Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Avril's Ugly Babies


This is Windy Wendy, one of my favorite of Avril's Ugly Babies... Isn't she beautiful?

Check out my girlfriend Avril's new Etsy site. Etsy is an awesome venue for independent or part-time artists who want to get their stuff out there and maybe even try to make a little money on the side. Very cool.

Click it:
http://avrilsuglybabies.etsy.com/

Friday, March 14, 2008

Let Me Dust This Off For You



A few weeks ago Dan Flynn and I (check out Dan's blog and amazing stick figure animations) got to talking about our old work. He showed me his older character designs that he was embarrassed about, which had a very strong anime influence. I thought they were great looking, but he's definitely come a long way since those days. In any case it was better than anything i could do.

But that conversation got me thinking about an old "resume" i made in college of all my 3D stuff from highschool. "You did 3D?", you ask. Yup, i made characters that look pretty much like the only ones i draw and the stories i pretty much made up as i went along. I think my only really impressive character was optimus prime.

The reason i gave it up is simple. One day my computer crashed and i lost every background, every character, and every prop model i'd made over the past 3 or 4 years. It was right when i was getting somewhat decent at modeling too. So i said "f*ck fish" and i never went back into the water again.

But thanks to my conversation with Dan, here is my old old old "reel". Oh, and there are a few shots of films i made back when i was 15 at a summer program at BU... enjoy...

Monday, March 10, 2008

Walking The Cow


So this doesn't have anything to do with a current project or anything, but i recently saw Daniel Johnston in concert. It was great, and for those who are familiar with him, exactly what you would want from a show of his...pretty much.

Anyway, my new friends Josh Bean and his wife Karen have started this website called Melophobe.com. Its all about show reviews and interviews and amazing concert photos. Josh takes most of the pics and they're really awesome.

So check out the site if you get a chance. Josh asked if i would write a review of the show. So i did and i think it turned out alright, after a lot of editing from my lady friend Avril D.

Here it is:
http://mel.opho.be/index.php/show-reviews/daniel-johnston-the-roxy-boston-ma-feb-20-2008.html

Sunday, March 9, 2008

First!

THIS IS MY FIRST BLOG POSTING!!!...

...this is my first blog posting.

It feels like the first time i got my car up to 100 on the interstate: i thought there would be a lot more excitement surrounding it, but like driving, i'm just sitting in a chair and nothing too crazy is happening.


BUT! i did want to start doing this because i'm always working on little tidbits of stuff i'd like to get feedback on. I can't draw though, so expect more in video form, or drawings in other people's styles. Like Steve Young!

He made the backgrounds in a movie i shot a little while ago. It was all done on greenscreen with help from John Slyker, Joe Gaudet, and Danielle Kosann.

Its about a guy who takes his girlfriend to the moon in a homemade rocketship. Here's the ship that Steve so creatively came
up with. When i first saw it i was blown away.


Also - check out this quick test render i did of Steve BGs composited with the live action in AECS3. I hate the quality of googlevideo, but it'll have to do...



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