Bouncing Balls

Here’s my assignment from last week. It was crazy trying to get this done because I had some stuff come up, but Martin made some good suggestions as well as Cameron Miyasaki. I enjoyed this one. It was a pain, but fun.

No revisions yet, but when I make them I’ll post them here.

And here’s my planning for the obstacle course. Squash and stretch are in stepped so it may look a little strange.

AM is great! Love it. Can’t wait to get to character walks! Martin Hopkins is the man. He’s a great mentor. He’s clear, communicates well, helpful and best of all, worked on Anne of Green Gables.

Enjoy!

-D

It’s official

Video Reference

So this is the email I wrote that accompanied the video reference we did at work. I might post some soon. It was awesome!

“This is the best video reference money can buy. It contains the acting and action abilities of Josh “Jerk Face” Riley, Travis “Browny Locks” Guadan, Brandon “Skittles” Maggs and your favorite snuggly bear Dennis “Bubbles” DeMercer. Don’t watch this if you hate awesomeness. Only watch this if you currently have a fire extinguisher, blow torch, regulation cup and big bowl of popcorn… because, brother, you’re in for the ride of your life. All this footage was shot in the Griptonite facilities with only the best props, lighting and safety equiptment. No squirrels, fish or birds were harmed in the making of this video reference. Josh Riley was hurt and we also killed a turkey. Just for fun. ENJOY!”

I’m not usually big on video reference, but it sure is fun to shoot!

-D

***Here’s a little taste of last nights video ref***

Week 4 Q&A

Awesome fun. Martin Hopkins is the man!

Ollie…

Just found out from Jeff Pidgeon’s blog that Ollie Johnston died today. His work will live on and the fruits of his labor will continue in his footsteps.

Jeff Pidgeon’s post.

Animation Mentor Assignment 1

From a pose I drew at the Bellevue Square mall.

I’ll post the sketch soon. I forgot to upload it and I can’t now.

Art by Riley

So… Josh made a wonderful drawing of me.

It IS wonderful… isn’t it?

First Q&A

Me making my new mentor laugh (which happened a LOT). Notice how serious I am. I take humor SERIOUSLY!

It was fun! Can’t wait to start animating.

Spore Creatures Vid

‘Bout to go to bed, but I found this. Thought I’d link it. Game was a lot of fun to work on!