Category Archives: Artwork

A repository of all the artwork I’ve drawn over the last few years

Telethon “Bible Stories” Postcard

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A number of years ago, I did a series of postcard ads for an event held by my ex called “Light and Motion”. These ended up being extremely popular and even leading to a bunch of pop-ins despite a pretty limited run. So, when it came time to think of some marketing strategies, I decided not to try and re-invent the wheel, and go with what worked: attractive cartoons on glossy construction paper.

I plan on making a whole series of these for the highlights of the Bible. This one is Exodus, but I plan on making some for Genesis, Kings, Judges, and all the crazy stories that are too ludicrous to believe. If that maniac Jack Chick can distribute a billion of his vile comics, surely we can try for a few hundred at least.

Be sure to click on the image to get a higher rez version to look at. Please also ignore the grammar or spelling mistakes. I haven’t quite finished finalizing the text (it doesn’t quite work, but it’s 99% of the way there).

Bible Stories Cover

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Some of you stalkers out there might be able to tell the difference between this cover and the one I put up on the Indiegogo campaign. Well, I had to pick a size for the actual book, and I wanted to try and balance out the text with the visuals. The original’s font was a tad dark and too close to the margins. If any of you feel different, feel free to let me know in the forums.

Now, you know that me posting this up means it’s getting dangerously close to the time when I release the free chapter I’ve been teasing you all about!

Project on Hold: Alexander Pic #1

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Some of the super hard-cores might recall that a few years back I was floating around the idea of making a game called Alexander. It’s basically a historical fiction version of Shining Force, with Greek mythology instead of the typical fantasy tropes. The project, like many others, has fallen in ‘permanently stalled’, but every once in a while I still do a bit of artwork. If you’re familiar with these types of games, the artwork should conjure up a few memories.

Bible Stories Original Cover

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This is the inked version of the Bible Stories book cover. You may have noticed there is something profoundly wrong with my face. Well, I was having some trouble completing the drawing, and I thought forcing myself to ink it permanently would give me the gravitas to get it done. Instead, I end up with Duck-Face Jake, with the eye that ain’t right.

I had to fix it in post, but this massive drawing (which belongs to a member of the 300 now) comes complete with my massive fuck-up. I thought I would share it now before I try to convince Scott to destroy this monstrosity forever!

Failed Project: Darware

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This one goes way back to 1999, when my buddy Tom Badger and I wanted desperately to start a hardware company that would manufacture ‘e-readers’ from a technology we had read about for years called ‘e-ink’. Unfortunately it turned out that we were way out of our depth, and instead the ‘Caveman’ (our version of the Kindle) was destined to be just another failed project.

Light and Motion Postcard #2

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I think postcards are an awesome way to advertise for a show, and as soon as Bible Stories comes out, I might do a short series of similarly ‘themed’ advertisements in order to create excitement and buzz. It’s only about two days work to make one of these, so it’s not too bad.

The inspiration for the guy in brown is a musician friend I made in Calgary, the talented Chris Tenz.

Re-Mastered Comic: Scooby Don’t

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This is one of the comics I remastered for The Essentials DVD. It was actually the last one I ever made, but it’s probably my favorite. The ‘gang’ consists of Ryan (Velma), Jeff (Fred), Daphne (Carisa) myself (Shaggy) and Ryan’s annoying cat Saban (Scooby). This was shortly before Pope Benedict XVI would ‘retire’ and disappear from the spotlight.

Special thanks to Dan Drew, member #6 who helped with the backdrop of the first frame. He did a great job!

Fightlinker Jackal Logo 2.0

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I was never truly satisfied with the original ‘Fightlinker Jackal‘ because it was rushed and the proportions were all over the place. Worse still, it was done sloppily using Illustrator, and if you tried to change its size, it would fuck up. Enter the second Jackal logo I made, almost universally hated by all the fans who preferred the old one. I’ll let you chose which one you think is cooler.

Light and Motion Postcard #1

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When Carisa and I were a couple, I would help her with a circus arts festival she called Light and Motion. This was a postcard ad I designed that also functioned as a ‘passport’. Unfortunately, no one used it for the intended purpose and it ended up being prohibitively expensive. Also, there were a bunch of spelling mistakes, typical Jake stuff.

Now renamed Prop Fest, it since has become a bi-annual festival. If you look hard enough, you can find me on their website.