Motion Graphic Week.

This week, I made some motion graphics using illustrator and After Effects.

Its not normally something I do, but I wanted a change in pace from the production of illustrative and 3D work. 

I utilised the Low-Poly mountain tutorial by Vincent from the Creative Dojo.net for wire-framing the background and combined the audio spectrum tutorial from Nick Wilt, to create the circular shape of the audio spectrum {I didn't know masks were that useful}

So, to Nick Wilt and Vincent from the creative dojo. I thank you.

It was my first time using colour adjusting, null objects, adjustment layers and Adobe Illustrator as well, so I was quite excited and impressed with the results I got.

The above gif was something I made on the spot, after being jazzed up from the audio-spectrum test. Its slicing in Illustrator, animated in after effects. Easy, but pleasing to look at.

Words are not needed, let....

A short 30 minute digital sketch break, based off of the sketches from yesterday

Morning sketches. Lightbulb astro-gents and Raccoon warriors.

A quick 40 minute morning idea session. For fun.

Developmental background Art - Degree show animation.

Hi everybody, its been a long while.

For the past few months, ive been developing a final degree show animation which marks the end of my three year education, at Anglia Ruskin University. WHOO!!!

Although i would like to admit the past couple of days trying to compile a storyline and develop a visual style took the longest time. What i submitted for the degree show was unfinished but it was a great achievement in my books. I was happy to be apart of such a great event among other creatives who will be starting out in the industry this year.

The animation is titled 'The Great Doughnut Robbery' and im pleased to say its development is still underway.  Its a mix of noir filtered comedy, set in the evening 70's sun. Two officers, Tea and Cosco, {a bear and human} as they track down and try to apprehend the notorious doughnut bandit. (did i mention one was a bear?)

Ive enjoyed this experience and im still finding new ways to make it more and more interesting.

Ive also piqued interest from a few games designers who were looking for some background art on a potential 2D/3D indie game.

  So to mark this occasion, i have compiled some of my background shots that have currently been completed for the Degree show animation. There is a lot of material still being developed or wasn't good enough yet to make the cut. 

Also ill be at New Designers this July in London. A show for creatives to meet new businesses in hopes to make new contacts.

T and Cosco, Final Major Project Test.

This is the first keyframe animation test for my Final Major Animation, T and Cosco.

For four hours, I'm happy with it.
Anglia Ruskin University. 2015.

FANTASTIC MR BOWLER IS OPERATIONAL; plus some important news about Project Lilith, Tumblr Migration and Some Animation. OHHHH!!!!

I finally designed and coded my website at Fantastic Mr Bowler.
It took a long while but its finally done. Now that I look back at it, I really want to implement a lot of Css, Javascript and HTML everywhere. I like to say, its in its BETA STAGE.

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I've set up shop on tumblr, for the more popular culture drawings, gifs and animations… Like this OBK  'Nichijou' gif i spent two hours making in TVPaint with a badly calibrated tablet.
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l have to learn to manage all my online profiles now that i'm everywhere.
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As for animation work these past couple of weeks, my additional moving illustration for Project Lilith is uploaded and can be viewed on Vimeo/link below;

I spent a good three weeks drawing, painting and animating such a large file size, that it almost killed my computer rendering it.

Project Lilith; A chance meeting with death - Animation

While I'm on the topic of Project Lilith, I have some news. I won't be producing it as a final project for uni.  It won't be something that i can put forward for my final project. My imagination is too big for this to be a final project. So I'm aiming for something simple instead next semester. Possibly hand-drawn frame by frame, in TV paint. When i have time, i will upload my short animatic for the first opening scenes of the trailer, but project Lilith looks to be something that might have to be developed overtime as a long-term investment, unless i decide one day I want to make something from it.

IM MAKING A WEBSITE!!! AND LILITH IS BECOMING A PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR UNI!!!

For anybody wondering if i just fell off the radar, i haven't. Well i have, but I haven't been twiddling my thumbs.

NO! For i have been making a super cool website.  But whats even better is, project Lilith has been shifted as part of my university time. THATS RIGHT!!! Its gonna have its own interactive web-page, dedicated project proposal video and a ton of concept artwork. is in store in the near future and I'm aiming to get it active over christmas. 

Hopefully if all pans out well, Lilith will potentially become my final major project for university. 

Its an exciting time for me, but i might be off the radar to prepare for all of this.

Check back after the 5th January to see the website operational and stuff.

THE NEXT FEW WEEKS ARE GOING TO BE EPIC!!!