Cartoons

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This week Yellow House brings you our take on animated characters.   Here we bring our focus to characters with a singular look.  The idea is to take what makes the character iconic and translate that to our own style.  Get ready to see characters from realms of animation, from Saturday mornings, to film, to anime.  Stay posted for a new theme and round of art next week!    

ALBERT McCLELLAND

"Finn and Jake"

Adventure Time

Photoshop

Adventure time is an amazing series and does a good job of teaching light morals while still being a consistent source of awesome. It may not be as off-the-wall as the original pilot but in its current form it still does a good job of having a sense of humor. I haven't seen many episodes but of the ones I've seen so far "Mortal Folly" is my favorite. The Lich, an absolutely terrifying villain nearly kills princess bubble gum... I mean how often does a necromancer almost kill a main character that's made of candy in a cartoon? 

NOT TOO OFTEN SAYS I.

YUSEF ABONAMAH

"Goku"

Dragon Ball Z

Graphite

Goku is the main character from the manga/anime Dragon Ball created by Akira Toriyama.  Dragon Ball is one of my favorite shows. It’s full of action, humor, and heart. Goku is great because he can smile in the face of death and find strength in defeat.   The world of Dragon Ball is a mixture of old and new, ancient magic and futuristic technology.  Goku is loosely based upon the Monkey King from the classic Chinese novel “Journey to the West”.  I wanted to make Goku modern while at the same time like something from a legend. I drew him flying on his cloud Kinto’un, armed with is staff Nyoi’bo.  If you haven’t experienced Dragon Ball and you like your stories action packed, track down the manga or the anime.  

HALEY PENCA

"Brendan and the Illuminators Hunt for Feathers"

Secret of the Kells

Graphite and Watercolor

The Secret of Kells" is a gorgeous film and one of my favorites. The characters and art style are incredibly unique and vibrant. 
I love the beginning scene, where Brendan and the Illuminators of Kells are chasing down a goose. The group is rendered in a way that makes them move as a solid shape, and while I think that is genius, I wanted to draw them as individual pieces with individual running styles. Drawing up this idea in my own style was a fun challenge.

Monster Mash

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For our first foray in the illustration blogosphere, Yellow House, tackled classic movie monsters. The idea was for each of us to create an illustration that depicted a well known monster in our own style. Prepare to see monstrous things. Stay posted for new theme and another round of art next week.

YUSEF ABONAMAH

King Kong is one my favorite films.  I love it for its photography which at times evokes the etchings of Gustave Doré, for its stunning use of stop motion animation, and its classic beauty and the beast story.  While Kong is essentially a giant silverback gorilla, I wanted to make him a little more than that.  I was inspired by the Monkey King of Chinese lore, as Kong in my opinion is the king of the apes. I wanted him to look different than any known ape with more than his stature distinguishing him.  I love the sadness of the character, while he's the "monster" of the film he is certainly not the villain. Here’s to King Kong one of the greatest movies ever put to film.  If you haven’t seen it check it out and if it’s been a while give it another spin.  

DAVID SLADEK          

This is a new take on the classic Dracula. He was a sick doctor who was dying of a rare blood disease. In a desperate attempt to save his own life, he drained his wife of her blood and infused himself with it. To his horror he found that the fix was only temporary. With his body weakening, his spirit broken, and his heart turned to stone, the monster inside of him took over. He surgically implanted devices in his face to draw blood from his chosen victims. The implanted "fangs" draw blood and transport it directly to the heart, through a series of tubes. Being a doctor allows him to gain access to personal medical records which he uses to find those who have the blood type he needs. He moves from victim to victim draining them of their blood so he can stay alive. As a disguise, he wears a fake beard and makeup to conceal his hideous scars and deformities caused by the implants.

ALBERT McCLELLAND

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The movies got it all wrong. Godzilla is just a hapless teen super lizard who doesn't look where he's going... (6 hours Photoshop)

ADAM ROUSH

This is my take on the creature from the black lagoon. I went the direction of a horse fish monster, something aquatic, with 4 lower flippers and powerful upper arms. Like a centaur. So it can swim and strangle people at the same time.

DAVID KEGG

The Mummy - 3 hour color concept sketch in Photoshop

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