Monday, April 23, 2012

New Projects!

Ok, so I'm doing some more stuff with school this quarter- like making a video logo bumper for my motion graphics class as well as a full short cartoon in my special topics class, so updates on those will happen periodically... As far as my other projects go, I'm trying to get a small web-based comic started. I have a base story put together, character bios, basic model sheets, but I have to realize that I'm not really as funny as I think I am, so I need someone to help me write the jokes and subplot.
The idea is about 3 people- two guys and a girl. Tess, Crosby, and Harold. Tess McCormick, 23 is a shorter, curvy, geek girl who works at a music shop. She's a sarcastic, paranoid, cynical conspiracy nut who constantly thinks the government is out to get her, while she prepares for the zombiepocalypse. Her tirade of geek-dom is a lot from the internet: YouTube, webcomics, LOLcats, etc. She's a lot like me.
My second character, Crosby Owens, 25, is a tall, brunette, lanky grad-student who owns a comic book store and has a love for comic books and all things Super-hero. He is that nerdy guy who is goofy and childish, but still has social prowess. He has lots of friends, and a ditzy girlfriend who is a shame to all true-anime fans out there. He's based on a lot of my guy friends
The third main character is Harold Greenberg, 23 is a short, chubby, greasy-haired, acne-ridden uber-nerd with Titanic-sized glasses, who spends every waking minute playing video games, dungeons & dragons, and World of Warcraft. He is pretty much the epitome of the word geek. Extremely socially awkward, he hyperventilates at the sight of a woman, but can almost always get caught watching some kind of very strange porno.
I want the comic to have the air of a kind of big-bang-theory meets Questionable Content. With the witty dialogue, sexual tension, and the youthful spirit of us recent-college-grad-20-somethings. I think it has the potential to be a really great thing, but that may not be for years. I hope it turns into something awesome, but if not, it'll at least be a fun project for me and anyone else who wants to help me out. I'm excited!

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Ideas anyone?

Alright, peoples. I need a challenge. I have been really busy with planning my wedding, focusing on school, work, and preparing to adopt a dog, to draw. And it's taken an effect on me. I haven't drawn for fun in a while and thus my blog has suffered, my portfolio is getting to be seen-it-already-where's-the-new-stuff, and I have gotten really bored. So I need an idea for a cartoon, or a series of digital paintings, or a character or ... something. Help me out here. Send me reference photos, send me paintings, anything. I'm interested in seeing what y'all can come up with.