So for a few months throughout 2020, I had the privilege to work with Derek Friesenborg (Moana, Frozen, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs) on a personal project he had been working on for a while. I joined several other very talented animators to help bring the animation to life, taking a short, 15 secondContinue reading “Two Headed Animation”
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Christmas Illustrations!
Every Christmas, my wife and I meet up with a group of friends, have a big board games night in and exchange gifts! A lovely festive event that, if I am honest, I find quite stressful. The reason being that, frankly, I am pretty bad at picking gifts for people, and their gifts always seemContinue reading “Christmas Illustrations!”
A couple of Freelance Projects – 2020 retrospective
Hey guys! It’s been a while. I mean, it’s been a LONG while! I still have “Lockdown and Up Skill – Part 3” to do, and I’ve been meaning to do that for MONTHS! But today I’m gonna talk to you about a different subject – how nice it is to see freelance projects getContinue reading “A couple of Freelance Projects – 2020 retrospective”
Lockdown and Up Skill – Part 2
Hello Everybody! So I managed to go a head and do my second write up of the things I have learned as I have tried to Up-Skill my animation game throughout Lockdown. In the Lockdown and Up Skill Part 1, I discussed the concepts of Leading and Following body parts, Separation of body parts, andContinue reading “Lockdown and Up Skill – Part 2”
Lockdown and Up Skill – Part 1
Hey guys! I hope you are all doing well, especially through these unprecedented times. I really hope that you have all been able to be fruitful during lockdown, and as for me, I would like to share a couple of animation things that I have learned through this period. Before Lockdown started, I had madeContinue reading “Lockdown and Up Skill – Part 1”
Character Reel 2020!
Wowzers, it’s been 2 years since I updated my reel – I almost can’t believe that… But here we are with a brand new reel, and I’m so excited to share it with you all! I have really learned a lot in the past 6 months, not only due to the amazing critique from MarlonContinue reading “Character Reel 2020!”
New Year, New Career, New Website
Happy New Year, Everybody! I hope that 2020 brings you all many blessings and much joy, coz – let’s face it – it would be wrong to start a new year holding on to any negativity caused by the year just gone. The start of 2020 heralds in a large change for me. At theContinue reading “New Year, New Career, New Website”
Merry Christmas! – 1 week animation challenge
So last week I had a bit of time to devote to a quick little personal project. I wanted to put something together to celebrate Christmas, but knowing that I had a relatively short amount of time to get it done, I didn’t want to get too bogged down in creating a new character. SoContinue reading “Merry Christmas! – 1 week animation challenge”
Spooky Animorsels Animation! Pt3 – The Bats of Animation
… And a Page full of Gifs! Tonight I have the pleasure of revealing the final animation, for which all of this work has been building up. Three ways to watch The first way to watch is to watch as intended. Click the YouTube video below on your smartphone (or other device) and get theContinue reading “Spooky Animorsels Animation! Pt3 – The Bats of Animation”
Spooky Animorsels Animation! Pt2 Character(s)!
Good Morning all! So in my last post I talked about setting the mood and the atmosphere for my Animorsels piece, This included a lot of modelling, lighting and rendering, as well as a jaunt down particle lane. I cam up with something I was really pleased with, but this scene, as a single package,Continue reading “Spooky Animorsels Animation! Pt2 Character(s)!”