The Moms’ and Kids’ Playground is an online game site on funbrain. I worked on background illustrations, some of the character designs, and I also did some of the audio recording. It really makes my work so much more fulfilling when I hear enthusiastic comments from my nieces and nephews about these games. Kids Rock!!! (Images copyright Pearson Education, Inc. – used with permission)
Ok, so I haven’t posted in a long, long while — it has been a busy time. For those of you who didn’t know, I am currently working remotely in Utah for Pearson Education, Inc. as an Illustrator, Graphic Artist and Interactive Designer. I have been doing some really fun illustration work (backgrounds, characters, and other visuals) for Poptropica – an interactive game site for kids. Check it out! We are constantly growing this site with more scenes, games, and interactivity — so keep playing!
Well besides work I have been enjoying being a daddy and hanging out with our little boy. It is fun to watch him learn new things…I didn’t realize how exciting it would be to watch someone learn how to crawl.
In my spare, spare time I have been playing some good ole’ games on the Wii’s virtual console – Mario Cart 64, Super Metroid, Ghosts and Goblins (Sega version), and any Zelda game I can get my hands on.
I also been reading some good books/series. The sad thing is that when I get hooked on a series, I end up being stuck waiting for the next book to come out (Harry Potter, The Keys to the Kingdom, etc.). I have recently read the current 3 books in the “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series by Rick Riordan. So far this has been a great series, and the way the author combines mythology with our current society is a fun mix. Another fun book I have read is “The Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” by Jeff Kinney. The comic art in this book is great and the everyday middle school situations the main character deals with are hilarious (some of them remind me of my middle school days).
Well that’s my wild and crazy life so far, if I get a chance to do any more illustrations outside of my job I will try to post them.
AHHH! I’ve been tagged by Jeannette.
Ok I am not one for viral tagging, but I guess I might as well…sigh…I decided to change the original rules slightly.
THE RULES:
Each person who gets tagged must write a blog post, on penalty of death, of 6 weird things about themselves. Then they have to clearly state these rules, or they will forever be called “Silly Chicken Pansy’s” for the rest of their lives! After you state your 6 amazing weird things, you have no choice but to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names, social security numbers, etc. Leave a comment that says “you’re tagged” in their comments and tell them they have no choice whatsoever in this matter, so they must read your blog for information as to what all this means and then spread the disease.
Here are my six weird things:
1) I am a yo-yo master – second class.
2) I love playing with blocks and Legos…see my Blocks Categories.
3) I am not an eagle scout!
4) I wrestled a 6′9″ 350+ lbs. football player and won (I was only 5′5 and 135 lbs). David and Goliath all the way! Of course, he beat me the other 100+ times.
5) The only High School musical I was in, was when I was in College (my friends forced me!). I was the teen angel in “Grease.” All the freshman girls had crushes on me…yes, I was pretty popular.
6) I met the Governor of Kansas in person. However, my fly was open, and I had spilled orange juice all over my shirt…they also had me on camera.
And I am tagging “roughly” 6 people:
Jordan Leary, Jo Leary,Tyson Burnham, Garth Bruner.
This is a promotional animation piece we did for LetterPress Software, Inc. This video uses the latest flash player. Click here to download the flash player. (Video Copyright LetterPress Software, Inc. – However, feel free to share this with your friends)
CREDITS:
Story/Idea: Tyson Burnham, Nate Greenwall, Jordan Leary
Animation, Illustration, and Editing: Jordan Leary
Character Designs and Illustration: Nate Greenwall
Illustration and Texture work: Tyson Burnham
Music: Kinsey Love
I took the white and nerdy quiz, and I am 28% white and nerdy! I think it was my star wars action figures that got me…Check out Weird Als’ music video if you don’t have a clue what I am talking about. I think Donnie Osmond is even dancing in this one?!
