Have You Checked out Titblog Inc?

The funny thing about working in animation is the fact that drawing is the last thing on your mind when you get home from work. To remedy that, the artists at the studio I work at decided to start a group sketchblog called Titblog, Inc: it’s the result of Titmouse + Blog. Anyhoo, someone comes up with a challenge/theme for the week and we have at it any way we want. Here’s my contributions so far

“Big people in small places”

“Combine 2 Titmice”

“Tranny Bicyclist”

Be sure to check out some more art from the talented folk I work with at and visit the Titblog.
titbloginc.blogspot.com

Quick Case of the Updates

Didn’t realize that it’s been a while since my last blog post. A quick recap of what I’ve been up to since then: helped character designer David Colman put together his DVD on the basics of character design, took some classes at the animation guild, went to comic-con, started working at Titmouse as a clean-up animator the day after comic-con. It’s been an interesting few months.

For those who are interested, I still draw and on toned paper too.

Flyboy Animatic

So this was a story I came up with and did an animatic for last spring.If you guys ever wondered where my bluejay design camefrom, here’s the story. Anyways, the story is fairly simple and short: it’s about a boy learning how to fly. I always hadthe intention of animating the story, but just never got around to it. Maybe one day. Hope you guys enjoy. Cheers

chiustream – big and graceful

Watched tonight’s Chiustream with guest Peter De Seve.  It’s always inspirational to was Bobby Chiu’s webcasts as he shares his own experiences and insight into how to be a successful artist.  Peter De Seve was the special guest and it was a treat to watch him talk about his experiences and how he talks about how the art has to be an extension of yourself for it to work.

Anyways, Peter De Seve picked tonight’s topic to paint/design: something big yet graceful.  My take on the idea is a diver.  After looking at it more, I really should have pushed the shape to something morbidly obese as well as fixing the structure.  Ah well, live and learn.  Anyways, let me know what you guys think.  Cheers!

internship, workshops, and housewarmings oh my

I didn’t do any of the homework that I planned on doing this weekend, but I got a bit of drawing in.  Success?  Anyways.  Here’s the weekend sketch duh-dump

THURSDAY & FRIDAY

September 24-25, 2009

TIME: LUNCH
LOCATION: TITMOUSE INC. (Internship)

SYNOPSIS:

For those that follow the blog, I usually spend my lunchbreak scribbling in my sketchbook.  I sit in front of a screen all day and just felt the need to draw on paper whenever I get the chance.  Sometimes I do creative drawing, but for the most part: I sketch whoever happens to be sitting at the table eating their lunch.

So if some of the faces look familiar from previous posts: it’s the same person that you think it is.  Whether or not I did a good job capturing them on paper: i dunno.

SATURDAY

September 26, 2009

TIME: 930PM-3AM?
LOCATION: COSTA MESA, CA (Will Ha’s Housewarming Party)

SYNOPSIS:

This weekend I was in the Irvine area because of a The Concept Design Academy’s 2 day summer workshop at the Laguna College of Art and Design.  It was a workshop that I couldn’t miss: so many talented artists doing lectures/demo as well as the talented artists that were there to learn.  It was an all day workshop, that lasted from 10am-5pm all weekend.  So I was dead tired and planned on staying in that night.

Unfortunately, it was also my college roomate’s housewarming party the next city over.  So I’m lying in bed and got a text asking if I was still going.  Long story short: I crawl out of bed and drive over to Costa Mesa to see people I haven’t seen in a few years.

I brought along my sketchbook because: (A.) I’m a natural wallflower (B.) Thought it would be a good opportunity to draw people. (C.) I carry it around with me all the time.  1 beer turned into 6 or 7, and here are the results.

SUNDAY

September 27, 2009

TIME: 10AM-5PM
LOCATION: LAGUNA COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (2 Day Concept Design Academy Workshop)

SYNOPSIS:

Dead tired at the start of the workshop because of the lack of sleep I got the night before.  Good thing that the lecturers were great speakers.  Got to meet some of the students that go Laguna College of Art and Design and felt like they have a good community of artists in that school.  Anyways, got a mix of creative and people sketching done during Sunday’s workshop.  I think that helped me get through the day since I wasn’t the most energetic person that morning.

*NOTE: The left page of the first spread  is overlap from Saturday Night.