Animation Tag

24 Feb

Posted at 11:23h in Character Design, Illustration, Pose Drawing Sparkbook, Sketchbook (The Unfunny Stuff)

After months of work I've finally recorded and uploaded my new webinar, "Bringing Your Drawings To Life". It was originally conceived as an optional reward for backers of my Kickstarter project (the Pose Drawing Sparkbook) but now it's available for you to purchase and download as well. The webinar is 90 minutes jam-packed with just about everything I know about making entertaining drawings....

12 Jan

Posted at 14:21h in Just for Fun, Pose Drawing Sparkbook

[youtube_sc url=iblAFBcwWzI width=430] Thought I'd try something different. Just for fun I've recorded my own audio commentary on a classic public-domain Popeye cartoon ("A Date To Skate", 1938) focusing on pose drawing and animation. Let me know what you think. I'm also starting to build my own YouTube channel with misc. odds and ends related to drawing (demo videos, etc.).  Not sure...

16 Dec

Posted at 20:47h in Just for Fun

[youtube_sc url=a3sNyZ1RSEk width=430] One of my favorite clients is Living Waters, a Christian ministry run by speaker and author Ray Comfort. Recently they hired me to create a fun ecard explaining the religious meanings behind Christmas. The script and voiceover were provided by them, then I did the animation and editing. It's a combination of some new animation combined with clips...

02 Dec

Posted at 08:00h in Character Design

I was hired by Big Idea to do some character concept art for their latest VeggieTales DVD, Merry Larry and the True Light of Christmas (Amazon link). This episode features a guest narrator, Uncle Si from the runaway hit cable series Duck Dynasty. Here's a few rough concepts and final turnarounds, followed by some screen captures from the episode. Bob's glasses were...

15 Nov

Posted at 08:40h in Pose Drawing Sparkbook

It's finally here! The official book launch for the Pose Drawing Sparkbook kicks off today at the CTN Animation Expo in Burbank. My wife Jennie will be joining me at table XB06, which will be out in the tent. Here's my location on the floor plan (click to enlarge): If you've already pre-ordered the ebook, by now you should have received a download link via...