Gone to the Dogs

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I’ve been hired to take a shot at developing a dog and cat character for a curriculum publisher. Several other artists have already made attempts. The client seems to know what they don’t want but aren’t too sure exactly what they do want. Here’s my first few drawings trying to find the right dog. I don’t think I’ve got it yet, but I’m confident it’s in my pencil somewhere.

Facial Expressions for Artists

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I was in the bookstore tonight and found this neat little treasure. It’s filled with some of the best facial expressions I’ve ever seen in a reference book. More than just smiles and frowns, the models’ expressions (45 different emotions in total) are full of character and personality. There’s over 200 pages of faces grouped by age, followed by a section on “sequential expressions” (sort of a frame-by-frame study of emotions), a kissing gallery, a phenomes gallery (great for lip-syncing), and 300 photos of hats and helmets. Overall an excellent study on human emotion. I can’t wait to start sketching these faces!