Yearly Archives: 2011

As we saw last time, I usually start a character design with some silhouettes, laying out big shapes and trying different ideas in broad strokes. I like to design characters who aren’t tied to the same outfit all the time – a character’s clothing should probably have a core set of shapes, color palette, and [...]

  Earlier this year, I got an email from a gentleman out in California who’s developing a steampunk card game and needed some character designs. As it turned out, I only ended up doing one character. But both the client and I were happy with the final design, so I thought I’d share my sketches [...]

I’m going to be at the Hester Street Fair this Saturday, peddling prints and handing out business cards and charm. The Fair goes down every Saturday from 10-6 on Manhattan’s Lower East Side at the corner of Hester St. and Essex St. They’ve got all manner of local vendors, including food stands, other artists, vintage/antiques/homemade [...]

Watch out, The Internet – I’ve moved my print store over to Etsy, the handmade/arts & crafts marketplace. Clicking the ‘Store’ link on my site will now take you over to etsy.com/shop/DavidBrunellBrutman. You can still buy the same shiny illustration prints as before, but now you can do it through Etsy’s attractive digital storefront. Why [...]

A number of local papers here in northern NJ have been nice enough to publish articles or blurbs about my show at the Morris County Library. Sue Clarke over at the Daily Record and Phil Garber at the Observer-Tribune both did cool write-ups, and the Star Ledger put a notice in their Morris County Digest [...]

My show at the Morris County Library is now up! We’re calling it “Visual Storytelling”. Here are a few photos I took: And here’s the press release: Visual Storytelling – Author/Illustrator David Brunell-Brtuman – Solo Art Show at the Morris County Library Mendham resident David Brunell-Brutman has always been a storyteller. He scribbled his way [...]