interactive request from fellow artist

Hey, any Twitter(ererer)s out there...... DM to http://twitter.com/#!/inkyhands any mini secret confessions that will be incorporated anonymously for her art installation project. 

 

in Ms. Elizabeth's own words: http://elizabeth-inkyhands.blogspot.com/

interior of dome home (more stills)

Drew out on computer 2 entirely different interiors, neither that I was happy with. I'm more satisfied with this one. The coffee cup will be significant but I'm not going to say why (not sure if I will post why either...may leave it ambiguous for you since I'm at the home stretch.)

no place like home (or no place like this one, anyway)

 

yes, a total over the top fantasy thing, double rainbows and all (but what does it MEAN?) As I get to the end of the posts I will have to restrain myself not to give the whole thing away. I'm going to leave some surprises.

getting there (more stills)

It is so nice to use a full spectrum palette again.

Toto we're not in Kansas anymore (more stills)

Btw, something I can't show on here is the zooming effects with the animating program. Sometimes the images may look static but there is always some sort of zooming in or panning action going on.

title sequence

just a little preview of the title sequence to the animated video for track "Four" from the album Fur State by The Boxing Lesson. The viewing quality (real size is 1920x1080 HD) is much higher than what can be shown as a direct upload on this blog.

in the vortex (more stills for 2nd animation)

I feel just like that guy right now. To bed (early for me). More to be posted tomorrow.

more tornado stills

White Ghost Shivers "Santa's Sack" HD Christmas Video

This is the last weekend I have to be separated from my home computer, so instead of more upcoming animation stills, here is Eric Power's sweet and naughty holdiay animation project.

new stills- tornadoes

I've been tinkering with the timing this past week on what I have so far for the animation project. (To go with "Four" from Fur State by The Boxing Lesson. Check most of the posts in November for previous stills.) I've been trying to find a balance between snappy speed and transitions yet maintaining a dreamy quality.

  Just added more frames. Made about 15 seconds worth today which is good progress.

Featured in the last frame is one (or Four) of my favorite freaky things. Most likely will be able to post more on Monday. Until then, I will link a new holiday animation from the talented Eric Power sometime this weekend.

The Boxing Lesson - Dark Side of the Moog

Again, I cannot access my home computer until Monday (will have more progress on stills then). In the meantime here is a link to Eric Power who has worked on Dark Side of the Moog by The Boxing Lesson.
I love this--like an Eric Carle illustration of a nightmare world.

Stalkermobile Part II -this time it's serious! (Four-Fur State-The Boxing Lesson)

stalkermobile (Four-Fur State-The Boxing Lesson)

Nothing too exciting today. Did work out the bike in motion...now working on the stalkermobile (you'll see why later). Used my sister in law's cute cooper. The furry texas is incorporating the logo from The Boxing Lesson's Fur State, the album which I am animating selected songs to. The Boxing Lesson really needs to make some danglythang Fur State car ornament/air fresheners for their promo swag.

test run -bike in motion (progress of Four-Fur State-The Boxing Lesson)

I'm learning little things through these past two projects. Blurring can give a greater impression of movement and speed than drawing many frames of the specific movement. I had originally put more work into many frames for the peddling but simplifying it made it more successful. So here is a sample test run of the frames with the blur effect. I will be jazzing up the image a bit but here is the basic idea.

some purdier stills for the holiday (Four-Fur State-The Boxing Lesson)

A small sample of more stills. Have a great Thanksgiving!

Un Temps Péri-Guest post

I have not had access to my home computer for a few days but have been working out future frames for this project with pen and paper. Hopefully I will have something new to post by tonight or tomorrow morning.


In the meantime I though I would link some work by a young talented filmmaker I met online through a fellow Hospod from across the Atlantic. I was first struck by some photography of his, (I don't know if the subject wants me to link them so I will refrain) but here are some short films by Johann Bollenbach. I really love the cinematography.

12 hours for 12 seconds...

Worked on a frame in Photoshop layers all day (about 12 hours) today. (By working in layers I can get motion effects.) Planned to run errands, walk etc. but kept thinking "just one more fix, one more add".  After editing for speed and good transitions it was cut down to about 12 seconds. It will yield more frames tomorrow though. Getting to the higher action cartoony stuff soon so that should be quicker to process.

Time to walk away from this and animate my ass. Oy.