Sketches from new FM Static video

I'm working on doing some animation for some upcoming videos for the band FM Static (Tooth and Nail). These are some early sketches I did of the main character/notebook sketches that follow the art direction of the CD packaging.I will be working on the video with director Van Blumreich, who I did videos for Copeland and The Presidents of the United States of America with. More to come soon!

Westheimer Block Party Poster

This is the step-by-step process I went through to complete a Screen Printed Poster for Houston, TX Westheimer Block Party. The first few drawings are blue pencil/graphite sketches and then it proceeds to the photo of the pencil drawing, and text layout/editing in Adobe Illustrator.
Comments appreciated

Dallas, TX High-Rise Graphic Install

These are some photos of a Vinyl installation my friend Gabriel Cavazos and I did. We do work for sign companies and we got contracted to design and install vinyl graphics in each 4 floor stairwell in the building. The stairwells were on the corners of the building and were surrounded in glass so that from the freeway you could see baroque designs traveling up the stairs of the building. It looked really cool when we were done and overall was a 2-3 week project from concept to completion. Click on the image for larger view.

Sargent House Shirt Designs

These are 3 shirt designs I did for a record label/ management company out of Echo Park, LA called Sargent House, home to These Arms Are Snakes, Daughters, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and many more. I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to propose 3 designs for their label shirts. Comments appreciated!

New ScreenPrints/ Posters

"Wires and Buttons" and "Delilah" videos DONE!!!

Young Mammals - "Wires and Buttons"

"Wires and Buttons" - Mark Armes from mark armes on Vimeo.




Young Mammals - "Delilah"
The Young Mammals won Song of the Year, Best new Band, and Best Indie Rock at the 2007 Houston Press Music Awards as a result of their very hard work and the independent release of the "Delilah" video.

"Delilah" Young Mammals from mark armes on Vimeo.

I had the very fortunate opportunity to work with the director Mark Armes and the Young Mammals to produce two amazing videos. On the video for "Wires and Buttons' I was absent from the set but I helped Color Correct the B&W footage in post and attempted to re-create the sharp contrasts used in old Zombie movies. In the "Delilah" video I basically created the rigs that brought the snack foods to life and helped with overall art direction.

ENJOY!!!!

Pencil Test GIFs

So here are some small pencil tests I've done in recently that I just kind of did the lead frames for and scanned in to Photoshop and made into a GIF to make sure my fluidity is right. So far, I do not think it is as spot on as I would like it to be but, I am ready to crack down and learn everything I can about animation. I have an intense amount of fun doing this and I would have to say there are few experiences in life that Ive had that parallel replicating movement and life from a series of drawings. Pretty rad.
Anyway, here they go---(click the links)

Pencil test #1

Pencil test #2

Pencil test #3
this one is supposed to be God playing baseball with your mind.

FPH Magazine Web Pencil Sketch
For Houston based monthly publication Free Press Houston

Comments are much appreciated!!!