Sunday, 4 November 2012

Concept Artwork for Sci-Fi

 Someone on Deviant asked me if I could come up with some concept designs of specific creatures for a small indie company called Blazing X games. The project is a sci-fi third/first person shooter about rebels the military and aliens fighting it out. The rebels attacked the military causing riots and chaos, later aliens arrived and attacked the humans
 
 
Skezzer: An alien with a small cocoon shaped like body and has a massive wing span. It comprises of two large sets of wings to give it greater flight and distances

I was thinking of James Cameron's Avatar at first because many of his aliens feature four winged flyers. However I was looking at a different science fiction show for inspiration, “The Future is Wild" where flying fish, walking squid and four winged birds are a possible outcome of our planets evolution.
 
 
 Here is a Giant worm, although unfortunately I am missing a few details of this one. The worm is just a rough that I ams till working on. I like drawing giant space worms for a reason. Tremours. Watch that movie.

 
 
 
 
 
This is what I am really pleased of because I looked two animals for this one. I looked at the movement and shape of both a dog and a tiger. I even looked at a book called "The Art of Animal Character Design" by David Colman which helps one understand the drawings and character of animals. I looked at the form and shapes of how this artist drew animals from observation.


 

 

Relic cryn - A robotic/cybernetic Hunter. I liked drawing this quickly on paper because of the armour plating and cybernetic coils and cables going through the machinery. I normally don’t draw machines anymore, not since I started drawing transformers and then stopped because it was a waste of time. I just somehow like the final design, imagining this machine prowling across a wreckage or post-apocalyptic world then once it’s found the scent of prey, just starts running like mad over long distances without tiring.


Project Deep: more rough animating

I started drawing a rough run cycle for the bad guys scene (yes the third one is missing) using Toon Boom Harmony. Its really a useful software for drawing traditionally on the computer. I wonder its so dam expensive.
 
Derek Hayes asked a small edit on this video previously. A longer stretch of the leg wen turning the corner

Tuesday, 16 October 2012

Project Deep: Making a start on the animating

I asked Derek Hayes for some feedback of the project and grateful enough to get a start on some rough animating

 
This is of the main character, featuring in a black and white, silent cartoon scene.

Some small news of Shell and Paddy

Finally I have got my scanner and it works! Now I can scan my images and put them on the web. Here is some small news for Shell and Paddy. Backgrounds are well under way: (they will feature in this upcoming episode). These were sketched from the story board, coloured and improved upon by Joseph Hill



 

Next is a small update to the animatic/story-board of the episode "bath-time trouble": This change is when after Paddy sees an empty pool and turns his head left, we see the shot where Shell is running away from Paddy, still carrying his wash brush.


And finally, some small doodles I made in a note book. These images would be used for maybe two episodes that I have in mind. I have several idea of what to do and its good to either write them down or draw them.

Tuesday, 9 October 2012

Well Aware that this blog needs some new stuff

I am fully aware that I need to update my blog, BUT right now I don't know how the scanners work at the Library at the AUCB University in Bournemouth where I have started my masters in animation.

What I can provide is some images of a project that I need to get in touch with the person

Gigglepotz; (project based by Shaz Lawrence)
The aliens I have drawn and how that have to appear

The small boy that is the star of this project

A cat, must be one of those "very much needed animal character"
 

Sunday, 2 September 2012

Another Shell & Paddy cartoon

Still in development...
 
...here is the animatic (No Sound Yet)
 

Saturday, 1 September 2012

Another 11 Second Character Animation

Decided to try out one of the monthly 11 second club's voice recording, since it has been a while since I made one. Also saw the first years back in Falmouth do one and they have got quite an imagination.

 
I felt a bit rusty after two stinking weeks of civil protection back here in Switzerland so I wanted to do something again that resembles my style of animation and slightly resemblance to the "ren & Stimpy" Cartoon....god bless them.

It is the monthly September competition

http://www.11secondclub.com/