wtCrossing

2008-05-18T20:16:00.001-04:00

watched Michael Moore's first wide released documentary today called Roger & Me it was eye opening to how much GM sucks so i was inspired to make this doodle.

2008-03-11T00:47:00.004-04:00

Kurrents saliva splatter

and a really short animation
more to come

Leaves

2008-03-04T15:47:00.003-05:00

Yay!!! got leaves now. this is just a quick test render but wanted to get the news out there haha

wooo hooo foliage

trees! or well tubes but hey its a start!

2008-02-18T21:33:00.009-05:00

Hey everyone its been too long sorry for the lack of updates, and after my long silence i dont even bring much to show... the shame. haha well anyway here is what ive been working on today, my friend created for me a branch creation script. I have been figuring out exactly how ill use it. You cant see in the stills but they move pretty cool i think hope to post a vid soon. I know no leaves yet but hopefully they will be there soon and i can get the big ending of my thesis figured out. that will be a big relief.

i also finally got to making blends for Kurrents eyes been meaning to do that for a long time.

k thats it for now hope alls well with everyone else

back home

2008-02-05T00:29:00.000-05:00

Hullo i have now moved back into my house on Long Island and ive settled in, the computers set up and i am back to working on thesis, preparing for the long haul that will be the next two months. I moved back to make my life simpler. Had a great time in Brooklyn living with my room mates(and lola) / getting away from long island and the parental rule. Living with artists was sweeeet we had a collaborative dry erase board, marty posted some pics of it, chck it out:

next post will be a thesis one promise.

style

2008-01-20T18:10:00.000-05:00

not much to report just playing with the style, i like the energy of this one but the characters are kinda over blown and occlusion shadows arent accurate to the lighting, i got it through playing around with an occlusion pass and a straight maya render...tinker tinker

2008-01-13T06:02:00.000-05:00

Hey hope everyone has had a great break, im here posting the only animation i did over the break which i did today...not as far along as thought i might be, but thats okay. Warren is all set up finally with his facial blend shapes which im happy about.

great animation to watch for those that dont like Kurrent ive just been watching him get pummled over and over all day i kinda feel bad for him. Oh and he isnt animated yet.

poor Kurrent

SSS = $$$

2008-01-08T00:25:00.000-05:00

Hello Kurrent is wearing a lovely SSS today thanks to Roland who pimp3d his texchure

Happy New Year

2007-12-31T19:26:00.000-05:00

Back in Brooklyn now and ready for thee Animation

Comets the funnest

2007-12-15T03:10:00.000-05:00

Hey posting some more flash im working on. I want to make a little natural disaster simulator. You just click the button then click again/drag to create. If you have any ideas for Disasters please post em they dont have to be natural disasters any scary catastrophic death toll creating force is good. Gotto play with ways of killing off the crowd. Oh and thesis is getting worked on too...

2007-12-13T06:33:00.001-05:00

flash hw

Marty took Lola to get spaded today. yeesh can only imagine how awful shes feeling shes sleeping a lot and moving really slow moving very carefully, hoping she bounces back soon.

cant wait till vacations actually here i mentally started it

render madness

2007-12-06T03:55:00.001-05:00

so todays Post isnt as juicy as i planed it to be, just have some renders and the cracked ground im working with

Ego Tumbling Humbling

2007-12-03T05:48:00.000-05:00

making a resume is the most humbling experience I've had since High School baseball when i didn't even try out for the team..

In Thesis news ive finally come to the realization that i wont be using displacement maps for anything in my thesis. Oi wasted a lot of time playing with them for the ground but bumps along with textures work just fine and are much more manageable. so if all's good i should be posting something juicy Wensday...so stay tuned....lol

Animation

2007-11-27T05:00:00.000-05:00

(Re-worked the animation a bit)
First Animation, still not finished, (sorry to mis-lead you with the render its a playblast)
any crits appreciated im going to fix the hands up a bit tomorrow still think they're a bit floaty. but yeah heres a real post cause i havent done one of those in a while

2007-11-23T03:17:00.001-05:00

funny webcomic just found it tonight, pretty silly but pretty funny.

He can EAT!!

2007-11-15T06:42:00.000-05:00

This occlusion pass is dedicated to a man that loves all things occlusion the same man that has given Kurrent the ability to emote and be all that he can be. Thank You Shayne Ryan

2007-11-15T04:56:00.001-05:00

finally reading the Animator's Survival Guide and it is gooo-oood so far its just what i needed i think. it has lots of little nuggets of wisdom from great animators and its actually written with computer animators in mind at points i was surprised to see

2007-11-11T21:22:00.000-05:00

Hey i found a great read about independent video games, thought id share it here in case anyone is interested

http://www.tigsource.com/features/spirit.html

2007-11-10T23:19:00.001-05:00

As you can SEE an empty hat at first. But whats this a RABBIT...or rather a flash home work assignment.

"Boredum is Laziness Excitement is Happiness"

2007-11-08T15:17:00.001-05:00

My life right now is like when your in the shower and the waters just a little too cold so you turn the heat knob up and you think at max twist its still too cold. give up, then go back to the knob to turn again to find that it just got stuck and there was still some nice twist, once twisted you are greeted with the warm water you wanted

Ive been listening to some books on tape lately which is great cause its hard to get my self to pick up a book lately, listened to "Confessions of an Economic Hitman", and now "The 4 Hour Work Week" which are great!

and im in a good place, another positive happening was with my toilet today.

after a week or more of a busted porcelain throne which involved filling up a big bucket usually twice to fill the basin every time you needed to go. The jamed water hose that could finally is and it flowed freely in a glorious fashion this morning... so much so that i made a little doodle of it. see.

glorious.

So to wrap up im just thinking the worlds too big and lifes too short at the moment hope alls good by you

now for something completly different

2007-11-06T04:59:00.001-05:00

little interactive excercise

hot head

2007-11-02T02:05:00.001-04:00

drawing that kinda shows where my mind is at times. at times i feel like doing a zillion things at the same time, usually ending up with nothing to show for it but a hot head

2007-10-30T04:36:00.000-04:00

almost ready for animation!

2007-10-21T12:14:00.000-04:00

Soo Kurrent's Uv's are complete now aswell and he's looking hungry for some seeds, so im going to try and get them rigs done now

2007-10-18T03:19:00.000-04:00

Just watched The Host tonight and it was not at all like i expected i really liked it. It doesnt take it self too seriously and its really quality cinematography/CG check it out

sorry that came out like a Reading Rainbow review but i dont want to get into specifics and give anything away/ build it up more than i all ready have... because i went into it expecting a terrible movie that was in that really gruesome trend like hostile or saw.

2007-10-16T19:13:00.001-04:00

not a major update; Warren's UV's are done and i plan on finishing Kurrents tonight. This render suprised me cause theres all these imperfections on Warren's bump right now but this lighting kinda hides those.... So i posted it captures the fellows i just pushed a little smirk on Warren

Let it fall apart and then come together again

2007-10-15T04:15:00.001-04:00

Greetings from the weird and bizarre world of UVing

2007-10-14T03:14:00.000-04:00

hey extremly inspirational artist Ben Fique t worked on the shorts Burning Safari and Pyrats
i love his style, and want to texture my characters in a similar way

2007-10-13T23:49:00.000-04:00

i love the internet some times. While i havent left the house today, i was able to see some cool animals from the Foja Mountains

Banker

2007-10-11T23:08:00.000-04:00

Hello hello, worked on a new flash today hope its appealing to others, im not sure if im getting a little obsessive with the realm of old Andrew Jackson political cartoons, its fun getting away from thesis for a bit i like juggling ideas around. But i dont like the amount of work still left to do on the big T. My teacher gave me the neck animation and he's going to explain how he did it tomorrow very excited to find that out. The JACKSON GAME will be made one day

2007-10-10T03:46:00.001-04:00

ive been pulling and pushing verts all day but i think im finally happy with Kurrents silhouette

jackson t

2007-10-09T15:44:00.001-04:00

I made a Jackson T-Shirt! doesnt look exactly like this i hand drew it on the shirt so it changed but thats the jist (thats not my torso)

2007-10-04T16:24:00.000-04:00

Flash version of Sow or Reap, it pretty much hits all the main points

Egon Scheile

2007-10-04T00:12:00.000-04:00

Hey, i just stumbled on some work by Egon Scheile the other night and i really really am digging it. Some of it i think embodies the character im trying to make with Kurrent in ways i dont think im able to explain so im thinking about maybe adding some Egon kinda anatomy lines to Kurrents models cause its still not quite singing to me, how feel you? (Comment with anything at all related or not, curious if anyones reading)

2007-09-30T22:25:00.001-04:00

eyes

Warren Model

2007-09-29T19:42:00.001-04:00

Warrens looking ever so nice and clean now all thanks to my good friend Sylvia who just slaved today fixing my sloppy mesh. Really brought the character out in ways i could never.

Getting closer to animation =D

Jackson

2007-09-28T02:39:00.001-04:00

new flash tinkering

I watched Barack Obama's speach tonight at washington sq park so im thinking about politics

2007-09-27T15:05:00.000-04:00

Cause this blog is really dedicated to Lola

2007-09-23T20:01:00.000-04:00

Walk Cycle home work, not great Kurrent probably wont move very much like this but its some more character development, and id rather animate my characters over some generic rig

2007-09-23T14:17:00.000-04:00

ANTIMATTER EXPLOSION COMING AT YA

kaboooom

2007-09-20T22:04:00.000-04:00

I love my flash class, heres my home work for tomorrow, i get to work out the projects i was thinking about over the summer

short animation

2007-09-20T17:42:00.000-04:00

Free T-Shirts

2007-09-20T14:25:00.002-04:00

So ive decided anyone that helps me on my thesis will get a Sow or Reap T-Shirt!

ill post pictures later, lame to merchandise characters i know but its free! provided you help me a bit =)

2007-09-11T03:58:00.001-04:00

2007-09-07T00:51:00.001-04:00

quick Kurrent sketches

2007-09-05T12:09:00.000-04:00

off to my first day of class...

Pre-Vis

2007-09-03T01:15:00.000-04:00

current state of my pre-vis
i gotto re-work shots but it should help you get a better idea of the story or maybe your interested in seeing the process a bit either way here it is. as always comments welcome.

shredfest

2007-09-02T22:20:00.001-04:00

"You are a den of vipers and thieves. I intend to rout you out, and the eternal God, I will rout you out"

-Andrew Jackson

and heres another quote to illustrate how much of a bad ass he was

"I would sincerely regret, and which never shall happen whilst I am in office, a military guard around the President. "

drew this today at Shredfest 07 free heavy metal show that was organized by a friend of marty's The Music is perfect fuel for drawing the Andrew Jackson stuff i had a good time even though i dont like my metal that heavy, i could appreciate it. I spent a while explaining what i think people see in the music to an old couple that was sitting next to me. The husband said the only way he could explain it is "drugs" haha. They told me their son use to wear a bandanna and drive a fast black car and club into the wee morning hours, but now he's settled down in staten island with 3 kids happily married and they were saying he's a bit of an over protective parent now and makes sure his kids do well in school and would never let them act the way he did...

If you like heavy metal you should check out the dividing light

2007-08-31T12:46:00.001-04:00

lola's been trying to get her self hurt today got her claw caught in the garbage can mesh, then hide behind an open dresser drawer almost crushed her. this should be an interesting weekend

i garuntee that you'll wake in a better place in a bettter time

2007-08-31T11:47:00.000-04:00

I had a dream last night i was singing along with the lead singer of street light manifesto in a random hotel basement and its the most fun ive had in years in sleep or awake haha

Sow or Reap post #1

2007-08-31T05:30:00.000-04:00

hello ive spent the day basically figuring out how im going to do the ground for my thesis.

it was a slow day haha, though it is fun seeing the pieces begin to fall into place its building my momentum up again. Next i gotto work on the characters mouths Warren doesn't even have one at the moment. ::gulp::

2007-08-30T11:41:00.001-04:00

say your head hung low
well then lay a dead halo

2007-08-29T14:34:00.001-04:00

fertile dry flat with mica sparkly flakes thats the plan

2007-08-27T13:54:00.001-04:00

working on skies

2007-08-23T15:26:00.000-04:00

more pictures of lola because she is pretty much concentrated joy

just camupins

2007-08-17T03:01:00.000-04:00

art post cause i haven't in a while, heres a work in progress any feed backs welcome, im planning on refining the forest section

2007-08-14T22:50:00.000-04:00

some one new moved into my apartment her name is Lola and she is adorable

red hots

2007-08-11T11:47:00.000-04:00

sorry i havent posted in while ive been working on a few things, coupled with summer laziness

heres a another preview frame from the possible Andrew Jackson comic i might possibly probably not but maybe making, this would go before the skylight in hell... (I just realized i forgot a question mark..)

whats cooking

2007-08-07T01:44:00.001-04:00

"The only man satans hell fires couldnt keep down, Andrew Jackson"

"And the river bank sings of the waters of march"

2007-08-04T01:02:00.000-04:00

I have thoroughly enjoyed my lazy days of summer here at home on the island. going back to my nitch in bk tomorrow with a new Waicom tablet and some pool water in my lungs

2007-07-28T22:53:00.001-04:00

2007-07-27T19:05:00.000-04:00

Turn away from the screen
it's going to turn your eyes green

Ambition

2007-07-24T21:09:00.001-04:00

hahaha you have to admire the ambition of these gents who wanted to make the worlds largest photo and cant help but laugh a bit.

stumbled on this great site Neatorama

2007-07-23T19:54:00.001-04:00

Mid Term and Term Paper out of the way!

Phase 2 of summer 07

on a side note, the Nate King Cole trio station on pandora has quickly become my favorite

2007-07-19T15:00:00.000-04:00

Im leaving all the rust
and im taking all the metal
leaving your foot hanging
just above the pedal

2007-07-17T06:36:00.000-04:00

After much procrastination(going to a decemberists concert among other far less worth while things) here is what i've come up with for for my Short Fiction home work, its come a long ways from the initial sketch. We had to illustrate a scene from one of the short stories we've read i chose a scene from Ralph Ellison's "Battle Royal"

its a very powerful story.

2007-07-09T23:15:00.001-04:00

Hey, after some persuasion I'm going to start explaining the things I put up here from now on a little more.

This one is from a series of 5 illustrations i want to do based on my Thesis kinda to get my morale up and to decorate my empty walls. Their all on paper i got for free from an exhibit at the Rubin Museum of Himalayan art. The paper is referencing these old ancient flags which were hung to represent the different forces back in the old olden days, Red for Fire, Yellow for Earth, Green for Plants, White for Snow, Iron, Stars, Clouds, and Blue for Water, Sky.

*thats a seed Kurrent is running towards*
**nothing at all like the "Chaser"**

2007-07-08T03:35:00.001-04:00

This popped into my head while i was trying to fall asleep. I originally thought to illustrate it really clean iconagraphic like but then i thought id forget it by the next day if i didn't jot it down so i just sketched it really quick and i like how it came out lil potato sack bodies and stick legs. It's that feeling of utter emptiness when you have a lack of inspiration and you hunger for it so, then the surprise of the inspiration striking, then the pleasant comfortable content lasting fullness

2007-07-07T04:32:00.001-04:00

these may be frames of a graphic novel i might be working on. maybe. probably not. but maybe, ill keep posting as they come, if they come. maybe

2007-07-05T03:51:00.000-04:00

Happy 4th of July woo America and fireworks and boo "cold wet nights" but woo chalk and kabobs

NYC Subways are interesting during the off hours sometimes you play tic tac toe on the palm pilot of a drunk 16 year old Slovakian thats 7 feet tall and discuss with their arm around you the real meaning of the 4th which is to drink, i know you thought it was to celebrate our independence from Britain but the Slovakian friends i made on the 2 train tonight would argue other wise.

OLD HICKORY

2007-07-03T18:28:00.000-04:00

Ever since my dad showed me these conspiracy theory DVD's called Money Masters, ive been really interested in doing a project based on Andrew Jackson "killing" the private banks in the quazi style of the old political cartoons. Heres a taste of wuz cooking:

fixed my glasses today

2007-06-28T15:35:00.000-04:00

Its my third week in the apartment, time for a real post.

living on my own has given me a really potent clear view of myself, its like observing what grows in untreated soil. There are some weeds and there are some flowers but you can no longer blame your parents or other factors for over/under watering, not giving you enough sun light or enough space. Times been passing slow in a good way I have been inventing a new schedule for each day there isn't a routine yet.

Over all everythings been going really well, its been a time to work out issues ive put off and a place to feel out where im heading.

also a place to watch a lot of science channel, quality documentaries, play the wii, drink tea and eat brownies

made this yesterday

Hey there

2007-06-26T04:34:00.002-04:00

I decided to start keeping a blog!

To chronicle my days in brooklyn and my thesis progress.