:: presto ::

preston blair's book animation is the best animation book ever written. richard williams' the animator's survival kit is a good companion. and i reccomend keeping an eye out for nancy beiman's storyboarding book too [which will include things like directing a character and color theory].

but mostly so i personally can find this link no matter where i am...ASIFA hollywood [why can't asifa east rock like them?!] has been kind enough to post the ORIGINAL 1947 preston blair mgm/tex avery character design pages from his book. they were taken out of the later editions...basically anything we've ever seen...and had slightly watered down versions of similar characters. it totally changes the entire experience, the mgm characters are very well designed and were always some of my favorites. i highly reccomend checking them out!

:: preston blair's animation, 1947 ::

:: good morning cephalgia ::

i've got a headache and that reminded me of my thesis! i still haven't touched it...it needs to be finished!!!

:: note to self ::

be more confident in your linework. stop being so sketchy...even if it is at dr sketchy's.





draw heads for pete's sake!



okay i see nothing wrong with this one...lalala...

:: eliminated ::

if ya want something done more badassly...do it yourself! special thanks to pete for the sweet black bg, my gang for encouragement...and for endorsements like this [thanks charlie!]:

:: spum-smo ::

spumco art from comic con! yowza!

by john k, everyone's favorite perv:


by katie rice...or katie nice as the con blulletin informed us:

and guitar hero jim smith [you should buy his sketchbook]!!!

:: warriors we ::

support my gang or get bopped!

netflix warriors scavenger hunt, aug 2

if anyone wants to badass up the eliminators logo for our t shirts be my guest! i'll throw some money at ya! i might be hitting the blogs today to ask around, just a rough i can polish, 20 bucks or so. tell your friends!

:: peter wizardly ::

sometimes i look at the work my friends do and think "geez! i couldn't do that!", my friend peter lazarski, "peter wizardly" in my links, is working on a comic, here's a little promo he did! if you like his stuff give his blog a look [the picture is a link]!

:: croud pleaser ::

anyone notice a trend of me posting when i should be doing work? yeah, my blog has become a doodle blog...maybe i'll put some thoughtful work up here soooometime...

i made "dan dalmation" here up when i was in 4th or 5th grade. him and floyd were a package deal. he's had many incarnations but he seems to have stylistically "regressed" once my thesis hit...

:: makeover ::

new business cards call for new websites! here's a flash test!

:: the triumphant return of morning cat ::

he woke up, but the wind blew off his spiffy new hat that makes him look like ashton kutcher and now he's in a state of utter anguish!

did i mention i really don't like symbol animation? i didn't? WHOOPS!

:: smb-kb ::

:: clean livin' ::

:: we like it rough ::

here's a sketch i'm working on, when i'ts done i'll replace this post. it's still rough mind you...

:: oh snap! ::

yeah, that's right, i went there.

:: nutty merlin ::

this is the ice cream i eat!

:: business ::

business card GO! i erased my personal info from the back...YOU FRIGGIN STALKERS...but this is my final layout. i'm going to print it and make sure it reads then order em! i had this designed last summer! i don't know why i didn't finish it till now!!!

:: final ::

here's the final...not too crazy but figured i'd post anyways so...nyah!

:: mysterious baby ::

here's a preview of ny final for the jollyship broadway poster, i like it! but it's no greek mythology...they "asked" me to stay late at work to finish up my files before i leave...so i'm using the cintiq. hopefully it'll help me get the poster done quicker too....mua ha ha ha!!!

:: Scylla ::

i was doing some poster designs fo the jolly ship again, and i did some designs on Scylla & Charybdis. i think i have to revamp my entire idea though so i wanted to post some sketches on scylla...well at least her dog head model. i've been doing a lot of sketchbook work lately, and i need to do more because i don't feel like i'm progressing enough! ACK!

:: reference ::