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Jetsons
Here are some finished and some in progress.
More Cave People and Flesh Tones
And here are a couple variations of a gal from the future.
Color Theory - Light Skin Tones
There is a standard sort of skin tone that is sometimes referred to as "flesh color" even though there is quite a range of different flesh colors in real life.I like to use different flesh tones than the standard one to give variety and richness to my characters. Here's a sample of the general range of '...
Flintstone Style People
I drew a lot of (early) Hanna Barbera characters when I was a kid and it has certainly influenced my style. I drew many Flintstone comics and flip books and did dirty ones when I was a teenager. I called them 'Cave Nudes' and the football players loved them.No nudes here though, just a bunch of characters inspi...
Knutty Knockoffs
In honor of Mickey Mouse entering the public domain I thought I'd do a post of knockoffs of other beloved characters that one day will join Mickey.Here's Popnose and Oleo. Popnose lost his left nostril during WW I and has to consume cans full of stinky kale to open his other sinus which now has to do the work f...
Stimpy's Pregnant Layouts Seq6 Sc 12a
Here are some poses I drew for when Ren is trying to get Stimpy to hurry up so they can get to the hospital in time.Ren is exasperated. "Do you want to be late for our blessed event?!!"When you see a layout with poses outlined in red, it means you want the animator to reuse some previous pose. "W/O" mea...
Yuletide Greetings
Merry Christmas to everyone and I hope you have a great day with family and friends and get all the presents you wished for.
Life Sucks Seq 4 Scs 28-35
Ren continues explaining to a naive Stimpy about the horrors of most animal life.Next installment: 'Rats weeth weengs'
Eediots With Wrong Colors
Here's a cute Stimpy with the wrong colors.And his foreigner pal.And a less cute Stimpy.And this is how Sven looks after Stimpy has too much catnip.
More Wrong Colors and Semi Abstract Cartoons
The drawings aren't all that abstract but I've been experimenting with color and textures.Here I tried that old UPA thing where the colors don't fit exactly within the lines.This one isn't abstract at all; it's almost on-model (heaven forbid) but the colors are all wrong. It would probably drive mod...
Semi Abstract Ren and Stimpy Paintings
The drawings aren't weird enough to be labelled fully abstract but I am trying to break out of using the same techniques over and over.I think I'm being too cautious and conservative but hopefully will blossom into fully abstract soon.At least I'm using the wrong colors.I'll keep you posted on my progre...
More Acting
Here's a couple more poses from that goodbye bumper storyboard. I posted this one already but it's more finished here.Here's 2 more in the sequence.I wonder who first came up with the spinning bubbles around a drunk or stunned character's head. It's a fine tradition.Ren is mad because he thinks Stim...
Cartoon Acting
I've been painting a bunch of images from an old storyboard I drew. It was for one of those 'Goodbye Bumpers' at the end of each show where Stimpy doesn't know what to do with himself for the week while he waits for the next show and Ren tries to cheer him up. It made me think I should do some posts abo...
The Swimming Pool Booger
We all know there are many types of boogers: some crusty, some slimy and even bloody chunky ones with both hard and soft parts. The simplest member of the booger family is what cartoonists call 'the swimming pool booger'. This is smooth, wet, blobby, loose and slightly transparent. You don't have to be swim...
Chipmunkians Coloring Book Step by Step
Don't you wish you had hairy coloring books when you were a kid? I do, so I created a cover for one just to pretend.Here's how I went about it. It all started with a doodle.Then I started inking it and filling it with flat colors.I added some delicious yet nutritiously vacant Ohoorids....inked Davidian's bo...
Antabablian and the Armenian Chipmunks
Deep in the ancient forest in Armenia lies the magical kingdom of Stubblevania where everyone and every thing is hairy - even the trees.Nothing however is hairier than that popular singing group the Chipmunkians.Each unit of this loving family shaves 6 times a day. If you look close for a couple minutes you can their s...
Life Sucks Seq 4 - Crawling Ren
Ren just showed Stimpy a Praying Mantis devouring the head of a lesser bug and now he wants to drive the message home that life sucks.Ren starts crawling all over Stimpy as he explains the horrors of life.Next: More proof in the ground.
Some Finished Paintings
I've been doing a lot of these Ren and Stimpy paintings lately. Maybe I'll find a use for them some day. I imagine they would work as coloring book covers. They could put out a dot-to-dot book of veiny eyeballs for kids to connect.Or kids might want to color cracked teeth and psychotic delusions.
In Progress
Here's some of the latest illustrations I'm working on...These are Ren and Stimpy's distant ancestors.Ren enjoying a juicy mid-afternoon snack.Sody Pop getting to know Mr. Liquor.Sponge bath escapades.And here's Ren in 'insect-mode'.
Painting Hairballs Step By Step
Here's something I bet they didn't teach you in cartoon school. Every cartoonist would be well off to know how to bring cat hairballs to life.Here's my initial colored pencil study of Stimpy projectile hwarfing up a stream of predigested fur.After scanning the study I inked the drawing and filled it with fl...
In Progress - Digital Paintings
Here's a few I'm working on.As usual I will post them when they are finished on Instagram.
Firedogs 2 Seq 1 scs 211, 12 Layouts
I first wrote the outline for Firedogs 2 during the first season but didn't actually make the cartoon till 2001. I wanted Ralph Bakshi to play the chief as himself which he did for old time's sake.I don't personally think smoking is a good idea but I think it's great in cartoons. Can't hurt anybody ...
Stinky Time Pals
Here are some steps to stinkiness. Below, Stimpy inked and filled with color.Litterbox inked, filled.Poo pals inked and filled.Inking a dumbfounded nincompoop.Here's the nincompoop rendered with shadows and details. Look for the finished art on Instagram in a few days.Here is the original sketch.This guy wonders wh...
Marker Inks Ren and Stimpy
I have a couple events coming up so I have started making some large drawings to display. I use Tombow brush pens to ink them with. I will then color them with Chartpack markers and Prismacolors.I will let you know as we get closer to the events. One is in Las Vegas, another in LA.
In Progress Oct 6 2023
Here are some things I'm working on.These Ren and Stimpy illustrations are almost finished.Painting the litter in this one took forever. Who knew filth could be so challenging?Here's everyone's favorite foreign characters, the Armenian Chipmunks - or the 'Chipmunkians'. As usual, Davidian is quite u...
Life Sucks - Seq 4 Scs 8 -21
Stimpy continues to impress upon Ren how beautiful nature is. The flowers keep attacking Ren.Here's where the story pivots from Stimpy's to Ren's point of view. Ren grab's Stimpy's head and shoves him to the ground where he can get a good luck at the ugly world of tiny competing lifeforms.Stimpy wit...
A New Shirt In The Works
I'm designing a new T Shirt for the store. Here are some stages in the illustration.When I was in Taiwan many decades ago I loved seeing products aimed at Americans. They always had text that was misspelled, mistranslated or just plain wacky. I found a greeting card that said "Happy To You, Log Pony" and al...
Bugs and Girl Designs
I've been working on these lately. What a contrast there is between pretty girls and creepy bugs. God works in mysterious ways.This gal came out looking kind of psychotic.How would you like this guy to take up room and board in your brain?
Bugs
Not as in 'Bunny' but creepy crawling things that nip, sting and lay eggs in your openings. I've had an itch to draw these cute pests for a few days.This is a hitchhiking bug. I suggest you don't pick him up. You don't know where he's been or what his intentions are.Here's one of those critt...
Life Sucks Sequence 4 Scene 12 Sunflower Attack
This continues Ren observing the beauty of Stimpy's flowers. Stimpy is painted on the background as he watches in dumbstruck awe.Ren espies a magnificent sunflower.It gives him a big flowery kiss.He turns to camera, opens his mouth and reveals a mouthful of nutritious sunflower seeds.
