TAESOO KIM

Super Hero Sketches

2008-10-01T16:06:00.000-07:00

Here are some stuff I did while back when I worked at Sony. These weren't done for any show. The Spectacular Spiderman crews were just so bored and frustrated with work that we had to do something fun for a change. So we would do some random sketches of what evers (usually super heroes) and post them up on a wall. It was the only way to stay sane. Yeah, that and the lunch break.

Sketches

2007-08-04T01:29:00.000-07:00

These are some recent sketches. I gotta say, I had fun drawing them. It has been such a long time since I did life drawings. Little rusty but I think I haven't lost too much. I need to bring fun back to my drawings. Since my job is to draw, it's sad that sometimes (or most of the times) I think of drawing as a chore. That's why I need more sketch sessions. By the way, one of these figures doesn't have feet because I ran out of space. I tend to draw big even though these were drawn on 16 field animation paper.

Brain Dead

2007-07-24T15:28:00.001-07:00

San Diego Comic Con

2007-07-22T09:41:00.000-07:00

I'll be at San Diego this coming weekend (Thursday-Sunday). I'll have my sketchbook and we'll be selling Whaleboy toy as well. Look for these banners and this is my cover for the sketchbook. Hope to see you there.

Kujirakun

2007-06-04T00:49:00.002-07:00

This one didn't make it in my sketchbook which I'm going to have it at San Diego Comicon. Not because I didn't like it, but I usually draw stuff and forget about it. This is my spoof of Whaleboy. I used to make up BS stories and created BS arts of characters that are little too close to Whaleboy's design. Why? Just to make Patrick Morgan (my pal and partner of Whaleboy) nervous and pissed off. I made Kujirakun as if it was some anime character. Too bad I never showed this one to Patrick nor Eduardo (my other pal and partner of Whaleboy). Patrick would've hated me for this BS too, but I gotta say, he's pretty charming.

POP

2007-05-24T16:02:00.000-07:00

I'm going to have a sketchbook for San Diego Comicon. This is one of the images with many others. I cleaned it up and colored it but I won't post that here. Hopefully the book comes out on time.

RIDE

2007-03-26T08:17:00.000-07:00

Manimals

2007-01-15T00:34:00.000-08:00

I try not to post anything disturbing and try to stay family friendly as much as possible. Then again, that won't represent more than half the work I do for fun. And when you really look at these, these are more weird than bad (as in evil). And they are just plain bad art I know. And by all means, I ain't no furry, I just do these crap to amuse myself. But I guess that's how some furries started out. Crap! Anyways, these are I guess what you can say the opposite of Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny and all them animal based cartoon characters that talk and move like human. These would be what animals would draw human as themselves. I didn't color them but try to visualise them in human flesh tones (pink, yellow, brown, etc.) instead of the actual animal colors. We didn't color Mickey, Woody, and others in flesh tones. Why would they want to color these in animal patterns.

Fat bastard

2007-01-12T20:56:00.000-08:00

BOY TOY!!!

2007-01-09T14:06:00.000-08:00

Look out for Whaleboy vinyl figures. We finally approved the artist proof of the toys. So far, there are going to be 3 different variations. Original color scheme (baby blue), a Goth (glossy black with pale faces), and an Albino (pale all around with a hint of pink). These are limited in numbers so grab them while you can. Munkey King in LA will be doing the opening for our toy debut. There's going to be a party and a gallery show. Check out Munkey King's site for more details. And also Kid Robot (both online and retail stores) and other fine art vinyl shops will be carrying out little man. You can also visit our own whaleboytoy.com if you want to buy direct from us. Or gives us a call for more details. We'll be at San Diego Comicon this summer too, so make sure to stop by and check him out.

Pain in the neck.

2006-10-12T03:33:00.000-07:00

I've been working on so many things for last month or so. I have been pulling few all nighters. I really thought that I don't have to do that bullshit after college, but it seems like I do more all nighters than I ever did in college. My neck and shoulders feel so stiff. I seriously need to get some massage. I think the pain I'm having is turning into chronic pain. It's definitely here to stay. I feel so freakin old when ever I look in the mirror. I hardly get to sleep as I used to. I wish I can sleep 10 hours straight. So drawing for myself is kinda out of question lately. But I can't complain what I do though. I need to make money to feed the family and buy diapers for the little one. Here are some life drawings I did, back when I was free enough to take workshops.

Fullerton Police Car

2006-08-29T00:18:00.000-07:00

City of Fullerton has this one cop car that's modified from 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser. The siren is original 50's police car siren, at least that's what the officer told me. I say it looks pretty damn good for a cop car. I've never seen it go on a chase nor stop you for traffic violation though. This thing only shows up on Thursday for farmers market and some other city functions. I would love to see Scion xB cop car, it'll be funny. Anyways, these photos are reference materials if I ever build a model kit of PT and modify it to look like this one.

Hurray for Whaleboy!

2006-08-16T17:49:00.000-07:00

It's official. And Nick said we can finally say it to the world. We (Patrick Morgan, Ed Acosta, and I) just signed the contract with Nickelodeon to do a development for Whaleboy. We are one step closer to making the Whaleboy cartoon. Wish us luck and in mean time look out for our up coming Whaleboy vinyl figures. And yes, T-shirts are still available.

Dog Town

2006-08-11T00:27:00.000-07:00

Some dogs and their owners at Fullerton farmer's market.

Tea Time

2006-08-08T15:52:00.000-07:00

Another WWII doodle. This time a Brit tank officer in North African Campaign.

Airborne

2006-08-04T01:13:00.000-07:00

For a pacifist I have this weird fascinations about armors, weapons, and war. And WWII is one of my favorite subjects. I was just checking out one of my books and did this doodle based on one image from the book.

Evening at Huntington Beach

2006-07-30T21:37:00.000-07:00

Michelle, baby, and I went to Huntington Beach yesterday (Saturday). It was Lee's first visit to a beach and he was very happy. He got scared of sand and wouldn't want to stand on it. At the end of the day, Lee was totally pooped out. Anyways, we were there to see Mike Williams for his going away party. He's leaving California to go back to his hometown in Colorado. And we couldn't find the party. There were so many people, because of The Beach Games or something. All the surf and skate related companies were there and of course whole lot of people and parking spot was pretty hard to find. We walked around and checked between the lifeguard station 7 through 11 and I couldn't find any face I recognize. But it was fun being there and we gotta visit there more often.

Some more archives

2006-07-27T09:43:00.000-07:00

Some random characters I did for various reasons.

Comicon

2006-07-25T01:59:00.000-07:00

Gosh, I'm still recovering from comicon. It was just too overwhelming. I just vegged all day today. If it wasn't for Jose Lopez (Mariachi Samurai), Howard Shum (Gun Fu comics), Martin Hsu (Folk Pop), Richard Pose (The Z's) and Mike Williams (Knuckles) for their books, I probably didn't do anything today. I traded my sketches for their books. I think I spent like $2000 last year and I know I need to control myself this time. So I promised myself before I went to comic con this year that I will not spend any money on anything, except for food and water and lodging of course. It was pretty tough though. Just looking at all those art books, comics, toys, and other stuff was pretty painful. This con, I was mainly there to promote Whaleboy and it went well. Lot of people showed interests, we had prototype sculptures of Whaleboy toy and T shirts for sale. Patrick sold lot of his sketch books. And I know I said this for past few years and I'll say it again. I need to put a book together for next comic con. Hopefully I'll follow through this time. And many thanks to my buddies/partners Patrick Morgan and Ed Acosta for supplying me with booze.

for Rafael

2006-07-18T18:22:00.000-07:00

Hey dude. Sorry for sending these photos so late. It's been like what, 3 month? I'm gonna post them so other people can see them too. For other people, this is my friend Rafael and my baby, Lee. We went to school together. He lives in New York, working for Blue Sky as a Story Artist. He worked on Robots, Ice Age 2 and I don't know what he's working on right now. He likes to surf and skate and he misses So Cal. Check out his blog for his arts, check out the link under Families and Friends.

Archives: Hardwares

2006-07-16T13:10:00.000-07:00

These are more from my '98- '99 archives. Some were designed for Constant Payne and some drawn just for fun. The robot and the colored vehicles were specifically designed for an episode of Constant Payne in mind (if it would've gotten picked up). This episode was to be the extension of the pilot show. The giant robot comes out and wreak havoc New Amsterdam. Black & white vehicles were done for fun and I used some of them for Constant Payne pitch bible. More to come, more Payne and some Invader Zim. As you can tell, I haven't been drawing lately (at least for myself that is). Just rehashing old crap.

Summer...

2006-06-27T00:17:00.000-07:00

I'm so behind on things. Summer is officially started (21st of June) and I meant to post this doodle on that day. I did this like month ago and was waiting for June 21st and yeah... like alway, missed it and I'm late. That's me, always late and lazy and don't know what happened till things are already done.

Old Nightmare

2006-06-18T02:25:00.000-07:00

I can't go to sleep and just checking out my old skech books and this made me laugh and scare at the same time. For some reason this sketch looks foreign to me, as if someone else drew it. But I remember exactly when. I drew it right after I woke up after having this crazy ass dream. I was chased by this mean old pit bull with talons through out the night trying to get back home. It was hell of a dream. I guess I wasn't feeling too well that day. I should paint this dream.

Long time.

2006-06-14T19:25:00.000-07:00

I've been busy. Busy doing nothing. Well, there was my grandmother's funeral and my baby got baptized and some other things. And yeah, I quit my job for time being. Cleaning out my office took me more than 2 weeks, it's hard to believe. I had so many books and toys and other junk that I had to get a full size van to move about 50+ boxes and a tire. Yeah, I actually had a full size tire for my car sitting in my office (long story). Anyways, it might sound crazy and irresponsible for a grown man, who's married and have a baby, to just quit because he wants to, but I did. Well, I did all that for Whaleboy. Now my life is totally depending on that sucker and let's hope we (Patrick, Ed, & I) do a good job. If you you don't know who Whaleboy is, find out at Wikipedia. It'll soon be there after we make a hit pilot. Just wait. I'm sure some of you probably saw the prototype of a vinyl toy we are currently in production of. If not, check out my pal Patrick's blog. We're going to have the toy probably around in September (so pissed off that we're going to miss the Comicon). And we'll be making a roughly 11 minute pilot with Nickelodeon. Wish us luck and thanks for your support. Since I haven't posted anything for last 2 month or so, here's a bulldog character I did last year for my last job.

Freelance Comps

2006-03-30T15:43:00.000-08:00

These are some comps I did in February for a movie poster. Pretty much a beginning stage to explore the poses, costumes, etc. of main and secondary characters. Once the client (movie studios) pick certain look, they go for photo shoot. Of course I don't do the shooting and designing the poster part. I just sketch what ever they want. I don't think I can share these sketches. But then again, I don't think they used these poses and there is no traffic on my blog anyways.

Some more random craps from my sketchbook.

2006-03-29T18:25:00.000-08:00

Been busy, and lazy.

2006-03-27T10:33:00.000-08:00

I've been busy taking care of my new born for last few months. And I don't think it's gonna get less busy. Maybe easier. I'm constantly tired and drained out. Have no time to draw for my own pleasure. I guess that's my excuse. I'm a lazy ass and having a kid definitely changed my life style. I no longer go to bed at 3AM and wake up 12. Nor play video games. Nor just lounge. But then again, I'm way better off than my wife. And when I see my baby's little smile, it's all worth it. Here are some doodles I've done time to time.

Brokeback to the Future

2006-02-02T10:30:00.000-08:00

Check this spoof trailer. It's pretty funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfODSPIYwpQ

I Yell at My Cats

2006-01-26T18:38:00.000-08:00

Not me (I don't even own one), but that's the title of this funny-ass video clip. Check it out. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4870436784962287924&q=i+yell+at+my+cats

Camaro Concept

2006-01-16T10:25:00.001-08:00

In past week, Detroit Autoshow and LA Autoshow simultaneously unveiled new Camaro concept. My cousin Steve Kim was the lead designer. Here are some pictures of the car and the man (guy in gray suit). You can also see and hear his interview at http://autoshow.msn.com/as/video.aspx?xml=streaming&shw=autoshow2006>1=7648

MERRY X-MAS!

2005-12-22T16:59:00.000-08:00

Stay warm and don't drink and drive. CHEERS!

ONE OF THOSE DAYS

2005-12-20T18:30:00.000-08:00

scribble scribble...

2005-12-19T18:25:00.000-08:00

Jessica Alba Extended Recut

2005-12-19T12:08:00.001-08:00

I just got Sin City Extended Recut. Thanks to my bud Patrick. I had to open it before Christmas. It contains Two DVDs (original cut and Extended cut) and a Frank Miller Graphic Novel "The Hard Goodbye". Check it out, it's all good. mmm... Jessica Alba

MACHINES & things

2005-12-16T16:59:00.000-08:00

Old, new, very old, it's all mixed up.

Time to go home

2005-12-15T17:44:00.000-08:00

Today was just too tiring day for me.

I need to go out.

2005-12-15T11:10:00.000-08:00

I'm stuck here, in this office, waiting, for what? Lunch time.

Random

2005-12-14T11:10:00.000-08:00

I'm just doing what I feel like.

Sketches

2005-12-13T12:16:00.000-08:00

I just stopped here. I will try to clean them up and color them.

Ninja Girl for The Office

2005-12-08T15:25:00.000-08:00

It seems as though I'm just posting old drawings. I will try to post new ones. Meanwhile, here's another one from last year. This was hastily done freelance work for NBC/Universal. These people (I didn't even know they were NBC till I got there) asked me if I can stop by their studio. They briefly told me it's animation related. Went there and it was some office in middle of warehouses out in Culver City. Didn't look anything like animation studio. Sitting there waiting, then some kind of camera crew came in and setting things up and told me they are going to shoot. I was so lost. They were shooting something and I was just sitting there waiting. And this guy came in and served me some great foods. Finally like an hour later this guy shows up and telling me to draw anime style girl in bikini spreading her legs or in doggy style with some weapons. And they told me they need it right now. It was a prop for one of the characters. So that's what I did. It took me some 3 hours to do some sketches of different poses and cleaned up the one they picked and colored it fast because they are going to shoot the scene with the prop. Later they told me it's a new series from NBC. That's when I realized it's an American version of The Office. I got $500 out of it and it was perfect timing, because you need extra cash for your honeymoon (my wedding day was only 4 days away). I've haven't seen the show although I'm big fan of the original (BBC).

CLOWNS

2005-11-23T14:50:00.000-08:00

Samurai

2005-11-15T16:37:00.000-08:00

I hope it rains.

2005-11-11T15:28:00.000-08:00

Army of Arare-chan.

2005-11-04T16:22:00.000-08:00

More toys. More Arare.

Mindless...

2005-11-04T15:33:00.000-08:00

Just some scribbles.

What's On My Desk.

2005-11-02T18:35:00.000-08:00

Some drawings.

2005-10-21T19:09:00.000-07:00

Some are recent, some are older. I need to draw more often.

It's a Boy!!!

2005-10-13T16:42:00.000-07:00

Yes, most of you know that Michelle and I recently had a baby boy. His name is Lee Kyung Jules Kim. I know, some of you were thinking and maybe still think that his name was going to be Taesoo Junior, but that didn't happen.
He was born at 6:10 am on the 8th of October. He was little earlier than his expected date which was the 10th (Monday). I'm so happy and relieved that both the mother and the baby are doing just fine. Yes it was stressful and emotional and wonderful and all that at the same time. I'm really really happy to be a father. I just need to be more focused and be motivated and need to move my ass. Changing diapers and waking up middle of the night is crazy, but man, it's so worth it.

Halloween Candy

2005-10-05T16:42:00.000-07:00

It was cool to find this Halloween candy package at Longs Drugs. I did this as a freelance in July 2004 (right before I took off to SD for Comicon). I did the sketch, layout of the characters, and cleaned it out with illustrator. Also had to come up with what kind of costumes the characters wear. The photoshop work is awesome, and I cannot get the credit, because some other artist did the job. He really did a nice work. I never drew WB classic characters for professional work, so I was somewhat nervous. There are really great artists out there who can do awesome drawings of Bugs with their eyes closed. I'm happy that the product turned out good. It's good for what it is.

Chicken Little Wrap Party.

2005-10-04T15:15:00.000-07:00

My friend John Yoon was kind enough to invited me to go to Chicken Little wrap party last Saturday. It was a great party. Food, drinks, music, film, and even tables for gambling. My opinion on the film is that it's good. It's no Pixar film. But it's good. If you never heard of Chicken Little, it's a up coming Disney's CG film. And it is their very first (I'm not counting Dinosaurs, sorry) attempt at it, without Pixar that is.
Recently turned Ex-Disney CEO, Michael Eisner was there and gave a speech about how at Disney, it's all about animation. And that from animation, all other stuff like parks, products, etc comes from. And he even mentioned that story is very important in animation. And I was sitting there thinking "Then why aren't you the Disney CEO anymore, and what was all that artist layoffs few years ago, and why did you get rid of traditional animation studio, and why were you so focused on theme parks, cruise lines and other businesses more than the studio, and most of all, why all those sequels with bullshit stories?" I thought it was total oxymoron for him to be there talking like that, specially to the artists. Well, as a courteous, I gave him half-assed claps with rest of the audiences. Sorry!
I hope the new CEO, Iger, does a good job and that Disney to make better films like they used to.

A penguin from some time ago...

2005-10-03T18:05:00.000-07:00

Sumi ink and brush and just random shape.

Busy Day!

2005-10-03T16:55:00.000-07:00

Before anything, today is Michelle and my 1st wedding anniversary. Can't believe it has been a year already. We are doing fine and dandy. With our baby boy on the way (Oct. 10th), it really has been a busy year. Things to prepare and mentally stable and all that goodness. I'm not nervous at all. Maybe I'm not getting it. Watch me panic later. Besides running around trying to fine something for Michelle, today was one hack of a day. I had to get my windshield repaired (caused by God knows what at 55 freeway), pick up my G5 from the Apple Store (had to fix, crashed so damn often and thank God for AppleCare), and stop by banks (both B of A and Washington). So it might sound like I'm giving another excuse not to post any drawings, but I'm really tired. Just wait for me. Thanks!

Some old drawing that was already scanned

2005-09-30T15:48:00.000-07:00

Just like the title says. I didn't draw anything today. And I feel too lazy to scan some recent drawings. So here is something I did 2 years ago. And it was scanned back then. Why? Maybe for T-shirt? But I was too lazy to go beyond this point. Brush pen on some textured paper. Moral of the day: Laziness will get you nowhere.

I want to, but I don't know how.

2005-09-30T15:41:00.000-07:00

If I'm not going to write something funny or witty, I know I need to post some drawings. But I don't know how. I know there is a HELP page. But I'm too lazy to even bother reading it. Yes, someone spoon feed me. Till then, this shit goes on. Sorry, nothing to see here.

No drawings yet!

2005-09-28T18:49:00.000-07:00

Since I like to read and check out other peoples' personal or fictional lives, I thought I should share my bullshits as well.
My head is blank right now, so no thoughts here. I don't have any doodles to share. Have a nice evening.