May 13, 2011

Frog Folio

Blogger's meltdown deleted this post, so here I am, reposting.

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Every year Dellas Graphics puts out a promotion calendar called the Frog Folio, which led to tons of award-winning illustration over the past fifteen years. AD Jim Burke was kind enough to invite me to participate this year.


Subject matter was completely open, apart from the inclusion of at least one frog. I've had this idea kicking around in my head for awhile and figured now was the time to make it happen.


This year's roster includes Rick Berry, Polly Becker, Ryan O'Rourke, Joohee Yoon, Roger DeMuth, Teresa Fasolino, Bill Mayer, C. F. Payne, and Bill Thompson.


Some details:





And the rough comp -

I basically grew up on kaiju movies, and the best part of this piece was revisiting a lot of those for reference. I don't have my vhs collection anymore, but there are a ton on Netflix Watch Instantly. If you haven't seen Ghidorah: The Three Headed Monster, you're in for a real treat.


This was actually done simultaneously with the last piece, in one weird week.


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20 comments:

  1. Michelle KondrichMay 11, 2011 at 3:56 PM

    This is absolutely amazing! Really fantastic work.

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  2. Andy Christofi IllustrationMay 11, 2011 at 4:07 PM

    This is so awesome! The colour and the detail are brilliant :)

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  3. Helton AzevêdoMay 11, 2011 at 4:30 PM

    Muito legal!

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  4. UnknownMay 11, 2011 at 4:32 PM

    Love the colors man. Definitely among my favorites I've seen from you!

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  5. Finn ClarkMay 11, 2011 at 5:02 PM

    So much detail. Amazing!

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  6. Wouter BruneelMay 11, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    Two of these in one week. I love how you balance rendering and line in your work.

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  7. Michael RufoMay 11, 2011 at 6:35 PM

    dude, wtf, 2xWOW

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  8. Philip A. BuckMay 11, 2011 at 7:27 PM

    absolutely gorgeous. your work is a constant inspiration!

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  9. DiantresMay 11, 2011 at 7:46 PM

    a-ma-zing work!

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  10. UnknownMay 11, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    Great concept and very well executed!

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  11. Dustin d'ArnaultMay 12, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    Sam sir, just when I think your done you always manage to upstage yourself. Bravo good sir! Bravo!

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  12. Aaron KloppMay 12, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    Pretty sweet, I love kaiju movies, especially Ghidorah: The Three Headed Monster!

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  13. UnknownMay 13, 2011 at 1:55 PM

    This past week is brought to you by the word "scale."

    Gorgeous piece, Sam.

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  14. PJ McQuadeMay 13, 2011 at 4:17 PM

    YEAH, great work!

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  15. Emma MaatmanMay 14, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    Beautiful. So many great details!

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  16. RAWLSMay 14, 2011 at 8:37 PM

    Fantastic my friend!! I love the little billboard image!

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  17. B.WallzMay 17, 2011 at 2:58 AM

    Sam, I love this SO MUCH. Kaiju are the best.

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  18. Ross SchanerMay 23, 2011 at 4:36 PM

    so ambitious man! what a gem.

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  19. Kevin GreeneJuly 12, 2011 at 2:33 PM

    Any artist that sneaks Gamera and Guiron (and what kinda looks like the name Gojira in Japanese on that billboard) into a drawing is definitely one worth watching! Just found this blog via Drawn! Great piece. Gonna check you out all the time. But I must admit... I'm more of a "Monster Zero" man. That's probably my favorite Godzilla movie...

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  20. NickAugust 6, 2011 at 10:03 AM

    This is amazing! Is there any chance of you creating a print / poster version?

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