Art of Mike McKean

Illustration, Animation, Design

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Late anniversary gift painting for my husband! Based on a photo of us in our backyard!! Love you Karrow!!!

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LOVE YOU

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Another thing from 2016 I never posted: Graphite illustration I made for class.

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Anime-inspired drawing~ ACE!

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toucan, or toucan’t?

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Tumble animation key test. Trying out TV Paint!

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Aww I like this, been a while since I animated

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Motion Graphics Demo 2022 from Mike McKean on Vimeo.

A (very) short demo of some of my motion graphics skills, made over the span of a few days. After Effects 2022 has some nice updates that I enjoyed messing around with. The song is Put Me to Work, by Big Data.

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Another VRChat avatar commission. This commissioner requested some specific expressions be added :)

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Made this animation for my VRChat avatar commission form (not open right now), comparing what it looks like when you opt to have Lip Sync (right) or just “mouth flapping” movements (left).

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A looping animation I would play during streams

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Realized part of this animation is in my 2017 reel on Vimeo, but I don’t think I’ve uploaded anywhere. Simply called “Dragon” in my files. I’m pretty proud of it - drawn on paper, and shot with an old top down camera so the frames admittedly aren’t the best quality. One of these days I’ll have to dig up the sheets~ EDIT: Sound on please! It’s timed to music :) The song is by Kevin MacLeod.

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Here are a couple small loops I made for a Courage the Cowardly Dog reanimate project :) My favorite cartoon as a kid 💜 Here’s the awesome finished project, everyone did a great job: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wx8Qo9l2yY

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Made a character reference sheet, using the Karrow model I made! Was a fun exercise to include 3D elements in a flat design. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx7wGK9lbg1/?igshid=39wref3dxl2x

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I drew a cool character created by an artist I look up to! #art #character #illustration #bust https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw01X8eAzqD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zilm2g59scsn

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Finished piece for a friend! Their lovely character Crikey :) figured I would go for a lineless-unless-it’s-needed approach, and I like how it turned out! #art #illustration #character https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw00HoIAe82/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=y5qq3csegcsj

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I made this two-part sketch for a friend, for his birthday! His request was “pupperito” :) #art #sketch #illustration #dog https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwr4rbuAUrh/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ucnwry9alk6j