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Flirty Fish Boat Graphic

Jeff Bucchino — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:00:19 +0000

Here is a photo of the final project come to life. Click to see the entire image.

Flirty Fish Finished

Jeff Bucchino — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:00:52 +0000

Here I present the final, color version of the last two posted fish sketches. It was finished and assembled in Illustrator to make it easy on the vinyl guy who will be adding the graphic to the boat. I added a very subtle touch to the fishing line, in keeping with the theme of the cartoon.

Diner

Jeff Bucchino — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:00:48 +0000

Here is a cartoon I created for an aviation themed diner about 5 years ago. One of the owners, caricatured here, was a C-130 pilot.

Candy

Jeff Bucchino — Tue, 10 May 2011 14:00:31 +0000

Found this today. It’s from a project for a client some time ago that was going to need some vector candy illustrations. I probably should get them separated and put them on the website for my visitors use.

Game Wizard

Jeff Bucchino — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:00:04 +0000

Here’s a peek at the wizard I created for the iPhone game. It’s still being tweaked based on feedback from the beta testers and fellow game programmers, so the team isn’t quite sure when it will be released. But it’s getting closer.

Christmas Billboard

Jeff Bucchino — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:00:02 +0000

A quick peek at a work in progress for the local Chamber of Commerce. It’s a billboard that will display alongside Georgia 400 at exit 14, near the hospital, replacing the one I designed to promote business in the county.

Bronco Pig Color

Jeff Bucchino — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:00:08 +0000

As promised, the color version. I could be a little happier with the expression on the pig’s face. Maybe I’ll work on that a bit and soften it up somewhat to be a bit less evil looking.

Polar Bear

Jeff Bucchino — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:00:32 +0000

This is a sketch that went to finish after a client apparently abandoned the project, which happens every once in a blue moon. An Illustrator image, the texture in the cap are Illustrator brush strokes added during the color stage instead of being inked in.

Satan’s Spittle

Jeff Bucchino — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:00:09 +0000

Labels are still popping into my brain, so they have to come out. This time it’s a devil with a little drool on his lip for a hot sauce label.

Celtic Knot

Jeff Bucchino — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:00:35 +0000

This design is a Celtic knot created in Illustrator for the iPhone game I’m helping out with. The programmers gave me the design and I recreated it in Illustrator with a little web research. It’s a fairly straightforward technique, but requires a bit of patience. I’ve added an ‘exploded’ example to show how the under/over illusion is created. Note that the topmost stroke has rounded caps to overlap and hide the ever-so-slightly-visible seams beneath where the paths have been cut apart and butt together.