Archive for February, 2010

The Pumpkin of Nyefar

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Now this is my favorite kind of animation: whimsical, joyful and freewheeling; but not random for randomness’ sake. Co-written by Maurice Noble, who sadly didn’t live to see the finished short.

This is a great example of limited animation that doesn’t feel limited. Enjoy!

Question: How do you keep creativity alive in the face of tight [...]

Sketch Sunday // Big Talker

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Sketch Sunday // Random Gestures

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

Woman waiting at the airport

Reader at Barnes & Noble
Found these while digging around for old drawings that hadn’t made it to the blog. No new sketch this week; been extremely busy on a freelance gig.

Sketch Sunday // Aged Lines

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

This man on the train really caught my attention. Something in the moment made me move my hand really slowly while drawing, letting the rumbling of the train shake the line. It gave me a line quality that perfectly fit the subject and his expression. All I did after getting home was go over some [...]

The Lady And The Reaper: more CG cartoon fun

Friday, February 12th, 2010

I just saw this oscar-nominated short. It’s not everyday we get to see fun, cartoony exaggeration done right in CG. This one’s well done, and nicely storyboarded too.
When Pixar’s Presto came out, I was pretty excited to see cartoon animation in CG. Over time I’ve realized that while Presto had some great movement, the overall [...]

Sketch Sunday // Feeling Blue in Red

Sunday, February 7th, 2010
Animation and stuff by Sunny Kharbanda.