Updates

After a whirlwind January where I posted three different times, I have been a little off the radar. I had taken a break from creative work for a while, mainly because of some personal circumstances within my family. I am now getting back into the habit of creating content again and my two most recent pieces are graphic design work. The first piece is a gamer character based on myself which was created for the Campbell Gaming Youtube page . This channel was created by my good friend Jon Campbell for game streams and that I will be appearing on every now and again.

The second piece is a Raccoon warrior piece that I created for a client who had actually seen this as a sketch and commissioned me to colour it digitally for his own use.

Going forward, I have a few things planned out. I seem to be pushing myself more in the design direction at the moment which doesn’t overly faze me, despite being a specialist in animation. It is not due to a lack of ideas, as I am brimming with those, but more so time.

I organise my projects in a list of importance and I work through it that way. Sometimes projects get totally moved to the bottom of the list and some get pulled forward. This technique isn’t for everyone, however it is a technique I have found very useful and works well for me.

Going forward from here I have plans to do a one shot comic and see what the reaction to that is. However I have also designed a character recently that I would very much like to use as a comic and take a chance with that. My first interest in the creative business was actually in comic books and I really want to attempt it.

Animation wise I have a few ideas in the works, I have almost finished planning stages in the BBC project that I have been working on and it will be moving into full production very soon. 

I will be sure to post updates as soon as I am able to. I have also storyboarded an idea for a sequel to my Saul & Pepper cartoon and this may be the next animated piece I work on.

Wheezing Cow Intro

The freelance  animation work that I mentioned on the previous post has now been completed. I have posted it below for everyone to see, I do hope you enjoy it! This animation will be getting used on a Youtube page which I will link to when it goes live. This project was quite a fun exercise and allowed me to take some time away from the Hashtag Show, which I will be returning to in the next couple of weeks.

For the next Hashtag Show episode I have already created the animatic, and I plan to start production on the final piece in early July. For the next two weeks I will be on a break in Berlin, hopefully returning with fully recharged batteries and eager to plough right through the next project.

Animal Testing!

Back again with another update and I am proud to say that I have now finished the project that I mentioned a couple of posts ago regarding the project with a Scottish DJ.

Now that this project has been completed I can now reveal that I have done this work for comedians Scott Gibson and Gary Little and  DJ Mallorca Lee for their podcast The Hashtag Show. I have attached the completed animation below.

As previously mentioned, Jon and I had discussed doing our own individual animations after giving each other a brief and that may be something I move onto soon. However, in my discussions with Mallorca Lee, I have found that there may be more work to be done on The Hashtag Show, including a potential piece for their live action show.