Semester Animation

Right, as usual, here is my animation reel of what I've done this semester. I'm rather happy with the progress that I've made, but of course my shots could still use a bit more work. Though for now I am happy with them until I pick it back up again. This semester, we were tasked with putting acting and dialogue into our shots. While challenging at first, it was certainly fun all the while to learn!
128c Final Reel

Rigs:
Malcolm rig provided by AnimSchool
Kyle and Kayla rigs by Josh Sobel
Mery rig from Mery Project

Wow...just hit me that next semester I'll be in the BFA program for animation...
I can't wait!!!

Technical Failings

Sony Vegas....how could you betray me in my hour of need?
I suppose this morning was the perfect application of Murphy's Law.
Here I am, putting together my shots for my final reel for my animation class, when wouldn't you know it, Sony Vegas crashes on an Alpha PNG file. Just couldn't read it, and crashed. So I start the project up again, and the same thing happens again. Odd. It shouldn't be having this problem. I start up the project a third time. I drag the file in, save the project, and wouldn't you know it, Sony Vegas crashes once again. Only this time, it's still processing the image, so when I open the project up again, it immediately crashes. I can't open the project anymore and I have to start all over.
After much sobbing at my desk, I finally pull myself together and assemble the pieces of my final reel. I of course omit the cursed PNG file and after a bit of time I was finally done.
Sony Vegas. One of the few programs that I am completely faithful to and it failed me in my hour of need.
Oh well, it's all in the past now. I'm over it (mostly). Only one final left to go. Hurrah!
I'll be posting up my final reel and projects in a short while.

Monty Oum Passing

I really don't know where to start here...it didn't really hit home for me until I saw the post again today. The wonderful Monty Oum has passed away on Sunday at the age of 33. It's just so surreal, you know? I just wish it was just a bad dream, that I'm just going to wake up and everything is fine.

I guess what strikes me most, is that Monty was able to achieve so much in such a short amount of time. And I don't just mean in his 33 years, I mean his first animation was in 2007, and ever since then he's been creating and just doing what he loves with no sign of stopping.

In his seven years of creating, Monty became a well recognized animator both online and in fighting games, an animator on a well known internet series thereby changing the company forever, and created a brand new series that is loved by millions. He even got to see the series that he loved so much become the first American anime to be shipped over to Japan and translated in Japanese. But, I think one of the most important things that he has done, is inspire just so many people to create.

I didn't know Monty personally, but he's inspired me so much to continue with my studies of becoming an animator, and I can't thank him enough for that.
Monty once wrote, "I believe that the human spirit is indomitable. If you endeavor to achieve, it will happen given enough resolve. It may not be immediate, and often your greater dreams is something you will not achieve within your own lifetime. The effort you put forth to anything transcends yourself, for there is no futility even in death."
Thank you so, so much Monty, rest easy. We'll miss you.

Final Projects

Hello! Long time no post. Well, as per usual, here's is one of the times that I post up my work from the semester. This semester I got to practice with Flash and continue animating in Maya. Certainly had quite a bit of fun this semester and I can't wait for next semester to start! Provided that I get my classes of course...still on the waitlist.... Anyways, hope you enjoy my final projects! You can watch them here past the break or catch them on YouTube with the hyperlinks provided.

Fruits of Our Labor

Picked the apricots off our tree at home. Luckily we didn't suffer heavy losses from a squirrel attack so we were able to get quite a considerable amount. Still have some apricots left so more picking! Shame about our cherry trees and orange tree though....oh well. See more pictures after the break!

Final Projects

                             

Alright here are the final projects! Had a lot of fun working on these! Catch them after the break! Or I guess you can just get em HERE and HERE.

Final Reels

Another semester has come and gone! A little late, but here are reels from my animation classes! Most you have probably seen so I'll be uploading another post with just my final projects (the post above this one....). They're right here past the break!
Hope you like 'em!

Throw Animation

Stewart's trying to throw a grenade. I'm kind of okay with this one mostly because I was able to do it relatively quickly (had to restart because first version was just a mess) but there still needs to be a lot of work done to make it work better. I'll be sure to post up the final result of both this one and the jump animation once I'm done with them.

Character Emote Change...

This animation will probably end up being my claim to fame. Yep this right here is what all my classes have taught me over the last couple years. All boiled down into one four second animation. ....Just letting that sink in right now....Anyways here it is:

Jump Animation

This semester if full on animation! Having so much fun with it! Hooray for 3D animation! I need to go back and polish this more but I'm pretty happy with it! The rig's name is Stewart and was provided by Animation Mentor.

The Tiger and the Robe....

Some other animations that I did this semester.
I think I'll let the title explain the rest of this post.
Tiger walk here, robe is after the break!

Simple Tests...

Back in the animation pencil test lab and redoing tests that I did from about two and half years ago...wow...time really goes by fast. Anyways, these are simple tests just wanted to put them up because why not. What's really cool though is seeing these animations and putting them side by side with the ones I did from those years ago in Ani 28. Kind of a motivational booster. Anyways simple tests!

Ball Bounce (Nice and easy to start us off):

Brick Drop (Fun but that spin at then end was annoying though):

Flour Sack (Had a little trouble trying to push that ending, may revisit):

Paper Drop (Well this was fun...):

In-Class Quick Animation (Had to do it in one class sitting):

Winter Sketchbook

Sooo I haven't posted on here in a while, and perhaps it would be best to maybe give an update....or something? Kind of late but eh I'm still not really used to the whole post stuff on blogs yet. Maybe one day...
Anyways, Sketchbook! Here's a couple pages from it that I had some fun doing.

Portfolio Passed!

So this has been delayed a little bit, but I passed my mid-program portfolio review!! However the door has only opened, I still need to step into it, which is the next part, the sketchbook! I've been ever so excited for this and still can't believe it. Before I continue I want to thank everyone that has encouraged and helped me along the way to get to this point. Thank you all!!
Anyways, I thought it would be nice to show the kind of stuff I was drawing almost two years ago.
Sorry I couldn't find my original digital scans, so I'm re-scanning the only copy of what I have.
See the scans after the break!
Edit: Okay, one of my friends pointed out that it is a little odd to not also have the portfolio that passed in the same post. So now the portfolio that passed is first and then the drawings from a couple years ago come after.

Mid-Program Review MK 2

Here's the newest version,
And it's getting clooooose,
So here's my portfolio,
So crit me maybe?

Mid-Program Review

Crit Please? I know I still got some cleaning up to do but would like to know what you think of it in its state.

Also here's my personality walk for Ani 51b. I want to include it but not entirely sure how much of it I should have.

Pinecone Painting

To me personally pinecone should really just be one word, you know kind of like pineapple, although I guess there's probably some weird English rule that will override my wish for pinecone to eventually become one word. However until such time occurs, I shall continue writing pinecone as one word. Maybe someone could explain to me why pinecone is spelled that way. Okay, back to the point of this post.

This project took several hours to complete, although while I am pleased with how it turned out, I feel like I could have done a whole lot better on it. Hence why I am deciding to redo my painting hopefully in the relatively upcoming future, even though I'm going to be working on another project at the same time. I really want to nail this painting as best as I can. This painting was done in acrylics on a 7" x 10" illustration board. Anyways, here is my painting!

Lasagna

So last post I said something about getting supplies to make lasagna. Well don't fret I did end up making the lasagna with my roommate, or is it apartment-mate? What would you call someone that lives in the same apartment as you? I mean he doesn't live in the same room as me, but we live in the same apartment. I guess it would be apartment-mate? Anyways check out some pics of this b-e-a-uuuutiful lasagna!

Yummmm.... More pictures after the break.

Third Digital Painting

Here is the next one in the semester long series of 90 minute digital paintings. Gosh today has just been...well, tiresome to say the least, learning so much in both modeling in painting as well as in Maya. Anyways gotta go out to get ingredients to make lasagna!

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Second Digital Painting

This is another 90 minute Digital Painting assignment from my advanced painting class. Gosh, this week has just been so....mind bending. Wouldn't that be an awesome power in Avatar? Instead of elemental bending you could also mind bend? You could like create illusions to work against or for your opponents. I guess that's kind of a more offensive skill than defensive. Sorry, tangent. Anyways, here it is. I'll be honest, I really wish I was better at this, but that can only happen through practice so until such time that I do get better you'll have to deal with these....practices.

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Onward to practice!