Diggin’ My Roots #1: Looney Tunes
Feature,Work07.26.2009
There have been a lot of things that have influenced my work and i’ve decided to backtrack and take a closer look at the things that helped me get stronger as an artist.
Every illustrator has that one artist or cartoon that set the stage for them to build upon. For me, Looney Tunes has to be the cornerstone of my entire style. I learned the basics from copying, tracing, and applying new techniques from and to the characters. I was a Warner Bros. kid, so no Disney for me. I learned all the basic cartooning tricks such as stances as well as the animation and Reilly Method of drawing.
More after the jump…
Taking A Walk: Day 4
News07.19.2009
so at this point i’m thinkin i proved my point. After Effects can do some pretty interesting 3D tricks to add to my 2D animation, it just takes entirely too long. Now that i know the scope of creating this, i’m gonna switch to Cinema 4D to handle my enviromnents and just import it into AE when i’m done to slide in the various 2D elements. Still deciding on the music. i’m open to suggestions.
Taking A Walk: Day 3
News,Work07.14.2009
So here is a little progress report. The first day was animating the character, the second day was figuring out what should be going on, and the third day was getting the backgrounds made. As you can see, i opted to go full 3D. This is pretty basic and i’ll be adding details such as signage, cars and other people, but i like how this is coming out so far.
Back in After Effects
News,Work07.08.2009
As you’ve seen in Rick Black, i’m fond of mask interpolation in Adobe After Effects. It consists of me making my keyframes in Illustrator and pasting each path onto a solid layer as a mask in After Effects. The technique is vastly time consuming and tedious but being able to manipulate the time between keyframes and frames per second, which you can probably do in Flash, is a pretty nice trade-off.
The difference between this and Rick Black as you can see is the use of color. Since i have to make a mask for each moving piece, i ended up with 27 different layers to make the character which is a huge step up from Black’s five (the arms were separate).
The finished video will showcase a few techniques i’ve yet to experiment with so it won’t be anything too fancy or mindblowing. stay tuned.
Self-Portrait
Art,Work06.20.2009
I thought it was about time for a new one since i got my hair cut off. Maybe i should make a series of me… in shirts… just hangin out.
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Tubii Series 2: Funktopus
Art,News,Work06.17.2009
Do not attempt to adjust your monitor. The mothership HAS landed. Sit back and relax and let the Funktopus enter your mind. He has traveled for eons ridin’ on the nebulous waves of funk Looking For the Perfect Beat. He continues his Motorbootyaffair and won’t stop until The Beat Goes Boom.
Tubii Series 2: Swampstar
News,Work06.09.2009
Hailing from all-over, make room for the Swampstar. He’s been all the way up and down the Mighty Mississipi and can tell you whatever you wanna know about the dutty South. He makes his home in the Louisianna bayou and you can find him on the swampiest of swampy nights.
Tubii Series 2: Hipfoot
Art,News,Work06.01.2009
And now to kick off Series 2 of the Tubii. This series is dedicated to hip-hop and monsters. Each week, there will be a new character and hopefully a few surprises at the end. I enjoyed coming up with these new characters and i hope you have fun building them despite the notorious trickiness of my toys.
This week, boys and girls, i introduce Hipfoot: a bigfoot like creature in his size 32 Dunks and requisite shudder shades stepping out of his native habitat to hang at his other native habitat of indie film festivals and art shows.
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