For the longest time, researchers were baffled by the scorch marks found on whale sharks' lips.
Hope you guys had a fantastic Shark Week! Sea you next year!
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Friday, August 17, 2012
The Angel Shark
As I'm sure you know, the "Angle Shark Equation" is a²+c² = BE SCARED!
19 days...
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Tiger & Sand Tiger
21 days...
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Bramble Shark
My friends over at the Shark Week Sketch Jam are posting a shark a day for Shark Week. Yesterday's shark was the bramble shark.
I picture this fella as that very non-threatening guy who's always in a girl's "friend zone" and all he wants is a new set of fins.
22 days...
Monday, August 13, 2012
Friday, August 10, 2012
Chades Challenge LXVII: Spider-man's New Sidekick
I can't say I designed a character this week, more like I plussed my buddy Vi's design (see below). I liked his idea, and it immediately brought some ideas to mind.
When researching Tarantulas, I came across this actual Spider-man villain, Tarantula. He has a mustache, but it's not nearly as mandibular as it should be!
If you have any designs of your own, let me know and I'll post them below. As always, all are welcome to contribute! Otherwise, you can join in August 24th for...
CHADES CHALLENGE LXVIII:
CAPTIVE FRONTIERSMEN
I think it's safe to say that all of these designs are better and more appropriately-themed than Spider-man's official new sidekick, Alpha:
The kid's got electric powers, because y'know, spiders and electricity.
2 days...
Thursday, August 09, 2012
Wednesday, August 08, 2012
Thunderbird Theatre presents...
This October, writer Jake Rosenberg is making his stage debut with The Scotland Company, and I will be fortunate enough to play the lead, Mr. Henry G.I. Scot. I'm used to developing characters through pencil and paper, so I thought I'd do my first explorations of Henry as sketches.
I didn't want to limit myself to my physical appearance, I was more interested in the impression I got from the man on the script page. It made me curious. What sort of tea does he like?
Is he a pipe man...
...or a cigar man?
How athletic/competitive is he?
What is his ideal Sunday afternoon?
Sketching Henry made me a bit more acquainted with the fellow, and I can't wait to learn more about him!
Monday, August 06, 2012
The Children's Creativity Museum
Last Saturday, I taught a storyboarding class for kids at the Children's Creativity Museum, nestled in San Francisco's Yerba Buena Gardens.
We started the class with a few improv games outside to get everyone's creative juices flowing. Apparently kids dig playing outside--who knew!
When we came back inside, I explained story structure (using the most important film in cinema history as an example). We also discussed protagonists and antagonists, and why it's important to have contrast in those characters.
The children did an excellent job pretending to listen.
I told CCM that the class would be best suited for ages ten and up. Eight year old Allison weaseled her way in, and ended up being the best student in the class. Here Allison is explaining to me the components of a storyboard.
The kids came up to the whiteboard one at a time and created the hero of our own story, the bank-robber George "The Muscle Man" Jefferson. I created his antagonist, Det. Jimmy.
Using the formula I'd taught them at the beginning of class, we brainstormed the first act of a story. The students then had to storyboard acts two and three and pitch them to the class in groups.
I thumbnailed out my own version of the story on the whiteboard, to show them how to pitch.
Then the students went to work pitching their own boards.
My braintrust (the CCM faculty) chose their favorite pitch, and I drew pictures of George "Muscle Man" Jefferson and Det. Jimmy for the winning team.
In the end, everyone lived happily ever after!
If you're interested in visiting CCM, check out their website, Creativity.org. Ask for Heather, she's the best!
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