Screen Grabs For Composition Part 1

Amelie:2001
This is a wonderful movie and beautifully crafted. Below are some screen shots which I hope to be able to elaborate on for my class very soon. Stay tuned.

A Sence of Accomplishment

Hello, as I get ready for another semester, I am taking the time review some of my past projects. The Memory Bots Project is basically done but I'm waiting for comments on the cover. Here are some final samples that seem to have a nice sense of expression or at least, sort of ended up the way I wanted them to. I don't know if I'd draw them this way again, but I like the Black #935 Prismacolor on animation paper. Takes a long, long time though.

Kinda fun to draw this brain. Yay anatomy! (Can you find the Hippocampus?)The last two pages before the glossary are these comic pages. This was fun and different.
What do you think?

SIGGRAPH 2008

Hi, Cogswell sent me down to LA as part of group for siggraph again this year and I had a blast! This time the Dark Lord had the opportunity to hang out with some of my favorite students- and get clobbered by Po.
The Cogswell booth - clockwise: Chelsey, Heath, Jillian, Rachael, Amy, Steve, Ryan, Fabian in the red plaid and some guys who I...uh...don't know.Chelsey and Heath take time to sign the new Cogswell Sketchbook (I'll post a link soon)
Lots of great feedback for this little book and by far the coolest give away item from any of the college booths.
Joe G. smiles...
...but not enough for Amy.
The great Fabian M. at out hotel.Some sketchbook students at Fatburger, baby! We got to see some downtown sights.Nothing like a dense layer of smog to give the city that fresh feeling.

LA's court house...you may recognize it because it's in EVERY movie about LAI know this is sideways but doesn't it look like a metal blimp and tie post?

Some favorite booths included Laika, Blue Sky and, of course, Walt Disney Animation. This year Disney had animators on the floor talking to a continuously enormous group of folks so I couldn't too close, but woah. Thanks Disney for bringing back traditional animation. I admit, I really do love it and I'm, hoping Princess and the Frog meets or beats expectations.
Blue Sky's totally awesome dino from the latest Ice Age movie. I asked but they wouldn't give it to me...drat. Some cool swag - yeah Dave, I got you a pack of Bolt cards from the Disney booth.
The sun sets on our time in LA LA land.
On the plane flight back the students and I drew in eachother's sketchbooks. Quick drawings and each to a different theme in 20 minutes or less. Below are two of mine.
Below are the students...'Cute & Scarey' from Steve'Sea Creature' from Ryan

'Law Man' from Heath And er...monsters that like crapes from Cassia - oh that's cr- nm.
I would like to thank Cogswell for sending me and the students for making time to make this event loads of fun. Good luck to all of you who applied, went to the job fair, or got interviews.
Congrats to Amy for winning a drawing heat over at the AI booth too.
If you have some pix you'd like to share or want to see some more pix email me.
I hope we can do it again next year.

A Page or Two of Drawings

Whatever happened to the Villains Challenge?

I haven’t forgotten the Villains Challenge, just a lot of stuff going on. I bet you read that on every blog don’t ya? Anyway here’s what I have (a wip) so far stay tuned for more progress. Worked to size and had to scan the damn ruff in three pieces. Gonna go for the standard movie poster size of 19x27". The type is pretty yucky, just laid it in for space and the perspective on the raiders are pretty weak but they will get all cleaned up. Need to go back to some Star Trek episodes for better reference. Probably need to add a Dalek too, we'll see.
No doubt a licensing nightmare but it would make a cool game.
But while you’re waiting, check out some coolness from Kyle’s contribution and from Mike Sandborn’s Mara Jade. Thanks guys, coffee’s on me.

Furries?!

I know, I know. I tried my hand at painting furries some time ago. I still sort of like these, though I probably won't do something like them again. I humbly present them for my students in the costume class. They are Primascolor and ink on toned paper.

At least they kinda go with this western theme, yes?

Recent Drawings

These scans are pretty bad, I'll clean these up and post more in a while...