Early Basic Maya work

Okay, a chicken walks into a bar...Basic polygon modeling and lighting to show students how to get started.

After the Fox animated opening credits

Dick Horn animated these titles for the Peter Sellers movie "After the Fox". I always liked films from the 60's with animation in the opening credits. Dick also worked on "Yellow Submarine. "http://www.animatormag.com/archive/issue-12/issue-12-page-25/

Flamingo Dancer roller skate waitress

A flamingo waitress on roller skates, but I got this great pose of her using Maya. Haven't worked on her in a long time, was having trouble with her rig.

Cabin

Missing Canada already...

Labyrinth built in Maya using Turing patterns

Took a Turing pattern off the internet, converted it into an Illustrator file, then imported it into Maya. From there, lofted the geometry from curves. Done!

Three Musketeers minus one

Herman Bear and Obsidian as swashbucklers! Ruff sketch

Captain America sketch art

Hello, was traveling around Parry Sound Canada, here's a quick sketch of Captain America

Memorial Day commemorative dog-tag art

Artwork I did for one of my first clients in LA: commemorative dog-tags of WWII, Korea and Vietnam. I appreciate the sacrifices made by all soldiers. The decisions made by our politicians, not so much.

Over the Mountain characters as Green Lanterns

Gaia, Obsidian, Cubcake and the Bio-Soldier are accepted as alternate, "backup" Green Lanterns. All, except for the Bear. Stay tuned to find out why!(Green Lantern copyright Time/Warner/DC Comics, Over the Mountain characters copyright Ken Roskos)

What's new in blogging?

I am experimenting with a new blog. I'm trying to post something everyday. I'm also trying to learn how search engines and bots find blogs. I'll see if this gives the new blog more popularity. http://adorablediabolicals.blogspot.com/

The 99%

This is a job for...

Logo design in Photoshop.

Remembering Andy's Armenian Burger near Universal

Miss that lamb sandwich wrap he made. They paved paradise, put up a parking lot. (Photo courtesy of Bill Ohanesian)

Over the Mountain #4 Rough Comp

Blog baby, blog!

Okay, here is a cover for Over the Mountain comic #4

Happy New Year 2012!

Pressing on, even tho' things are falling apart.

These guys are cool though.

The Strange Case of Dad’s Missing Head

Halloween 2011

Hello blog, haven't been here in a while; better late than never.
Sketched some quick Jack O' Lanterns, that's supposed to be Vincent Price in the middle page of sketches. Got into the spirit at the last moment last night.
Next stop, Christmas!

Kirby Lives! or is it the Borg?

Here's a Kirby-eque chamber filled with lots of "greeblies", or "do nothing machines". I drew some lines with a straight edge and circle template, and futzed with it in Photoshop. I like it, it adds a lot texture to the inside of the alien machine that traps Herman Bear, along with his airship.

Hope you all enjoy it!

Ken R.

Rosko Toy Company

What if Cthulhu was a beatnik? Cuulthulu!

I think it would look something like this.
(Still a rough version)
Like, prepare for your doom, daddy-o!

2011

Updating Guild Lab; secret project at Woodbury wearing me down...