More Cartoon Illustration

Two more additions. The cartoon to the left was commissioned as a logo for a set of vocal training DVDs. The image to the right is the main character in a story titled - Dancin' Darin - A Pirate Story with Dancing.

Retail and Resort

Here are a few designs from the retail and resort apparel markets. The four designs to the left were created for resort apparel shops in southern markets. The two designs to the left were created for a large retail chain to be sold throughout north America.

Logos

Here are a handful of logos done for various companies and organizations. I enjoy the reseach that goes into creating logos. Generally I'll create a number of versions, after which finalists are chosen to develop.

Podcast Illustration

A digital illustration done for a hard rock and heavy metal podcast. The artwork documents the search for the elusive Axl Rose from Guns N' Roses. The in-jokes probably won't mean much to many, I'm showing this one primarily for art and composition.

Characters

I will get asked to do character concept art for various projects, everything from games to rock band icons. Here are just a few. These characters are in the "rough" conceptual stage, primarily to get the ball rolling with a project.

From The Archives

I recently dusted off a few images from the past, It's been a while since I've seen these, but I thought I'd share them here. The drawing of the pretty young girl surrounded with type is my sister. This one was drawn in Prisma colored pencil on gray board. This drawing was a scholarship winner from The Society Of Illustrators. The front of the truck is also a Prisma pencil study. Secret agent dog is a mascot I created for a now defunct online service. This image accompanied several other secret agent dog illustrations used for a trade show presentation. This one was also in Prisma pencil on textured paper. The final one is a digital illustration done in Painter. This image was created for a magazine article supporting the use of music on unborn kids.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Museum

I worked for a company recently where I had the opportunity to create some concepts for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I produced a bunch of designs, I thought these two were pretty fun. I believe the skull design was chosen for final production.

Fun With Design

Most of these designs had some distressing added to give the illusion of a "worn in" quality. Using a distress pattern should look natural, sometimes it is over used, but in this case the clients liked the effect. The faux beer label was presented to a major retailer, I don't recall if it was selected or not.

More Fun With Design

I've had the good fortune to be able to create designs for many different events, regions, markets etc. Here are a few pages containing a wide range of styles and topics. All requiring different types of research and technique. Part of the fun of creating design is the research, you never seem to stop learning.

One Color Characters

Here are nine out of approximately 100 Illustrations done for a youth screen print line. I was working for a company at the time that wanted simple one color illustrations to accompany fun sayings on brightly colored youth tshirts. This program was extremely successful and helped them sell a tremendous amount of shirts.

For The Kids

A few more screenprint designs for the kiddies. For a while it felt like I was only doing youth designs. These drawings combine some of the cleaner cartooning style with the "looser" sketchy approach. These days, I think I prefer the rougher style to the clean. Just personal preference.

Rough Lookin' Characters

These guys were all designed for the youth resort tshirt market. They were mostly sold to resort shops in the Caribbean and Florida. The illustration style is intentionally rough. The aim was to be fun and energetic without the crisp precision in the artwork.

What a Drag

This guy was done for a large retail chain for use on a youth screen printed tshirt. I was asked to make him look aggressive yet fun. I think it must have sold well, because when I checked the stores, I couldn't seem to find many left.