“Porky.” Creature Concept. (c) 2014 Michael J. Barnes. (Click to view enlargement)
My latest creature creation. This is “Porky.” I began this ZBrush sculpt on Halloween night because I was bored re-watching the same horror movie re-runs on TV. Also, I wanted to add to my Characters & Creatures Portfolio page. Porky is an herbivore, with multiple horns and tusks for protection from predators. Typically, I name my characters and creatures by pulling a name from my extensive database of names (i.e. the telephone white pages). However, when I started sculpting Porky, I realized the face was looking a bit porcine.
At any rate, Porky was created in ZBrush, with the final image produced in Photoshop. I hope you like him.
The Pals of Paws and Claws logo.
I just completed and delivered a new logo design to my latest client: The PALS of PAWS and CLAWS.
The client recently contacted me through my contact page and requested my help in creating a logo for their non-profit group. The Pals of Paws and Claws works to collect donations to help animal and rescue shelters (currently on the east coast). The organization had a basic idea of what they were looking for, mainly a cat’s claw, a dog’s paw and a child’s hand stack atop each other. Fortunately for me, they didn’t know how to draw out the idea. Initially, they used “clip art” of hands, paws and claws to pass as their logo.