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Dragon!

2011-01-08T10:26:00.000-08:00

I was reminded of an old clay sculpture of a dragon I did about twelve years ago. During a move I ended up throwing it out thinking I could just recreate it . But it was a piece I actually like. I'm sure I have a photo of it somewhere. I'll have to do some searching for it.

Digitally fast forward...

I've been playing around with Zbrush on and off for the last year but have never done a full sculpt until now. I'm labeling this piece a work in progress. There are quite a few areas I'd like to improve and I haven't decided where or not to paint it yet. Most of it was done without looking at reference... but I'll have to look some up if I want to make this better.

Another Rig

2010-12-16T21:45:00.000-08:00

Here I'm testing another crappy rig. The renders turned out alright. But again, my rigging skills needs some work.

Master Wong

2010-09-11T11:43:00.001-07:00

Master Wong in 3D. I created this quite a while ago and finally decided to upload it. The character rig itself is pretty crappy, but, I suppose it's not bad for my first rig.

Mental Ray experiment

2010-04-17T17:23:00.000-07:00

A simple scene modeled in Maya. The liquid was simulated in Real Flow. (Something I have been required to use a lot of at work.) Most of the work in this Maya scene was in the shader networks. The lighting setup was also very simple. Only one spot light. Considering how little work I put into this, it turned out quite well.

August competition

2009-09-07T20:27:00.000-07:00

I didn't get to submit this, cuz i was late. But here it is.

Work in Progress 4

2009-07-01T20:25:00.000-07:00

Work in progress 3

2009-06-26T21:05:00.000-07:00

Work in progress 2

2009-06-19T21:30:00.000-07:00

a little more worked out...

Work in progress

2009-06-18T19:51:00.000-07:00

Here's a little piece I'm working on.
Posed out all the keys and a few breakdowns.
It'll make more sense when I get a little bit further into it with all the effects and stuff.
Next step is to add more breakdowns and adjust timing.

Been working on the rail roads

2009-06-17T19:57:00.000-07:00

Been a while since my last post. Been pretty busy with work. I've been working on the rail roads.
The hours and days have been super long, but I think the DVD we've been working on at Nitrogen Studios is finished. I feel I have a bit more breathing room now. The work isn't over yet, though. We're continuing production on the episodes now. The schedule seems more loose...a little bit. But I think I'll have time to revisit some old projects I've started a while back.

Jilted

2009-01-30T14:07:00.000-08:00

11 Second Club, January competition.

Transcript

2008-12-31T20:42:00.000-08:00

My third attempt at animation in Maya. I decided to try the 11 second club competion but I think I was 20 minutes late with the submittion. Guess we'll see...

Learning Maya II : Only Smaller

2008-11-30T18:46:00.000-08:00

My curves in this one is much better. I think I'm getting the hang of it. Lip sync could use some work and of course there are lots I can still improve. The character rig is from Highend3d.com.
The voice is Mike Myers from The Love Guru. The silly joke doesn't really make sense but I found it funny anyway. Ahhhh...

Learning Maya

2008-11-26T20:53:00.000-08:00

Here is my first Maya 3D animation. I figured I need to get with the times and delve into virtual three dimensional space.
I got the free character rig from www.highend3d.com. The piggie prop I just threw together quickly for affect. The voice is Worf from Star Trek that I found on the net somewhere.
There are a million tweaks that could still be done. The curves are in quite a mess but I think I now have a good idea on how to manage them better for next time. Learning is fun!
So, I leave you with this while I continue onto my next self imposed assignment.

Tea Break

2008-10-25T20:28:00.000-07:00

Long time no post.
Here is some work in progress.

Partners

2008-05-12T23:27:00.000-07:00

Still working at illustration with Photoshop.
I'm not super happy with the lighting in this one and the perspective is pretty off. But I've had enough of it.
Moving on...

Caretaker

2008-05-04T20:05:00.000-07:00

Thought I would practice illustration. Several days' work.

Experimenting with grey scale

2008-04-29T22:00:00.001-07:00

Reduce, Reuse, Re-purpose

2008-04-21T17:38:00.000-07:00

(work in progress)
Just in time for Earth Day.
Spring.
I decided to put aside for the moment some of my larger projects and start this one. It's an addition to my demo reel, a short little piece. You'll have to wait and see what becomes of it.

A bit of fun

2008-04-17T13:05:00.000-07:00

Just having some fun and practice. The Gods know I need it... both.

Yada

2008-04-14T20:53:00.001-07:00

Still trying. A little more stylized.

Some more

2008-04-11T13:39:00.001-07:00

A few more roughs. I think maybe some proportions are off?

Something new-ish

2008-04-10T14:33:00.000-07:00

I never claimed to be a character designer but here's a rough for a new-ish short film idea. It's something that has been floating around in my head for the last few years. Hopefully it will progress further than this. There are a couple more designs I'll have to struggle through.
Comments and critiques welcome.

My Toons

2008-03-21T13:32:00.000-07:00

Well, I didn't win the contest. But I did make top 10 in the "Super Star" category. Good enough, I suppose. It was a fun little project to get absorbed in.

Mytoons.com Bumper Blast Off Contest

2008-01-02T13:42:00.000-08:00

Here it is. My contest submission finally done! Done as in I'm not going to put any more work into. It took me almost 4 weeks to complete this silly thing. Let's see where this 15 second piece gets me.

Something new

2007-12-19T09:25:00.000-08:00

Here's a peek at something new, work still in progress.

Student FIlm

2007-12-05T12:01:00.000-08:00

This was created during my studies at Vancouver Film School in the Classical Animation program 2005/2006. It took about 5 months to create. Whew!

Life Drawing

2007-11-08T21:47:00.000-08:00

Some Sketches

2007-11-08T21:45:00.000-08:00

Flash Character

2007-11-08T21:39:00.000-08:00

Backgrounds

2007-11-08T21:36:00.000-08:00

Backgrounds: Detail

2007-11-08T21:27:00.000-08:00

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop