• New Class-ART 247 F Sketching for Animators and Illustrators-Traditional Media Techniques

      Super excited for my new class “ART 247 F Sketching for Animators and Illustrators-Traditional Media Techniques” in the fall. This is NOT the same as my Saturday class ART 157 F Sketching for Animators and Illustrators. The new one is mostly wet media illustration techniques. This will improve your digital work as I'll cover things like brushwork, design, atmospherics etc. I'm also working with Dick Blick materials to keep the materials cost very low. or two describing this item.

    • New Article

      SdVoyager did an article on me recently. Here’s a link, http://sdvoyager.com/interview/meet-mike-sheehan/

    • New Tutorial is Up!

      This is About Seeing, Blocking and Editing Simple Shapes.

    • Short Tutorial on Doodling

      McDoodling on Mid-Tone Doodle Napkins.

    • Welcome to My Site...

      My name is Mike Sheehan. This site is new and still under construction, but have a look around. I will be posting all my educational info here along with sketchbooks, design and illustration work.

      I'll link art tutorials and events.

      You can read a brief bio below. The website name comes from my obsession with drawing and painting my experiences and how I feel that this can be valuable to students whether you're a painter, digital artist or illustrator.

      It's all about fundamentals, no matter what kind of work you want to do.

    • My Sketchbooks

      These are my everyday sketchbooks. Mostly observational and some out of my head...

    • Design

      10" Wall-e Remote Paintmaster
      Remote for 10" Wall-e
      EVE Remote
      EVE Remote
      Buzz Lightyear Playset
      Buzz Lightyear Vehicle Roughs
      Rough Sketch for a Modular Toy
      Prototype
      Prototypes
      Animation Attraction Disney's California Adventure
      Light and Effects Sequence
      Desk Design for the Beasts Library
      Early Rough
      Early Sketch for a Video Capture Prop
      Prop Design
      Off the Page Design
      Prototype
      Barbie Backpack for Mattel
      Toy Product Thumbnails
      Life Size Fairies Playset

    • Illustration

      A small selection of illustration including some roughs

      Lake Arrowhead
      Restaurant Illustration

    • Fullerton College

      Life at Fullerton College

      Todd
      Doodle from the Winter Session Draw Workshop
      Meeting Doodles
      Sketching for Animators and Illustrators Whiteboard
      Whiteboard Doodle
      Secret Bunker
      The Ramblings of my Officemate...
      Faculty Meetng
      Christmas
      EASL Costume Model Night
      Doodles
      Another Doodle from My Digital Drawing Class
      Napkin Doodle
      Free Tutoring...
      Scene from an Art Department Faculty Meeting
      Natural History Museum Sketches
      Student
      Doodles
      Model
      Doodle
      Museum Field Trip

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    • About

      A quick run down

      Mike Sheehan received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. He has had a career designing and illustrating for the theme park, toy, and consumer products industries. In 2003 he was artist in residence at Fullerton College in California. One of his pieces was added to their permanent collection.

      Throughout his career he has been a studio and plein air oil painter. He's currently working on a new series of paintings and drawings.

      Recently, his sketches of various subject matters around Los Angeles have been featured on KPCC’s Off-Ramp with John Rabe.

      His home and studio is in Lake Arrowhead, California.

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