Alternative Character Developments

There was a time (ongoing actually) that I did some character studies/designs for a potential animated series. I was leaning towards an 'alternative' vibe in terms of characterizations....

THE AFROBABES

THE PINKIES

CHANCLETTA

THE PINK LADIES

Brangelina

What can be said about these two that hasn't? A picture is worth a thousand...kids....

Michelle Obama

Michelle came off as a strong willed and faced woman. I saw some softness in her when she was around Barack. There will be more where this came from...

Barack Obama

I did this Illustration at the time Barack was running for President. What immediately struck me were his eyebrows, smile and personality. There will be a lot more to come...



Eric Holder

US Attorney General Eric Holder was in favor of closing the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, although he said in 2002 that the detainees are not technically entitled to Geneva Convention protections. For some reason, I saw him as a 'Rambo type' character.

Timothy Geithner

Secretary Treasurer Timothy Geithner was in over his head, and has become a wanted man - almost literally. Geithner's position includes a large role in directing the Federal Government's spending on the financial crisis of 2007–2010, including allocation of $350 billion of funds from the Troubled Asset Relief Program enacted during the previous administration.

Another version

Design

These images were created using Illustrator and/or Photoshop, and were used in conjuction with an assignment or job of some sort

ANGER MANAGEMENT by Andrea Douglas
Book cover contract for Random House. I was going through some things at the time that made this assignment very...personal

PUMP Magazine
Promotional mock magazine cover/design. Main image started as a painting; touchups and layout was done in InDesign

UGLY JOHN: Toxic Baby
CD cover art and design for Lower East Side indie band. Main 'baby' was part of a painting. The lead singer, who was a good friend of mine liked the baby head and had a definite design he wanted to go with. I just actualized what was in his warped brain.

Rendered BxW Sketches

These sketches were done using a 3B Drawing Pencil on a various paper types. I was very much into achieving a technically realistic rendering at this time.

ALBERT HITCHCOCK

UNDERHANDED VIEW OF SKULL


















FULL SKELETON

BxW Caricature Sketches

I've since simplified my sketches as the need for such detail is not as urgent as before - unless a client requests it:

BARACK OBAMA

 

MICHELLE OBAMA

TIMOTHY GEITHNER

RAHM EMANUEL

SAMUEL JACKSON

TOM HANKS

HARRISON FORD

DENZEL WASHINGTON

SOFIA COPPOLA

BEN STILLER

 


TOM CRUISE

ADRIAN BRODY

AMY SEDARIS

Oil Paintings

I loved the smell of Cadmium and turpentine in the morning, until it took away 95 % of my sense of smell :(

DEVIL MADE ME

ANGER MANAGEMENT  

HOG HEAVEN

PUMP

BONES