A Trip to the Pet Store

Here is another two-page comic that was done for U Magazine (Summer 2007 edition). In it we join Bill the Bill as he learns about the financial responsibilities involved in owning a pet. The client was Big Blue Dot.

--Andrew

And here are a few of the rough conceptual sketches I did before
starting work on the comic.

Beware!

This bizarre piece is the result of a drawing exercise I picked up from Goobeetsa's newest blog. I closed my eyes and scribbled randomly on a piece of paper. Then I opened my eyes and tried to pick out objects found among the confusion. And, finally, I created a finished piece of art (or so-called) from what I had found. Explain THIS, Mr. Rorschach!

It was actually a fun exercise, and one I plan to play more with in the future (I've got a couple of others already in the works).

--Andrew

Here's the original scribbles (with the shapes I found outlined for clarity) and the final result:

And the original pencils for the final product:

Jenn & Bueno: Bubblegum Crisis!

The concept for this comes from an illustration I actually did a few years ago. But besides suffering from the embarrassingly poor execution evident in most of my older work (not that my modern stuff is always a peach to look at), the old piece also predated the team up of Jenn & Bueno. But I thought the concept made for a cute picture for the pair.

So I've recreated the picture! Here are Jenn & Bueno having a little trouble with a gumball machine. Well, Jenn's having trouble with it anyway. Bueno doesn't seem to be letting it get to him. Enjoy.

--Andrew

Confetti Catgirl

A fellow deviantART member requested to see herself done as a cartoon. Being the kind and entirely benevolent human being that I am, I decided to accept this commission. Before all was said and done, there was confetti and a Japanese-like "catgirl" costume. And that was that. (Also, there are two versions with alternate hair colors. Amazing.) Enjoy!

--Andrew

Jenn & Bueno: Warm-Up Stretches

So the other day at the park I saw a girl and her dog preparing for a jog. The dog waited anxiously while the girl did some warm-up stretches. I thought it would be awfully silly if the dog was warming up with stretches as well. And then I realized that's just what Bueno would do, and so this piece of mediocre art was conceived and eventually brought forth into the world. Enjoy!

--Andrew

For your benefit and the benefit of future generations, I have
included some of the rough thumbnail sketches as well.