Another Fred Promo

I can spell my name real good.

Chowder Update

I've spent the last few weeks in pre-produciton, assembling the show bible. It's strange trying to condense everything I know about the characters and the world into an easily digestible format. And it's even weirder trying to reverse-engineer the way I draw so others can duplicate it. Thank goodness I had the pilot art to start with. Mouthcharts, incidentals, and various poses were all ready for me to use. I just wanted to tweak the main models a bit. After drawing three boards, I gained a better understanding of how to construct them consistently and what their proportions should be.

Here are a couple of sketches of Chowder. These were drawn directly in the computer. I'm still getting used to the Cintiq. The key to making him look right, I learned, was keeping him fat. Lots of cheek and chin around his features.


Now I'm working on outlines. More to come later!

Mental Powerz!

Another Warcraft Comic

Here's another World of Warcraft comic, this time starring Harl Jr, my Orc hunter. He's contemplating whether or not it was worth spending 20 gold on a pair of Windrunner Leggings. Orcs have feelings too.

Another Page of Scribbles

Here's another page of my boarding thumbnails. Usually, I'll fit more than 4 per page, but the doodles clearly won this fight. If you couldn't tell, my mind was wandering a bit. I got on a Bubble Bobble kick. What's not to love about Bubble Bobble? And yes, I like cross-hatching. I tend to do it while I'm thinking or on the phone.

Done!

I just finished my last Bill & Mandy storyboard. It's been a very enjoyable run, but now it's time to start Chowder.

When I'm writing a board, I work it all out as thumbnail scribbles. Often lots of random doodles appear on the page. Here's a small clump I saved.

Shhhhh....

Sorry, I'm not allowed to make an official announcement about what I'm currently working on. Please ignore any previous posts that mentioned anything. Thank you.

-The Management

Another Fred Commerical

I think this one may be my favorite.

Some Old SpongeBob Doodles

Fred Billboard

Here's a photo of the Fred Fredburger billboard that's part of Cartoon Network's new ad camapign. You can download this and the other billboards as desktops from Cartoon Network's website. Thanks to Phil for the photo.
P.S. Look at the price of gas here!

Leech Vodka

The Worm Who Would Fly

Propeller Helmet

Cracked Planet

The Bladder Dance

New Fred Episode This Monday! And Comic-Con!

Be sure to tune in Monday night, July 24 for a new episode of "The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy." Check your local listings, but I believe it airs at 7:30 pm Pacific. I did the second half of the show. It's called "Be A-Fred. Be Very A-Fred," and it features the return of Fred Fredburger. Just don't expect it to be as epic as his first appearance; there's no singing.

Also, if you happen to be at the San Diego Comic Convention this Friday, July 21, check out the Billy & Mandy panel. It'll be happening from 1:30-2 pm, and you'll see the creator of the show, Mr. Maxwell Atoms. He'll be joined by the storyboard crew: myself, Alex Almaguer, Mike Diedrich, and Ian Wasseluk. Grey DeLisle, the voice of Mandy, will also be there. Then Maxwell and Grey will sign autographs afterwards. Stop by and say "Hi."

I'm Gonna Get That Pac-Man!

This made me think of the old Pac-Man cartoon from the 80's. I liked his raspy voice. And he even got it on with Ms. Pac-man to have a dumb baby. Ahh, 80's cartoons...

Splorch

Mad Bear

Regret