Neptune's Daughters "Splashback to the '80s" Float Drawings

Tonight. Neptune's Daughters will parade through downtown Mobile, Alabama with a theme of "Splashback to the 80s", featuring 14 floats designed by ME and built by Craig Stephens and Carnival Artists.
 We only designed 8 new floats this year, as the organization has a few 'permanent' floats- including their 'title' float-- and chose to re-roll a few, as well.
Here, you can see the finished drawings, followed by the rough design sketches used for approval:

Neptune's Daughters float rough designs by Brent Amacker

 In the above drawing, "CLUE" was one of the original suggestions, but later discarded, hence 'Colonel Mustard on the game board with clues and weapons'.....

Neptune's Daughters float rough designs by Brent Amacker

Neptune's Daughters float rough designs by Brent Amacker

Neptune's Daughters "ZELDA" float by Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists

Neptune's Daughters "MARIO BROTHERS" float by Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists

Neptune's Daughters "MS. PAC-MAN" float by Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists

Neptune's Daughters "RAINBOW BRITE" float by Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists

 The design below was exceptionally difficult without resorting to a modernistic "Mondrian-style" background...

Neptune's Daughters "RUBIK'S CUBE" float by Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists

Neptune's Daughters "STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE" float by Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists

Neptune's Daughters "TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES" float by Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists

Neptune's Daughters "TOP GUN" float by Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists

2016 NEPTUNE'S DAUGHTERS Parade

NEPTUNE'S DAUGHTERS took to the streets of downtown Mobile last night on a rolling tableau of floats built by Craig Stephens and Carnival Artists (from FLOAT design drawings rendered by ME!).
Here are the design drawings:

NEPTUNE's DAUGHTERS "Devil Wears Prada" float by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists.

NEPTUNE's DAUGHTERS "Dancing with the Stars" float by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists.

NEPTUNE's DAUGHTERS "Duck Dynasty" float by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists.

NEPTUNE's DAUGHTERS "GREASE" float by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists.

NEPTUNE's DAUGHTERS "Sister Act" float by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists.

NEPTUNE's DAUGHTERS "Wizard of Oz" float by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists.

NEPTUNE's DAUGHTERS "Runaway Bride" float by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists.

ALL DRAWINGS by BRENT AMACKER

Neptune's Daughters Parade from Sunday Night

The Neptune's Daughters paraded through downtown Mobile last night, featuring floats designed by Yours Truly and built by Craig Stephens and his crew over at Carnival Artists.

Neptune's Daughters "Surfin' USA" float designed by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists

 The parade design drawings can be seen on the Mardi Gras Floats pages over at Brentoons.com .
In addition, another parade rolled again featuring the floats I designed from The Mobile Mystics, which paraded Saturday.

More Mardi Gras Fun Info!

 Well, another Carnival season has come and is almost gone...!
Nice weather and record-setting crowds graced the streets of downtown Mobile for some memorable Mardi Gras parades, making for some true "Bon Temps"...!
 This year, The NEPTUNE'S DAUGHTERS theme was about famous people from Alabama "Stars Fell on Alabama" and featured a float honoring Joe Cain , the man widely recognized as reviving Mardi Gras in Mobile after the "War of Northern Aggression". You can read about him and the holiday set aside in his honor HERE .

 For over 25 years, "Joe Cain as Chief Slacabamarinico" has been portrayed by Reverend Wayne Dean, and, when possible, the sculptors try to give the figure his likeness.

Joe Cain AKA "Chief Slacabamarinico", as portrayed by Reverend Wayne Dean

 Sometimes, this isn't always the case, and the figure will generally more closely resemble the ACTUAL Joe Cain-- based on historical reference and archival photographs.

Neptune's Daughters "Joe Cain" float, designed by Brent Amacker & built by Carnival Artists

"Joe Cain as Chief Slac" bust sculpture. Designed by Brent Amacker, built by Carnival Artists for Neptune's Daughters

Rear view of  "Joe Cain as Chief Slac" sculpture by Carnival Artists for Neptune's Daughters

Detail of Neptune's Daughters "Joe Cain as Chief Slac" figure by Carnival Artists

Heck, I'm even considering making a Comic about the Carnival Mardi Gras Adventures of Chief Slac:

Do you think it would sell...?

Regardless, it's ALL done in the 'Spirit of Mardi Gras', and enjoyed by all!
Lessaiz Le Bon Tempes Roulle!

A THRILL To See My Name In The Credits...! Busy, Busy, Busy...!

Well, the "Phineas & Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension" movie has aired on The Disney Channel, Disney XD, and ABC. I was privileged to be a (VERY small) part of the production, and tickled to actually get a screen credit for my tiny contribution!

I rendered some early-stage storyboard roughs for the musical number early in the movie where Dr. Doofenshmirtz meets his even MORE evil doppelganger from the 2nd Dimension. He is the ruler of this universe, and they perform a song-and-dance called "I've Found a Brand New Best Friend (And It's Me!)"

Working on a poster for The Order of LaShe's, one of the Mobile Mardi Gras krewes. Also roughing out comps for a "Queen's Train" for next year's Neptune's Daughters queen.

Getting ready to start the year's final parade, the Children's Floral.