Thursday, September 8, 2011

Nuubs: Meet the Characters


Here are the seven initial Nuubs (rhymes with "tubes") characters. I have at least three new ones on the way.

Buddy Boy
Parkour expert, analytical leader

Doosh
Foreign exchange student, playground DJ

Rainee
Doomsayer, conspiracy theorist

Shade
Break-dancer and ladies' man

Sissy Girl
Pure of heart, afraid of butterflies

E Man
Wealthy dimwit

Loaf
Neighborhood bully

New characters will include Seymour, Frank (Buddy Boy's dad), Pico, and Ron Bigfoot.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Nuubs


I just finished work on a line of resin figures which I have put on display in the Gallery at American Greetings. They're called Nuubs (rhymes with "tubes") and, well, here are some shots. Click on a pic to see a larger image...





Buddy Boy

Sissy Girl

E Man

Shade

Doosh

Rainee

Loaf

I did a couple of acrylic pieces as well. Cork floating atop torn-up corrugated cardboard:




The Nuubs concept is something I've had in my head for nearly two years. Little, stubby, mushroom-headed kids who have fun doing random things. To me, this is a modern take on Charles Schultz' Peanuts. Now that I've put together a group of characters with personalities I am fleshing out more details to create a fully-developed property. I'm in the midst of writing a draft for an animated series for television which I plan to pitch to the networks hopefully next year.