HALLOWEEN COUNTDOWN- #1 Frank

I've been itching to do one of these countdown posts where I'll be forced to do a drawing a day. I've decided to do it on Halloween and my theme will be Halloween characters and icons. Some may be scary and some may be funny but they will all be Halloweenish in some shape or form. I hope you enjoy.

Caricatures in the Park

I was recently asked if I'd be interested in doing some caricatures of kids for a local arts & crafts day in the park that our city sponsors. My first reaction was no since I hadn't done it in a long time but when they mentioned I'd be getting paid I became very interested all of a sudden. I took a job at Worlds of Fun in KC many years ago to learn the tricks and I have to give credit to Javier Gonzales and Linn Hernandez for trying to teach me . I have much respect for those guys and gals who do this full time. It's a tough job but what fun when you actually get the caricature right, which for me is not as often as I'd like. These are a few that turned out well and all the kids were so cute and fun! (I promise...I'll get better.)

From the vault!

These are pieces that were created back around 95-97 when I first started to really get serious about gaining new freelance work. The illustration of the lady on the street was influenced by the style of Eric Brace who is a Hallmark artist as well as a children's book illustrator. (It's no where near the level of his work!)

Random stuff

Photo Caricatures-Arnold, George & Dan

This is a photo caricature style I came up with in order to try and stand out in a rack dominated by hand drawn caricatures of the typical greeting card characters. First was Arnold then Dan and finally Bush. I like the way they turned out.

Grumpy Great White Shark

My favorite subject to draw, the shark! I started drawing sharks at the age of 5 and still to this day never tire of their shape. I plan to blogart a whole series of sharks soon. Hold me to it!!!

Crazy Dog

Dodo Bird Creature

This started out as a simple study on the beak of the dodo bird and then I started improvising. It's one of my favorite sketches. I'm not sure what the body would look like. Maybe I'll go in eventually and finish it but for now I think I like not knowing.

Velicoraptor

King of the Doo Hickies

T-Shirt Design

If your last name is Korman and you're having a family reunion in Kansas City, this is what your t-shirt might look like. I did a total of 3 designs for them to choose from, the 3rd design that they chose is not shown.

Cartoon for Greeting Card

Series of Birds

Cat Concepts

Dog illustration from 2003