Here’s a new merchandise release from Jeff Dunham featuring one of my illustrations. Obviously Jeff wanted an Ed “Big Daddy” Roth/Rat Fink feel to this piece. You can order the shirt here. Illustration below: And yes, Jeff actually DOES have an Achmedmobile dragster. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk8geGj7kmI[/youtube] READ MORE
Some of the work I’ve done for Jeff is starting to appear in his line of merchandise: The Peanut ones are based on some simple line-art drawings with flat color I did of basically all Jeff’s characters. The Achmed one uses this more illustrative rendering. There are a few others, including an image I did of Bubba J that’s being used on the label of¬¨‚Ć “Bubba J Cabernet“… that one is too small to see in the product image. There are other pieces I have done are no doubt destined for similar uses. There’s another Achmed one I am particularly looking forward to seeing on… READ MORE
Click either above image for a closer look… I’ve blogged before about some of the work I’ve done for filmmaker Ray Griggs of RG Entertainment, including the title credits and some (sort of) animated segments in the movie Super Capers and 3D character design, storyboarding and other work for his film I Want Your Money. I’ve been doing a bit more work for him lately on a series of animated commercials he has produced for a gold investment company called SwissAmerica. Ostenibly, the commericals are to promote investment in gold with SwissAmerica, but they double as conservative criticism of the Obama administration’s economic policies. He… READ MORE
The 28th addition of the Directory of Illustration is out and has been arriving on the desks of prospective buyers of illustration for the last few week. Above is my page in this year’s addition. The Directory is a large sourcebook of illustrators, containing the purchased advertisements of over five hundred artists. I get many inquiries about marketing one’s self as a freelancer, and especially about efforts like the Directory. My basic feeling on it is that, while expensive (about $2400 for a single page), it is a worthwhile addition to other forms of direct marketing for many. One thing I’ve found true is that… READ MORE
Here are a few spot illustrations I did that are appearing in this month’s issue of Seattle Business Magazine in their article on “The Good, The Bad, and the Stupid” in business in 2011: Feeling the heat in the PA Amazon Warehouse… Washington state’s Governor closes the state tourism office to save money. Starbucks new 31-ounce “Trenta”…! Seattle developer Michael Mastro, his wife and her two diamond rings (weighing in at over 40 carats total) go on the lam from their bankruptcy hearings. READ MORE
As promised, here are some of the character art I did for last night’s episode of MAD on the Cartoon Network for the segment “Superhero Millionaire Matchmaker”: Christian Bale Rachel from “Millionaire Matchmaker” Patti from “Millionaire Matchmaker” Robert Downey Jr. Destin from “Millionaire Matchmaker” READ MORE
Clicky to Embiggen This two page spread appears in the latest issue of Sports Illustrated Kids magazine. The idea was to show a bunch of NBA players opening up their own stores and shops in a mall since they have nothing else to do during the lockout! The weird rectangle sof lighter color/values are where the text was to be placed by the SI folks. READ MORE
These just saw print in the latest issue of Cleveland Magazine for their “Best of Cleveland 2011 Awards” feature: Best of Food: Luxury Sunday Buffet Best of Entertainment: October “Dead Ride” zombie bike race Best of Drink: The “Slap Shot”… A fun little project. They wanted bold and colorful… Here are the pencil sketches: READ MORE
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