March Coming in Like a Lambchop

Oh hey, it's March. March comes in like a lion, or out like a lamb - since I've only experienced Ohio Marches, I assume that saying is bologna and March is actually just this GIF-like flux month.

Plugging away at thesis, that is all that I will say. I will probably post a big update next week (bgs + finished animation pass).

Some articles from the past week-plus:

1) That's What Milk Wants You To Think - 2) Beiber/Twitter Tween Queens - 3) The Deep Dark Power of... Fraternities - 4) Five Guys Douchebag - 5) Liz Whal

BUFF CAT!

Hey! This week was absolutely great. The cartoon I've been working on with friends since my winter break is complete. Say hello to Buff Cat! I helped slap together things in After Effects and animated  about 19 of the animated shots. I'm so glad I have found people to do this kind of thing with. I had the most fun I've had working on a project yet. Thanks Matt, Pat, Scott and Tara - you guys rock!

Mr. Buffcat is voiced by the talented Greg, who is awesome.
Everything is awesome. Everything is cool when you're part of the team.

Next week I will have a good chunk of thesis animation to show and maybe some other projects wrapping up.
Until then, I updated my website's sketchbook collection:

This week, the internet told me:
- Why Middle School Girls Talk Like Babies
- “Putin Will Teach You How To Love”
- Lilly Allen Titles New Album Sheeus
- These Neopets Have Been Alive for 13 Years
- How To Get A Concept Artist Internship: Breaking in at Riot Games
(Hey, one of my classmates was in a Chris Oatley ArtCast! That's pretty rad!)
- At Titmouse, Animators Spend One Day a Year Creating Five Second Films

Animals and Aliens!

Happy February! Let's see how consistently I can post this month. A post a week? Yeah, let's do that. A lot has happened this week, but on the lighter half, I made some doodles of animals as a way to brainstorm for a class project. Also, I made an alien and started animating my thesis (below).

This week, I unearthed some of these character designs to throw together into one image for an application to a career fair. I also came to the conclusion of a masterful pun for him… he is Man-Bat. For next week, I've got a gig poster due, a little something for Unsigned Ohio, and a thumb nailed storyboard for class. Busing around Columbus for internshippin' has been fun. I made it into a picture! Buff Cat is almost there! Here's some links that I have recommend from the week: - A very insightful blog post for animators - A very compelling story about the Grammys and a much loved game - The saddest penguin on Youtube

Space Puppy Character Designs - Pass 1

I have been drawing the characters for my Layout and Timing class a lot for the past month or so, making way for the first turnarounds that we recently completed. These were my first character turnarounds, so I can wee some wonky features that I am ready to go back in fix in the upcoming pass. In class, we were instructed on how to "check" your turnarounds and animate them spinning - a really cool exercise I want to definitely continue to do in the future.