I've been realizing that I have NO examples of animation on my website, so I've been trying to put together some work I've done for school projects. These are not necessarily my best work...they're still works in progress, and need a lot of clean-up and refining. But they at least show that I can animate! Enjoy.
I'm hoping to continue to refine this in the next year and add more 3D and 2D clips, in order to complete a more "official" animation reel as I continue to go through my classes.
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Why you should hire professionals for your design work
I came across this awesome article yesterday while working on a new logo for a client. I think it sums up EXACTLY why it's important to hire a professional designer for your design work, instead of relying on the cheapest option.
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/01/how-not-to-design-a-logo
Next time someone says "but I can get a logo online for $5! Can't you lower your price?" I'll direct them to this. :)
My Outer Space entry submitted!
I spent all last night working on finishing my entry for www.myouterspace.com's contest. I had to take a voice clip from William Shatner, then animate it as an ad for the website using Toon Boom Animate Pro. The winner gets the full software (which costs thousands), free animation courses, and a spot on their animation team to work on a series. Cool!
It took a while to learn the software, but I have to admit, I really like the Toon Boom programs. It seems a little more "artist-friendly" than the typical Flash that's used for 2D web animation, and I've really appreciated how responsive Toon Boom seems to be in their forums when I have technical problems. Also, there's lots of tutorials on their website that explain everything in a really clear, easy to follow way.
Anyway, above is a screenshot from my animation. Does anyone recognize the "creature" behind him? (hint...think Disneyland and cheesy 3D....) I'll post the full video once I find out for sure if I'm allowed to...don't wanna accidentally disqualify myself! Plus, if I make the finals, I'll need a lot of votes... :)
Getting my butt in gear
I recently found out that I'll be a student volunteer at the annual Creative Talent Network's Animation Expo (CTN-X) next weekend. That means I had better put together a decent portfolio to show off, because there will be all sorts of reviews and majorly talented artists there. The problem is that I've been concentrating mostly on my freelance stuff this year, which consists mostly of illustration work and character design, which is great, but I haven't developed much decent animation to show off just yet.
So this week will be spent working hard to put together some of the animation I HAVE done in the past, so that I at least have something to show. Wish me luck!
..And the winner is...
Congratulations to miss Christine Cabal Culter, who serves as the inspiration for my next character! She'll be starring along with Willow when the book is released. Yay! I added glasses and a cutesy outfit to make her a little more kid-like (the character is about 12 years old), but I think she fits in great! Below is the cartoonized Christine, and the low res mockup of the front cover. (***Edit...sorry, my client has asked that I not post images of the full cover until it has been released...so you'll have to wait for a little while longer to see it!)
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