And now for something completely different.

I've been posting a lot! of animation work, so here's something from a different vein. I did this tattoo a) for a character reference and b) because in a perfect world I'd alter the composition to fit my back and get it! It's from 2007. Man, that seems so long ago!


It's based on traditional irezumi designs. The dragon, curling around the eddy of water, surrounded by the koi fish, tells the legend that if a carp swims all the way up the Longmen Falls, it turns into a dragon. It represents struggle, perseverance and then successes in all aspects of life.

I lied. Here's some art.

Here's the layout to scene 3:

Another Art-Free Post. :(

They closed the 24 hr labs at school! I couldn't work on my animatic for a whole month! THE HORROR.
School's just started. It's going to be a busy year. Two studios, three liberal arts, jam packed afternoons, and Student Government. I've never noticed just how little time I get to spend drawing anymore. Looks like i'll be hitting up Saturday figure clinics.
Plus Ottawa is fast arriving! It needs to be a strong year for me, what with spreading the word about my little film and that I'll be roaming the internship market soon! Gotta get my name out soon, eh? That means a proper portfolio, new biz cards, a demo reel, ACK! I need to pause time! October, don't come to soon!
On a side note, my sister is getting married in October!

Ugh.

My Wayne State art history classes are wrapping up, so there hasn't been a lot of time to work on art, but expect to see some more frames from the animatic soon, and possibly some *gasp* animation!
The little Capri Drive In film that will Never End has reared it's neglected head again, so I might finally be finishing some animation I did a whole year ago.

Here's the layout for the opening scene of the film, ganked right from the animatic. I like how the colors are turning out in the animatic, and I hope I'll be able to emulate that in the final film. Looks like I'll be doing a lot of paper shopping!

Ka-Ka-Ka-Concepts

Here's a bunch of concept sketches for the main character of my film. I'm still not solid on Eede's design. Just when she's tall enough she's too tall. Just when I draw the neck right it's too wide. Whelp, it's not like I don't have time, eh?

This blog is about to be TAKEN OVER by film production work.
I'm working on an independent 2d short right now. However, I feel leery of posting too much film work, in light of what happened to Javin's Stratastencil technique. I've developed my own experimental final look, and I'm quite proud of it, but I'd hate for my technique to be used before I even get the film done.
However, I did post one final look test on my youtube account. If your interested in what I'm doing, email me. :)

So as my first offering, the sloppiest pan-shot in the world.