Chewbacca Brown

it has been so many months

2012-01-18T16:29:00.000-08:00

Oh, happy new year! ... you know, several weeks ago.

Here is a random grab bag of stuff, since I don't think I've posted since summer.

computer phone.

2011-07-03T13:07:00.000-07:00

(Portrait of Mr. Allen)

I got a sketchbook pro app for my new phone. It is a pretty fun little application, you oughta try it. (I am pretty sure it is also available for iphone.)

blender

2011-05-26T13:12:00.000-07:00

Couldn't sleep last night, so I tried sculpting some heads in Blender.

leftovers.

2011-05-22T13:33:00.001-07:00

Also from Godzilla's Revenge - the toymaker, and another sketch of GABERA who picks fights with babies.

And the Cosmos, hiding behind a coffee cup.

2011-05-19T09:17:00.000-07:00

Lost-boy food. (an old doodle)

nerd party

2011-05-13T13:24:00.001-07:00

more random fanart.
(I took down the other stuff. There were too many things)

from "Godzilla's Revenge"

deep space 9

2011-05-01T12:00:00.001-07:00

He was such an entertainingly crazy villain...

MOTHRA!

2011-04-27T11:04:00.001-07:00

monster island

2011-04-22T19:17:00.000-07:00

monster island from colleen thomas on Vimeo.

Any suggestions would be awesome. FOR IT IS ROUGH!

swamp thing

2011-04-21T21:37:00.001-07:00

Have you read the Saga of the Swamp Thing? You should.

the doctor

2011-04-20T09:35:00.000-07:00

(2nd Doctor) from "The Invasion"

sketches

2011-03-27T21:17:00.000-07:00

I love the idea of giant killer pigs. Also a sketch of a maid.

a new drawing program to try.

2011-03-25T11:51:00.000-07:00

I want to share this program I have been using a heck of a lot lately. "MyPaint".

You can download it here. It is like Sketchbook pro and Opencanvas had an awesome, free baby. I first discovered it while looking for Ubuntu/linux programs besides GIMP (which is also pretty amazing). But I have recently downloaded it onto my Windows laptop, and it works even better.

So give it a try! You might like it. Or not. I don't know. At least it is free.

NEW YEEAARRRRAAWWRRRrrr

2010-12-31T23:23:00.000-08:00

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

2010-12-25T15:35:00.000-08:00

Here is a chicken for you.

more scans

2010-12-15T22:15:00.001-08:00

The old timey boxer is a copy from a Simpsons' deleted scene.

As for the brontosaurus, I'm sure I've seen something like this before, but can't remember where from. Trying to come up with space ideas for a D-A-C challenge. And that is an inked doodle of Lockheed. The underbitin'est member of the Xmen. Or X-Caliber. Or Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers, hehe.

some scans

2010-12-12T10:09:00.000-08:00

because I need to update more.
The first one is based on a photo reference of Sam's. :)

I HAVE A COMPUTER AGAIN!

2010-12-03T21:51:00.000-08:00

God bless the folks at Free Geek.

A friend told me about this place some months back, and thought it sounded neat - so I went in today, still not really sure what to expect. BUT IT WAS GREAT. They even had a robot for sale.

FreeGeek is a charity which refurbish and resell/repurpose old computer equipment, and safely recycle everything else. If ever you need to dispose of old computer stuff, or if you need parts, keyboards, cords, etc, go see the thrift store at Freegeek!

Thanks to these ladies and gentlemen I was able to bring home a tower for very little money! It runs on Ubuntu, and needed no crazy drivers for setting up my tablet. So far it seems like a really friendly, smooth-running OS (And Ubuntu is freee.)

Best of all I can get back to working on stuff again! HOORAH!!

old stuff.

2010-11-22T20:13:00.000-08:00

Back up your stuff, people, back up your stuff!!

Because you never know when you'll have to reformat your computer because some stupid virus. Here are a few old scraps of stuff. Just in case.

The cats are supposed to represent 'electronic music'. I drew this like two years ago but I still can't fully remember where I was going with that.

more golden geckos.

2010-11-11T00:07:00.000-08:00

I am still playing with the right way to colour this, for it has been a while since I sat down and actually did some paintin'.

Also, I am still continuing to get killed by these guys on a regular basis.

fallout vegas.

2010-10-31T13:29:00.000-07:00

This is how most of my games end. I am currently trying to paint this, these are the lines. Need to post more STUFF.

updated demo reel.

2010-10-12T08:16:00.000-07:00

Colleen Thomas - Demo Reel from colleen thomas on Vimeo.

the guardian legend

2010-10-11T14:27:00.001-07:00

The main character from The Guardian Legend, which was my favourite as a kid. IT IS VERY HARD.

in colour

2010-09-08T18:50:00.000-07:00

spirited away.

2010-09-07T14:15:00.000-07:00

Some more warm-up-pause-'n-copy drawings, this time with Spirited Away. Man, that movie. No matter how many times you see it is always just as good.

lifetime challenge.

2010-08-31T19:43:00.000-07:00

Another design for the DAC. (linearts, drawn in Flash) Any suggestions or the like?

Salmon!

2010-08-27T20:46:00.000-07:00

The sockeye salmon run in the Fraser river has been extremely sad for years, but it's looking like they have made a major recovery! There are tens of MILLIONS of these fellows. Bears everywhere are pleased.

SALMON PARTY!

New flash.

2010-08-22T19:57:00.000-07:00

I am working on a new thing.

simpsons

2010-08-20T15:39:00.001-07:00

I've been trying to do warm-up drawings every morning, usually trying to pause 'n copy from something on the TV, to try different styles. Also, it's another good excuse for watching some Simpsons.

Here are some of those practice drawings.

Oh my neighbour.

2010-08-19T15:26:00.000-07:00

My neighbour. This guy.

After a whole morning of my neighbour listening to loud Lady Gaga, he switched to loud new-age synth chanting. THE SAME TRACK. Or maybe it was a two/three hour long track, I really don't know my new age chant albums.

I have illustrated exactly how the music sounded.

Chris Sanders challenge.

2010-08-10T10:49:00.000-07:00

Drawn for the DAC's style challenge, which was to draw like Chris Sanders. So I chose to try drawing Faye from cowboy bebop! Ein I think is more in style, but he also looks like a creep, hehe.

Monster Highlights!

2010-08-08T15:32:00.000-07:00

A treasure troll is too a monster. Also, second up from the bottom that is a Yeti from Doctor Who. (Although I'm much happier with the way the doctor turned out than with the yeti) At the top of this bunch is a Monoped, a medieval beast which was basically a "man with one leg".

Thirty Monster days are up!

2010-08-08T14:36:00.000-07:00

THIRTY MONSTERS! Here is a condensed image of all the monsters (I've seen friends and other folk do this I think it is a neat way of displaying such things). I'll follow up this post later today with some of the better ones I haven't yet put up. :)

All in all this was super fun, this challenge.

new monsters.

2010-08-06T07:01:00.000-07:00

This one's a bushbaby crossed with a goat.

Heraldic Monsters

2010-08-05T12:52:00.000-07:00

More medieval monsters based on Heraldic designs! One of the main things about these monsters is that they usually have their tongues out.

In order, they are a Wingless Lion, Wyvern, some sort of scaly Manticore/Sphinx, and a Yale.

(The scaly fellow is based on an image that was listed only as "monster". Looked like a scaly manticore with a lion's tail.) The Yale has the ability to rotate its horns in any direction.

the Tengu

2010-08-04T15:35:00.000-07:00

The Tengu! - Japanese bird spirits/goblins : [link] There are all kinds of stories and legends surrounding the Tengu. Sometimes they're described as being mischievous drinkers who prank monks, other times they are scary, vengeful creatures. Either way, they are awesome.

new demo reel

2010-08-02T19:33:00.000-07:00

HERE IT IS! Any suggestions on things I oughta change?

Colleen Thomas - animation reel from colleen thomas on Vimeo.

Blemmyae

2010-07-31T17:57:00.001-07:00

The Blemmyae.

This is another one of my favourite monster type creatures of all time. He is wearing swim trunks for decency. They are said to live south of Egypt, and may or may not be cannibals?

Mystery Panther.

2010-07-28T21:25:00.000-07:00

So, of course panthers are real, right? But people report seeing these things everywhere. Especially in places where there have never been panthers, like the upper midwest of America and eastern Canada.

Most of the time, photos and videos of these mystery panthers are just a black cat walking in some tall grass. MYSTERY PANTHERS.

(So not actually a monster, then.)

Well what do you know. Just now I found this: (link) Maybe they are not so crazily rare after all.

couple things.

2010-07-28T11:46:00.001-07:00

But for now, here are some character designs for the newest DAC challenge, as well as a Chupacabra. Because why hadn't I drawn a chupacabra until now? Sheez. There is a backlog of unscanned monsters on their way!

(The challenge was to create designs based on some shapes, which I used to design the heads of these prom animals.)

The Doghead!

2010-07-24T19:58:00.000-07:00

I guess the doghead is less of a cryptid, but it's still a monster type thing. So it counts. The medieval church deemed them 'human' since they wore clothes, and even sent missionaries to find their secret dog-head villages.

Since it was common knowledge that dogheads were totally, totally real, they were blamed for all kinds of shenanigans.

...Getting a tiny bit backlogged with finishing/scanning all these monsters, so a jumbo catch-up post is coming up soon. (I will recolour this doodle.)

The Bunyip

2010-07-22T09:59:00.001-07:00

Its originally an Australian water spirit/monster, and IS PRETTY SCARY. Check out this video, for example.

Here is another related link. Look how scary this thing is!

Jedi Showdown.

2010-07-21T20:15:00.001-07:00

Another entry for the DAC group! The challenge was to design either a Jedi or Sith, then design an opposite character on the other side.

the cactus cat.

2010-07-20T22:28:00.001-07:00

The Cactus Cat of the American Southwest! Unlike most other monsters, the cactus cat is a drunk.

bigfoot family picnic gets ruined oh no!!

2010-07-19T12:06:00.000-07:00

This was Michael's idea! Also, haven't actually drawn bigfoots yet...

Everybody knows bigfoot. I would like to think that there are bigfoot families out there. I mean, probably there aren't any but wouldn't that be neat?

Predator X

2010-07-18T23:25:00.000-07:00

Another sea monster! They are clearly the best.

PREDATOR X!
You can read more about him here. He was the biggest and scariest thing ever. Man. Nature can be spooky.

CHESSIE

2010-07-18T10:52:00.000-07:00

The Chesapeke Bay sea serpent! Chessie is known for being a pretty friendly sea serpent, and has never attacked anyone, probably.

not a monster

2010-07-17T12:03:00.001-07:00

But I will post some more soon!

This is my latest entry to the DAC group, (This week's challenge was to create a pet and owner.)

Racoonigator

2010-07-15T09:33:00.000-07:00

I don't know much about the coonigator, other than it basically acts like a raccoon. Also, typically they are just a possum. (Possums do sort of look like a terrifying cross between an alligator and a raccoon) Either way, they like to eat garbage.

I feel this drawing could also be an awful football mascot. The fightin' Racoonigators.

the skunk ape.

2010-07-14T11:20:00.001-07:00

the Great American Skunk Ape!

Reportedly the name 'skunk ape' comes from their horrible, overpowering stink and not from having stripes. Also, most of these apes are spotted in dense swampy areas and not in back alleys eating garbage. I guess they are also reported to have 'glowing eyes'.

Summer Monster Party.

2010-07-12T14:18:00.001-07:00

Starting Saturday (after drawing the Seabishop), I've decided to draw a cryptozoological creature every day for 30 days! I will post my progress as regularly as I can.

Here are my first two, the SeaBishop (coloured in) and the GOUGOU, a giantess from the St. Laurence who's favourite foods include sailors, fur traders and pirates. (Anyone who comes near her island, pretty much)

the sea bishop

2010-07-10T11:44:00.000-07:00

I think I'm going to do more of these cryptid illustrations. Still working on colouring this guy.

name challenge

2010-07-05T21:28:00.000-07:00

for the Design A Character group on DA. The challenge was to come up with a character to suit the name "GALIN MODRIC"!

mermaids

2010-07-03T22:58:00.000-07:00

i have been reading excalibur...

2010-06-28T10:37:00.000-07:00

(Captain Britain and Meggan!) I am a huge nerd for Alan Davis.

I may try recolouring this later, to try something new.

RIVALS!

2010-06-24T18:16:00.000-07:00

koalas and kids

2010-06-17T14:16:00.001-07:00

happy easter

2010-04-04T09:32:00.000-07:00

more speedpaints.

2010-03-25T12:05:00.001-07:00

A few more speedpaints, cause I haven't posted anything for ages. Animals and John Locke! (All of the animals are based on stock-photos from gettyimages. I love that place.)

2010-02-27T22:42:00.001-08:00

PEACH! Thank you for making an awesome tutorial on creating vector line art in Photoshop. (Here's a link to the tutorial!) I tried a few things with this technique!

The tutorial inspired me to draw Sailor Jupiter. MAN it's fun to draw those ladies.

And the other lady is MANTIS! THE CELESTIAL MADONNA from Guardians of the Galaxy.

I can't believe it.

2010-01-31T11:04:00.001-08:00

I missed international draw a dinosaur day! So here is a late dinosaur.

things!

2010-01-25T15:07:00.000-08:00

Some speed-painteds! (Animals and colourings of old drawings.)

fallout 3

2009-12-19T07:30:00.001-08:00

ye olde comics.

2009-10-15T06:30:00.001-07:00

OH MY GOODNESS I been obsessed with doing comic stuff in Flash lately.

So summer's nearly over?

2009-08-24T09:37:00.000-07:00

So I really quickly drew a dog.

This is just sad, really. It's September, practically, and all I done this summer is sell squeaky sharks. This is scary. It is time to pull up the old socks!!

new wooo

2009-07-31T09:04:00.000-07:00

Thinking I might try a new style for Wooo, to see if it works for a comic. My original idea for Wooo was to be a comic, so I'm gonna play with it.

happy birthday jay!

2009-07-01T09:27:00.000-07:00

CAT PARTY from colleen thomas on Vimeo.

(Jay is my brother!) this is what I made him.

pitch party

2009-06-08T22:08:00.000-07:00

Icarus was my submission to the pitch party this year - even though it didn't make the cut I'm still thinking I might do more with it once I change some stuff around. (This is the original one that I did. I like it better.)

The other two rough guys were ideas that petered out because I ran out of time. ET VOILA!!

cute baby animals

2009-06-08T16:01:00.000-07:00

The beluga had a baby yesterday! (I have just started working at the aquarium) And man, is it ever a cute little thing.

We got to watch it after work - every time it came up for air it would bob its little head up. I drew a re-enactment.

I think soon they're going to have a naming contest. I think it should be named "Junior". (It is a female) What do you think a good name would be for a lady beluga?

Free Comic Book Day.

2009-05-02T21:33:00.001-07:00

New Demo Reel!

2009-05-01T12:35:00.001-07:00

Colleen Thomas' Demo Reel! from colleen thomas on Vimeo.

Portfolio

2009-04-29T12:08:00.000-07:00

Dadaa!

House of Wooo

2009-04-28T00:24:00.001-07:00

the House of Wooo from colleen thomas on Vimeo.

my film

2009-04-24T07:36:00.000-07:00

So this is still pretty rough 'n incomplete. I hope to post a redone version as soon as I can - but for now, as of the end of school, here's what I have! (Still needs a title, also.)

ghost film from colleen thomas on Vimeo.

I guess I should post some stuff

2009-04-19T17:12:00.001-07:00

There is some kind of a nautical theme, here. Some of this stuff is new, some of it's old, I don't know. Just some stuff that probably won't end up in the folio.

snow beast

2009-01-08T21:32:00.000-08:00

Three down.

2008-12-17T23:03:00.000-08:00

One more left. Soon enough we'll be putting on our boots and going back for the final semester. OH MAN.

I'll try to post more pics & movie files soon, like my digital short: once I find a way to shrink it down without wrecking it and stuff. p.s. the bunnies are from layout class.

weekly illustration

2008-11-21T16:16:00.000-08:00

I decided to draw Doc Oc rather than Dr. H.

childhood memory

2008-11-03T17:00:00.000-08:00

Paper dolls of the clothes I remember wearing as a kid! It's not really a memory, or an illustration, but I had fun doing it. And I do recall feeling particularly snappy in some of those clothes.

weekly illustration

2008-10-27T20:25:00.000-07:00

This is based on Across the Universe: "Nothing's gonna change my world".

I should note that this was all Michael's idea. (I had such a time trying to come up with something for this assignment.) So here it is, Michael, I hope you like it.

happy thanksgivings

2008-10-13T09:45:00.000-07:00

2008-10-09T22:59:00.000-07:00

Was there an illustration topic this week? I don't think so. This was done for Karen G. TRY TO GUESS WHAT I DREW.

weeeeds!

2008-10-05T13:32:00.001-07:00

Hard to concentrate this weekend. Why can I only do homework for bitesize chunks of time? In the meantime, I am flash doodling.

the donkeys of servitude

2008-10-04T16:58:00.000-07:00

I went through a few different things for the little baby donkey to be saying, like "GOSH I AM SO GUNG HO TO HAVE A HORRIBLE LIFE OF PULLING CARTS!" but I don't know, I couldn't make up my mind. So here is just the image, for now. When I decide on something then I don't know, maybe I will add a caption or speech bubble.

Animal time.

2008-09-29T19:45:00.000-07:00

A week or two ago, I went to the Aquarium to try drawing the creatures there. It was way, way too busy. But that's going on a Saturday morning for you. Anyway I hope to do this regularly. Maybe. If I'm not stampeded by schoolwork.

Pride.

2008-09-29T17:28:00.000-07:00

I chose the style of blatantly (and shabbily) ripping of Arthur De Pins. (Who I LOVE.)

This is one of those ultra-proud mums, the kind who would come into the grocery store with their swaddled up newborns. I don't know about you, ladies, but I'd wait a bit before bringing such a kid into the germiest place in town.

the terrible history of toys and robots

2008-09-21T19:56:00.000-07:00

weekly illustration

2008-09-20T23:39:00.000-07:00

The theme is "germs".

sketchbook pages

2008-07-11T17:09:00.000-07:00

It's time for a new sketchbook - so, because I've run out of room I'm going to post some stuff from old sketchbooks. Because it's something to do. And I haven't posted in weeks and weeks.

Sorry if some of it is rehashing. Some of this stuff I cut out and put into my portfolios.

But anyway, here is some stuff.

Play this game!

2008-06-08T18:18:00.001-07:00

Check this out. Running for your life in terror has never been so fun.

DINO RUN

2008-05-08T12:47:00.001-07:00

This is my quad final from a few months ago - I picked Family Dog.

2008-04-13T11:03:00.000-07:00

Michael did this, claiming "this is going to be the newest internet phenomenon." I hope he is right.

This is me taking a break from the portfolio freakouts.

another music illustration

2008-03-20T23:27:00.000-07:00

I forgot to post this one with the other ones. It's all about who would in a technology fight. (And how easy it is to break an mp3 player versus when you used to be able to drop your old clunkster walkman down the basement stairs and it would be fine.)

I had a red one I really loved. The first tape I ever got was the soundtrack to Jurassic Park.

Parade Day

2008-02-10T18:53:00.000-08:00

I took so, so many photos and videos, and these were the only ones that really turned out. But good times! Good times.

some music -related illustrations

2008-02-09T14:11:00.001-08:00

Cap College

2008-01-29T21:52:00.000-08:00

Not too much yet to show for the new semester, so I'll post some photos of cap campus. (This is before the big dump of snowfall today. And by big dump, I mean by Vancouver standards. We only got 6-8 inches, tops, but that is enough to screw up the roads and get class cancelled.)

Happy New Year.

2008-01-02T22:11:00.000-08:00

Circa 'Mac and Me', I guess. Was there really a demand for fast food that you put together yourself? What does the D stand for?

DONE!

2007-12-14T10:03:00.001-08:00

I just sent off my oz project, so I thought I'd post the colour clean ups.