One of the great joys of my life is being able to share my talents with others, and this is especially true during the holiday season. Check out this "gem" from
2006:
Working in retail during the holiday provides a lot of interesting challenges, but it's also a great place to share my abilities with others in the form of gifts. Here are some Create Your Own
Vinylmation figures that I painted for the
Disney Store management team last year:
I also painted a couple of things for some special Cast Members. There was a special
Giants Donald Duck for Jimmy:
And a
Tinkerbell for someone whose name I don't recall...
All of the Cast Members also got to design their own Secret Santa stockings. Mine featured
Casey Jr.:
Impressive, I know. So this year, I had to figure out a way to top myself. I realized quickly that the only thing better than one character is
five characters! Then, I just had to figure out a clever layout. I was about to declare such a notion impossible when
BAM! What if I drew five characters on some fake
animation paper?
KA-CHOW! All I had to do now was figure out the five most important characters in the
Disney catalog. I had to have
Casey Jr., naturally.
Flynn Rider and
Finn McMissile were obvious additions that had to be included. My love of the
West and
Tom Hanks meant
Woody needed a spot. And my extreme admiration for
Glen Keane and love of
Tarzan filled the last spot. [and yes, I know
Glen did not animate Young Tarzan. Get over yourself, animation buff!] So, I sketched down my thoughts in my sketchbook, using some
reference, of course.
Then, I drew them for real on some
vellum.
A little
Prismacolor marker on the back for Woody and Finn. For Flynn and Young Tarzan, I actually colored them digitally and printed it out on a transparency to give a "
painted cel" feel.
Then, I
glued it all down onto my stocking, added my name and some decor with
Nupastels, and voila:
