Expecting some traffic today

So I am re-posting my FILM! :)

Behind the scenes look at the film's many influences: http://thebarleyway.blogspot.ca/ 

Another neat thing to watch, my Demo Reel (YEAH!)

Now it's time for bed, so I'm less hyperactive in the morning.

Check out the Grojband production blog!

http://grojband.blogspot.ca/

Grojband is a show I'm currently animating on, production started in late June and I've been loving every minute! Amazing crew, fun and imaginative stories and characters!

Kaj Pindal Retrospective at TAAFI

Come to the Kaj Pindal Retrospective screening at TAAFI, curated and edited by yours truly. Q&A with Kaj moderated by Coordinator of Sheridan's BAA Animation program, Mark Mayerson.

Event details:
http://taafi.com/events/taafi2012/schedule/?id=47
Article:
http://taafi.com/blog/2012/07/03/kaj-pindal-a-lifetime-of-acheivement/

Hope to see you all there!

My favorite radio personality

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www.DennisPrager.com

Flustering anatomical study

I sometimes find it helpful to draw anatomical studies of my own characters: how they would look if they had a real skeleton. I only do these for humanoid characters that aren't overly stylized.

On a blog dedicated to drawing, it makes sense to want to show drawing ability. But I don't have a fully clear conscience about this. Even though it's my own fictional character, I have mixed feeling about this rate of exposure (x-ray-ted). Here's how she would react if she saw this:

Some of the reaction shot process:

Rough drawn rather fast with the side of the pencil

Committing to interesting shapes, I think cartoons are most interesting to look at when there is asymmetry and slight 'cheating' of perspective. Funny shapes first.

Title card inks

I inked the title card drawings for John Kricfalusi's new commercial, I'm especially happy with the George Liquor ink:

Always trust the media

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/05/17/race-according-to-the-media-zimmerman-vs-warren/

This is why you should always trust the rational, non biased, pragmatic, evidence-based, non-partisan, objective, not-rushing-to-judgment, non-agenda-based, centrist, truth-seeking mainstream media

Another day, another Sherlock!

 

A study in Sherlock

 

Done to explore the likeness 

of Mr. Benedict Cumberbatch

Faces

It's hard to design a pretty cartoon girl with a distinct look, that's why so many of our favorite cartoon girls look alike, it's really about idealization of certain traits. Here are a few caricatures / attempts at specificity

Bugs Bunny doodles

It's fun to doodle in meetings

Merry Christmas!

More Dulce

Work in progress

From a personal tribute to the greatest men and women of then and now

New updates at the Kaj Pindal blog!

Check 'em out!

KajPindal.Blogspot.com

Random sketches

Lessons from the Famous Artists Illustration Course:

 

Drawn in Photoshop with a Wacom intous 3. 

Heads

Dulce and Pam channeling a lil' Jay Ward

Dulce's head is based on Porky Pig, I initially studied the screenshot below to better understand the head, But thought the pose was all so great that I had to draw the entire character.

This one is based on Katie Rice's 

hell characters from "Skadi"

 

Nothin' like an ice-cold "Joe Shmoe" 

to water down your thirst

Fred Flintstone and a Kitty