It has been a while since I have posted on here and I wanted to give some sort of update.

I’ve been posting what I learn about drawing and painting at the Nomads Draw Blog
Here are a few of the pages from those posts.

The past ten years, I have spent surfing 3rd point Malibu and I can finally paint the pier with some kind of confidence.

Been using a Cintiq at work and trying to get better with my digital work and find a way to work that I can enjoy and not be frustrated by clicking around too much. These are a few color studies and whatnot.

Have also been working on perfecting my working method for rendering my figure drawings.

Other than that, been super busy with work and freelance stuff. Please check out the Nomads Draw blog, I will probably post there a little more regularly.

Hope everyone is well and Aloha to all my amigos out there!!
-Craig

Tryin to paint or surf on my lunch breaks. Get in the Van (www.getinthevan.com) has been a huge inspiration. Great work, great surfing, and a lot of heart. Check it out!!

-Craig

The movie release for this was really poorly done. These books were great when I was a kid and actually still are. I’m taking it upon myself to design the property the way I would like to see it. Just a fun side project to pass the late nights.

-Craig

Modelsheet development.

-Craig

Upon suggestion from a buddy I did this piece for my reel to bring things to a bit more polish than is possible working in games. It was a lot of fun especially after doing the 2D piece. The traditional stuff helps so much and applies to everything. The biggest advantage is that it makes you think carefully about every frame. Anywho, click on the image for the quicktime.

-Craig

Well…I finally finished this piece of animations. I learned a lot of lessons…some new….some old. Will add to this some of those findings after I get some sleep. Click on the image to see the movie.

-Craig

Aloha…been a while. Workin hard on the animation reel. In the meantime these are some color variations on a commission I am working on.

-Craig

A few more finished pieces to come very shortly…but this is one of my favorites so far. There is a big Hawaiian guy that goes with this girl. The CTN Animation Expo is coming up this weekend so I am busy getting ready for that. Hopefully I can color up another piece beforehand.

-Craig

Finally got a new piece together!! Enjoy.

-Craig

Same lifeguard tower…different day…very cloudy. I really need to work on my edges and color. But this is way closer than I have come before. Just gotta keep on pushing forward.

-Craig

This is a lifeguard station at Nicholas Canyon a.k.a. Zeroes. I had a great day surfing there and have wanted to paint a picture of that station for a while. I am working on another one from a different point of view and done on a more cloudy sort of day.

Until next time ladies and gentlemen!!
-Craig

Hey guys, wanted to put up a post about this show. It is taking place at 1401 Ocean Ave in Santa Monica. Which is basically the road that runs along the cliffs that overlooks the PCH. It will take place from 4pm-8pm so everyone can have time to enjoy the promenade, catch dinner, see a movie, or whatever your pleasure may be. Would be great to see you there!!

-Craig

These were all done within the last month. I have a thick sketchbook that I stopped using a while back because it is a pain to scan the images. But I really hate to waste the paper so I figured I would finish it off. Got about 20 more pages or so til the end. I’ll post some stuff from the last month or two that is on my clipboard in Part 2.

-Craig

Aloha!! So I haven’t tried a full on painting in acrylics like this ever. And tonight from a brief conversation found out I need to look into the uses of a badger brush as well as a spray bottle (other than getting in a water gun fight with my nieces). I shall find the secrets of these mysterious items for my next attempt.

On another note. Thank you to all who showed up to the Nomad Gallery’s first show. It was a great time and truly awesome to see you all there. And a super thank you to all the artists who showed, you guys are a huge inspiration. I hope to keep the thing going as long as you are willing to show.

Mahalo Amigos!!
-Craig

Planning a traditional painting of this one so wanted to solve a bunch of value problems first. It is so relaxing to do these things, I think ten years ago the reason I couldn’t get these done is I was way too hyper. Drawing from life in the sketchbooks suited me then. My patience level and enjoyment of staying on one piece for a bit has gone up a bit I think. Anyways, look forward to the painting. Hope everyone is doing well!!

-Craig

Whew…finally got this thing colored. Gotta bust out a background for it this week. Maybe I will have something for it by next weekend. Hope you guys like it, and a huge thank you for the comments. I wonder if anyone is looking at this stuff, and I am stoked to know that you are there and diggin this stuff.

Hope you guys are having a great weekend!!
-Craig

Been trying to practice up for the jeep piece. It had been a while since I inked and colored. Startin to get back in the flow of things. Enjoy!!

-Craig

It has been waaay tooo loooong. My wife and I just finished moving. It took three weeks because we are both too stubborn to hire movers…HA!! Big thank you to Sean Galloway for helping me move the antique Disney animation desk. Movers shall be hired next time around!! Anyways…this is the first of many to come in the next few weeks. Thanks for stoppin by and hope you enjoy!!

-Craig

Hey guys…been working on this one…hoping to get some inks on it this weekend. There is actually a background that I am working on that will make the title of this make more sense.

Have a great 4th!!

-Craig

A post to catch up a bit. Been real busy with way to many things. Hope you guys enjoy, and thank you for visiting and leaving your comments. I really appreciate hearing that you are liking the work.

The old man surfing was done for my dad. The kid was for the Nomad Gallery www.themightynomad.com And the others were from a late night figure drawing session in South Central….YIKES!!

-Craig