Crash and Spyro - Sketches and Commissions

Happy New Year Blogger friends! Hoping 2022 will be a terrific time for you! 

 

Though I haven't posted much recently I've had a few moments to keep my chops up with Crash and Spyro. This past year has been one of significant change for me and I didn't have an opportunity to create as much as I would like. But as the year progressed things opened up and I was able to get back to it.

Here's a little gallery of what I've been up to. Mostly sketching with friends and sometimes on my own. Also a few commissions I accepted. Some of these drawings were done straight ahead with ball point pen and some with blue pencil and ball point pen. It was great fun and I really enjoyed myself. I'm very happy that the Crash and Spyro characters and franchises have continued to grow over the years. I like drawing them. I intend on making 2022 a banner year for personal art and projects. 

 

Thanks for checking in!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crash / Spyro Toy Display - McDonalds - 2005

A friend sent me this photo today. A Christmas gift they just received. It's a vintage 2005 toy display from McDonalds. Very cool present!

Merry Christmas !!

Hello friends! Hope you're doing great. Wishing you a very Happy Christmas!

Alive and Kickin' !

Greetings friends! Hope all who read these words are doing very well. It's been a long time since I posted. Going way back to January. To say there's a lot that's happened and a lot going on is an understatement. Some major changes and for the better. I'm healthy and having fun experiences. Thank you for your comments in that time. I apologize for not following up but I really had my hands full and I needed a break. There were many things I had to attend to. Thank you for understanding.

I did have a moment to do a sketch of Crash. Started back on May 9 and finished it a few days ago on August 20. Love drawing Crash B!

For those interested I'll be live this weekend August 28 and 29 at the Ground Zero Animation Expo (GZA). I'll be conducting free character design lessons and doing a few demos for those in attendance. For more info or if you'd like to register follow this link to the GZA Expo.

 

This is a virtual expo. It's conducted completely online. You can attend from wherever you are. Here's a graphic I prepared for it. It features both ArtShark who is the mascot character for  my school and Crash.

 

 Thanks again! It's great to be back. I'll follow up soon with more. Good luck and best wishes to you!

Cover Art for "The History of Naughty Dog" - France

Early in 2020 I was contacted by an author in France who was writing a history of the Naughty Dog Studio for a publisher in that country. After 2 interviews I was contacted by the publisher and invited to create the cover art for the book. 

"L'Histoire de Naughty Dog" is being released January 29 2021. It's in the pre-order phase. Here's a link to it. You can see they changed the color and tone of the composition but that's okay. The original art is what I'm presenting.  

I was under a lot of pressure when I started this. The Covid lockdowns hit and I was overwhelmed with trying to work with my existing onsite students who were migrating online.

I'm also including the individual sketches I created which were all incorporated into the final composition.

The publisher was very patient and I was compensated well for the job. So here's the art for a fun and educational presentation. Thank you friends and Keep Creating !!

 

  

 

 

 

 

Merry Christmas !!

To all you great people who've followed my blog these many years. Wishing you a Happy Christmas and all the very best in days ahead!

New Crash Bandicoot drawings

 Had time to create some sketches of Crash this evening. Gotta keep my chops up as they say...

 

 

 

Crash Bandicoot - Something new on the way

Hello Friends! Thought I'd share some recent developments with the Crash Bandicoot franchise. Got this from an excellent source. Been aware of the general progress for a while now. I'm told a deal is struck with Activision and another heavyweight and there's a new Crash project in the works. I have nothing to do with what's going on but I'm aware of the person behind it and he's a talented veteran of many projects in entertainment.

When I get a green light on disclosing more info I will. Or you may hear about it in a press release beforehand. Either way you'll like what's up. 

Crash Bandicoot 4 debuts #2 in Switzerland - Still beats Star Wars!

Super Mario held on to the top spot. Star Wars at #3. 

Rave reviews across the spectrum! PlayStation released this 30 second video today...

New Crash Bandicoot coming Oct 2 2020

I'm sure everyone's aware of this by now. The latest Crash game is on the way! This coming Oct 2 2020. The trailer is spectacular. Several of my original characters. Sharing the glory with Joe Pearson. We were colleagues in the development of what's become a classic franchise. Joe was the genius between us. Congrats to all involved with what appears to be something of a video game  masterpiece. Terrific production. Bold and vibrant design. Looks like a lot of fun. Excited for its success! Good wishes to all.

Pop goes the virus Crash !!

Hello there friends !! I hope this finds you well. Things have been tough lately and as such I apologize for the long delay in attending to my blog. A lot of changes happening plus I really needed a break. Glad to report things are coming back to life. 

So let's celebrate with a new Crash Bandicoot sketch! I did this about a month ago in hopes the virus stuff would soon go away. Crash is doing what he can to make things better. 

A big thanks to everyone who continues to follow my blog. You're wonderful people and I wish you good health and happiness !!

Crash and Tawna Together Again - 2020

Received a request for a reunion of Crash and Tawna. Drew this a few days ago. Hope it does the trick! 

I just realized this is my last drawing of the year and the decade!

A very Happy New Year to all you great people and thank you for following my blog all this time! Hope your best dreams come true in 2020! 

Crash Bandicoot Doodles from 2013

In the early days of posting on my blog it was a time of uncertainty for the Crash Bandicoot community. I noticed a high level of anxiety among fans so I did what I could to contribute to keep Crash alive by drawing him. It had been a long time and only periodically would do something I wasn't especially excited about.

I knew I had to practice so on September 19 2013 I sat down and sketched Crash to get back into it. These are the pages I did minus some images that didn't quite make the cut. 

I'm archiving my work from the past few years. That's what lead to this rediscovery. It was fun and something special drawing Crash back then. Like visiting an old friend you haven't seen in a while and catching up on things.