Thursday, December 29, 2011

Finally...gettin back to animatin......

I took a lil bit of a break from animatin. Probably should've kept goin cause now I lost where I was with this shot. Note to self.......don't take a break in the middle of a shot! lol Anyways, I'm startin to feel like 2012 will the year I get into a studio. Need to get to work on the new reel. Anyways, here's the shot I was workin on before my break......cleaned up some stuff but still need to buckle down and get this finished. ;O) Thanks for lookin and till next time.....PEACE!! ;O)



Thursday, October 27, 2011

latest shot.....WIP

I'm still at it......wish I had more time. Oh well, gonna have to work with what little time I have I guess. Anyways, here's my latest shot. I decided to do a dialogue shot. Billy Barker rig made by Jana Johnson. The voice is actually my son Malcolm....lol He had fun even when I made him say it over, and over again....lol Anyways, hopefully I can post some progress on this soon...depends if I can find balance in my life.....so hard to settle after you move to a different state. ANyways, thanks for looking....till next time....PEACE!!! ;O)

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Movin on....

I'm callin this shot a wrap...... I know it could use another pass but it's time to move on. Lessons learned...lol Thanks for lookin!! Till next post.....PEACE!!!


Wednesday, October 05, 2011

Background etc added

Tryin to keep at it.....as usual. That and always looking for work......meh. Till next post....peace.

Sunday, October 02, 2011

Some blockin

Still at it.......someday. :O) Here's some rough blockin.....last pose needs a lot of work but here's what I got. ;O) Hopin to have this shot looking sweet!! Thanks for looking! Till next post....PEACE!!! ;O)



Monday, September 26, 2011

I need to keep at it.

Makin an effort to keep animating......it's been a lil over 3 years since I finished AM. wow! time flies!! Anyways, here's something I did today. Got a job interview tomorrow.....no. Not a studio. But a job. lol Wish it was a studio but I think that will take some time. Anyways, thanks for lookin.... till next post......PEACE!!!


Just messin around with a free rig. Rig downloaded off of Kiel Figgins website. Modeled by Reed Casey and rigged by Steven Kalinowski. ;O)

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Not so good at other aspects of 3d....lol

Ok, here's the rig I was working on. Not fully rigged but did a quick animation with it anyways. The hands and the face are not done......will probably get back to animatin and forget about this for a while! lol Anyways, here it is. It's pretty bad but I'm gonna post anywho. ;O) Hope to get crankin on a new reel...we'll see how hectic life becomes. Till next post......PEACE!!




After animating my own rig I will stick to animatin other peoples rigs! lol

Friday, September 23, 2011

To new beginnings......

Wow! It's been a long time!! lol Well, we're in Utah now! Craziness!! I would've posted something earlier but have been tryin to find a job. Was hoping to have an animation job but as I learned, not everything works out and I should just be happy other things have. My family is happier than ever, and for that I am sooo thankful. I did a test last week but I ended up just giving up. Why? It involved rigging which I ended up failing miserably (the painting weights part). I did learn a lot though. To prove it, I finished rigging my model and moving on to the really hard part (1 of many)....painting weights! lol I'm pretty crazy!! lol ;O) Hopefully I will get to animate him soon!! ;O) ANyways, thanks for looking and I hope to post my progress soon! Till then.........PEACE!!! ;O)



Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Tryin to find balance.....

For my B-day I got an electronic drum kit. It's perfect for getting my frustrations out and getting my mind off of things. Believe me there are a lot of things on my mind. lol I'm not the greatest drummer but just like animating....the more I do it the better I will get. I have also been tryin to teach Malcolm what I know about drums. I will post a vid of his progress soon. Wish I could get him into animating but I tried and he didn't seem to take to it like the drums. Anyways, here's a vid I recorded earlier.....I found a accapello version of "Umbrella" and here's me attempting to play along. Thanks for looking and will try to have some animations up soon! Till next time.....PEACE!!! ;O)

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Picking myself back up......

The last rejection letter really did a number on my confidence. Rejection letters are nice cause at least I know someone is looking at my work. Been gettin a lot of good reviews.....just no jobs. :O( But after 3 years and a ton of rejection letters, I find myself thinking that maybe I'm crazy and need to stop. The other day I opened maya ( the 1st time in weeks!) just to see how I feel about it. I found myself animating again. The feeling of having no hope disappeared and I found myself with a renewed passion. I can and will make it.....I just need to keep moving forward. ;O) Anyways, no more rambling on, here's my next shot....thanks for looking and will try to post my progress. Till next time....PEACE!!! ;O)

Sunday, April 03, 2011

Been awhile.....

Man! It's been a long time since I have posted something! lol I'd love to say that I'm still animating but that would be a lie. I am back at my old job and working a lot......not much time for that. Hopefully I can find some balance and get back to it. Anyways, here's the last project I have worked on. My buddy Ray Kasel and me did all the animating. Rendering and lighting, etc were done by other people. I'm not happy with my work but am glad to have had the experience. I guess with each project I do, I get better....hoping to get more work soon. Anyways, thanks for looking! Till next time....PEACE!! ;O)