Santa Sleep. (2008)
September 10, 2022 5:20 am Comments Off on Santa Sleep. (2008)I tried this idea for a Holiday card one year, then abandoned it because it looked too much like... View Article
I tried this idea for a Holiday card one year, then abandoned it because it looked too much like... View Article
Decidedly LESS DIGITAL than some of my recent work. One of the conditions I set for this year my... View Article
~~~~> Such GORGEOUS and THEATRICAL objects!
Unusual Experiments, X-ray photos, and 360 degree cameras and weird retouching, and . . .
Rearranging the letters of my name resulted in MANY interesting possibilities. The BEST was . . . ELF Behind... View Article
This was an homage to the “rubber hose” animation of the 40’s, where everything seemed to have legs. I... View Article
One of the last commercials I designed and Directed at (Colossal)Pictures was this Diego Rivera tribute for Chevy. We adapted... View Article
I couldn’t find good resolution images of the NY City Library. I found a low-resolution photos shot from a good... View Article
These maps began as a drawing, then found etchings of people and animals were composited, and typography and ornaments were... View Article
This was a very involved composite for Peter Pan. More than 60 bits of snow and ice were... View Article
This was begun in Adobe Illustrator, compiling many layers of vector flower petals, curly branches & wiggly line work. I... View Article
This drawing was fun to create, but working with ILM’s Model Shop and Art Directing the production of this... View Article
2012 annual Holiday card
I have ALWAYS loved these old-style icon maps.
Every FACE is UNIQUE!
Seeing the world and then “illustrating” & amplifying the textures and CoLoRS . . . now THAT is my passion.
I got this job in the wettest part of winter, and so I had to rely on stock photography... View Article
This poster created after the release of The Mummy made use of some of the 3D digital assets created for... View Article
My take on the Mayan/Aztec Calendar -.,_,.-:*’“’*:-.,_,.-:*’“’* The transition to the next millennium seemed like the right time to riff on... View Article
THERE SHOULD NEVER BE ANOTHER POST MADE IN THIS CATEGORY. ONLY THIS ONE!
I wanted this to be WHITE on WHITE a fresh Holiday Snowflake. ◊ This design was cut out of transparent... View Article
This shows the development of a critical scene in which, for the first time, the alien ship appears to demonstrate... View Article
This artwork for the MUMMY was an animated storyboard to suggest how the scene would look.
This shows the development of a critical scene in which, for the first time, the alien ship appears to... View Article
The rubber ducky is the mascot for the Uncle John’s series, and he is featured on almost every one... View Article
This storyboard was a percussive homage to Disney’s Fantasia. Musical notes fall into horns filled with peanut butter, come out... View Article
Did you know that Rocky & Bullwinkle were college graduates !!! The great seal for Wossamotta University should have... View Article
The clients suggested that the Cougar that was going to chase the Pontiac car in this spot could look like... View Article
In Peter Pan, I was responsible for cute little Tinkerbell. The work involved close to 30 versions exploring different... View Article
As Art Director for Rocky & Bullwinkle, I did endless character design variations exploring how to create a pseudo-3D... View Article
This heavily retouched image used similar elements from the daytime shot (PanShip1) and the same small daytime water plate.
This combines photography of a large-scale miniature created by the ILM model shop, illustrated-looking clouds styled for use throughout... View Article
Episode 2 Clone Chamber where the troops are “farmed.” There are baby embryos in each of those jars. (• *’“’* • e-e-oooooh). ... View Article
We are way up there, looking down at a vast interconnected series of nursery pods think-day care/kindergarten. This is... View Article
You know, kind of like an aircraft carrier. ›››»»»>>>❯❯❯❭❭❭❭❭❱❱❱❱
• • • Star Wars had lots of Droids. This one works in a lab, floating around and analyzed... View Article
The Director loved the work of painter German painter Gerhard Richter, so this is a dimensional homage. This represents a... View Article
This room was designed, approved, built by the model shop, shot on stage, edited into the sequence, then . . . ... View Article
This was the design for a ILM CrewGift for those who worked on Minority Report— an aluminum tin for breath... View Article
For the film, Bullwinkle visits Wossamotta U, and needs to hold on to an aged, scholarly quote book. so I... View Article
My first version of this cover featured the typography as part of a STAINED GLASS WINDOW. For this reference book, ... View Article
I wanted the title to have a slightly SPOOKY quality, so a convinced my wife to rub dirt all over... View Article
This one is an homage to Joseph Cornell. You may be aware of his wonderfully little wooden boxes that are... View Article
I collect Dingbat fonts—- (fonts that are collections of pictures rather than letterforms). I got a million of ’em... View Article
The first title for this book was The WORLD of GOLF. That type, encircling the world was my first step.... View Article
These frames show the evolution of this cover idea. I began by researching GAME SHOW– looking for ideas for... View Article
I have always been attracted to the art of the Sideshow, and the wonderful typography of Circus posters, so... View Article
I found a gift shop that was selling these tiny duckies as a keyring for 49 cents a piece. I... View Article
It’s kinda fun to create a fake product for a cover. ((( Strong, manly typography & bubbles... View Article
I always wanted to create an organized rainbow arrangement for my books at home, so I practiced on this... View Article
Within the ILM commercial department, I designed many bits for Honeycomb cereal campaigns with Director Robert Caruso. This was... View Article
I was supplied the clay Pixie and Dragon machetes as well as a portion of the central fountain, and... View Article
I was asked to design some graphics for YouTube as a banner for a separate channel to feature instructional... View Article
Why is it that I get these jobs where I have to illustrate DUCKS . . . ( I... View Article
Man, oh man . . . This was a composite made up of nearly a zillion individual photographic bits... View Article
This shirt was a crew gift after Rocky & Bullwinkle wrapped up. ((((• • The wireframe part glowed... View Article
This app is for Cinematographers to translate lens statistics. kinda like comparing apples and oranges. (OK, everyone might not need... View Article
Architectural proposal for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. We flew to Cleveland, and got a tour through the... View Article
This concept for a physical model was created by the ILM model shop. The soccer ball was the beating heart... View Article
Shirt Design for the ILM Peter Pan crew. •*¨*•.¸¸ • • • ¸¸.•*¨*• (I wonder if Peter ever wore... View Article
I found some wonderful and amazing images from an old LIFE magazine of Pablo Picasso painting with a flash light... View Article
A GERM of an idea came to me when I came upon the magical word TINTINABULATION–the sound of a bell.... View Article
While I was a Director at (Colossal) Pictures in San Francisco, we boasted we could animate in any style — Art... View Article
James Earl Jones walked all over my maps for Verizon . . . in his bare feet, and they don’t... View Article
Traffic on Steroids concept for a BUICK commercial. Fun with Google maps . . . compositing onto a painted background. ... View Article
This was about creating a “Paperless” society—–Hah !! I needed stacks of paper to create the trunks of trees. I... View Article
I took LATIN in high school. The year 2000 was XX in Latin. I decided to play a bit with... View Article
For ILM’s 25th year creating Visual Effects for movies, I got to design the gift to all employees. ———————->... View Article
This was a proposal for a crew gift for the Episode 2 workers. The Art Dept created designs for a... View Article
Director Steve Beck came to me with stock imagery he had compiled for this concept piece. I was able to... View Article
no Photoshop—just Illustrator HURRY—-> (no milking it) must be ONE evenings work
My client–an old friend–wanted to riff on a scene from the movie Polar Express where Santa raises his gloved hand,... View Article
*’“’*:-.,_,.-:*’“’* Birthday Card for my Wife *’“’*:-.,_,.-:*’“’*
My wife and I with our son MaX in the middle ( ( ( a Brunsfeld sandwich !... View Article
We tried very hard to get this book to float. Luckily, I painted in some duckies, which ultimately saved the... View Article
My nephew has a rocking’ acoustic string band in Moscow, Idaho. Please don’t ask me how he chose that... View Article
◊◊◊ Logos for 3 Wild & Crazy themed Event Nights for a Las Vegas club
This was artwork for etched glass coasters • • • (another inventive crew gift for the movie Peter Pan). This... View Article
It was pretty fun to create a Hollywood style over-the-top set design for this momentous occasion, (with towering bathroom plungers... View Article
I created this bathroom from scratch. I didn’t know anyone with a clawfoot tub, but I saw a trailer for ... View Article
This hirsute fella played a leading role in a Honeycomb campaign (at least he doesn’t have facial hair to... View Article
Obama was just elected and this was the feeling in the air. • • • • • I wanted to... View Article
The photographer went to a junkyard to find this car console. He brought it back, but the Art Director at... View Article
While at ILM, I Directed one commercial show opener for the Discovery Channel that was extremely effects-driven. We created... View Article
This was a challenging spot to create. A GIANT watch was built in the Colossal Pictures model shop (by... View Article
~~~~~~ ( Warping, Distorting & Cloning ) ~~~~~~~ ♥ ♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸These are a few of my... View Article
a wine label for a friends annual gift of spirits
a friends homemade spirits
This was a poster designed as a promo piece for a feature film under development.
This was a poster designed as a prop for a off-Broadway play. This prop was prominently displayed over the... View Article
Opening screen for an online game.
This is the SET shot by the agency from above. They needed a Retouch to make the distortion “go... View Article
This was a television spot for a financial firm which featured an 18-wheel trucker as spokesman. I created a... View Article
While at ILM, I worked on a logo redesign for all related LucasFilm divisions. Myself and 2 other designers... View Article
If you cannot see the (old) ILM gear/light bulb logo among the spots, please book an appointment with a trustworthy... View Article
This is a composite of about 25 separate “recycled” photographic bits living together in harmony.
In advance of the Academy Awards, I designed this ad to stir up interest in the new film. In... View Article
I composited R2D2 & C3PO as well as alternate takes of some of the film’s heroes and retouched George Lucas... View Article
We constructed a model of the iconic Cinderella’s Castle out of paper for the opening of a Disney Weekly... View Article
While working within ILM’s commercial division, I loved working with the model shop. Art Directing the creation of my designs.... View Article
An early ID for MTV Camera begins panning across a cardboard landscape We hear M- MAILMAN —-> see a hinged... View Article
A luminous and glowing Martian Hologram for Mission to Mars.
This is a poster announcing a soon-to-be-launched site. The train was designed on paper, painted in photoshop and composited with... View Article