An Illustration-a-Day Blog

Mola Ram Valentine's Day Card

2012-02-14T09:31:00.000-06:00

I haven't been able to do a daily illustration for awhile since i'm really busy with freelance work, but i've been saving this guy just for today. Enjoy!

Donatello

2012-02-10T17:47:00.000-06:00

Yarrrgh

2012-02-09T13:47:00.000-06:00

Today's illustration is actually one i did a few months back as a sample for a client.

Silly Cat

2012-02-08T23:39:00.003-06:00

Just a small illustration of a silly cat for today's entry.

Best Buds

2012-02-07T11:41:00.001-06:00

Decided to draw the Rhino after a discussion with Evan Shaner over on Twitter.

The Essentials of The Rocketeer

2012-02-06T18:28:00.000-06:00

My contribution to the Essentials of blog. If you haven't checked it out, what are you doing here?? Go check it out!

I love me some Rocketeer. Click the picture for the full view.

The Essentials of

2012-02-04T15:34:00.002-06:00

Here is a sneak peek of my piece for The Essentials of blog. I should be done with the full piece tomorrow so be on the look out for that!

Rainbowstache

2012-02-03T22:04:00.002-06:00

Just an idea that came to me while playing with the kids tonight (we were making mustaches out of Legos). I thought it would make for a funny illustration. I'm sure it's been done before but oh well.

Indiana Jones

2012-02-03T12:17:00.001-06:00

Planet Pulp's theme this month is Indiana Jones so i thought i'd contribute something to that. I think i'll do a few more Indy characters, especially Mola Ram.

The Banana Stand

2012-02-02T14:14:00.000-06:00

So due to the fact that I've been reading stories to my kids and watching a little tv before bed, I had the weirdest dream last night. It was basically Arrested Development by Richard Scarry. In it, the narrator from Arrested was reading a Richard Scarry book, but to the plot of the show.

When i mentioned it on twitter, @cool_collected made a hilarious comment about Bananas Gorilla manning the banana stand. From that, I immediately knew I had to draw the scene where Gob tells George Michael to give him a "Gob" (his name for a double-dipped banana with everything on it) with Lowly Worm standing in for Gob (and of course Bananas Gorilla standing in for George Michael).

So here it is, a scene from Richard Scarry's Busy Development.

click for full view

Plastic Man

2012-02-01T21:48:00.000-06:00

Well it's already been a month (and it went by way to quickly) and i'm still trying to live up to the name of this blog. Last month I experimented with a style, and while i enjoyed the end results, i didn't have as much fun creating it.

Yesterday, on the last day of my project, i set out to find a style that i enjoyed more at the drawing stage of the process and actually ended up with something i liked. I'm having so much fun with this style so i'm just going to keep on experimenting with it for the time being. Here is one of my all-time favorite superheroes, Plastic Man.

Batman

2012-01-31T15:26:00.000-06:00

So I really feel like i'm fighting with my art lately. I'm not enjoying it like I used to and i feel like I spend more time creating vector shapes than anything else. I decided to try a process that was a bit more organic and less "digital," so here's the result! I have to say...I had a blast working on this. I didn't even take the time to sketch anything out, I just dove into Photoshop with some textured brushes and this was what happened. I hope you enjoy it!

The Adventures of Freddy Freeman

2012-01-31T12:09:00.000-06:00

With all the talk of the Captain Marvel reboot DC is planning i felt like drawing Captain Marvel Jr. (or is it Shazam Jr. now?). Since i've always loved Freddy's color scheme, i thought i'd take a stab at him, in a more kid-friendly style.

Weapon 11

2012-01-30T15:59:00.001-06:00

So it was my turn to pick the next weapon in the Epic Armory series, and i decided to go with the lightsaber (i chose Luke's orginal one). Make sure to check out the others over on dribbble.

Weapon 06

2012-01-26T11:29:00.001-06:00

Another entry for the Epic Armory series, Raphael's weapon of choice.

Final Fantasy Sword

2012-01-25T16:53:00.000-06:00

Today's illustration is another one for the Epic Armory project over on dribbble. I decided to do this one before i did any of the other old ones since the other guys all did there version of it. I've never been a huge Final Fantasy guy, but i've always loved this sword!

Set Phasers to Fun

2012-01-25T10:45:00.000-06:00

This is actually yesterday's illustration, but i didn't get a chance to post it until it was too late. This is part of the Epic Armory series that i'm doing with some guys over at dribbble.com. Rogie King and Tim Boelaars spearheaded this thing and Nick Slater and I just joined up. I'll be doing a few more of the older ones and then the Final Fantasy sword they just posted, so stay tuned!

Buzz Lightyear

2012-01-23T20:44:00.001-06:00

Of course, if you draw Woody, you need to draw his pal Buzz.

Sheriff Woody

2012-01-20T22:37:00.000-06:00

Well, since I missed the past few days due to my workload, I decided to do a more detailed piece for today's illustration. It's a lot different then the others, but I felt like experimenting a bit. I hope you enjoy it!

Harvey Birdman

2012-01-17T11:17:00.000-06:00

Another 70's cartoon superhero/Adult Swim character, Alex Toth's Birdman. I know Harvey isn't his name from the old series, but it's such a funny first name for him that I had to include it.

Space Ghost

2012-01-16T12:30:00.001-06:00

One of the coolest superhero costumes of all-time! Alex Toth was a genius.

The Pet Professional

2012-01-12T18:57:00.000-06:00

Way back around 2004, while reading Scott Kurtz's webcomic PVP (pvponline.com), I noticed a blog post asking for artists' to submit their work for a comic that Scott's friend, was trying to get started. I decided to send them some samples even though I was pretty sure I wasn't going to get picked. To my surpise, I got an email from Scott and he told me that his friend, Jason Salsbury, really liked my work and wanted me to be the artist for the comic.

Needless to say, I was ecstatic! I was currently going to school full-time and the only art I had been doing was a bi-weekly comic for the college paper. I wanted to get my work out there and this was just the opportunity I was looking for (especially since Scott was helping to spread the word about it).

So eventually I got a call from Jason and he told me what the comic was about (up to this point I had completely forgot to ask what it was i'd be drawing). It turned out that it was a comic called Pet Professional about a hitman who only takes contracts on pets. Upon hearing that, I definitely had my reservations since I wasn't sure if a comic about killing animals was how I wanted to get my name out there.

However, after talking to Jason a bit more, it became apparent that it was going to be very light-hearted and wasn't meant to offend pet lovers (well, for the most part;). Besides, the pets who were getting knocked off always had it coming. Like the mobster's bully-of-a-bulldog who had early assaulted a young boy's poor defenseless dachshund.

See? They had it coming.

Anyway, to get to the point. My time with Pet Professional may have been brief (I was only with the comic for a little over a year when I decided to move on) but it made me realize how much potential there was in putting my work out there on the internet for everyone to see. The fans (yes there WERE fans) showed me the joy of sharing my work with more than just friends and family.

So for today's illustration, here is the Pet Professional. I've also included a few of my favorite panels from the series in terms of art quality. Thanks for the good times, Jason!

Doctor Who

2012-01-11T23:19:00.000-06:00

After talking with my buddy Chris (thebeastisback.com), I decided to try my hand at Doctor Who.

Now I have to be honest, when it comes to Doctor Who, I know next to nothing about it. I know the basics, like the police box (Tardis?), the time traveling and the weird robots. The only other thing I knew was that I preferred the crazy-looking Doctor with the multi-colored scarf and silly hair (who after research I found out was the 4th and longest running Doctor of the series). But that's about it.

So that's who I decided to draw.

I've never really been able to get into Doctor Who (despite the urgings of my older sister) but after reading about it, especially the older series, I might have to give it another shot.

Robocop

2012-01-11T10:45:00.000-06:00

"Dead or alive, you're coming with me!"

Right when i was ready to post this yesterday, the internet went down and only just came back on. So here is Day 7.

Omni-Man

2012-01-09T13:24:00.000-06:00

For today's illustration I went with Omni-Man from the Invincible comic by Robert Kirkman and Ryan Ottley. It's hands down the best comic out there and I have a blast reading each issue (or trade in my case since there are no comic book shops around here). If you haven't read it, I definitely recommend you pick it up!

Back on Monday

2012-01-07T12:29:00.003-06:00

For this month's project i'm going to be taking the weekends off, so look for a new illustration on monday!

The Amazing Spider-Man (TV series)

2012-01-06T12:44:00.000-06:00

When I was a kid, I remember flipping through the channels and stumbling across the live-action Spider-Man series. Although it wasn't on much (it was just the occasional rerun since it was the 80's) it had a huge impact on me (along with the Hulk tv show). Seeing a real live Spider-Man in action was just amazing. So amazing in fact, that I begged my mom to make me a Spidey costume (which she did!).

So here's my tribute to that slighty weird, not-quite-right, but-no-less-cooler, version of Spider-Man's costume.

Sergeant Murphy and the Case of the Stolen Motorcycle

2012-01-05T15:17:00.000-06:00

Today's illustration is based on my favorite character from Richard Scarry's Busytown, Sergeant Murphy. As a kid I had this awesome little toy figure of Sgt. Murphy (which unbeknownst to me at the time came from a set called Puzzle Town). He came with a cool red motorcyle that had a sidecar attached to it where his wife could sit.

If only they still made toys as cool as they used too...

Mr. Incredible and Jack-Jack

2012-01-04T15:22:00.000-06:00

The Incredibles is by far my favorite Pixar movie and since I've never done any fan art for it I thought I would draw Mr. Incredible and his son Jack-Jack for today's illustration. Enjoy!

Raccoon Mario

2012-01-03T19:28:00.003-06:00

For today's illustration i decided to go with Raccoon Mario. Even though Super Mario Bros. 2 is my favorite of the original trilogy, i can't deny the greatness that is Super Mario Bros. 3. All of the new power suits were just too awesome with my favorite being the elusive Tanooki suit.

I would scour the levels looking for that tiny little bear/raccoon/whatever-the-heck-it-was suit, eventually find one and then of course accidentally run into an enemy before i got the chance to turn into a statue...*sigh.*

At least you could always count on the good ol' Super Leaf. It might have been a poor-man's Tanooki suit but at least you could still fly.

And i decided to give Mario a little wrench (who i affectionately refer to as Wrenchie), since I was always disappointed that there wasn't a wrench weapon in any of the games.

Happy New Year and a New Daily Project

2012-01-02T20:58:00.000-06:00

First off, Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a great holiday season! 2011 was a great year and I have a feeling 2012 is going to be even better.

One thing I'd like to be better at this year is updating this site. I definitely haven't been living up to the title of this blog! Work has been keeping me incredibly busy so i haven't had much time to do any personal work but the good news is that i have a little bit of free time at the moment so i'm going to start another monthly illustration-a-day project for the month of January.

Since yesterday was a holiday and i wanted to spend time with my family, i'll be starting it today. Instead of a theme like March of the Monsters, this time around it's just going to be a random character each day. This way i'll be able to keep it interesting and not get too bored (which happens often). I'm still planning on rendering all of the 30 Rock Characters so i may slip them into this project.

Starting us off today is the invincible Iron Man. Enjoy!

The Legend of Zelda

2011-12-02T14:49:00.001-06:00

Here is my contribution to the Fill Up Your Hearts blog. My parents gave my older brother a Nintendo for Christmas of '86 (i think) and from then on we were hooked. We only had a few games starting out and this was one of them and it's still one of my favorite games.

Be sure to check out all the other awesome contributions to the Fill Up Your Heart blog!

30 Rock Animated Sketches

2011-11-07T16:07:00.006-06:00

So after finishing up the Frank piece, i decided i wanted to try drawing the characters in a more animated style. I thought it would be fun to show my process so here are the sketches of the main characters. From here i'll start rendering each one. Stay tuned for those!

Update: Added the dark color to Lemon's hair since a few people have commented on that. I was always planning on coloring it dark...just forgot to add that to the sketches!

click on the picture for a larger view

Frank Rossitano

2011-11-02T22:04:00.001-05:00

"Skeletor's not my favorite...you are."

I just finished the 5th season of 30Rock, and decided to do some fan art, starting with Frank. I wanted push my work a bit further this time so it's a lot more detailed than some of my other stuff. After i finished i decided it would be fun to add some typography and turn it into a fake cartoon series.

I think i'll do a few more of these since there are so many great characters on the show.

-Matt

Toucan Sam

2011-11-02T17:05:00.002-05:00

Decided to add another one to the cereal series. Toucan Sam was created by Manuel R. Vega in 1963.

Tony the Tiger

2011-10-27T20:07:00.002-05:00

A companion piece to the Cap'n Crunch print. I think i'm going to do a few more cereal mascots and hang them together on my office wall.

The Adventures of Fail Whale

2011-08-11T12:27:00.000-05:00

This was a really fun concept piece i did for a client.

H.E.R.B.I.E Goes Bananas

2011-07-29T20:11:00.001-05:00

Well i haven't been able to keep up with the "toy-a-day" theme i had going and that's because of work and also because we're moving to a new place on monday. We really move around alot (this will be our 5th move in our 4 years of marriage) but we actually enjoy it. Although i don't think our friends and family feel the same way since they always have to help us move...

So in-between packing up boxes i was in the mood to do something retro. I decided to do a "Mr. Peabody" type illustration using everybody's favorite Human-Torch-Substitute, H.E.R.B.I.E. I wanted it to feel like an old cartoon still frame. It was definitely a fun experiment.

I might add a few more things to the background/foreground after we've settled into our new place.

Nascar Guy

2011-07-18T11:38:00.001-05:00

This is another one that i've had forever but don't know the history of it. I have no clue what this guy originally came with. I know that he used to be holding a flag in his right hand and that he's made by ERTL. That's about it. If anybody has info on him please let me know!

Kid Vid

2011-07-14T14:20:00.000-05:00

If you were a child of the 80's i don't think you'll have any problem recognizing today's character, Kid Vid. He was part of the Burger King Kid's Club team and my favorite of the bunch.

This guy was so cool with all of his high tech gadgets (at the time). I still remember how excited i was when Burger King released these action figures. For once they were like the figures you'd buy in the store instead of the cheap chunks of plastic that you normally found in a kid's meal. Don't get me wrong, BK released lots of cool toys in the 80's but these were by far the coolest.

Now if only they had come with a few accessories. I think i'm going to go check ebay for a mini-ipod for him to hold...

Brainoid Shenanigans

2011-07-13T12:36:00.001-05:00

Today's illustration is one i don't actually own, Brainoid. He's also another character from Fisher Price's Adventure People line. Brainoid is hands down the coolest figure out there, in my opinion. I mean c'mon, what's not to like about him?! Spacesuit? Check. Robotic claw arm? Check. Weird brain-like head? Check!

I really need to find this guy so i can add him to my collection. I haven't seen him on ebay yet but if i do i'm definitely going to pick him up (unless he's like a gazillion dollars). Until then you can see the original figure at the links below.

View the original figure here, and here.

M.U.S.C.L.E. Man

2011-07-12T11:04:00.002-05:00

Today's illustration is based on the awesome line of little wrestlers know as M.U.S.C.L.E. (Millions of Unusual Small Creatures Lurking Everywhere). They're from the mid 80's and i used to have a TON of these guys. Unfortunately i only have two left: today's character, known as Robin Mask (E), and a red gummy-like man/bear. Enjoy!

Denizen of Troll Village

2011-07-11T14:42:00.006-05:00

Today's illustration is based on a little caveman i picked up at a garage sale in the mid 80's. I have absolutely no idea who made him or what he originally came with so if anybody has any info about him, please drop me an email!

*Update* Thanks to my good buddy Keith i now know this guy's part of a set called Troll Village by Marx. I actually have a few of the other trolls as well but this guy was always my favorite since he has a toucan and a hammer. For more info, check him out here.

It's the Law!

2011-07-08T11:49:00.003-05:00

Today's illustration is based on the very first G.I. Joe i got as a kid, Law and Order (unfortunately i didn't have time to finish his dog Order). I still remember walking out of Children's Palace with this guy and thinking he was the coolest toy ever. He's still my favorite Joe hands down even though you hardly ever see him in the comics or cartoons.

The reason i picked Law is because Planet Pulp is doing G.I. Joe for this month's theme. Be sure to head over there and check out the other awesome entries that will be appearing all through the month of July.

Alien Astronaut

2011-07-07T12:17:00.003-05:00

Today's toy is based on the awesome line of action figures by Fisher-Price called "Adventure People." They were made in the 70's so they were a little before my time but i had a few of them (which i think i picked up at garage sales). I just bought a bunch of them of Ebay not too long ago and definitely need to pick up some more.

This guy was an astronaut alien. There are a ton of great characters so i may do a few more from this line.

*Edit* Fixed his head a bit.

Bert's Adventure

2011-07-06T13:18:00.002-05:00

So this might just become a daily exercise...i'm having too much fun doing these. This one took about an hour and 15 minutes from start to finish. It's based on a set of die-cast Sesame Street cars i had as a kid. I only still have the Bert one and it's always been my favorite so i thought it would be fun to illustrate.

Here's the toy he's based on:

The Captain

2011-07-05T22:40:00.001-05:00

My wife showed me this great little toy boat set in a catalog and I was inspired to do a quick illustration of it. I did it as an exercise to help me become faster at illustrating so i only spent about 2 hours total on this (which is fast for me).

Here is the toy that it's based on.

In the end, this was really fun and i think i might make it a regular thing here at illustration-a-day.

25% off Prints!

2011-07-04T11:21:00.003-05:00

TODAY ONLY you can get 25% off your entire order at my store when you use the promo code: FIREWORKS at the checkout.

You can visit my online store here.

Prints Now Available Online

2011-05-25T21:29:00.008-05:00

My online store is now up and running and i have a bunch of prints available from my gallery! Want a Cap'n Crunch battling the evil Soqqy Squid? He's there. How about a sad Skeletor and that meanie Hordak? They're there too. All of my Meanies of the Universe and Cobra the Enemy prints are available and I also have my Popeye and Bluto prints on there. There's also a one-of-a-kind monster plushie from my March of the Monsters 2011 series made by my lovely wife. Head on over to the store if you're interested!

I will be adding more prints in the future (including framed ones) as well as March of the Monsters buttons (which were a big hit at SpringCon). Look for the button sets fairly soon.

-Matt

Threadless Kids! Submission

2011-05-12T08:58:00.000-05:00

Hey peeps! I submitted one of my monster designs to Threadless and need your support! If you could go vote for it and more importantly spread the word i would really appreciate it!! Thanks everyone!

http://www.threadless.com/submission/341063/Monsternaut

Monster Plushie Prototype

2011-04-02T22:38:00.000-05:00

Courtesy of my wife. We're still working on him but we're hoping to have a few of these at Springcon in May.

March of the Monsters Day 31

2011-03-31T10:40:00.000-05:00

This is it! I had a lot of fun working on these and it was nice to try something different from last year. Thanks to everyone for checking these out and commenting...i really appreciate it!

March of the Monsters Day 30

2011-03-30T12:56:00.000-05:00

March of the Monsters Day 29

2011-03-29T11:44:00.000-05:00

Almost done!

March of the Monsters Day 28

2011-03-28T13:45:00.000-05:00

March of the Monsters Day 27

2011-03-27T17:20:00.000-05:00

March of the Monsters Day 26

2011-03-26T17:42:00.001-05:00

Shoot, i forgot to upload today's monster before we left for the weekend so i'll have to upload it tomorrow sometime along with sunday's monster.

*Update* Here he is...wafflehead!

March of the Monsters Day 25

2011-03-25T08:52:00.000-05:00

March of the Monsters Day 24

2011-03-24T18:15:00.002-05:00

March of the Monsters Day 23

2011-03-23T14:53:00.000-05:00

March of the Monsters Day 22

2011-03-22T15:46:00.000-05:00

March of the Monsters Day 21

2011-03-21T14:18:00.000-05:00

March of the Monsters Day 20

2011-03-20T21:39:00.000-05:00

March of the Monsters Day 19

2011-03-19T11:50:00.000-05:00

March of the Monsters Day 18

2011-03-18T18:16:00.000-05:00

March of the Monsters Day 17

2011-03-17T15:21:00.000-05:00

March of the Monsters Day 16

2011-03-16T13:12:00.000-05:00

March of the Monsters Day 15

2011-03-15T12:37:00.000-05:00

Half way there! This guy is definitely my favorite so far.

March of the Monsters Day 14

2011-03-14T15:46:00.000-05:00

March of the Monsters Day 13

2011-03-13T23:58:00.001-05:00

This one is a little late since because i came down with a bit of a cold. But at least i still got it in on time!

March of the Monsters Day 12

2011-03-12T13:49:00.000-06:00

March of the Monsters Day 11

2011-03-11T09:50:00.000-06:00

Broccolo.

March of the Monsters Day 10

2011-03-10T15:05:00.000-06:00

This is the 10th monster, and the 100th post! To celebrate he put on his fanciest hat.

March of the Monsters Day 9

2011-03-09T12:33:00.002-06:00

March of the Monsters Day 8

2011-03-08T14:50:00.000-06:00

March of the Monsters Day 7

2011-03-07T12:30:00.000-06:00

One of my favorites. I think i should have added claws to this guy instead of fingers though so i might change that if i draw him again.

March of the Monsters Day 6

2011-03-06T20:36:00.000-06:00

This guy always has a lot of good luck.

March of the Monsters Day 5

2011-03-05T15:28:00.000-06:00

March of the Monsters Day 4

2011-03-04T17:23:00.000-06:00

This poor guy can never decide which hat to wear.

March of the Monsters Day 3

2011-03-03T11:42:00.000-06:00

I think this guy is my favorite so far. I'm really having fun exploring with different shapes.

March of the Monsters Day 2

2011-03-02T11:43:00.001-06:00

This guy has a lot of trouble finding hats that fit.

March of the Monsters Day 1

2011-03-01T15:30:00.003-06:00

We start off another March of the Monsters with this dapper fellow (fellows?). For this project i wanted to keep it really simple with a bit of a retro feel to it. Enjoy!

Edit: A friend of mine nicknamed this guy "bicyclops" and i gotta say...i love it. I think i may need to tell a little story about this guy now...

March of the Monsters 2011

2011-02-28T21:51:00.001-06:00

Starts tomorrow!

Human Torch Sketch

2011-02-24T21:40:00.001-06:00

The initial sketch for Johnny Storm done in Sketchbook Pro.

Superman + Wonder Woman

2011-02-24T11:01:00.000-06:00

A Valentine's commission i recently did. This was a lot of fun to work on.

Stretch

2011-02-22T22:23:00.005-06:00

I've been reading some of my old Fantastic Four comics and got the urge to do some comic art. I wanted to practice using a new brush pen i bought recently so i did this one traditionally. I also thought it would be fun to do some Marvel characters in a style similar to the Batman: Brave and the Bold cartoon so that's what i was going for here.

This is for sale for $45. It's ink and marker on 8 1/2 x 11 paper. Email me at mjkaufenberg(at)hotmail(dot)com if you're interested.

Clark Griswold - Gallery1988

2011-02-11T14:05:00.001-06:00

Here is my piece for the John Hughes Tribute show that opens tonight at Gallery1988. I didn't have time to do a digital piece and get prints made up, so i decided to do a painting for it. I used acrylics and ink and painted it on stained wood (a nod to the Queen Family Truckster). This was my first time using acrylics so it's by no means a masterpiece hahaha but it was fun to do and i look forward to using acrylics more.

It was great to be able to do a piece for the show especially since Vacation is my all-time favorite comedy (no matter how many times i watch it it always makes me laugh hysterically).

For more info about the show, check out G1988's website here

The Alligator Man

2011-01-09T20:10:00.004-06:00

Another Carniville Town character, the Yodeling Alligator Man.

Welcome to Carniville Town

2011-01-06T16:12:00.001-06:00

I've been wanting to do a carnival/freak-show series for a long time so here is the first one. I've also included some close-ups for your enjoyment.

Happy New Year and the Return of Braun

2011-01-03T11:07:00.000-06:00

Hope everyone had a great holiday season! I know i haven't been very active around here but now that i'm done teaching (until Fall) i plan on posting a lot more frequently. I have a bunch of stuff i want to show you guys!

To start off, here's a sneak-peek of an upcoming series i'm working on.

Goblins and an Octopus

2010-12-12T19:55:00.002-06:00

It's been a long time since i've done any sketch cards so i thought i'd do a few. I decided to take a crack at some Spidey villains. More to come.

These are a little less "cute" then my previous ones. I'm not sure if i like it or not. I'd love to hear your thoughts!

If you're interested in purchasing any of these shoot me an email at mjkaufenberg(at)hotmail(dot)com.

Stuntman Studios

2010-11-22T14:49:00.001-06:00

My upcoming website.

Big Ole

2010-11-06T17:08:00.001-05:00

Alexandria, Minnesota's awesome mascot, Big Ole.

Cap'n Crunch WIP

2010-10-24T14:30:00.002-05:00

I love that Quaker Oats is currently using the old vintage style of Cap'n Crunch for their cereal boxes. I hope this trend continues!

In honor of that, i thought i'd do a drawing of him. Here's a small preview.

Barnum B. Braun

2010-10-07T11:44:00.000-05:00

Done for the Veer contest over at dribbble.com.

Bluto

2010-09-30T20:18:00.000-05:00

After drawing Popeye i had to draw his archenemy Bluto. I also threw in a little reference to my favorite Popeye cartoon.

Popeye the Sailor

2010-09-25T21:41:00.000-05:00

Jacques Cousteau WIP

2010-09-23T09:17:00.000-05:00

Working on a self-promotional postcard using the new style i've been doing lately.

Big Boa

2010-09-20T14:09:00.003-05:00

The 4th and final piece of the "Cobra the Enemy" series (for now). Picking the 4th one was hard. I mulled over many of my favorites as well as fan-favorites like Zartan and Firefly, and then i remembered Big Boa.

Big Boa was one my first first GI Joe figures and he's remained a favorite throughout the years. His mask and removable boxing gloves are just too cool!

I wonder what he looks like under that mask...

Big Boa WIP

2010-09-19T12:52:00.003-05:00

The last "Cobra the Enemy" character for the series. Big Boa was always one of my favorite action figures...probably because he came with boxing gloves. Well that, and his cool helmet of course.

Done in Sketchbook Pro.

And don't worry...i do have a Dreadnoks series planned so you'll see Zartan there.