New Art Poster and Animation Basics Reel

Hey Everyone, I haven't been on because I have been studying animation and I finished my first class!

Here is my reel of animation basics....

Animation Reel

Right now I am in my second class and got 2 more classes by the time I start applying for internships.  I am also still working on some art and here is a piece I am working on currently for a show on prohibition. There will be text in there done by friend Kerry Cesen.  Here is a link to his work....

Kerry Cessen Website

The piece the illustration is based off of....

The piece is based on a cartoon made during prohibition to show the escalating effects of alcohol of a person over a period of time.  I made it more comedic by using a style that was inspired by cartoonist Virgil Partch, or VIP.

Here is a link to Virgil Partch artwork...

Virgil Partch Artwork

Here is a bonus piece I did on Edgar Allen Poe's, "Annabel Lee." A sad poem about a man losing his love and is haunted by her ghost at sea.... I am going to fix it up soon thanks to my friend Jenny, her website is this....

Jennie Penny Art

That's it for now, take care!!!!

New Year, New Website!

Hey Everybody, I got a new website up go check it out!!!

Bob Charles Website

My cartoon name is now Bob Charles because my first name is named after my grandfather Bob (mother's side) and my middle name is Charles, which was my other grandfather's brother (father's side). Also my favorite animators are Bob Clampett and Chuck Jones so that works with it as well.

Before I show my revisions to old pieces check out the banner I did for my website!!!

It is a version of me in Crockett Johnson's, "Harold's Purple Crayon, " style. Eventually, I am going to experiment with multiple style of cartoon versions of myself and have it scroll in the front of my website like a slide show! So keep your eyes open for that.

Here are some revisions on old pieces check em' out

The original Walter piece is in the link below

Old Walter Piece

Original Abelina Piece is on the link below...

Original Abelina Piece

Original Wren Piece is in the link below...

Orignal Wren Piece

Original Abelina Turnaround is in the link below...

Original Abelina Turnaround

Original Cowboy Piece is in the link below...

OriginalCowboy Piece

  

This is a caricature of the show, "Pawn Stars," they are also pigs in this.  This was a fun assignment to transform a celebrity into an animal. Kept that Danny Dent's Morrison painting that is always on the show.

This was a character variation exercise that I did in two styles.  One the "Mighty B!" and the other is "Uncle Grandpa" two shows that are very cartoony and fun!

Here are some updated caricatures I revised from waaaay back when.. 

There is more here....

Caricatures

Also here is the old ones...

Old Caricatures

I am now officially done with Stephen Silver's Character Design Course I and II! The class was a great experience and I feel that I am getting closer at understanding character design.  Now to start animating in 3D for my class in Animation Mentor! 

That's it for now, Take care!!!

New Drawings

Here are 3 waitresses that I created for a lesson in Stephen Silver's Character Design 2.

The background is inspired by my friend Stephen Booth,  and the colors represent the bright colors of

the eighties.  

The waitresses are based on 3 fruit shapes: banana, pear and apple.  You could look below to see how the shapes helped define the figures.

Here is an emotion sheet for the character Abelina Baxter, you can look in previous posts of other drawings I did for this character.  On this sheet you see the 6 basic emotions a character expresses and on the bottom left is two poses of the character.  This sheet is good practice for other characters that I will design in the future.

This is a memory sketch that I did based off a drawing I did at a bar in South Carolina.  I was at my cousin's house for Thanksgiving so he took me to a bar there and I drew several people getting drunk, it was fun and creepy.

Below you can see the drawing that inspired the piece.  Most of these drawings are 30 seconds to a minute.  The people here are always moving so you gotta be quick.

A bonus figure drawing sketches, I will update more figure drawings soon along with other drawings from Silver's class.

Another bonus sketches from the airport when I was waiting for my plane to South Carolina.  30 seconds to a minute each.  Maybe two minutes on the top left and bottom right. I have been doing some at Starbucks and will do more figure drawings on the subway and update those soon!

That's it for now, take care!

Last Contest for the Year

Hello!  If you have been following my blog recently you would notice that I have been participating

in contests on the website talent house. I just submitted one last one for this year so I appreciate any support and you can vote here at this link....

Vote For My Piece HERRRREEEE!!!

Here is an image of my submission.  

This piece was an experiment with Charley Harper's style and halftones.  I am trying to emulate Charlie Harper's illustrations using more straight to curve lines in the design and textures.  I also really wanted to get into halftones and I think it will be something I will continue to add into more of my work, because they are soo fun to use! I miss old comics that use halftones like the old marvel comics from the 40's through the 60's.  The colors are neutral also like the comics from that period.

I will post some more work from Stephen Silver's class soon and also more figure drawings!  

That's it for now, take care!

New Contest and New Caricatures

Hello everybody, I am in a new contest on Talenthouse, you can vote for me at this link....

Vote For My Piece!

Unfortunately, I did not win the last contest I participated in, but that will not stop me from entering more. Thank you for those who voted and I always appreciate the constant support!

Here is the page it is the musician, Guy Valarino couch surfing on a sea of fans!!!

Here is a caricature of Harpo.  I chose a more reserved pose rather than his chaotic personality depicted in the movies, every time Harpo plays the harp he is serious.  Here you can see at this clip...

Harpo Playing Harp

Here are some sketches for the piece..

I also practiced more pet caricatures, here is my friend's, Jon, dog Jake, yes like the Jake in Adventure Time! 

Jake is not happy with the Knicks this year, honestly I miss Novak from the team.

I drew this cockatoo for my mom, my influence for these drawings is Charlie Harper.  He is just awesome! The bird's name is Mickey, but later in her life we discovered Mickey was a girl... We still call her Mickey regardless.

This last one is my mom's African Grey Parrot, Skylar. 

 I have a video of him dancing to my beatboxing here is a link...

AfricanGreyDance

My mom is getting him to dance because he eats too much and is fat.  He has a ton of energy though for a bird his size.

That's it for now, take care!

More Character Studies

Hello, here is an update from what I am doing in Stephen Silver's Character Design Class.  I redrew the  Abelina and Wren (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) character more simplified and colored in.  Here is the full color, the final ink and the roughs.

Abelina Baxter

IF you look at the roughs, the left hand is drawn as a right hand so I had to fix that in the final...

 Here I simplified Abelina's form more keeping minimal details and more exact measurement.  I am going to practice more turnarounds, I have not done one for the other character Wren Blackburn, so perhaps her next.

Wren Blackburn finals and other drawings....

Here is a cowboy drawing I did, I tried to change the style a bit, but the anatomy and overall construction is a bit off. I am going to revise this and later color that version in.

Here are some roughs of other cowboys, a cowgirl concept that I didn't get to do.

Horse concepts

That's it for now, take care!!!

LimoLand Project 1

Hey Everybody, I just joined Talent House so I could get a wider audience for my work and compete in competitions with my art.  This first project is for the company LimoLand and the theme is Love for Valentine's Day.

Please vote for me so I could win! 

Here is my link....

Link to Vote for My Project!!!!!

I uploaded these images onto my blog so that people could view the project more clearly.  For some reason the size is very tiny on the website.  

Here is the description of the piece...

For my interpretation of love, I thought about relationships and how two opposites combined creates a strong bond. Through this idea, I thought it would be fun to play around with a variety of foods that follow this concept such as spaghetti and meatballs. I settled for the classic combination of peanut butter and jelly.

From this concept, I personified each side of the sandwich, peanut butter and jelly, as a separate gender to symbolize the dynamic bond that make this snack taste so great!

For my final proposal, I divided a page into three individual poses and a pattern to allow the viewer to see the images by themselves and as a group. Another reason why I separated these images is that I feel each pose is strong enough to be it's own design, in which, allows my illustration to be used in multiple ways to create an awesome clothing design!

I had fun doing this project!I hope everyone enjoys the humor and charm that I dedicated to this design. Have a Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Thanks everyone for your time and support! I will post more work soon and even participate in more contests!!!