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It's been a minute. The last time I overhauled this site was 2015 and a whole lot has happened since, so it was time. The new site is live, it's fast, and for t

While building Quads I needed a radial menu that didn't feel arbitrary, and I ended up going way down the rabbit hole on it. So I've pulled it out into its own

OK, here's the big one I've been hinting at for over a year. Quads is a box modeler for Apple Vision Pro, and it's the app I've wanted since the first time I pu

Second immersive environment for the site is live and this one is a little more unsettling. Sketchbot has wandered into the Backrooms.

The original TRON ignited my passion for computer animation when I first saw it at 16 in 1982. With TRON: Ares hitting theaters this week, I decided to create a

First bit of code I've put out in public! VRNavDemo is a small sandbox for testing camera navigation models on Vision Pro, and it's up on my GitHub.

Well, I did it. After a year of watching from the sidelines I picked up an Apple Vision Pro and it's been living on my desk ever since. I have a lot of thoughts

ZBrush for iPad dropped and I've been sculpting on the couch all week. Here's the first real test, an alien head that I started as a quick doodle and kept pushi

Couldn't let October go by without at least a couple of seasonal 'bots. SkullBot got a V2 pass this year and Candy Corn Bot is brand new.

A little side project that got out of hand. I've been playing with hex based meshes in ZBrush as a way to get sci-fi surface detail without hand placing every p

Here it is, the big one. I've submitted The Museum of Untold Possibilities to the Epic MegaGrants program and I've put the full pitch up on the site for anyone

I've been spending a lot of nights and weekends in Unreal Engine this year and this is the first thing to come out of it that I'm happy to share. Afternoon At T

With SCOOB! out now I can share some 3D concept tests I did for Dick Dastardly's Mean Machine for Warner Animation Group.

Been heads down on this one for a while and can finally show some stills. Jammin' Alpacas is a stylized animated short featuring a band of alpacas, a space bill

It's been a busy year here in LA and I'm looking forward to a little downtime with the family. Thanks to all the clients and fellow artists who made 2018 a good

Just wrapped a really enjoyable character design gig for GIBCO, the cell culture brand from Thermo Fisher Scientific. The ask was to turn cells into appealing c

Here's a 'bot I designed and rendered for the folks at Adobe to help promote their VR storytelling tools. The brief was a robot painting in VR, so naturally he

TikiBot started as a doodle in my sketchbook a couple months back and I kept coming back to it, so this week I finally blocked him out in ZBrush.

I'm finally able to share this one! Autodesk brought me on to design, model and render the new mascot for the Maya Learning Channel, and M4Y4 is now officially

Volume 4 of Nuthin' But Mech is out now from Design Studio Press and I'm honored to be included once again alongside some incredibly talented mech designers.

Another March in the books! This was my third go at Dacosta Bayley's March of Robots and I managed to get 27 'bots out the door, which is a personal best. A few

I am incredibly honored to have been invited to submit imagery for the Nuthin' But Mech series.In appreciation of Francis Tsai's contributions to the artistic c

I have a four-page tutorial published in 3D World Magazine's September Issue #198 that goes into the making of the KeyShot 6 Avatar.You can also view some highe

Fun and quick method for simulating lighting with MatCaps in KeyShot 6.

Been busy cranking on this cool 'bot design for the gang over at KeyShot. Full reveal in the near future. In the meantime, visit https://www.keyshot.com/keyshot

If you have a 3D Printer and would like to own one of my robot creations, look no further than the Mold3D Shop. I am one of the initial launch artists, and we'l

Just finished up this model test using Maya, Zbrush 4R7 beta, and Keyshot 3D. I was asked if I had anything in the Disney style in my modeling portfolio, and I

I designed this 'bot for my buddy's new company that helps with properly formatting files for award show entries. Check it out at http://www.entrybot.comModeled

In my attempt at resurrecting my blog, here is the 2nd post of the year!I've added a new work page featuring a bunch of ZBrush sketches and projects. It's fun g

Happy New Year! It was time to overhaul my website, and I really wanted to check out SquareSpace. I was very impressed with the relative ease of migrating the e

Has it really been almost 4 months since my last blog post?! Holidays, family, and work have been keeping me plenty occupied. I did find time to squeeze in a cu

Designer Con 2011 is this Saturday, November 5th, at the Pasadena Convention Center! I'm pleased to announce these incredible resin casts by Pretty In Plastic a

New York Comic Con is right around the corner, and I'm excited to return to NY to participate in my fourth NYCC. I won't have my own booth this year, so I'll be

This is pretty big news - I've been included in Series 1 of Chocoloate Soop's awesome new iPad app, StikaliciousThe app is a free download and includes one comp

It's been a busy Summer, so let's try to catch up on some blog posts!I was excited to be part of "Super" Cooper Berella's huge birthday celebration group art sh

It's been over 2 months since my last post, but with good reason - we've relocated to Los Angeles, CA this past June! It's been a busy Summer thus far getting s

I'm very excited to be invited by Steve Mann and the NYC Maya Users Group to give a presentation on how I use Autodesk Maya to create characters that are printe

Alright folks - here's the first new Sketchbot colourway for 2011! Variant 3 sports a popping, semi-translucent magenta tint to the vinyl and comes with ink pen

Astute readers will recall that when I first started the Sketchbot blog back in 2007, I was excited to be heading to Berlin to attend my first Pictoplasma confe

It's been a crazy busy month work-wise, but I was able to crank out this custom - The Pharaoh Bonez - for tonight's "Dem Bonez, The Reconstruction"custom show o

Here is the full reveal of my custom Alien Argus for Max Nagata's group show at Toy Art Gallery, which opens tomorrow, Feb 26th and runs thru Mar 26th.**UPDATE*

Here's a few sneaks of my piece for Mark Nagata's Alien Argus Custom Group Show, opening Feb. 26th and running thru March 26th, 2011 at Toy Art Gallery in Holly

Happy New Year Sketchbot followers! It's been a very busy start for me, as I just completed a big freelance gig for Saatchi NY and am putting finishing touches

It's been an incredible year for Sketchbot. We debuted the original colourway this past June at My Plastic Heart and had them available at San Diego Comic Con i

When I first began this custom, I was going to do an entire figure covered in sculpted fur based on two drawings I did called Furbot. I started with the body, b

Alright, technically, it's Thursday as I compose this final teaser grid before we head out to LA. I'm simply not going to have any time to do this in the mornin

Alright folks, here we go with day four's teaser grid. As the incredible imagery continues to pour in I get excited as to the impact this show will have on the

Are we really only 3 days aways from opening night?! Hells ya, and I'm just now painting MY entry for the show! (I work best under pressure) This third installm

Alright, we're in the homestretch for the big show this Friday night. Here are two more sets of teaser grids for you all to drool over! Artists represented in t

Alright folks, we're one week away from the big show at Munky King, and what better way to kick off the countdown than to release the first set of teaser images

It's been a crazy October, which started off with a whirlwind 3 days at NYCC, where Variant 2/Blue was released. (view my Flickr set here) I've been busy gettin

After the huge success of the first Sketchbot Custom Show back in March, I've decided to curate a 2nd show to coincide with Designer Con in late November. Openi

I know, it's already 2 weeks after San Diego Comic Con, but I didn't come straight home - I had a 5-day stopover in LA to attend Siggraph. Finally settled in ba

Just a quick post to upload my official pictures of the new Sketchbot colourways, then off to the convention center for my first signing of the day! - Posted us

Yes, I drink the Apple Kool-Aid big time. I got an iPad within the first week they went on sale and am having a blast with it. I still have yet to find the idea

I'm very pleased to inform you all that The Sketchbot Custom Show at My Plastic Heart was a huge success! We had an amazing turnout - there were easily 100-150

Today's the big day! Sketchbot Custom Show tonight at My Plastic Heart, and I'm kicking things off with the full reveal of my custom, GigantorBot!Anyone who kno

This archival photo was recently uncovered, revealing a protector of the city long before there were Transformers or Super Heroes... #block-0e706535a2e2a087dd7d

This will be the final teaser grid before the show! We're still waiting on last minute arrivals, but here's another 18 crops from the roster for you to drool ov

We're one week away from the big show and the sneak peeks have started to trickle in. I've been Tweeting updates throughout the week, and thought I'd show a few

It's March 1st, and I'm super psyched to announce phase 1 of Sketchbot! We're kicking things off with a huge custom show at My Plastic Heart NYC that opens on F

I just wrapped up a pretty cool project for the agency Creature based in Seattle. I was one of three artists chosen to interpret three winning drawings (out of

It's been a busy two months since my last post in October. I finished two freelance gigs, and also received the T1 and paint samples of Sketchbot! Tweaks and ad

I've been on Twitter for 8 months now, and it's by far my favourite social networking site. It's the pure essence of micro-blogging. I've found that I discover

It's been awhile since my last post. I recently wrapped up a 6-week animation freelance gig (will post about that next) and needed to finish some entries for th

We've got one day left on our 2-week West Coast adventure. First stop was visiting family in AZ, followed by 2 1/2 days in San Diego at Comic Con, a 3-day visit

The Artist Series: Steve Talkowski from I Heart Cool Stuff on Vimeo.I was recently interviewed by Erika (aka, Sakiwaki) from www.iheartcoolstuff.com - be sure t

What a difference a year makes.Last year this time I had just completed two hand sculpted and painted prototypes of the first version of Sketchbot. I brought th

Here's a quick update on the Sketchbot prototype. Two full sets were delivered yesterday from the awesome Crystalline Models! One will be fully painted and on d

Truth be told, I'm gonna miss my original 1st gen iPhone. I really liked the look and feel of the casing, and OS 3.0 ran just fine on it. However, I couldn't wa

Sketchbot DIY MadL from Steve Talkowski on Vimeo.This project started out as a proof-of-concept for setting up the Sketchbot blinking eye rig. I haven't started

Lots of exciting things going on behind the scenes at Sketchbot Studios. First, you'll notice a new masthead at the top of the blog that represents the updated

SciFi Cheerios "if" Spot from Steve Talkowski on Vimeo.I worked with Hush on this spot a few weeks ago. My role entailed rigging up and animating the bee charac

After enduring a hellish 45-minute traffic clusterf*ck on the L.I.E., we finally made it to Flushing for the Kicktoys' Launch Party at Toyqube. There was a grea

Here's a little sneak peak of my custom BEit Dude for the Kicktoys launch party this Friday at ToyQube. #block-45b63f2b0eaf9b8c0987 { mix-blend-mode: var(--twea

Here are my pictures from the My Plastic Heart opening that took place on Friday, April 10th, 2009. Lots of excellent work on display, and it's always a pleasur

I can't believe it's been six weeks since my last post! I've been incredibly busy, with two back-to-back freelance gigs taking up the majority of that time. For

The pencil is back! I really needed to revisit the accessory issue because, really, what good is a sketchbot without his drawing implement?! I had always envisi

It was a tiring three days heading back and forth from Brooklyn to Javitz Center. Saw lots of familiar faces, and many who remembered me and Sketchbot from last

After a 2-week hiatus, I was finally able to start thinking about the next step with the Sketchbot prototype pieces - mold making and pulling a few resin casts.

The Sketchbot 3d printed pieces FINALLY arrived this afternoon. (mental note - USPS "Priority" is an oxymoron)I am extremely happy with the quality and detail o

How cool is this? Gabriel from Crystalline Models was kind enough to snap a few pictures of the Sketchbot model in mid-print. I would love to see a time lapse o

I've been getting some great feedback over on Flickr, and I agreed with the observation that his legs appeared a bit too thin. I also wasn't entirely happy with

NYCC is 4 1/2 weeks away, and I'm feverishly putting the final touches on the revised Sketchbot. The plan is to do a relatively modest run of hand-casted resin

Because I'm aHUGEfan and avid collector of all things Tetsujin-28/Gigantor, I just had to post these gorgeous images that Felix Ip, Creative Director of IMAGI A

I wanted to get in one last post before the end of the year. Sketchbot wishes you all a Happy Holidays and a great start to the New Year.I'm cooking up some new

I've been meaning to post up a slew of pictures since returning from an amazing week-long trip to Seattle for Thanksgiving. Jonlyn and I walked around quite a b

Just back from an amazing week in Seattle and I wanted to post up some photos of the collab piece I did with Fabric Lenny for his upcoming show at Low Space Gal

Here's a few snaps of my DCTO for Dacosta Bayley's upcoming Dreams To Dreams custom show. #block-4cacef8974f5ed6ec474 { mix-blend-mode: var(--tweak-text-block-b

Today marks a full year since the Sketchbot blog went live. The character has come a long way over the past 12 months, evolving from a simple silhouette sketch

I'm putting the finishing touches on my next piece, Dacosta Bayley's DCTO (Dreams Come True Object) daruma vinyl for the first custom toy show to be held in a m

Last night, My Plastic Heart hosted the launch of kaNO's latest designer vinyl toy, Bodega. The character is based on the small juice bottle drinks that were wi

The second show we saw last Friday night was at Toy Tokyo's The Showroom, featuring Osaka Popstar's Devil Dog platform. There were an enormous amount of pieces

Looks like I just found the title for a new posting series, "Friday Night Openings." It seems there are more custom art show openings than ever taking place in

This impressive array of pumpkins - on view in the beautiful Brooklyn neighborhood of Cobble Hill - is one of the more inventive displays I've seen out there. 1

We got replacement pumpkins from the same stand upstate and finally got 'em both carved up this afternoon. They turned out better than I expected, considering t

So, I desperately needed to update my demo reel. I've had this amazing piece of music from Lalo Schifrin in mind to use, like, forever. I'm posting on Vimeo bec

There were quite a few events happening this past Friday night in NYC, and the two we saw were well worth the time spent waiting in line. First up was Kathie Ol

Playing around with some rendering ideas for a possible 2d animation approach. #block-54ac2565e4b03e8d268f6948 { mix-blend-mode: var(--tweak-text-block-blend );

We got these killer pumpkins while upstate last weekend. Paid a butt load for both and didn't want to carve them too early. Well, now they are deteriorating ter

Cypher13 have updated their Soft and Furry website! You can now check out pictures from opening night at Plastic Chapel, view multiple angles of each piece, and

I'd like to offer up one of my custom images that I've been using as wallpaper for my iPhone to all the Sketchbot readers out there who also drink the Apple koo

EepyBird's Sticky Note experiment from Eepybird on Vimeo. Saw this on Gizmodo and had to share it with Sketchbot readers. (Ok, so I also wanted to try embedding

Just a quick reminder - PICTOPLASMA NYC begins with a party tonight, followed by two days chock full of speaker presentations and character animation screenings

Guess the cat is somewhat out of the bag... ;) http://www.joyengine.com/tag/steve-talkowski/ My Photoshop mock up is on the upper right corner. #block-54ac2565e

Here's a little peek at my entry for the Soft and Furry show. #block-54ac2565e4b03e8d268f694f { mix-blend-mode: var(--tweak-text-block-blend ); border-radius: v

No sleep for us customizers - next show up is Cypher13's Soft&Furry show at Plastic Chapel in Denver, CO, featuring Looft, Doo, and Groond. I only had time to d

Here's my piece for the APW Gallery "House of Liu" Custom show taking place tonight. More pictures up here, and at APW's site here. #block-54ac2565e4b03e8d268f6

Yes, I like to push the envelope. The envelope in this case being the deadline for ToyQube's 4th Anniversary show, which is tonight! It's all cool, though - I g

This is fun: http://www.faceyourmanga.com

The week-long lapse in posting is due to cranking on my Sharky custom. It's getting down to the wire and I'll be starting the final paint Wednesday afternoon. (

Just a quick post to announce two upcoming shows I'll have pieces in: The first is ToyQube's 4th Anniversary Party, to be held at the Sullivan Room in NYC on Fr

Believe it or not, I bought ZERO toys this year! I stopped being an obsessive Gigantor collector a few year ago, so now I only purchase items that appeal to me

My Jet Blue flight was canceled yesterday due to "weather conditions on the East Coast." Fortunately, I was able to acquire an extra night stay at The Sofia Hot

If you've seen me throughout the week, you most likely have caught me pimping Sketchbot to whoever will stop and listen. ;) This photo courtesy of John Stokes,

Just back at the hotel and am already overwhelmed. San Diego Comic Con is HUGE! It's like 3 times the size of NYCC. (Incidentally, I was here a year ago for Sig

Arrived in San Diego last night. Refreshing to be out of the current heat-wave the East Coast was experiencing. Though, I am WIPED OUT! The past 5 days have bee

*whew* What a weekend. In the midst of a 5-day heat wave here in NYC, not ideal conditions for spray painting up on the roof. Spraying out the window with fans

Alright, second mold completed. Five positives pulled yesterday afternoon. Pencil mold completed. Two positives pulled. I was meticulous with my use of Plexigla

In-between 2 days of iPhone madness last Thursday and Friday I was able to get a slight amount of work done. The weekend was spent with lots of patching and san

Magic Sculpt is the bomb! This stuff hardens like a rock and sands very nicely. Spent about 6 hours today sanding and detailing. Drilled out the holes for the r

Success! Ok, after the 2nd attempt, but still, I'm much happier that I got a workable positive out of my problematic first mold. A few mental notes: use larger

I poured the 2nd half of the mold this afternoon, and after 4 1/2 hours of letting it cure it appears that it's still squishy in parts. As I feared, the top hal

So, I'm upstate and have lugged all the materials with me to create the mold and pull some positives. The only problem is, I underestimated how much OOMOO 25 wa

Alright, finally getting to the sanding and smoothing stages. I've been doing quite a bit of tiny corrections, then re-baking, sanding, and repeat. There's stil

I stopped by APW Gallery last night to view the custom 16" Qee show on display. This was a smaller, more intimate show than usual for APW, and a welcome one at

As work continues on the sculpt i've learned to NOT over bake Sculpey! However, I did manage to get my carve on and was quite studious in fleshing out the volum

I finally had time on Friday to begin a sculpt of the Sketchbot prototype. In addition to creating a 3d model in the computer, I believe it's equally - if not m

Two of my favourite daily visits, Toycyte and ToysREvil, picked up my Plushform post. It's a great honor to be paired with my buddy kaNO. Thanks Jeremy and Andy

I'm taking a cue from kaNO and posting a peak of my custom Plushform piece for the upcoming Custom Exhibit and Launch Party to be held at the Rotofugi design st

I've been anxiously awaiting this game for years now. Today, EA released the demo of the Spore Creature Creator. You can take snapshots of your creation and eve

This was a day's worth of work I did for a quick pitch idea for a friend. Original character design executed as layers in Illustrator, then animated straight-ah

I am HOOKED on EURO 2008! Watching the matches inspired the following doodles. I especially liked one particular silhouette and decided to turn the Sketchbot lo

I'd like to give a shout-out to Colette from Tomopop for featuring my custom Munny today! Tomopop is a recent find and quickly became one of my "daily visit" si

My winning entry ("Cutest" Munny) in APW Gallery's Munny Contest is now up on Custom Toy Lab! #block-54ac2565e4b03e8d268f696d { mix-blend-mode: var(--tweak-text

Here it is, my entry for tonight's Custom Munny Show at APW Gallery! Swing by if you're local to see plenty of custom goodness from a slew of participating arti

I was up at the crack of dawn this morning - ok, so it was more like 6:40am - to photograph the Munny out in my backyard (Brooklyn Bridge Park) and was floored

Another teaser before tomorrow's unveiling. What can it be?! #block-54ac2565e4b03e8d268f6970 { mix-blend-mode: var(--tweak-text-block-blend ); border-radius: va

Just a small glimpse at the work-in-progress for this Saturday's Munny Contest at APW Gallery. I'll be posting a more thorough "making of" once the piece goes o

We finally got to see the incredible Takashi Murakami exhibit that's currently on display at the Brooklyn Museum. It's an impressive show, and the craftsmanship

Today is my last day at Guava. As I wrap up my 3-year tenure as Animation Director to pursue my independent work and Sketchbot venture full-time, one of my favo

My first ever custom toy was accepted over at Custom Toy Lab this afternoon. Check out their great repository of all things custom! #block-54ac2565e4b03e8d268f6

Here's another set of Sketchbot prototype sketches. I like to put the character through as many poses and actions as possible to see how well the volumes hold u

Getting the Sketchbot prototype started ASAP has been on my mind lately. Whenever I have a free moment, I'll doodle a quick sketch and start fleshing out how to

A quick shout-out to Smashing Magazine for including my Sketchbot buttons in today's post compiling varied forms of buttons, badges, pins and clips. Check out a

I was quoted in Jeremy Brautman's excellent 3-part article posted today on ToyCyte regarding copyright and pirated content issues. Give it a read when you get t

I was invited to do a custom Ghostboy paper craft from Crossville X! Of course, I couldn't resist doing a 3d version and render. Check out the Crossville X blog

I couldn't resist mocking up a Sketchbot Munny as I work on a few ideas for APW Gallery's upcoming NYC Munny Contest. I've already done a Sketchbot Qee, so for

Thought I'd share a few shots from the impromptu photo shoot I did on the morning I had to turn my custom entry in for the APW show. I was heading into work and

By now, most of you who are into designer toys (and, are local to the NYC area) have most likely seen MAD's show at My Plastic Heart. If not, you've got until M

Last Friday's opening at APW Gallery was jam-packed and well received. It was great to put faces to the many names I've encountered on the various designer toy

I stumbled across this incredible site earlier today whilst perusing slobot's blog. It's in French (hey Jeff, perhaps you can translate for me?) Some of the mos

If you find yourself wandering the Lower East Side tomorrow night, swing by APW Gallery and check out the "World Of Imagination" custom toy show! Artist recepti

I'm burning the midnight oil putting the finishing touches on my entry for the "World Of Imagination" show at APW Gallery. What, you thought I was gonna spill t

Alright, one last post before hitting the sack and closing out the busy week. Since I've been attending these recent shows and conventions, I've noticed fans wo

Got an early start this morning and day three was as jam-packed as the previous two. Continued to make some great contacts and meet some of the big names in the

This afternoon I ran into Saki-Waki on the NYCC main floor and she asked me if I had seen ToysREvil's blog post from Friday. I had to confess that I did not, as

Day 2 was panel day for me. We hit the Indiana Jones/Star Wars panel first. Didn't see too much more from Indy, though we did see a great trailer for the all CG

Only there half a day and we're already wiped out! This year looks to be even better than last year. I just got that vibe when we entered Javitz Center - there

Sticky Ricks came through with a last-minute ONE WEEK TURNAROUND for me! This is my first ever sticker run and I'm pretty happy with the outcome, with the excep

Received my cards yesterday from 4by6.com. They turned out great, with the exception of two annoying white streaks on the back of the postcard. As expected, the

Last night, I got to see my top two, all-time favourite singer/songwriters on stage together for the first time. And, Nick Lowe too. ;) During the encore, Nick

Here's my first test run for a new batch of 1" sketchbot buttons. You'll also notice a Joe Ledbetter pin for reference. ;) HUGE thanks to Vince over at My Plast

Yeah, yeah, so I just had to do 2 more tweaks. First, I felt the logo needed to be centered and more "heroic" as opposed to smaller and off center (think Batman

Ok, returned to a more symmetrical form, fixed some shading and outline issues, and applied the logo. Looking good! #block-54ac2565e4b03e8d268f698b { mix-blend-

Just finished this last night and trying to get a batch printed up for NY Comic Con in 2 weeks, though I might be cutting it short on the turnaround... #block-5

Finally getting around to posting photos from last Friday's opening for the excellent show currently up at My Plastic Heart. 'Technobabble' features the amazing

A quick morning post to point you to a few pictures I took last night from the NYC Kid Robot Pirate Shop. Tara McPherson was putting the finishing touches on a

I had been wanting to design a character that combined my love of drawing and my obsession with toy robots. The simplicity of a bold silhouette with a single ey

I'm a huge fan of Joe's and was excited to meet him for the first time tonight at his signing. The line moved relatively quickly, and we made it thru twice to g

Here's a another WIP before I head over to the Kid Robot Pirate Store for the Joe Ledbetter Tiger Dunny signing in about an hour! #block-54ac2565e4b03e8d268f699

A quick, vector shaded version of Toober. Thought I'd try Illustrator's gradient mesh tool as opposed to painting the volumes in Photoshop like I typically do.

Been doodling this tubular character for the past few days now. Think it's about time to give him a full-up 3d treatment next. #block-54ac2565e4b03e8d268f6993 {

Day 5 - Last Walk On The Beach Originally uploaded by sketchguy Came across this Portuguese Man O' War during our last stroll on the beach in Playa del Carmen b

For the 2nd week in a row, Jonlyn and I attended a few really nice art openings. Friday night was a joint show by Krista Huot and Parskid at My Plastic Heart. B

On Sunday, Kidlew and I hit Javitz Center for the 2008 NYC Toy Fair. This was my first time attending. Now, i've been going to Siggraph for 20 years and have be

This past Saturday, February 16th, Jonlyn and I accompanied Kidlew and Annie to Yoyamart for the Friends With You signing. Jonlyn got the last "The Boy" plushie

Today is a great day. My new dual 3 GHz Quad Core Xeon Mac Pro with 4GB (soon to be 12GB) of RAM and NVidia 8800GT graphics card arrived! Having never before do

Inner ear infections are NOT fun. This is the third time as an adult that I've had vertigo, and this spell had me out of commission for 4 consecutive days. Anyo

Super 7 - Ghost Land, originally uploaded by jonlynw. Uh oh, I got the HB hooked on vinyl toys! ;) We picked up the first few duri

Steve T Moneygrip Rooftop-1, originally uploaded by sketchguy. Ok, this is my first test using the 'blog photo from flickr' feat

A few roof-top pictures of my final entry for the Moneygrip show. I was in a hurry to snap some pics in outdoor light before turning in my character. I've also

This past Friday, January 25th, saw the opening of KaNO's 'Get A Grip' Moneygrip Custom show at My Plastic Heart NYC. The turnout was great, with a jam-packed c

Chances are, if you watch [American] football (Go Giants!) over the past two seasons, you've seen the following promo for GMC's 'NFL Defensive Player of the Yea

Shout-out to Jack over at VinylPulse for the plug of my work on the Guavaroo character up at his site. #block-54ac2565e4b03e8d268f699f { mix-blend-mode: var(--t

Check back next Friday, January 25th, for a full breakdown of my design process and alternate mockups of my custom Moneygrip entry. For now, here's a sneak peak

I created the Guavaroo character back in 2006 as a means to promote character design and animation at the company i'm currently working at. We had t-shirts prin

Dropped off my Moneygrip entry on Saturday and picked up a bunch of nicely designed flyers to hand out! The show is on Friday, January 25th from 6-9pm at My Pla

I was made aware of this new portfolio site that I thought I'd give a try, Heywire Guild & Gallery. I've posted more of my traditional and digital life drawings

It's been pretty busy since returning from Berlin over Thanksgiving break. I'm finishing up my entry for the My Plastic Heart 'MoneyGrip' show before heading ou

After working out the vector illustration, I added the shading as a separate layer in Photoshop as opposed to using blends in Illustrator. #block-54ac2565e4b03e

"For the first time ever, NBC will televise the 75th celebration of the "Radio City Christmas Spectacular" in a one-hour exclusive special from the great stages

Just had to post about how clean the subway system is here. I was shocked to hear one of the locals referring to it as "a bit messy." Especially considering how

Had a chance to walk around a bit this afternoon after the DVD screening. I'm always intrigued by the local graffiti whenever visiting someplace new. After wand

Ok, so there's no Day 2 or Day 3 post. The screenings on both days ran very late, and by the time I got back to the hotel (2am-ish) I was simply too wiped out t

After a long trip, I arrived safely in Berlin yesterday. Celebrated my 42nd birthday fighting off jet lag (update - jet lag got the best of me, however, I did f

These were some of my initial sketches for the plug-man character that graces the homepage of my recently updated online portfolio. I'm having a blast getting r

I've been selected to participate in the upcoming MoneyGrip custom DIY show that will take place in January '08 at MyPlasticHeart in the East Village, NYC. The

The excitement for my trip to Berlin this Wednesday is starting to build. I'll be attending the Pictoplasma Animation Festival to be held in Mitte this Thursday

In addition to updating my online portfolio, I figured it was as good a time as any to begin a serious blog devoted to documenting new ideas, sketches and work-