CrowSmack

Crowsmack tees for sale!

2010-06-23T13:44:00.000-07:00

Be sure to visit us at our etsy store!

http://www.crowsmack.etsy.com

Buy two tees get a Crowsmack tote FREE!!

Review and Give-a-way!!

2010-06-04T06:54:00.000-07:00

We have been reviewed by the wonderful blog "take it from me." Visit their website for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to our store!

http://takeitfrom-me.blogspot.com/2010/06/crowsmack-review-giveaway.html

New Crowsmack Design

2010-05-28T11:35:00.000-07:00

Hey kids, what time is it? It's Robot Cowboy time! We've created this
retro-futuristic shirt just for the delight of your little Peanut!
Hand-dyed in Rust Brown and screen printed with a golden yellow design.
Available in baby bodysuits and kid t-shirts.

Etsy Treasury Feature!

2010-05-18T07:43:00.000-07:00

We are featured in an etsy treasury today featuring items by Team EtsyKids! PLEASE take a moment to click and comment- we might make it to the front page!!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4bf1c49a15706d91f1dbcdc7/team-etsykids

Cosa Verde Shop Feature

2010-05-11T15:39:00.001-07:00

We are now available on the Cosa Verde shop! Keyword search "crowsmack" to find our store. They feature sustainably handmade goods direct from independent artists.

http://cosaverde.com/

Modern Handmade Child Magazine Feature!

2010-05-11T15:10:00.000-07:00

I just discovered today that we are featured in the summer 2010 issue of Modern Handmade Child! Our Spring Swallow bodysuit is featured in the bird section. Beautiful online magazine with some gorgeous products- check it out!

http://www.modernhandmadechild.com/

SUPER SPECIAL CLEARANCE SALE - BUY 2 FOR $18!!! Gingersnaps, Swallow, Dragon, Baby Bolts (rabbit skins style)

2010-05-10T15:26:00.000-07:00

Purchase TWO of these shirts for $18! That's almost HALF the price of our regular tees! Here is your special chance to stock up on some Crowsmack! I have switched shirt vendors and am liquidating my items printed on rabbit skins shirts. These shirts are IDENTICAL to my current listings, the only difference is the shirt fabric is slightly thinner- perfect for a hot summer day! (Most youth shirts on Etsy are printed on rabbit skins)

This is an awesome deal- you also save on shipping because I will ship it as one item instead of two!

Hurry for the best selection!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/46610072/clearance-sale-buy-2-for-18-gingersnaps

Oh Sweet Sadie!

2010-04-25T10:13:00.000-07:00

To the show we go! Check out this wonderful feature on the site of Oh Sweet Sadie!

http://ohsweetsadie.blogspot.com/2010/04/let-games-uhh-contests-begin.html

Oh Sweet Sadie!
Spring Art and Gift Show
Thursday. April 29 6:00pm-9:00pm
Friday, April 30 9:30am-8:00pm
Saturday, May 1 9:30am-6:00pm

This event will start off with a fabulous invitation-only opening night on Thursday. They'll have a live fashion show, giveaways, delightful treats, and an all-around good time- the perfect Girl's Night Out or Date Night!! Also look for fun craft classes being offered, more info and vendor list/websites at www.ohsweetsadie.com

New Shirt Designs!

2010-04-05T09:45:00.000-07:00

We had a super-duper weekend designing some new shirt designs for your chickadee! Check them out!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Crowsmack

2010-04-02T10:21:00.001-07:00

Here is the latest T-shirt/baby one-piece design. We have a lot more on the way!

Freebies 2 Deals Giveaway!

2010-04-02T08:34:00.000-07:00

Missed out on winning our first giveaway? Here's another chance! Melea at Freebies 2 Deals is featuring a giveaway for one of our shirts! Check out her blog for how you can win!!

http://www.freebies2deals.com/2010/04/giveaway-3-crowsmack-retro-t-shirt-or.html

T Bird's Pics

2010-03-30T14:57:00.000-07:00

The Fabulous TBird took some great pics of her adorable daughter wearing our Gingersnaps and Swallow shirts! She featured us in an awesome review here-
http://look-at-the-birds.blogspot.com/2010/03/crowsmack-onesie-revewgiveaway.html

Thanks!!

Sunday Pics in the Park

2010-03-30T14:45:00.000-07:00

Here are some recent pics we took of the girls at Castle Park.

Goodnight Willow

2010-03-30T13:14:00.001-07:00

We've been recording Willow's nightime stories and thought that our fam and friends would get a kick out of hearing her tales. Check out the little blog we made to feature them!

http://goodnightwillow.blogspot.com

SPRING SALE! BUY 3 GET 1 FREE!

2010-03-24T15:22:00.001-07:00

The birds are singing, the bunnies are hopping, and we are feeling like a special is in order. We've lowered our prices to $14! Also, if you need to fill all your easter baskets, we're offering one free shirt for every 3 purchased! Whoo-hoo!!

Visit Etsy now- www.crowsmack.etsy.com

Scrunchin' Awesome Blog Feature!

2010-03-18T08:13:00.000-07:00

We have been featured on the blog of the fantastic T-bird! She reviewed our Gingersnaps and Swallow onesies. Take a look to see her adorable girl and another chance for a give-a-way!!

http://look-at-the-birds.blogspot.com/2010/03/crowsmack-onesie-revewgiveaway.html

GIVE-A-WAY WINNERS!!

2010-03-15T10:18:00.001-07:00

We have selected two winners from our latest contest! If you won, please contact us by Wednesday with your choice and your shipping info. We will be having more contests soon- stay tuned!

Dreamtapimaging@________.com (blog winner)
M. Szwarcberg- Nature Manipulated (facebook winner)

Dragon design as well!

2010-02-22T09:25:00.000-08:00

We can't forget the boys! Here's a cute new design inspired by the dragon in the hobbit. Which of our new designs is your favorite?

New Design!

2010-02-22T09:24:00.001-08:00

Check out this awesome Sparrow design coming soon! What do you think?

Caricature

2010-02-12T16:54:00.000-08:00

Just a new caricature I did.

New Etsy Page

2010-02-07T10:59:00.000-08:00

Our Onesies are now available on our Etsy Page. Made from 100% Organic Cotton...designed,dyed and printed by my wife and I. Go here for more info. http://www.etsy.com/shop/Crowsmack

Littlest Pet Shop Friends

2009-12-03T15:56:00.000-08:00

As you might or might not know, the game I spent last year on designing buildings, plants, and environments for was released last month. If you know someone who needs a Christmas gift and likes "Littlest Pet Shop"...they will like this. If you know someone who prefers Shooters or RPG's...they might not like this as much. There are 3 skews for the DS and one for the Wii.

Buy the game here on Amazon

TigerHouse & Zeebra Int

2009-11-04T09:27:00.000-08:00

This Zebra House Interior was done early on. It was the first Interior I worked on. Also the Tiger House.

More LPS 2 Stuff

2009-11-04T09:20:00.001-08:00

More "Littlest Pet Shop: Best Friends" stuff

2009-10-22T08:43:00.001-07:00

Here is the beach-front recording studio, the bakery interior, and some trees.

LPS 2 Concepts

2009-10-21T14:57:00.000-07:00

Finally I can post some of the stuff I've been working on for "Littlest Pet Shop: Best Friends" game for the Nintendo Wii and DS. Bronze Swallow was Art Director on this project. These first images show where we started and then where Bronze ended up pushing it. Starting with these simple shapes helped a lot in establishing the final look.

Lobo & Risly page #2

2009-05-15T11:11:00.000-07:00

Here's page two finished. I like were it's going. I wanted to give the characters a soft feel because I thought it was a nice opposite to the gross realities within the comic. Here Lobo is escaping from the home of Dr. Apollo.

Tiger and Leon Backgrounds

2009-04-13T18:39:00.000-07:00

Helping out Kineto Pictures with a childrens show they are working on called "Tiger and Leon". The First room is inspired by my own room growing up. A brightly lit room with lots of random things scattered around and an art desk. The second room is a geek cave for a little nerdling. I would have loved a room like this as a kid. Outer Space and Science Fiction has always interested and horrified me.

finished page w/out text

2009-04-08T10:44:00.000-07:00

Here's what the first page looks like finished but with out text.

Lobo & Risley Comic

2009-04-03T12:55:00.000-07:00

Here's a rough of a Lobo and Risley page done for the comic I'm working on. Also I've included a finished color look. This is the look I'm going for . The rough page took me 5 min to rough out, and the color panel took me about 35 min. The rough is extremely sloppy and you might not be able to tell whats happening...that's ok by me as long as the finish looks ok.

Character Animation Crash Course!

2008-10-21T08:09:00.000-07:00

This book is a must have for any aspiring or already animator. It teaches some of the basics like squash and stretch and walk cycles, but it also goes into composing dynamic scenes, timing to dialog and music, and animating effects. I really like this book. Check it out.

Amazon Link

Littlest Pet Shop

2008-10-14T09:12:00.000-07:00

The Littlest Pet Shop game hits shelves today at Walmart, Target, or your local Gamestop. It's for the Nintendo Wii and the DS. I've been working on this game for the past year and it's good to see it finished.

Official Website

Buy it here!

QuickPaint

2008-10-09T16:05:00.000-07:00

Trying to teach myself speed painting. This is a 5 minute portrait done in photoshop.

Library Party

2008-08-21T07:41:00.000-07:00

Here's an invite I illustrated for a company holiday party.

Lobo and Risley

2008-08-06T10:11:00.000-07:00

Here's my latest design for "Lobo and Risley". As you can see Risley herself has changed quite a bit. I will post Risley's progression soon. I thought that she might have been too bland before, so I made her 6 and gave her a snaggle tooth. I thought that making her younger and cuter gave her a nice contrast with the zombie dog Lobo and the grotesque Dr. Apollo.

Dr.Apollo hasn't changed much except for some slight color variations. He's got a nice Wendigo chair to sit in though.

This is the post card I mocked up for Comic-Con. Just as a quick free hand-out that has a little info on the show printed on the back. I've just heard back from Cartoon Network though. The show is not what there looking for right now, seeing that one of the main characters is female. CN cartoons are really gearing towards the young boy crowd right now. I still love "Lobo and Risley" though and I'm planning to have a comic ready for next Comic-Con. Also a sketchbook. Look for post and updates on this blog for more info.

Cheers,

Gibbs Rainock

The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack

2008-06-17T10:40:00.000-07:00

I like the feel of this new cartoon.

Pygmy Boy

2008-03-11T10:03:00.000-07:00

Here's something I did for the weekly EA quick paint. Each week we are given a theme that we have to do a quick drawing on. This weeks theme was Albino Pigmy Lion Hunter.

Co-worker Caricature

2008-03-07T14:17:00.000-08:00

Here is a caricature I just did of someone I work with at EA Games.

Chance

2008-03-03T14:49:00.000-08:00

Here's a character from a property Brandon Dayton and I are working on.

KnuckleHead Quick Color

2008-03-03T14:48:00.000-08:00

Just added a bit of color to this one.

KnuckleHead

2008-02-27T14:57:00.000-08:00

Just a quick sketch of some knuckle-head.

String Along

2008-02-04T12:04:00.000-08:00

Wanted to create some artwork for a print...this ones done just for kicks. Not sure yet if it's finished.

Last Fight

2007-10-24T13:53:00.000-07:00

Here's just another loose and quick one. Also I'm with EA Games now.

Stupid Animals

2007-09-28T08:02:00.000-07:00

These were two animal concepts for a scene in the short film "Noggin" I worked on.

Drunk Shark

2007-09-28T07:54:00.000-07:00

For some reason I drew an image of a drunk shark in my sketchbook a few years ago.

New Website

2007-09-09T21:25:00.000-07:00

Our new website it up! Take a look and enter our contest-

http://www.monkeygrinder.biz/

Maverik Squirrel

2007-08-14T20:07:00.000-07:00

Here is an animation I just did today of a squirrel. The squirrel is supposed to be running off with a hogie, but it hasn't been added yet. Still a tomato is seen falling off at the end. I tried to get some good exaggerated action and I think it turned out ok.

School Days

2007-08-09T16:50:00.000-07:00

Here are two magazine illustrations I just did recently.

Face Study

2007-08-09T13:38:00.000-07:00

Here's a quick one.

Win Popeye Vol. 1 DVD!

2007-07-22T17:28:00.000-07:00

Step right up and win the new Popeye Vol.1 DVD! In celebration of our new demo reel and soon-to-be new website, we are holding a contest! Watch our demo reel and answer the following question- "What image does the little firefly draw?"

Send your answer, along with your email address, to grainock@yahoo.com
15 runners-up will also recieve Monkeygrinder Lollipops.
You can learn more about the Popeye DVD here

Corchoran

2007-07-14T18:30:00.000-07:00

Here's another character from "Broken Crown". Bad cop Corchoran.

Popeye the Sailor: 1933-1938, Vol. 1

2007-07-13T21:31:00.000-07:00

This looks to be one of the best classic cartoon releases on DVD, and definately the best release of "Popeye the Sailor" so far. The cleanup looks really nice, and the quality looks preserved. The line work looks great and seems to maintain it's thick and thin strokes that made the characters so pleasing to look at in the first place. With lots of extra features including "Out of the Inkwell" shorts, commentaries by Jerry Beck and John Krisfalusi, Behind-the-toons featurettes, it looks like money well spent.

Check out these screen caps at Jerry Becks "Cartoon Research" Website.

Buy the DVD here.

Find out more on the History of "Popeye" including the original comic that inspired the animation, and the Stereoptical Process.

John Krisfalusi's "Popeye Rules"-John K provides some great insight and observations on Popeye.

The Morocan

2007-07-13T16:09:00.000-07:00

This is another character for "Broken Crown". This is just a taste of what we will have at Comic-Con 2007. I will be with 8fish at booth #5230.

Stilleto

2007-07-13T16:06:00.000-07:00

This is another character for "Broken Crown". The character design was concepted by Merril Brandon and the finished illustration was done by me.

Burt Hurt

2007-07-12T16:56:00.000-07:00

Here is a character I designed for a possible animated TV series. The show is called "Broken Crown" and will be promoted in a pitch bible at ComicCon 2007.

Maverik Rough Animation

2007-06-26T13:54:00.000-07:00

Here are some quick clips from some of the action animation that I did for the Maverik summer campaign commercials. You can see the finished versions in my demo reel.

Slobber Monster

2007-06-24T17:55:00.000-07:00

Just another one of my fat, hairy, and grotesque musings.

Lobo and Risley Character

2007-06-24T17:52:00.000-07:00

Here's another character for "Lobo and Risley". Based on one of my favorite singers Cab Calloway.

Smoking Lady

2007-06-24T17:50:00.000-07:00

Loosly based on a lady I passed at a mall.

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

2007-06-24T17:44:00.000-07:00

Just some fat doofus I drew.

Guy At Church

2007-06-24T17:38:00.000-07:00

This is just some guy I drew from church who was sitting up on the stand.

Vampire Lamb Michael Caine

2007-06-24T17:35:00.000-07:00

If you've ever wondered what Michael Caine might look like as a vampire lamb...well...here you go.

Angry Man Sketch

2007-06-23T22:28:00.000-07:00

I will post random works of art mostly, but here is something I just drew. Just for kicks.

Lobo and Risley

2007-06-23T16:49:00.000-07:00

This is a property my wife and I collaberated on a few years ago that was pitched to WB. It wasn't taken but I'm still in love with it enough to work on an animated short based on these two characters. Here are some character sketches.

Flying Fat Man

2007-06-23T16:42:00.000-07:00

I came up with this character a long time ago and have decided to do a quick illustration of him. Most of my future posts will feature work in progress or just simple sketches.