Newest project updates

As mentioned previously, I've had a few projects completed for a while but due to the wishes of the client, I've kept them under wraps. I've had confirmation recently that these are now ok to share, and so I've uploaded them now as part of the update.

This work is in-keeping with previous pieces for this client, which makes use of elephants as the main subject within the design. The client knew that he wanted a front facing elephant and that he wanted it to have a cute appearance as it would represent a beauty brand. 

As the design developed, the client chose to incorporate flowers. I also designed the "MOORLIFE BEAUTY" logo and the client asked for the addition of vines and roses. The second design was inspired by another design that the client had seen and will be used as part of promotional material.

I still have some other completed projects that I haven't been given permission to share so they will most likely form part of my next update, which will hopefully be soon.

My intention after these projects was to return to the balloon animation from previous updates. However, another animation option came along so I'm going to be pushing that project back until I've developed the new idea further.

I will update again soon with my most recently completed projects.

 

 

 

Hard few months

As we all know, the last few months of dealing with Covid-19 have been very difficult for everyone. I haven't been up to a great deal lately in the way of graphic design & animation. In addition to lockdown I have been suffering from pain and inflammation in my knee, so as a result have been on medication and lacked motivation to do much.

I have completed work in this time but for now I will be unable to display it until it's been handed over & I get the all clear from Kenny.

During this down time, I have tried to keep myself busy & so have developed a new character below, who I will likely use in future.

I have created a full character sheet for him which I wouldn't tend to do if I didn’t see potential in the design.

I have also completed the design for an Ictis Ravager, created as an adversary for the Lepor Knight that I designed a few months ago. I would very much like to use these characters in a future comic.

   

Going forward my intention is to finish the balloon animation that I have had in the pipeline for some time. This should be relatively straight forward due to how simple the designs are so shouldn't take more than a few weeks to complete. Once I’m finished with that I have a few personal projects that I would like to make some movement with.

After the pandemic has passed, I am hopeful that several cancelled projects with other companies will become available again as we return to some form of normality.

Stay safe.

Long Overdue Update

I have been unable to post to the blog for a while due to other commitments but I am happy to have returned and hopefully back to posting frequently again.

You know, I realised recently that this blog isn't really for the people reading it (if any) it's more for me to just recap the period since the last post and to review what I've been getting up to. Sometimes I'm quite surprised by how much I've actually achieved in that time too. I have been on two wonderful trips to Florida since my last update and I feel that my energy levels have now been completely rejuvenated.

As I had mentioned in my previous post, I was working on a Hashtag Show comic based on the character “Geordie Captain America” who is discussed in the show. The comic shows a violent and obnoxious parody of the famous character. The storyline for the short comic came from Mallorca Lee. This was a fun little piece to work on and I was particularly pleased with how the final frame looked.

 

Comic books were my first passion, and what sparked my interest in becoming an animator/illustrator.

During my period of silence I created this tribute to the legendary comedian Robin Williams, one of my all-time favorite actors. This was a piece of work that, similarly to the Stan Lee before it, I had always wanted to create. I was very pleased with how this final piece looked and hope that I did Robin some justice.

Robin passed away in 2014. Given that he was my favourite actor, this really affected me more than a celebrity death ever had.

Additionally, I did some work on character design again, which I hadn't done in quite some time. All of this played a vital part in me finding my motivation again and creating new animation. The two characters below were designed during this period. I may possibly use the heavy character (whom I'd dubbed "Egg in a Cup" due to his strange shape) in a future animation, as he would work very well in that medium.

 

The updates in this post take me up to around September 2019. In my next post, which will be within a few days, I will update everything else I have been doing since September and what the future holds for me and Campbell Animation.