Think Different
Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t […]
“You don’t look so good”
My first try at making a eLearning Cartoon for work. It’s call “You don’t look so good” eLearning Cartoon “You don’t look so good” from Norman Grock on Vimeo.
Character design packet
Last week at work, they asked me to do a talk about character design and how I go about creating characters. This is the second time that they’ve asked me to do this presentation, the first time was for ‘bring your child to work’ day, and the older kids, about 12 year olds, seemed to […]
Drawing a Cartoon Head
You may follow these steps. If you are already comfortable enough with drawing you can move on, but it is always a good idea to review the basics. Once you know the basics, you’ll be able to start making your own changes and tweaks, which start to shape your style as an artist.
Facial Expressions
When sitting down to do a drawing of any character, one of the first things to think about is what emotion you want your character to express. A great way to show emotion in your drawings is through the face. Here are a handful of different emotions and reactions you can use when creating your […]
June Promo Mailer Process
When we first started our gang of 4 at Once Upon A Sketch we set the goal of sending out a promo mailer every quarter. We decided that our first was going to be mythological creatures. I can’t remember how I settled on my creature, mermaids, but I’m sure one of my friends here at OUAS can […]
2011 SCBWI Oregon spring conference recap
Day 1 Over this past weekend I went to my first SCBWI conference here in Portland Oregon at the Shilo Inn and met a lot of great illustrators. It was a weekend full of ups and downs. Lots of great information with a few duds thrown in as well. Friday started out promising […]
My Top 10 of 2010 – Entertainment
Honorable Mention Video Game – MegaMan 10 (PS3) Books – The Art of Avatar the Last Airbender (Dark House) Movie – Inception 10. Video Game – Cut the rope (iPhone) 9. Comics – Amulet: The Cloud Searchers by Kazu Kibuishi (Scholastic) 8. Video Game – Super Mario Galaxy 2 (WII) 7. Cartoons – Scooby-Doo! Mystery […]