SNARRFISH

Shark Tank Sponsorship

2012-01-19T21:30:00.000-08:00

Some concepting ideas for an aquarium looking for a sponsor for its shark tank attraction. These concepts target prospective law firms.

Choir Trip to AZ

2012-01-18T13:11:00.000-08:00

Mormons & Muppets

2011-12-16T13:14:00.001-08:00

I'm crossing my fingers to be a part of a concert like this.

Grandpa Snarr 1913-2011

2011-11-16T16:23:00.001-08:00

Thanks for your example Grandpa.

The Green Lemon

2011-10-20T10:51:00.000-07:00

A few months back I started following a blog called The Green Lemon. After a few weeks of posts I decided to contact the author to see if she was interested in pairing her writing with some of my illustration. She loved the idea, and I've loved coming up with creative for her. I've been able to put together a Green Lemon logo, sticker, header, and a series of illustrations. I'm excited to see these things go live with her writing. Thanks Jenna!

OGD 26.2

2011-10-19T16:12:00.001-07:00

I was approached by the GOAL Foundation in June regarding a rebrand for their Ogden Marathon race. We worked together on a brand structure/strategy for the Foundation overall and I'm pleased to have finally arrived at a final logo for them as well. I presented the new look to their board last night and it was received with smiles, oohs, aahs, and some applause.

Conference Sketches Oct 2011

2011-10-02T17:58:00.000-07:00

There are a few things I see in the new set of sketches that I like, but I'm not seeing them as a step forward in most cases. I had a new pencil with a softer lead to use for this go around, which proved to be problematic the first session. I ran out of pencil lead completely by the end of the session, and the 30 minutes leading up to that point were tricky to draw how I wanted to. I feel like I finally loosened up by the final hour of the last session.

Do Good

2011-08-20T15:44:00.000-07:00

Friends

2011-07-02T10:22:00.000-07:00

Water Tower Design Concepting

2011-04-28T13:43:00.001-07:00

South Ogden is putting a fresh coat of paint on the water towers that welcome you to the city at about 5600 S. and Harrison Blvd. The city will award the selected design with $1,500. I'm in it for the money, but also because I love South Ogden. We have so many great memories there.

Dresses

2011-04-27T10:20:00.001-07:00

Concept Poster for Community Musical

2011-04-19T10:46:00.001-07:00

I wanted to make this poster look like it came from the era in which the musical was written. By overlaying the color onto an aged paper texture and purposefully laying the color down like ink that is just out of register, the poster takes on the look of a screen printed piece from the 50's.

Activity Book for 2011 tour

2011-04-18T06:37:00.001-07:00

Coming Soon.

Sketches from the Loft. April 2011

2011-04-03T18:33:00.000-07:00

Here is the latest sketching from the choir loft. Most everything was drawn over this last weekend. I was pretty far away from any television monitor to really see very well, but I gave it my best shot. Seems like it took me a while to warm up with sketching this go around. I'm not sure if I see much progress from last conference's sketches. The drawing kept me alert for the duration though. It was a wonderful and memorable conference; a great blessing to be able to participate.

Paintings on Masonite

2011-03-11T22:16:00.000-08:00

Newly finished painting of the Bountiful Temple. 6"x4" acrylic on Masonite. These images show the painting in my studio just before putting on some of the finishing touches, hanging in the living room, and a closer look at some of the brush strokes. I learned a lot putting this thing together. It'll be nice to apply some of that learning in my next project.

Christus Painting for Christmas

2010-12-26T11:53:00.001-08:00

2' x 4' Acrylic on Masonite.

A Feast of Floats

2010-11-20T19:39:00.000-08:00

Hoping to begin a long lasting tradition this year after our Thanksgiving Day feast. The Float Feast will take place the day after Thanksgiving. Not to be confused with the Float Fest which is a similar celebration, but is not accompanied by a large meal.

Business Card Design

2010-11-17T08:52:00.000-08:00

Business card I recently designed for a friend of mine. Actual card printed double sided digitally on 110# HP Pearl Ice Cover. The sparkle in this sheet brings out some nice color in this ink. I love when you hold this card up in the light you see the violin silhouette on the front of the card appearing neatly over the text.

Discovery

2010-11-13T08:59:00.000-08:00

I had the opportunity to throw out some ideas for a real estate brokerage logo a few weeks back. While none of the concepts that I submitted where selected, I figured I'd develop and post the idea I liked best.

Tour Eiffel in oil

2010-11-06T12:20:00.000-07:00

True Religion - Asia

2010-11-06T12:18:00.000-07:00

Flyer design for fashion show event.

Happy 13,000

2010-10-23T09:22:00.000-07:00

13,000 hits is nothing for some blog sites; however for me, I don't think I could even count that high. Looks like I've just hit this milestone in just a few short years without really trying. Who is looking at this thing anyway? Become an official follower of the blog or leave a comment why don't you. Thanks to those of you that have followed my progress, left comments, and encouraged me along the way. To celebrate, here is a tease for an upcoming project/event.

Rats!

2010-10-23T09:16:00.000-07:00

Pizza - age 2

Chiquita Banana - age 4

Ali-Kat - Age 6

Snarrczar - Age 32

Here is my answer to a call to submissions for an illustrated gym rat for the Kaysville Sportsplex. My kids all pitched in as well (Mine is the one on the bottom)

Digital Study 101410

2010-10-14T06:11:00.000-07:00

Sketches from the Loft

2010-10-03T17:56:00.000-07:00

Another General Conference in the books. We heard some amazing messages this weekend in both word and song. What a blessing to be a part of it all.

Syracuse City Logo submission

2010-09-29T14:24:00.001-07:00

Results are out for the finalists of a logo design contest I entered for Syracuse City... I'm not sure what to make of these results. I think I may have won by losing. I seriously can't take the entire panel of finalists seriously, could it be that the fine city employees are able to? Who is running this town? I took this screen cap from the Syracuse City website where they are inviting people to vote on their favorite. If number 2 isn't declared the winner I may have to move to a different city; it is the only well-designed, contemporary logo that has any life in it at all. Excellent design by Cam Jefferies of Seige Design.

I submitted a guide with my logo since I didn't know who would be judging these submissions, and I felt it was the best way to get my complete idea across about the importance of a nice city logo in general. Seeing that this thing is coming down to a vote, I see that it wouldn't have mattered anyway. I have to give credit to the fine folks who designed the Murray City logo a couple years back. They built that logo to last; I had to pattern some of my design decisions after theirs. Take a look at the PDF by following the link below and let me know what you think, be brutally honest in your comments.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7234077/SYR_Logo_SNARR082010.pdf

If the link doesn't work for you in Google Chrome, try Apple Safari, Internet Explorer, or Firefox.

Digital Studies

2010-09-29T06:50:00.000-07:00

The Pinewood Princess

2010-09-25T12:44:00.000-07:00

I was so happy to have uncovered these pictures while searching through files on my computer. My recent project illustrating for the Boy Scout Jamboral reminded me of the pioneer day float that I was able to art direct and participate in. The Pinewood Princess paid homage to the tradition of mothers helping their young cub scouts in their scouting merit badges. We wanted to design a pinewood derby car with a bit of a Nascar flair. Add two incredibly large cartoon headed figures and you just about have a float. Our ramp provided seating for young cub scouts to ride on the float in comfort. We also displayed some of the cub scout's larger than life pinewood derby cars. This all took place in July of '06. We had a great time, and we took home the Children's Choice Award from the Ogden Pioneer Day Parade Committee.

Mockingbird

2010-09-23T11:53:00.000-07:00

Control Confidence

2010-09-17T12:34:00.000-07:00

For a software company that helps clients prepare for external audits. Through the creative process I was interested in getting a subtle double 'C' in there somewhere as well as a captain's wheel on a ship.

Branding and biz card for voice teacher

2010-09-17T12:30:00.000-07:00

Boy Scout Jamboral

2010-09-16T08:49:00.000-07:00

I feel fortunate to have been asked to illustrate for this project for the Boy Scouts of America. It was a pleasure to work under the direction and collaborate with Brent Watts and Peder Singleton. The Jamboral is this weekend at the Miller Motor Sportspark. The 3 rectangle banners will be hung from a stadium and will be around 25' feet tall. The other flags will measure about 6' tall.

Here are some actual photos taken during the event:

Joshua

2010-09-15T22:11:00.001-07:00

New addition to the family means a new logo to create. This mark for Joshua was tricky but I love the story behind it. It was inspired by a growing bean stalk and the words 'Just Wait'; saying Joshua in Italian sounds very much like that phrase. We'd named our son and I was pronouncing his name in Italian over and over. 'Just wait' is what I heard; the same 'just wait' I'd been hearing I'd been hearing in my mind with respect to many life questions for the past 6 months. In that moment, I once again learned how patience is a virtue and how true inspiration doesn't always come on my timeline, but it does come.

Ogden Marathon Poster Contest submission

2010-08-23T15:19:00.000-07:00

I put these together for a poster contest that is going on for the Ogden Marathon. They allow two submissions so I thought I'd take advantage of the chance to do two pieces. Two very different pieces. I like to board game concept in that it shows off some specific details of the Ogden race. Submissions are showing in the Union Station Gallery 51 during the month of September. I went to check them out today with the kids. Not much to say for the competition. I didn't see many other pieces there. The great news is that my two pieces sold on the first night during the gallery stroll. Yeah!

Fashion Design?

2010-08-03T20:10:00.000-07:00

I didn't see this one coming. My friend Nkoyo Iyamba, a very talented wedding dress designer, asked me to help her sketch some dress ideas that she is pitching to Gladys Knight later this week. Here is for trying...

Digital Study - Leah

2010-07-22T06:06:00.001-07:00

3 hours

From the Choir Loft

2010-06-06T23:19:00.000-07:00

Amazing what you can do with a red pencil in the moments between songs during rehearsal. Some sketches are based on folks I see around me, most are spill over from studies earlier in the day.

Audrey on the iPad

2010-05-05T15:20:00.000-07:00

Remembering Audrey Hepburn on her birthday this May 4th, I dedicated a quick 20 minute character sketch study to her memory. This is more or less the first study that I've completed on the new iPad. Sketching on this new little device will take some getting used to, but it should allow me to practice anywhere I like in a digital medium. My pogo stylus works pretty well. It would be nice if I had something that was pressure sensitive and something that had more of a point to it, but it'll do. The stylus is much better than trying to finger paint on the thing.

April 2010 Conference Sketches

2010-04-05T06:15:00.000-07:00

Towel Days

2010-02-27T13:56:00.000-08:00

We always joke about what would happen if we just became too lazy to do any laundry. What would we do if we didn't have any clean clothes? Why not celebrate with Towel Days?

Lei'n Tracks

2010-02-27T13:52:00.001-08:00

Illustration for some t-shirts to be used in a Hawaiian themed relay race.

Coloring Book

2010-01-06T22:23:00.000-08:00

This coloring book will be for kids that end up spending time as patients at McKay Dee hospital. The book celebrates a 100 year anniversary for the hospital. The front and back covers are designed to allow a child to hold up their book in front of them and picture themselves as a healthcare professional.

Character studies 2009

2010-01-06T21:22:00.001-08:00

This post has been almost a year in the making. The sketches shown are a sampling of quick daily character studies I've done in 2009. I've much enjoyed the daily effort of drawing someone's likeness and find now that I frequently analyze the facial features of those who cross my path. Red pencil sketches are all studies done without reference material and 12-24 hours after having done an initial study on a person's likeness. I have become fascinated with the mind and how it is able to remember features, shapes and form.

Becky

Tiffany, Lea, Diane, Jenna, Steve

Tiger, Justin, Matt, Shia, Napoleon, Ryan

Andre, Roger, Brooke

Sophia, Audrey

Brando and Will with and without reference. The Brando reference is one of my most favorite without reference sketch.

Shaq and Kobe.

Julia and Jessica. These are two of my first red pencil sketches without reference material. Likenesses are somewhat recognizable, but I don't particularly care for these sketches any longer.

Reese, Leo, Nadine, Raquel, Charlise, Janica

Obama, George

John, Karl, Michael, Yao, David

Bill and Dan. Dan's blue sketch is quite awful; however somehow I feel like I executed his likeness without reference material quite well in red the next day.

Selma, Lindsey, Joan, Sandra

Beyonce, Elisha, Adriana, Kirsten

Natalie, Eva, Eva, Alyssa, Jennifer, Halle

Jenny, Thandie, Penelope, Barbara, Michelle, Natalie

Ashton, Drew, Demi

Kiera, Hermoine, Ron

Ralph, Pat, Tom

Angelina, Brad

Kathy, Cindy

Megan, Evangeline, Walter, Michael

Simon, Ryan, Paula

Sean, Alicia, Mike, Terrell

Josh, Michael

Neil, Paul, Ed, Robert

Tom, Katie, Matthew, Sarah

George, Jack, Donald, Harrison, Conan, Deiter

Pat, Vanna, Alex, Jerry, Michael, Jason, Julia

Wendy and Scoob

2009-12-09T17:04:00.000-08:00

For the a Hanna Barbera art gallery.

Homemaking through the ages

2009-12-07T11:44:00.001-08:00

I was approached a while back about designing the cover of a cookbook. That project never panned out; however the idea must have stuck with me while I put together some concept art for Hanna Barbera art gallery. This is one of two pieces I concepted for the gallery. I wanted to prepare it so that it could easily be screen printed in 5 colors. I decided to leave this one alone and push my Wendy from Scooby Doo concept further.

Toutau

2009-11-01T19:57:00.001-08:00

Audrey

2009-10-25T19:10:00.001-07:00

Digital black and white value study.

The Notebook

2009-10-21T11:18:00.001-07:00

Coming Soon.

Michael, Jason, Jerry, and Julia

2009-10-21T06:35:00.000-07:00

Took time away from the blue pencil and the sketchbook this morning to do some value and portrait studies digitally. It was a lot of fun to put together. Each portrait study took 30 to 40 minutes to complete. I'm sure there will be many more to come.

Random sketches

2009-08-04T07:03:00.001-07:00

Random sketches from my daily sketch efforts. Focusing currently on character faces and figure drawing. Can you spot Neil, Deron, Carlos, Mack, Michael, Sean, and Conan? I hope so.

Sketches on the bus

2009-08-04T06:24:00.001-07:00

On my recent tour across the central states with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir I found plenty of time to get some sketching done on the tour bus. Inspiration came from stuff happening around me during that time: Wimbledon, people on tour, movies, news, Father's day, etc...

In Progress

2009-08-02T19:26:00.000-07:00

Working on some temple pieces that I could screen print and maybe hang in the house. Looking to nail it with 2 or 3 colors. I've still got some ideas to push around, but here is where I'm at so far with the project.

Face Study: Heidi

2009-08-02T15:24:00.001-07:00

Face study on model Heidi Klum. I'm experimenting with some pencil and ink over the top of the original sketches on the two faces on the left.

3 pretty cute kids

2009-08-02T13:55:00.000-07:00

Part of my daily face study. I decided to work on the mugs of each one of the kids.

Running On

2009-06-12T22:27:00.000-07:00

Inspired by road signage, other artists, and the Ogden 26.2. The Ogden Union Station is visible in the background. The Ogden marathon finishes just up the road from that historic location. I created this imaginary sign to remember the event in 2009. My wife and I ran the whole marathon together. Looking at this logo you either see a man running toward you with the woman running after, a woman running away from you with the man following, and maybe a man running toward you and the woman running away. In my case, I'm usually chasing after my wife, she is faster than me.

Tab Tour Logo

2009-06-03T21:14:00.001-07:00

This is the unofficial logo for the Mormon Tabernacle Central States tour. It made a nice cover for the activity book I created to keep myself busy on the long bus rides. MTC OTS stands for Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra on Temple Square. Our tour route is seen below the tour date.

Pause to pray, think to thank.

2009-04-22T21:46:00.001-07:00

This comment comes from the Draper Temple dedication. My mother-in-law recounted her experience attending that event. The whole pause concept got me remember the flat black pause button on our families first VCR long ago.

J-Cast collateral

2009-04-13T21:29:00.000-07:00

Web banner www.j-cast.biz

J-Cast talent cards.

Minoi Minoi

2009-04-06T10:07:00.000-07:00

Thought I'd put the concept that I was working on in November last year to good use. Minoi Minoi is a great little Samoan song I learned after my first visit to Hawaii close to 10 years ago. I wanted to use some of the styles in art and type that you find on the island. I studied up on everything from travel posters and maps to restaurant menus and coasters.

Lead No Evil, Speak No Evil, Sing No Evil

2009-03-10T22:42:00.000-07:00

The perfect tattoo for any fan of Music & the Spoken Word.

J-Cast logo

2009-02-21T10:18:00.000-08:00

J-Cast is a talent agency primarily geared toward foreign talent in Japan.

BAUER bingo

2009-02-16T07:35:00.000-08:00

Shoot it up with Jack as you listen to some overused lines from 24. Plenty of layers in this one. I wanted to put the created Bingo table to work with some textures and props and get them all playing together nicely. The wood background is a little too loud, but I like how it interacts with the glow of the numbers '24'.

Sue Lemon

2009-01-31T20:34:00.001-08:00

I put this together thinking of a 3 color label. Maybe it has a home on a cardboard box full of lemons or something. Sue Lemon got her name from the popular Neil Diamond song titled "Soolaimon" which has a mysteriously unknown meaning.

Bauer Study

2009-01-28T06:25:00.000-08:00

Demonstrating my limited skill in coloring in Photoshop, but I think I've finally gotten to a place that I'm comfortable with. Took the 40 minute sketch taken down during an episode of 24. It took a while to figure out what I wanted to end up with so you see a version in the middle with some textures I decided against using. I also decided to reinvite some of the original lines from my sketch in the final version. Added the 24 logo, and tweaked colors a bit so that each componant nested well together.

LaserTab

2009-01-17T13:59:00.001-08:00

LaserTab: a hip choral mixture which just might include Bernstein's Chichester Psalms, The Battle Hymn of the Republic, and an ABBA medley. This poster is more or less an exploration for me in getting several elements both graphic and photographic live in the same space. The laser glow is the glue holding everything together here. This is not an actual event for the choir. Yet.

Happy 25 years

2009-01-16T22:08:00.000-08:00

He-Man and Teela 25 years later. I was interested in diving into the beloved color palette of my youth in the He-Man cartoon series and spread that out in this very awkward pose our our heros He-Man and Teela. He-man has kind of let himself go, he's got a gut creeping over his hairy underwear and a receding hairline. Teela has aged yet is still trying to make that outfit work. She's had some work done on her bust and her face to preserve that youthful look, but the grey streak of hair shows her age. Let's be honest, we all wondered if these guys were going to hook up one day.

The Pretty Boy

2009-01-07T20:07:00.001-08:00

Just playing around with my paint brush in photoshop. Wanting to give a hint of lighting and depth the the cartoon face here. I wanted to select a nice color palette for a character that I came up with growing up. The yellow is inspired by a tennis ball. Don't all pretty boys play tennis?

Everyone a Princess

2009-01-07T19:24:00.000-08:00

All my sister-in-laws made the claim growing up, along with my wife, that they sounded exactly like one of the Disney princesses when they sang. My daughters make similar claims now. This is another exercise in using existing color palettes--the exact colors that help us identify each of the characters here. Finding a balance between my sisters-in-law and the actual princesses was tricky, I tried to stay much more true to the princess style hand gestures to get the Disney princess look.

Self Portraits '94-'07

2008-12-20T08:46:00.000-08:00

Looking through other art blogs, I found an artist who put together all of the self-portraits he'd put together over the years. I searched out all of the self-portraits that I had done and realized I'd completed more than I thought. The first four portraits were drawn in pencil or pen prior to me ever touching a computer to draw. The last two are explorations with the Wacom tablet.

Children's Book Illustration

2008-12-16T05:57:00.000-08:00

One of 10 illustrations in a children's book all about getting rid of that monster underneath the bed. I wanted to play with textures and shapes layered on top of one another here and get them all to live in the space of this little kid's bedroom. Coming up with and executing the 10 illustrations was more or less like putting together a movable story on a felt board. I had a lot of fun using two dots for eyes and moving them around or skewing them to create the right emotion.

Go Jazz!

2008-11-29T20:07:00.001-08:00

I always got into the team character drawings as a kid. Not sure I picked the best season to characterize the Jazz, but it made for a great desktop wallpaper this year on the Jazz website. I sketched everyone in my sketchbook--sometimes multiple times--after which I scanned the sketches into the computer and tied everything together by redrawing everything with the Wacom tablet. I wanted to leave this looking as if it were drawn with a ballpoint pen, maybe by some fan drawing this all on the inside of his personal pan pizza while sitting on the sidelines watching the Jazz play.

Pretty and Puckered

2008-11-20T06:31:00.000-08:00

Based on the traditional mountain folk song of the Southern Appalatians, "Sourwood Mountain."

I composed this drawing right after performing this song with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. I drew it in pieces in the sketchbook, put the pieces together in photoshop and redrew everything with the Wacom tablet. I love how adding the flare in the background alludes to the sunrise and how the light bounces off our Blue Eyed Daisy.

My little girl's a Blue Eyed Daisy, if I don't get her I'll go crazy...

Aloha!

2008-11-04T20:24:00.001-08:00

Been working on this one ever since I began daily figure sketching. I'm somewhat satisfied with the sketch, but as shown I'm still pushing around the color.

Recording session sketches

2008-11-01T21:19:00.001-07:00

From the Sketchbook

2008-10-30T06:58:00.000-07:00

Figure reference from Posemaniacs.com

DH.PPT

2008-10-28T10:37:00.000-07:00

The look and feel for some .ppt slides I put together for Destination Homes. This is the title slide.

General Conference Sketches

2008-10-06T06:32:00.000-07:00

I don't know if I'll ever out grow this tactic. It seems that drawing the speakers during conference is the only thing that'll keep me awake and attentive. Each speaker is only about 10 minutes long so that is all the time I have to try and capture their likeness.

Stand tall for the Alma Mater

2008-09-20T14:54:00.000-07:00

Having relatives teaching at the old high school provides plenty of opportunity to supply them with some designs on various things.

Beauty and the Beast musical posters and program covers

Les Misérables musical production program covers

NHS staduim blanket #1

NHS stadium blanket #2

Let's Get Political

2008-09-18T12:13:00.001-07:00

I've never done any political cartoons before, but with all the interesting characters this election year, how could I not. These turned out okay, I would rather have had that the level of characterization more consistent throughout, but as it turns out it ranges from conservative to liberal quite appropriately. Go figure.

Logo Concepts

2008-09-15T20:55:00.000-07:00

A couple logo concepts for Video Tribute Express.

Family Portrait

2008-09-06T21:54:00.001-07:00

What would we do baby, without us?

Heads

2008-09-06T21:52:00.000-07:00

This is just a quick study of some very different faces and expressions from women to men to children. It is fascinating to learn about the face and the relationships that all the features have with one another. Stay tuned for my upcoming post titled 'Tails'.

Ping Pong Sing Song

2008-08-20T20:16:00.000-07:00

Where a fan meets ping pong and singing at the Tabernacle on Temple Square. This will come in handy since there is no air conditioning, and it may even prove to be useful during any down time. Did anybody bring a ball?

PWR Electrical Services

2008-08-16T21:17:00.000-07:00

Logo, business card, and desktop wallpaper design

My June Cleaver

2008-08-16T13:31:00.001-07:00

This picture explores putting a character in an uncharacteristic environment. Still a ways to go to pull something like this off effectively, I've seen it done much better. I decided to make the character have a June Cleaver presence with a little bit of pin up girl attitude in the pose.

Sketchbook

2008-08-16T11:55:00.000-07:00

A few recent additions. The lego man is my high school choir teacher.

Figures

2008-08-15T06:18:00.000-07:00

A quick study here on figure gestures. It's good practice for getting the shoulder line and hips aligned to make a more lifelike pose.

Snarr Crest

2008-08-13T19:50:00.001-07:00

This is the official Snarr family crest. I dug up an old copy in a family book of remembrance. It was an old copy and had been colored in with colored pencil. It was in poor shape. I recreated it in photoshop with some nice texture layers, brighter colors, an updated font, and refined some of the sketched portions with the Wacom tablet. Finished things off with a subtle vignette on the edges for a much more polished look.

Emerge

2008-08-12T22:52:00.000-07:00

New business seminar identity

Collateral Design

2008-07-28T20:45:00.000-07:00

A small sampling of a brochure designed for some accountants.

Cake Steak. Extremely Rare.

2008-07-27T14:14:00.000-07:00

A fun combination of red velvet cake, cream cheese frosting, and a custom designed label make this cake look a lot like steak. Delicious!

Will the Real Joker Please Stand?

2008-07-18T21:41:00.001-07:00

Family Vacation to Yellowstone July '08

2008-07-03T22:45:00.001-07:00

Olympics 2008

2008-06-25T20:33:00.000-07:00

Just playing around here with textures and the Wacom tablet to come up with a fun desktop wallpaper design as I watch the Olympics. The gymnast and the background aren't really jiving together in the same space, but I'll chalk this one up for good practice.

From Conference Sketch to Polished Composition

2008-06-21T20:15:00.000-07:00

The sketch above was created during a session of general conference. I liked the look of the organist's face. For some reason organists strike me as having very little career options. Seems to me that at a very young age they decide that they could either be a butler or an organist. I've never seen an organist that didn't look like he could be a butler. Anyway, the final design weaves in many of the little details that I find fascinating with the organs on temple square. So many knobs, keys, pipes, and pedals. These men are amazing musical craftsman. I enjoy the polished look I get from redrawing portions of my subject as vector art in illustrator and finishing him up in photoshop.

Desktop Decor

2008-06-21T12:31:00.000-07:00

Draw Everything

2008-06-21T12:25:00.001-07:00

Just paying homage to the step-by-step drawings we all grew up drawing. It was a good exercise to get used to drawing with a Wacom tablet.

Framed digital painting

2008-06-08T16:44:00.001-07:00

First Recording Session Observations

2008-06-06T19:26:00.001-07:00

04.07.08

2008-04-08T12:19:00.001-07:00