Splash Page Concept

Recently I've been trying to figure out how I'd like my professional practice website to look, and to be honest. I like using my blog to keep up to date, so essentially, I think I'm just going to use it as a splash page for this Blog, and to throw some contact details up there.

Maybe put up pretties if I have them. But at the moment, I don't have much art work I can throw up there. I finished the rest of the work for Loading today.

Anyway, here's an idea for a splash page, and the finished work for Jim.





Tx

Like a homing pigeon but slower!

Easy You Sleazy Geezers.

1. It's my Birthday,...

2. It's Blog Time....

So Recently it's been dissertation and checking out the extent of our animation on a whole. We have some nice renders coming out and the toxic work seems to be pretty easy with the RGB colour correction, I've started playing around in pro-tools with the foli sound that Sophie has collected for us, so far it's sounding great, but I know I'm going to have a lot of work to do when things start getting pushed out, Editing/Sound Engineering/Comping it's all going to be a bit crazy, but It's invited.

Also looking forward to getting our "Mentors" I really can't wait to see who Andy has lined up. I've been beefing up my CV and applying for Jobs and failing as we speak. Never mind eh? Just gotta keep firing on, only 11 - 12 weeks left until we know the results of the 3 years of labour.

I've also been working externally for Jimmy again. I'm not allowed to post to what extent, because it's a secret. Even I don't know what my art work is being used for. But I'm going to sneakily post up the 8 Bit characters I did of Robyn, Chris, Jimmy and Lucy.


Jimmy needs a haircut, but close to being finished, Also need to add in a Loading itself. (Already done, but these are for your viewing pleasure.

Tx

Easy Now!

Dissertation, Dissertation, Dissertation...... What's going on there?

Although nearly finished on most of our behalves within' our Team. It's been a drag, destroyed scheduling and timetables and most of all..... been horrific!

I mean I enjoy writing.... fictitious stuff....

It has put a bit of a halt on everything for the final project, but seeing that counter on moodle slip into the double numbers is pretty scary, we have about 14 and a half weeks left to get this done, and to be honest, that's less time than we need to fully render.... Saying that. I'm still really optimistic. As we go on, the guys are all getting better and better and everyone's thinking for the good of the project, it will be great to just get back into it and continue to steam ahead.

ACTING

So Me, Roy, Simon and Oddne took to the university in search of rooms recently to act out the first scene of the animatic. We intend to act out more as we go along, but as for now a day of acting, this was all we could fit in. I compiled it into a short edit for Oddne and Roy to use, our intention was to have all the animators acting, so they could get used to the mannerisms of the film and also to cut back Simon's work when it came to the animating, that he would only have to explain things once or twice and not a thousand times over so he can concentrate on texturing, which is a mammoth job in it's own right! I need to get in contact with Sophie and Rich and get an idea for what they're up to on the sound side of things.

That is my next job..... starting.... now.

I'm not an artist (?)

I thought I'd just do a quick blog update on some external commercial work I've been doing and working on. So this is a pretty Mahoosive Dump of work from the past month, alongside sorting out the Scheduling for 'The Last Trophy', Updating the Modeling Process and laying down some beefy deadlines, keeping 'Bap Rambling' Updated, and caring for my general mental welfare, which at times seems the hardest task of them all.After Jimmy @ Loading Cafe/Bar asked me to do some promo work for his Portable stand at Falmouth Vintage Flea Market, something inspired by Bioshock or Fallout, I started to draft up some characters from those games as an inspiration, I decided that 'Big Daddy' was one of the more recognizable characters from the series, so I did this little bad boy. Admittedly It didn't go toward the poster, but I was pretty stoked by how it turned out, as I'm not particularly familiar with the character, and I hadn't done anything too 'Arty' Recently, but this was pretty cool. I'm happy with it.The Next two Images are Demo's I came up with the theme of Portable. I really like my Colourful First attempt Poster, but the final piece requested was something a bit more straight forward, and ended up being just the gameboy with the information on the screen, but this was a really cool exercise and it was really cool to give something back to Jimmy for all the Milkshakes he supplied me with.This was the final Poster/Flyer that Jimmy Settled on. All self contained within' my Game boy.

Makes me miss my Donkey Kong Special Edition Nintendo Game Boy of Old! My Parents bought me Rad presents on such a tight budget, I have no idea how they did it, but that thing was so good. Pokemon, Donkey Kong, Bomber Man, Legend of Zelda. Anyway,... here it is.

Finally, I won't upload all the reiterations of this image, but Rich Pearson asked that I work on his Campaign trail, running for Student President, which normally I would throw away if it was anyone else, But Rich has been a great friend to me, and we've done some awesome things together, had laughs and gotten lost when attending UCAS fairs, McDonalds breakfasts in Weston Super-Mare, This dude, is a complete Legend and has done so much for the student body already, being a leading Ambassador and Mentor along with myself, if anyone deserves Student Presidency Next year, it's Rich.

So Rich asked me to make a Character of him for his posters. Which in the styles I'm accustomed to, being more a Pixel Basher, I first approached it my regular way with little Chibi Characters, but it was hard to make it look as if it was going to go anywhere poster wise. So I stole a picture from his facebook and began going about making him look like a Pixel Jesus. Initially using block black outlines, but having looked into more pixel works, a lot of them don't use block black outlines, especially larger pieces, they use a darker tone of the pixel before it to separate out the areas. Which on this image, I believe works quiet well. But this is still a work in Progress, Still have quiet a bit to do, and changing the eyes around makes me giggle lots.

Along with the Images, I've been working on music with my Friend Tommy Davidson, we're pioneering a 'new wave ambient punk revolution', Sounds good,.... probably won't be.... haha. I think that about covers everything, lots of stuff going down with "The Last Trophy" At the moment, and some great work being produced. So I'll update you all on that one later.

Til Next time. Tx

Pixar's Zoetrope

Really Interesting, Check it out. Love the fact it was inspired by the Ghibli Bouncing Totoro!

Working On Assets

So I've began working on the Credits for "The Last Trophy", It's an early stage to be doing it, but it gets it out of the way, here's the quick camera block through and gives a small insight into the unfinished Hunters Cabin being worked on by Matt Luxton.

(Unfortunately Youtube wouldn't take my Video. I will get it posted soon. Tx)

Reminder of Work to Do for External Forces.... Like the Sith.

Along with my Work for the The Last Trophy, The Musician & Barista I've now been asked to work on stuff for.

1. Jimmy @ Loading

- Poster for Retro Gaming Cafe with the theme of Portable. Bioshock & Fallout as Themes.

- In time for the end of the Month - Vintage Flea Market

2. Alisa @ BA(hons) Dancey Stuff Aka Choreography

- Shadow Puppet Animation. 3.00 mins to match Choreographed Sequence.

3. Rich Pearson @ UCF President Campaign

- Campaign Posters. Use of Head Mentor T-shirt. Allowed to go to town. Promote your mate!

EVERYONE SHOULD VOTE RICH PEARSON FOR UCF STUDENT PRESIDENT BTW!

Ps. Dear Tom,.... Try not to commit to too many things. Love Tom.