Changes coming to Blog...

Now that I have a host, and a domain name (sandman-studio.com), I will be updating the blog and creating a web site gallery soon. I hope you'll keep checking back for progress on this. Not only do I want the site to have my art gallery and links to my merchandise, but I hope to put together a gallery of other artists that are interested in having another place to post their work. I will let you know the details as they come together.. Also hopefully a forum and who knows what else.. Again, keep checking back! technorati tags:character design, art gallery,

New Domain Name

I've finally gotten a domain name for myself, although this is the only content under it at this point. Sandman-Studio.com. I like it and hopefully I will have a website and a REAL gallery and website up soon! (The ugly Go Daddy ad will be temporary...)

Newest Mojis!

Here are my newest Mojizu Characters that have been uploaded!  Check em out and don't forget to check out the multitudes of talented artists over there!  This is FlameHead.  One character you can look forward to seeing more of in the future..  I named this one Flying Joe.  Cus I lacked imagination in the name area that day.. LOL.  This illustration, I know is out of season, but still I love Snowboarding as a sport (not as a participant) and they are also fun to draw.  technorati tags:illustrations, vector+art, vector, flash, freehand, illustrator, art, character+designs, extreme+sports, snowboarding Blogged with Flock

Yokudo Project (graphics) Update..

Here is the latest version of the Yokudo Mascot at its present status of completion.  :-)  I love this guy's boots best of all.  He's definitely a fun guy to illustrate. technorati tags:Yokudo, illustration, mascot, logo, design, graphic, graphic+design Blogged with Flock

Newest Mojizu (Character illustration) addition - Ms Guardian Angel

technorati tags:art, illustration+friday, angelic+beings, angel, guardian+angel, cartoon, vector+art, illustration, heaven, God Blogged with Flock

Tiki Coloring finished!

My tiki is finally finished. This took awhile. I was going to put up a tutorial on the way that I achieve my effects, but I'm not sure yet if anyone would be interested in seeing that. :-) technorati tags:illustration, illustrator, tiki, flames, moji, mojizu, cartoon, vector+art, jungle+art, art Blogged with Flock

Istockphoto, my royalty free offerings.

Although not all of my artwork is available, many of the characters I designed awhile ago are available inexpensively on Istockphoto.com.if you like my stuff, check out this site! Beanie Man is by far the most popular of these files. technorati tags:istockphoto, vector art, royalty free illustration

Illustration Friday: Jungle

here's my progress so far in coloring it... Here is my entry for Illustration Friday this week. I am hoping to colorize it before the weeks out, but again, I thought best to post what I have. I design characters primarily and a jungle boy or animal wasn't doing it for me, so I thought a cool lookng tiki might be just the thing. Hope you all enjoy it! As always, please comment and say hi! technorati tags:Illustration, Friday, Tiki, Jungle, cartoon, drawing, vector_art, vector, flames Blogged with Flock

FlameBoy in Action - Rough Sketch

Okay here's flameboy (rough) in action! I think he's my favorite. I've grown quite fond of drawing him and I think I will work on a few finished illustrations of him.. keep an eye out for more! technorati tags:Illustration, sketch, flameboy, cartoon, drawing, flames

Dunny Series 3 Drops on 7.27.06

Just discovered this great news on Vinylpulse. Series 3. Dunny. July 27th. Kidrobot. This time there are 17 different 3" designs... Details at Vinyl Pulse

Qee Imprint Contest - Vinyl Pulse

I found another link on Vinyl Pulse that would-be urban toy artists out there might be interested in. Check it out! I can't participate since I'm too old.. :-( As part of Imprint -- a marketing conference focusing on Asian American Youth Culture, interTrend Communications and Toy2R are sponsoring an art contest for aspiring artists aged 18-25, living in California, who are inspired by asian cuture and asian pop cultural trends... read more

Mummy Dude (Mojizu Illustration) Voting is over.

Mummy Dude, unfortunately did not make it past the second round of the MOJIWAR. Hopefully I'll have more Mojis making it to the war though! Keep an eye out for that! :-D technorati tags:Illustration, Mummy, Mojizu, cartoon, drawing, Mojiwar, vector, Vector art

Master Chim Pan Fu: Martial Arts Master

A new sketch I am working on for a character. I don't know how much will change, but this is the first one that I like enough to put on the blog. I know I will keep the Bruce Lee or Kill Bill Style suit! :-D Hope you like it!

Illustration Friday: Portrait

Here is my entry for Illustration Friday: Portrait. Sorry its not brand new work if you've seen it before.. but I don't know if I'll have time to put something new in right now and I don't want to miss another entry! :-D Hope you like him. I call him FlameHead/FlameBoy interchangeably.

Yokudo Logo Progress

Here are the latest of the designs for the Yokudo project. We are coming along! Of course, I'm only the artist, so check out Mic's site for more information on this project. More on Yokudo... technorati tags:Illustration, Yokudo, Logo, cartoon, drawing, vector art, vector

Another Great Site for Artists! I came across Prickie.com from the resources section on Mojizu. Since I really like what Mojizu is doing for us artists and illustrators, I followed the link knowing I could trust it as a good resource. Prickie, has a very fitting name, as they sell buttons made with designs submitted by artists like you and me. Perhaps you'll start seeing my offerings there too. :-) I don't know how profitable it is for artists, but its exposure for your art, nonetheless. I also happened across the links at Prickie and found one to another similar site where artists can sell their art, as high quality canvasses. This could be a very good site for painters to use to gain exposure and sell art. Check them out at Ukanvas. More to Come! Check back regularly!

Zazzle Shop is open!

My Zazzle Shop is now open! Its actually been open for awhile now, but I've added a new product, my flameboy design to a hoodie and a tee shirt. Take a look! I don't have too many of my pieces up just yet, but I will be hopefully adding new items regularly so check back often!