Hand Drawn Nomad


The last week has been super super busy, so a new blog post is long overdue. I’m absolutely swamped with projects and deadlines (last week I pulled an all-nighter working 32 hours straight!), but that’s freelancing–feast or famine.

I’m planning to post some more art soon, but in the mean time here’s a great new blog I stumbled across. Hand Drawn Nomad is a blog full of great little insights and nuggets gleaned from studying the drawings of the great masters of animation. Check it out!

Sketchbook Update

The last few weeks have been so crazy with Chirstmas stuff and freelance work that my sketchbook has been gathering dust. Tonight I was reading some excellent material by master artist Glen Vilppu and I was reminded again how important it is–crucial even–that I keep sketching, learning, and growing as an artist. The more I learn about drawing, the more I realize how little I really know.



Opposite Forces #4 now in stores!

The final issue of the Opposite Forces mini-series (created by Tom Bancroft) is now in stores. I had the privilege of inking issues #3 and #4, coloring was done by Josh Ray. It’s a great series, fun for kids and adults. If you comic book store doesn’t carry it, ask them to order one for you from Alias Publishing.

Also, I should take a moment to plug Tom’s excellent new book on character design, Creating Characters with Personality. It will be available in February but you can pre-order yours now.

My First Mini-Comic

This is my first attempt at illustrating my own sequentiual art project (that’s fancy artist talk for a comic book). It’s an 8-page gospel tract created for Living Waters, a publisher in California. You can read the whole thing by clicking here or on the image above.

The concept of tracts has always fascinated me. A good tract will grab someone’s attention in a clever or entertaining way and then at least get them to think. But a bad tract will just irritate someone and wind up in the garbage. Hopefully mine falls in the “good” category. I was going for something similar in concept to Chick tracts, minus the abrasive writing and outdated art.

Anyway, please post a comment and let me know what you think about the art and/or writing. Don’t pull any punches. I know not everyone will agree with the content, but I really want honest feedback (especially from non-Christians since that is the target audience). Thanks!

“Dog” Sketch

My wife and I had a great Christmas vacation. We took a road-trip from Minnesota to Texas (our first big trip together), and came back just in time for a New Year’s Eve party.

Last night my wife and I were watching a show called “Dog: The Bounty Hunter” on A&E. Dog has a very unique face. This was my quick attempt to caricature him. Not sure if it was successful, but it was fun to just doodle a little in front of the TV.