Daily Crapbook

Sally Sweet, loosely based on an outfit from "I Love Lucy."

Daily Crapbook: Racoon Flower

I haven't had anything for my Daily Crapbook for a while now, so I decided to noodle a sketch from Monkey Rag.

The Real Secret of Kells

Today I had the privilege of seeing "The Secret of Kells" in the theater- what a lovely experience. Its a quiet little film, unpretentious and honest. The story was slow, but never boring. The characters were endearing without being saccharine. The design was breathtaking- there's almost too much to look at in every frame. I think the character animation could have used more time and money, but as thats always the case, its hardly a legitimate complaint. There was so much care and craftsmanship put into this film that I'm not at all bothered by a few characters that are timed on threes and fours. My friend summed up the experience by saying "this is exactly why 2D animation will never die. There are just some things that can only be done traditionally." I highly encourage everyone to go out and see it if its playing near you. But I just gotta say that the main character, Brendan, looks exactly like a kid Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable would have. Thats not really a complaint, but it was on my mind as I was watching the movie.

Monkey Rag Updated Animatic- Scenes 01-04, & 12

I've breached the 40 second mark for completed pencils, so I thought I'd celebrate by updating the animatic.

Mystery Afoot!

My dear friend Zoran Gvojic of LowCarbComedy fame has branched out into the comic world with his collaborative work Mystery Afoot! I contributed some artwork for the first issue (see above). If you're in the Chicago area for the C2E2 convention, be sure to check them out at the Chicago Comic Vault booth!

Daily Crapbook: Owl Owl Owl

Maybe this will get finished? Heh?

Daily Crapbook: RAAAGH!

Sometimes it fun to draw ugly. As the dog from that cartoon once said "I better stop this- I might get to like it."

Daily Crapbook: Back To Owls

My drawing warm-up today. Owls upon owls- the madness!

Daily Crapbook: Ugly Colors! Yay!

When I look at my drawings and see the same color swatch over and over and over, it makes me want to go KA-RAZY and do something awful like this.

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I think I'm going to try and actually do an illustration this week. Gasp! Here's a rough idea. Very rough.

Daily Crapbook: I'm Blue

Not that I'm going emo on my art blog, but I had a disappointment today and maybe blogging will help me get over myself. Voice acting has always been a fantasy of mine, and recently I had a chance to do some real honest-to-goodness voice work. Though I was all but assured the part was cinched, the client ended up deciding I didn't sound old enough and hired someone else. At the start of it all I told myself not to get too excited, but I still can't help being pretty bummed out today. There! Do I feel better now!

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A key of Mitzi I ended up throwing out.

Power Ranger A-Go-Go

The "Go Go Power Ranger" song has always made me snicker ever since I watched them during the commercial breaks on Fox Kids back in the 90s. I always imagined the Rangers doing the frug in psychedelic nightclub. Come to think of it, would it really be that different from the actual show?

Daily Crapbook: Prreow?

This is a sound my cat makes periodically. I think it sounds like a question.

Daily Crapbook: Fire Cat

Markers with blending modes...verrrry inter-est-ing.