I recently completed a handful of illustrations for Narratively, a platform dedicated to compelling human interest stories. All four stories that I illustrated shared the theme of serendipity, though each was vastly different from the other three. It was refreshing to work on stand-alone images and I got a little carried away, turning 3 of the 4 illustrations…
Category: ANIMATION
ANIMATION WALK CYCLES
Can you ever really get enough walk cycles? I mean, really? Animation by Victor Preto Animation by Watermelon Drips Animation by Hannes Stummvoll. Animation by JD. Animation by Craig Knowles. Animation by Hotaruarc.
Adam and Dog Animation
“Adam and Dog” by Minkyu Lee.
Give the Gift of Christmas Gifs
Christmas Gifs is a festive showcase of animated gifs created by an international group of illustrators, animators and directors; a project curated by Ryan Todd and built by Enjoythis. SHARE, SEND or SUBMIT YOUR OWN! Related articles Animated Gif (drawingsforjade.com) 2012: A Retrospective In Animated GIFs (buzzfeed.com) Inspiration: Hand Drawn Animated GIFs by Dain Fagerholm (lightboxcreative.wordpress.com)
Amazing “Day and Night” Animation
DAY AND NIGHT Look familiar? “Day and Night” ran before all showings of Disney/Pixar’s “Toy Story 3” back in 2010. Check out this behind-the-scenes look at the making of the short. Related articles The Writer Of ‘Toy Story 3′ Has Been Hired To Write The Script For ‘Star Wars Episode VII’ (pinkisthenewblog.com) Is Disney taking…
Earthworm Jim Sketchbook
One of my biggest influences in drawing, comics and storytelling is a creative force known as Doug TenNapel. Doug has created video games, animated tv shows, and graphic novels, not to mention one of the world’s most beloved characters: Earthworm Jim. I’ve been following Doug’s work for 16 years now, and own all of his…
MARKERS ON PAPER ANIMATION
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/30719106] All markers on paper. Dang. Kijek/Adamski were also kind enough to post a video on their process. Very enlightening: [vimeo http://vimeo.com/29187948]
Some Sweet Animation
I’m working with a good friend on an animation project right now, and I just happened to come across these stunning examples from Animade (great name, right?) of just the kind of thing I like:
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