Aaron the Boy: The Blog

2010-08-19T18:57:00.000-07:00

Concept art. in Panter

2009-08-22T16:31:00.000-07:00

Popzilla Coming to MTV

our studio Animax Entertainment is working on a new animated show coming to MTV this fall. Think TMZ meets South Park animation. My friends have been working hard on the show. I did a tiny bit of character design for it as well. check it out here:

Popzilla Coming Soon

2009-03-12T18:03:00.000-07:00

Ride them Slots -- Slotcar by Animax Entertainment

I wanted to give a shout-out to my co-workers for our studio's new web show "Slotcar," lampooning the Nascar world in miniature slot car form.

http://www.funnyordie.com/slotcartv

the miniatures looked awesome, and they used pyrotechnics and everything. Hope you enjoy.

2009-01-14T22:44:00.000-08:00

Get Your Mojo!
Dig animation? Check out the new site www.cartoonmojo.com. It's run by cartoonists Louie del Carmen and Octavio Rodriguez, and is a project I helped design and build. The site has just started, but hopefully this will be a huge nexus of up-and-coming animation! Please support, and if you have any animation work you care to share, post it!

2009-01-03T18:16:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday, Alex
OK, Alex's birthday was a few weeks ago. However, I made him a card starring a familiar character.... himself, complete with "Fuckleducks™" brand snacking crackers and tribute "Yes" band t-shirt (Huh? Yeah, I know it's hard to believe, but he admittedly likes Yes. Don't hold it against him... too much). The only thing missing was the beard, which he's added since the reference photo I used was taken.

Happy birthday, buddy.

2009-01-03T18:05:00.001-08:00

New Year's Baby
So, Happy New Years... Again. However this time the posting is a little more festive. Look, the baby LOVES being dressed up as New Year's Baby!

2009-01-02T08:36:00.000-08:00

New Year's Sleeze
Happy New Year, folks. I'm sure this year will be filled with fortune and good will towards one another.

I spent the holidays back home in the Midwest, and for some reason I got on this kick of drawing vikings. Perhaps I was being pulled back to my Scandinavian roots. Anyhows, here they are in their unbridled glory...

You prol notice that most of these drawings look cut off. Well, that's because I've found the secret to successful drawing: start your drawing at the edge of the page. That way if it does turn out to be a good drawing, you won't be able to finish it. Somehow this always results in better drawings. I assume it is because the paper is just better at the edges.

2008-04-02T23:23:00.001-07:00

We Drink Alone

2007-11-28T23:48:00.000-08:00

Does aaron draw anymore?

not really.

Watch Wired Science on PBS. it's surprisingly good. one of my favorite segments is What's Inside.

http://www.pbs.org/kcet/wiredscience/

2007-08-19T17:30:00.000-07:00

Return to Cowboy Junction

After a long pause here are some updates.

So some people ask me why I never update my blog. Well, lately it is because of a few reasons. I'm happy to say I've taken on a new full time job at a Flash studio. Currently I'm working on web design but hopefully I'll move on to more animatible material. Also, I've had several of my family members come to town to visit. So I've spent plenty of time enjoying the touristy stuff of Los Angeles. However, the main reason I don't update my blog is because I hate scanning.

It's boring. It's time consuming. and I keep track of everything, so I also have to name and file everything. I like the drawing part. I hate the scanning part.

I'll try to do better.

2007-05-07T16:48:00.000-07:00

Cowboy Junction
Here's some more cowboy comps. Still experimenting, hopefully something will become a catalyst soon.

I'm currently calling this guy "The Lone Guitaro."

Here are some others.

2007-05-01T00:30:00.000-07:00

Cowboy Junction

Cowboy Junction

Been busy with lots of web design as of late. Trying to get back on the drawing train with these cowboy sketches. we'll see how these evolve.

2007-03-20T00:06:00.000-07:00

The Portfolio

I've gotten my portfolio to a finished state and we're ready to send it off. I've might have told a few of you that I'm packaging it as an album. This is what it looks like. Hot collectible, fer sure.

2007-03-13T17:22:00.000-07:00

From the archives
Found these drawings while digging around looking for other files. When John K came out with the cartoon The Ripping Friends a few years ago, I drew a picture of the star Rip. I tried to give it a John K-brand water color splash background reminiscent of Ren and Stimpy, but i think it's a bit unbalanced in the piece.

Not only was Rip the angriest of the Ripping Friends, he was voiced by one of my favorite comedians Mike MacDonald. Funny stuff.

This is without the aforementioned bg. i think the color tv test pattern works better.
Original sketch - tho in this one he's standing. I loved the over-exuberant energy of John K's muscle men: muscles bursting, barely able to contain their violence. Very fun to draw.

2007-03-10T17:21:00.000-08:00

Props Sheet Revisions

2007-03-08T01:34:00.000-08:00

Props Sheet

2007-03-01T12:14:00.000-08:00

Peak at the Port

2007-02-16T12:39:00.000-08:00

Olive

2007-02-08T12:35:00.000-08:00

Ashton at Work Pt. 1
Here are various sketches and clean-ups of Ashton, a 6-year-old construction worker. Work is fun, but it can be stressful sometimes when everyone you work with is an idiot.

2007-02-08T12:32:00.000-08:00

Ashton at Work
some designs of Ashton the construction worker

2007-02-05T17:11:00.000-08:00

Henri
In Living Color

2007-02-02T16:43:00.000-08:00

Ashton sketches
should try to clean these up more.

Ashton Off Model
These are some sketches that i liked, however weren't really "on-model" or too raw and would not work out as final versions of this character.

2007-01-26T19:04:00.000-08:00

Cowboy Stuff.
Some rough drafts.

2007-01-25T19:17:00.000-08:00

Cheddew Bunny.

Henri going for a ride.
From draft to finish...

2007-01-18T17:20:00.000-08:00

More Peeps.

2007-01-16T21:18:00.000-08:00

Henri Pt. 2

2007-01-16T20:29:00.000-08:00

Henri Pt 1. This is a character I've been working on for a few weeks, evolving from a sketch at a meeting in the office months ago.

2007-01-08T15:09:00.000-08:00

Smiley Nice Kids

2006-12-21T19:41:00.000-08:00

Retro figures. Alby and Henri

2006-12-20T19:09:00.000-08:00

Here are some inked images. Here's Alby and a smoking man.

2006-12-13T19:54:00.000-08:00

Sad.

Johnny Mann

2006-12-12T23:27:00.000-08:00

Ashton.

2006-11-21T18:47:00.000-08:00

Alien

2006-11-17T16:43:00.000-08:00

Scaredy Cat

Here is some cat picts based on a sketch from my old sketchbook, continuing from yesterday.

This is the original. I liked his expression and bad teeth.

Attempt 2 - lost the emotion in his face, and his body wasn't... funny. so we tried again.

Attempt 3 and Final. Again, his expression wasn't the same as the old, but i thought it was ok. i continued to flesh it out...

I was disappointed with the final outcome. oh well.

2006-11-16T19:05:00.000-08:00

Crudball

Found some drawings in an old sketchbook that i liked. i redid them today.

2006-11-10T19:11:00.000-08:00

Pitty Kitty

My unnamed cat, nicknamed "Pitty Kitty" in a cleaned up and sketch version. He's usually paired up with Alby the dog in comedic situations. Included are some alternate takes below.

2006-11-08T19:32:00.000-08:00

Alby
here's some picts of Alby. He's usually not in a good mood, but i tried a few with a smile.

2006-11-06T17:43:00.000-08:00

Vote 2006

Alright, here is my installment for today --This is a character i developed a few weeks ago as a man with a strange profile. Because of the election tomorrow, i called him "Congressman," but that's really the only reason why.

I had sort of a difficult time figuring out the skeletal features of him at first, so i sketched him out in a skinny version (left). i used this as a basis for the final (right). Afterwards I fig'd this is also the "before" and "after" picts -- before he got elected, then after serving his first year.

Because my original sketches relied on a stark, distinctive profile image, i decided to draw him in front view. It was surprisingly more fun than I thought and definitely had more personality. Upon seeing the images digitally, i see i need to work on the eyes a bit more to get more expressiveness.

Finally, this little doozy was also a study of the man behind the clothes. Perhaps this was a result of the trauma caused from Borat's new movie i saw this weekend. if you saw it, you know what i'm talking about.

soundtrack: AZ - "Rebirth"

2006-11-06T17:41:00.000-08:00

Greetings. Welcome to my official blog site. The goal of my blog is to keep you updated on all projects and art I'm currently working on. No big whoop. thanks! aaron