Skectches From Over The Weekend

I took a couple of days to get out of town... boy that did some good...

FRANK AND HIS FRIEND Week 32

Bedtime Sketches

Took the Time

This morning I took the time to have some fun...

Skectch

A couple of sketches before hitting the bed

FRANK AND HIS FRIEND Week 31

Skectch

Some stuff from yesterday

Skectch

One of the sketches from last night, and some quick color this morning. Have a good weekend.

Roughs

Once more some sketches from before I hit the sac.

FRANK AND HIS FRIEND Week 30

Some More Evening Sketches

Misc Sketches

I usually do some drawing before going to bed in effort to end the day doing something for me. These are from two nights ago, I just added some digital color this morning.

Don Bluth - Don's Club

$5/month for a once a week 1hr session with Don Bluth over an online chat Q & A situation, groups are around 15 people at the moment. Worth looking into it!

I found out about this opportunity on OnAnimation

Here is Don Bluth's site if you are interested in checking things out
Don Bluth Animation

FRANK AND HIS FRIEND test

I've been learning watercolor... This is one of my first attempts

FRANK AND HIS FRIEND Week 29

Rex Ensemble - Let Me Sing

1969

FRANK AND HIS FRIEND Week 28

Quote

"Wealth is relative to the amount of time one has to enjoy it." from The Bourne Identity (1980) by Robert Ludlum

I listen to the audio book over the holidays and had to stop to write that little bit down...

Composing Pictures by Donald W. Graham PDF

As I was going through Daniel Caylor blog On Animation I came across this little diamond, Composing Pictures by Donald W. Graham in PDF. This is an excellent book on design it's easy to read and full of valuable information. The book is out of print, so getting a hard copy is a financial investment when I got mine some years back it was $100. Take advantage of the work that Daniel put in for making the file available.

Enjoy it.

Jan 10 2009
A quick update, the files have been removed from that server... Copyright issues. It was good while it lasted.

Famous Artist Course (1960) & Famous Artists Cartoon Course (1965)

Here is the link to Daniel Caylor's blog
On Animation he put together the complete Famous Artist Course (1960) in pdf format. Thank you Daniel! If you are not familiar with the material you should at least take a look at it and make your own appraisal. In my eyes it's excellent material. The artist that contributed to the material are Dorne whom recruited John Atherton, Austin Briggs, Stevan Dohanos, Robert Fawcett, Peter Helck, Fred Ludekens, Ben Stahl, Al Parker, Norman Rockwell, Harold von Schmidt and Jon Whitcomb and later Al Capp, Milt Caniff and Rube Goldberg. Advisory faculty for the school later included Stuart Davis, Ben Shahn, Fletcher Martin, Ernest Fiene, Arnold Blanch and Doris Lee.

AND, Comic Crazys has the Famous Artists Cartoon Course (1965) available in pdf


Jan 10 2009
A quick update, the files the On Animation site have been removed from that server... Copyright issues. It was good while it lasted. the material on ComicCrazys is still available

FRANK AND HIS FRIEND Week 27

FRANK AND HIS FRIEND Week 26

From the weekend

I finally had the time to play around a bit. Experimenting, learning by doing, there is just no replacing that.

FRANK AND HIS FRIEND Week 25

FRANK AND HIS FRIEND Week 24

FRANK AND HIS FRIEND Week 23

FRANK AND HIS FRIEND Week 22

FRANK AND HIS FRIEND Week 21

FRANK AND HIS FRIEND Week 20

Cleaning up August 8 2009

I got around to cleaning up the sketches from an older post.

Frank and His Friend Re-do Week 2,3,4

Week 2


Week 3


Week 4

Quote

"The only rules that really matter are these: what a man can do, and what a man can't do." Captain Jack Sparrow, The Curse of the Black Pearl

FRANK AND HIS FRIEND Week 19

Some Quotes

In regards to your work:
"It's not about originality it's about authenticity... " Gregory MANCHESS
from the interview he gave on Sidebar.

A friend quoted this to me a couple of months ago:
"Fantasy is a great substitute for experience" Peter USTINOV

I was walking... and I read
"The easy way is hard enough" under the windshield of a VW bus

Have a Tasty Halloween

Happy Halloween

A sketch for Frank and his friend that I was waiting to post at the opportune moment. ;)

007

I started sketching while listening to 007 Thunderball soundtrack and one thing led to an other...

FRANK AND HIS FRIEND Week 18

A Quick One Before Dinner

Just a really quick sketch out of memory... From last night

Some concept sketches for Frank and His Friend

I've been re-organizing files for the project and... I figure why not post them.

FRANK AND HIS FRIEND Week 17

FRANK AND HIS FRIEND Week 16

FRANK AND HIS FRIEND Week 15

FRANK AND HIS FRIEND Week 9 in Color

Here is week 9, the prior post was of the idea for it. I'm working back and forth with the project. Slowly things are gelling with style and work flow.

FRANK AND HIS FRIEND Week 14

FRANK AND HIS FRIEND Week 13

FRANK AND HIS FRIEND Week 12

A LITTLE SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT...

Q. Who was born first the chicken or the egg?
A. The dinosaur

and

The curiosity killed the cat. Yes, but the cat has nine lives.

FRANK AND HIS FRIEND Week 11

I'm taking a little trip so this one is for next week

FRANK AND HIS FRIEND character sketches

Some sketches from last week. Trying to iron out the kid.

FRANK AND HIS FRIEND Week 10

FRANK AND HIS FRIEND

I'm working on the character design, lots of fun ;)

A Quick One Before Bed

I just had the urge to do a quick one before going to bed :)

FRANK AND HIS FRIEND Week 9

I finally got some scanning done of Frank and His Friend. I just got to many things I want to do and it seems that time is never enough for it all. Over the weekend I sketched out a couple new ideas and I figure that posting a sketch is better then just keeping the ideas sitting in the hard drive. I'll get around to cleaning up and coloring... and maybe make it as a small book...

A Quick Sketch

I was checking out some blogs this morning and... man there is a lot of talent out there. Plenty of inspiration, there is not doubt about that. for those that still did not know about the Vance Gerry Memorial Blog. it is a must see. Loads of excellent story moments. And, this sand painting link that was posted on the ASIFA blog has breath taking footage.

Tank

Talked with a friend yesterday nigh about the project man o man good meeting but loads of work ahead, at least if it is do be done right. Now... time for Breakfast and some sketching at the table ;)

Tank

Just working on the tank, some research sketches

Brad Pitt

It has been a while that I wanted to do another portrait. This is quick and dirty just a couple of hours, I know, I know... it's not perfect but hey... now is time to go BBQ.

TANKs

I'm Back on the Tank. The goal is to have the book done with-in the next couple of months.

Loose

I've been looking at some of Don Shank's work...

I've managed to get my hands on "The Ancient Book of Sex and Science" there is some really nice stuff in there. Worth the Purchase! Morse, Romano, Shank and Wragg do some really captivating work check out some of their work it's worth the time.

Before Dinner

A quick sketch from last nigh right before dinner.

Skectch!

A couple of sketches from this week while I was having the usual morning coffee. the color I added this morning.

Doodles

Some More Fun on Sunday

PLAY PLAY!

Yesterday afternoon I got to play ;)

Some Fun

Yesterday I finally got some time to have some fun.

Been Busy

Been busy working on different projects. I really miss my sketching time, this week I had the luxury of some free time.

Some More Sunday Doodles

More Sunday Fun

Here's a Real Hero

A heck of a sheriff or what!

I finally got have some fun today. I've been dealing with words and quotes for the past 3 weeks. I'm quite a bit loopy from that.

Some Sketches

Evening sketches before hitting the sack. I just added some color and...

Some Sketches

I tend to do sketches while I'm on the local trams going places, it's a great way to miss your stop, but have a good reason for it ;)

“Milt Kahl: The Animation Michelangelo”

Here are highlights of a panel discussion about Milt Kahl hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Art and Science. There are some really nice moments being mentioned by Richard Williams and Floyd Norman. Other panelist are Brad Bird, Ron Clements, John Musker, Andreas Deja, and John Pomeroy.

If you like animation and drawing it's really worth your time.

Lumberjack

I couldn't let Saturday go by with out a morning sketch; specially after a week of paper work yuk!

Meet Roboto Webber

I did this one last night right before dinner... food was in the air. This is a character that I've been playing around with since a year or so.

Rex Ensemble - The Label

Every band needs a label, Rex Ensemble is under Needles Records

Rex Ensemble - SUICIDE KINGS

Saturday

I couldn't let Saturday go by without a post. Enjoy a little Austrian...

Rex Ensemble - CONTEMPORARY CHAOS

1982

Rex Ensemble - THE SOLO ALBUM

1977

Rex Ensemble - THE SIX SIDED SQUARE

1978

Rex Ensemble - OBVIOUS NOISE

1961

Saturday

Now Breakfast!

After Work

Just some quickies after work

A Quick One Before Dinner

Sunday Morning Sketch ;)

Now, off to breakfast we go...

Saturday Morning Sketches

Rex Ensemble – Trading Places - Eleven Stops Along The Way

1974

This cover was the one that started the whole Rex Ensemble frenzy some weeks back.

Rex Ensemble - THE FIVE FINGER LP

1967

Until I get ideas for more LPs and have the time... I'll just keep on making them.

Sunday with Rex Ensemble

1966

So it's Saturday but what the heck the album is ready for tomorrow. Breakfast here I come!

Star Wars

I was asked to do an illustration about Darth Vader. So... here is my take.

Rex Ensemble

1973


1985

Over the weekend I got to have some fun by designing the LP cover for Rex Ensemble's Lorem Ipsum album. In The Shade are from today. I just finished work and felt the urge to do a couple more.

It's Saturday Again!

Hands for Illustrations

I just turned in a series of illustrations for a job, can't show them yet but these are the hands. I was pleasantly surprised at how they came out.

I Know I know....

I know, I know is a very generic anime image, but still fun to do, have a happy holiday.

A Quick One Before Dinner

A Quick Sketch

Did you see some of Claudio Acciari's latest posts? he does some amazing work!

Saturday!

Could not let Saturday go by without a sketch!

From an Old Skech

And off to breakfast we go...

Mixing It Up (a bit)