Monday, April 30, 2007

Last day of vacation...

Welp tomorrow I start back to work. Gonna be ruff shakin off the cob webs. For those who are not in the know, I start my first day at Fall Line / Disney Interactive in SLC.
Im excited to be workin with some extrememly talented people and old friends. Hope to grow loads more.

Heres todays sketchin:











58 comments:

Xelu said...

Awesome MEl. I love your style.
You have a link in the home of the Astroguaje. ;)

milo said...

Great work bro!! Again...congrats on the new job! Hope all is well and goes well!! :OP Love ya bro! :OP

Ramon Mejia Jr. said...

I love your drawings!! Did you do that using you a cintique?

Dillon Thompson said...

I know being this atracked to Princes Leah is wrong, but it feels so right.

Jason said...

Best of luck in the new digs, Mel. We all know you'll rock the casa! What sorta stuff you going to be involved with? 'Yer sketches rock and continue to impress. Hope all is well in your neck 'ah da woods!

Kevin Keele said...

Congrats on the job! I love your interpretation of pop culture icons: Harry Potter, Princess Leia, Superman + Mel = Awesomeness.

Laura Braga said...

Wow Mel, great sketches like always!!!You are very talented!!!
And i'm happy for you and your new work. You must be very excited, like i was when some years ago went to Disney Academy in Milan!!!!
Good Luck!!!

Laura:)

Chrissie A said...

Mel--all the BEST in your new job! I'm sure it's going to be an amazing experience...hope you'll continue to post so we can all keep up with what you're doing... :)

Marco Bucci said...

man, great sketches as usual. And best of luck with the first day. ...not that you need it!

Unknown said...

dude, congrats with the new job. the sketches as usual are lookin great, lovin the anmials.

Ken said...

awsome wolverine dude! my favourite comic book character. so i am biased haha. Good luck with the new job too man

Tom Kidd said...

I will echo everyone else and congratulate you on the new gig. Good luck!

My favorites here are Princess Leia and the three-eyed gorilla. Both made me laugh.

milo said...

lol I gotta tell u this.! lol Someone left a comment on my workspace at A.M., except they called me Mel.....lol What a compliment!! :OP U da man! :OP

Puga Vida said...

beauties!! all of them! oh and the best of luck to you my friend on your first day! LIke you need! well Mel you deserve it, congrats

Anonymous said...

wonderful.
all of them

I snagged the leia for my inspiration folder.

Joe said...

Congrats. Once you get settled in you need to drop by and say hello. It'll be nice seeing you around the office.

Urban Barbarian said...

You are sketching machine! Each one better than the next! You really bring a lot of life into your work!!!

Thanks for posting all of these!!!

the clownninja said...

the unicycler is dOpe.

Henry Elmo Bawden said...

As always Mel. Awesome stuff. Good luck at the new job.

-Henry

Juampa said...

Great Mel!! All your stuff is great!

aintshakespeare said...

Ooh, very nice, all. I especially like the princess.

Ken Chandler said...

HUGE congratulations Mel! Nobody deserves it more than you my friend. Love these sketches and all those I haven't commented on-- sorry for being absentee. You're the bomb!

Kactiguy said...

The three eyed primate in underpants--very elusive. Once again you amaze me. Great sketches. Good luck at the new digs.

Mark Behm said...

Congrats on the new gig! These are all great, but I LOVE the Sup and Wolverine.

Andrew Glazebrook said...

The Princess Leia picture is fabulous !! :) All great work man !!!!!

Jason Newkirk said...

yeah man diggin the supes and Wolvie. Great stuff.

Congrats on the new gig! Holla!

RoB said...

Congrats on the job dude!!! You are gonna fit right in! I Love this post, these are all just amazing dude!! Wolverine looks awesome bro! The expressions are just awesome! Excellent work as always!

~!WoOtWoOt!~

Richard Oud said...

Great update Mel, you never seem to disappoint.. Hope you have a blast at your new job.. I'm so jealous!

tom said...

Great as allways, Mel!

...can you get me a date with Princess Leia?:)

Dustin Foust said...

Amazing work! I love your wolverine. Where can I buy this stuff? :) Good luck at Disney Interactive! I hear it's a great place to work at. Loaded with talent. You will fit right in. Just try not to make everybody jealous.

Shawn Escott said...

Congrats Mel! Sounds like an awesome job! Hard work pays off and you're proof. Wonderful new sketches!

Unknown said...

AWESOME group of characters!! Great variety as always! Best of luck with your new job!! :)

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S.T. Lewis said...

Congratulations on the new job. It was nice to finally get to meet you yesterday, man! We'll do lunch. Great sketches here, as always.

Simon Scales said...

great sketches as always mel!!
keep em coming man...

Perry Linton Joseph Osuna said...

Hey bro sorry I haven't been around for a sec been trying to get going again, thanks for the words of support your the man on this blog thing and just all around loving the new work man the levels your taking this ish to is so dope. SUPER Congrads in regards to the new gig go there and kick so butt and soak up as much as you can I know you'll be even crazier very soon. Well hope you and the fam have a great weekend stay fresh as ever!!!

Linton

cristian said...

Awesome sketches once again!! Love Leia and Superman, nice shapes and lines...
Congrats, and good luck at your new work, sir!!

Adam Strick said...

Hey Mel, congrats on the new job man!! Sweet drawings as usual. I bet you're loving that cintiq. I'm jealous. :)

YesLand said...

hahahaha that 3 eyed gorilla brakes me in two pieces hahaha so nice!! Also princess Leia is one of my fauvorites..and that guy wearing glasses. ^__^

Kyle Marshall said...

probably the coolest damn 3 eyed gorilla i have ever seen, serious!

Adrian Lubbers said...

I don't know how you do it, but you never cease to amaze me Mel.

Unknown said...

congratulations Mel! And the sketches are top again!

Ryan Wood said...

It's good to be in the same building & finally meet you, Mel! All the best to you, mister!

Alex Picar said...

jeez man! all-a these are like portfolio worthy (at least to me) and yet these are all mere sketches to ya!

that's just wrong
HAAAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!!

1 said...

Hey Mel,
The photos are back up on the page!
Heather

bsleven said...

I really like your Mutant Gorilla, and dog creature. They are really nice.

: )

Lion king said...

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaw
verry nice art
ilove it

Hans said...

Great sketches and cool designs, especially Leia!!!:b

Did you get the photos?

Take care,

Hans

Nathan Lindsay said...

You work in Salt Lake City?

Great stuff...again.

Richard Gaines said...

Ditto here.

xenos said...

dope sketches man. i really dig the wolverine one. reminds me of the talking toy version from the cartoon. did you happen to work on that? anyhow, props for getting a job with the mouse.

Clive said...

Lovely stuff as usual Mel and all the best with your new job.

Joe_O said...

Very nice work on this blog. I love your MelMeets blog as well. What a great idea! Big up to Utah.

13toon's said...

great work, i been viewing your work for sometime now and you are doing your thing. keep up the great work, and how about a sketchbook for your fans out there.well bye 4 now.

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Andrew Coats said...

awesome work man! congrats on the job!

Unknown said...

Wooonderful sketches!!! I love your Wolverine!!

Bryan Lefler said...

Love your sketches. Princess is rockin.

Mark Geyer said...

Hey Mel, you should post that Laya on 'artjumble' - week 38 and 39 are Star Wars weeks...

Always nice work!