Last of an era

The last of the nine old men is gone. Godspeed Mr. Johnson you shall be missed

Bearly Ruff

Sorry couldn't refuse the bad pun but while on lunch today I came up with this bear.
I'd say I'm getting better at drawing with construction lines and such. Now I need to keep working on line of action and posing, using squash and stretch.

Character Ruff's

Hi all decided to post some character sketches I made of a monkey for a short I had an idea for. It never got more than a few pages in my sketchbook but it was fun to do anyway.

Looooooong Time no post

Well it's be awhile since I posted last. From that time to now. Me and my wife have welcomed our son Collin Gregory McLeod into the world, I had to have gallbladder surgery and have been told I have carpal tunnel syndrome. (fun!) Well 2007 turn out to have it's ups and downs, can't wait to see what this year has in store for me. Here is a picture on my greatest creation to date. He really has made me more focused on making a career in animation.

More pages from my sketch book

Here are some more pages from my sketch book.

Long time for a post

Well it's been a long time between posts. Had a injury with my drawing hand but better now and keeping my new year's resolution of filling a sketch book each month.

Sketches from X-mas Holiday

Here are some of the sketches I did over the holidays.

Happy New year

Well it's a new year and that means new art for the people that come and visit.

Sorry for the long over due post been busy drawing and I at the moment do not have internet acess where I'm at. So any who heres a sctecth from my last years sketch book that I played around with in photoshop. Enjoy and as always leave a comment or two. Oh I also have put up sketches from some of last years sketch books on my sketch blog, the link is on the right.
Thanks

new web banner

Made a new banner for my blog but in true blogger fasion it dosent show except in the template section when I hit the preveiw button. I'm hoping it's a small clitch and it will be fixed soon. Off to bed for me.

I Just Look Dead

Well I,m back for my vacation and me and my wife had a blast. My neice had fun as well despite just wanting to sit on the beach ah kids. Any way I did some sketching and this one is my favorite.

I'll post more of me sketches soon, for right now I'm getting my portfolio with animation put together for a demo reel exchange at my alma mater. As always comments are appreciated

Kevin

On Vacation

Well I'm leaving for Maui with my wife and niece. This picture was done by my wife on the paint program that comes with all PC's. She is getting really good at this.
Anyway I'll be off from blogging for two weeks recharging my artistic batteries.

Kevin

Playing with Photoshop

Took a scribble I made on a post-it and played with a photo-shop tutorial on painting I got from Heri. Hes a cool guy in Ca that will no doubt be working in animation soon. Any-who this it it and heres the blog address for Heri's blog. I'd couldn't get his name to be linked with his blog so her it is. http://heri26.blogspot.com/


Any comments you might have would be great

thanks

Kevin

First Cartoon

Edit: Here is the colored version, please let me know what you think of my color choices.










This is the inked version of my first cartoon. One of my goals is to get better a cartooning. One of my biggest obstacles has been "What to draw?" well I was sitting in front of the blank page getting pretty pissed off over my current finances and it hit me. Writers should write what they know artist should draw what they know. This is what came out after a few thumb-nails. Please any comments or critiques would be very helpfully.

The colored version should be done by tonight with any luck.

Thanks in advance



Kevin

30 Minute Anatomy

In Rebecca Kimmel's website I saw her drawing of the rib cage and set my egg timer to 30 minutes and this is the result. I'm just trying to get better at anatomy. Please all comments welcome.

New TMNT Movie

I found this link from Mike Manley's blognew trailer for the new 3D Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie coming out next March. I can't wait for this to come out. Just from the trailer the modleing looks good and the action is fluid and not stiff as some CG flicks have been in the past but will have to see in March.

Ruff animation second pass

I worked on the extremes some more and changed the frame rate from 24 frames to 20 to slow it down. Any comments are welcome. Thanks

Tea Time Scene 1 Ruff Pass

This is the reason I haven't posted in awhile. This is the first scene in three of a teapot. Please all comments welcome

More Caricatures

Here are some more caricature's of Matt Damion

I like the third one the best. Let me know if I'm getting close.

Thanks

Sketchbook 06.29.06

Today's sketches the girl I liked after filling some pages of a legal pad while at work came up with this one during lunch.

The bunny rabbit was just a speed doodle playing with shapes and putting them together. I liked the expression on his face and decided to keep him. To me he looks like a earl or stanly LOL. Let me know what you guys would call him.