Texture Play in Photoshop Pt.2

Here are another two textures I created in Photoshop. This time I used layers to create a more detailed affect, while in the last attempt it was only using one.

This is a poster I'm currently working on, this idea started from an image I saw in a magazine once, which I started doodling over when I was bored lol. Here's the image from the magazine with my doodles on...

After much thought I decided to create a poster like drawing, that would reflect deception within beauty, or even woman covering their natural looks with make up, which ever way you look at it.  In my opinion,
I believe a lot of people fall for looks, and I always say things are not always what they seem, or looks are decieving! I saw this message in mind and I went with it.

And here's the almost finished image. But I still have alot to do with the hair and the shading

Over protected

Here is a image I am currently working on, this came into mind when I was laying on my bed thinking about my younger years, and if ever I had someone to protect me then, it would of been my teddy :).. So here is the image I had in mind, and as you can see it's not completed yet.

In the style of.. PT.2

These are some shots of the environment/buildings. I called it the central street shot, this is where the turtles will be seen blasted from the sewage drain into the skies.

This one is using sunlight. Not sure if i use this method that it will give shadows in the background as I'm using plans to add more building in the background, making it more city like.

This one is just using the street light to light up the scene. If the skylight creates shadows I don't want then I shall go for this method, although i think it's a lil too dark. But i'll work on it! Besides I'd like my short to be set at night time.

In The Style Of... PT.1

I know I have not posted on here for a long while, dont worry i'm still about :D.. Right now, i'll just be creating quick posts for Uni, and will update on my personal stuff later... right here is a few images of my current project. Which is to recreate a childrens TV programme in a chosen style, I chose to do Ninja Turtles in the style of 'The Lost Thing'.

FRONT VIEW - Ninja Turtle

TOP 3/4 VIEW - Ninjaj Turtle

(These are not the colours I intend to use for my character/s, as it is yet to be textured.)

Texture play in Photoshop Pt.1

These are my two1st textures I created in photoshop, there not the best, poor effort actually, but I was  just playing around at this point. Didn't take me long either, as I was messing around really to get a feel, but I will spend more time on the textures at a later date. Maybe next week.

AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Totally pissed off!...its that part in the process for me, where everthing begins to go wrong! Today I was doin well, had my chess board, robot/robotic hand an chess pieces...then 3ds max decides to fuck up and loose my flippin work, after saving sooooo MANY times. Now it wont open and has become a currupted file. seriously its da wrong time to be messin me around, i'm slow as it is :P
...I can't be bothered with this haha

olympic character

This is the character running the laburdle in colour...
stil alot to do but im gettin there

Model Sheet (Final)

My sports character...



This here is a female cyborg

The race will be in a labrynth type maze, with hurdles/obstacles/traps inside. Each competitor will race to the middle, grab the item from the middle of the maze and head towards the exit ..if they can find it. First one out, with item wins.

I chose to do a cyborg, not only to fit the brief of bringing futuristic, but to design and create a character that symbolizes athletics who have disabilities and still play sports (paralympic games), mostly amputee's. Here's an example..



In this animation I wanted to show that sports can be acheived by more an less anyone, nowadays men dominate the scences too much, so that's why I chose to do a female amputee... who run the world..Girrrls :)

The Chess Player (Model Sheet)

My chosen Chess Player...



This character is a 2way character (if that makes sense) and it will change his body round to play the other opponent in the animation. Not the best picture but you get my drift :) ...hopefully.

The Chess Player (ideas)

Just some ideas for the chess game character...

The Labrinth (in 3D/2D)

Want a 2D look to my animation, but not sure which media will be the quickest to create in, drawning the location on paper or creating it in 3D. But here I have created my maze in 3D and gave it the 2d look I wanted. Its just a quick creation.

My Inspiration

My inspiration for the promotional olympics game project, is from my interest of crop signs. mazes and labrynths. And really wanted to design and create a game around this area












...Mixed with a tint of the futuristic style, something along these lines

My Completed Drawing

And this is the finished image:

Quick Post

This month I've got soo much to keep up with, and I feel 10x behind. Not sure where I stand, or need to go next :P

when I get the time will I post up my ideas and the stages I'm at with uni work, for now I will share with you a drawing I did for the still life project. It's incomplete but here it is anyway.



I have decided that this will be one of my chosen items to feature in my still life image, and I will share the details of why later :)

Thought of you...literally

One of my favourite blogspots that I find really inspirational, is the Character Design blogspot. Just taking a look at what other animators/illustrators are doing, is a good way to acknowledge and respect other great artists. what also fascinates me is watching the documentary video's, you get an insight of what really goes on behind scenes and it kind of rubs the competition in your face, but at the same time it all excites me ..So today I "thought of you" and decided to share this video with others, who are yet to see this animation. An animation by Ryan Woodward, has became my chosen animation for this week ...Enjoy :D

Summer, Summer, Summer Tiiime Pt:2

My summer break was dry lol, with not much to do but draw my life away. I was back home with the rents, in a city I can no longer stand. I will admit that I hadn't accomplished much over the holidays, with no funds, and the need of certain devices/software, I didnt get to develop my skills or produce any work. Instead, I was mainly trying to complete any unfinished drawings I had left to do, while outside enjoying most of the summer days.

Around the beginning of August, I start a new project. An artist had asked me to create a animation music video. He wanted me to create a comic style animation, for his new track that is being released soon. Keeping things brief I'll give ya'll a lil taste of what going on:

This is the artist guy playing the hero - named Rhythm Man



Jessica - playing his girlfriend




JLG - The good scientist (on RM's side)



Oculus - The evil guy (aggainst RM)



Oculus - in action (storyboard sketch)



Rhythm man - in action (storyboard sketch)




an the stage I'm currently at.


I still have loads to, including to finish each drawn scenes, scan them in and separate them into layers for animating :P ...and I am doing this all by myself, a true animator lool..

So I'm gone for now but I'll keep ya'll posted, good day :)

Today's session

Today's session was to built the hand of a robot. The idea here is to understand the process of creating a working hierarchy, for rigging and making movement. I'd say I'm getting there, its the part after you've linked all objects to follow the first objects, that confuses me :P ... But as I said I'm getting there, more practise needed. Here's how mine looks:

Summer, Summer, Summer Tiiime Pt:1

And soooo... I'm back after an hectic summer, with much to tell and share, but I'll keep it brief .

Before the break things didnt go very well (shall got go into detail here), but it was peak times. Alot had been lost, and alot had been lefted behind. But overall, I have made room for the new, and being back at uni now I'm feeling the high spirits ahead. I have new projects and feel quite confident about things going on at the moment.

At uni, we have all been given 3 projects, and already im ready and excited to get all creative on their ass (reffering to the work and not the tutors :D), will share my ideas of each project in another post. But for now I'll leave you with this:

God knows that I'm blessed, so I will get by, and make the most out of my life, aim for the sky...Fly pass the moon, sit with the stars, show them my art, but I never could forget my piece of showing them my heart...
(NoLay - artist)