Back from the farm

Just got back from, in my Grandfathers words, "God's country". Once again a long list of side projects I planned to finish in loo of being able to work on animation were, predictably, unfinished... Hrmph.

Yep, that's a pretty generic witch, idn' it?

One of our favorite dinner activities at home was watching the hummingbirds outside the window. They fight like cossaks over the feeder if your luck.

An interesting occurance at the vancouver airport. unjust discrimation or inability to grasp the concept behind a metal detector; you decide.

This somthing I had big plans to finish for some prints, but decided they look to close to all the other girls I've drawn so I'm gonna try to rethink the designs...

If there's anyone to blame for my lack of productivity at the family farm, it's this little bugger....

HELP

Two other characters to go along with the cute little knight on his cute little horse.

As I quoted before. Lara Croft or Tifa had nothing on me in my geeky video game days, but Princess Toadstool occupied far more of my prepubescant mind then I'd ever be willing to admit. Oh wait, oops...

Bus people's

When Pigs Fly

Another extrememly vague idea, but one i wanted narrated by a barbershop quartet of flying pigs. I had almost finished this one version of them last Sunday (the smaller one below), as you can see I got sick the designs before I finished refining it, and decided to try some flatter, more UPA designs, as my attempts to improve my animation draftsmanship had prevented me from trying anything like that in a while.

After coming out of UP for the second time (had to see it twice before I could make a solid opinion), I came across a lumpy border collie while waiting for the bus that I swear was the spitting image of Dug.

After seeing the movie with and without the digital 3D effect, I'd have to say it was the most tasteful use of the gimic I've seen; They used it selectively and tended to make this push into the screen rather then come out towards you, which i find much less jarring. Still, I'd probably just as soon forgo the 3D and save the extra three or four bucks.

One other difference between the two ways to see the movie is Trailers. If you wanna see the Princess and the Frog Trailer on the big screen, see UP without the digital 3D...

Four, no wait Three days at this point

I'm a dead man at work tommorow; why do I do this to myself.

Comes out Friday!! I wanted to do some fanart before I see it, because despite all the great reviews it's been getting, one of my good friends who got an early screening gave it a semi-scathing one, sounds like one of their more creative concepts. Still, we've disagreed before... albeit usually with me in the wrong :)

There; another peice of cheap fanart; now that it's out of my system I can get back to original stuff hopefully

"Hero"

Gah, it takes to long to get any drawing practice in when you trying to learn 3D animation. I'll try to get somthing twice a week.

Here's a "hero" I've been working on for this idea. I wanted a Link/Mario/Mickey Mouse type hero; I think it's funner when the good guy's diminuitive. Hopefully I'll have some actual 3D on here by June, knock on wood.

And yes, I did change the colors from last night; I'm having a heck of a time with them. Any suggestions would welcome

Computer had a virus!!

I can explain, see, between relearning computer animation, getting stuff done for the internship applications, and then getting a virus taken off may computer, I haven't had a chance to update!

And no, I didn't get the producers animation done yet, arrgghh! But I did get a few peices sketched in the absence of my computer...





Old character from an old project, wanted to see if my draftmanship has improved since. My character design skills are certainly pretty rusty after setting it aside for animation...
Not to mention a novel I've been trying to finish for months now; uggh! Very clever P.G. Woodhouse series; life with Jeeves. Essentially it's about a butler who constantly get his idiot old-money master out of petty problems... Not to mention his equally lay-about rich friends and relations.

blueblanket rough

Here's the rough I did for my attempt at 3D. Lets say if I can do a good job of it on a Pixar quota (I heard they did about 3 seconds a week)...

Any thoughts in the rough stage?