Hybrid

In class last night while drawing with my students. 

Maybe it's an alien human.

Or a human alien. 

Col-erase blue pencil and black line.

Endure

Life has its hardships disappointments and heartbreaks.

 There's a superhero inside. Be strong. You can make it.

Word of encouragement. Last night's Photoshop doodle.

It takes a village idiot

Do you ever feel like the lowest rung on the ladder?

There'll be days like this my mama said.

Character concept from an obscure project in the 1990s. 

Original in black line. Color added in 2006 when picking up Photoshop. 

I wonder...

What would I look like...

 If I were a teddy bear?

Class demonstrations from The Animation Academy on May 24, 2012.

Who are you?

Where are you from? What are you about? 

Is that a costume or your skin? Were you bitten by a spider?

Do you have an agent? Do you work on weekends?

 These are questions I ask whenever a character like this comes along. 

Last night after class personal Photoshop session.

No such thing as too cute

Last week on Thursday evening as I wrapped up the session for my Visual Development class I sketched out this concept that came to mind.

Hello there!

 How good it is to see you!

It's such a lovely day!

Where did I leave my life savings?

Please stop by again won't you?

Photoshop makes group shots possible. Drawn with Col-erase Blue pencil and black line gel marker.

Sisters

How things happen... 

I was practicing with color the other night when I sketched this in Photoshop.

 I liked the look so I thought I'd try it again.

So far so good. How about another.

When I put them together it gave me an idea.

That's how it works sometimes.

Strange creature

When working on a project not everything makes the cut. Especially when you're creating in volume. Exploratory concept development has casualties but even stuff that gets shelved can be good content. Quick practice with Photoshop on an image from last year.

Ended like this...

Started like this...

Some girls

Some girls are nice.

Some girls are not so nice.

Created last month during class while drawing with my students. 

Horsing around

These designs came about when a friend asked me to help out with their project. Drawn and colored in Photoshop. The project was based on a story involving Arabian horses. Minimal anatomical research involved. Straight ahead first pass concepts. Fun stuff, lose approach, good practice.