Paintings on different mediums

 

Acrylic on surfboard

Acrylic on wood with Christmas lights

Acrylic painted wooden pinball machine

Watercolor still life

Watercolor landscape

Oil painting

My gouache interpretation of Robin Moline's Midwest Vineyard. 

Disneyland Sketch Artist Portfolio

Personal work - Digital drawing on Sketchbook Pro

       Elements of Fire, Water, Wind, and Earth (2023)

The Frontiersmen (2021)

Fantasy Viking Children (2019)

Original Character: Stanley Two-Horn (2022)

Turtle Sketches (2024)

Raccoon Packs (2021)

Baby Parrot Sketches (2018)

Animal Hybrid: Jaguar + Red Macaw (2020)

Animal Hybrid: Bat-eared Fox + Condor (2020)

Animal Hybrid: Deer + Lilac-breasted Roller (2020)

Disney Characters - Drawn on medium surface drawing paper with Col-Erase pencils and scanned

Mickey Mouse (1928-Present)

Mickey and Minnie

Stitch (Lilo & Stitch 2002)

Panchito, José, and Donald  (The Three Caballeros 1944)

Scar (The Lion King 1994)

Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty 1959)

Maleficent dragon form (Sleeping Beauty 1959)

Beast and Belle (Beauty and the Beast 1991)

Ariel (The Little Mermaid 1989)

Anna and Elsa (Frozen 2013/Frozen Fever 2015)

Character Design class at CSUF 2023

First project was to create caricatures of ourself, a family member, and strangers

Second project was to make a family (grandparents, parents and child/children)

Third project was to create a character line-up constructed of basic shapes

Fourth project was to create a family inspired by fruits and vegetables 

Fifth project was to create a group of characters based off of Tim Burton's art style

Sixth project was to create 4 characters based off the elements of fire, water, air and earth

Final project was to create a story and a cast a characters: Main character (Atlas), Love interest (Sarah), Wise old man (Ben), Villain (Butch), Quest giver (The Devil). The story I created is about an outlaw, Atlas, who sells his soul to the devil for a second chance at life. He now rides across the wild west retrieving souls of the Devil's debtors and sinners. Throughout his travels, Atlas meets a wide variety of characters who challenge his bleak view on humanity and the worth of a human soul.

*Bonus hand study*

Inspirations

Four artists have always been stuck in my mind whenever I'm creating a new character or animation and I want to highlight them and their work.

First and the one I have admired the longest is Marc Davis. One of Walt's Nine Old Men and one of the first Imagineers who helped bring Disney rides to life. The way he constructs and poses his characters makes them fun and whimsical while still feeling grounded and real. His character's expressions also perfectly compliment their actions. My favorite Marc Davis animation is Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty (1959).  

      

Animation drawings of Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty (1959)

Concept art for an unreleased Disney film called Chanticleer (1960s) 

Concept for the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland (1960s)

Second is Andreas Deja. Animator for the Walt Disney Studios before, during, and after the Disney Renaissance. His animations are over the top and elaborate but not in a grotesque or distracting way. It gives his characters more personality, especially through their head/eye/jaw movements. My favorite Andreas Deja animation is Scar from The Lion King (1994).  

Animation drawing of Jafar from Aladdin (1992)

Animation drawing of Scar from The Lion King (1994) 

Animation drawing of Hercules from Hercules (1997)

Concept for his own film called Mushka (TBA)

Third is Glen Keane. Another titan of the Disney Renaissance, Glen designed and animated Ariel from The Little Mermaid, my favorite Disney princess. His style allows so much fluidity and movement in a static 2D drawing. His bold lines draw you in and the wispy sketch lines keep your eye moving throughout the character. My favorite Glen Keane character drawings are Tarzan from Tarzan (1999). 

Animation drawing of Ariel from The Little Mermaid (1989)

Concept sketch of Beast from Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Concept sketches of Tarzan from Tarzan (1999)

Sketch of the characters from Tangled (2010)

Last, but certainly not least, is Jin Kim. Disney animator and character designer of the later Disney Renaissance up to the Revival. His characters show so much personality and emotion which makes them fun to look at and study. Their facial movements are exaggerated to clearly telegraph the emotion, but not so much that the characters feel like a caricature of what they should be. My favorite Jin Kim character drawings are Elsa from Frozen/Frozen II (2013/2019).  

Character exploration of Hiro from Big Hero 6 (2014)

Expression sheet of Moana from Moana (2016)  

Anna and Elsa from Frozen II (2019)

Character sheet of Mirabel from Encanto (2021)