Color Concepts

I’m plugging away in pre-production on my short. I’ve been rewriting my script, story boarding, revising my character designs, and painting. I love this part! I finished these gouache paintings a couple weeks ago and am pretty happy with them as rough color concepts for my backgrounds. Check em.

So many more monsters!

Here are a bunch more monster sketches I did in pastel on colored paper. I’m exploring monster designs for the short film I’m working on which may or may not have a monster in it (it’s a surprise!) ; )

Willamette Weekly Illustration

I did this quick little illustration for Portland’s very own Willamette Weekly. It appeared with an article about compact fluorescent bulbs harming the environment in their later years in landfills. Whaaa? I give up. I’m going out and buying a Hummer.

Flying Cutie Pie Monster

Scared

Holy crap it’s been a long time since I last posted. I’ve been working hard on some storyboards and designs for my thesis film. I’m not ready to share those quite yet, but I will tell you the theme is fear. Here’s another quick sketch I did related to that same theme.

Gesture

Going to figure drawing tonight so thought I better get off my arse and post these gesture drawings from the last time I went. They range from 1-5 minute long poses and were all done with my nifty Japanese brush pen which is helping me to stay loose. I’m trying to commit to the feeling of the pose and not get bogged down by structure.

Another 20 Minute Sketch

I’m developing the main character for a short film. I think he will be a shy little kid with an overactive imagination- a bit of a sad, nervous loner. Saw this little girl at Oak’s Park yesterday and immediately thought of my main character. She looked so sad and weird I had to try to draw her. Here she is.

Yeti

Another Painter monster sketch.

Crochet Dragon

Check it- I got inspired by all the dragon sketches to crochet this little guy for my friend’s new baby. Here he is hiding out in a tree.

Drink n’ Draw

Here are some more monster sketches I did at Drink n’ Draw on Saturday night. Sort of obsessed with dragons that night… and blue. Also did this little roller skater. Missing skating on Venice beach.