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Silhouettes, too

2009-06-30T21:15:00.000-07:00

Some other designs I have been working on. They'll seem a little out of context since there is no text I can put with them right now. So make of them what you will!

Vintage Color Comp

2009-06-30T17:31:00.000-07:00

Ta da! Still rough, but I like the feel of it. I'm also kind of wondering if a white BG would be better... and keep the color in the type and figure (and dog-- which is a Cavalier King Charles).. any thoughts?

2009-06-30T07:42:00.001-07:00

Working on a couple freelance illustrations for an literary magazine to be out in the fall, I was asked to create a vintage-y ad for the magazine, to almost poke fun at it, pretending like it has been around for a while. Ali was nice enough to pose for me, with a cheesy pose and smile, to really mimic good ol' advertisements.

Here is such an ad, and also a drawing of an element I want to incorporate in the ad as well. If you know anything about dogs, there is one called a Cavalier King Charles, which will work perfectly for my concept. It'll make more sense once I finish it. To be posted...

I Saw a Macaw

2009-06-05T18:16:00.000-07:00

Well, not really. It's been a while since I've posted but I think I'm back in the mode now. Actually, after hearing about a new movie in the makings I was inspired to have my own concepts and doodles collected that hypothetically could apply. So more of my posts will be related to this here bird. I found it very hard today to figure out how to give a bird character without losing the key things that make it the kind of bird it is. Hmmm. I then thought to reference Iago (Gilbert Godfrey?) from "Aladdin" and the Rooster (Mel Gibson?) from "Rock-a-Doodle," both childhood favorite animations. So hopefully my second time around, and third and fourth, will be more successful. Don't get me wrong, I like some of these little guys. I am amped to do some environments, too. Yeah sketch-a-day!

A little more work on it..

2009-05-07T11:12:00.000-07:00

To answer some questions:

- This is Photoshop, using dry brushes to imply some texture. I don't like when digital stuff "looks digital." I mean, there are times when it's appropriate, but anyway...
- There is a possibility of developing a story based on this character, but no plots yet.
- This is still not finished, because I want it to be really crisp, with improved value, and an obvious intention of having it be decorative first and foremost.

Blair Inspired

2009-05-06T19:35:00.001-07:00

I think I'm becoming uncomfortably inspired by Mary Blair. Next project I'm moving on. This all still needs more work but I am getting on that.

New pic!

New Quiche Concept

2009-05-02T17:18:00.001-07:00

This is one of my characters, Quiche, as you may recognize from my profile picture. I want to think up a bunch of scenarios she will be a part of, and this one is the start. Kind of Thumbelina inspired--yes-- but I think to carry on with this she could become larger than life, too. I'm not limiting myself to what her story becomes.

Now that i feel better about my website..

2009-04-11T16:27:00.000-07:00

Since I'm slacking at sketching...

2009-03-11T19:50:00.001-07:00

...here is something I've been working on, at least.

Sketches No. 15 and No. 16

2009-03-04T22:41:00.000-08:00

These are some of my ideas for a new concept piece, dealing with an interior, a figure, and reflecting either a culture or time period. They're a little rough, but will eventually be more graphic in style, perhaps in Illustrator.

Catching Up - Sketch No. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

2009-03-02T15:13:00.000-08:00

This was what I worked on for half of the week, but this is half of them, with different media. All entitled "City In Color."

also...

2009-02-26T08:44:00.000-08:00

check out my "real" website/blog.

www.shanmoore.com

yay!

Sketch No. 9 "Rosy Beaks"

2009-02-26T06:57:00.001-08:00

Me: "Hey Jason, what should I draw?"

Jason (singing): "Blackbird... singing in the dead of niiight"...

and this is what I came up with:

Sketch No. 8 - "My couch is a sleep trap"

2009-02-25T08:09:00.001-08:00

This originally was pretty bad but I brought it into photoshop to try to salvage what I could, though still some anatomy issues. I, too, was very sleepy. And now I believe I am up to date with this here blog. Only if I sketch and scan today. We shall see...

Colored pencil. Fail.

2009-02-24T14:17:00.000-08:00

Sketch No. 7 "I'm trying to copy Coraline... kind of"

Skech No. 6 "Experimental Animation Sketches"

These are just jumbled doodles. I want to do a stop motion piece imitating time lapse photography of a garden thingy. But I can't figure it out!!!! Style, "characters," composition... hm.

No. 3, No. 4, No. 5

2009-02-22T11:49:00.000-08:00

So my problem is not sketching daily, only taking the few minutes to scan and upload my drawings. This is me catching up with that. And I have yet to doodle today... but I'll post that as soon as I do it.
I think colored pencil is my medium of choice right now. Simultaneously considering color and design -- which is what I really want to be doing overall, for the rest of my life, forever and ever.

"Draper's Good Eye"

"Nice Kitty"

"Dude Where's My Iron"

Sketch No. 2 - "CAND-E"

2009-02-18T18:39:00.001-08:00

Homage to a recent Pixar film. Gotta find a way to keep busy in history class. C'mon, it's funny.

Sketch No. 1 - "Now What?"

2009-02-18T11:12:00.000-08:00

So my first of many to come. This one is a sort of extension to an illustration I'm finishing up right now. A bug steals a cherry, but here it realizes it doesn't know what to do with it. I guess a lot of my sketches won't really make sense, but at least it's clearing some of the fuzz out of my brain! I think I may be the little bug, kind of intimidated by this whole posting daily thing, but I have to do it now that I've started. Yes.