Hans Hans The Biking Viking

   Final Character Treatments 

 Initial Character Concepts

 Character Expression/Hans Poses

 Hans Bike Dev.

 Miscellaneous Good-ins

 Not So Good-ins

Hey Guys,

I hope and trust that everyone is doing well out in good 'ol bloggerland. I know it's been a long time since I've posted anything here, so for you few folks who still drop by from time to time let me extend my sincerest apologies. Honestly my life has been a mess for the last year or so, but thankfully things are starting to look up and I'm hoping to have more time to post projects (past and present) up here for those who might be interested. In looking back through files I ran across this project and thought it might be a good place to start.

So way back when I was contacted by the kind folks at NDi Media out of Montreal regarding a project that they were developing called "Hans Hans the Biking Viking". Eventually I was brought on board to do some development for the property and I must say it was an absolute joy to work on. The kind folks at NDi were extremely patient as I worked through the process and, along with their support and encouragement, I think we landed on some fun/interesting takes on these guys. In the images above you'll find the final treatment of the main characters, some development to get to that point, and other incidentals too. Hope you guys like 'em okay.

If you have some time, please drop by NDi's site: http://www.nditeravision.com/ to check out info about Hans Hans, or you can go here: http://www.bikingviking.com/index.php?sec=4 to check out/play "Loki's Lockup", the video game that was developed to accompany the property.

Be blessed guys and, as always, thanks for dropping by-

Miah 



Merry Christmas

Hey Guys,

Here's a card that my buddy Kevin Riley let me work up for his studio, Riley Animation. Needless to say it was a ton of fun to work on and like all of our projects I was very grateful for the opportunity. Who wouldn't want to illustrate Santa shredding a gnarly wave? Hey, St. Nick needs some time off too, right?

I hope you all have a very blessed and merry Christmas. Thanks for stopping by!

Miah

That Bull Means Business!!!

Heya Guys,

Hope all's well with everybody out in good 'ol bloggerland!

So a while back my buddy Kevin Riley approached me about the possibility of doing some add campaign development work for USF's sports program. Admittedly, I don't know that much about USF... I'm originally from North Florida and am a little more familiar with some of the mascots that are getting their tails handed to 'em in these images. For all you Gators and Seminoles fans out there... I apologize :) But anywho, this bull was a ton of fun to work with and the project was an absolute joy to be a part of so thanks again Kev!

Hope you guys like the drawings. Be blessed and, as always, thanks for stopping by!-

Miah

Booklet Work

Heya Gang,

I hope that all's well in good 'ol bloggerland and that things are fine and dandy out your way, wherever that may be. For everyone that was so kind enough to stop by and check out my last post, thanks so much for dropping by. And for all those that left a comment, I'm so sorry for not responding. To be completely honest, things have been pretty hectic lately and I just haven't had the time to reply as I'd like. One way or the other, please know that your kind words and encouragement mean a great deal, and I appreciate them very much.

So the work above was done for a project a good while back. I didn't have the chance to post it previously for a few different and varied reasons, but I found out a day or so ago that I'd be doing one or two additional illustrations for the booklet and, upon revisiting these files, thought "I suppose I could put these up on the 'ol blog now." So that's what I'm doing. I can't say that I necessarily agree with the title and subtitle of the cover, but I didn't write the material, I just drew the pictures. Maybe it's just me, but I think the sick child is the one that needs more tending to. Not to say that well children aren't deserving of affections too, but I digress. Drawing-wise nothing fantastic or anything, but definitely a fun project to work on and one that I'm extremely grateful to be a part of. Hope you guys like the scribbles.

Be blessed and, as always, thanks so much for stopping by! 

Jungle Fever.

Heya guys,

Hope everyone's doing well out in good 'ol bloggerland, and that things are fine and dandy in your neck of the woods.

So here's some development work I did for what will hopefully be the next installment of the interstitials that my friend Kevin Riley and I do for All Children's Hospital in Tampa. Hopefully the powers that be will be happy with this direction and will green light the production. As of now we're still waiting to hear back.... I don't think it'll make any difference, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed just the same. :)

Be blessed guys and, as always, thanks for stopping by!-

Miah

The Surf Seekers

 Character Dev.

 Color

 Rough

Pose Sheets

BG Dev.

Character BG comps

 Heya Guys,

I hope that everyone had a great weekend and that things are fine and dandy out in your neck of the woods. Thanks so much to all you folks who were kind enough to stop by and check out the last post. I apologize for not responding to the questions that were asked, but I do plan on doing that sometime this week, so if you're able please check back during the mid to later part of this week.

So, the work posted above was for a super fun project that my friend Kevin Riley allowed me to be a part of. Much like the soccer post from a few weeks back, this project was very near and dear to my heart. I grew up around the beach and surf and the subject matter and feel of this particular project couldn't have been any better. Great characters, strong story ideas, and free reign on art direction.... what more could a fella ask for? Hope you guys like it.

Be blessed guys!-

Miah