SECRET SQUIRREL CONCEPT

I created this piece about seven years ago while I was a Senior Character Artist at Warner Bros. Consumer Products.

UNDERDOG ILLUSTRATION

ANNOUNCER CHARACTER DESIGN

ANIMAL SCOUTS CHARACTER DESIGN CONCEPTS

WEDNESDAY ILLUSTRATION

DOG FOOD COMMERCIAL "CEL"

In this illustration, I wanted to capture the look and style of the 1950s animated television commercials.

MORE CARTOON NETWORK CHARACTER DESIGNS

These Cartoon Network character designs were also done about 3 1/2 years ago. The script called for some "disgruntled animators" who were working at an animation studio in this particular episode. The assignment was fun, however these designs were never used and did not appear in the show. By the way, the red pencil markings on the drawings are simply "registration marks" which indicate where the background would have been in relation to the characters. Enjoy!

DOG DAZE

I was just having a little fun here designing some St. Bernard characters.

CARTOON NETWORK CHARACTER DESIGNS

Here are my character designs for a Cartoon Network series. I had fun drawing these characters, but I don't think any of them made it into the show. These were done about 3 1/2 years ago.

MONKEY BUSINESS

Here are a few monkey character design concepts that I came up with.

ANOTHER SOLDIER CHARACTER DESIGN/ ILLUSTRATION

SOLDIER CHARACTER DESIGN/ ILLUSTRATION

NFL BEAR MASCOT DESIGN CONCEPT

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD DESIGN CONCEPTS

YOGI, HUCK AND QUICK DRAW CONCEPTS

I created the art above while I was a senior character artist at Warner Bros. Consumer Products. As you can see, I explored using Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw, Baba Looey and Boo Boo with both their traditional appearance and an exagerrated look.

ROUGH CHARACTER DESIGN SKETCHES

FOUR KIDS AND A DOG

BUGS BUNNY CONCEPTS FOR WARNER BROS.

I drew the top two Bugs Bunny rough concepts and the final inked drawing above for Warner Bros. International about six years ago. The final inked version has been posted on this blog already, so that's why it looks familiar. I had completely forgotten that I kept color photocopies of my rough drawings, which I just discovered at home today.

As you can see, WB decided to go with the second concept. I recall that as I was finishing up the inking, WB called me and asked that I add Tweety to the art. So I quickly roughed out a Tweety drawing on a separate piece of paper before inking him. That's why he isn't on the original sketches...just in case you were wondering.

FRANCESCA

Rankin-Bass historian Rick Goldschmidt asked me(as well as some other very talented artists), to come up with our interpretation of one of the characters from Mad Monster Party. The art will be included as a bonus feature in the upcoming DVD release of that film. I chose Francesca, and not being very familiar with the film, I had to scour the internet for images of her. Thanks for asking me to participate in this project, Rick!

YOUNG WOMAN CHARACTER DESIGN/ILLUSTRATION

ELEPHANT CHARACTER DESIGN/ILLUSTRATION

GIRL HOLDING DOG ILLUSTRATION

MICKEY MOUSE SKETCHES

BUGS BUNNY SHOW DVD COVER ILLUSTRATION

This is my take on what the DVD box art for The Bugs Bunny Show might look like if it is ever released by Warner Bros. Home Video.

ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE ILLUSTRATION

Here's an illustration I did featuring the Jay Ward characters Rocky, Bullwinkle, Duddley Do Right, Mr. Peabody, Sherman, Boris Badenov and Natasha.

RABBIT AND TURTLE ILLUSTRATION

This illustration originated with some sketchbook doodles.

FLINTSTONES CARD

Over the years I've made birthday cards for my nephew Eric, usually featuring established cartoon characters. The Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble art above was for a "hello" card that I made for him when he was much younger (he'll be graduating from high school in a couple of weeks). As we live over two thousand miles apart, a card like this was my way of letting him know that I was thinking about him. Congratulations on your graduation, Eric! The Flintstones characters are owned and copyrighted by Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros.

WOODY WOODPECKER ILLUSTRATION

Woody Woodpecker was one of my favorite cartoon characters when I was a kid. As an aspiring cartoonist, I found his design appealing, and as a young viewer, I found his cartoons to be very entertaining. Years later, when I joined other professional artists in drawing for children at charity events, Woody was an often-requested character for me to draw. There is just something about him that kids gravitate to. This was, of course, during the time when one could still watch Walter Lantz's cartoons on television. I created this illustration with pencil, paper and Adobe Illustrator. Woody Woodpecker is owned and copyrighted by Walter Lantz and NBC-Universal.

BABY PINK PANTHER CONCEPTS

I designed these Baby Pink Panther concepts around six years ago for a design firm in New York that had a contract with MGM Studios, the owner of the Pink Panther character.

DETROIT TIGERS MASCOT DESIGN

Here's another tiger-related post featuring my rough designs of the Detroit Tigers mascot.

TIGER CHARACTER DESIGN COLOR SKETCH

This piece is based on a rough design I did about seven years ago.

STEWARDESS CHARACTER DESIGN COLOR SKETCH

My wife and I returned home Monday night after a two-week visit with her family in the Philippines. Here is a color character sketch of a stewardess to start things off while I attempt to get over my jet lag!

A WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF!

I won't be able to post anything new until April 21 or 22, so here is a bunch of artwork I created for myself and for the studios. Enjoy, and I'll see you soon!


WARNER BROS. CONSUMER PRODUCTS ART:
(Note: All of the characters below are owned and copyrighted by Warner Bros.)






HANNA-BARBERA ART FOR WBCP:
(Note: All of the characters below are owned and copyrighted by Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros.)





PRESENTATION ART:
Dorothy and the Oz Castaways is an idea I pitched in 2008 to several studios. The premise had Dorothy moving from Kansas to Los Angeles with her Uncle Henry and Aunt Em. One day, the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion decided to visit Dorothy in L.A., but the balloon they arrived in was destroyed upon landing there. Hence, the trio was stuck in Los Angeles while they tried to find a way to return to Oz.

"AL"

I'm not sure if Al is a mechanic, plumber or TV repairman. This marker and prismacolor pencil sketch grew out of a recent sketchbook doodle.

WOLF and PIG CONCEPTS/ DESIGNS

TOP CAT CONCEPT

Another piece from my Warner Bros. Consumer Products days. Top Cat is owned and copyrighted by WB and Hanna-Barbera.

SID SIRLOIN PUPPET

Remember those plastic character hand puppets from your childhood? These are the puppets that were either sold or given away as promotional items through fast-food restaurants like McDonald's and Burger King or cereal companies such as Kellogg's. Well, I wanted to have some puppets manufactured in the likeness of my character Sid Sirloin, and then take them to the Wondercon in San Francisco a couple of weeks ago. However, the cost to have these produced would have been quite high, and did not fit within our budget. Above is the art for my Sid Sirloin hand puppet.

ROOSTER CONCEPT/ DESIGN

HUCKLEBERRY HOUND DVD COVER CONCEPT

Back in late 2002, I was asked to participate in a discussion at Warner Bros. Home Video regarding which Hanna-Barbera cartoon shows should be released on DVD. Before the meeting, I took it upon myself to create a mock DVD box cover for The Huckleberry Hound Show. While designing and illustrating it, I was trying to imagine what the box art for this show might have looked like if DVDs had existed in 1958 (minus my blog address, of course!).

BUGS BUNNY GONDOLIER

This is an oldie. About six years ago, a Warner Bros. marketing group (I think the international division) hired me to rough out and ink an image of Bugs Bunny and Tweety with a gondola. I believe the art was going to be used at some trade show, but I honestly don't remember. So I roughed out the concept on paper and then inked it in Adobe Illustrator. That's all folks!

BACK FROM WONDERCON

Thank you to everyone who stopped by my booth at the Wondercon this past weekend. It was great meeting all of you, and your kind comments regarding my work are truly appreciated. I hope you all had a fun time as well!

ENGINEER BEAR DESIGN CONCEPT

I first sketched this out with paper and pencil, and created the finished art in Illustrator.

ANIMATION MAGAZINE FEATURES SID SIRLOIN!

Ramin Zahed, who is Editor-in-Chief of Animation Magazine, has written a very kind review of my self-published book, "Sid Sirloin and His Friends". The review appears in the "Books We Love" section of the publication. So go out to your favorite newsstand and purchase the current issue(the one with Disney's Bolt on the cover) and check out all of the great articles and reviews! Click here, http://www.animationmagazine.net, to subscribe so you won't miss any future issues!

Thank you, Ramin, for your generosity in featuring my book in such a prestigious publication!

MY WIZARD OF OZ ROUGH DESIGN CONCEPTS

Here are some of my Wizard of Oz rough character design concepts:

LION DESIGN POSES

Here are a few poses of a lion I had fun designing.

WOODY WOODPECKER TO THE RESCUE!

First Quick Draw McGraw, and now Woody Woodpecker is helping me out until I can get some new images up. I drew these poses of this classic character a few years ago. Woody Woodpecker is owned and copyrighted by Walter Lantz and NBC-Universal.

I'LL DO THE THIN'IN AROUND HERE!

In lieu of putting up a new piece today, here is an illustration I created over six years ago while working at Warner Bros. Consumer Products. Quick Draw McGraw is, of course, owned and copyrighted by Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros.

BUY SID SIRLOIN NOW THROUGH PAYPAL and EBAY!

If you live in the Los Angeles area, please visit one the fine comic book retailers listed in the post below. For those not living in Los Angeles, please click here: www.ebay.com. Then select the "Buy it Now" button and follow the easy steps to pay through Paypal. The cost per book is $5.00. Please add $4.00 for shipping. California residents, also please add an additional 8.25% for state sales tax.

If you live in Canada or Mexico, shipping is $9.95. Anywhere else in the world shipping is $11.95.

My new book, SID SIRLOIN AND HIS FRIENDS!

Jerry Beck, over at his and Amid's must-visit-everyday website, http://www.cartoonbrew.com/,
has graciously posted a kind review of my new, 36-page, self-published book, Sid Sirloin and His Friends. It retails for $5.00 and is in full color. Thank you so much for the mention, Jerry! It is very much appreciated! Below is a list of the fine comic book shops in the Los Angeles area that are selling my book. For those of you not living in the Los Angeles area, please click here:www.ebay.com. Simply click on the "Buy it Now" button and follow the very easy steps to pay through Paypal. Thank you to all who purchase the book, and I hope that you will enjoy it! I sure had fun making it!


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