Saturday, April 30, 2011

Speed paint

No "borrowing" colors or tracing...definitely gonna go back into this one.
1 1/2 hour speed paint


Also, if you don't like HATEFARM on Facebook, you're a jerk.

Friday, April 29, 2011

NEW HATEFARM

Have you been disappointed by HATEFARM in the past? Wait till you see the latest disappointment!

http://www.hatefarm.com

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

:D

Happily starting a new shot today -- the first in the whole short! It's gonna be AWESOME!

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

AWESOMEEE

KILLER T-SHIRT IDEA BY EMILY CROOME
MAP OF THE WORLD + SUPER HEROES
GET ONE FOR YOUR LOVED ONE TODAY

HERES ME ENJOYING MINE

Please help...


Oh and heres a great industrial-esque dance tune!

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Self Portrait Part Deux

Having difficulties (mainly changing light sources) but I think I can get it.

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Self Portrait

Done in one hour looking into a mirror. Might actually go back into this one some more.


Superjail...cartoon excellence.

If you watch Superjail and are able to get past all of the violence, insanity, and incomprehensible trippiness of the storyline...the animation is really quite impressive. The characters defy all notion of "on model" from scene to scene and just revel in balls to the wall craziness -- while saying true to the princesses (or princaples) of animation.

I mean, really. If you're into animation or cartoons...or even art in general, you are really doing yourself a disservice by not appreciating how much the animators quite obviously, from shot to shot, revel in the world of playful, obscene craziness. I tip my hat to you guys.

http://video.adultswim.com/superjail/best-friends-forever.html

Thats not to say the show is without stylistic problems...sometimes the compositions are amateurish and animation crude. But damn I feel the need to celebrate the freedom of it all.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

I'd rather be drawing condom boxes

Thanks to everybody who helped out with the condom names. It was a true group effort. Stay tuned for even more condom excellence in the final comic.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

HATEFARM

Hatefarm is on a hiatus till we get the new website and I am not so freaking busy with making cartoons at work. When it comes back though, I'm switching from Flash to Photoshop. I did this in about half the time it would have taken me in Flash. Comics were taking much too long. Also, going for a bit more of a cartoony feel...I think it's for the better. Do you?


This is the hook. It's catchy, you like it.

WIP

Coloring things out of my head is HARD. Mad respect to everyone who does it successfully. I think, with a few more rounds on this, I could nail it. PRACTICE MAKES PRETZELS!!!!

Monday, April 11, 2011

Movie Posters

It's been a sweet 3.5 years at ReelFX. I now have two big movie posters I worked on (only one shown) hanging up in our hallway! Damn it feels good to be a gangsta.



Posed out both characters.

Did some work on Boog/Elliot, posed out Ursa and some other little stuff.

A fart is a joke without words.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p_MvePxC4w

Paradise Circus - GUI BORATTO MIX



Sunday, April 10, 2011

An animator's notes

My 2nd painting

Kind of feel like I'm polishing a turd beyond this point -- this was my attempt at using my own colors...which obviously didn't work as well as borrowing colors from a photograph, but I learned a lot.
I was trying to give her a wider jaw and caricature her...give her smaller eyes and nose...shy away from realism...in the final thing the "caricatured' feel definitely got lost.

And here is a BEAUTIFUL song from Little Big Planet 2. Turns life into a fluffy video game.

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Thursday, April 7, 2011

APPROVED!

 My monster shot was just approved! YEAH! I have never been more proud of a shot. Awesome Dog here to celebrate.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Cyberpunk

Pendulum - Encoder


I have been REALLY enjoying this song lately. It's not your typical Pendulum heavy drum n bass -- in fact its kind of poppy and very melodic. But I find it relaxing and groovy.

HERE HAVE SOME CYBERPUNK BITCHES


Monday, April 4, 2011

Blam!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6ZLRKaHBHQ
SONG OF THE DAY
Ashtray by edIT

This song is a glitchy, chilled out beat-explosion that seemingly gives me special animation powers. I could be off on that though.


Kat shooting some stars

Dare you to turn up the bass


Sunday, April 3, 2011

Questions

I saw some people the other day. Said people were all like... HAY ERIC YOU GAVE UP ON HATEFARM PRETTY QUICK and I'm all like NO SIR OR MADAM I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE COOLEST CARTOON SHORT YOU HAVE EVER SEEN AND IT HAS BEEN ABSORBING ALL OF MY TIME. But in an effort to better connect with my inner internet, I vow to daily post doodles, cool music and other inspiration till I get back to HATEFARM'in. It gives me something to do outside of CONSTANT ANIMATION. I would also like to take this time to mention Justin Scheetz is the coolest cat this side of Mars.



Today, this epic beautiful lovesongelectrojam from ze Crystal Methods.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmPRpgnFekQ
Falling Hard

I am running, 
I will meet you halfway. 
When I get there will you be waiting for me? 
I am scared, 
that you don't feel the same. 
And after all, 
just how much can I take? 

Sweetest Suffering

Slowreader - Sweetest Suffering <3

Friday, April 1, 2011

Passive aggressive bullshit


I catch a brief reflection
What you could and might have been

Inspired by A Perfect Circle - Passive