Random Wacom sketch

I needed a bird for the end of this flash thing I'm doing. I also need to get used to drawing with the wacom (ya know, save a tree and stuff like that) So this I did super quick in photoshop. He'll do.
Reference used below...

THROWBACK THURSDAYS 28

"Captain CAAAAAAAVEMAAAAAAAAANNNN!!!!" Another one of my favorites as a kid. Sorry to all, I've been swamped with other artistic duties and have fallen behind on my usual Thursday bit. Hopefully this strikes a cord out there for all you cartoon finatics. Captain Caveman's powers include super-strength, a variety of useful objects hidden inside his fur, and a club that allows him to fly and from which pops out different tools he uses to fight crime (Genius). And who might you say are the lovely ladies flanking to the left and right of Mr. Cavey there? The Teen Angels of course. Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (1977–1980) was a Saturday morning cartoon created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It was originally broadcast on ABC as part of the programming block Scooby's All-Star Laff-a-Lympics, which also included Scooby-Doo, Dynomutt, Dog Wonder, and Laff-A-Lympics.

Last resort of a panty sniffing Pup

I was sketching dogs in my book and this fellow wondered out of my pencil. I started with this really cool shape, then I added the character to it. The hard part was turning it into an image that told some sort of story. I added an awkward arm and tried to figure out what to put in his hand. Oddly enough it ended up being a pair of tidey whiteys, his face followed through in response. I pictured him as a perverted panty sniffing puppy who'd ended up scrapping the bottom of the barrel. After searching high and low this was all he could find. The question is, will his canine urges allow him to take pleasure in sniffing a pair of DIRTY DRAWLS? (his bowtie says no, but the canine screams YES!)


Another Panty sniffing Pooch study.

TRANStesP

TRANStesP, originally uploaded by saxtonmoore.

Here is my official version of the "TRANSPLANT" flyer for the gallery show I'm part of in March. The original piece is hand painted with acrylics, paint stick and pencil.(7.5x14 inches) I'll probably be posting pics of me working on various pieces throughout this month. so keep checking back.

This was my alternative version...

CASTLE KING

Sorry that I've been slacking on the throwbacks. I've been working on a few freelance projects aside from catching a cold. Anyway, here's a freelance reject that was never used. They asked for a fairytale land with a castle in the background. The client liked my style, so I figured I wouldn't draw just any plain old castle. In the end I think he was too much for the client. I think all fairytale castles should look like that. lol.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

I came across an article on John K's blog where he talks about executive's beliefs in the animation biz. One comment hit home...


"Execs think that characters by themselves have inherent value. "This character is worth millions". They never get that the artist who is able to create great characters is the thing of value.

Bugs is a great character, right? Then why hasn't anyone been able to do a good cartoon with him in 50 years?

Because they don't have Clampett, Avery or Jones to direct him. These guys created scores of great characters.

This obvious fact of history that repeats itself over and over again is completely over the heads of executives."
-John K

THROWBACK THURSDAYS 27

Today's throwback is a cereal throwback. Though I never ate Quisp cereal as a kid, I've always been a fan of the Jay Ward commercials. I didn't have much time to ink or color these, so I'm just posting the sketches for now.

THROWBACK THURSDAYS 26

Ludwig, originally uploaded by saxtonmoore.

Ludwig Von Drake was Donald's uncle and Mother Goose's grandson, who only appeared on TV. He hosted 17 television featurettes. I remember him mostly from his accent and screwy know-it -all segments that surrounded the Sunday night Disney movie specials. My goal was to do this piece only with the wacom, totally digital. I really need to get the hang of drawing directly into the computer. This is my first real attempt to draw straight in photoshop. I hope to get better at it this year, although I'll still continue to use pencil and paper on the regular.

Here's an additional sketch I did using good ol' pencil and paper.

TRANSPLANT Carousel

IMG_1213, originally uploaded by saxtonmoore.

This past weekend me and 3 other atrists contructed a 7 foot carousel to promote our upcoming art show in March called "TRANSPLANT" The display is in the window of a vintage toy store called BIG FUN here in Cleveland. What a way to start off the new year.

Each artist picked another artist to paint riding on a human organ. My painting of Jorge Lacera is on the far left.

ELF TOSS GAME!

Heres a game I worked on for American Greetings. Tossing helpless elves is a great way to kick off the holidays!



WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? CLICK HERE! AND START TOSSING! When you're done, send it to a pal.

THROWBACK THURSDAYS ON FLICKR

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SKETCHES OF ME

I'm falling a little behind on today's Throwback (sorry) But here's some sketches of me done by Carlos Villagra. He's a talented dude, swing by his blog for more of his illustrations.