Story vignettes, starring Colin Fleming and Pendleton Ward

Once again, an older piece from a few years ago that I revisioned at the time, but never got around to posting the full final thing. Direct your eyes below to see this plus a bunch of other sketches:

I based the two main characters off of old classmates, Colin Fleming and Pen Ward (or Pendleton for all you animation cats in the know). The setting was the plaza next to the old Hilltop Store at UCLA, which may or may not be there anymore. Why are they running? Maybe they were backpacking food or just looked a little too out of place at the cafeteria next door. These guys were Calarts, after all; what the hell were they (or I) doing there? Either way, those UC kids and staff got uptight about things like pocketing extra bananas and cookies, or just looking like you were from another school. Or class for that matter. 

But really, let's be fair: When you (well, their parents) are paying for a top tier Uni education at UCLA or USC, it's all about priorities.

Some more stuff featuring these guys that I dug up and revisioned recently:

(The side notes were from reading about story structure, blah blah. It helped cement alot of these concepts in my mind if I did the note taking alongside concept drawings or vignettes / storyboards.)

Here's one from the sketchbook, Rhodia to be precise. Some digital revisions with some of the tone and the like. If it's difficult to tell, chases, surveilling, and exploration seem to be favorite themes for these characters. And snacks.