Office Space

I have an office! Well, I share it and will have it only temporarily... You'd think that being in an office I'd have more space. Not the case in my situation. I miss my cube - more space and I didn't have to share it with anyone. Hahaha! But I do like that I can simply close my door if I need privacy. I especially like going in on weekends now cuz I can do my own thing and not worry about anyone bugging me. I don't get as many visitors now either since I don't want to disturb my director. Yes, that's him in the pic... Don Judge, everyone! Or should I say, Bossman?!

The Scariest Thing on Halloween...

Me and my big fat face staring at everyone in the art gallery/entrance to the garage.

But I did receive a lot of compliments. This picture of a picture doesn't do it justice with the reflection. Taken by the talented Andrew Overtoom, this photo is one of many that he put up... photos taken throughout his lifetime as a professional photographer. And there are many good ones (not just mine) that are up at the studio... one week left! You better hurry! Oh, and if you want to purchase this ginormous piece, it's yours for $300!

Now everyone at the studio knows me, more than they'd like, probably!

:)

Good Timing?

As many of you already know, I started as a Timer full-time three weeks ago. It's going great so far. I feel so privileged and lucky to be learning from one of the best in the industry. It's a give and take relationship. I make him look good, he protects me and teaches me something that will guarantee job security so long as there are traditionally animated TV shows.

What does this mean as far as my painting? Well, I still have my paints and supplies, and I can paint whatever I want; I just won't be painting anything commercially, at least for a while. I'm hoping that I can pick up some freelance color jobs, but jobs are kind of scarce now with the economy tumbling down the well. Hopefully I will be employed for a long time so I can focus my free time to the things I love: spending time with loved ones, writing, traveling, eating.

Freelance Cleanup and Color

I started to prove myself useful by freelancing while I was a production assistant. A lot of times people pigeon-hole you into one category. But I want chocolate AND vanilla. And even strawberry a lot of the time. Why can't I be a Neopolitan?

Let me tell you a story...

About my storybook position.

Here is the process:


Here are some samples:


* Images copyright Nickelodeon/Harringtoons *

Patterns

I helped to design some patterns for Nick Creative Resources in New York. Here are a few designs I did but I don't think any of them were used. As you can see, I took the design features of the dragon kite and came up with these patterns:



* Images copyright Nickelodeon/Harringtoons *

New style

This fascination with skinny long-leggeds has grown on me as I find myself doodling that style. I don't know if it was my preoccupation of squishing daddy-long-legs as a kid, or hoping that one day I would be a long-legged so I could be a supermodel (which, of course, never happened), but somewhere I thought that long lanky figures are fun to draw.





Tiny torsos... long skinny legs...

I can see why my favorite animal is the giraffe.

Speaking of Graphic Design...

My friend's parents had a coffee shop/Chinese restaurant next to a bowling alley. They were in desperate need to give their shoppe a new look. I offered to help, as it would give me experience working with a company, as well as force me to work on my design skills. This was done 3 years ago.

Menus, logo, and business cards.


And here is a business card/logo I did for a company I wanted to start. Didn't go anywhere, but it was a nice thought.

Fairy Tale Ad Campaigns

I've loved fairy tales growing up. So once I got to college I started taking some Graphic Design classes. Here is my first attempt using Photoshop:


Pizza Company - Goldilocks and the 3 Bears



Fraud Prevention - Cinderella



Airlines Company - Peter Pan

I had 2 more I was working on that never fully made it:

1. Diamond Jeweler - Snow White
2. Beauty Care Products - Sleeping Beauty

Bacon and Cheese

Just some doodles I did quickly... caricaturing me (as cheese) and Deane (as bacon).