go about this stuff, I hope you enjoy looking around at the galleries and, whatever you do, don’t forget to bookmark us! There’s a lot to come!

The Patent Lawyer

Illustrations, Randomon January 30th, 2010No Comments

If ya think lawyers are scary now, you should’ve seen ‘em back in medieval times. read more

Mesa Verde

Graphic Design, Photography, Random, Travelon January 30th, 2010No Comments

Have you ever heard the story of the cowboys in the old wild west that went off-trail to track down some stray cattle, only to stumble upon a lost city built into the cliff walls they were standing upon? read more

Springfield Junior Blues

Graphic Design, Illustrationson January 30th, 2010No Comments

Ah yes. This was a t-shirt design I was commissioned to do for the Springfield Junior Blues a few years back. I was a junior in high school when this team was in its inaugural year in Springfield. I still chuckle when I think back to when we’d see some of those guys walking around with inverted mohawks after suffering their rookie initiations. They’re a fun team to watch play.

Beat the Goalie

Graphic Design, Illustrationson January 30th, 2010No Comments

This was for a t-shirt design a few years ago. Goalies really are fun to draw. All of those huge pads, cool helmets, and crazy poses when they make saves (or miss, in this case) really offer up some prime illustration potential.

Sales Toolkit

Graphic Designon January 21st, 20102 Comments

This was done for Fellowes® annual sales meeting. The disk contained all of the materials that the sales force needed to rely upon throughout the year read more

Identity Thief

Illustrationson January 18th, 2010No Comments

Here’s a fun little guy I created for an identity theft prevention flyer and poster. Vector art created in Illustrator.

Sellsheets – Chavé

Graphic Designon January 15th, 2010No Comments

These are sellsheets for a client specializing in selling clutches, or mini-purses. His concern was to brand them as a high-end fashion accessory, so the design was suitably tailored as such.