Inktober - The Magik INK

Meet Arthur.

He's the hero of my sketches for the month. Today, he steals the sacred magic ink and quickly escapes the clutches of the ink people... what will happen next!??

The artists at Blue Sky are taking this month to sketch and fine tune their drawing/inking chops by participating in the widely known "Inktober Initiative". I thought it was a fantastic idea since I personally have been wanting to draw more lately. Since Inktober suggested ideas/topics for each day, I thought it would be a good idea to tell a story based on those ideas. So here's my attempt at Inktober and telling a story that progresses from day to day.

Let's have fun!

Peanuts Trailer Review

Check out a review of the trailer from a perspective of a critic who admittingly isn't a fan of Peanuts but is really looking forward to this movie. I like her observation regarding the message behind the trailer addressing self-worth and bullying, as well as appreciating the modern style while still being faithful to the Schulz look.

I'm excited to have worked on this movie and can't wait for the world to see it!
The review starts at the 2:50 mark.

Peanuts Teaser

I am proud to be working on such a charming film with so much history and so far most people seem to be responding pretty well to the stylistic choices. It's still early in production but it's definitely been a fun project to work on.

Rio 2 TRAILER

The first FULL Rio 2 trailer is out! I have a few shots in there too. I animated the shot in the beginning with the guys playing the ukulele and drums. I also animated the Luiz (the bulldog) shots near the end of the trailer. They actually cut it up so it's shorter and in pieces for the trailer. And I animated a quick shot at the end with everyone jumping up and cheering. This movie has been fun to animate on. Can't wait to see how people respond to it!

Currently on RIO 2

After working at BlueSky for the past 2 years, I am really enjoying it as if it were still day 1 when I had just started on Ice Age 4.  It's such a great studio with an awesome atmosphere and I'm happy to be here with all these crazy peeps.

I'm also excited to currently be animating on Rio 2. Check out the first teaser that recently came out animated by a bunch of my cool friends... Drew, Trevor, Andrew, Munn, Lluis... aaand not sure who else was involved, but have a look for some animation goodness.

Yogi Trailer

The Yogi trailer is up.
Check it out!

Yogi

My own take on Yogi in my style.
Stay away from those pic-a-nic baskets yogi!

The Yogi Bear Movie

Currently workin' on...

It comes out in December. Keep an eye out for it! ;)

R&H just hired a dozen or so apprentices last week so a warm congratulations to all of them for making it through the review process and into the program. Welcome, you guys!

Theodore

Wrapping up on Alvin 2 this weekend.

It's been awesome!!

Just for FUN!

Don't trip... it's just a ball!

Quick rough blocking test I did for fun tonight with an old AM rig I had from class 2. While animating at work I was wondering what the hell would I be doing if I wasn't animating?? Man, I'd be wanting to animate for a living. You gotta' do what you love 'cause doing something besides that isn't worth it.

Keep the dream alive.

ALVIN 2

New Job!

One chapter of my life has just ended today while another is just beginning. Today was my last day at Reel FX. Sadly I'm going to miss all of the great people there, but I'm off to LA to work on some more cool stuff. With such short notice I start at Rhythm and Hues on Monday to work on Alvin and the Chipmunks 2. Even though I'm sad to have left a solid team at RFX, I'm very excited about the opportunities I'll come across in the pages ahead. Good luck to the team at RFX on their current and future projects, and here's hopin' the future ahead of me is a bright one out in Cali. WOOHOO, Rhythm and Hues here I come!

Lookin' forward to it. :)

Pepsi commercial

I as well as Randy Hayes animated a few different bird and butterfly cycles for the motion graphics animator/s on this. We gave them a couple cycles and they used what they wanted. Not much animation to show for it but it was cool to be a part of.

Updated REEL

Contains a few of the shots I animated on Open Season 2 and KFP:Secrets of the Furious Five:



It's also up on YouTube.

Merry Christmas!

Travel safely and Happy Holidays to everyone!

Quickie

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Finished up that quick animation I started a few weeks back. I haven't really had too much time to work on personal stuff so it's nice to have a little fun on my own stuff at home. Hopefully there'll be some more involved animation to come in the near future.

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BOLT!

Running in with only a couple of minutes to spare before it started on opening night, I expected to see the entire theater filled with anxious kids. On the contrary, the theater was pretty empty and the line for 'Twilight' wrapped around the hall... which meant I got a good seat but is unfortunate for this nicely animated and well told story by the people at Disney Animation.

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I saw it in 3D and I have to say that I liked the amount of detail that was noticeable... you could appreciate the great animation since it was so in your FACE. The characters were great, and their relationships felt pretty sincere to me. The story also had a nice progression, as Bolt left his world as he knew it, he needed to learn how to adapt without his powers, but his first task was something that would have been simple to him just a few scenes earlier, smashing through a wired fence. As the story advanced, he learned how to deal with these everyday obstacles the real way, and as each new obstacle made him grow little by little, he was ready for his last task of truly saving Penny's life as the building where she was shooting her last episode went up in flames. As much as I liked it, it wasn't very original and I definitely see the influence Pixar has had at Disney with this one. The look (and music) at times reminded me of The Incredibles (like this chase scene below), Linguini from Ratatouille made an appearance in the movie (or the same model just slightly modified), and the idea of a big actor having to make it in an ordinary world slightly reminded me of the premise behind Cars... especially during the scene when Mittens grew a liking to Bolt and was expecting him to stay with her instead of continuing on to Hollywood to find Penny. REGARDLESS... the movie took me along for the ride and I enjoyed the characters... especially Rhino the hamster.

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Good animated movie, and I hope it only gets better for Disney. I give it 4 out of 5 stars in the Segarra Scale.

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Thought I'd throw one of my shots up here. :)

Kung Fu Panda DVD

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Kung Fu Panda has just come out on DVD. You have the option of buying a version with the short film that we helped animate at Reel FX. (CG was done at RFX and the 2D at Dreamworks) It was an awesome and fun project for us so hopefully you find it fun and enjoyable too. :)

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