One of my biggest influences in drawing, comics and storytelling is a creative force known as Doug TenNapel. Doug has created video games, animated tv shows, and graphic novels, not to mention one of the world’s most beloved characters: Earthworm Jim. I’ve been following Doug’s work for 16 years now, and own all of his…
Pixar has teamed up with Threadless to create a brand-new Toy Story t-shirt! How cool is that?! They’ve asked designers and illustrators to submit their own designs, and I jumped at the chance to come up with my own retro-looking Woody and Buzz. What do you think? This is a contest and the shirt with…
Monday’s portrait of Ron Swanson was a blast to make, so I thought I’d try my hand at Dwight Schrute, from The Office. Related articles The Office Casts Dwight’s Sister and Nephew (seattlepi.com) LOOK: Beginning Of The End Of ‘The Office’ (huffingtonpost.com) NBC Reveals New Details On ‘The Office’ Spinoff (huffingtonpost.com)
illustration by jess smart smiley, link from swiss-miss.com INTERVIEWER: How important has your sense of optimism been to your career? BRADBURY: I don’t believe in optimism. I believe in optimal behavior. That’s a different thing. If you behave every day of your life to the top of your genetics, what can you do? Test it. Find…
Upside Down: A Vampire Tale comes out next month from Top Shelf Productions — just in time for Halloween! Pre-orders will be shipping soon, but in the meantime…meet John and Randy: John and Randy are two crazy bats. They like to hit on ladybirds, talk about how great bats are, spook butterflies, and cause all kinds…
I’ve been watching more than my fair of Parks & Rec lately. This is for all the rest of you that can’t get enough Ron Swanson in your life. Related articles The Making Of A Man: How Ron Swanson Became Ron Swanson (fastcocreate.com) Are The ‘Parks & Rec’ Characters Inspired By Its Stars? (huffingtonpost.com) Ron…
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/30719106] All markers on paper. Dang. Kijek/Adamski were also kind enough to post a video on their process. Very enlightening: [vimeo http://vimeo.com/29187948]
I’m working with a good friend on an animation project right now, and I just happened to come across these stunning examples from Animade (great name, right?) of just the kind of thing I like:
A fascinating storof that begins with a squirrel chewing on Andrew Blum’s Internet, and ending in secret switches and sub oceanic cables.