Development of Gary's house.

Creating Gary's house took quite a deal of patience, but I think it was worth it in the end. I will most likely make a few small edits before the entire animation is completed, but this is effectively it. Next, I will begin to work on colouring the scene, for which I will create another post, to show my research and final output. 

Establishing shot of Gary's house

This rough sketch shows is the final angle that I have selected for the establishing shot of Gary's house. This is an improvement on the previous shot, which was face on and felt far less dynamic. I may change the look of the house slightly, when inking it digitally, in order to give it a 'less human' look.

My main influences for this look were the homes of the main characters in both "The Simpsons" and "Family Guy." These shows are a different sort of animated show from the "Grumpy Gary" shorts but I found their establishing shots to be pretty effective.

"Dog Daze" opening sequence

This is the opening sequence that I have decided on for the latest "Grumpy Gary" cartoon. I will no doubt tweak with it before I am finished the episode.

"Dog Daze" title card colour schemes

After a rather long hiatus, I am finally back and working on this project. It feels exceedingly good to have goals once again and I have immediately slipped back into my rhythm. Using Toonboom again after three months was far easier than I thought, and I was instantly familiarised by the tools.

The following images are the different colour schemes that I considered for the background of the title card. The bottom right image is the colour I chose in the end:

"Dog Daze" Title Card

Another design for the title cards of the episode. I am pretty happy with this one, and will most likely use it.

EDIT: I have uploaded the final title card in order to provide a better comparison.

Grumpy Gary in Dog Daze: Planning

This image is a rough sketch of how the title card may look. The title "Dog Daze" is one that may change at a later point.


















This is a rough sketch for the background of Gary's living room, where the episode will begin.

This sketch is for the establishing shot of Gary's house.

This sketch is of Gary, looking in a fairly bad condition. I may or may not use this in the episode. If I choose to use this shot, I will probably tone it down a little as it is quite graphic.

Grumpy Gary in Come Fly with Me

I created this 2D animation  created for my final project at university. I enjoyed working with this character very much, leading me to the decision to create more animations with Gary.


The animation took around 12 weeks to complete, although this time was also taken up by other modules within the course. However, after leaving university, I am finally able to focus more upon creating cartoons that I enjoy and that I'm passionate about.