erica kepler: December 2011

New Character Design

some new character designs from this year, both for new projects in the works at Little Airplane Productions and Puppet Heap Workshop!

***artwork property of Little Airplane Productions***

***artwork property of Puppet Heap Workshop***

last year around this time, i helped the Puppet Heap Workshop out creating digital patterns and also some Photoshop layout for this amazing line of hand puppets created by Paul Andrejco and his talented creative team! the original puppets were photographed from many angles, then the photos were brought into photoshop and laid carefully over the digital patterns, then printed on fabric! the first line of the Playthings are for sale now at Amazon.com among other retailers! http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_sq_top?ie=UTF8&keywords=puppet%20heap%20playthings&index=blended&pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B005947RW6&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1PEPAAJBQXEK08XCDPBP

Another Monster at the End of This Book!

since the end of July, i have been busy animating at Callaway Digital Arts in NYC, and the first app i worked on was recently released - "Another Monster at the End of This Book!" starring Sesame Street's Grover and Elmo. it's good fun! just be careful when turning each page! check it out: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/another-monster-at-end-this/id473095033?mt=8

Small Potatoes Coloring Pages!

here are several coloring pages i made in Illustrator of the Small Potatoes! They can be downloaded and printed at Disney Jr.! Just follow this link: http://disney.go.com/disneyjunior/small-potatoes

***artwork property of Little Airplane Productions***

Small Potatoes "Playtime"

here are my designs from an episode of "Small Potatoes" that i was able to guest direct! "Playtime" is a Beach Boys style song, which is fitting - they were my favorite band as a child!

***artwork property of Little Airplane Productions***

Small Potatoes on Facebook

for those of you who don't know, the Small Potatoes are HUGE on Facebook! and many people have been asked to have a Potato avatar, which the designers at Little Airplane are busy creating each day. every week, there's also a promotional image, usually a parody of some sort. here is one i created (i admit it, i'm a Twilight fan...), along with a little avatar project i did of some of my favorite friends and i! To view the Small Potatoes Facebook Page, click here: http://www.facebook.com/thesmallpotatoes

***artwork property of Little Airplane Productions***

Small Potatoes "Potatoes at Heart"

"Potatoes at Heart" was a particularly fun episode to design - I used old clip art and postcards to create each background.

***artwork property of Little Airplane Productions***

Small Potatoes on Disney Jr!

it's been too long again! but here are more designs of mine from "Small Potatoes", and you can now catch the animated shorts on Disney Jr! These designs are featured in the episodes, "Yes Sir" (Rat Pack style!), "Conga", "Musical Show", and "Dress Up"!