Rome!

I recorded the painting of this study, it will be included in my online landscape painting class found here.

Revisiting the Puss in Boots Beatboard

I've posted a few bits of this here and there but here's a group for you:
(some collaboration here with the great layout artist Marcos Mateu-Mestre.)

"Spirit" Studies

 These studies were painted for the animated movie Spirit, Stallion of the Cimarron. They're look development for the "camp" location.

The quick and simple one below was one of many sketches to find the right color palette for the scene.

Sketches of Hawaii

Remembering a painting trip to Hawaii from many years ago...

Jungle Falls!

Waterfall scene done for the animated movie Rio2.

 

 

Hoatzin Bird in Watercolor

Blog readers have identified this for me as a Hoatzin, it's painted in watercolor on hot press watercolor paper.

Puss in Boots Beatboard

This is the "beatboard" from The legend of Puss in Boots. Myself and Marcos Mateu Mestre were the first artists on the show and our first move was to review the script and identify key moments to sketch out. We call these "story beats" hence the term "beatboard". This was our process to get the ball rolling and work toward finding a "look" for the show. It's a collaboration, Marcos sketched out the scenes and I painted them.

Our most important skills at the studios are to layout scenes for best storytelling effect, then use color and lighting design to create mood and emotion. Marcos has a wonderful book for layout called Framed Ink and my tutorials are at Schoolism.com

Portait Book Images!

My portrait book is done and ready for the printer! It should become available end of summer. Here's an image for you:

Prince of Egypt "River to Blood" Paintings

 My color key for the "River to Blood" sequence for The Prince of Egypt. That was back in the glory day.


And here's the final version of the Prince of Egypt "River to Blood" painting. This is from that forgotten time of pre-digital so it's grainy but the best version I have.

Gallery Show Begins April 30th!

Hey Los Angeles, our gallery show opening reception "Painting the Town" is tomorrow night, Saturday April 30, 7-10pm at Gallery Nucleus 
I'm showing/selling these 5 pieces:

Portrait Quicksketch in Charcoal

Schoolism Live London!

On my way to London this week for Schoolism Live workshops! Hope to visit your city sometime.

Rio2 Waterfalll

I hope you're not getting sick of my jungle waterfall scenes because I did a lot of them for the animated movie Rio2 :)

Studies

Here's another page of studies from back in the nineties (acrylic). Thumbnails done from the work of favorite artists, I was trying to figure out why they were so good.

Sketchbook Page

Beanstalk Launch! From The Legend of Puss in Boots.

Spirit, Stallion of the Cimarron Scene

Painting for the animated movie Spirit, Stallion of the Cimarron. 2001, Acrylic.
Great movie to work on back in the traditional painting days though it's hard to remember how to spell Cimarron right all these years later:)

The Legend of Puss in Boots

Childhoods End. My painting from The Legend of Puss in Boots flashback sequence.

Watercolor Demo Sketch

A costume sketch done with Winsor and Newton watercolors on arches paper.

Environment Design Demo!

This is a step by step demonstration of environment design I did for an animated feature film. The project ended up being cancelled as happens all too often but we can take advantage of it here in the capacity of a demonstration.
My online classes can be found at http://www.schoolism.com

Watercolor Online Course Coming!

Working away on my landscape sketching online class for ‪‬Schoolism.com! Should come out this August.
These are my usual colors, they're from tubes of Winsor & Newton watercolors. Unmarked colors are simply repeats of frequently used colors.

Rio2 Mood Study

City on a Hill

Neverland Island

Development of a color key for Disney's Neverland Island from a rough frame render.

 

 

 

 

Watercolor!

Just having some fun experimenting with watercolor...

Schoolism Live London and Berlin

London and Berlin, Schoolism Live is coming this April!!

London: http://www.schoolism.com/workshop-london/

Berlin: http://www.schoolism.com/workshop-berlin/

Use the promo code FOWKES for a discount!

 

 

Critiqued Online Portrait Drawing Class!

My critiqued online portrait drawing class begins January 17! More info and to enroll here.

Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year!!
As for me... strange goings on here in the frozen deeps of the Utah wilderness on my holiday vacation.

Happy Holidays!!

Hope you've had a great Christmas!
This is a color key I did for the Shrek Christmas special.

Jungle Waterfall

Jungle waterfalls are the most fun to paint! Here's a waterfall color study I did for the animated movie Rio 2. 

Out the Office Window

These are studies of the view out of my office window from DreamWorks back in our traditional painting days. I did something like 70 of these over the course of a year, they're painted in acrylics.

I've posted some of these before and now here are all the ones I have handy in one group.