Monsters and Nicer Things too

2010-11-10T10:53:00.000-08:00

Redwood Trees

2010-08-31T04:00:00.000-07:00

Mirari

2010-05-01T19:13:00.000-07:00

Going to try and do a monthly post from here on out.

2010-01-07T18:43:00.001-08:00

Trying to get back in the habit.

2009-03-15T21:27:00.000-07:00

Hey guys. Obligatory not dead post. I am drawing a lot, but most of it has been work related, so I haven't had a lot to show.

Here's some doodles.

New Arts

2009-01-05T08:46:00.000-08:00

It's been a while since i've posted here! Revamping a character from last year.

-Jack

Happy Birthday Jaime!

2008-07-25T22:39:00.000-07:00

My sister is 18 today. I cannot believe it. I still can't believe I'M eighteen half the time. o_O

A Little Pixel Art

2008-07-15T12:44:00.000-07:00

2008-07-12T16:03:00.000-07:00

Fairy Chess

2008-06-26T05:42:00.000-07:00

Fairy Chess - for those of you who don't know, is when you play chess with made up or "fairy" peices. Any non-canon chess piece is a fairy piece.

Dog Chess is just playing chess with your dog.

Different kind of rock

2008-06-23T19:14:00.001-07:00

This started out as a sketch for a water-element person to go with the big mountain guy. It turned into a punk-rock groupie. Uh, I dunno how that happened. Oh well! Enjoy.

Mountain dude!

2008-06-23T05:28:00.000-07:00

Huh. I've actually been drawing a lot since school's been out. Go me.

I'm not sure what this is, maybe some sort of mountain troll or earth golem. Maybe I'll make it into a t-shirt or something.

Ridiculously Long Surprise Guest Comic

2008-06-20T04:14:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite webcomic artists is calling for a week of guest comics. I normally don't do these sorts of contests, but this time I couldn't resist. I'm about halfway done with my submission.

Bonus points if you can guess what comic this is for, people.

...and yeah, I know, it's long.

Edit: Done! Woo.

messin around with character designs

2008-06-13T20:56:00.000-07:00

Website is LIVE

2008-06-06T12:49:00.000-07:00

My website, is finally, finally, up and running.

It is by no means "finished," but it's presentable enough that I feel I can post a link here. Link me if you want!

http://www.jackcookeillustration.com

Vests

2008-06-04T03:17:00.000-07:00

Some sample stuff I did for a job application. More realistic than what I normally do, but it's fun to do some digital painting after all that cartooning.

Note: I did not make the UV coordinates, only the textures. This is the first time I've made a texture without ever seeing the model that it's going to go on, kind of a new experience.

New drawings

2008-06-03T04:13:00.000-07:00

Still Here

2008-05-17T22:14:00.001-07:00

So, I'm done with school now, and drawing just for the sake of drawing feels weird suddenly. That said, it's still a lot of fun to just sit down and doodle.

new stuff

2008-05-08T03:13:00.001-07:00

These are some of the textures and renders from my final scene for 3D Character.

Halloween Stuff

2008-04-28T07:07:00.001-07:00

New Work

2008-04-09T16:31:00.000-07:00

Herald Progress!

2008-04-09T16:10:00.000-07:00

We're on our ooooown, cousin...

2008-02-28T05:01:00.001-08:00

New Stuff, Bout Time

2008-01-29T21:16:00.001-08:00

2007-11-16T11:16:00.000-08:00

We're messin with painter in class. It's kind of exciting. Ooh.

2007-11-06T11:11:00.000-08:00

Dog thing
Uploaded by Runningonsunshine

Dog 2 turn
Uploaded by Runningonsunshine

Some other stuff

2007-10-20T12:59:00.000-07:00

Hi all,

Some of you (well, if anyone actually reads this) might have thought I'd gone over to 3D. Not so! I'm having fun learning it, but of course the main body of my work is still cartooning and digital painting.

Here's a Halloween poster I did for the school's contest and some sample pages from my thesis comic. Of course, right now, they're sans text, and need some changes... you might notice that not all the panel borders are the same thickness... but I'll get to that later.

Later days!

Hello New York, Hello Missouri

2007-10-09T00:34:00.001-07:00

Yaaay more dogs.

Blargy blargy blarg.

I've been in the animation lab since
noon and it's currently almost four
in the morning.
Hoorayyy!

2007-10-02T18:38:00.000-07:00

We Started Unwrapping Last Week
Makin' a dog...

More to come!

The Neverending Helmet

2007-09-25T18:23:00.000-07:00

So we learned procedural
mapping last week, and how to
make tileable textures.

We also learned organic modeling,
which is that tree over there.

Helmet Finished (For Now)

2007-09-10T15:11:00.000-07:00

Well, the helmet is done. It still needs to be unwrapped and textured, but... I don't know how to do that yet!

Edit: I made the glass in the eyes transparent and added a weapon and glove. Whee!

2007-09-04T20:09:00.000-07:00

A New Year has Begun, and New Art Comes with. I don't know why I capitalized most of that...

anyway, not much to show yet, but I've been doing some 3D work. I am just now learning 3D, so... don't expect Rembrandt (or the equivalent in that media, whatever.)

I haven't posted since... when!? Big Post!

2007-05-11T05:43:00.000-07:00

Wow, It's been a while. I'm going to try and be better now that school is over. Of course, the lack of scanner at home won't help much with that... but we shall see!

New Blog

2007-02-21T15:20:00.000-08:00

The old (two post) blog is going away, for a very silly reason. I do not know what I was thinking of when I picked that name. I do not like gum, and should not have a blog called "maybe gum." There will never be gum. That doesn't make any sense.

For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about and just found this blog on your own, I'll introduce myself.

My name is Jack Cooke, I am a 21 year old illustrator and a student at the Maryland Institute College of Art, or MICA. I create most of my illustrations in pen and ink, watercolor, and digital media. My subject matter can be all over the place, but I like to draw cute things, and scary things, and things that are somewhere in between. I'm always open to collaborations and commissions... unless I am busy, or don't feel like it.

Outside of art, I like to swim, play waterpolo, read (anything from comics to classical literature)
and write short stories. I'm a big fan of videogames, although I don't have time to play many, and I love cartoons.

Alright, now it's time to post some art. I'll try and keep it to newer stuff, but we'll see.