Final Drawing Pictures - Shih Tzu's

Here are some of the photos I took of the final drawing of the Shih Tzu's. Once again, I did this portrait all in colored pencil. Let me know what you think.

Latest Commission Work In Progress

Sorry it has been so long since I have posted anything here. After being laid off from both jobs last Fall, life has been quite a challenge as many people in the world well know. I'm happy to say that I have found work and have picked up my colored pencils as well. I love doing this kind of artwork and hope I have opportunity after opportunity to do so and continue to improve and learn more skills. Please let me know what you think of my latest that is now in progress.

New Creations in the Works

Here are some fun, new creations I've been working on. I'm currently cleaning them up and getting them painted in PhotoShop. I'll post the progress soon.

I hope you enjoy them.

Inspire

I recently did some research on a disease I was diagnosed with back in 2001. I'm trying to learn as much as I can about it, just to be aware of what could happen or symptoms to be aware of, in case I ever come out of remission.

This is a pretty cool site, had a lot of information not only of my disease (Sarcoidosis) but also anything and everything folks could be experiencing or going through. There is a community of friends to learn from and bounce ideas off of, etc.

Anyway...check it out if you feel the urge.

Guest Artist - Jordan Henricks

Here is a picture my son, Jordan, drew, using his incredible "reproducing" talents!

Bob's Dragon

A few weeks ago, I was asked if I could draw a dragon that would be used to make a decal for a Camaro. One of my friends, working with me at Cisco, was going to be moving out of state soon and he wanted to see if I could get the dragon done before he left on his trip.

Here is the line drawing and the Photoshop render of the dragon. It was a HUGE file, but everything worked out fine and he had his dragon on the Camaro before he hit the road. Too bad one of his friends backed out of a driveway and scraped one whole side of his car…not 12 hours after having the decals applied.

I’m still waiting for the photo of his Camaro. Hopefully he sends me the good side and the scraped side. I’ll post those images when I get them.

Latest Pet Portrait

Here are a few images of the latest pet portrait I did for my sister and brother-in-law. These are their puggles named Bobby and Eddy. I just added the before photo, so you can see the image I worked from.

Blast From the Past!

I drew this when I was a sophomore in high school. I was home sick for two weeks with some sort of high school virus and had plenty of Mad Magazines to keep me company. ET was on the cover of the one I was reading and I had the urge to draw him.

Animals - Colored Pencils

Between productions at Fox Animation, I had the opportunity to do some drawings and find out what I could do with colored pencils. I love animals of all kinds and decided to try a few. I hope you enjoy them.

Fox Animation Studios - Titan A.E.

At the start of our next feature production, Titan A.E., I was still in the Ink & Paint department as a Paint Checker. Shortly into production, however, I tested for one of the Color Stylist positions that opened in the Color Model department. I was chosen to fill one of the positions and began choosing colors and working with another great crew at Fox.

Above are images from several of the scenes I was fortunate enough to work on.