John "F" Fountainさんのイラストまとめ

...a kinetic energy throughout. The colors were kept simple and we made almost no effort to "stay inside the lines."
This is a style I had been wanting to try since the early 2000s when I sold a comedy/action show to Warner Brothers with this art direction...

Okay... back to it...
Given that this was an action scene - and nothing else - it was my opinion that, for the most part, it should ALWAYS have something moving... even when characters are standing still, I created a shaky line by tracing each pose twice...

I had already done two music videos before (more on that soon!) but I rarely get asked to do 'serious' stuff or action sequences, so I was immediately attracted to the idea.
The thing is, I was already REALLY busy with other major projects that demanded my attention.
But...

Let's talk about 'The Pipeline' shall we?
About a month ago, I was approached to do an animated action sequence for a music video.
The budget was small, deadline was tight and the expectations were ambitious (follow thread - free wisdom!)...
(below - my concept art for the video)

Big things are happening...
#animation #cartoons #storyboarding #cartoons

Let's talk about "What I want," shall we?
When I was a dishwasher at 16, I would say "All I want is to be a professional #cartoonist!"
By 18, I was making my living #drawing as a #freelancer or doing caricatures. End of story, right? Wrong...
#animation #CAREERTIPS #Careeradvice

My six year old daughter’s new favorite song…
Had an interesting time explaining what the song is about.
#LinkinPark #daughter

This was a Valentine’s Day gift from my wife. This is not a reproduction. This hung in an Italian movie theater.
My wife is rad (I made that portrait for her). #StarWars #StarWarsPickUpLines #StarWarsCelebrationDay

FUN FAIRY FACTS:
Y’know that really fun #FairlyOddparents movie ‘Abra-Catastrophe’ directed by yours truly?
Remember this shot?
‘Kalamazoo’ (Michigan) is my home town!
But the ACTUAL ‘Fairy Fact’ is… (in comments)…
#nickelodeon

I can’t speak for anyone but myself, but I have a finite amount of energy to spend on any given day… using that energy on fret and worry is energy I could be spending on honing my craft and making myself more valuable and productive… (Cont.)