All aboard on the Night Train

Space Ship!!!!

2011-12-20T14:51:00.000-08:00

I did this yesterday at work :)

Dr. Sketchy's at Titmouse!!

2011-12-20T14:49:00.000-08:00

these are the sketches I did at the Dr. Sketchy's event recently at the Titmouse animation studio. They had it in the patio area and it was a pretty cold night. The two models were great and very brave to pose nude in that weather. Enjoy.

Bring back the Muscle!!

2011-10-11T10:45:00.000-07:00

I love that they've brought back the Charger and the Challenger. The Mustangs from the last couple of years have been solid. They even brought back the Boss 302. This got me thinking of how many other great pony cars from the past could use an update. I did this concept for a 2012 Plymouth Duster and placed it right next to the 1970's car for easy comparison. The idea was Mean, Mopar Muscle, done in a more modern way.

Something that's in progress... enjoy.

2011-04-14T16:36:00.000-07:00

New storyboards for a film. :)

Breaking and Entering...

2011-03-14T19:44:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, I moved a couple of months back and since then I've been finding things I'd almost completely forgot about. I did this job I did back in May. It was a short film with very fun and fast dialogue. Here are a few frames. Enjoy.

Late night car sketches

2011-03-10T00:32:00.000-08:00

I stumbled on to a classic car documentary on TV and just started playing with some shapes. I'll clean some of these up and post them up :)

Gangster rap is keeping me real

2010-05-22T12:50:00.000-07:00

Here is another music video project I had the good fortune of working on for a company working for P. Diddy. Here is some key frame art. It was a rush job that I had to crank out over night... there were 4 total but I'm not showing the fourth because it actually says the artist's name in the background... and I think all this is still hush hush..

Let me tell you of the days of high adventure...

2010-05-12T09:59:00.000-07:00

Here are some character designs I'm working on for a game. There will be four or five more in the line-up. It's looking very cool. Very.. western/steampunk. These sketches still need to be finalized and painted... I'll put those up in a few days.

Figure Drawing in the Workshops

2010-04-06T23:39:00.000-07:00

I haven't been to a workshop in years.. I've thought about going off and on for a while but I finally went with a friend of mine last week. It was more fun than I remembered... and all the old skills and techniques came right back.. like riding a bike. I guess you would call this more traditional than what I usually do.. but all the same, it was just as fun.

Mynxx - Music Video

2010-04-06T23:29:00.000-07:00

I did this last month for a pretty well know Art Director turn Director DC5. This is for a Russian pop star names Mynxx. She's was in town to shoot this music video for her next big hit. There were a few really busy club scenes. They turned out pretty good though. This was 3 day job, I wish I would have had more time to throw some value on these. I think that would have put them over the top. Oh well, you do your very best with what you're given I suppose. Check it out.

These Chicks Rock!

2010-02-25T10:50:00.000-08:00

Hey guys, I just finished a music video for a Bay Area production studio. It turned out really well. I can't wait to see the video. As in many videos, there's always a bit of a story that captures the emotions of the song. This happens before the music begins, so I guess it's part of the opening scenes that kicks off the music.

Here the band is going over the plan before they step out of their car and bust in to some poor guys' house. I had a good time doing it. The director was great to work with. The past couple of jobs have been brought to me under rushed conditions, with this one I was given a good amount of time to bring the words to life so... much appreciated. Everyone was very pleased with how the boards came out, myself included.

I Want Him Dead - Storyboards

2010-02-01T16:04:00.000-08:00

This was a fun job. It was for a short film titled "I want him dead." It's about how a girl gets revenge on her bad ex-boyfriend in a very Looney Tunes type way. It's a very funny script. I think it should be out by spring or early summer for all the various film festivals.

The image reads top to bottom starting on the left and continues on to the rows on the right. The last two frames are a a very long camera movement to the right which establishes the entire setting of the photo shoot. It was a pretty fast job. I had to board the entire film in about two weeks, but everyone was happy.

White Sands 2100 Matte Painting

2009-12-01T17:46:00.000-08:00

So the idea was that this is White Sands New Mexico after the "big one" hits the West and creates a giant crack into the US starting from the Gulf of California. So in the year 2100, White Sands New Mexico is next to the new larger Gulf of California and also has one of three U.S. space ports. They're enjoying the economic boom because of the space port so it has become this idyllic City/Community.

Just an idea, I thought it was interesting. If you look at what they're watching at the drive-in, you'll see that the Three Stooges are still awesome in the future.

"Keep a lookout from the watchtowers of the north."

2009-12-01T17:34:00.000-08:00

This a storyboard from a story I wrote. I was going for the big fantasy summer movie feel. Bring some popcorn, it's going to be good.

"Whatever you do son... don't go to the Carnival"

2009-12-01T17:23:00.000-08:00

I wrote a short story about a kid living in a dust bowl country town back around 1910 who goes to the traveling show that comes to town. He sees things that change him and at the end he realizes that he loses a big part of his childhood innocence that night and comes to regret it.

So I storyboarded it out. I had to go without any elaborate camera movement so I could lay them out nine to a page like this.

I think it's a really touching tale about those moments that move us forward in to adulthood, whether we want to or not. Such is life.

Beer Commercial

2009-12-01T17:15:00.000-08:00

I did these storyboards for a micro-brew beer company. It was their first commercial. It was a really good test. I had a 45-30 seconds to tell a story, hook the audience and make sure the product got a good amount of screen time. It turned out great, the story was funny.

Traditional and Digital Landscape Paintings

2009-12-01T17:06:00.000-08:00

It's very fun. It's like mediation, especially if you're on location.

Sketches on location

2009-12-01T17:01:00.000-08:00

I really enjoyed this class. We got to travel around an draw these things in person.

The first one is Animals/Insects/Plants. Yes, that is a Croc-a-roo. Creepy huh.
The second is military equipment and some conceptual design based off of the military stuff.
The third is old Cars/planes/Trains.

Workin' for the Worm.

2009-12-01T16:52:00.000-08:00

Back in the summer I was hired by production company putting together a reality TV show for Dennis Rodman.... I know. So they wanted me to make some drawings of him and the other star of the show running around having all kinds of adventures and doing a bunch of extreme stuff.

I think people would watch it.

Characters Designs from various projects

2009-12-01T16:43:00.000-08:00

Character design is very fun. I think all of these would be great video game characters.
From right to left:

My Dred Pirate Roberts (Mexican Revolution influenced) design from Princess Bride.
A modern take on a samurai warrior.
My Dr. Frankenstein (Gear-head Mechanic/Joe Mad) design.
And lastly my Goliath design from Disneys Gargoyles. I tried to make him more Celtic.

I still think Gargoyles was the best thing to come from Disney in years for an older audience.

The Ghostbusters' Ecto 1

2009-12-01T16:32:00.000-08:00

I started working on a story idea for a possible Ghostbusters 3 a while back with a friend just for fun. It was turning in to something really great and epic but then we heard that they're actually moving forward with a real Ghostbusters 3 movie so... oh well... the idea was great while it lasted.

Here's the design I did for the "future" Ecto 1. Pretty mean huh.

Ships, Planes and other things that go VROOOM

2009-12-01T16:26:00.000-08:00

Sometimes when I need to get away from storyboarding for a bit I'll design an interesting looking vehicle.

That thing that looks like a shark is my attempt to design the Nautilus from 20,000 Leagues. When it's in "monster mode" the tail fins rotate to the sides and create a single flipper like a whale or dolphin.

Bottom Left is a military rapid troop transport ship.

Bottom Right is a civilian passenger jet that has wings that fold back at sub-sonic speeds. L.A. to N.Y. in an hour, amazing!!! ... but the food still sucks.

Who doesn't love pirates?

2009-12-01T16:14:00.000-08:00

I was working on a storyboard for an adventure story and part of it took place on (and within) a pirate ship. For the sake of framing and the composition of the boards I had to figure out where everything was and how it was laid out, so... I had to design the outside and inside of the thing. It was surprisingly fun. Perspective is a great thing to know.

Eyvind Earle Inspired Landscape

2009-12-01T15:54:00.000-08:00

I love how Eyvind Earle had the abbility to design natural environments. It took a couple of days of solid analysis "to break the code" of his style. I'd love to do a couple more of these for fun.

HEY HEY!!

2009-11-30T17:46:00.000-08:00

After a long hiatus I'm glad to be back here riding the night train. I'll be posting my portfolio in the coming days to get things ready for my whole graduation thing. Wish me luck. Later.