dialog test

I have been trying dialog out again recently. This is my latest test. Nothing special and really short. I just wanted to focus on achieving good facial expressions and a convincing lip sync.

I found the rig online and I dont quite remember how, but I am pretty sure it was through this page some how.

Let me know what you think.

fun in the leaves

These are a couple of videos we made after we finished raking the leaves infront of where we are living now.

I'll post a cooler one soon.

warm ups

I don't do a lot of fan art, but I thought that I might try. I used to draw Superman all the time, but I have been afraid of drawing him for quite some time now, as y knowledge of what makes good art has progressed and my recognition that my skills are not to that point yet.

but then I figured it might be time to face my fears and go for it. So here is my first attempt. I plan to do a more rendered version of this in the next couple of days, but here it is for now.

oh and I should mention that I tried to emulate one of my favorite sketches of Superman, which can be found here. Its the one on the bottom of the page.

latest project

so ... I recently started doing freelance and I completed my first project for a client last week. It was pretty fun to do. And in addition ...

they are going to fly me to Australia to be a part of the tour!!

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ok, not really ... if you have an interest, you can check it out. Its a little over 3 min long and it was completed with nearly the entire adobe suite. It was a fun little project to do.

dont look it up on YouTube(becuase it has the word sexy in it, the suggestions are a bit sketchy, unless you just want to add to the number of "likes" it has), just hit the play button.

Then here is the website where you can find more info about the tour, and what the video was made for: http://sexyonraw.com/

warm ups

I am trying to play with Photoshop settings a little more and I'm relearning how complex this program is. Also I got tired of just having a gradient background, so I'm trying to put more design into it.

Let me know what you think.

stairs

This is the latest assignment I completed for AM. There are things that work and things that don't. If I have time, sometime, I'll go back and fix a few things on it. I still think its entertaining.

... awesome ...

This post has nothing to do with art or animation, but I came across this on youtube. It made me smile when I watched it, so I thought I'd share it.

This is Hayley Williams (as you can see from the title) from the band Paramore, and even if your not a fan of their music, I think anybody can appreciate when someone of a more substantial status in any area of life, be it professionally, scholarly, spiritually or whatever, chooses to take time out of their day to support the people that look up to them.

and she's a great singer

warm ups

well, I'm waking up now that September has ended. Greenday...? Anyone...?I've been pretty busy, even if I haven't posted. I figured if nothing else then I can post my daily warm ups on here that I have tried to do. It's been a struggle to get them done daily, but I have a few that I can share that I think are decent.

I have also just begun doing them digitally again, which should make them easier to share. So here they are.

pendulum

another simple assignment

just thoughts this time.

i'm not sure how many people read/follow this blog, but i'm sure that most anybody that does isn't aware yet, so my Wife is due with our first child in December!!! yeahhhh.

With this news I wanted to share something.

There are few times in ones life were you can say with a surety, "this is going to change my life forever" or "i am going to remember this moment forever." Well, having a baby on the way lets you have lots of these moments.

The first one was when my wife told me she was pregnant. The next was when we heard the babies heart beat for the first time (which sounded really fast and totally cool). The next was when we went in for an ultra sound and saw an actual human form on the screen (that was awesome!). Then it was finding out that we are going to have a girl, which we just learned this week.

Tonight, I had another one of those experiences. I felt my baby girl move for the first time. Just subtle little movements, barely noticeable, but it was so surreal to me. I am going to remember it for the rest of my life. This is one of those things that I wish that every person on earth will get to feel at some point in their lives because of how it has effected me.

There will be many more moments like this to come and I anxiously await every one that comes along, but every time they come, it is always a shock to me, and leaves me wondering and sometimes saying out loud, "did that really just happen?"

I am so grateful for the opportunities that a am experiencing with this new change in my life, and hope everybody can enjoy a simar experience.

We're having a Girl!!!!!