Season 3 Episode 3 In Which Giovanni Ribisi Plays A Lightning-infused Youth Bent On Getting The Virtua

Some unused style tests for a Sesame Street segment, The Letter D.

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Drawing Frogs Like a 4 Year Old. Easy.

This is how I used to draw frogs.  I drew a lot of frogs.

Game Map

More work on the little iphone game I’m working on. Here is the ubiquitous swamp map. I like this swamp map a bit more than most because it is actually pretty inviting and good for ghosting ghosts if you ask me.

Year In Review

Phew, today marks the 2 year anniversary of my starting this blog. It was a slow starter the first year, trying to figure out exactly what to post and how to talk about my work. The blog underwent a huge shift this past year, in tone, content and importance for me. It has become a place to experiment with new techniques, make jokes, write music, and share what goes on in my everyday life as an illustrator and designer. I plan on pumping up the volume exponentially this year on the blog and all things AE. Looking back at the year, I picked out a few posts I was particularly proud of and hope to match and maybe top in 2012.

2011 was the year of illustration. My work shifted heavily towards hand-crafted, fun imagery - a departure from my more precise and clean design previously. My 6 favorite images of the year pretty clearly show this trend.

On a Lark

A Lark Rider for current project that’s got loads of pixel art.  Gray values for color reference later on.

Cloud Study

Drawing from nature is always a good way to sharpen an artist’s skills.

Game Art

Space Game - concept art for a tower defense game based in space. 

Ghost Ghoster - character designs for a game about putting ghosts to rest.

Dream JRNL #1

It is not a necessary evil, but an ever-present one: the abbreviated vocabulary used when texting. Like typos, you must be ever vigilant in a time of incredibly disposable communication. There are moments however, when typos happen; usually in those rushed or half-focused texts. For the past few months, I’ve been doing this thing where I will wake up and punch out a text with an autonomous thumb. I scarcely remember doing this in the morning but am always amused by them. So far, nothing bad has happened, so I haven’t switched to another form of alarm system that doesn’t have MMS capabilities. I actually don’t know what MMS stands for, I just know that it stands for something that means texting. Here is an example of one of these dream texts. Funny how just a little typo makes you look insane…

I needed to make a Down For Maintenance page, which isn’t a fun thing, so I made a fun one. I like everyone’s pants and hair situation here.

Friend Mold

Friend Mold is a comic I wrote and illustrated about relationships, detailing what one must go through to become more than a friend to a member of the opposite sex. Digital release took place over the months of January and February with the last page arriving on February 14th. If you're interested in publishing Friend Mold drop me a line!