SWIFT SKETCHES

Dialogue Test

2011-12-12T10:32:00.000-08:00

Rough animation to work out timing and posing for a dialogue test.

Walk Cycle

2011-12-03T21:05:00.000-08:00

A rough first pass of a walk cycle.

Another trip to the zoo

2011-11-30T13:47:00.000-08:00

Another trip to the LA Zoo, another round of sketches.

Lighting Animation

2011-11-24T13:14:00.000-08:00

I have been attending a tradition animation class on Saturdays. This past Saturday, November 19th, we had a guest lecturer, an FX Animator named Mauro Maressa. After his talk he encouraged all of us in the class to attempt animating a lightning strike. What you see here is the resulting pencil test of my attempt at animating a lightning strike.

Goblins and Orcs

2011-11-17T13:00:00.000-08:00

More Thumbnails

2011-11-12T21:54:00.000-08:00

Character Concept Sketches

2011-11-05T21:00:00.000-07:00

Some character designs for a personal project.

Not-So-Super Hero

2011-11-02T01:40:00.000-07:00

WonderFish. He's not super, but he's trying to be a Hero.

Sketchbook Mobile

2011-10-26T12:13:00.000-07:00

I recently picked up the Sketchbook Mobile app for my iPhone. I haven't decided if it is something that would be useful for me or if it is more of a nifty novelty app. The screen size of the iPhone definitely makes it less than practical, but if I buy a tablet to use as a digital sketchbook it's not going to be an iPad. I'd rather get something with some actual pressure sensitivity. This little guy was all of about twenty minutes of sketching and coloring. At the moment the app seems okay for rough loose sketches, but I'm finding it difficult to get any kind of clean line with out an awful lot of work. Guess I'll just have to keep fiddling with it before making any definitive decisions about using it to replace my physical sketchbook.

Pumpkin

2011-10-25T00:30:00.000-07:00

Fantasy Sketch

2011-10-24T01:02:00.000-07:00

Just a quick rough sketch of a group of fantasy characters.

Dragon Slayer

2011-10-23T23:26:00.000-07:00

Some thumbnails of a valiant dragon slayer sallying forth to face his fearsome foe.

Not quite the foe he was expecting...

Caricature

2011-09-17T18:24:00.000-07:00

A quick caricature of the instructor of the Tradition Animation Basics class that I am taking at the Animation Guild on Saturdays.

More Zoo Sketches!

2011-09-02T13:25:00.000-07:00

Just a couple of sketches from a trip to the L.A. Zoo this past Saturday.

Zoo Sketches

2011-07-30T21:28:00.000-07:00

Sketches from a zoo trip on 6/4/11.

SDCC 2011

2011-06-24T17:58:00.000-07:00

Some notes and sketches form one of the panels I attended at this year's Comic Con. Even though I only attended one day of the convention this year it was, if not the best experience at Comic Con, it was definitely one of the most inspiring.

On the downside, when I returned to my car I found someone had stolen the catalytic converter off of my truck. But even with that minor annoyance, it was still a pretty good convention.

Caveman

2009-08-25T01:15:00.000-07:00

Krog the Caveman is back with a bit of a redesign.