Can't get enough of dinosaurs

I had another awesome opportunity to work on a commission for a little girl that loves purple and dinosaurs.  I took that, and ran with it.  Because, seriously, who doesn't like tree forts and bubbles too?
Here's some more on the process I go through in creating an illustration:

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I wanted to work a little out of my range and try something a bit more stylized and plan to keep pushing on and doing more.  The dinosaur was a struggle in Illustrator, something I recently picked up, but I like a challenge and learning, too.  It was a super fun project to work on.

Hope you dig it!

-iCKY

App buttons

I helped create an app, DigiBlog, for the new Samsung Galaxy tablet with the Mezcode team by making some rad-tastic icons.  I went fun and sketchy for the buttons, as the app is based kinda on the idea of a sketch journal.  I dig both drawing and sketching, so I put some together.  Here's a samplin' of some of the buttons I constructed:

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-iCKY

I want your awesomness

Hey there!

It's been quiet around here these days cuz I was workin' away with the Mezcode team creating an app for the Samsung Galaxy tablet, makin' an awesome app.
How awesome you ask?  Super!  If you dig bloggin', sketchin', recording audio, text to audio and photos to record your journeys, this is your schtick.
And there is some public voting going on till Monday, April 16th, and I would love your vote:
DigiBlog voting here!

http://galaxynotespenchallenge.com/submissions/6655-digiblog

You're neat, and I appreciate it.  Just know with the winnings, I will be sure to help buy all the unicorns in the world a vanilla Coke. :)

-iCKY

Rough sketchin'

I'm working on a fun side project, and thought I would give you a peek. Here's the rough sketch, of Captain Poopscoop!  It's a character that a rad friend of mine Steph and I made up while getting our art on a bit ago, perhaps a bit sleep deprived.  And I have chosen to bring him to life.

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I will post the progress the ink/paint as he comes along and he gets cleaned up.  And then, look out world and homes with multiple cats... Captain Poopscoop just may be the hero afterall.

-iCKY

Spring Chicken

Sometimes "everything" gets blamed for tasting like chicken... I don't know if I can agree with that (though, rattlesnake does taste like chicken, I swear), here's the characters I constructed for my short film "A Case of Bad Cluck".

drawn out Ermma

drawn out Clarence

 Here they are digitized and flash-ized and darn near ready to roll:







This was the characters built in Flash in an 8 point turn around, just about ready to roll and get animated.  That's how come Ermma's hands weren't there with here as they were animated individually. Clarence had that all following gaze until animated, where he was set up to have separate pupil positions done in animation.  Isn't animation frickin' awesome!  I love it.

Anywho, there's a peak behind the curtain.  Hope you dig it!

-iCKY

Spring cleanin'

While getting some things updated and revamped on this here blog, I found some images floatin' around that haven't seen the interwebs for a bit.  So in the spirit of spring cleaning (the grass is greenin' up and starburst jelly beans always means spring is on it's way!) here's a few images from a bit ago.  Drawings, doodles, paintings and fun...

squid sketches

highlighters and pen... but the scanner didn't do the neon colors its due

random shapes brought to you by a short attention span and a long class lecture :)

Zombies and fresh brains, all in perspective.

roller derby show down

red head drawing

grumpy butt painting

Here's a few images I have done while still in school a bit ago.  It's good seeing them again.
Hope you dig them!

-iCKY

Bloggified

Why, hello there...

I am still chugging along on getting this here blog to where I want it, but couldn't wait anymore to post something. :)  But firstly, just wanted to give a big thanks to Mr. Jaime and Nicolas for helpin' me out with that pesky codin'!  You're neat!
And since I have been running trying to get caught up with things, I decided to take it up for real.  And I like it.  And, I found the secret to a good run:

x-ray vision confirms: awesome Superman skivs=awesome run!

I thought I would give it a go, animating in Photoshop and make a random gif.  It was pretty fun; and I think randomness has certainly been achieved. :)

Work on the blah-g continues.  Keep an eye out for some more changes and some more art stuffs.

-iCKY

Blog revamp

Hey there folks!
I am going to be redesigning this here blog.  There is going to be some transition here and there, but I'll get it all put together and shiny looking with that new car smell.  So keep an eye peeled for the new stuff. :)

-iCKY

Muddin' it up

Here's another commission piece by a Grandma that gives all the kids presents on their siblings b-days (that's a pretty rad Grandma!).  I understood this little guy loves bikes and what little kid doesn't love mud (for that matter, what big kid, too :) )?

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Dinosaurs are awesome

I was commissioned to do a poster for a little boy's upcoming birthday who happened to like dinosaurs, because they are awesome; he also is into skateboarding, art and video games.
Here's the process on how the thing was done:

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I had a blast making this thing. Cuz, dinosaurs are awesome.
Did I mention I do commissions?  Oh yeah, I do commissions! 

-iCKY

Bugs last thoughts...

"What is the last thing that goes through a bugs mind as it hits the windshield?  It's butt..."
I narrated some bugs from my cars radiator.  Here's my guesstimate of what went on in those last seconds (epic hairband song about flying to angels will enhance your viewing experience, promise):

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How I did it

I dig dinosaurs, and think there should be more of those little critters on greeting cards for kids.    And I won't lie, I still LOVE dinosaurs... so I made one.

Here's some process:
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here's what the finished card looks like

starting with an idea and a rough sketch...

moving some lines around, I get a better idea of what I am going for.

after a few changes...

clean line is done with details added.

I add some color, texture, etc and and the dino is ready to roll.

Comic underway

I made a goal to make a comic by the end of the year.  Here's the start of it as I am doing research on locations, elements, characters and all that fun jazz...  Here's a snippet:

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Its in the fun rough sketchy stages, and it's been a blast exploring different elements and such.

Ummm.... a lotta sketchbook

I haven't been very good about posting sketchbook stuff up. So here is some of that, all at once:

Christmas, and stuff!

Firstly, Google tells me that people are actually looking at this blog?  Say wha.....?  That's rad! And thank you! I will have to put up some tastey treats here soon (art stuffs I have been working on).

Here's a peppermint and cocoa influenced, perhaps even flavored bit of new art (but licking the screen to find out is done on your own cognisense...) about some Christmas time fun.  Introducing and starring Gma, and the new addition to the family, "Kitty Babes", as Gma calls the cat.  That cat does answer to "dammit cat!" as well, having heard it quite often as she is certainly still in her kitten stage and very mischievous...

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So wherever you and whatever you believe, I hope it's going to be rockin' awesome time for you, and that the next year is rad-tastic. :)

 -iCKY

for Steph

Inspired by the word "kitty-corn" my friend Steph made, I made, well.... a kitty corn.  That's the most pink I have ever used in anything.  Ever. It hurt a little.  But it was worth it. :)

It's a Trapper Keeper binder cover in the making... I can feel it.

:)
-iCKY