Joe MacCarthy
Concept Artist / Product Design Manager — Oakland, CA
A few character studies. Trying to explore the freshness beyond the norm.
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glass gliders _part deux - Cool down.
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Oakland in June - This is what it feels...
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Flowina Profile - Starting some control drawings on a few projects for production. Shhhhh....it is a secret. (wink)
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burn zout - She likes it hot. Sketch in progress...
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Buffalo Souljah - Remixed an old sketch from the past for my new book that I am finalizing.
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woodpark blvd - Happy Halloween!
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horn swaggah lerr - I was looking for love in all the wrong places
Looking for love in too many faces
Searching your eyes, looking for traces
Of what.. I'm dreaming of...
Hopin' to find a friend and a lover
God bless the day I discover
Another heart, lookin' for love
Looking for love in too many faces
Searching your eyes, looking for traces
Of what.. I'm dreaming of...
Hopin' to find a friend and a lover
God bless the day I discover
Another heart, lookin' for love
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embrasser de foreverness - 11_11_11
"Whisper I love you to somebody you love, grab them tight and make a wish..."
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"GFBBN" - Sketch from yesterday after work on my patio. The original idea was just a character looking out of the top of a tank hatch. This is where it ended up.
Oh yeah...GFBBN="Gone Fishing, Be Back NEVER!" (with cave echo)
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Brick Shat House - I was thinking about characters that were climbing between two walls and thought that would be a fun thing to explore. I sketched these up in thumbnail form yesterday during some slow meetings (15 minutes) and refined them last night after dinner. (HIT THE ZOOM BUTTON)
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diver_down - I had this urge to go diving today...entitled "drop down". Not to be confused with the album Diver Down.
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beaverton - It is cold and lonely up there in beaverton sometimes.
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Flying V - So after about 6 outfit changes, my wife Ingrid was finally ready to hit the kiddie park at Lake Tahoe!
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Day Brakes - A sketch from my patio book all finished up. One of my popular pieces from my gallery opening that just started in Emeryville, CA near Pixar.
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Gotta Hunch - Flip the blade open and jig til' the moon drops. After all..."If it ain't Scottish it is CRAP!"
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woodies - women+wood
*please hit the magnifying glass for your pleasure.
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Klimt 2100 - The updated kiss...
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mau5 huddle 11 - "Breathe...breathe in the air."-Pink Floyd
This is my first sketch of the day. Thinking about starting a site doing this. Good idea?
This is my first sketch of the day. Thinking about starting a site doing this. Good idea?
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the loss - rain silence pain love lost
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BacPAC 2100 - A few sketches through the eye of the disco ball.
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skootchie chiXens: atlaniX - One of the renderings from the thumbnail page I uploaded. More to follow...
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skootchie chiXens: shoXer - 2nd indie render from the group.
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Runway_Master - This is how I start a wave of thumbnails. 1) I usually fill a page with LOOSE concept sketches 2) BLOCK them all in to set an overall feel and define negative and positive space. 3) Render them chix with a similar technique.
One of my favorite personal projects from 2010. Lovin' the ladies...
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Surfboard - I always wanted to design a surfboard...
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"Karat Attack" - She's gonna getcha!
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stretchah - Another rendering from the thumbnail page. Exploring different color schemes and techniques.
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Oakland Ridahz {Krylon Detail} - Close up of the gun....
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dinder beasts - Round up them doggies and bring down the queen...
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witherbug - An old sketch layin round.
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Squidward Sr_Detail Image - This is a close up image of the ladies that are riding Squidward. Preggo again....
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"Minnie McLovin'" - Since I work with Disney on projects at Leapfrog I had Minnie Mouse in the brain. A little know fact is that Minnie LOVES the Cheeky Tambourines!
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Runway {5 of 6} - Smells like raccoon effervescence in here... or is that just me?
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Summa Series BMW - This is the final rendering of a very small tutorial that I did for reference. Decided the forms and the booty demanded the BMW logo.
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Triple Delight_Final Image - Here is the final image for the tutorial project in my tutorial folder. Make sure you hit the magnifying lens to see all the detail.
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Astro Glide - A few renditions of the girl from my ADIDAS piece that I am going to create as one of my characters for an upcoming book.
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Denny Terrio 5000 - Sunday sketch on the patio. Rendered this up in Photoshop with a different color scheme. All 80's and stuff....
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"Word to the Mothers..." - I got the week off of work so between hanging with my kids I have been daydreaming on my patio in the California sun.....
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Flight Suit 5 - My first flight suit designs. Kicked these out after din-din. Introducing....(drum roll please).....
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BacPAC 2100-Coppertone Tan - A few sketches through the eye of the disco ball.
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BacPAC 2100_Crown Crushah - A few sketches through the eye of the disco ball.
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BacPAC 2100_Puck Hed - A few sketches through the eye of the disco ball.
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Runway {2 of 6} - Second character of the set to walk the walk.
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Runway {4 of 6} - So suave, so divine...
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"Supahstah WreckLoose" - Another set of sketches based on my character SupahStah.
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