Whitney Pollett

New Brush!

2011-12-15T19:14:00.000-08:00

So I was giving an impromptu, down and dirty, custom Photoshop brush tutorial to a friend today and I happen to accidentally make a brush I really like! It's the perfect inky brush that has a slight bleed. Izzz niiice.
20 Minutes Later: I tried uploading the brush here but Blogger won't let me, so if anyone would like to try it out, please feel free to email me at pollettw@gmail.com and I'll send it to youuuu! Happy Holidays! xxoo

Mermaid Circle

2011-12-09T19:24:00.000-08:00

Happy birthday Rocio <3

Society 6 Shop

The Happiest Buddha

2011-12-09T11:01:00.000-08:00

Society 6 Shop!

Occupy...

2011-12-05T19:04:00.001-08:00

your heart.

Despair, confusion, hope and utter disregard

2011-12-02T17:22:00.000-08:00

Doodled during a lecture on how to completely and accurately submit corporate expense reports.
...Joy.

Character Concepts

2011-11-29T20:39:00.001-08:00

I'm working on a new personal project with one of my very gifted and talented friend's, Miss Wendy Park! I'm on characters and she's doing enviros. If you haven't seen her work already, check it out!
http://www.wendypark.com/
More stuff to come!! Yahooooo!!!

First Day of School - Watercolor

2011-11-10T15:10:00.001-08:00

Sorry for the bad picture. I took this late last night as I was finishing up in the dark. The lights go out here every night at 9:03, and then we're all stuck squinting and waving tiny desk lamps over everything to make sure we're not laying down bizzaro colors... obviously it doesn't help very much... but anywho! This was created for a charity art show put on by Mattel. They so kindly invited us here at DCP, Mattel and Pixar to contribute to an art auction benefiting children affected by AIDS. So many great artists are sending over their beautiful creations so it is sure to be an amazing show.

Sketches from Capri

2011-11-05T11:00:00.000-07:00

I went to Italy not too long ago and stopped off at Capri! It was phenomenally gorgeous. I have a ton of sketches in this sketchbook but I can't find it anywhere!!
When it returns to me, I will post more here. Enjoy your Saturday! <3

Oh nyooo! BEEEES!

2011-10-28T11:40:00.001-07:00

Just a little doodle during a meeting about being surprised by a swarm of angry bees whilst holding a tiny flaccid branch...

Quick Little Fashion Sketch

2011-10-26T20:14:00.000-07:00

I'm trying to get back into the habit of sketching and posting. Life can get so crazy, you forget to stop and sketch the roses! Here's a quick little fashion doodle I did the other day while looking through some fashion blogs.

ps. I just posted this doodle on Society6!
http://society6.com/gadzoinks

The Hunchback of Los Angeles

2011-10-26T19:49:00.001-07:00

New banner?

2011-10-23T21:46:00.000-07:00

I've been working on some new stuff. Is it too far of a departure from my normal stuff? Let me know! xxoo

2011-10-23T21:44:00.000-07:00

Some more Doodle-oos

2011-05-25T16:29:00.000-07:00

Just some quick pretty girl doodles from the ol' sketchbook.
I was going for Vanessa Hudgens, Olivia Wilde (She is SO cool) and I think the third was Katie Holmes but she didn't really turn out looking like her at all... but whateva!

And here are some super loose life drawings from last weekend at the park in West Hollywood. It seemed that every kid was having a birthday party that day. It's always interesting seeing the strange combination of people that congregate in public places. I guess i'm included in the "strange" category.
Life drawing in public is kind of a combination of sketching and sleuthing and not an easy task for someone like me who happens to be the worst at sneaking sketches!
I'm going to attempt to perfect the sneaky sketch so be warned! I could be anywhere! Mwahahahaaaa

Ukulele Lady - Work In Progress

2011-05-23T08:22:00.000-07:00

Good morning!
Thought I'd share my WIP for the Ukulele Lady model I've been working on! I knooow, I know... most of you wanted the Vegas Chick, but the open mouth, open eye model was looking a little psycho. Think Isla Fisher from Wedding Crashers, "I'll fiiind youuu". Hahaha
Yeah, something was definitely lost in the 2d to 3D translation.
So here's option #2 thus far! Any thoughts, tips, pointers?

Thanks for stopping by...

2011-05-16T23:21:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! I just wanted to thank you all for showing up and checking in from time to time. If it wasn't for your support and feedback, I would probably just be hiding all of my ideas and doodles in drawers or hard drives somewhere, never finishing or feeling quite right about how they turned out... so thank you, thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart. The blog circuit has really changed the way artists share and grow!

And speaking of sharing, I thought I'd share what I've been up to lately. As some of you might know, I started as a Disney character artist intern about 2 years ago. From there I worked with Disney Interactive and some other game studios as a freelancer.... but I'm sooooo happy to announce that I'm back with Disney as a full time Senior Designer! And you're not going to believe what I'm doing because it's super flippin' cool. [Pause for effect]
I'm designing girl's toys for Disney's Fairies. I LOVE Fairies!! I'm living the dream, man.

I feel like Tom Hanks in Big everyday.

So without further ado... a fairy!

Supah Fast Fashion Doodle

2011-05-13T19:47:00.000-07:00

Spoooooky.....

Happy Mom's Day

2011-05-08T12:49:00.001-07:00

My lovely cousin Melodee, who is a teacher, was telling me yesterday about how she brings bubbles, hair ties and pirate eye patches to school for all the kids to play with during recess. All the boys and girls line up for "Miss Melodee" to do their hair and give them prizes.

Isn't that too sweet!? So here's to you Mel, and here's to YOU all you mom's out there! Thank you.
XOxoOxoOx Big hugs and kisses to all the moms around the world. :* XOxoOxoOI love you Mama.

3D Sculpt

2010-11-24T01:11:00.000-08:00

Hello! I feel like I've been bombarding this blog with posts.... Maybe I'll take it easy for a while but I need to ask whoever stops by just one giant favor.
Here it goes: I've been wanting to do a 3D sculpt/maquette for a while now so tonight I did these sketches but can't decide which one I should use for my model, soooo I was thinking I could take a vote! Which one should I sculpt? You decide, unless you're too busy.... like, not too busy to be surfing the web looking at blogs, but too busy to comment, in which case... I don't believe you. hahaha
I kid, thanks everyone! And Happy Thanksgiving in advance! xoxoxo yum yum yum yum farfel.

For Mila

2010-11-23T00:23:00.000-08:00

A present for my cousin and her new, very special, bébé. :)

Jesse Kekoa Lovett

2010-11-20T22:12:00.001-08:00

My beautiful cousin had the most beautiful baby boy! His name is Jesse Kekoa Lovett and he's an angel. :) So in celebration of the new little guy, I thought I'd paint Mila and Justin this picture for x-mas or Thanksgiving, or just because. This is just the rough sketch, the final will look a little more like Mila, hopefully...

2010-11-19T19:56:00.000-08:00

Watercolor complete! :)

2010-11-19T00:22:00.000-08:00

My next sketch and soon to be watercolor! In my book, Mr. Ryder says "plan like a tortoise and paint like a hare"! Having read that, I have no idea where to start and am a little afraid of destroying this sketch like I did so many others but that's all a part of the adventure that is learning the majesty of watercolor! Yaaaay.

Third Time's a Charm Kind Of!

2010-11-16T01:40:00.001-08:00

My third attempt at watercolor and I do believe that I'm getting better! I was using this recycled paper and a weird synthetic brush before but THIS illustration was made on watercolor paper with a 5H pencil, Dr. PH. Martin's Concentrated Water Color, and a Winsor Newton brush. It's all about the materials.

Oh and ps. I totally ruined the last illustration but izz okay. :)

And now for something completely different...

2010-11-15T19:00:00.000-08:00

So after my failed attempt at watercolor last night I decided to start reading this book my good friend Mallorie gave me for my b-day (thanks again)! The book is called Painting Watercolor Landscapes with Confidence, by Brian Ryder and I found some really insightful things in it. Get this: "Be prepared to have a go at something new as complacency breeds contempt." That reminded me of this thing that Billie Holiday said which was that she never sang the same song twice the exact same way. If she did, it wouldn't be music, it would be something mechanical, like yodeling. I'd never forget that quote because I remember thinking... hey, yodeling is never the same.. hahah but I got what she was saying and I get what Mr. Ryder is saying. So here's to new things! ::clink::
... Oh and I'm going to attempt to paint this one too.... wish me luck.

Mermaids!!

2010-11-15T00:50:00.001-08:00

The new scanner works like a dream!! I was so excited to use my new toy, I sketched and scanned for 9 hours straight and now my eyes are blurry and my wrist hurts so it's about time I go to sleep... and by go to sleep, I mean play Angry Birds for another 3 hours until I pass out. Yessss.... Anyway, I hope you like the mermaids! I was thinking of water coloring them tomorrow but only time will tell.... OH! And an early congratulations to my cousin/Sista, Mila!! Who is having a brand new baby boy in the morning!! I can't wait to meet the little guy! Squeeel!! I get a scanner, you get a kid, everybody wins.

Update: I water colored the mermaid on the end and now it looks horrible. HORRIBLE!!!

Trading Card Sketches

2010-10-26T00:17:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! I've been wanting to post for some time now, but it seems the longer I'm away, the more pressure I put on myself to post something really amazing... which only leads to art posting anxiety...APA hahah so here are some sketches I did tonight as I was thinking of something really amazing to post...
They were done on these really little Strathmore Illustrator boards the size of trading cards. So fun! Who wants to trade? :D

Bettie Page

2010-08-10T17:51:00.001-07:00

A present for my friend Rob. :)

As-best-os!

2010-07-22T18:32:00.000-07:00

How cute is Nicki Minaj!?? I saw her perform with Drake on Jimmy Kimmel the other night and I thought she was adorable!
She kind of sounds like a combination of Ludacris, and Kesha... and she looks like a combination of Barbie and Miss Lippy ahahah.
Anyway, I couldn't sleep last night so I started painting and by 7:30 am, I had this!
What the!? Who are these people in the background behind Miss Lippy??

Happy Birthday America.

2010-07-01T04:24:00.000-07:00

This is my illustrated subconscious
Ooooh Holiday weekend, you're sooo close!! :')
And sorry I've been MIA for so long. I've been knee deep in boat loads of work, as my image metaphorically denotes above.

I hope everyone's been busy and happy, and remember to be safe out there this weekend! Don't blow your face off with any fireworks okay?!
......................................................xoxo

Gestures and Style Explorations

2010-05-27T03:10:00.001-07:00

Some of these turned out kind of wild and crazy. :)

Hey, It's my birthday tomorrow!
... I uuuuh, am not sure how I feel about that.

Illustration Process

2010-05-27T02:55:00.000-07:00

Round 1: Enclosed and simple story driven ideas
"Like Mother Like Daughter"
Round 2: Cleaner with a more graphic vector style
I call it "The Divine Juggle"
Eureka! Final style- Quick sketches and ideas before the finished designs.
Round 3: Fin!
So many transformations right? Phew!

Courtney Cox Illustration

2010-05-20T18:15:00.001-07:00

This was one of the initial style explorations for the new Disney site which is now featuring Teri Hatcher. The direction was simple, draw Courtney Cox sitting on a couch sipping tea with a cat. Hahah so here's what I came up with!
... With what I came up. Never end a sentence with a preposition. ;)

Paying my dues...

2010-05-12T14:57:00.000-07:00

When I was a kid, my mom would rally up all of my friends and put them to work making these little guys. Now that I'm older, I'm still working on them!!

My mom asked me to give the mini pinatas a "face lift" so to speak, so I did. In all, we made over 30 new faces. These are just some of the ones I worked on with the exception of the "Matzo Ball". :)
If you want to pick some up for your little ones, you can visit the site here! www.surpriseballs.com

Allure

2010-05-03T21:05:00.001-07:00

Special request from Kali. :)
I'll give someone a steak sandwich if they can guess who this is.

Elegance, Fame, Sex, Song and Laughter

2010-05-02T13:55:00.000-07:00

Here is my homage to some of the greatest female icons/ Bombshells of all time.
I wanted to capture what made each woman sensational in the simplest way. I had a lot of fun but I can't help but feel like I'm missing someone. Any ideas?
Can you guess who they are?

WVA Pepperoni Roll Suit!!

2010-04-12T16:28:00.000-07:00

Yes sirEEee!! You guessed it! This is the official Pepperoni suit design for the world famous West Virginia Pepperoni Roll Parade!

How did I get pulled into this prestigious project you ask? Well, my sweet brother mentioned to a co-worker who was volunteering for the parade that I am a "Disney Costume Designer" and would be happy to design a suit pro bono! AHhaah not entirely true Bran but I'll do it cus your my bro fa sho!!

I couldn't stop laughing the whole time. xxoo

ps. Juan Carlos walked in and asked "what's with the Twinkie with acne"? omigosh...

Crazy Fun Time Super Time

2010-04-09T23:55:00.000-07:00

This was a kids Wii Fit game pitch I worked on. The concept was basically PaRappa the Rapper with a little Wii fit flare.

Loollie

2010-03-24T00:05:00.000-07:00

This is Loollie.
Juan Carlos and I have been working on a little side project for a couple of weeks now on and off and thought we'd share our progress.
I'm not quite sure where it's going just yet, but ideally, I'm imagining an Oscar in our near future for "best animated short". Haha That would be niiiice!

Abnormal Growth

2010-03-23T00:33:00.000-07:00

Whitney Cummings - Quick sketch

2010-03-22T02:38:00.001-07:00

So I saw her at The Comedy Store and all I kept thinking was "my, we have similar bone structure... and the same name too? Wild!"

Cherry Martini

2010-03-18T15:42:00.001-07:00

Someone once told me to make a "dream board".
This is my dream.

"I am not interested in money. I just want to be wonderful. "
-Marilyn Monroe

Oh, Happy St. Patty's day!

Lonesome Valentine

2010-02-17T12:21:00.001-08:00

She's still waiting...

Weird Dream

2010-02-16T00:16:00.000-08:00

That pretty much sums it up. We all have weird dreams where we wake up and say, "ah man, I should draw that"! Well, maybe this one should have stayed up there in the old brain but uuuh... here it is! Hahah

ps. I'm guessing the dream came from what I was looking at last before I went to sleep which was Kei Acedera's concept art for Tim Burton's, Alice in Wonderland. She's actually holding a contest for the best sketch of the world's most infamous cat. Needless to say, I won't be submitting this, but the winner get's an original sketch by her for the concept art from the film! She's amazing so check it out! www.imaginismstudios.com
Happy President's day!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

2010-02-15T01:51:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone and happy 2010!! Sorry I've been MIA for so long. And thank you for all the support and concerned emails ;)
There's not too much that's gone on since my last post other than a landslide of work that's completely consumed my life for the last 4 months. Nothing makes me happier than making art though, so I'm one of the lucky few to say that I've never really had to "work" a day of my life. :)

The piece above is sort of a self portrait of my Gram and me shoppin' and laughing it up in LA. Unfortunately, I couldn't completely capture how fabulous she actually is, but I think I got pretty close. Haha!!
Ok stay tuned everyone, there's more to come! xxoo

3 weirdos.

2009-11-06T20:25:00.000-08:00

Hey there!! Man oh man has this last couple of weeks been caraAAazy! I'll be sure to post more new stuff as soon as I can but for now, here's a quick 30 minute sketch I threw together while procrastinating in between projects! I call it "We're Weird"! Ahahahaaa

I've been trying to break away from the same old styles and color pallets so here's to trying new things! CHEERS!!

Voracious Billy Goat!

2009-10-20T12:18:00.000-07:00

Hey there! So I was helping a friend out with her banner for her new blog called Voracious Billygoat! The site is dedicated to all the ridiculous things she consumes on a daily basis. It's pretty impressive!
She's a chef who's also an incredible writer, check out her sites: highheelsandfrijoles.com and voraciousbillygoat.com The sangria recipe is unbelievable! Kudos Maria!!

Anyway, which banner do you like better?

ps. Who wants a cupcake background for their computer???? I DO!!! Here you go everyone!! Don't say I never gave you anything ;) xxoo

Cheesecake Cards!

2009-10-17T00:33:00.000-07:00

Hello! Here's a little project I've been working on! I like showing process, as you all well know, so here is the card from scanned photo to finished painting! I was going for a sweet, nostalgic, 1950's Coca-Cola look. Of course the picture made it easy since it was already such a vintage shot. So cute! Thank you Hope for all of the fun projects you've been sending my way. <3

Hawaiian Tropic

2009-09-25T13:33:00.001-07:00

Aloha summer! :)

2009-09-16T12:05:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! Check out this interview I did with "The Tools Artist's use"! It's long and verbose but what's new? I named a couple artist's I admire and my over all process on how I go about makin' stuff, so If you're into that, or just have a lot of time on your hands, go look! :D
Have a great day!

http://thetoolsartistsuse.com/2009/09/whitney-pollett/

D23!

2009-09-10T23:10:00.001-07:00

See you tomorrow! :)

2009-09-09T03:03:00.001-07:00

Good morning!
I thought I'd kind of describe my process for these little guys as I often do on this here blog! As you can see, I work off of photographs! I start with a snap shot like the one over there. I then sketch a characature or a "flatterature" as Kali puts it.

With an arsenal of photographs (hair, lips, eyes, noses) I start taking elements of the photos and sort of collage / Frankenstein the pieces together to fit onto the sketch. Sooo... you use the sketch as kind of a guideline. Once all the pieces are in their place, the portrait looks a little bit like if Picasso and some serial killer collaborated with empty white spots, shadows and weird stuff all over! Get rid of that! Start painting and blending (with a big soft brush) on top of the crazy collage and you'll eventually get a photo-real, cartoon version of your original sketch! Anyway, many artists use this method and it's really quite simple once you get the hang of it! From start to finish, it usually takes a solid 5-8 hours. Now get out there and try it for yourself! Eventually you'll hardly have to use the photos at all!

Here's the master of photo collage, Pixeloo! He relies heavily on his photos but the end result is incredible. Enjoy!

Logo Designs

2009-09-08T03:20:00.001-07:00

I've been really busy working on some fine art stuff lately. It's been so long since I've used actual paint and canvas, I've forgotten how much fun it is! Digital art is good too, not to mention way cheaper, but it's missing that je ne sais que.
Speaking of je ne sais que...ahahah here are some random logo designs I did a couple months ago for a marketing group looking for a logo makeover. They wanted some regal crest since their company had been around for some 400 years, hence the 1623 ad. It was done with just a mechanical pencil and then flipped, mirrored and touched up in photoshop.

I'll be sure to post my new paintings with REAL paint as soon as they're done! Hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend!
Adou!

New Pocahontas dresses!

2009-09-04T01:10:00.001-07:00

I worked on these with Ryan Astamendi, another talented artist at Disney. All together we came up with about 25 dresses and only about 10 of them were chosen.
I barely recognize the finished versions because of all the different stages they go through!

It starts from a rough sketch, to a cleaned up line drawing - then passed to the digital inking department where hundreds of lines drawings are digitally cleaned up meticulously with Adobe Illustrator (keep up the good work Steve and Sparkles)!- then they're sent out to colorists who then send it off to Disney Online who put them all together for all the little girls and some boys out there! ;)

Nor Cal, Piccolina, and much MUCH more!!!.........No actually, that's about it.

2009-08-29T01:08:00.001-07:00

I drove up North for a visit to Pixar and long overdue reunion with my estranged smelly drunk cousin of a home town, Santa Rosa.
While I was there I did some more sketches for Piccolina with storyboards, dialogue and a little bit of a plot! At this rate, I predict the feature film will release at the beginning of 2094. Don't hold your breath kiddies!
DuViole has a double personality.... but what great artist doesn't?
This drawing of Piccolina was inspired by a little girl in an antique shop quietly reading while her 70 year old mother (bravo lady) was belligerently yelling at the woman behind the counter for a different pair of American flag clip on earrings. Somehow this sweet little girl did not bare even the slightest resemblance to her mother. She was a special kid!.... I really hope she wasn't stolen. hyeeeerm....

And here are some sketches from my sketchbook I threw in the old portfolio.
TADAA!! New post complete!

New banner!

2009-07-30T01:46:00.000-07:00

Robo Geisha prt. II

2009-07-29T21:28:00.000-07:00

I have so much more pre-vis stuff for this character. It's funny how once a client sees your interpretation of their idea, they come up with 10,000 new ideas stemming from what you gave them. Rarely has anyone ever said "I want this" and are then content with what you gave them on the 1st round. HAha oooooooh.
SO, It started out as a human girl talent show host! Simple enough, but then when they saw that this girl had clothes and features they realized how complicated animating this little lady would be! So they came up with this genius thought! Make her a robot! No mouth, no clothes, just blinky lights and some liquid "dark matter" that comes out of her chest that forms instruments and other crap. COOL! So here she is........in all her glory prt. II!!!

Robo Geisha!!

2009-07-28T20:10:00.000-07:00

I did this for a Japanese game show, go figure!

She's supposed to be the CG Ryan Seacrest. I never found out if they used her or not, but here she is in all her glory!

Here are the regional robo-girls: Thailand, China and Japan.

Experiment 626 Project - Complete

2009-07-23T22:32:00.000-07:00

UPDATE! She looks a lot lighter in the studio.... hhhhrmmmmm

I swear, this is the last revision.
I call her, Goddess Hi'iaka.

Goddes Hi'iaka is the Hawaiin goddess of the Hula. She is the daughter of the Goddess of life and death. She's a guardian and a healer who has complete control over the ferns and flowers of Hawaii.

They say that she was a cosmic egg that grew to be a young beauty! :)
HAHahh I don't know if she's a "beauty" here, but I think she came out pretty cute! Notice the Stitch teeth... hahah she's my "little angeeeel"!!

okay, good night. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Secret Stitch

2009-07-18T22:23:00.000-07:00

Sleeping quietly under layers upon layers of paint, lies this little lady.

The pointy chin just wasn't doing it for me so after many attempts, I promptly painted my Stitch back to it's original state which eventually led to the Hawaiian flower themed Stitch you see below.

Experiment 626!!! She liiiives!!!!

2009-07-18T12:41:00.000-07:00

3. Pearlescent spray paint + high gloss finish

2. Primed and painted

1. Super Sculpy and Gesso Spray

What a roller coaster of emotion this project was. Never having worked with any of these vinyl toys before, I blindly went into it not really knowing what to expect. Honestly, I thought it was going to be easy....but I was very wrong!

After so much trial and error, I started talking with some other artists who have encountered the same problems. They gave me some great advice, so I thought I'd share it with who ever is out there facing the same obstacles!

Alright, so first and foremost:
• Prime you vinyl toy. They have spray gesso out there which makes things really easy.
• If you're sculpting, use Super Sculpy or Resin (Resin is harder to work with, so I've heard, because it hardens quickly, but the final product is strong and lightweight) - Super Sculpy is what I used and I liked it very much. Just sculpt and bake for 15 minutes, 275 degrees.
• Paints are up to you. Some people have used ink and then rubbed it around, I used acrylic paint and spray paint. The best spray paint I've found is called Montana. It has a matte finish and it dries in seconds! They have an amazing array of colors to choose from too. Anything with a high gloss finish is going to take a lot longer to dry. Don't layer glossy spray paint until it's completely dry, otherwise you'll get unsightly drips and you'll feel inclined to drop kick your vinyl out the window out of sheer frustration/blind rage.
• If/when you do get a stray drip here and there, you'll need some super fine sand paper... talking about nail file/nail buffer fine. Anything harder will tear large sections of your paint off...which is what happened to me...siiigh. So I bought some gel medium and lightly spread a thin layer over the holes to make it smooth again.
• When gluing, use a hot glue gun....the glue I bought was good, but when it got hot in my car, the flowers started shifting which means that the glue was melting...not good. (my glue was called Elmer's Craft Bond - Ultra Stix All, and it SUCKED! MLAH, Patooey!!)
• A dremel comes in handy too if you're adding resin or clay.
• To achieve a really tight/clean line, most artists sketch their design out with pencil and then tape off the lines to ensure the paint is crisp.
• And finally, buy a matte finish or a high gloss varnish to seal and give your model an all around unified, finished look.

For some mind bottling, earth shattering examples of some super baller vinyls, please check out these links below, and good luck everyone!!

• Eric Tan 's Tiki Stitch • Camilla D'Errico • Mind Style • Project Vinyl

Special thanks to Eric Tan, Eric Hutchison and Craig Mackay for all your advice and positive reinforcement, even though looking at your finished pieces made me want to set my Stitch aflame! Ahahah Thanks so much you guys.
And thanks mom for the sand paper advice! Worked like a charm ;)

Stitch Concept_v500

2009-07-10T11:59:00.000-07:00

Ok ok so I've probably drawn out 500 of these things but I think I've finally found THE ONE!!

What do you all think??

I mean, what's more Chris Sanders than a hot chick, right!!??

ps. Go here..... don't say I never gave you anything.

2009-07-09T00:05:00.000-07:00

He's a dancin fool, he doesn't go to school, he's Pickle Boy! (Yeah) That's me!!
(that's the theme song) Maaahahaha
I just started a character animation class in Flash today and the first assignment is to create a character so here he is! I shall call it, "The Silent Monologues of Pickle Boy".
Stay tuned for the epic final animation in 10 weeks........it's gonna be big.

The poof-o dogs here were just some poof-o dogs I saw walking down the street by Dreamworks the other day! So cute!! I like to think that they're adorable little dogs by day, and ass-mauling ninja K-9's by night!! WAAAAAAAH!!!! ::Bruce Lee sounds::

And here we have some quick gestures from Rainbow Skate Night at the local roller-rink. If I could illustrate the 3 hours of Cher's Greatest Hits, I would have.

Of course, Rich Tuzon and his amoeba feet.

And the lovely Tanya!! Whatta beauty lady!!

Ok, that's all for now!
I hope you enjoyed viewing my sketchbook!
Adou!!

Lou Romano-Up

2009-07-06T12:02:00.001-07:00

Probably one of the best references for color, mood, landscapes,

depth, all around awesomeness.... you name it.

This guy is the balls.

http://louromano.blogspot.com/

Sunset in Eden

2009-07-05T23:09:00.000-07:00

I plan on placing characters in here at some point but my eye balls are about to bleed staring at the most saturated landscape in the history of paintings.

I don't think I'll ever feel like this one is finished since I've been working on it for 3 days straight tweaking little things here and there, but here it is!

Landscapes have never come naturally to me, but I'm learning.

And knowledge is power, right kids?....Yeaaaah.

Software: ArtRage 2.0 and Photoshop

ps. Art Rage is the best paint simulation software out there, and it's only $25!
Download it here...do it.
http://artrage.com/

Here's the original sketch for the landscape above.
See! Adam and Eve!

Some Piccolina pre-vis

2009-06-30T13:50:00.000-07:00

SIDE PROJECT #626

2009-06-17T18:33:00.000-07:00

Ok, so only 20 artists were given this little guy and I was one of them!! Lucky me!! I can't wait to get started!

The finished Stitch's will be exhibited at the 1st ever D23 Expo from September 10-13th, 2009 at the Anaheim Convention Center. From what I've heard, the Expo is going to be pretty spectacular with artist signings and presentations from John Lasseter and Bob Iger with Disney/Pixar's upcoming projects. Talkin' about some Rapunzel, maybe a little bit of Tron...

Hey check out these links or else!!

doo it, doo iiiiit!!!!

Blocks Cubes and Stuff

Perspective Drawing

Sloth in a box

MOBA

Piccolina!!

2009-06-17T00:13:00.001-07:00

I'm writing a story!
I wanted to make a new portfolio with a theme so here she is!
The story is about a little hyperactive girl with a thirst for ADVENTCHAAAAH!! It's sort of an autobiography.

And here are some props!
Much more to come... And now, DANCING SANTA CLOCK!! Take it away!!

Portfolio do's and donuts!

2009-05-30T00:15:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the late post! I came down with some kind of flu that I'm not calling Swine, but it was pretty bad, which left me a lot of time to start thinking about what to put in a new portfolio! So I started compiling a list of ideas...criteria/themes/subjects that I think are portfolio essentials but feel free to jump in with any of your own ideas and input!

Who knows, maybe this will help others out there too!!
Alriiight ~

Visual Development - Concept Art Portfolio:
Breakdown - characters, creatures, animals, props, environments, and storyboards

My personal problem/confusion has been with continuity. How broad should a portfolio be?
Is it better to have a variety of different styles and subject matter as apposed to one very specific style and over-all theme?

Example: A portfolio of a person's story they wrote with storyboards, character development, layout, color keys...the whole shabang?

OR - a portfolio where each page is completely different from the last, showing a wide range of skill and style.

Personally, I think I like the story idea a little bit more. Getting the reader engaged might be easier if the portfolio has a little bit of a plot. Am I wrong?

Comments, questions, suggestions??
Lemme know what you all...ya'll think. ^__^

Oh and the geisha girl was a request from my cousin yesterday....why the heart on the fan?? Your guess is as good as mine!!

OTIS SENIOR SHOW- Friday, May 8th. '09 6-9pm

2009-05-06T23:45:00.000-07:00

"Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana"

-Groucho Marx

CONGRATULATIONS SENIORS!!!

You can finally say goodbye to napping on 3 rolly chairs after a strain of 4 day all-nighters and Funyun dinners!! It's nothing but rainbows and sunny skies from here on out!!

Here are some flash backs from my own class' senior show, not but one year ago....

Special thanks to Erik San Juan and Cecil Kim for these pictures and kind words.
God of War would be nothing without you guys. ^__^

Happy Friday xxoo

2009-04-24T12:00:00.001-07:00

DCPeeps

2009-04-22T18:32:00.001-07:00

We had a characature night with the DCP team last week which was hilarious!! I can't say I've ever worked with a more inspiring, kind, and talented group of people.

Crazy Eyes

2009-04-13T19:39:00.000-07:00

I was studying the model with the utmost precision only to find that I drew one eye when she was looking one direction and the other while she was looking in another so BEHOLD!!! The laziest of eyes!!

Enjoy.

Happy Birthday Wendy Park

2009-03-31T21:02:00.001-07:00

MINI-WENDY!
For Wendy's surprise 23rd birthday, we all decided to make Mini-Wendys! All together, there were probably 20 little Wendy's!
Meeeeep!! So cyuuut!
For those of you who don't have the privilege of knowing sweet little Wendy Park...she's the most adorable little lady who's tiny and feisty! She paints landscapes and yells at old men who take her parking spot! She's sweet as anything and a genuine friend. We're all very lucky to have the real, life-sized Wendy Park ^____^
xxoo Happy Birthday Wendaaay!

http://thomasyamaoka.blogspot.com/

http://belibutton.blogspot.com/

Favourite Anime Character

2009-03-31T18:24:00.001-07:00

...hmm...I think I'm going to start spelling things English Style.... I'm taking it back!!

Anyways....Sailor Moon is the breast!!!!

I can't say any other anime, show, person, food, hot air balloon ride... has ever made me sprint home after school just to catch the beginning.

Crazy Sailor Moon Kid Things I would do on the Regular:

1. Storyboard Sailor Moon fight sequences to Backstreet Boy's hit "I'll Be the One".

2. Meticulously organize hundreds of Sailor Moon Trading cards into tiny binders

3. Make a Sailor Moon mailing list under the name, KawaiiPikaMars

4. Drew new Sailor Scouts that oddly looked a lot like myself....coincidence?

5. Collected every comic, and VHS the web and Cooper's Town Comics had to offer.

Was I a lonely child?

AHAhaha...yes.

To drag this on even further,
I drew sailor moon stuff like crazy and I really think that's what shaped me into the artist I am today.
Thanks Naoko Takeuchi.

Pin-Up Girrrrls

2009-03-13T19:11:00.001-07:00

This was for a new blog I was invited to. The caliber of artists is top notch! This weeks theme was "pin-up girls" so viola! Check out the blog if you're so inclined!

http://www.doodlefukshit.blogspot.com

CrAaaaAAAab attacK!!!

2009-03-11T17:21:00.000-07:00

i didn't like the feet.

Pseudo Bruce Lee head studies

2009-03-09T19:18:00.001-07:00

This class was awesome! Not only was the model fabulous with an uncanny resemblance to an older, West Hollywood version of Bruce Lee, but the teacher had great ideas and input, the artists surrounding me were top notch and...well, what more could you ask for!?

Anyfart... the teacher's name is Bob Kato, he teaches at Art Center and he offers a class at night for all to enjoy here in Burbank! I HIGHLY recommend going. Kind of off on a tangent here, but I've been looking into gym memberships and all that nonsense and I just find it almost incomprehensible...crazy even, to pay $20 for ONE flippin' yoga class! They're not handing out miracles! Get outta here!!

Where am I going with this?

...So Bob's class is $20 a session but what you could possibly get out of it could be something miraculous! You leave with a tangible thing that you can probably be even down right proud of! If anything, you'll see drastic results after just one class, something that yoga, bar methods, crazy trapeze swinging acrobatics can't promise! SO. Here is his website if you're interested....I had a good time, can you tell?

www.thedrawingclub.com/home.asp
www.thegnomonworkshop.com/gallery/kato.html

Have a great weekend everyone!!

2009-03-06T18:55:00.001-08:00

Does anyone remember KABLAM!?

The Tinkerbell Rejects

2009-03-03T18:47:00.001-08:00

Drawing princesses and fairies all day makes you go a little nuts! I think they should all join a band since I don't think they'll ever have much of a future here at Disney.

Oh! And the new Disney Princess site is up so stay tuned for some pretty dresses I designed for Pocahontas and Mulan for all you six year olds reading my blog right now. -.-

Here are some Mulan doodle screen grabs for the time being.

in my opinion, some of my finest....

No sleep and a brush pen

2009-02-24T18:52:00.001-08:00

-zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZzzzzZzzz

Sketchbook

2009-02-13T21:43:00.000-08:00

The top left sketch was done at Piazza Navona, Rome last month. It was nearly impossible sketching outdoors since it was freeeeezing, but I managed to find a café with a heat lamp and some wine so away I sketched! The maps and the baffled faces were a dead giveaway that we were deffinately not at a local hangout. Lost tourists are always fun subjects.

The last four sketches were products of the life drawing classes we have here at Disney every Friday..and Stacey, if you're reading this...that last one is of you!

Disney Legend, Tyrus Wong

2009-02-01T13:55:00.000-08:00

The most inspiring man you'll ever have the honor of meeting.
Some interesting things he mentioned that didn't make it on this edited portion of the interview was that he was offered to work on the visual development team for Disney's Mulan, but turned it down saying he had moved on from Animation. After his "retirement" he painted porcelain plates which were sold in Bloomingdales. And for himself, he made the most elaborate kites he still flies every weekend in Santa Monica with his three daughters.
My favorite part of the interview was when he said "you never know what's going to come in handy" referring to learning different media. He did however, mention that he felt that digital paintings and 3d didn't have the "life" that traditional media has.
... I remember wanting to disagree by giving examples of some current CG films that were full of life and emotion, but the only thing I could think of was Bambi's "April Showers" scene with the lightening and all the forest animals running for cover...

And I just sat there in awe.

Theory: A true artist is a scientist, an observer and a thinker. The key to longevity is to always do what you love and to never stop creating.

Random Sketches

2009-01-30T00:37:00.001-08:00

Seed Swap Invite

2009-01-29T23:49:00.000-08:00

Call it cliché, call it kitsch... well, It was for a friend, so back off!!
Uuuh, so my very best friend Aren asked me to design his invite for a good ol' fashion'd seed swap (?) up north, so here's the art that went with!

When: Jan. 31st, 2009 1pm-6pm
Where: SRJC

Q: Must every post have a description?
A: ...

I <3 Vintage Porn

2008-12-18T01:12:00.000-08:00

So I was walking through this antique shop and I found these old vintage pornos! Aren't they awesome!! I will cherish them just as some 90 year old man did when he was 12. Awww...

Victoria Beckham Sketch

2008-12-18T00:04:00.000-08:00

Finished Buddha Tattoo

2008-12-17T23:36:00.000-08:00

2008-12-17T23:07:00.000-08:00

Every now and then someone asks me to design them a tattoo and I never know what to say. I mean, I'll draw you something but the concept of a tattoo is terrifying to me.

3 OBVIOUS REASONS WHY NOT TO GET A TATTOO:

1: it's quasi-permanent,
2: It's applied by thousands of needle stabbings....and
3: It will most likely look dated in 10 years. I mean, who could forget the "tribal theme" or the beloved "tramp-stamp"?

With that being said, I've always wanted a tattoo of a tiger lily.

Concept Sketches

2008-12-17T12:46:00.000-08:00

I planned on modeling this character but I never had the time. I guess what I'm doing is posting the picture as motivation so that I can pretend that tons of people are waiting in anticipation for the baller Zbrush model. Mahahha I'm such a loser, ooooooh....

Self-Diluted Portrait

2008-12-17T12:21:00.000-08:00

"Underda Sea"

2008-12-15T00:40:00.000-08:00

Fun with Illustrator!

2008-12-13T12:34:00.000-08:00

When I was little, a friend of mine would call being naked, "snakey-bird".

Fin!

2008-12-13T12:33:00.001-08:00

I made this Silver Surfer Model for the new Fantastic 4:Rise of the Silver surfer DVD release but then they canceled the job the day before delivery....mlah!

a master of nothing, a pretty gooder of everything....ooor something like that. Mahahahaaa

2008-12-13T03:21:00.000-08:00

Learning different software is no different from learning any other media. Back in the day, Tyrus Wong, the concept artist on Disney's all time, hands down, most beautiful animation ever made, Bambi....said that it's important to learn watercolor, oil, guache, etc. because they're all tools in the world of creating the illusion of reality through art. The same applies to software. A lot of the aspiring concept artists I've met refuse to learn 3D because they think they'll never need. Quite the contrary kids! We're designers and 3d is just as important as some of the industry standards like Photoshop, Painter and Illustrator. I know the idea of learning something like Maya can be daunting because you're no longer working on that familiar 2D plane but once you learn the in's and outs, it starts becoming more fluid and innate just as it is with Photoshop. Anyway, for the avid digital painter, I HIGHLY recommend Zbrush. It's very intuitive and it's a lot like Photoshop with tons of online tutorials and forums. Sculpting a model in Zbrush is amazingly similar to painting. You can use a tablet, It's pressure sensative and you don't have to worry too much about topology. Here are some of the models I made with it and I just learned Zbrush...seriously, it'll take 2 days tops to get the hang of it, I promise.

For a good blog and online reference, visit Juan Carlos' site: http://3dthesis.blogspot.com/
He's an awesome teacher and pretty easy on the eyes if you catch my drift.
Also, check out www.zbrushcentral.com and www.cgsociety.com if you don't already. Good luck!

2008-12-13T02:52:00.000-08:00

HelloOo! This last year has been a crazy one indeed!! It's been almost 1 year since I last posted anything so get ready for ton's of make-up sketches cus thats what's happening.
A lot has changed since last Feb. I finished my thesis, graduated from OTIS, conquered some freelance gigs and have been working like crazy ever since! So hopefully with all of that out of the way, I can finally work on all of the things that I've been wanting to pursue, like making this sweet art blog that hopefully will help other artist's or at the very least, entertain them for a few minutes while they're secretly scrolling through blogs at work or during class! We will see! Bon Apetite!

Funky Cold Medina!

2008-02-23T14:52:00.000-08:00

The goal here was to make a Flash animation of the main character giving his love potion to "Tina" only to find that she was a man! It was never animated, but in my head, Tina would grab the guy, the guy would look down and see these hairy man legs only to look up and find this frothing, crazed, scabies infested looking gentleman. Don't ask me how he transformed, he just did alright! Mahaha, anyways, my advice: Listen to music that relates to your work while you create, if all else fails......if nothing fails at all! Now go out there and be somebody!!

That felt like the appropriate thing to say there....

2008-02-23T14:45:00.000-08:00

This was all done with the lasso tool in Photoshop. It was originally just an idea for a friend's tattoo, buuuuut I got a little carried away. Oh! I also used gradients and the dodge/burn tool....most people spit on the burn and dodge tool but I say embrace it! Whatever works, right?!

Fun with Photoshop!

2008-02-23T14:10:00.001-08:00

This was my first attempt at painting anything photo real...or somewhat real. I've found that details are crucial in hyper real CG stuff so don't forget to add freckles or something to give the character or prop a sense of realism. Nothing is perfect! Especially in regards to 3D stuff. Don't be afraid to add a little dirt, or some nasty scars...I don't know, the skies the limit, go nuts!