Animatic Version 2

Once I completed some of the backgrounds I proceeded to add them to the animatic....

The original idea for the look of the animation is as if its being told from an old book, hence the look to the scenes and the feeling of worn out pages.

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...so came the first animatic, with a sound tryout....

Preproduction - Backgrounds

I was very happy with the end result for the backgrounds, these two are only part of a series of backgrounds already done. They are painted in Photoshop and divided into layers, that way i am able to edit it when ever i need and also play with layers when composing.

Preproduction - Blackberry Monster Animation

Concept Art for the Animation and initial sketches of the characters. A lot of the initial color tests and lighting tests came from actual references, mainly photographs and paintings which i thought helped on the mood i would like the animation to have.

First Sketch of the blackberry monster, done back in 2006.

The moment I decided to animate this character I imediatly thought on narrowing down lines and turning him into basic shapes for him to be animatable.

This final image is the finished look of the animation, gives the mood i've been looking for.

This video was made for a festival back in 2007. It's not flash, all done in swishmax. Quite a simple program great for beginners.

Three images from Acarus21, a story I'm still working on. On hold now that I've got my hands full with Uni and other projects. Did these a while ago.
I love the first pic, the mood is well achieved and so is the concept.

Girl Sketches

So some Girl sketches i've been drawing. Thanks to my beautiful girlfriend i could do some samples. Been watching quite a few disney movies. Not happy with all of them but it's a good exercise.