Jack Kent

Pandemic Playhouse is a PBS kids show all about learning and fun through the difficult Covid times. This project was a lot of fun as I got to create a slew of content! From the show’s logo, to concept sketches for the show’s lead puppet, Noah. I was creating motion graphics and had the most fun with the film noir episode, “The Blue Screen of Death”. Give it a watch, it’s a blast!

Sketchy People is about; celebrating, documenting, and drawing the people in and around Portland, Oregon.

Creator, Jack Kent draws characters from all walks of life. It could be someone you've seen before. It could be your friend. It could be you!

Jack will capture the moment in a sketchy drawing complete with a timestamp and a cross street.

Jack sees himself as a "cartoonalist". Sketchy People is the combo of being a cartoonist and journalist. Welcome to Sketchy People. You could be next!

Read Sketchy People in each issue of the Willamette Week.

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My tenure at the Willamette Week was full of cartooning and illustration opportunities. I animated the weekly Potlander mascot, Cool Nug. I’ve also illustrated; custom headers, features, and covers. My comic, Sketchy People also runs in every issue.

I love my Blazers, Portland, cartooning, and very busy art. It was a lot of fun going to the game and seeing people enjoy this poster first hand. Blazers and toons? I’m there!

I collaborated on these pin designs for Nike's Air Max Day. These pins were featured in select cities. Chicago got the Chicago Dog. The taco for L.A. The pigeon, pizza rat, and the Air with the apple all for the Big Apple. The trolly *ding ding* for San Fran. These were such fun!

Flagrant is a basketball magazine that hired me to create a very busy “eye spy” toon. Coast to coast hoop doodles and much more in this energetic cartoon. What can you see?

Animation is very hard work but it’s so satisfying. To see color and shape move with music makes the tedious work all worth it.

Jam out to some Flawker Rawker and Jesse Cunningham vids!

I partnered with Genentech to create this mural to chart their journey to Class A certification. This was an interactive mural that had magnetic vehicles that charted progress. The paths go from the Oregon Coast up to Mt. Hood. This mural was 10 feet wide by 5 feet high. It was fun to hide Oregon history throughout this mural. You could get lost in it. My favorite element is Clyde Drexler dunking a donut over downtown PDX.

Portland Gear and I teamed up for some Rose City-themed custom toons. We collaborated on a mileage post sign (featured on the beach towel), a Portland coat of arms, and a toon that featured the bridges of Portland for Breakside Brewing.

Minus Tide is a single panel gag cartoon. This comic washes up jokes from the flotsam and jetsam. Fish working in an office, tough sharks, desert islands - Minus Tide will keep ya on yer toes...and will make sure they get sand inbetween them. 

This comic is currently published in the Newport News Times.

Minus Tide has also been published in the Oregon Coast Today and Bang PDX!

Gulls is a comic I have been drawing since 2007. It follows Marty Gull and his dreams of becoming a flock-star. His band never seems to take flight but they’ll take any gig they can, even if there’s no one there. Join the flock at: gullscomic.com

Gulls has been featured in: Oregon Coast Today and Bang PDX!

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This piece was part of a great collaboration art auction at Rogue Brewery with Mike Bennett in Portland. The show helped raise over $10,000 for the Victoria Wildfire Relief.

I've been lucky enough to express my toon style during work hours.
Here’s some nine to five doodles.

If a gull were to play guitar...it'd be a Flying V of course. With official Gulls Comic guitars in flight, I took my goofy gull songs, got my band together, and we’ve recorded three albums. Garbage Day was released on yellow vinyl, Flockstar on purple, and Flawker Rawker on classic black. More squawk n’ roll on the way! You can listen to Flawker Rawker on Spotify and YouTube.