Category — Chalk Art

Wahoo! I’ve been wanting to post this for a while now. Here is the time lapse video of my Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Chalk Mural that I made for Nintendo at San Diego Comic Con back in July. I had a wonderful time at the show, and I thought the piece turned out great! Crowd response was really positive, and I had been just itching to get the time lapse posted, but of course there was an approval process to go through first.

Sorry I am behind in getting photos posted, it’s only been about a MONTH! Sheesh. As many of you know by now, I was brought by Nintendo to the San Diego Comic Con where I made a The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time chalk mural in honor of the game’s release on the 3DS. This was my second Nintendo mural, the first being the Metroid: Other M chalk art at PAX Prime in 2010. Nintendo is always amazing to work for, putting on an incredible event…. and they didn’t disappoint this time either.

I had made appearances at the Otakon Conventions in 2008 and 2009 but missed 2010. So I was really happy when they asked me to come back for their 2011 Convention in Baltimore, MD. If you haven’t been to the show you are missing an amazing time as it celebrates Anime, Manga and all things related to Asian pop culture. It truly is a sight to behold when thousands of people descend upon the Inner Harbor in some of the most lavish and detailed costumes you are likely to see at ANY show. As always, I had a great time, the people were wonderful and the convention was a big success.

This was a chance to make something different. Instead of a live performace at at a show, I made this Zombie Chalk Art Time Lapse Video for conventionscene.com right in my livingroom. Convention Scene is a site dedicated to providing information about tons of conventions, appearances, and everything that might interest people about a wide range of con news. They are a great resource to stay up-to-date with everything convention related.

Even though I am mostly known for my chalk murals at giant conventions, I also like to work with some local school groups on smaller scale projects as I teach them about chalk art technique and what it is like to work in a public venue. The students are always full of energy and very excited by the project, and I have a great time showing them what can be done on a large scale in a fairly short amount of time.

The C2E2 convention was amazing last weekend, and in 30 hours I completed my Green Lantern Chalk Mural. The original art was by the amazing Ivan Reis.

Once again this past weekend I packed up my art materials and paper, caught a flight to Chicago with my girlfriend Mary in tow as my lovely assistant, and appeared at the second annual C2E2 Convention (Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo) at McCormick Place where I spent 30 hours on the floor recreating an Ivan Reis illustration of the Green Lantern in chalk. Why do I do things like this you ask? Because it is fun, darn it…. and I love a challenge.

I’ve been looking at my website statistics, and I see I still get quite a few new visitors to the site every day. So even though we are already a month into 2011, I thought I might do a quick recap of my 2010 chalk art highlights from my convention appearances. This way some of my best chalk murals from the past year were all in one place for everyone to enjoy. With big new clients and some very memorable shows, 2010 was my best year yet, and I can only hope as I gear up for my upcoming appearances that 2011 can come close. Enjoy the art!

The New York Comic Con has come and gone, and I completed my Yu-Gi-Oh! chalk mural in approximately 28 hours. My fingers and back are killing me, but the above time lapse video shows how the artwork turned out, so to me it was all worth it.

The New York Comic Con is just around the corner. I’ll be there right at the main entrance creating this years chalk mural for 4Kids Entertainment, Toonzaki.com and the 10th Anniversary of Yu-Gi-Oh! Check out the time lapse video above as I draw out the 6 hour sketch to see just how crazy-detailed this thing is going to be. See you at the show!

So it has been three weeks since PAX Prime in Seattle Washington, and I’ve been so crazy busy that I’ve yet to post any of the photos from the convention. Well, the time has come to correct that oversight. The Penny Arcade Expo is an amazing show, and probably the closest thing to heaven on earth if you are into video games, board games, role-playing games… or just about any other form of game entertainment.

Here is the short time lapse video I made of my ESPN XP Cross Platform Marketing 3D chalk art mural made on September 1st and 2nd at Lake Compounce Amusement Park in Bristol, Connecticut. This was a tough gig as it averaged 95 degrees during the 11 hours I was working on this. However, everyone involved was amazing to work with and I had a fantastic time.

I received a call from the Pandora Group, a marketing company out of New York City who asked if I could travel to Bristol, Connecticut and make one of my 3D chalk murals for an ESPN event at Lake Compounce Amusement Park. ESPN rents out the entire park for a day and invites 3,000 to 5,000 employees and guests to an end-of-the-summer picnic. Even though this bumped right up against another show that started the very next day on the other side of the country, it sounded like a great time so I agreed. Little did I know that the beginning of September would decide to throw us a little mid-July heat wave for the two days I would be working on this mural.

…and here it is, the full time lapse from my 33 hour Clone Wars chalk mural at Star Wars Celebration V in Orlando Florida! You can watch this embed (kinda small) or simply click on the video to watch it larger on youtube; best viewed at 480p. Enjoy folks.

Last weekend I appeared at Star Wars Celebration V in Orlando Florida, and it was an amazing show. Being a life-long Star Wars fan, it was a dream come true when I was asked to be a part of this fantastic event with one of my chalk murals. That excitement multiplied when I was informed by Lucasfilm that I would be unveiling character art for Season 3 of The Clone Wars that had never been seen before.