Dana Gould Caricatures

Just some sketches.

Adam "Ace-Man" Carolla Caricature!

Just trying to get myself to sketch in Photoshop a little more frequently. Caricatures are fun but I don't think ANYONE I'm trying to represent would be flattered by mine. :)

Voodoo priestesses!

I promise the green one's not giving you the finger.

Some colorful skulls!

I told the witch docter I was in love with you!

More felt marker fun! GLEE!!

Some...sheik I guess.

Got into the felt markers again. A character from Steven Silver's character app.

"Full Brody Cleanse" commissioned by Caitlin Kunkel!

Here's my latest for the Brody theater, once again commissioned by Caitlin Kunkel.

The title of the show is "Full Brody Cleanse" and Caitlin pitched a few funny ideas involving getting cleaned or bathing. The thumbnails above were my interpretation of some of the ideas she pitched me. 

As you may have guessed...

...the woman bathing won the vote. Not gonna lie, the girl was fun to design and draw. :)

Here's what it looks like without all the lettering.

The class' performance will be at the Brody Theater, May 23 @ 7:30pm. Check it out! They're always a pleasure to watch!

"Taboo or Not Taboo" for Caitlin Kunkel

Another piece for Caitlin Kunkel! She teaches a sketch writing class on occasion. 

Looks like my friend Ashley Bales is helping with this one.

Anyway it's happening this Thursday if anyone wants to check it out.

The class choose the title, "Taboo or not Taboo". A few of the ideas pitched involved Hamlet eating a human head (apparently the winner), an Indian Cow being ground into beef, and the pope getting a tatoo.

These were all fun to work on but I was kinda hoping for the third one, to be honest. The first got the vote, though. I made a touched up version of it, to give Caitlin a better idea on how it'll look. 

It also helped me figure out how to approach the final poster.

Which looked like this.

I love doing these. :)

This is happening on Thursday (March 7th), 7:30pm at the Brody Theater so check it out if you can! Tickets are five bucks!

Logo for Caitlin Kunkel!

A logo commissioned by my talented friend, Caitlin Kunkel! You can see it on her website, http://caitlinkunkel.com/!

 

Had a lot of fun with this one! I do worry that the android boobs are a little lop-sided. Oh well. :-P

Here are some of the roughs:

Not gonna lie. I do miss the beret.

Karaoke sketch again!

Probably sang some Johny Cash.

Karaoke Night Sketch!

These are always fun to do. Expect a few of this in the coming weeks, I have a few freelance gigs that'll keep me busy. :)

Giraffes!!!

This piece took me a little longer than I thought but I like how it turned out!

This will be the last post from me of this year and I'm glad to say that I fulfilled my resolution of updating this thing as much as I could. Next year, I'll do what I can to keep updates consistent!

Happy New Years, everyone!

Now if you'll excuse me, I have a room to clean...

...and a gut to lose...

...and an office to move into...

...and another job to look for...

Some goofy old man faces!

Witch Doctor!

Third post for the month!

Almost didn't make it (again)! I know this month was a little weak in terms of updates but things got REALLY busy, what with CTN and all. I promise I have some cool stuff planned for December!

Man. Is the year really almost over?

For my friend Ashley

Some character designs I did for the very talented Ashley Bales. She's working on some childrens books that aren't exactly for children. :)

These are for a character named Hypoch Andrea. Ashley wanted kind of a Tim Burton style so I studied him and a few other art styles similar to his.

Attack of the Roosters!!

This little diddy took me a flippin' week! I have a comic to work on for cryin' out loud!

Durp Doc!

Great Scott! It's a REALLY messed up caricature of Christopher Lloyd. Another favorite of mine....who'd kill me if he saw this.

Comedy Bull at the Brody Theater!

My latest, commisioned by a friend from the Brody Theater, Anatoli Brant. I think the design for the bull looks a little weird (he looks more like a deer) and the text on the top could use a little polish but Toli's happy with it and that's what's important. :)

Here are the roughs:

These are the four concepts that I pitched originally. The point of the show is that a group of stand up comedians will perform in a short amount of time. If the audience doesn't like what they hear, they get booed off stage even sooner. Toli also told me that he wanted a strong "Bull" theme in these. I figured that I'd focus on Bulls, Timing, Stand-Up and Intimidation.

When he saw the four above, he gave me a much more specific idea.

 

Showed him this and, while he liked it, just wasn't what he was looking for (plus it was the wrong dimensions). One more shot!

Bam! This is the idea he liked.

This project was a lot of fun and a good challenge. I had to do these in a little more than a week (while working two freakin' jobs!!!) so despite the final image's flaws, I do like a lot of how it turned out. 

I'll be coming to this show when it happens at the Brody! Hope it's a success, Toli! :)

Oh my GAWD it's a ROOSTER!

For Dominique

Something for my co-worker. She wanted me to draw her son as a character from Nickelodeon's Avatar. I definitely had some fun with this.