Original Characters & Artwork

Here are some original characters and artwork that I have drawn over the past year or so.

I created Tara while doodling in my notebook during one of my classes, and later ended up using her for my final project in Digital Ink & Paint. She was completely drawn and colored in Flash CS3.

These two were two of the first illustrations I ever did in Flash CS3. Each character took approximately four to five hours to complete. The characters are based on two "avatars" from the online game Gaia Online.

I created this character near the end of 2009. She is based on the characters of the popular Japanese vocal program "Vocaloid". This was her first design, and she has since gone through a dozen redesigns, but nothing is yet finalized. She was inked in Paint Tool SAI and colored in Photoshop CS3.

I created this character for a project I have been working on for several years with a friend. She was inked in Paint Tool SAI and colored in Photoshop CS3.

Here is the same character, only in a witch costume. The boy next to her is actually her original design--she started off as a boy, but my friend and I later decided that we wanted a female character instead. However, I still love both characters as individuals. It was completely inked and colored in a combination of Photoshop CS3 and CS4.

Lastly, here is the same character again, only with lighter hair. This picture was drawn for Christmas 2009. It was completely done in Photoshop CS3.

Fall 2008 - Character & Object Design - Character Redesigns

For the final project in my Charcter & Object Design class in Fall 2008, we were given a list of popular characters that we were to choose from and redesign.

For my first choice, I redesigned the character Gir from Nickelodeon's "Invader Zim". For this design, I decided to combine his true form as a robot with his disguise as a green dog.

For my second choice, I chose Ariel from Disney's "The Little Mermaid". For this design, I wanted to keep a similar color scheme. I also wanted to try a mix of Disney style with a Japanese anime style.

Lastly, I chose to redesign the Wolfman. Even though the word "man" is in the name, I decided to go with a more of a "boy" look. The style was heavily influenced by the style of Nickelodeon's "The Fairly Odd Parents".

Fall 2008 - Character & Object Design - Hero & Villain

For this assignment in my Character & Object Design class back in Fall 2008, we were to design and draw turnarounds for a hero, a sidekick, a bystander, and a villain.

For my hero, I created a man named Tyler Peterson. He is more of a hero "wannabe" than anything else. He spends most of his time watching shows and movies about super heroes and reading comics. His favorite series is "Mr. Awesome", as that character inspires him to try and be a hero.

Jacob Grant is Tyler's unwilling sidekick. He'd much rather go home and do his homework than be dragged along on one of Tyler's crazy antics. He feels that he is far more mature than Tyler, and this may just be true...

Abbie Wheeler is Tyler's childhood friend. Although she fills in the role of the "damsel in distress", she can actually take care of herself pretty well. She is often the one getting Tyler out of trouble.

"Mr. Awesome" is the star of a TV show by the same name--Tyler's favorite show. The actor who plays the character is also a bad guy in real life, and wears his Mr. Awesome costume while out stealing or whatever other bad things he feels like doing. However, no one seems to make the connection between this thief and the actor, and instead everyone thinks that he's some random guy in a Mr. Awesome costume.

Winter 2008 - Storyboarding

Here is an example of a storyboard I did back in Winter 2008 in my Storyboarding class, along with quick designs of the characters.