IF: Dusty

It's late. But it's Friday. Which means Illustration Friday! I've been one of two things that has led to me not participating much the past couple of weeks for IF: 1) slack, or 2) busy. Perhaps a bit of both. Either way, the topic for this week is "Dusty", and here's my entry:

Get it??

At the moment, it's a work in progress and I'll probably finish this up in the next couple of days so be sure to check back! When I've finished, I'll post the current one both on here and send an update out via Twitta'.

Also, if you guys like my work and care to keep up with what I'm up to, you can follow me on Twitter or here on the blog - it'll boost my self esteem, I promise. :)

UPDATE! (2/1/11) I finally got this thing done and can now move on with my life. :)

Hot Robot Action & Singer Wedding Films

Hey guys! Just wanted to share a couple things with ya quick. First, some cool news that my buddy Mike sent to me - over at Do Your Part, who I designed a character for a while back, have put up a video with said designed character animated! Simple, but kinda neat anyway. Click the link to watch.



In other news, that same buddy who sent me that link asked me to design a logo for his new wedding and event filmmaking service, Singer Wedding Films. He's awesome at what he does, tremendously easy to work with, and on top of that, he's one of the most stand-up guys I know. So if you've got a wedding coming up (reasonably close to the Charlotte area), or know someone who does, be sure to send this link their way! (Click the logo below to go to his Vimeo page and see some of his work.)

Chickens + Snowmen does not equal SnowChickens

Sorry I haven't updated much recently. I've been trying to get all of my ducks in a row. And speaking of ducks, this week's Illustration Friday topic is "chicken".

Here's my entry:

Chicken.

And because it's been a while since I've posted any sort of update, I've decided to make this entry a double feature. A friend of mine and my wife, Austin Herring, commissioned me to do the logo image for his production company, Snow Stories Films (you can view one of the short films here, which features my beautiful wife as the lead!). This is what we came up with in the end:

Tada! Never before has a snowman had such ingenuity.

In other news, my wife is about to finish reading the Harry Potter series, so I'll finally be able to talk with her about one of the greatest stories I've ever been told. (For those of you who may roll your eyes, it's only because you haven't read it yet...)

Until next time!

Final!

Hey guys! Welp. I did it. Got my entry off to Communication Arts for their Illustration annual. I think this is the first competition I've entered into since middle school or something. And certainly the first I've paid money to enter. We'll try to improve that track record in the future...

Here's the final submission:

Many thanks to those of you who helped me critique the piece before I sent it along, including Mr. Oxendine. I should find out in a little less than two months whether or not it's been chosen, and I'll be sure to let all of you know how things went!

Cowboy

Cowboy
(Click the image to see it bigger.)

This started as just a sketch that I did some time ago, but never got around to finishing. And recently, I had some time on my hands and got the inspiration to spruce it up.

I don't think it started out as a caricature/cartoon of Sam Elliott, but it definitely became that as I went on. Which is fine with me. He's got such an iconic old cowboy look.

If you've never watched the movie Tombstone, you should do so. You'll be doing yourself a favor!