Animation Mentor 2011 Showcase

Wow! Great news! I woke up this morning to find out that I have been included in the Animation Mentor 2011 Student Showcase! One of my Robin Hood shots (all 3 shots can be seen below in the previous post) was selected which is awesome news.

A key reason for me joining Animation Mentor was each year seeing the amazing student work showcased in the reel. I was totally blown away by the quality of the motion and acting and really wanted to learn how to do that. So when I started at Animation Mentor one of my goals was to make it into the reel and I am so excited to have made it and be included with such a high caliber of work.

Watch the reel now on the Animation Mentor Website!
Enjoy :)

Some New Animation

Finally! A new post!
Even though I have worked for the past 15 years in animation as a character designer, 2D animator, background layout artist and storyboard artist I had always wanted to try my hand at 3D. After seeing the amazing work coming out of Animation Mentor and the great Mentors teaching there, I had to be a part of it.

I am just about to finish class 4 and thought I should post some of my more recent work. The first clip is a series of shots done as part of class 3 focusing on body mechanics. I decided to make the theme of those shots Robin Hood escaping the castle.



The 2nd shot is a pantomime that was to display a change in emotion. I really wanted to go with something unexpected... hope you enjoy!