Pocket Science

Thumbnails GN Sneak Preview

2011-12-08T11:49:00.001-08:00

Here's a bit of a sneak peek at my future Graphic Novel, Thumbnails. Trying out a lot of new things on this one:

Pods

2011-11-03T22:03:00.000-07:00

Finally finished an old digital sketch I had sitting around. Little alien explorer in a cave...

Pods

Sitting on my Drawing Board

2011-05-12T08:25:00.000-07:00

This is what's currently sitting on my drawing board:

Here's the initial final thumbnail:

Lastly, the Title Logo:

Baron Rocket

2011-05-04T07:25:00.001-07:00

A Baron Rocket scene:
pencil, ink, watercolor on 9 x 12 watercolor paper

Johann

2011-04-29T11:32:00.000-07:00

Johann Krauss personal sketchcard:

pencil, ink, ink wash, watercolor on 2.5 x 3.5 Bristol

Dead Ninja

2011-04-29T11:30:00.001-07:00

The Dead Ninja from my own comic "Chronicles of a Dead Ninja"

pencil, ink, ink wash on 2.5 x 3.5 bristol

Rex

2011-04-29T11:28:00.001-07:00

Rex from my own webcomic "kiosk."

pencil, ink, ink wash on 2.5 x 3.5 bristol

Anung Un Rama

2011-04-29T11:26:00.000-07:00

Hellboy personal sketchcard:

pencil, ink, ink wash, sharpie on 2.5 x 3.5 bristol

Haunt

2011-04-25T04:46:00.000-07:00

Haunt personal sketchcard:

pencil, ink, ink wash, white out on 2.5 x 3.5 bristol

The Bat

2011-04-20T06:25:00.001-07:00

Batman:pencil, ink, ink wash, white out on 9 x 12 bristol

Flaming Skulls

2011-04-19T07:36:00.000-07:00

Ghost Rider personal sketchcard:

pencil, ink, ink wash, and white out on 2.5 x 3.5 bristol

The Black Flame:

ink, ink wash, white out, and water color on 2.5 x 3.5 bristol

Wolverine

2011-04-18T05:18:00.001-07:00

Wolverine personal sketchcard:

pencil, ink, ink wash, white out on 2.5 x 3.5 bristol

Tony Stark

2011-04-15T05:31:00.000-07:00

Ironman personal sketchcard:

pencil, ink, ink wash, white-out on 2.5 x 3.5 bristol

Steve Rogers

2011-04-14T10:25:00.000-07:00

Captain America personal sketch card:

pencil, ink, ink wash, white-out on 2.5 x 3.5 bristol

Hulk SMASH

2011-04-14T08:49:00.000-07:00

The Incredible Hulk:

pencil, ink, ink wash, white-out on 8.5 x 11 green cardstock

Boston Brand

2011-04-12T09:49:00.000-07:00

Deadman personal sketchcard:

pencil, ink, ink wash on 2.5 x 3.5 bristol

Business Cards

2011-04-11T14:17:00.001-07:00

Got a great deal on these cards, finally came in today:

Professor Zoom

2011-04-11T10:26:00.000-07:00

The Reverse Flash:

Pencil, Ink, Ink Wash, Sharpie, White-out on 8.5 X 11 yellow cardstock

Sinestro

2011-04-09T15:55:00.001-07:00

Sinestro:
pencil, ink, ink wash, white-out on 8.5" x 11" yellow cardstock

Alex Summers

2011-04-09T15:52:00.000-07:00

Havok personal sketchcard:

pencil, ink, ink wash, white-out on 2.5" x 3.5" bristol

Black Widow

2011-04-08T09:26:00.001-07:00

Black Widow personal sketchcard:

Pencil, Ink wash, whiteout pn 2.5" x 3.5" Bristol

Brock Samson

2011-04-07T08:35:00.000-07:00

Venture Bros. own Brock Samson personal sketchcard:

Pencil, Ink wash, whiteout on 2.5" x 3.6" Bristol

Draw Traditionally 4 Sale

2011-04-06T20:26:00.000-07:00

Here's the first 9 pieces of my Draw Traditionally movement. Each piece is up for sale. Please contact me to make an offer/ask for pricing on a particular piece.

For Details: geoffreymunn76@hotmail.com

The Blind Lawyer

2011-04-06T14:09:00.000-07:00

Daredevil:

Pencil, Ink wash, and whiteout on 8.5" x 11" red cardstock

Leonardo

2011-04-05T08:29:00.001-07:00

TMNT's Leonardo personal sketchcard:

Pencil, Inkwash, and Whiteout on 2.5" x 3.5" Bristol

Me am no Bizarro.

2011-04-04T08:51:00.000-07:00

Bizarro personal sketch card:

Pencil, Ink wash and whiteout on 2.5" x 3.5" Bristol.

Atomic Robo

2011-04-04T07:24:00.000-07:00

Atomic Robo personal sketchcard:

Pencil and Ink Wash on 2.5" x 3.5" Bristol

Phantasm Sketchcard

2011-03-31T11:42:00.001-07:00

Personal Sketchcard of Phantasm, from the Batman animated movie "Mask of The Phantasm":

Pencil, Ink and Prismacolor Markers on 2.5" X 3.5" Bristol

Arashikage

2011-03-30T13:39:00.000-07:00

Storm Shadow:
Pencil and Ink on Bristol

Slym

2011-03-29T08:00:00.000-07:00

Cyclops in his X-Factor costume:

Pencil and ink on Bristol

Abe Sapien

2011-03-28T08:06:00.001-07:00

Abe Sapien from Hellboy. Pencil and Ink on Bristol.

Thanos of Titan

2011-03-25T16:00:00.000-07:00

I did up a Thanos today:

Ink on Bristol.

The Year That Was, Pt. 2

2010-12-17T10:14:00.000-08:00

So, after reflecting on that list I found, and being disappointed by not doing anything on it, I got to thinking about those things that I DID accomplish in 2010.

1. By years end, I will have done 371 sketch cards for the Topps Star Wars series.

I have been wanting to do sketch cards professionally for a while, and the opportunity finally arose this year thanks to my buddy Dustin Foust. I've seen many an artist pay their dues by trudging through the sketch card gigs, and now I can count myself among them.

2. I no longer work under the heel of oppression.

Without naming names, because we all know they're watching us, I now view April 28th as one of the best days of the year. At the time, I was angry and scared, but, just like everyone said, it became such a blessing. For 3 years I thanklessly worked for an overbearing tyrant in a tie, and the eight months since have proven to me that I can make it on my own. I would still LOVE to have the security of a "full time" job, but my Illustration/Animation business is chugging along quite nicely.

3. I have established long term clients.

I have begun relationships with some great people during this endeavor, and a few of them have become long term clients that know they can turn to me for fast, reliable, service. They're the kind of clients you always are happy to do work for, and never question your ability. I look forward to working with them more, and finding some more clients I can build great relationships with.

4. I have created the look for two video games.

Not only can I now mark down two Nintendo Wii titles under my belt of "hey, I worked on those", but I can also say that I have created the look for two other games.

5. I am an Art Director.

Ok, Assistant Art Director, but still... Whenever I went on interviews prior to being let go from the least creative place on earth, I would always tell the interviewer that I was ready to step into a lead position, and I was, and still am. After working for my current company where I do my main work for three weeks, they offered me a promotion, and a significant bump up in pay, and a new title. I am super excited that I get to shape this game in conjunction with the people in charge.

6. I was asked to do a guest strip for an established webcomic.

Couple months back I got a surprising email from David Reddick asking me if I would want to do a guest strip for his Legend of Bill webcomic. Of course!! David is an awesome guy, and it really got me itching to do the comic strip thing again.

7. People walk around wearing my art on their shirts.

And it's not just people I know. I had the pleasure of both designing the look of an entire line of shirts, but also one of my gigs allowed for a shirt to be made featuring the art I did for an app. Haven't seen any "out in the wild" but can't wait to see my art out there.

8. I have representation.

I have an art rep. I've wanted one, and hopefully it will become my way to break into gallery showings and the like.

These things are all wonderful things that have happened this past year, and I look forward to more surprises like these in 2011.

Stay tuned early next week for part three, where I outline my goals for next year!

The Year That Was, Pt. 1

2010-12-15T05:23:00.000-08:00

While sifting through boxes, I came across my "2010 Goals" list stuffed into a box full of important papers and other junk. Sadly, not one of those goals were met. Now, I made this list around this time last year, and most of them still apply, but as I reflect back on the year that was 2010, I accomplished a LOT of other goals I had set for myself prior.

My 2010 Goals:

1. Illustrate 3 Children's Books.

Not only did I not illustrate 3 children's books, but I didn't even illustrate one. I had my first book lined up and ready to go when the author decided to use someone closer to them that they have known for a while. I totally understand the thinking behind this, but I was pretty disappointed to lose out on this one. I do have a book that is written and ready to be done, the trick lies in getting the time to do it, as it doesn't pay upfront. I also have 3 more to write myself, the ideas are there, again, just not the time. Hopefully, 2011 will bring either the time or the opportunity to allow me at least one book.

2. Finish at least 1 issue of a comic book.

Again, time was my enemy on this one. I did get the time to iron out a definitive story for one of my properties, which excites me, but the fact that I didn't get to finish even a 5 page story makes me sad.

3. Complete an animated short.

This one looked like it was going to happen as well, then April rolled around and I got laid off. My priorities quickly changed from being able to do things in my spare time to having to do things that PAY in all the time I have.

4. Have Illustrations published in a magazine.

Ok, this one I can live with, due to a few things that DID happen, and some things that ARE GOING to happen in 2011.

5. Learn to paint.

I DID try this one. I also DID complete one painting this year for a friend...on the side of a giant trash can. I was actually pretty happy with the result, seeing as how I'm not a good painter to begin with.

6. Design a toy.

Another one I thought was going to happen, but then the client went with another designer (again!). To the guys at Levlr, you KNOW you want the badger to be a toy, you just know it (make it happen, lol).

7. Lose 50 pounds.

Yeah, it's ALWAYS on my list. And I got half way there...then began to eat crap again, and gained most of it back. Ah...the never ending battle.

That's the list. So close with some of them, not so much with others. However, a lot of things DID happen in 2010, stay tuned later in the week to see part 2. Thanks for reading!

July is for X-Men

2010-07-01T13:43:00.001-07:00

Broke out my Prismacolors for my new July one a day series, the X-Men. Here is the founder, Professor Xavier.

ESB 3D Sketch Cards!

2010-06-15T20:52:00.000-07:00

Here are my Empire Strikes Back 3D Sketch Cards, which have begun popping up on ebay. Apparently in my rush to get them done, I forgot to sign the backs (dammit!), so when I start doing shows, I WILL sign them if you want. The orange highlighted cards should be my returns.

Branded

2010-04-09T08:24:00.000-07:00

Resume/Portfolio

2010-03-13T12:04:00.001-08:00

My Resume:
My portfolio:

Samurai Elvis

2010-03-03T12:24:00.001-08:00

Just havin' fun.

The People's Champ

2010-02-23T10:27:00.001-08:00

Rejected Illustration

2009-12-24T05:13:00.000-08:00

Here's a sample Illustration I did for a proposed children's book about African American Inventors. I was promised some money for this, and haven't heard from the guy in over a month, I'm guessing it was rejected and he's backing out of his monetary promise (no real surprise there).

George Washington Carver explains his crop rotation idea.

Monstroville Test Animation

2009-11-20T21:35:00.000-08:00

Here's a quick test animation I did for Monstroville.

Post Apocalyptic Port Authority

2009-09-30T09:24:00.000-07:00

Little logo animation for yet ANOTHER short idea:

Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society's Purrcasso 2009

2009-09-15T12:24:00.000-07:00

Submission for Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society's art show fundraiser Purrcasso:

Monster #4

2009-09-14T05:20:00.000-07:00

#4:

Monster canvas painting #3

2009-09-10T07:27:00.000-07:00

#3 in a series:Canvas paintings can be purchased at my store.

Monster canvas painting #2

2009-09-09T12:43:00.001-07:00

#2 in a series:

Monster canvas painting #1

2009-09-08T12:26:00.000-07:00

First in a series:

Incredibles Pg 1

2009-08-31T13:44:00.000-07:00

Page one of two:

Daily Warm-up 8/27/09

2009-08-27T11:50:00.000-07:00

Daily Warm-up 8/26

2009-08-26T07:05:00.001-07:00

Henchman for a 2 page story:

Daily Warm-up 8/25/09

2009-08-25T10:46:00.001-07:00

Inspired by my boy:

Daily Warm up 8/24/09

2009-08-24T12:32:00.000-07:00

Warm up sketch, done in Flash:

State of the Union

2009-08-11T05:29:00.000-07:00

Hey! I thought that since I've started posting frequently again, I might as well key everyone in on the projects that I'm developing, the art of which you'll see right here.

1 - kiosk.: First and foremost, I'm returning to kiosk. This is the one that'll take priority. I'm changing things up a little, and I've pushed all the old storylines I had planned aside. The entire reason I went on hiatus in the first place was due to health issues mostly, but also because it started to feel like I had to do it for other people, it carried too much pressure. The main difference you'll see when I start posting again is that I'm handling it more like a comic book instead of a strip. I won't post any full pages until the first "issue" is done, that way I'll have a full 25-30 pages done to get on the next issue. The art will be much, much better as well. I'm going to push myself on this one, and I'm doing some full blown backgrounds. That being said, it'll be a while until you see page one. The next noticeable change will be the fact that we're going from a PG rating to a borderline PG-13/R rating. Cause that's what life is on a daily basis. The old storylines will come back into play sometime after the massive 4 issue opening story arc, but who knows when. Also, I'm looking at putting together a "kiosk.: Year One" book together with all of the existing strips with commentary, look for more news on this soon.

2 - Twisted Tales of Fright : I'm working on a 10 page horror story for an anthology with a couple of other guys (hopefully). I'll post WIP pics of this one, it features an elderly dock worker on a fateful, foggy night.

3 - The Miscellaneous Adventures of Calico Jack and Vladimir Vodka : I'm really hoping to get moving on this one too. I'm rounding out the characters for the story of a ship of drunken sailors in pursuit of the Golden Flask, a mythical chalice that never empties of the bearer's favorite drink. Once kiosk. gets up and moving again, I'll try and post pages of TMACJAVV on Sundays as a treat. I'm looking at this as a done in one Graphic Novel.

4 - Baron Rocket and the Interstellar Corps. and Scouting Party : Two animated shorts I'm currently in the very early stages of pre-production on. Baron Rocket is about a group of rag-tag space bound bounty hunters who crash land on the prison planet where they were delivering their latest bounty to. And Scouting Party is about a group of Spartan warriors left behind to guard the hot gates after the war with the Persians was finished, but not all of the Persians turned tail and left as originally thought.

5 - Johnny Dakota, Shaman Thief : Still barely even in the stages of pre-production, hoping to throw together a pitch packet to shop around an action adventure animated show.

6 - Life, or Lack Thereof : It's almost here, finally. Years in the making, my buddy and I will hopefully record our first episode of the pop-culture podcast Life, or Lack Thereof. In the meantime, check out his wrestling podcast sWo Radio.

7 - Archetypes : Working on the cover of the first issue of a 4 issue mini, might see the light of day at the end of 2010. A group of superheroes from several different universes band together to battle a similar group of villains, all brought together by a mysterious force.

In between all of that, I'm looking to do some commissions. Please feel free to contact me regarding prices and such, I'm wide open.

I'll of course be posting all sorts of art right here, so keep a look out.

If there's a lack of postings, blame this guy:

Ian Geoffrey, born 5/27/09

WIP Preview

2009-08-10T12:27:00.001-07:00

A work in progress on a little experiment I'm doing:

Colors

2009-08-04T13:46:00.001-07:00

New kiosk art!!

2009-08-03T11:38:00.001-07:00

Could it be? Yes, new kiosk art!! Here's a sneak peak from what hopes to be a new issue of kiosk. life in neutral.

Twisted Tales of Fright #1

2009-07-28T07:01:00.000-07:00

Cover for a horror anthology story:

Background Design

2009-07-28T06:21:00.000-07:00

Some recent background design:

Baron Rocket and The Interstellar Corps.

2009-06-12T09:30:00.000-07:00

Group shot of the characters from a short I'm currently storyboarding.

Pixel Art

2009-06-12T07:58:00.001-07:00

Some preliminary art for a game that's been 20 years in the making. I'll end up cleaning these up and polishing them real nice by the time I'm done.

Line-up Sheets and Logo

2009-05-16T11:30:00.000-07:00

Completed new line-up sheets for my short after I broke down the characters for animation in Flash:

And here's the new logo:

New look for kiosk. animation:

2009-05-07T09:01:00.000-07:00

Redesigned the main 4 guys from my kiosk short, and did up a customer:

From left to right: Customer, Stevie, Chuck, Jake, Rex.

Characters for an animated short.

2009-05-07T08:58:00.001-07:00

I created some Spartan-like warriors for an animated short I have in my head:

And the guy they're gonna be fighting:

Landsick

2009-05-07T08:56:00.000-07:00

Does anyone else think Aquaman gets landsick after coming out of the water? No? Must just be me then...

Prop and Character Designs

2009-05-07T08:49:00.000-07:00

Here's a bunch of prop and character designs I've been working on for The Inventsons:

Mall's Finest Cover #3

2009-01-02T11:40:00.001-08:00

Finals for #3's cover:

Mall's Finest

2009-01-02T04:30:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year! In my preparation for surgery next Friday, I've been trying to get my creative ducks in a row. I'm looking to bring myself back into the world I've all but abandoned almost a year ago, that of my webcomic "kiosk. life in neutral". The story "Mall's Finest" will also allow to dabble in the world of DC comics. Here's a sneak preview of the first two final covers and the pencils for cover #3. I'm looking to make it a 4 issue mini, with issue 4 having 2 different covers.

Sneak Peek

2008-11-20T13:10:00.000-08:00

I've made the executive decision as to which of my 8,000 ideas I'm going to begin working on in Graphic Novel form:

And here's a quick sketch I did of one of the characters, paper, ball point pen:

Art Dump 10-23-08

2008-10-23T06:19:00.000-07:00

Here's some art I've been sittin' on. Nothing too spectacular...

Some Halloween art

Kreel enjoying some coffee

Couple of bunnies

Sturgeon

Welcome

2008-10-02T13:15:00.000-07:00

New art blog to post my random pics. Here's one for starters. With the fall TV season in full swing, I await one show, and that is Reaper: