Tommunism

Two Self Portraits

2012-01-09T18:38:00.002-06:00

Fat Mega Man

2012-01-03T17:59:00.003-06:00

Girl

2011-06-07T13:00:00.003-06:00

Hello!

Originally I was going to do this with black outlines, like the last few things I've done... But I decided rather suddenly that I wanted to try a monochromatic, line-less version. I think I'm pretty happy with it!

More Final Fantasy Fan Art

2011-05-27T15:01:00.003-06:00

Man, I am on a roll! This occurred to me earlier today. It's a parody of the Portal 2 logo, just with a Final Fantasy angle. Instead of the blue figure, I tossed in the ever-present and totally adorable Cactuar. I realized that the two had very similar poses, so it just came together quickly!

Nothing super exciting, but I thought it would be fun.

Black Mage Painting

2011-05-26T16:55:00.003-06:00

Howdy!

One of the things I have most trouble with and need the most improvement on is painting in Photoshop. I generally like the crisp albeit limited painting you can do in Flash, but sometimes I need a little more.

So keeping with the black mage theme, I tried my hand at painting an image in PS. I cheated a little but, by laying down the base color in Flash and then adding texture and tones in PS. I then toyed around with some of the filters, and I think it came out pretty ok. If anything, my biggest gripe is the eyes. I kept them very straight but looking at the finished piece, they seem very unnatural. Ah well, lesson learned! :)

Black Mage

2011-05-18T20:10:00.003-06:00

Can you believe that in all my years of playing Final Fantasy, this is the first bit of fan art I have done for it??

Punk Guy Model Sheet

2011-05-13T17:03:00.003-06:00

Here is the second model sheet for my short short SHORT... Short.

Rich Guy Model Sheet

2011-05-12T14:14:00.000-06:00

Here's a model sheet for one of the two characters in this little 17 second music video I am working on. I did it in Flash but this will most likely be done on paper. I was going for a very graphic, stylized look.

Sheep

2011-05-10T13:10:00.002-06:00

Sheep! I don't know why I keep animating and drawing sheep!!

Enjoy!

House

2011-04-28T19:02:00.002-06:00

Just a quick composition study I did in Flash.

Sheep Run

2011-04-14T18:05:00.001-06:00

In the spirit of Sheep Walk comes... Sheep Run!

I Wanna Be A Bear

2011-04-06T19:50:00.001-06:00

Hey! I love the song "I Wanna Be A Bear" by Descendents so I wanted to do an image based on it... Kind of.

Not sure if I like the paper texture, so I might change that.

Baaaad Times At Fable High Storyboards

2011-03-24T14:51:00.008-06:00

Here are some storyboards I did a few months back. I was to take a fable, in this case, The Wolf And The Lamb, and board it anyway I wanted, as long as the moral and characters were true to the original. So, I took it and made it a contemporary high school comedy type of a deal. I am really happy with the end result. Maybe one day I'll animate it too!

Enjoy!

Frog

2011-03-23T16:17:00.002-06:00

I was just doodling and thinking of Joe Murray's Frog In A Suit cartoon, and this is what happened.

Singer

2011-02-20T20:05:00.000-06:00

Heyo. Just a little update today!

Enjoy!

Updated Reel

2011-02-13T17:51:00.001-06:00

Shot List:

1: Cold Wars: Character animation

2: Trix: Ride Em Rabbit: Character animation

3: Four Angry Men: Character animation

4: Cold Wars: Character and smoke animation

5: Trix: The Trixters: Trix Rabbit animation

6: Bloomington U: Character animation

7: Four Angry Men: Character animation and rotation

8: Trix: Ride Em Rabbit: Character animation

9: Four Angry Men: Character animation

10: Bougie Sheep: Design and character animation

11: Four Angry Men: Character animation and spin animation

Unused Caricatures

2011-02-12T18:50:00.002-06:00

Hello!

So I had to caricature someone at work this week. I have a tough time with it, so I had a few of the talented folks I work with show me some pointers. Ultimately, I ended up going with something very similar to what one of the artists drew, so here i a handful of unused ones that I did. It was a challenge for sure, but it was nice to explore things I don't usually pursue!

Enjoy!

Unused Designs

2011-01-30T21:53:00.003-06:00

Hi there!

Today I bring you some unused designs that I sketched up for work.

I drew this bird up and ultimately I had to cut him. Luckily I can use him for another bit of animation. The final design is a bit different, and once I can show stuff from work, I'll post him.

And as a bonus, because Ian Merch pointed out that today is Draw A Dinosaur Day, here's an unused dinosaur design.

The final is not an Apatosaurus, but it still has that same stupid face. Though, I tweaked it a bit to make him look a little confused. :)

Fontism

2011-01-23T19:22:00.001-06:00

Why do we have to argue about something as trivial as fonts?

Mikey

2011-01-16T20:22:00.001-06:00

Just a little one today. This is Mikey. He likes the Ramones.

Tank Color Comp

2011-01-09T20:52:00.003-06:00

Happy New Year!

One of my resolutions was to be much more active with this blog this year. I want to go back to doing at least one update a week. So here's the first update for 2011!

This is just a quick sketch / color comp for a drawing I was doing this afternoon. I've been recently playing Valkyria Chronicles (Which features a tank) and reading Dragon Ball (Whose creator, Akira Toriyama, sometimes draws personal sized planes, cars, tanks, etc.) so I was inspired to do something along those lines.

I will probably clean it up in Flash and do a different paint job, who knows. Enjoy!

Yet Another Self Portrait

2010-12-20T17:21:00.002-06:00

I seem to really like drawing myself.

Lost In The Mist

2010-12-08T17:33:00.001-06:00

Spend a little while this afternoon doing this. Don't really have much else to say. :)

Matt Riffel: CPA

2010-12-03T19:56:00.003-06:00

Hey!

Been a while, I know. Sorry about that. But look! I made this for my brother. I am really proud of it so I wanted to post it. I just hope he doesn't look at my blog before Christmas!

I'm having it printed on a coffee mug. Enjoy!

Purple Stuff

2010-08-15T20:20:00.002-06:00

Here's a thing I did.

It's Me!

2010-06-14T10:32:00.004-06:00

Hello! Another drawing I did in Flash. Hooray.

And here is a variation with black outlines.

And here is the original sketch.

Back With A.... Not Bang

2010-05-30T10:24:00.003-06:00

Whoa! It's been quite a while! Hey man, I was busy! But that's ok. Things are slowing down, so I can actively update this again.

Here's a caricature of my good friend Jonathan Hardesty. I don't have much else to say about it.

Enjoy!

Dusk

2009-11-16T11:31:00.003-06:00

Hey! It's been a while.. Been working hard, so I haven't had much time to do my own stuff. Here is a quick Flash BG I did.

True story: This image started off as an image of a cigarette. How did I get to this? Well, I intended to make the windows panels on a wall. I had a table drawn in, but then decided to make it a floor, then finally just took it out all together. I think it looks better with no real definition to what's inside the room we are in.

Enjoy!

This Picture I Did

2009-09-19T15:27:00.001-06:00

Hello.

Here's a picture I did. I just took an old illustration I did in Flash and fixed it up a bit. I'm using this bad boy for my totally sweet Twitter icon now.

Enjoy!

Back To School

2009-08-20T14:51:00.005-06:00

Hi.

I was playing around in Flash and did this. I wanted to try doing something similar to a little bit of animation my buddy Pat did, so I came up with a little chalkboard drawing. Very, very simple. Then I wanted to get a nice lighting effect on it. So here we go. I was having trouble uploading the .swf file, so here it is in glorious Blogger video.

Enjoy!

TCC Banner!

2009-07-30T17:34:00.006-06:00

Heya! So, I made this banner to prove that I know how to make banners. Hurray!

Click on it, it works too! I did a little bit of Action Script on it too!

Robber

2009-07-15T11:37:00.003-06:00

This came to me this morning. I had done the background in Photoshop a few days ago. It was another attempt to make something abstract out of a photo and maximum blurs. Today I decided I wanted to do a monochromatic character standing in that pose. The idea of a robber just kinda came to me. So there it is!

Color

2009-07-09T18:23:00.002-06:00

Hi again. Twice in a week eh? Nice.

So I was playing around in Photoshop, just messing around with blurs and blending styles. I was using a photo of my woman and my cat and just kept applying and tweaking things. This is the result. My dad actually has place-mats that look similar to this. I like how it's got a nice cool feel, almost like dusk. Or twilight, but not that awful book / movie series.

Enjoy!

Boards!

2009-07-08T14:27:00.003-06:00

Here's a scene from my short. I finally finished the boards, so now I need to record a scratch track. Then it's time to party! I mean... It will be time to cut together an animatic. I can't wait!

Yeah!

Lots o' Trolls

2009-07-06T13:55:00.004-06:00

Yo!

So, I needed to do a troll design for my short. Here are a bunch of them. They are all very rough, but it shows a wide variety of directions I tried out. Enjoy!

This is the final design. For now.

Farm

2009-07-02T10:44:00.004-06:00

Not to be confused with the new Dinosaur Jr. album...

Sky Quickie

2009-06-26T14:17:00.003-06:00

Yo! It's the sky!

Quick Set O' Trees

2009-05-25T14:23:00.003-06:00

Hi!

Quick update today. Got on the subject of birch trees, so I did a lil' comp of them.

I love quick comps!

City

2009-05-17T16:52:00.002-06:00

Just a quickie today.

Here is a city image I did yesterday morning. It is essentially my attempt to sort of recreate a city image I saw in one of the ending themes to an old anime I like. You can see the original here. The city image comes in about 58 seconds in. I used pretty much the same colors but I did simplify it a bit. I always really liked the image, the very graphic style, and the colors.... So this is my tribute to whoever came up with that shot!

With The Rains Came The Wolves...

2009-05-09T10:00:00.004-06:00

So I had this dream last night. It was a thematically recurring dream where I am desperately trying to get to work, but I just can't. I'm already late, I have no clothes to wear, no way of getting there, people keep distracting me. And in this case, it is raining very hard. Like, The Deluge hard. Needless to say, the tone of the dream was pretty bleak.

So, towards the end, before I woke up, I was walking up to my building, with this guy and this girl. The guy went on ahead, while the girl said she would wait for us outside. As I'm leaving, I hear the howls of wolves, and I turn to see two wolves slowly patrolling in the heavy rains. They weren't normal wolves though. They were much bigger, and their necks were a little more elongated.

That's about the time I woke up. It was pretty nightmarish. So here is a quick piece I put together, hopefully giving off the sense of dread I had in the dream. Enjoy!

Trees!

2009-05-06T18:17:00.007-06:00

Hi! Been a while, I know. I've been busy with multiple projects going on at two different jobs, so... I kinda slacked off on my stuff. But I'm back!

Here's a series of tree sketches I did last night, just to try to get a feel for art direction for... Trees. I did a quick color job on them in Photoshop to make them a little nicer to look at. Enjoy!

See ya soon!

Don't Worry, Be Char-y!

2009-03-16T12:28:00.001-06:00

Hi!

More Gundam fan art stuff today. I don't know why I thought this would be a good idea, but I think it's kinda funny. Why let life get you down when you can put Char's helmet on and be happy?

Sc. 1 Boards

2009-03-09T17:56:00.003-06:00

Hey!

Got some boards for you today. Here's the opening shot for my short. Enjoy!

One More Quickie

2009-02-23T14:21:00.003-06:00

Hi again!

Here's a quick sketch of, I guess, a football player, or something along those lines. I like how raw it is, but I'm considering adding to it. Maybe coloring it. Not sure yet.

I just love quickies! Getting it down on the page quickly, without laboring over details is the best!

Quick Landscape

2009-02-19T15:33:00.003-06:00

Hey all.

It's been a while, but today I bring you another one hour landscape. I really enjoy doing these. I just have to find something other than trees to paint!

Enjoy!

Quick Sketch

2009-02-10T15:36:00.002-06:00

Hello.

Here's a quick little image I did of a Kasa Obake, an umbrella spirit in Japanese folklore. I like them.

Enjoy.

Technicolor Commentary

2009-01-30T17:56:00.003-06:00

Hey all.

A few of us have banded together to create a podcast called Technicolor Commentary. It's a superfluous cornucopia of delightful musings and boundless insight from a trinity of film education alumni. Read: We watch movies and talk about them. And about other stuff.

The site dedicated to TCC will be coming very soon, and I will link to it so you can hear all about our opinions on such films as.... Naw, I won't spoil it for you!

Autumn Treetop Concept

2009-01-26T19:05:00.002-06:00

Hi again!

Just another quick concept. I always like compositions where the sky takes up most of the frame.

Enjoy!

Landscape Concept

2009-01-25T13:46:00.003-06:00

Yo yo yo.

Here's a quick concept I did in Photoshop. Just trying to get a feel for it.

Enjoy!

Piggy

2009-01-07T16:01:00.001-06:00

Hello!

Just a quick piggy I drew. Sketched it out on a notepad then just put it together in Flash. Hooray!

Bizarre

2009-01-05T14:26:00.002-06:00

Hello!

Here is a painting I did in Photoshop. Initially it was not going to be so dark, but as I worked on it, it seemed to lend itself better to being dark and creepy. Upon looking at the finished piece, I almost feel like I shouldn't have put the mouth in, but ah well.

Enjoy!

Xmas II: Xmas Harder

2008-12-31T14:18:00.002-06:00

Hi again.

Here's another Xmas drawing I did. It's me and my woman. I did it for her sister, who ended up splitting the image and making us matching shirts! Pretty awesome.

PS: This is post number 100! Wow!

Happy New Year!

Xmas

2008-12-25T17:41:00.003-06:00

Merry Xmas!

Sorry it's been so long since my last update. I have been working a great freelance gig at Calabash Animation, and really only working on drawings for Xmas presents. Since I gave them away, I can post them now! Yay!

These are caricatures of some of my friends. Enjoy!

The Webcomic

2008-10-21T15:56:00.003-06:00

Ah... The Webcomic. Big Tom to be exact. It's been a long time since I dropped it due to internet problems I couldn't be bothered to fix.

I started the comic in June of 2001, wanting to be a part of the webcomic community. It was a lot of trial and error, and of course, the results varied. The first two years alone were awful. I mean, I was inking with a ball point pen! Only after years of doing it did I realize, "Hey! a non-photo blue pencil and Micron pens work so much better!"

Anyway, it was never an attempt to make something amazing. I just wanted to play around with story ideas and characters. Sometimes it worked, sometimes not. I still love the Evil Orb storyline and the Astro Zombies storyline. Sure I can do without the weird beginning stuff, but it's all part of a bigger thing.

Sometimes I wish I didn't just abandon it. Maybe I will go back to it one day. Or start it all over again! This time, with decent artwork! :)

So, to celebrate the life and limbo of the comic, I did this group picture. Most of the characters are in there... Even the few that died. Some are people I knew in real life. Some are made up. Some were influenced by movies or music.

Ah, nostalgia.

Tezuka Joe

2008-10-14T13:37:00.003-06:00

So, some of you may know this, but I absolutely worship Osamu Tezuka. His stories, his artwork, everything. The man pumped out hundreds of stories and thousands of pages of comics, it would be nearly impossible to read them all.

Anyway, pronouciation in Japanese is different from that in English. For example, the name Sakura is prounouced SA-ku-RA in Japanese, with the "u" in ku almost ignored. In English, it would be sa-KUR-a. Hence, Tezuka in Japanese is TE-zu-KA, again, with the "u" barely pronounced. More like Tezka really. In English, it's te-ZU-ka, with the "zu" like "zoo".

So.

Tezuka pronounced in English sounds similar to Bazooka. And with that in mind, I did this little number.

The image is actually a go at Tezuka's own caricature of himself. Not sure if he chewed gum though.

Enjoy!

Stuff From An Old Notebook

2008-10-07T15:40:00.001-06:00

Found this in one of my sketchbooks the other day. It's a quick sketch of a bust I saw at the Art Institute of Chicago. I dig it, so I slapped it into Photoshop and tweaked it a little. Enjoy!

And yes, the title of this post is a reference to The Minutemen.

Random Sketches

2008-10-06T15:59:00.002-06:00

Heya.

Just a handful of sketches I did earlier today. The one in the middle is actually a character I used a LOOOOOOONG time ago in my old webcomic.

Enjoy.

Variations On A Theme

2008-09-28T16:48:00.002-06:00

Hello! Just two drawings I did the other day. Two singers for hardcore bands. One seems a little more angry, the other one just looks tired.

Most Recent Demo Reel

2008-09-25T13:27:00.001-06:00

Hello,

I just wanted to put my most recent demo reel up here, since the older ones have expired.

There she is! Enjoy!

Why I Shouldn't Have Kids

2008-09-24T12:34:00.002-06:00

So here it is. A pilot, of sorts, for a new comic I thought of when I was half asleep. This one is very tame compared to some of the other ideas I have, so, we'll see what I do with it.

Enjoy!

Poppa Tom

2008-09-23T13:06:00.002-06:00

Yo. So I had this idea that involves me being a father. I sketched up some comps of what I might look like. Here are some of the not awful ones.

I kinda dig them, but I pushed it a little bit more and got this one, which I think will be my final.

I'm still collecting ideas for things to happen in this new project, but rest assured, it will be terrible! Look forward to it!

Haro!

2008-09-11T13:19:00.004-06:00

I usually hate cute "mascots" in anime but Haro is just too great. I think the world would be a better place if everyone had their own Haro. I'm talking about the original UC timeline Haro, not these weird little Gundam Seed ones.

You better believe this is going on a t-shirt!

Unused Tyking

2008-08-21T20:07:00.002-06:00

Hello.

This is a rejected design for one of the Tykings, but I really like it. Maybe I will do something with it another time. I think a cleaned up version would look awesome on a t-shirt!

Peace out!

Quick Tykings Sketch

2008-08-19T19:33:00.001-06:00

Hi!

Here's a quick sketch of one of the Tykings. I'm still banging out final designs, so this one is a little off. Also, my great eraser makes it look like he has a black eye.

Enjoy!

New Tykings

2008-08-14T14:47:00.003-06:00

Hey!

So thanks to Joe's input, I got some new designs for the Tykings. These are not final, but very close to it. This particular image was just a rough I colored.

I am pleased as to how its coming along! See ya!

Couple O' Sketches

2008-08-06T10:48:00.002-06:00

Heya, I've been doing a lot of sketches and drawings lately. Here are just a couple. I'll post more later on, as I wouldn't want to give it all away up front! :)

This last one ended up too close to the center of my sketchbook, so it's not as clean as the others. Too bad, I really like it!

Water Text

2008-08-04T16:13:00.003-06:00

Hello. Another text animation type deal. Enjoy!

Laser Text

2008-08-02T09:31:00.003-06:00

Hiya.

Here is something I banged out yesterday, thanks to Pat and Joe. Enjoy!

I guess this is animated text and / or motion graphics. I just leveled up my skill set!

Titans

2008-07-30T18:32:00.004-06:00

So, many of you know I have a sick obsession with Gundam. I'm talking about the original series, and the following series based in the Universal Century timeline. Not this Gundam Wing or Gundam SEED or Gundam 00 or Gundam X or.... Well you get the idea.

So I am rewatching Zeta Gundam and I am just flabbergasted at how cruel the Titans are. In fact, they just destroyed a colony just as a show of force! Geez. Anyway, I hate the Titans, but not enough to not draw myself in a Titans uniform.

God I am a nerd. Next thing you know, I'll draw myself as a colony. That would be SWEET!

Carpenters

2008-07-21T19:33:00.002-06:00

So I was asked to maybe come up with some designs to paint on some drywall partitions during construction at this place, and here are a few designs I toyed with today. Yay.

Tree Monster

2008-07-20T16:59:00.002-06:00

I was looking at this awesome website and found a picture of a tree. It looked like a monster, so I drew it. Not as a monster, but as a tree.... Monster. Enjoy!

Hunched Guy

2008-07-16T19:02:00.002-06:00

Ok, I love this sketch. There, I said it.

Zoo

2008-07-15T16:49:00.002-06:00

So I finally was able to attend a sketchcrawl with some of the members of WIA Chicago. It was really cool. We went to the zoo and partied with the animals. Here are a few of my sketches. Also, stuff I made up.

Hurrah!

Cowboy!

2008-07-07T13:48:00.002-06:00

Yo! Actual drawings this time! This is a cowboy character I was toying around with. I'm still finalizing the design, trying to figure out some things before I throw him into Flash for a run cycle. Enjoy!

More ActionScript

2008-06-26T15:08:00.004-06:00

So, like I said, I have been working on learning ActionScript. It's very cool, but it can be so insanely frustrating! Below are a couple little things I did. Actually, it's just two variations of the same thing.

It is basically things sliding in and out of the window when you click on the buttons. The first one just slides stuff in, but the second slides them in invisibly, then fades them in. I don't know which one I like better.

Yay coding!

Memory Game

2008-06-23T20:29:00.006-06:00

So, as some of you know, I have recently been picking up Action Script. While it takes me a bit away from animation, it's really interesting and it opens up door to do things that I can combine with animation. Games, for instance.

Here is one. Try to get the cards to match!

I'll post another one up tomorrow, perhaps!

Action Scene!

2008-06-12T16:51:00.004-06:00

Yo,

Here's an action scene I boarded out for kicks the other day. Enjoy! Sorry if it's a bit violent!

Got Ink?

2008-06-02T13:01:00.004-06:00

So....

This isn't really anything animation related but I wanted to post it up here. Back in high school I was at the Warped Tour, which is an all day punk rock concert. I had my hair up in this weird psuedo-mohawk ponytail type of a thing, and this woman approached me.

She said she liked my hair and wanted to take a picture. She then mentioned she worked for Ink 19 magazine and that they were putting out a CD compiliation of local music, and that they were looking for a cover model for the album.

Well, you can probably put the rest together and here is the end result.

Of course, this album is out of print, but that's ok, it was pretty terrible anyway!

Storyboards

2008-05-30T11:52:00.009-06:00

Hey hey,

I wanted to upload a complete episode's worth of boards for folks to look at. This was one of the last sets of boards I did at work, and it was part 5 of a 10 part serial. The finished episode can be found here.

Card

2008-05-22T11:32:00.004-06:00

So now that I am a free agent, I felt it was appropriate to make my own business cards. I like this one, but I would love to hear any feedback from you all.

Also, because I love it so much, here is the original drawing of the brain.

See ya!

Babies

2008-05-13T15:43:00.003-06:00

So I was drawing yesterday, nothing in particular, and then I drew a hideous baby. So I drew another, and soon I was only drawing babies. These are two that I really like.

Enjoy!

(Slightly) Updated Reel

2008-05-08T18:24:00.002-06:00

Yo.

Today I bring to you my slightly updated animation reel. I cut some stuff, added some stuff, and rearranged a few things. Not much else to say, so... See ya!

Dr. K and A Straight Edge Boy

2008-04-20T18:38:00.001-06:00

Yo!

Here are two doodles I did, just trying out some different styles, I guess.

Not much else to say about them. See ya!

Snow Metal!

2008-04-19T12:33:00.002-06:00

Hey,

This is a rough t-shirt design that Alex Kosakowski and I came up with for work. It's kinda based on a storyboard panel I drew. I'd wear it in a heartbeat. I'll post the final version after Alex tweaks it.

See ya tomorrow, when I actually post some non-work related sketches!

Chicken

2008-04-14T09:07:00.002-06:00

Here is a chicken I designed for an aborted mixed media skit we were going to do at work. It involved me riding said chicken in my underpants. So... Maybe it's best it was aborted.

See ya!

47.5 Second Drawing

2008-04-03T15:44:00.001-06:00

I did this in a very short time today. And after not posting on the blog for over a month, I felt it was best to start with something EPIC! Naw, I'm just kidding.

Revising Rigs

2008-02-25T19:25:00.004-06:00

Yo.

Got some work related stuff today. I took three of our old rigs and updated them. Made them more Flash friendly, if you will. These are not my original characters, nor my designs. I just took the old ones and made them (hopefully) better. Enjoy!

Gross

2008-02-21T20:23:00.003-06:00

At work I had to make a texture for raw skin. Like the kind you get when you scrub too hard with scalding water and steel wool. You know.

I tried to recreate it at home, but it came out looking more like spilled blood. Which, you know, is ok I guess. I think it looks cool. So here it is. Maybe I should try playing with the colors and get a blue version or green version.

In fact, if I made the darker reds blue and the litter specs white, it would look like the ocean seen from space!

Emo Kid

2008-02-20T16:07:00.003-06:00

Yo. I drew this a while ago on paper, really rough, and I always liked it. I had a bad day at work so I figured today would be a good time to Flash it up! Enjoy!

Grommel

2008-02-09T21:58:00.000-06:00

Hey hey, been a while.

Thanks to a friend, I am revisiting Tykings. In fact, two of them have names now! Here's a quick sketch of Grommel, the big one.

Apparently, something is chasing him.

Hologram

2008-01-26T17:16:00.001-06:00

So at work I am fortunate enough to get some After Effects under my belt. Of the three animators, I am the only one with AE on my computer, so when the need arises for AE work on an episode, it falls on me. In this case, the episode called for a crappy hologram of a character. So I spent a few hours researching (Reading a tutorial) and tweaking (Clicking buttons and sliding sliders) and this is the finished product. I think it came out pretty good.

By the way, Victor did the animation. Also, there is no sound. Sorry!

Edit: It looks like I made a mistake and actually looped the animation twice when I exported. My mistake.

More Boards

2008-01-15T18:45:00.000-06:00

Hello again.

Got some more boards for you today. This is another dialogue scene from a different episode than before. Our character here is a blob of oil. With a monacle. So, obviously, he is PURE EVIL!

Also, I guess because it's so tall, the image is so tiny! So go ahead, and just click right on it to see it bigger!

Enjoy.

Cat In The Garden

2008-01-02T19:04:00.001-06:00

I like cats. I also like messing in Photoshop. You know what? I today realized that there are many different presets for the brush tool. So I was playing, and this is what I got.

He's made of circles and triangles!

Some Boards

2007-12-30T17:48:00.000-06:00

Hey again!

Wow, two in a row. That never happens!

Anyway, these are just a few boards I did for work. They are only 4 panels out of abour 16 or so pages. I say "or so" because this episode is mixed animation with live action footage, and I only needed to board the animation stuff. So there's a ton of blank panels scattered throughout the boards. Well that's enough of that.

This is just a simple back and forth dialogue sequence between two characters. I hope their expressions say it all, so... Leave me some feedback! See ya!

New Reel For The New Year!

2007-12-29T16:12:00.000-06:00

Ok... Well only some of it is new. I wanted to update my reel.... So I did. Some is the same as before, some is reordered, and there's a few new things. Mostly Flash I think... Sorry Joe.

Have a happy new year! See you.... IN 2008!!!!!!!!!!

Conductor (Textures Ahoy!)

2007-12-09T14:53:00.002-06:00

Yo!

Here's a little thing I did in Flash today. It's got textures all over the place.

Not much else to say about it. See ya!

The Cleaner

2007-11-27T20:10:00.000-06:00

Hi!

Here's a blast from the past. This is my final project for the class "Alternative Strategies in Animation", basically, not Flash or 3D or tradional. I shot the footage and then cut frames to give it a pixilation feel, and then I drew each frame of animation for the robot in Photoshop, then slapped it all together. Hurray! Hope you like it! It was fun to do.

Sorry about the quality. I had to upload it to Youtube, so I had to use a compressed version.

Colored Goon Frog

2007-11-25T13:05:00.000-06:00

Back again with another frog. I just kinda went for a sketchy line quality and tried to color it nicely. I'm interested in learning new ways to color in Photoshop, so please leave some feedback on this bad boy.

See ya soon! Next time, no frogs.

Frogs

2007-11-24T15:54:00.001-06:00

Heya!

So at work, we will be doing an episode with some frogs in it, and I did some designs. This first image is just a jumble of frogs, the three I liked best being inked.

Then I had to revise them a bit.

And lastly, I had to revised again the one in the hoodie. He changed the most, because the first attempt, I made him a nerd, and then I made him kinda tough, and finally now, he is just some dude. Who plays marbles. Alone.

Enjoy.

Kraft

2007-11-12T18:46:00.000-06:00

So here it is. I wanted to wait until today because it was, or rather, it is in a contest for Kraft. It's just a quick fifteen second commercial and we at work decided to give it a shot. I was worried about posting it on my blog but when you submit it to Myspace (Who is holding the contest), they give you code to embed it. So I guess it's ok!

I did everything except the sound and the writing. I'm excited because I got to use my designs for everything. Also, animating Carl (The weird monster) was a lot of fun.

I did another one with Victor, but I will post that one later on. Probably tomorrow.

PS: The Fly's name is Jonathan.