SLAM DUNK!

There is a lot of art work, writing, sketches and ideas that are not going to make it into the bible package when we pitch this show. But all that extra art really brings the characters to life in my mind. And since I am not a fan of wasting art, I'll find a way to sneak it into the show when it goes into production.

more BANGO expressions

disgruntled

This expression makes me laugh.

in action

Just a pose to show this character's personality and his affinity for mechanics and gizmos. I changed his nose from the last time I tweaked his design.

logo design

I have been promising my girlfriend a logo for her business, BONGO KNOT, for a couple years now. This is the logo that will go on her knitted items made from sheep wool. I have other logos to do for her; an alpaca, a cotton plant, an angora bunny, and whatever other types of yarn fibers she uses.

the "TAKE!"

I love the cartoon "TAKE". Sponge Bob Square Pants uses the "take", as did Ren & Stimpy, and currently I have been watching a lot of The Mighty Bee and I see them do a lot of takes in that show too. What I love about the "take" is craziness. Anything goes in a "take" and you can practically throw the model sheet out the window...as long the character pops back in model. Some of the best "takes" I have seen were on Ren & Stimpy, the characters heads would literally split in two, the exageration and expressions were out of this world.

more extreme...updated

Played with a very quick color job.

I am pushing his expressions further, exaggerating and making them more extreme...more animated.

Bango tired

Had a meeting today to discuss this "Slinky" project. It went amazingly well. The bible, character descriptions, season story arcs, and episode synopsis are looking very likely to be approved by mid week. The character pictured here is all but approved, except for a few color corrections. I am very excited at the prospect of this series going into production. The characters have really grown on me.

Run Bango Run

He is definitely fun to pose.

colored

Just a quick clean an color job for presentation purposes.

expressions...updated

Updated clean image above.
The top 3 expressions are my favorites, perhaps because they are the more wacky of the bunch. He's got good range.

more drawings of this guy...updated

Updated pic above.

He looks like a normal boy...until he uses his SLINKY powers. Animating a walk cycle, falling down stairs and using his Slinky powers is going to be a real challenge. I am going to need to do a lot of study on how a Slinky moves, and then create a 2D flat interpretation of it, and then figure out how it works with the character's anatomy and movement. But I am looking forward to animating him.

growing on me

The more I pose this guy, the more I like his design. I can really picture him animated and acting.

never ending design...updated

Updated pic above.
This is the most challenging character I have ever had to design. I can't even count the number of sketches and versions I have done of this guy. Thus far, I like this direction best.

jack wild

Just a sketch loosely based on Jack Wild.