Some Compositing

Just thought I would share some stuff I have been doing in my compositing class. I enjoyed this project. Took a long time to do though. There were a lot of things that ended up giving me some trouble. When shooting it, I did not really think about blurriness of the fast motions. But it came out pretty good none the less. There are quite a bit of places that could use some polishing but all in all, not too bad.

Contest

HI folks! I entered a photo contest the other day. I would really love some votes please. Check it out here: http://www.brickfish.com/Pages/PhotosAlbums/PhotoView.aspx?qsi=51366178

THaNKS!

Sweet Caricatures

I was on one of my many journeys through deviantart and came across this guy who does awesome caricatures. Here is a link to more of his drawings: AnthonyGeoffroy's Gallery. I really love his style. He takes the faces he draws to real extremes. I really need to learn how to draw better caricatures. It would help me out a lot in my character design and drawing skills. He has some great stuff. Check him out.

Back with a Movie Review

Hey everybody! Sorry I have been away for sooooo long. School has me running everywhere, but I love it all the same.

Last weekend, I was finally able to watch "Despicable Me". I know its been out for awhile, but I never got a chance to see it. But now I have seen it and all is right in the world. I give it a 4 star out of 5. The story was great, but it did not have as much out of this world effects or rendering and whatnot. Basically, not as much eye candy for us animators. But as for the story, it was fantastic. It had its funny moments, action sequences, and by the end, you feel really warm and fuzzy inside. I can't ask for more in a story. Plus, the animation was spot on. The character design was pretty good too. I loved the minions. I think everybody does. Good job Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment.

So, in conclusion, I say, if you get the chance, go watch it. This is one I would like to own.

A Blog to Check Out:

I found a blog that I recommend checking out. It is called "Animation Backgrounds". The name describes it all. Uploads of beautiful backgrounds from different animated films, from Disney to Hanna Barbara. Some really nice work. After looking through them, I feel like doing some illustrations. If only I were that good. Anyways, here's the link: http://animationbackgrounds.blogspot.com/

Geeking Out

I just want to say, if anyone would like to make this for me, they are more than welcome. I so geeked out when I saw it. I wish I was talented enough to make one for myself.

Check out the website: http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2009/04/08/russian-wall-e-case-mod/

I'm Back with a Book Review

Hey all! I just got back from my three week vacation. Spent some time back at home, went to South Carolina for a week, and then did some site seeing down in Tennessee with my family. It has been fun and now I am glad to be back at school. Over my little hiatus, I was doing some more sketches for "Project Ninja". Hopefully I will post some of that up later.

I also read a really good book while I was traveling. Its called "The Pixar Touch" by David Price. A friend of mine gave it to me for a birthday present and I thought that I would probably never actually read it. I'm not an active reader, especially when it comes to history books. But I found myself reading it one morning. Started by just looking at the pictures and reading the captions. But one of the captions made me curious so I read a chapter in the middle about Monsters, Inc. Then I was hooked. Went back to the beginning and read the whole thing. It was really interesting and I learned a lot. The book takes you from the beginning of Ed Catmull's career to the making of Ratatouille. So I recommend it anyone interested in animation or just in Pixar. Even if you actually aren't that into reading. Cause I know I'm not.