Maya Head WIP

Trying to figure out my own non-Stop-Staring method for modeling a head in Maya

Onions - the final phase

I've officially started the final phase of my animated short project with Silöen Daley, titled 'Onions'. Most of the film is stop-motion, with a part that is traditional 2D. The goal is to be done before the end of the summer.

Board Game Artwork

This is an illustration for a boardgame cover. The game is really fun - it's in alpha testing right now. It's darkly humorous, and I hope that comes through in the artwork.

***Addendum***

I did some revisions and here's a v2

Stormtrooper

Here's a GIF of a stormtrooper run cycle. He's getting chased by Han Solo and Chewbacca through the Death Star. I guess he dropped his gun...

Devil Whipping

An animation cycle of a devil whipping

Explodo, the Hilarious Exploding Clown

It's not really violent. The Clown explodes, so it's funny.

Clowns from the Clown Dimension

clown walk

Kid Stuff

Mahone Bay

Orc

More fun with the Cintiq. I'm experimenting with color and different brush techniques...

Science Fiction Novel Cover Artwork

A friend of mine has written a sci-fi novel which he is going to be self-publishing soon, and I did some artwork for the cover. He's writing the other two, and I'll be doing those as well, a trilogy if you will.

Here's a link to Brent's Blog to find out more about his writing

Life Drawing

2B pencil - 20 min

coloured pencil - 20 min

black uni-ball pen - 20 min

Overlord Propaganda Video

One of my many projects is coming together, slowly but surely. This is the first released animation for 'The Overlord' my animated webseries about a villain that kills all the superheroes and rules the world. This video is a propaganda piece that is played for a huge chanting crowd at the 25th anniversary celebration of his reign over the world. It sets up the world of the story.

Work in underway on the next release, a teaser which introduces us to the story's main protagonist, Citizen Alice. I plan to put that out there early in the new year.

The Lockout Sweater

This is an animated spot I did for CBC's 'This Hour Has 22 Minutes' which aired last night on their Holiday Special. It's a satirical take on the classic NFB short 'The Sweater' by Sheldon Cohen, which was based on the book 'The Hockey Sweater' by Roch Carrier. I painted the backgrounds in Photoshop and animated the characters in Flash.

A Storyboard

Checkmate

Something I was working on today. Working on a new intro concept for the Overlord

Line Quality Demo

I did a lecture and demonstration today about line quality - showing how you can clean up a drawing to show different qualities. I cleaned up the rough bed drawing two different ways, to demonstrate.

So yeah, I'm enjoying the Cintiq. I hope santa brings me one for x-mas

Raw Clay

I started working on my next film, an adaptation of my sketchbook/graphic novel 'Your Days Are Numbered' which I did last year. When I wrote it, I was making it as a book, with the focus on that medium. It uses drawing and typography and bookmaking. Time is flexible in print media; the reader can flip back and forth through the book, stop and start, or linger on a particular moment as long as they like. I made the book with these sorts of things in mind, and for a film there are other considerations. The material will make a good film, but it needs to be re-interpreted and re-written. I don't simply want to animate the images that I drew for the book, as I don't think that will get the point across; also I think a film offers opportunities to convey some new ideas.

Hyperquench

My latest animation - done for a contest put on by CBC's WireTap with Jonathan Goldstein

Angry Dwarves

Today I did a quick sketchy drawing of three angry dwarves, ready for battle. I like the woodcut approach, using a hard brush and alternating black and white ink to shape the lines.