Wednesday, December 30, 2015

HAPPY NEW YEAR, ROBO WOLF!

 

Old fav, colored with Corel...


Sunday, November 15, 2015

POW! PUT MOTION IN YOUR CARTOONS!


 
What puts motion into the picture of a guy getting punched in the face?  The ABSENCE OF STRAIGHT LINES -- sure, a bullet or an arrow shoot straight, but here it's the ARC of the punch and the BOWING of the recipient that bring the picture to life!
 
The book ANIMATION by Preston Blair shows great examples of the above.  And you can find a PDF copy online!  That book over every other really helped me learn to draw...

Thursday, October 15, 2015

JABBA THE HUT BUYS IT -- THE ALTERNATIVE VERSION

One of the RETURN OF THE JEDI cartoons I did, part of the extensive STAR WARS strips Craig McNamara and I drew at the Minnesota Daily when we supposed to be working.  I know ROBOT CHICKEN did a lot of the same kinda gags, as did FAMILY GUY, but if it's any consolation, Craig and I were decades ahead of them...