Fine Pixel Goodness

Officially cleared for posting

admin — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:22:33 +0000

Booyah, here’s some of what I’ve been working on the last couple of months. The first 2 clips are the longest shots I’ve done for a racing game featuring rocket-powered robots. I’ve learned a ton about rollerblading while working on this project.

Here’s a sampling of some of the in-game cycles:

I didn’t model, rig, or texture the robot, and I am grateful to the artists that did; he has a few quirks but overall he’s been easy to work with. Several other AM graduates are working on the same game, so it’ll be exciting to see our work all put together when it is released.

Finally, I need to put this one up just because it marks a bit of a milestone for me. This is the first run cycle I’ve ever put together without reference and under deadline pressure; just a few hours from blocking to approval to spline. Sure, it’s not my most stellar or polished work, but after the much more leisurely deadlines at AM I feel good knowing that I can really crank it when I need to.

New content

admin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:48:01 +0000

There’s a couple new drawings in my “other work” section. I had a really good semester of life drawing, so I expect I’ll be adding a few more in next week when I get my portfolio back. I still haven’t updated my reel, and I’m not exactly sure when I’ll be able to; the games I’ve been working on haven’t been released yet. Hopefully I’ll at least have the new dialogue shot I’m working on up in the next couple of weeks.

Inspired by Betty and that room with the pastel dots

admin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:57:10 +0000

Drew this up while watching Ugly Betty and surfing Apartment Therapy’s annual color contest. Yay for color!

One of these days I’m going to have to start actually inking my drawing in Photoshop instead of just darkening my pencil lines.

sketchdump

admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:24:10 +0000

just some stuff from my sketchbook and the most recent Dr. Sketchy’s gathering

Neglected

admin — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:55:36 +0000

Poor little horse. I’ve had no time to work on you; instead I’ve spent hours making robots rollerskate and knights run around, filling out job applications, and playing too much Plants vs Zombies. I did do one more animation pass and a first pass of a texture for you, so at least you aren’t naked anymore. It’s partially your fault you know- your hoof ik controls do not actually stick to the ground properly and they’re giving me fits. Perhaps one day I’ll have time to make you gallop…

IE6 breaks my site a bit

admin — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:34:29 +0000

It has just come to my attention that there’s a bit of a hitch in IE6 that causes my left hand column, site navigation and all, to go wandering down to the bottom of the page. Please be patient while I track down the problem, or get your self a non-Microsoft browser. Firefox is my personal favorite. In the meantime, please enjoy RobotJohnny’s take on the situation: