I got my first little job on Elance, already! (see last post) The buyer needed a mascot for her blog about romantic advice and fashion tips. She wanted her mascot to be a little bit Beyonce, but also a little bit ghetto, because she's going to be talking a lot of trash: I never paint stuff in this airbrushy style, but I tried it for Kissy here, and I think she came out pretty good.
This color technique isn't my favorite, but so many modern comics are painted this way nowadays. It gives it a professional feel, which I think will impress the viewer, if only in their subconscious. Somewhere in the back of their minds, they'll be thinking, "Up to date, corporate, trustworthy." Which the client needs, because she'll be selling some of the products she touts on her blog.
Hey, I have a page on elance.com now, although I don't know how much I'll actually use it to get freelance cartooning jobs. A lot of the stuff there has already been seen here on my sketch blog, but it's pretty cool to have it all collected in one place like this. Click below, then go to Portfolio: chris_garrison.elance.com
For the last couple months, I've been putting together an online list / gallery for middle-Alabama cartoonist-types, called Salty 'Ham Cartooneestas. As of today (3/18/'08), we have 22 artists on the page. But there are a bunch more out there who I still want to get on board! If you know any who aren't on the site yet, send them my way:
I don't know why I've never posted this. I didn't realize it was up on youtube until just now, which makes it a lot easier. In June/July of '05, I went to L.A. and worked on this Nickelodeon PSA for my friends at Titmouse.
I did a lot of the animation in the first half, before the place settings appear. The rest was animated by Mike Roush.
I got married and moved into a house with my wife! This'll be the card we send out to everybody who helped us get started with their super-extra-generous gifts. Thanks, y'all!
Here's an ad I drew for the Comics Journal. It's a two-page spread, so the composition is a bit odd. Imagine that the spine of the magazine (or the "gutter") splits the picture down the middle.
Here are some selections from an old sketchbook - the spring and summer of '92. Check out Spymer's thumbs: This is Frankenstein's monster, on the upper right: Here's the singing harp and Jack - note the golden egg. And below that, my old alter ego, Cowboy Rodge:
Hey! I live in Birmingham, Alabama, where I draw Our Heroes, a webcomic that appears on DummComics.com. I also do caricatures, draw storyboards for ads, and make cartoon animation. Take THAT!
