Monday, April 30, 2012

Greetings!

Welcome to my Scholastic, Inc. page! I've had the pleasure of handling a number of Scholastic's licensed properties ranging from Hamtaro to the Teen Titans. I've done covers, interiors, poster and display materials and even coloring books. Please review the following samples that not only show my creativity but also my versatility in handing a variety of visual styles while keeping all characters "on model." Thanks for viewing my work!

Impossible Islands Cover

Here is the cover for Samurai Jack: Journey to the Impossible Islands, a full-color chapter book. The only piece I ever used a pen-name on, J.V. Lehn (pronounced like Lane) in honor of my Grandpa.

Monster of Mexico Spread

Here's a double-page spread for Scooby-Doo and the Monster of Mexico.

HAMTARO: Bijou's Big Adventure

An interior piece for a Hamtaro picture book. This one was interesting because the revision notes were in Japanese, straight from the animation studio.

Care Bears

A full color Care Bears piece from before their current redesign.

SJ Start to Finish

This sample shows the original rough idea and the finished rendering from Impossible Islands.

IKRA from Samurai Jack

Spot illustration of a Samurai Jack 'friend' for publication.