SDCC, 9, Her Lion's Jump, and Miyazaki… oh, and yeah, I'm still working on my comic.

by on July 20, 2009 at 22:06
Posted In: Her Lion's Jump, Hockey, Love, & GUTS!, Influences

I didn’t plan it that way, but it seems like it’s all happening this week. My short film “Her Lion’s Jump” was selected to screen at Comic Con, which is fantastic, of course, but its screening schedule is right against “the 9 panel” so, I’ll be missing all the audience excitement for that. And I can only imagine it will be intense if the panel at Wondercon was any indication, plus this one has most of the cast, Shane himself, some surprise guests, and heck, it follows the Hayao Miyazaki panel! But, it’s all good, I’ll come prepared. So much so that I’ll be in and out of the Con very quickly, to see the master himself in Berkeley on Saturday. I presume the Miyazaki lecture up north will be more civilized, or maybe just lacking fanboys with 15 part questions… oh wait, I’ll be there! 0~0

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Doin' it Wright?

by on July 20, 2009 at 15:53
Posted In: Random Sketches

Since coming back from NYC, and after having experienced an extensive Frank Lloyd Wright exhibition, I’ve noticed that my figure and life drawing has been greatly affected by Wright’s compositions. The idea of framing models and thinking about compositions even in a figure drawing class had been introduced to me years ago when I took some classes by famed muralist and anatomist John Watkiss. But, I think only now, (almost 10 years later) am I beginning to understand what he was talking about, and I think the Wright exhibition was a catalyst in my understanding of composition, lighting, design, etc…

I know, I’m boasting right? But where else can I be allowed to it if not on my blog. Well, enjoy and come up with your own critiques. 😉

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More sketches after the jump

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Concept Art Portfolio Page Update

by on May 30, 2009 at 21:18
Posted In: Uncategorized

Here’s a quick update to my concept art portfolio. Most of the pieces are the same, but I think you’ll all enjoy the slight additions. You know, gotta keep current with the times and things happening… 😉 Here’s a glimpse of one of those pages. These are some concept sketches for something that I don’t even know actually got picked up or what. And I’m not one to draw up violence and anger gratuitously, but I guess that’s what I had to do for the job. Luckily, I’ve been catching up on some old anime on the Funimation site, and I gotta admit that I earnestly enjoy Fist of the North Star. So, I guess this was my chance to put my influences to practice. Well, I was really instructed to mimic stereotypical Marvel villains, but once I realized that I really couldn’t pull off copying Jack Kirby, I just decided to draw what raw anger and fury felt for me. After that, I remember the producers and directors saying they were scared of my drawings, but if you had seen the reference material they gave me, I think they were really asking for it… then again, I haven’t been called back to work for them in a while…

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