Max Forward – Digital Storyboards

DIGITAL STORYBOARDS

My name is Max Forward, and I’m a Storyboard Artist and Illustrator based in Los Angeles, specializing in Advertising, Short Form Content and Video Game Trailers.

My most impressive recent work can’t be posted here until the “heat” dies down, so everything I’ll post here is at least 2 years old (as of June 2024). That said, I’ll be focusing more on updating this site with samples in an effort to help my industry more firmly establish the importance of our craft in these trying times.

If you have questions regarding availability or just want to ask a storyboard artist some questions, please feel free to email my anytime: maxforward@gmail.com and I’ll do my best to help 🙂

  • Disney Princess Fash’ems Storyboards

    Disney Princess Fash’ems Storyboards

    Every little girl is destined to grow up to be a beautiful princess and play with their princess friends.  Better get ’em training early!  Best way I know how is to give ’em the latest princess toy craze: Disney Princess Fash’ems! Fash’ems are unlike any other doll toy out there- as they have the amazing…

  • Dove and Twitter #SpeakBeautiful

    Dove and Twitter #SpeakBeautiful

    It’s a brave new world out there folks… a brave new social media world, full of funny cat videos and epic fails.  It’s a force for good AND evil, as we’ve all experienced, no doubt.  A double-edged sword, if you will.  You can say anything to anyone and everyone, practically anonymously, and lets just say,…

  • Hypro “Generations”

    Hypro “Generations”

    We’re all just simple farmers, right?  Well, even if you don’t swing a hoe, you might enjoy these simple storyboards.  Simple drawings to tell a simple story of a simple farming family- passing on the tools of the trade to the next generation of farmers. Here, we use a juxtaposition of shots of dilapidated tractors…

  • John Deere : Gator – Storyboards

    John Deere : Gator – Storyboards

    You’re a manly man, and you need a manly ATV to help with all your manly tasks.  John Deere’s Gator is for you. I worked on this project late in 2013 as I was moving into my house- I remember that time vividly as it was extremely cold in my workshed studio and I didn’t…

  • Taco Bell commercial pitch- Rubik’s Cube

    Taco Bell commercial pitch- Rubik’s Cube

    Here’s some storyboards I did for a pitch for a recent Taco Bell spot. The premise is, you can use an app to order whatever kind of taco bell food item you want, encouraging you to try new items and new combinations.  It’s like having a Taco Bell Rubik’s cube! And here’s the final commercial.…

  • My New Cintiq Companion!

    My New Cintiq Companion!

      I’ve got a new addition to my work setup- my Cintiq Companion!  It’s a handsome little device- Wacom-made, so of course it’s driven primarily though a pressure-sensitive screen.  It’s touch sensitive as well, and with the Windows OS driving it, it’s similar to the Microsoft Surface tablet- but the form is different and the…

  • Ugg Boots – Storyboards

    Ugg Boots – Storyboards

    When you see a snowy holiday commercial nowadays, bear in mind that it’s probably produced during the Summer season in Los Angeles, where it never snows.  That’s certainly the case with these two spots I storyboarded. This commercial campaign was produced by Timber, a great company and I love working with these guys, primarily because…

  • “Brave Frontier” Storyboards

    “Brave Frontier” Storyboards

    So, here’s some awesome storyboards I did for a video game commercial- a mobile game app called “Brave Frontier,” which is apparently very popular.  I wish I had more time to play games myself!  Jumped into this project and worked concurrently with some very talented concept artists and directors to establish a very cool look…

  • Sketch of my cat, Hugh

    Sketch of my cat, Hugh

    The point of being an artist, is, of course, to sketch cats.  Here’s my boy cat, Hugh, doing what he does best.

  • T-Mobile/iPad Air Storyboards

    T-Mobile/iPad Air Storyboards

    This commercial apparently aired during Superbowl 2014, but I must have missed it.  The concept was, initially, to show closeups of iPad users of all walks of life interacting with their iPad Airs and eventually packing them up into various conveyances and resolve on a single user leaving his home and walking out into the…

  • Kindle “Voyage” Storyboards

    Kindle “Voyage” Storyboards

    Here’s a cool project- Amazon’s new paperwhite Kindle Reader, the Voyage, is so paper-realistic, you just can’t believe it’s not paper.  And thus, the commercial for this device is a kind of paper-craft 3d papery world with classic print text on the paper.  Paper. I did a lot of storyboards/concept frames for this spot- it…

  • A Million Ways to Die in the West / Lizard Lick Towing

    A Million Ways to Die in the West / Lizard Lick Towing

    Here’s a quick fun one- my clients needed shoot boards for a promo synergistically tying in the Tru TV series “Iguana Lick Towing” with Universal Pictures release “A Million Ways to Die in the West.”  It’s like two commercials in one- hey, at least it’s efficient! Nothing particularly remarkable about this job, other than the…

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