THE THINGS I DO FOR A BUCK...

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Lawnmower Man.

This is how caricatures usually come together: a good, clear, recent colour photo of the intended "victim," occasionally specific backgrounds/tools/vehicles, etc are included, a "gag" or significant quote of some sort, and voilà!

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THE THINGS I DO FOR A BUCK...

PLEASE check the links to the right of the page under "The Things I do for a Buck" to see further examples of stuff I've done...maybe you'll recognize a thing or two! Thanks, gang.

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Sketchbook, @1995.

I found these when I was going through some old sketchbooks, looking for the line art for another old project I'd done. I never found what I was looking for, but it was an interesting trip down memory lane just the same...

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THE THINGS I DO FOR A BUCK...

PLEASE check the links to the right of the page under "The Things I do for a Buck" to see further examples of stuff I've done...maybe you'll recognize a thing or two! Thanks, gang.

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Get Your motor Runnin'...

Here are a few examples of some of the ads I've put together for Harley Davidson of Yorkton, while in the employ of the Leader-Post. The "biker" toon was used quite frequently, usually with "seasonal" appointments - such as a Santa suit at Christmas - to great effect. The vintage-looking photo in the ad on the left is actually a composite that I made out of three other photos, then used various filters to achieve the antiquated look. I think it works!...

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THE THINGS I DO FOR A BUCK...

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Logo re-vamp.

Done for 340-Six Paint. Variations on a theme...

THE THINGS I DO FOR A BUCK...

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A Few Panels From a Storyboard.

Storyboards are good exercise. They need to be done quickly, and they generally don't require the same level of detail as most illustration work does. These involved a lot of composite images and adaptation of existing artwork, all thrown together in Photoshop. Some received extra attention, others cut corners. The average time per panel? @30 minutes.

THE THINGS I DO FOR A BUCK...

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Real Gone Guy's Used Art

A quick little video I put together for YouTube, using GarageBand and Quicktime. Whee!

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THE THINGS I DO FOR A BUCK...

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Big Wheels Rollin'...

This was done for the Saskatchewan Trucking Association. The original illustration (top) had a little smoke action going on up top, but I soon discovered that diesel smoke is an issue that the organization doesn't want to draw attention to, so it was done away with on the final product (lower image.)

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More Misc. Logos.

These are just a few examples of the many, many logos I've designed over the years...

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Some older stuff.

Just a few miscellaneous items I found while poking around on some old backup disks. These are all typical of the product I might have produced while working at the 'Post. Often I was faced with trying to put too much information from the customer into too small of an allotted space, while attempting to make it look appealing to the eye...sometimes, it worked; other times...well... :0

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THE THINGS I DO FOR A BUCK...

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Ron's Book.

This is the cover art and a few select chapter illustrations that I created for Leader-Post humour columnist Ron Petrie's first book, "Running of the Buffalo." Ron is one of those fellas with a "putty face" - possessed of a wide range of facial expressions. he can (and certainly DID) look VERY different from photo to photo. I eventually settled on a single photo image to base the illustration on. The buffaloes are meant to mimic the tame cartoon sidekick of a famous Queen City icon - "Pemmican Pete."

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THE THINGS I DO FOR A BUCK...

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