Voodoo Love

This spring I was one of 50 artists worldwide invited to contribute a piece for the Argentine art magazine GÖOO. The theme for the issue was "brujeŕia" (witchcraft), so I came up with this little cautionary tale. Basically, you should be careful how ya treat the ladies, 'cause one of these days you might cross the wrong one. Göoo #7 will be available at göoo's booth this weekend at the MAD 009 Design Festival, held at the Palacio de Congresos, Madrid.

Find out more @ the GÖOO blog!.......................
Here's some of my rough sketches and an almost-final version
before some last minute tweaks:
Originally I had planned on doing a vertical piece, but when I found out the magazine's format called for double-page spreads, I had to change things quickly...
You can probably see where the schoolgirl exploration I posted a few months back came from. Almost there, but not saucy enuff...
Pretty close to the final, but she looked too pleasant... not "wicked"
enough. The doll went through some various versions, too.
Here's a pic of the print version. Maybe next time
I'll do better planning for that double-page spread :P
(Thanks for putting up with the long delay in posting this one.
Had to wait for publication B4 sharing)

Doodle Dump II

Got super-inspired by my pals' pieces for the Jab Strong Fierce show @ Nucleus a few weeks ago and wound up doing this Cammy sketch.
Yeah, it's Sedusa... AGAIN. So I like drawing a villainess who
wears fishnets and thigh-highs. Sue me.
This one's from the "Running with the Rainbow Unicorn"
episode of THE MIGHTY B
Gnomey doncha know me?

Tease

Can't share this one with you just yet, but here's a small taste:




What is it? You'll find out next month ;)
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Thought I'd take a moment to plug the upcoming GREEN LANTERN DVD. I only did about 2 seconds worth of work on this one, but I'm DAMN proud to have been a part of another kick-ass production from Bruce Timm & the gang @ WB. The crew includes heavy hitters like LeSean Thomas, Jose Lopez, and director Lauren Montgomery, so be sure to check it out this July!

Higher Education

When did the school girl look come back in such a big way?
Whatever the answer is, it's still workin'.

Mojo Jojo-a-Gogo

What was one of the best parts of returning to CN to work on the PPG Anniversary Special? Getting to draw lots of everyone's favorite evil monkey super villain MOJO JOJO!!




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MY FRIENDS ARE AWESOME!
I am not bragging, I just think my friends do indeed RAWK and I want to share their work with you. I'm sure you'll agree once you see it.

My partner in crime on Dexter's & PPG, Andy Bialk, has given in to peer pressure and finally started a BLOG! Check out his awesome designs from MADAGASCAR 2!

Perhaps you've heard of my pal Nina Paley, her self-made film SITA SINGS THE BLUES, and her battle against current copyright law to bring her animated retelling of the Ramayana set to the 1920's jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw to audiences. The good news is that you can now stream SITA HERE or download it HERE.

Check it out; You'll be glad you did!

PUFF it up!!

Like I said in the last post, the Powerpuff 10th Anniversary Special was done completely at Cartoon Network Studios in Burbank, with nothing going overseas. This time the girls were animated in Flash by the FOSTER'S crew. This lead to some of the most accurate on-screen images of the series-- What we drew wound up 100% faithfully translated to screen.

Here's more comparisons between my original drawings
and the final product: (Clean-up by Erik Elizarrez)
Yes, the original was drawn on Post-Its. (Sharp-eyed viewers will recognize
the 3 cons on the left from the original ep. "Powerpuff Bluff")
It wouldn't be a "special" episode without a giant robot!!
Next post: MOJO JOJO!!!...................................

... and go see CORALINE this weekend, OK?

POWERPUFF GIRLS RULE!

Naw, that's not an idle boast-- That's the title of the ALL NEW PPG SPECIAL celebrating the girls' 10th anniversary airing Monday, Jan. 19, at 8 p.m. (ET, PT) on Cartoon Network!*


Last spring I returned to CN to work on the special, which was written and directed by creator Craig McCracken, and featured the Art Direction of my fellow OG PPG crew member Sue Mondt, as well as the fine work of SAM JACK/CLONE WARS colorist Leticia Lacy, FOSTER'S vets Ben Balistreri and Shannon Tindle, Shane Prigmore, C. Raggio and more!

This is the first Powerpuff Girls ever animated ENTIRELY at Cartoon Network Studios in Burbank by the Foster's Flash crew, led by Pringle.


Stay tuned, 'cause in the next few weeks I'll be posting some of my designs from the special. Man, it's been tough sitting on these babies for almost a year!

*Yeah, I know it already aired in Europe and Asia, but just go with it, OK?