Here are some gif illustrations I did for Tiffany & Co. for a piece titled “Singing for His Supper” and a little about the drama that followed.
About a year ago I was asked by Tiffany & Co. to do some illustrations for a tablet format magazine they were putting out. They wanted a comic style with a heavy Lichtenstein influence. The job sounded fun and I accepted. Because of the opportunity to do illustrations on an eReader, I suggested that I try making illustrations that were lightly animated. I had never done this before and was working to a deadline. To be safe, I created traditional illustrations that would stand on their own and then I went back and animated them. It was a lot of work teaching myself this and even though this took considerably more time, I didn’t ask for more money because it was my suggestion and I was eager. WELL… no good deed goes unpunished so they say. Although I turned in all of the work on time and pleased my art director, the blood diamond powers that be decided to not make an eMagazine or pay for the completed work of those they hired. After looking into the matter, only a few of the freelancers on the job were compensated a portion of their commission and the rest of us were left unpaid and ignored. I am currently looking into legal action.