Some more backgrounds I painted for the latest episode of Final Space on TBS.
This was another one of my favorite locations to paint.
An escape pod interior I painted for Final Space episode 3 on TBS.
See if you can find the hidden reference to our art director Devo and BG lead Tommy (I’m assuming Tommy designed this one, since he put those easter eggs in the line-art).
The Helper Lair, which I painted for the 3rd episode of Final Space on TBS.
I was trying to channel some Prometheus vibes with the colors here.
A fun exterior I painted for the 3rd episode of Final Space on TBS.
Really enjoyed playing with the lighting here, but in general on the series I got to go nuts with lighting, so it was always fun.
Most shows I’ve worked on have had me pull back quite a bit on my instincts to make everything bright, glowing, and really dramatically lit, but Final Space was like, “Go nuts.”
Another satellite BG I painted from episode 1 of Final Space on TBS.
Designed by Brent Noll.
Some lovely satellites I painted from episode 1 of Final Space on TBS.
These were designed by Brent Noll.
Some backgrounds I painted of the Lord Commander’s planet for Final Space on TBS. This was probably my favorite location to paint in the entire series. The lighting was so fun!
Some backgrounds I painted for Final Space.
The backgrounds I’ve painted for this show are some of my favorite ever! I’ll post more as more episodes air.
Check out the show on TBS if you haven’t already!
Some more BGs I colored for Animals episode 5, “Rats”
Watch Animals on HBO!
A couple BGs I colored for the HBO series Animals, episode 8, “Squirrels”
Love this show, had a blast working on it! Watch it!
These were designed by Chris Bolden, and Phil Materese is responsible for the Rocko’s Modern Life reference in the 1st one.
Some more concept art I did for Broats, followed by screencaps of the final scenes (which were done by Six Point Harness).
Here's how the characters from Broats evolved from the pitch to the final short.
As much as I like "Der Monster Klub/Grave Puncher: The Movie!", the BG art in them is not my favorite. I thought these were interesting, though, to give you an idea of different versions things go through:
The first version of this BG was designed by either Andrew DeLange or Vance Caines (I forget who drew this one) and painted by me.
The second version has been made cooler and more Howard-y by our art director, Otto Tang. You can tell Otto's been there by the cat and duck imagery.
More videogames and bright lit up thingies I painted for "Weinerman Up". My favorite things to paint!
My favorite thing about painting "Weinerman Up" was Greg's Game hole. This was the first time we got to really flesh it out and go nuts with tons of crazy arcade games. My favorite thing to paint is weird, bright, neon light sources (check Mr. Driscoll's secret lab in "Dawn of the Driscoll"), so this was a blast!
If someone asked me which episode of Randy Cunningham 9th Grade Ninja was the most difficult to paint, it was definitely "Weinerman Up." I had already watched the animatic and was counting down the weeks and days until this one came up, knowing it was going to be a huge undertaking. We had to paint countless buildings with which to populate downtown Norrisville, and paint many of them in both a clean version and a "destroyed" version, so the animators could pull off Jack Hammer's rampage. It was a ton of work, but it's also one my favorite episodes.
Here's an example of a BG I painted for it, before and after Jack Hammer smashes through.
Here are a couple BGs I painted from Randy Cunningham 9th Grade Ninja episode "Nukid On The Block". The chili vat scene was definitely my favorite to paint for this episode.