Poof August 1, 2008 3 Comments
This weeks Illustration Friday topic is “poof”. I decided to use one of the pages from my soon to be printed childrens book Simons Quest For The Ultimate Toy as my entry. As you can see, it fits the topics nicely. I am also making my Caveman Creations website live as of right now. Caveman Creations will serve as my publisher name (lame I know). If your interested in the book, sign up for the newsletter and you will be the first to know when it’s printed.
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Canned July 31, 2008 1 Comment
My submission for Illustration Friday topic “canned”. Getting this in on the eleventh hour. Decided to go with “canned” people, a.k.a. soylent green. Had to cut the colors off short to get this in on time. I’m usually not too good with dark backgrounds so I had to put a bright spot in the middle. How about a little trivia.
How many sets of eyeballs are in the picture?
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All the Best Jim July 18, 2008 0 Comments
My boss moved on to a different job so I made this little comic, had everyone sign it all over, and put it in a frame for him. He was by far the best boss I have had so it was crappy to see him go. My new boss, Bill, got promoted to Jim’s position. I happen to be lucky enough that he is also a great boss. So we are one guy short in the Tech team, but we have Matt, the monkey in the picture, to help us for the summer. Matt didn’t seem to mind being portrayed as a monkey.
The mountain dew machine is there because Jim was addicted to the stuff. Click for larger version.
Foggy Head July 16, 2008 1 Comment
My submission for the weekly topic at Illustration Friday. This week the topic is “Foggy”. Fun sketch with some quick colors. Click for larger version.
The Bohemian Fox July 14, 2008 0 Comments
A guy at the gym named Kevin is working on a script and asked me to do a logo for one of his characters. The characters nickname is “The Bohemian Fox”. He liked it so that makes it worthwhile.
EPA June 9, 2008 0 Comments
Cartoon made for a contest at the Union of Concerned Scientists website. A co-worker told me about it.
History Repeats June 4, 2008 0 Comments
Even if it were desirable, America is not strong enough to police the world by military force. If that attempt is made, the blessings of liberty will be replaced by coercion and tyranny at home. Our Christian ideals cannot be exported to other lands by dollars and guns. Persuasion and example are the methods taught by the Carpenter of Nazareth, and if we believe in Christianity we should try to advance our ideals by his methods. We cannot practice might and force abroad and retain freedom at home. We cannot talk world cooperation and practice power politics.
– Rep. Howard Buffett, Sen. Robert Taft’s Campaign Manager, 1952
Sketchup and Kerkythea May 5, 2008 0 Comments
I’m still learning the in’s and out’s of Sketchup. The below image is for a bid my brother is making for some landscaping. With this image I experimented with the Sandbox plugin to create the rolling landscape and found a free 3d renderer online called Kerkythea. Rendering 3d models basicly makes them look more lifelike but I’m not too sure the difference is all that great for someone looking to get some landscaping done. Oh well, it’s still fun to try out another program. I don’t know everything about Kerkythea or Sketchup, but this will do. My next thing to do is create a wall texture that matches the landscaping that my brother does and that should give people a nice realistic view of what they are going to get. This should give him an edge over other landscapers in the area. Not to mention the quality of his work.
Sketchup model
Sketchup model rendered in Kerkythea
Google Sketchup April 27, 2008 0 Comments
My brother wanted me to look at some 3d landscaping software for him to do mockups for clients. There are no landscapers in the Eagle River area that do mockups on a computer as far as I know. They usually draw it up on paper. Which is cumbersome, slow, and not easily changed. We were going to try a landscape software that you would typically buy from Wal-Mart but I looked around on the internet first and ran into the free Google Sketchup software. After fooling around for a few hours with the tools and watching some of the video tutorials, my bro and I made a mockup for a job he is bidding in about an hour. I am impressed with how easy the program is to use and there are a lot more features I have yet to discover. There is also a 3d warehouse where models like trees and rocks can be downloaded for free. There didn’t seem to be a very large library though, but it still works.
I did this little mockup for some future landscaping that my bro and I want to do on our own house. This program is quick, easy, and fun to use.
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