My friend Richard Becker gave me this awesome picture for my birthday in April. I just got the chance to scan the art and place it on-line. Captain Scurvy appears in fully painted comic strips in Pirate Magazine.
art ©2008 Richard Becker
Monthly Archive: June 2008
Jun
09
2008
Jun
09
2008
Animators Survival Kit DVD
It’s been announced that Richard Williams has adapted his fantastic book, the Animators Survival Kit to a new series of how-to DVD’s. I took Richards animation workshop years ago and I can tell you this is going to be awesome. Even if your an artist who’s not doing Animation, you can learn a lot from what he has to say. Plus the man is really fun and funny to watch.
Check out the PROMO VIDEO.
Many of the sample clips feature some lovely animation on the website. I love the “Hello” Dialog clip (click on the upper left one called “Dialog”).
Sadly I won’t be able to afford the $2,407.84 it cost for the whole DVD set right now, but that price is for 16 DVD’s. I am sure it’s worth it if you got the money.
ALSO check out a 3 part YouTube clip from the 1960′s: Richard Williams – the Creative Person
Jun
08
2008
Fiend Folio, Tarzan, and John Carter art
Spiderwick artist Tony DiTerlizzi has posted a cool retooling of a monster from the original D&D Fiend Folio. Tony is an amazing artist and his blog is worth reading, so check them out.
Mr. Door Tree has posted some classic art from books of Tarzan HERE and HERE and John Carter of Mars HERE and HERE.
Jun
07
2008
Pnda animation test
This is a tiny animation I created today at the Schulz Museum while I promoted my animation class for kids that happens in July.
The animation was created to test a cool xerox machine that can scan a stack of drawings and send them to a computer. I just brought the sequence of image into After Effects and re-timed them. Sort of proud to see what I could do in 45 minuets.
Jun
05
2008
Richard Williams Animation Survival Kit PENCIL TEST
Years and years ago I took Richard Williams wonderful animation workshop and was blown away. Then there was a great book with all Richard’s note in it. NOW Richard will have a new How-Too DVD that coming soon. On-line there is a new pencil test that recreates the books cover and it looks amazing. Check it out.
Jun
02
2008
fan art: the Vision
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Just a fan picture of one of my favorite Marvel Supehero characters, the android Vision. This was rendered in ink with a dip brush and then colored on the computer. I tried to give the effect that his cape is translucent and the light is coming through.
