Zen Animation

One Semester Down

2011-12-19T23:14:00.000-08:00

I just finished my first semester at Capilano University. Here is some of the work I did. I foolishly left a lot of it at school for the holidays, so I will add more here in January. Enjoy.

This was a modeling, unwrapping and texturing assignment.

Another modeling and texturing assignment. I plan to animate her for my reel next term. I may or may not keep the textures. I'll see how much time I have to improve them.

This was one of the first animation exercises. I have more to show, but guess where I left it.

Artists I admire

2011-09-25T23:14:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the artists who insprire me. Some of them have influenced my drawing directly, others just make me want to draw.

Dean Yeagle
Shane Glines
Mike West
Tara Tallan
David Mack
Rick Mays
Masamune Shiro

Digital drawing

2011-09-25T02:03:00.000-07:00

This is my first drawing with a Cintique. It's almost like drawing on paper, except with more wires and buttons.

Challenging myself

2011-09-25T01:59:00.000-07:00

It was suggested that we spend one hour a day doing something we are bad at. I haven't spent an hour a day, but I did spend a few hours over a week drawing dogs. Only 9998 more before I master them.

More of the same

2011-09-23T13:43:00.001-07:00

Kung fu fighting

2011-09-21T01:58:00.000-07:00

Here are some videos that I am thinking of using as reference for my 3D reel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSHBNfMkJ5A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt4lvHaCa5M

Back to school

2011-09-21T01:51:00.000-07:00

I've gone back to school to learn 3D animation! One assignment is to keep a sketchbook (and post the contents) to make sure I don't forget how to draw while I am learning the software. Here are the first drawings.

April 2011 demo reel

2011-04-16T23:26:00.000-07:00

faeries and dragons and swords. Oh my!

2011-04-15T20:59:00.000-07:00

vector illustrations

2011-03-12T21:05:00.000-08:00

Playing with colour

2010-10-21T12:14:00.000-07:00

Changling

2010-10-21T12:09:00.000-07:00

Here's a parody of an old social hygiene poster I did for the comic.

Cast portraits from Cold Iron Badge

2009-12-26T22:36:00.000-08:00

Gestures

2009-12-15T18:01:00.001-08:00

The home of Jenny Greenteeth

2009-12-15T17:49:00.000-08:00

The Troll Bridge

2009-12-15T17:40:00.001-08:00

Comic pages (rough and finished versions)

2009-05-17T16:04:00.001-07:00

Classical Animation

2008-12-10T12:01:00.000-08:00

Here's my latest short film. It still needs work on the sound, however.

Characters

2008-11-25T23:41:00.001-08:00

These are icons I created for L'Ecole Virtuelle online school.

This guy was just someone to play with animating in Flash.

Da Pu Sa and Furukage, from my short "Ninja vs. Shaolin".

Superhero concepts followed by designs for the "Cold Iron Badge" webcomic

Short Films

2008-11-25T23:21:00.000-08:00

Life Drawings

2008-11-25T23:08:00.000-08:00