NEW POST!

Sorry for the lack of posts, I have no excuses. All of these caricatures are done with one of those carpenter pencils with the wide lead. Didn't really help my drawing any but it's fun to shake things up a bit. Any guesses on who these celebs are?

Second Attempt at Paiting...Sorta...

Well I finally broke down and bought one of them fancy wacom tablet thing-a-ma-jigs. You know the ones...paperless paper powered by Voodoo and Black Magic, modern cousin to the Ouija Board. It came with a stripped down version of Corel Painter (also some form of Dark Magic) and I started screwin' around with it...Please click to enlarge so as that you can see how the devlish machine was able to suck the soul out of actual paint to create an almost life like reproduction.

Farewell Maggie Crew...

Unfortunately the bigshots at Disney decided not to pick up "The Buzz On Maggie" for another season. It really is too bad because they had one of the best crews I've ever had the opportunity to work with. Here are just some of the great talents that won't be reunited....


Aaron...one of the best flash animators I've ever seen..

Kyle... Amazing Background Artist...

Dave...one of the best Directors I've ever had the opportunity to work for

Gabe...genius cartoonist...

Katrien... Amazing Background Artist...

Farewell Maggie Crew...

More amazing Maggie crew members....




Katie...Great Character Designer/Board artist and one of the best 'Girl artists' in the world

Ricky....Super Funny Board Aritst

Sean...Awesome Flash Animator

Pong...another awesome fash animator...

Jorge... Great character Designer and amazing story teller

Farewell Maggie Crew...

More amazing Maggie crew members....


Luke... amazing board artist and all around great cartoonist

Tim...The absolute best producer I've ever worked for

Roman...genius background artist

Pam...Flash wrangler extrodinaire

There are a lot more super talented people I never got around to drawing or can't find the caricature I did of them so please forgive...

THE AMAZING JIM SMITH!!!

These are caricatures from the sketchbook "Deadly Are The Naked" by the amazing JIM SMITH. For those who aren't familiar with Jims work, he is one of the most amazing draftsman working in animation today and probably of all time. He's one of the only people I know who can make a drawing so solid it makes you feel like you can reach into the paper and grab hold of it. On top of Jims amazing drawing ability he's a hell of a guitarist and one of the nicest people you'll ever meet. Jim gave me my first paid animation job, cleaning up his storyboard drawings, a position for which I was highly underqualified but was paid for none the less. If you're interested in seeing more of Jims work you can visit his website at www.jimsmithcartoons.com (also in the links section) I also highly recommend purchasing his sketchbooks "Lonely Are The Naked" and his latest "Deadly Are The Naked" go to his site for more info.

A few new celebs...

Heya all, haven't had much time for caricatures lately but I thought I'd post a few I was able to squeeze in. Any guesses???

Ladies Night....

Women are more difficult to draw/caricature than men. This is fact. Proven by science. Without a doubt. Which is why I have so much respect for people like Katie Rice and Shane Glines. They are a few of my favorite 'girl artists' working today. The truth is that they are actually much more than 'girl artists' that just happens to be one of their specialties. I think one of the tricks to drawing well is the mastery of the female form, once you have that beautiful, subtle thing down everything else must just be childs play. Unfortunately, I wouldn't know, my girl drawings are sorely lacking but every once in a while I get inspired by seeing a Glines, or a Rice or even a Moore or a Blair girl and think...gee that doesn't look so hard, think I'll give that a try. And inevitably I fail to achieve the kind of subtle, beautiful appeal that's inherent in each of these artists drawings. So...in the meantime, here are some practices of celebrity female caricature, any guesses?

Three more guesses

So I did three more caricatures to share tonight. The first one I struggled with for about an hour and a half and is like the 50th version. I don't think I achieved a very good likeness at all. After finishing it though, I left the drawing board for about a half hour, came back and did these next two in about 10 minutes each and achieved a better likeness(I think). Why does it work that way sometimes?? Seems like the more work and effort you put into a drawing should result in a better payout, but a lot of time that's not the case. Who has the answer?? And who can guess who these hot celebrity heads belong too???

Celebrity Hour...

It's pretty intimidating to post celebrity caricatures after John K. He has a way of making other peoples art look tame and poorly drawn. Thought I'd give it a shot anyway and see if anyone can guess who these famous celebs are and if you're so inclined, leave some critiques.

Evening at the Bowl...

Saturday night for me was one of those times when you're actually glad to live in LA. My wife-to-be and I went on our annual trip to the Hollywood Bowl where we were fortunate enough to listen to the amazing song stylings of Tony Bennett. Mr. Bennett may be getting up there in age but his lungs can still pack a wallop! Of course my fiancee and I weren't around when his music was popular, but then again neither was he. Tony sang the standards by the likes of Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald but he did so during the 50's and 60's when Rock and Roll was king. Despite bucking the trends in modern music he was able to sustain a very successful career for decades. I only wish that these caricatures could do Mr. Bennett the justice that he deserves...

Hollywood by John...2

Katie posted some John K caricatures over at her site www.funnycute.blogspot.com She also divulged some truly priceless information gleaned from our caricature theory night with Mr. Kricfalusi, information that I pleaded with her not to share so as that we could hog it all for ourselves. Being the kind person she is however, she not only shared the drawings and info but conned me into doing the same. Now I'm not nearly as eloquent in my writings as Ms Katie so I'll just post the drawings and let them speak for themselves. I will share one little tip though....Star magazine. Enjoy...

First Time Painter...

After admiring some of the Sam Berman caricature paintings at www.cartoonretro.com I got the painting bug. So this afternoon my friends Katie and Luke were kind enough to escort me to the art store and help me pick out some paints. Never having painted before I found the process both relaxing and frustrating. Relaxing in that I didn't have to worry about producing something under a deadline and frustrating in that I have no idea what I'm doing and can't seem to get what I have in my head down on the paper. Thought I'd post what I did anyway and hopefully get some feed back. One of the things I really like about some of the Berman paintings is the tonal contrast, something that this painting is sorely lacking. Hopefully the next one will be better and the hundred bucks I dropped on painting supplies won't be a total waste...

New Web Logs!!!

My pals Tony Mora and Sean Szeles (aka stick) have both started their own very interesting and unique web logs. I've known Tony for about 6 years now and he and I have worked together on projects ranging from He Hog the Atomic Pig and Weekend Pussy Hunt to Polly Pocket and The Buzz on Maggie. Tonys site www.sobaditsgood.blogspot.com focuses on the unique murals you see on the sides of many Mexican butcher shops (carnicerias) and markets in the Los Angeles area. Seans web log "Face it" www.seanszeles.blogspot.com features many of his charming napkin doodles, sketches, studies and 'idears' about cartoons and the like. Check 'em out!!!

Where's Walto...

A few more attempts though I still don't think I've nailed it yet...

1+2=Disney?

While I thought the last drawing I did of Walt was kinda funny, I wasn't pleased with the lack of likeness. So I made a drawing where all I did was go for likness(bottom), then sort of crossed the two for hopefully a still funny drawing thats recognizable(top). Nick and Luke offered some great advice for caricaturing Walt that I'll try to incorporate in my next attempt. Lemme know what you think.