sketches 02-27-2011

Still working on it. Trying to work on a simple cartoony version and more detailed cartoony version

sketch attempts

Always been weak at drawing women and girls so I'm going to try and learn. Also trying to see if I can finally start drawing on a consistent basis. If it happens, this blog should show improvement over time.

CD cover design for Marvel Muzic

This is an album design I just completed for Marvel Muzic, one of the hottest producers I know.

self portrait photoshop experiment

InnerSPACE: Graphic Novels

Excellent online video about Graphic Novels:

http://watch.spacecast.com/innerspace/2010/innerspace-graphic-novels/

Worldview: the game

I'm currently working on a quiz game that allows people to guess where a photo may have been taken. The objective of the game is to get people to think twice about some of the assumptions they may have of some of the countries they may have heard of. Here's a link to the current version of the quiz game:

http://www.darneldegand.com/ISG

Dr. Joey Lee from Teachers College is the adviser on this project.

Monster by Walter Dean Myers

Not a new book, but definitely a must read for all kids (and adults). It was published a while ago (in 2001), but it is still relevant. Walter Dean Myers does an excellent job of entertaining while educating. He keeps it simple but explains a lot at the same time.