Nixon

Last semester our assignment was caricatures and I got Richard Nixon. My professor suggested that instead of going with the cliche' Watergate scandal, I do something positive that Nixon is known for. So this is Nixon opening relations with China, shaking hands with Mao Zedong. So I guess it was a dual caricature. I felt like Nixon was pretty easy to do, he has very exaggerated features. It was a lot of fun working in all the different textures and fabrics.

Beartender

My friend wanted me to do some artwork for him to put in some cool frames he got at the DI. He really liked the Octopus I did in a suit and he really likes bears so I did this for him. I will probably do a few more of different animals as he gets more frames. He has kind eyes, a bow tie, and seems sincerely interested in your rambly drunk stories.

The Seven Geases

For my Concept Design II class last semester we were given the story The Seven Geases by Clark Ashton Smith and then we were supposed to come up with designs and develop some looks for the characters from the story. The first one is Tsathoggua the frog/bat God, he's the first one Ralibar encounters. There's been a few images that people have done of Tsathoggua but it was a lot of fun creating a character out of text and coming up with my own design. The second is the archaeopteryx type bird that belongs to the Wizard who curses Ralibar. The bird is sent to lead Ralibar to where he needs to go. I wish I would have had more time to work on these paintings but it was a lot of fun to develop these guys from start to finish. I have a ton of sketches for these guys and other characters throughout the story. Ill post them once I get them back from Don Seegmiller.

Robby D

I did this sketch last semester in my sketchbook for caricature assignments, but after seeing how awesome The Avengers was I think it's appropriate to post now. It would be fun to do some sketches of the other Avengers. I think the key to getting Robert Downey Jr.'s face right are those cute bottom eyelashes. . . Avengers assemble!

Triple Threat?

This is a quick sketch I did of a Triceratops riding a tricycle. I thought it was pretty neat. You can't tell but he is also chewing three pieces of gum.

Sky Kings

For class we had to make a fake CD cover for a fake band. I present the album Terra Firma by Sky Kings. They would probably be Folk sounding, maybe Indie Folk? Nevertheless if this were a real CD it would be the best Indie/Folk CD ever. But instead here's a link to The Cave by Mumford and Sons which will fit nicely. Also I don't know if there's a real band out there called Sky Kings but if there is you should make an album called Terra Firma.

Figure sketch

On Monday we had a model come in to our Interpretive Drawing class and we practiced drawing her costume. These are quick sketches, the top one took about 20 minutes and the one below about 10.
PS the skeleton behind the girl was actually there in the classroom, I thought it added mystery so I included it in the sketch.