Sagan Lacy

Charlie Sheen

2011-03-14T21:01:00.000-07:00

This sleazecake is just too inspiring not to draw.

Richard Jordan

2011-02-22T09:20:00.000-08:00

A portrait of my Princetonian pal. Behind that kindly face stews the brain-cauldron of an evil genius.

Senior Film

2010-12-06T19:10:00.000-08:00

Click me please.

That's a link to my senior film that I totally forgot to post, you know, after I finished it. To all who haven't seen it yet, hope you enjoy!

Margaret and Brett

2010-12-05T14:15:00.001-08:00

A piece I did for my friend Margaret, for her to give to her boyfriend. This was an unusually realistic style for me - only Margaret could get away with requesting it! - but now I feel I would like to continue exploring it in the future.

Dog-icatures

2010-11-30T17:10:00.001-08:00

Trying something new! They're only slightly exaggerated but I still aimed to capture that "look" about them...

Say What?

2010-11-23T06:37:00.000-08:00

Self-portraits. They're easy! Because my face is ridiculous! Yay!

The Dwayne

2010-11-14T06:07:00.001-08:00

Done for the contest over at Wittygraphy...

Nate Sketch

2010-11-05T23:14:00.001-07:00

Haven't posted here in a while! That's not good!

Here's something I did in my lack of sleep...

Aquellos Ojos Azules

2010-07-25T16:04:00.000-07:00

Luna is my Keith Richards. I hope she takes that as a compliment.

New Self-Portrait

2010-06-25T16:04:00.000-07:00

Beak!

John Locke

2010-05-09T23:46:00.001-07:00

Stephen Sondheim

2010-05-02T19:35:00.001-07:00

At the Zoo

2010-05-02T11:54:00.000-07:00

Had a great Friday at the Jacksonville zoo! These are some of my drawings I didn't think were shamefully bad.

Firebreather, finished!

2010-04-21T13:17:00.000-07:00

Firebreather WIP

2010-04-20T10:32:00.001-07:00

Character Designs

2010-04-19T18:02:00.001-07:00

Some things I put together very recently for my portfolio. The clown is part of a series; I hope to re-draw/re-render a bunch of retro-future-ish circus performers I designed over a year ago.

The big guy and old guy are from my senior film, currently in production. The funny-looking guy and well-put-together lass are from an older idea, which I had to scrap upon the discovery that someone else from SCAD had made pretty much exactly the same film already. Sigh. I liked the characters though.

Dragon Training

2010-03-27T19:00:00.000-07:00

Just got back from seeing Dreamworks' latest, and I am very impressed! Nico Marlet is a huge asset to them, as he showed in Kung Fu Panda, but many other talents are also visible in this engaging film. Make sure not to miss this one.

Pretty in Pink

2010-02-13T23:03:00.001-08:00

My Valentine's Day card. It's not really as romantic as it could be, I guess.

Tweaked Scarlett

2010-02-13T08:51:00.001-08:00

Put this back into Photoshop and worked on the likeness some more. I think it's more characteristic of her now.

Chuck

2010-02-06T16:59:00.000-08:00

One of the characters from my senior film. This is his Member of the Month portrait, of which he is so proud, that hangs in the gym.

Sympathy For The Devil

2010-01-30T19:11:00.000-08:00

Mustard Shirt

2010-01-28T16:24:00.000-08:00

A sketch of Dad I did while waiting for class to start.

Mom, I'm not showing favoritism!... Dad's just easier to draw.

Still Doing Columnists

2010-01-13T14:15:00.000-08:00

Here's the latest I've completed. I still have maybe three more to go before the paper will finally publish all of them.

Christmas Cousins

2009-12-26T18:31:00.000-08:00

A present for my aunt, of her children. I rather like how they turned out.

Another David

2009-11-22T13:47:00.001-08:00

David Duchovny

2009-11-22T13:35:00.001-08:00

Roommate Number "?"

2009-11-12T15:12:00.001-08:00

Though Christian was never technically our roommate, and now actually goes to another school, his memory still haunts the place.

Roommate Number "N"

2009-11-11T23:12:00.001-08:00

And this is my roommate Nate, or Roomnate. Odd that the goofiest of all of us should be displaying a relatively ungoofy expression (relatively, mind you).

Roommate Number "S"

2009-11-11T07:34:00.000-08:00

I think it would be very hard to exaggerate Sean if he weren't smirking.

Roommate Number "M"

2009-11-09T15:22:00.000-08:00

It's taken me years to get a good likeness of Matt, but I like this one. I kept going too hard on his nose; the whole thing came together when I reigned it in a bit.

Glenn Beck

2009-11-04T22:38:00.001-08:00

This was done all in Flash for my Editorial Cartooning class. It was a fun challenge.

It's a New Me

2009-10-02T17:56:00.001-07:00

Wanted to come up a self-promotional image for business cards, etc. I tried to go for a nice blend of of my animation and caricature style.

Autumn Luna

2009-09-25T13:08:00.000-07:00

Another present for my girlfriend. As it happens, I enjoy revisiting the same subjects over the years to see how I can handle them in new ways.

The Senior Filme

2009-08-31T10:38:00.000-07:00

So! Totally just changing my concept at the last minute before I go back to school and start.. you know... animating. Yikes! But I think I'll have fun with this.

These are some quick sketches of two of the main characters. I also have to design two birds, but they'll come later.

Thoughts so far: This guy is proposing to his girlfriend. He's dressed somewhat nicely but still not exactly right off the cover of GQ. He's a little nervous, hence some of the goofy features and unimpressive colors, and things definitely don't go as he expects. The girl is supposed to look sophisticated and kind of icy, hence the ideal body proportions and cold, delicate features. Physically, she seems to be in another league - this is intended to magnify his nervousness.

More on this soon!

Daniel Radcliffe

2009-08-19T10:59:00.000-07:00

Carbonmade Portfolio

2009-08-07T17:22:00.000-07:00

Carbonmade Portfolio

I have one! It's mostly caricature stuff right now.

David Carradine Sketch

2009-08-02T20:37:00.000-07:00

Anthony

2009-08-02T14:44:00.000-07:00

The last columnist! The set is complete.

Mark

2009-07-31T20:14:00.000-07:00

The editor from the Village News also has a weekly column, so he gets drawn too.

Christian doodle

2009-07-17T17:37:00.000-07:00

Don't have much to post right now, so here's a little doodle of my friend Christian (or Trey, as others know him). He has such a fun face that I would love to do a full painting of him someday.

Columnists

2009-07-11T17:40:00.001-07:00

These are more columnist headshots for the local paper - Sen. Jim Webb and Rep. Randy Forbes, two Congressmen from Virginia, and Walter Wilson with his dog.

Father's Day

2009-06-21T15:36:00.000-07:00

I painted this for John Lacy, a.k.a. Dad, completing the face yesterday and finishing everything today. I'm happy with it, and what's more, it seemed to go pretty smoothly for once. When it comes to these paintings, sometimes they come effortlessly, and sometimes they oppose you at every turn.

More Luna

2009-06-19T12:21:00.000-07:00

I took these pictures of my girlfriend with her camera, which is a delight to use. Yes, she is wearing a scarf at the beach, there.

Sketching Is Like So Cool

2009-06-13T17:19:00.001-07:00

These sketches were done for my animation class last quarter. The people in the first image are friends of mine.

Scarlett Johansson finished

2009-06-10T21:54:00.001-07:00

There, she's done.

And here is a Tommy Lee Jones drawing I did months ago that I've been painting intermittently since. It's not worked to much of a finish, but there you go.

House MD

2009-04-29T22:41:00.000-07:00

I've done a ton of House pieces... In this instance, I used him because I wanted to concentrate my efforts on the technique rather than the exaggeration, and I am already pretty familiar with his face. I'm not generally a fan of the render-the-crap-out-of-it school of digital painting, at least when it prevents the piece from being exciting and textural, but most of my stuff stays kind of rough for illustration work so I'm trying to learn to get more polished pieces.

Scarlett WIP

2009-04-19T14:18:00.000-07:00

Guy

2009-04-11T20:40:00.000-07:00

The as-yet nameless main character of my friend Nate's senior film. I did the concept design for him, and Nate's modeling him. It's startling, seeing my 2d work turned into 3d! We've experimented with ideas, and a lot of stuff doesn't work and a lot of stuff works beautifully. I learn a lot just from looking over his shoulder. Anyway:

Animation Exercises

2009-04-05T11:34:00.000-07:00

Some exercises from my Digital Cel class last quarter. (I think something might be wrong with the lip sync file right now.)

Demo Reel

2009-04-04T11:48:00.000-07:00

These are a selection of my hand drawn and Adobe Flash animations. I designed all the characters except Mushu, of course... and the flour sack, obviously!

Portfolio Pieces 2

2009-02-20T21:32:00.000-08:00

I'm using this post to compile some recent and some less recent work on this blog as well. Soon I will be posting animations here as well as other pieces.

Portfolio Pieces 1

2009-02-20T18:24:00.001-08:00

Jack Nicholson

2009-01-30T21:47:00.000-08:00

Aaand finished, as far as I can tell.

Totally Obscure Celebrity

2009-01-30T12:31:00.001-08:00

I've drawn Jack Nicholson several times so I feel I'm getting the hang of him. Another work in progress.

More Assorted Sketchings

2009-01-28T16:35:00.000-08:00

Sorry I made the last files so big... these should be a bit easier to read. Some more caricature sketches from many different sources.

Assorted Sketchings

2009-01-27T17:43:00.001-08:00

Just a few interesting things taken out of my sketchbooks and from loose papers... some are much older than others. I try to stretch my skills in character design and caricature simultaneously... sometimes it's hard to switch back and forth, for though the two share many similarities, what is appropriate for illustration is often not appropriate for animation.

Ben Linus Finished

2009-01-24T00:25:00.001-08:00

Finished! Er, for now. Actually this required far too much tweaking and pushing and I don't think I'll touch it for a while. Ben's character is very elusive but I hope I've touched something there.

Ben Linus WIP

2009-01-21T21:36:00.000-08:00

In honor of the arrival of Lost Season 5, which is off to a glorious start.

Michael Emerson is one of my muses. I've tried to capture his wonderful face many times, and I think there are so many directions to take. This is my favorite so far.

I will get it to a more finished state when I have time...

Luna

2009-01-12T05:05:00.001-08:00

My girlfriend Luna has been known to appear in my art now and then. I took the above photo with her miraculous new camera.

Photography

2009-01-09T23:34:00.000-08:00

I'm not a, er, hardcore photographer, but I do enjoy it. It challenges my eye to recognize good color and composition. These photos are all taken in Savannah GA, where I go to school.

Columnists

2009-01-08T11:46:00.000-08:00

Recent job for the Chester Village News. These are pencil drawings worked over with digital painting.

Caricatures of Friends

2009-01-07T09:49:00.000-08:00

Two of my delightful friends. Can you guess which is my girlfriend?
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Ah, the infinite cavern of cyberspace...

2009-01-07T06:18:00.000-08:00

My name is Sagan Lacy, and I like Hawaiian shirts. This may possibly be how I discovered my interest in animation. I live alternately in Virginia, where my home is, and in Savannah, as a low-life college student. I enjoy acting and singing, although I no longer do either with any frequency. More than these, I enjoy drawing and have a love of animation and caricature art. I also enjoy talking at great length about stuff in something emulating philosophical discussion. Entertainment is important to me, and I become irked when it is ineptly delivered or used for evil, so I try to keep a critical eye and learn how to do my job right.

Sebastian Kruger is probably my single favorite artist; he is a hero to anyone who develops a passion for caricature. I also adore the works of directors Chuck Jones and Brad Bird, of character designers like Stephen Silver and Ben Balistreri, of caricature artists like Joe Bluhm and Jason Seiler, and many many more. Really, great designers of any kind inspire me to get off my bony bottom and improve my work.

Learning is a never-ending road, but that's no excuse for stalling! This is my way of making an empty promise to update my blog at regular intervals for the next 50 years. If this does not come to pass, feel free, should the notion take you, to write a furious letter calling for my execution by firing squad if I do not update within the hour. Out of pure selflessness, I will try to oblige.