i'm kind of a big deal...

Pank Goreela.

2011-01-18T00:13:00.000-05:00

logo developed for a friend's event-promotion company Pink Gorilla.

Ricky Free and The Wanted.

2010-12-19T15:12:00.001-05:00

Recently I've started work on a video for Atlanta-based pop-rock act Ricky Free And The Wanted. here's a couple storyboards/style frames from the project:

greasy shopping cart mechanic.

2010-12-04T12:57:00.000-05:00

posted this on facebook, not sure if anyone really got the caricature i was trying to convey. Trailer Park Boys is still a huge influence for my character design. Above: Bubbles.

PHOTO-REALISM!

2010-10-23T22:18:00.000-04:00

i like to draw myself. a lot.

The Gibbons.

2010-09-10T18:56:00.000-04:00

this is Nick Gibbons. when not being funnier than hell itself, Nick writes/directs/edits stuff down at our studio Radical Axis. check out his site http://www.nickgibbons.com/

maaaaaaaaan.

2010-08-23T00:54:00.000-04:00

i look like a fat idiot. why hasn't anyone told me this before?

squidables.

2010-07-16T16:39:00.000-04:00

in honor of the EPIC musical episode that's airing this Sunday @ midnight on Adult Swim.

i know the definition of minced, it's just meat grinders are fun to design.

2010-07-12T15:09:00.000-04:00

here's a quickie for my friend's new musical endeavor: "The Minced Kitten."

look at this idiot.

2010-07-12T15:01:00.000-04:00

not sure where this is going. started work on a new short film recently, you'll wanna keep your internet eyes peeled for that.

lunar funk.

2010-06-23T23:32:00.000-04:00

2 somewhat recent freelance projects.

badman

2010-05-31T21:50:00.000-04:00

continuing with the style of the Early piece below, this is for our weekly character sketch down at Radical.

SquidBillies.

2010-05-16T17:53:00.001-04:00

Tonight (Sunday 5/16) at midnight is the premier of the 5th season of Squidbillies on Adult Swim. if you like liquor drankin' and domestic violence, check it out! this season is hilarious.

get excited, kids.

j-busy.

2010-03-11T21:53:00.000-05:00

haven't had time for personal projects or cool stuff lately but here's the Radical Axis sketchblog. we've revived it with a weekly "take this character and draw it in your own style" game. we even have a wheel of destiny that determines each week's character. shred.

also, here's another poster for Bodega Roja. i'll try and post new sketchbook goods soon.

ps: watch the new Aqua Teens! we got some sweet ones on deck. sundays at midnight.

Bodega.

2010-02-12T18:30:00.001-05:00

flier for the Atlanta-based band Bodega Roja. these guys whoop ass and put on a hell of a show. if you dig face-melting experimental rock, CHECK THESE DUDES OUT. www.bodegaroja.com

Same Ol' Larrold.

2010-01-11T22:47:00.000-05:00

haven't touched this one in about a year but came across it today and thought all of you could use a little senseless violence. if you make it to the end alive, you're sick.

karakterr konsepps.

2010-01-03T15:29:00.000-05:00

stepped out of my style a little bit and pumped these concepts out a few months ago for a game project i'm currently working on.

yeah top left. that's me.

baby you can drive my karg. (that's pretty gay now that i think about it.)

2009-12-22T20:54:00.000-05:00

working on my friend Joe Karg's website. gonna be deadly yall. WWW.JOEKARG.COM

new posts on deck. stay auto-tuned.

Poole Music Productions

2009-11-16T19:51:00.000-05:00

flier I put together the other night for a friend's music production company.

if you're into becoming a musical badass, check out the free clinics they offer. Dave is the nastiest guitarist around.

hockey.

2009-10-18T02:43:00.000-04:00

4 hours of logo design make the world go 'round. local children's hockey team logo.

you got a little Selleck on your shirt man.

2009-09-29T18:01:00.000-04:00

keeping things real via mustache growth and illustrator.

drawberry fields forever.

2009-09-02T02:15:00.007-04:00

dig that word play.

recent sketchbook goods.

The Site. The Reel. The Legend.

2009-08-17T18:02:00.005-04:00

The Site has been given a few upgrades. also the reel is working. check out the new version:

www.THEBARNESVAULT.com

here's the reel again, just to get it out there floatin' around the internets.

business.

2009-08-06T15:35:00.006-04:00

got the new business cards last week. also putting together some nice flatbook pages and packaging stuff. that's for another post though. check it.

ps: website goes live within the week. keep your internet eyes peeled.

superman.

2009-06-29T20:41:00.003-04:00

i try to avoid drawing superheroes every chance i get, so here's a quick self-portrait of me being kickass.

Barnes on deck.

2009-06-21T12:43:00.006-04:00

the site's still in the shop, but here's a teaser "coming soon" page. this is also a test to see how many people can actually see this page. leave a comment if you can see it.

The Barnes Vault

-jason

Red The Exploder.

2009-06-20T21:45:00.005-04:00

stuck at home with a busted-ass jaw this weekend courtesy of my local dentist. so here's another post. some basic t-shirt designs and band logo designs i did for my friends Red The Exploder. check em out.

all designs are copyright Jason Barnes 2009.

Trailer Park Boys.

2009-06-18T16:26:00.010-04:00

Over the past year i've been completely addicted to Trailer Park Boys. I must've watched every season about 4 times through. Funniest show around.

these are some sketchbook pages that i did, usually while watching the show (so they're kinda influenced by it). the character's on there are some of the most memorable people you'll ever meet, not to mention some of the funniest you'll ever draw.

EDIT: trying to upload new pictures so you can click and see them up close. my bad.

part 1

2009-06-18T13:24:00.005-04:00

pair of sketch goods from early spring.

probably do some animation with the second one.

style is king.

2009-06-07T14:19:00.003-04:00

robert valley is my f***in' hero.

oh and The Beatles too.

sneakin' one in.

2009-06-03T02:34:00.004-04:00

so i been prairie doggin' these posts lately, not putting up any real artwork. and that won't really change with this post. here's a screen cap of my current motion graphics project i'm putting together for my reel. check back in a few days and maybe i'll post a video or two.

whoa.

2009-05-15T16:20:00.003-04:00

seen this pop up on a few people's blogs lately. pretty much how i played as a kid.

straight to video.

2009-03-21T21:44:00.002-04:00

came across this when i was looking for the bridgeman drawing a minute ago, too funny not to post. this was a ridiculously fake trailer i had to do for a digital video class a couple years back. there's supposed to be a New Line Cinema's Logo at the beginning but for some reason it's not in any of the test videos i had published. oh well.

oh and in case you've lived under a moldy rock for the past 15 years, dumb and dumber is where the clips are from. (i suppose that last statement can double as my defense against any copyright infringement that may be brought upon me.)

enjoy the movie.

old bridge

2009-03-21T21:20:00.003-04:00

digi-bridgeman i did a few months ago.

got a big post in the works. stay classy.

stop being so newish.

2009-03-17T04:06:00.002-04:00

recent sketchbook goods.

more to come later this week.

she's comin'.

2009-02-28T17:38:00.003-05:00

this is the home page of my new website i'm working on. for those following the blog, you'll be the first to know when it's up and kicking the internet's ass.

one more today

2009-02-10T15:08:00.002-05:00

some faces for my next animation.

test.

2009-02-10T14:27:00.008-05:00

controls: movement [arrow-keys: left, right, up]

action [hold spacebar]

though it's not really a game (yet?) this is my first venture into action scripting and game animation. tell me if you can't play or see it.

refresh

2009-02-02T13:50:00.001-05:00

dailies

2009-01-16T00:46:00.004-05:00

throwin' down some shapes this afternoon with a lil inspiration from Cartoon Modern.

un mas

2008-11-22T18:12:00.003-05:00

weenie bikini's and other poolside fashion faux pas

2008-11-22T15:47:00.005-05:00

it's something.

by the way, i started an important personal project recently.

stay in the loop and save the world.

all work and no play makes jason trace photographs and post them to his blog.

2008-11-17T21:39:00.004-05:00

sorry i don't have much of my "own" work to show.

give me a few weeks.

also im so busy i turned this thing into my blog-header.

i'm a go-getter. enjoy.

one more.

2008-11-06T22:10:00.003-05:00

dreamworks might have finally made a funny movie that doesn't involve ogres, eddie murphy, or smash mouth.

monsters vs. aliens

i don't have a link really. for some reason i can't find the trailer anywhere on the internet other than on Cook's blog check it.

original crap will be posted soon. my brain is being spread thin like butter over a big ol' pile of flapjacks, so hold on.

i'm trying

2008-10-25T15:25:00.002-04:00

don't have much personal work to post.

mainly just doin' the intern thing these days

and relaxing during the very few hours

i have to myself.

anyways, i been watching a lot of the shorts

from the students at Gobelins and i have to say

those are some of the most talented animators

around. they're building an army over there

in France. Amassing a horde of talented young artists

that are going to rule the animation world.

check em out:

Voodoo

Pyrats

Wild Casting

"oh hail, i'm exposed! nudified!"

2008-10-06T21:46:00.003-04:00

this is me, modeled and rendered in maya, composited in after effects, compressed in premiere, textured in photoshop, and finally deleted and replaced with this image of myself done in the style of squidbillies. i'm scanning some stuff as i write this. probably post it tomorrow.

keep it sleezy,

Jason.

haha

2008-09-27T00:15:00.002-04:00

welp...

starting to get likenesses in my caricatures.

sorry Amanda, your face is fun(ny) to draw.

Sketch Karg

2008-09-25T00:36:00.005-04:00

this is Joe Karg.

we went to school together.

his graphic novel EL GRANDE will rock your damn face off.

check him out.

la warm up

2008-09-23T16:15:00.003-04:00

esta un warm-up.

kinda based on a younger version of my dad.

*note the sweeping mustache, commonly known as "the Darrell"

for grandma.

2008-09-16T18:03:00.002-04:00

started this one a couple nights ago.

Rockwell's "Sunset".

printin' her up real nice and framin' it for my grandma.

i got heart like captain planet, yall.

not just some of the t-t-time.

2008-09-13T15:35:00.004-04:00

had some free-time friday morning.

might do something with it tomorrow night.

soundtribe: instantly

saturday something-something

2008-08-30T13:17:00.004-04:00

does anyone know when arbor day is this year?

afternoon diddy

2008-08-24T00:25:00.003-04:00

quick. fun. and totally f***in cool.
done inbetween breaks of homework.

spike jonze youre my hero.

Oktapodi

2008-08-18T20:24:00.003-04:00

the new short from Gobelins has been released.
it's amazing.
see and behold

they've also got a making of video click here
mind blowage.

squids, Beatles, and The Darrell.

2008-08-15T01:03:00.005-04:00

sketchbook pages from the past week.
figure i might as well post them before
another Bigfoot is found.

the reel deal

2008-08-09T15:01:00.001-04:00

short lil demo reel for landin' me an internship somewhere this fall/winter. i've got some more recent animation that i plan to post and add into the reel later this week when it's completed, but until then enjoy this microscopic version of the original. (seriously, i didn't know videos could be compressed into such a tiny space. kinda like gushers. all that awesome juice inside such a tiny fruit-snack. how do you do it scientists?)

you are appreciated.
-J

the newness

2008-07-21T22:09:00.003-04:00

album cover for a friends band.
psychedelic garage rock at it's best
dig it.

Copyright 2008 Barnes

business card logo

2008-07-07T22:25:00.004-04:00

design for a friend's music school based in Atl.
had like a million different color schemes.
i'll make a collage later and yall can help me decide on one.
legal jargon:
image Copyright 2008 Barnes inc.

summer holidays vs. funk routine

2008-06-26T15:45:00.002-04:00

still alive. very busy.
new stuff in the works.
go see Wall-E.

big up.
.Jason

i'm kind of an old (school) deal...

2008-05-30T13:45:00.004-04:00

sorting through/organizing old school work.
this was a dvd menu i did for a mock-studio called Brand X.
done in After Effects.
track: Frank Zappa "Willie the Pimp"

skullpting

2008-05-29T22:31:00.003-04:00

been sittin gathering dust for a few months.
got bored and busted out the dental tools.
i nose he ain't got no ears.

Duder 1

2008-05-14T12:58:00.005-04:00

caricature from a yessaday.
inspired by Christopher Guest's character from Best In Show.

von-thousand vee-u's!

2008-05-13T01:11:00.002-04:00

1000 (and 15 to be exact). i think it's also my blogs birthday or something.
happy birthday blog, post something soon or i'm never coming back.

wait...

-jas

eaten. Esteban was eaten.

2008-04-27T01:06:00.002-04:00

Stevesie.

Orgesticulanismus

2008-04-27T00:49:00.003-04:00

i've seen, read, and heard a lot of things in my life that were utterly inspiring and life-changing. This is one of those. read the quotes and information in the video description. incredible change hits at about 4 mins in.

earth day

2008-04-22T01:14:00.003-04:00

mini-post

2008-04-18T15:02:00.003-04:00

1/8 the size of a real post
(this was the original sketch for the seated woman a few posts below)

extra smooth sour mash

2008-04-15T02:28:00.005-04:00

some figs for your newtons. more to come tomorrow. scanner is currently MIA.

2008-04-10T16:28:00.003-04:00

i rule.

Frankie "the ace" Mundt

2008-03-30T15:06:00.008-04:00

This is Frankie Mundt. A 1940's professional wrestler and circus ring strong-man.

WIP of a VIP

2008-03-25T16:54:00.003-04:00

this is a work in progress that i started last week. just finished up the lipsynch today. i plan to have the full facial animation done by tomorrow night, just in time to work all weekend and start classes bright and early on monday.

keep it easy,
Jason

they were nihilists?

2008-03-22T16:43:00.006-04:00

i done it this mo'nin in fotoschop.

to whom it...

2008-03-05T10:24:00.002-05:00

well for the very few people who view this thing every now and then, please don't give up. keep clicking the refresh button in the next few days 'cause with a couple of my finals out of the way a little bit of free time will be opening up and i plan to post some stuff fa sho. gonna do that fa sho. fa shoooo

keep hope alive and.. free tibet or whatever,
Jason

re-cycle

2008-01-26T14:44:00.000-05:00

these are some cycles i had to do for intermediate 3d this past week. ( let me know if you can't see em)

walky

runny

sneaky

also..

2008-01-25T01:34:00.000-05:00

busted out the ol' open season prod art book. this thing is filled with design gold.
anyways, that's enough scanning for now. time for some late night playstationing.

*not sure why the second guy is missing his shoulder. crazy internets

inspirado...

2008-01-25T01:24:00.000-05:00

i do drawing for your eye(s).

unfinished business

2008-01-13T10:16:00.000-05:00

this one was supposed to be finished a week ago, but with the sudden onslaught of winter quarter i haven't had a chance to touch it. i'll update if i do get around to finishing it. until then...

Jason

i am legend

2008-01-07T00:56:00.000-05:00

**edit: updated image (click it for a better resolution)

one more quicksketch (this ones sorta inspired by i am legend-- a surprisingly good movie), i'll probably flesh it out some more in the morning. as for now....

sleep.

face sketches

2008-01-07T00:33:00.000-05:00

i've been doing a lot of portrait studies lately. the master of the human face and form, Norman Rockwell, has been a huge inspiration since i picked up his book "332 magazine covers". i'll post more from my actual sketchbook when i get some scan time. i also got a couple digital paintings i'm working on, they'll be up within the next week or so depending on school. in the meantime here's a warm-up for tonight's artful festivities.

cont...

2007-12-28T15:47:00.000-05:00

raining on a friday afternoon??

the new stuffin

2007-12-18T17:28:00.000-05:00

broke out the prisma markers before they dried up. these are just some more figure studies, about 1 minute each. i got a million others but didn't wanna get too repetitive on here.

On a side note, i bought some water colors and acrylics the other day, i'll show em off when i get some time to paint later in the week.

-Jason

scanner freak out

2007-12-14T14:54:00.001-05:00

scanner is down at the moment (hopefully i'll get a new one within the week)
In the mean time, here's an old Bush caricature i did a few months ago. the background is just some photoshop brushes i had been playin' around with. enjoy (and check back for updates in the next couple days or so).

-J

fig stud

2007-11-21T00:02:00.000-05:00

I been doing a lot of figure studies lately. this was a quick one i did in flash this afternoon.

fresh off the assembly line

2007-11-18T23:53:00.000-05:00

ok ok, so i didn't model this beast... But i did texture, light, and badass-ify it (model provided by DigitalTutors.com). Completed for Materials and Lighting Class.

By the way, hopefully with the break coming up i'll get a chance to post some more stuff I been working on. I sketched a tough-lookin soldier guy earlier this morning that i will eventually model in zBrush this xmas. I'll keep ya posted. thanks for lookin'

J

hey come look at this huge dump...

2007-10-30T01:50:00.000-04:00

found the scanner, here's the stuff.
hands, figures, knees and toes. knees and toes.

-Jason

there's more, but I is tired. and so is my scanner.

cop#2

2007-09-22T22:18:00.000-04:00

extension of the deputy Jr. sketch. simply a saturday afternoon quicksketch with a bit of clean-up and color.

i'm planning to do a short film with this type of character in the near future (i'll keep ya posted)

quick sketches

2007-09-07T16:22:00.000-04:00

some dudes i drew this morning

PS: just picked up Cartoon Modern by Amid Amidi and wow.. dont own it? drop everything and buy it. i have a feeling it's gonna revolutionize my drawing skills

one more BG

2007-09-03T14:58:00.000-04:00

revised living room background (for a current work in progress). At the moment i'm learning the in's and out's of photoshop's stock brushes (need to get my hands on PainterX).

this man is genius

2007-08-27T18:51:00.000-04:00

Caricature of Deputy Jr. from Reno 911. (he's also the writer/director for the show, and upcoming film: Balls of Fury) google that shite.

quick sketch

2007-08-27T18:36:00.000-04:00

random meat-head (#5,685,413). i can't help but draw muscular dudes clad in leotards everytime my pen touches the pad.

PS: my upcoming posts will hopefully contain some different and varied styles (also, semi-completed pieces), and not so much testosterone

backgrounds.

2007-08-19T13:06:00.000-04:00

one more BG....now comes the hard part....animating.

color concepts

2007-08-14T15:04:00.000-04:00

been working on some backgrounds for a short i'm making, it's based on a _______ that sells ______. anyways, here's a "color test" for one of the living room scenes.

character roughs

2007-07-26T13:00:00.000-04:00

big dude (workin' on a walk cycle):

mid-run

either playing for the yankees or in the midst of persuading some guy to "gimme da money"

"Beast"

2007-06-18T16:47:00.000-04:00

Glen Keane's "Beast". from memory:

**EDIT** Second Attempt:

maya character

2007-06-16T19:42:00.000-04:00

he's not complete yet, i'm still experimenting with his hair (not pictured here of course)...

Silvery Inspiration

2007-06-12T17:37:00.000-04:00

based on some Silver sketches:

Some late night Dog character sketches:

T. Butts and Web Freely

2007-06-12T02:18:00.000-04:00

oh, the people you'll meet...

2007-06-03T23:34:00.000-04:00

Webbert Freely:

oh yeah..

2007-05-18T00:00:00.001-04:00

wacom testing/life drawing. based on a Frezzetta painting

maya character progress

2007-05-17T23:45:00.000-04:00

update of the character sheet for my model.

workin' on the legs at the moment, also testing out the screen capture mode of Sketchbook Pro.

finally a taste...

2007-05-15T23:07:00.000-04:00

here's something at least. It's a rough sketch of a character i plan to start modeling in Maya the next few days. i'll be posting some more stuff as the week progresses. (I'm finally getting a wacom tablet so posting stuff will be easier since it'll be drawn directly onto my computer)