Eric S. Thomas

Screwdriver CG Model

2011-07-11T21:13:00.004-04:00

I've started building some CG models. This is a screwdriver I built in 3D Studio Max.

Hansel and Gretel Project

2011-07-05T21:06:00.008-04:00

Here are some character designs for a project I've been working on with my son and daughter.

The Father

Gingerbread Man

The Stepmother

The Old Witch

Hansel and Gretel will be live action characters, but here are some designs for the costumes they will be wearing.

Hansel and Gretel

Sketches

2010-08-16T21:02:00.011-04:00

Here are some sketches from the sketch book. Hope you enjoy!

2010-07-16T23:52:00.002-04:00

These two boys were sketched onto a post-it.

Judge Color

2010-07-16T23:36:00.004-04:00

Here is the Judge character from a previous post cleaned up and color added. I used Adobe Illustrator.

Bass

2010-07-14T21:57:00.000-04:00

A quick sketch of my wife holding up a bass.

Character Designs

2010-07-14T21:50:00.003-04:00

These are some character designs I did for a personal project. The original sketches are on Post-Its and the color was added in Photoshop.

Tiny Sketches

2010-07-14T21:40:00.006-04:00

Here are some sketches for a video game idea. The are drawn on my favorite paper, Post-Its.

Piano Recital

2009-12-12T19:31:00.002-05:00

Abigail had her 2009 Piano Recital yesterday. Here is a video showing how she did.

Abigail's Recital 2009 from Eric S. Thomas on Vimeo.

2009-08-22T20:41:00.005-04:00

Sorry I have been busy. Here is a pirate that I drew this week.

Sketch

Clean-UpFinal Color

Artist

2009-02-24T23:14:00.005-05:00

Here is an artist character I designed this past week. I tried to put a little of Salvador Dali into the design. Hope you enjoy the drawing!

Rollercoaster Fun

2009-01-05T19:58:00.006-05:00

Here are two clips that I made with my son Ethan. The first clip was animated using 3D Studio Max and then made to look like old silent film footage using Adobe After Effects. The second clip was made from some footage of Ethan acting in front of a white bed sheet. The selected clips of Ethan were then edited together and placed onto some cartoon backgrounds that I drew a then scanned into the computer. The shadows on the bed sheet were removed using a combination of Photoshop and After Effects.

Oldy Christmas Card

2009-01-02T16:14:00.004-05:00

Here is a Christmas card from a year or two ago with Abigail and Ethan.

Ying-Yang Bass

2009-01-02T16:11:00.002-05:00

My wife wanted a ying-yang design using a bass fish for her fishing pole. This is what I came up with.

Super Girl

2009-01-02T15:47:00.002-05:00

This is just a fun sketch I did of a super hero girl making a hit.

The Sharks!

2009-01-02T15:42:00.003-05:00

A few years ago I designed this logo for my daughter's soccer team called the sharks. The final image was lost because I didn't back up my files.

Alien

2009-01-02T15:39:00.004-05:00

Here is an alien character I designed for a personal project.

Abigail

2009-01-02T15:27:00.006-05:00

Here is a drawing of my daughter Abigail I made for her Art Blog.

Checkout her Art Blog here, Abby Universe.

SHAG - Birthday

2008-12-31T00:03:00.006-05:00

A friend of my sent me a signed sketchbook by the artist by the name SHAG. I am a big fan of his art. My friend's birthday was very close so I sent him a birthday card done in the style of SHAG. I split the image into three pictures named Happy, Birth, and Day. I hope you enjoy the images as much as I enjoyed drawing them.

Animation with Light

2008-09-24T19:48:00.003-04:00

Check out this piece of animation by Ryan Cashman.

Light-Paint Piano Player from Ryan Cashman on Vimeo.

Creative Juices

2008-09-22T13:26:00.002-04:00

Have you ever wondered where creative juices come from?

Cupid

2008-07-16T22:09:00.002-04:00

Here is a new character I designed for a special project I am currently working on.

2007-11-15T00:29:00.000-05:00

Here are some old designs that I cleaned up for the portfolio.

Expedition Everest

2007-09-06T22:07:00.000-04:00

Here's a drawing inspired by my son, Ethan (age 5). He drew the top picture after riding the Everest coaster at Disney's Animal Kingdom (he loved it!), and I drew the bottom picture after seeing his drawing.

Ethan's Drawing. (age 5)

My drawing based on Ethan's drawing.

Fun with Computer Animation

2007-08-16T18:40:00.000-04:00

I just finished watching a great two hour show about the life of Ub Iwerks that was on TV. It inspired me to put this short piece of computer animation together to try and make it look like it was a cartoon from the twenties. The transfer to YouTube really lowered the resolution of the image. I am trying to find a better host for video.

Character

2007-04-27T22:23:00.001-04:00

Here is a character design I've been working on for several years. I finally have a design I'm happy with.

Knights

2007-01-28T12:10:00.001-05:00

Here are a few sketches of some knights I drew years ago.

Inspired!

2006-12-13T21:22:00.002-05:00

Kids drawings are a great source of inspiration. Below is an image my son Ethan (age 4) drew and my drawing based on his.

Talk Like A Pirate Day!

2006-09-19T21:18:00.000-04:00

Hey everyone! Today was talk like a pirate day. I found an old film to help you in the ways of pirate talk. Enjoy and Aaaarhhh!

Little Fish

2006-09-02T21:08:00.000-04:00

Here is a cute little fish that I have been working on for fun.

Sketches!

2006-07-23T22:15:00.001-04:00

It sure has been a while, but here are some sketches. I Hope you will enjoy them.

Self Portrait

2006-07-22T00:32:00.000-04:00

El Dia de los Muertos

2006-03-01T18:42:00.000-05:00

Abigail's Daisy Troop (Girl Scouts for kindergartners) studied Mexico this week, and Abigail chose to do drawings represening the holiday of The Day of the Dead. The first drawing she did on her own ... the second drawing she did by looking at the children's book, "Clatter Bash", by Richard Keep.

Happy Valentine's Day!

2006-02-14T07:38:00.001-05:00

Abigail Drawings

2006-02-12T23:37:00.000-05:00

Here are two more drawings done by my daughter Abigail(age 5). She drew these by looking at some of my drawing books that I have.

Old Pirate

2006-02-07T23:02:00.000-05:00

I usually don't like to draw realistic, but this guy showed up while I was trying to sketch something else.

Abigail's Drawings

2006-02-06T23:39:00.000-05:00

This is something I saw at subconsciousink.blogspot.com The artist of that blog shows a weekly drawing made by one of his kids. I really enjoyed the drawings and would like to do the same here. These are some resent drawings by my daughter Abigail (5). Sometime I use her drawing as inspiration for my own designs. The mermaid drawing posted earlier on this blog was based on one of Abigail's drawing.

The first drawing is of SpongeBob Square pants. She drew it from looking at the show.

The second drawing is from December, but she wanted me to post it anyway. She likes to go through my "How to Draw" books and draw from the pages. She starts with the basic shapes in red and then cleans it up in black. She's been watching me draw too much. This drawing is from a book called, "Fantasy! Cartooning" by Ben Caldwell.

Well, I hope you enjoyed these as much as I do.

Pirate Captain

2006-02-03T23:42:00.000-05:00

Aaargh! Here is an image I did in Illustrator from an old sketch I did a few years back.

Little Indian Boy

2006-01-23T22:28:00.000-05:00

Here is a character I designed for a friend a while back.

Old Lady

2005-12-16T16:06:00.000-05:00

Sketch from a small drawing I did on my animation desk.

CG House

2005-12-14T22:30:00.000-05:00

Here is a house that I have been building in a 3D program for a personal project.

Christmas Card

2005-12-04T23:26:00.000-05:00

DONE! I finished the Christmas card for 05. I placed the kids onto a background created in a 3D program. The items on top of the fireplace are photographs of real items that I placed into the scene with Adobe Photoshop. The candy cane was also created in the 3D program. I used Adobe Photoshop to make some blur and value changes to the image.

Santa

2005-12-01T21:36:00.000-05:00

Here is a Santa design I did for a friend. Just a little bit too jolly.

Mermaid

2005-11-30T22:08:00.000-05:00

This mermaid design was bsed on a drawing that my daughter made when she was four.

Alien

2005-11-30T22:05:00.000-05:00

Here is a alien character for one of my own projects.

Baby Face

2005-11-30T22:02:00.000-05:00

Here is a drawing I did of my daughter when she was a baby. It was colored and used for her web site.

Dark Spirit

2005-11-28T22:51:00.000-05:00

Creepy dark spirit. Just for fun.

Skulls

2005-11-28T22:49:00.000-05:00

Had fun drawing some skulls after seeing "The Corpse Bride".

Mooooooo!

2005-11-28T22:46:00.000-05:00

Just a silly cow sketch.

Family Portrait

2005-11-25T21:53:00.000-05:00

While working on the family Christmas card this year, I needed an image of the family hanging above the fireplace. This is the sketch I came up with.

Sketch of my Son

2005-11-25T21:49:00.000-05:00

Here is a quick sketch I did of my son Ethan.