I’ve always been a fan of quirky, indie, or underdog  films. My top ten movie lists includes several Wes Andersen films, Life Aquatic being at the top. I think what draws me to these types of movies is the strong emphasis on character driven stories.

While my brother Drew was at BYU studying animation, he introduced us to the short film, Peluca, the origin of Napoleon Dynamite. So when they made a feature length film of our favorite Preston, ID resident, we were overjoyed. Now THERE’S a movie full of characters 🙂

I am always trying to think of fun character designs of my own, which can be tricky at times. So in order to help creativity flow, I decided to start doing a series of all my on-screen favorites! Jered Hess films seemed like a perfect place to start, as his characters are so iconic and illustrative by nature. So, here is Nacho and Napoleon.

Both were created on Photoshop with my Wacom Ituos tablet. Each drawing clocked in at around 2-3 hours. Please do not use without permission.