Brilliant

Check out this amazing short film from Cube. I wasn't crazy about the design when I saw the first image but the film is brilliantly boarded and the animation is great.

Check it out HERE

Ailish Workbook sketches

Here are some rough workbook sketches I've done for a children's story called "Ailish's Rainy Day". I hope to finish it some day in the near future. They are more exploritory and in no particular order.

Even more promo

All work copyright of Nelvana Ltd 2005.

More promo

All work copyright of Nelvana Ltd 2005.

Promo

I have recently had the opportunity to direct another Promo for the studio I work for. As with all the promo's this studio sets out to create there was an insanely short amout of time to complete it.
Without going into it this promo turned out as good if not better than I could have hoped for and hopefully will be sold soon.
Here are some images from it. I was also able to design and pose the characters and help out with boarding,layout and bg design.
All work copyright of Nelvana Ltd 2005.

A little different

Here's a drawing that is a bit different from what I would normally draw. But what the hell...

A Whatchamacallit

Some more inky kids

Tasmania

Good. Now that I've gotten your attention, please check out Elliot Cowan's wickedly cool blog. Brilliant bite sized bits for your artistic enjoyment.

LINK

Wednesday Inspiration

Whilst checking one of my faourite blogs, Uli Meyer's, I came across this post regarding an animator/designer by the name of Gary Dunn. Fantastic stuff!!! If you're a fan of cartoony animation you should definately check him out.


LINK

Sempe

Here's a link to the artist I mentioned below. Obviously if you enter his name in a google search you'll come up with a few interesting links but this one seemed to be as good a place as any to start.


Jean-Jacques Sempe

Priests

I have just recently picked up this really great book called "Nicholas" by Goscinni and Sempe.
Goscinni of Asteriz fame and Jean-Jacques Sempe famous cartoonist. Being inspired by Sempe's drawings I, for whatever reason, decided to sketch a bunch o Priests.
Don't know why. Not overly religious. No word to spread. Just thought... Priests.
Anyhow... enjoy.
Perhaps we'll try Nuns next. Oooo perhaps...Devils.

Pitch art

Here is an image from an idea for yet another pitch. Tha idea was to have some slick bgs contrasting with some Stick figure like characters. Maybe it works, maybe it doesn't. Either way it was a fun experiment. John Stewart did the layout and Don Gauthier did the painting. Yours truly designed the stick woman.

ahhh kids

Another placeholder

Crazy busy so forgive the regurgitation of artwork. These were fun.

Red Rover Studios

Red Rover studios has a cool new commercial for Robin Hood Flour.
Designed and animated to look like stop motion this little beauty was done entirely in 3D.

Nice Work fellas.


LINK

Monday Morning Monster Vitamins

Take six every hour on the hour. Take with milk. May cause drowsiness leading to extreme nightmares. May cause minor stomach irritability in some. This medication used to combat minor boredom. Use as directed.

At long last....Jeremy

Ahhhh.... At long last I have finally gotten my hands on a copy of Jeremy.

One of my first posts on this blog was in regards to this childhood stop motion series which we used to watch on TVO in both french and english. It was a show that I remembered with great fondness. I finally got my hands on the first 8 episodes of the series on dvd through a seller on eBay.
I was worried that I would be disappointed with the quality, having remembered it being much better than it actually was, but I was not disappointed in the least. Sure it's quite jittery in places but overall it tells a great little story with some great art direction and great little models.

If you were a fan of this rare show I strongly recommend the $5-$10 it cost on eBay and pick up a copy.

Here is the best link I've found in regards to this great little character.

LINK

Bunnies

Older and wiser?

Now that I've been in the biz for a while,(13yrs), I feel I'm just begining to learn.
And one of the many things I'm trying to improve on is composition.
Hans Bacher is as good as they get in this respect and he has started his own blog which not only showcases his wonderful work but also offers some great tricks of the trade.
I strongly recommend bookmarking this site.

LINK