tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253973892024-03-19T03:33:21.040-04:00Zealot Crazy TalkI'm a Storyteller and a Teacher... but Isn't Everybody?!TheZealothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02833021272372854720noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25397389.post-3592116113206221052015-05-01T12:21:00.001-04:002016-10-13T14:09:38.882-04:00Yes, I know. I've not been frequent about posting and you've probably not even noticed. In the same way I transitioned to Vimeo over my own custom website, I'm considering moving the blog to another medium. Then I'll keep up!<br />
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This is specific to the angst-ridden production of my 20-minute animated film, "Claire & The Keys". There's photos of the production and shots-in-progress.<br />
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<a href="https://instagram.com/bluhawaii/">https://instagram.com/bluhawaii/ </a><br />
A lot of life stuff, Schnauzer stuff, cilantro, Claire, and a mix.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/blu_hawaii">https://twitter.com/blu_hawaii</a><br />
Not as active, a lot of instagram hitching and so forth.<br />
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I'm starting my next one, a Dieselpunk action piece with Romance, Zombies, and instructions on your favorite alcoholic drink. Should be fun! TheZealothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02833021272372854720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25397389.post-37136991886612916732014-10-06T20:49:00.003-04:002014-10-06T20:57:26.456-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been a long 4 ½ years, and my testimony concerning the creation of a film won't add anything to the amazing dialogue already found on a myriad of blu-rays. The film <i>is what it is</i>. The film has impacted my life more potently than can be described in a vanity like a blog. I do know I'll do this again; there's a possible three potential projects I could embrace and they're all good!<br />
The artists who helped me get through this - Andy Beane, Sean Winburn, Brian Phillips, Brice Bowman, Toby Cochran - made me want to bring my A-game, made me conscious of quality and cost and craft.<br />
In the meantime, I'm going to start some storyboards but at the same time..... catch up on some video games and movies and vimeo! TheZealothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02833021272372854720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25397389.post-11269503672699214742013-11-23T13:00:00.003-05:002013-11-23T13:01:23.797-05:00Ernest 'Et Celestine!Had fun at the Oscar-Qualifying screening of "<i>Ernest and Celestine</i>" on Monday night in Burbank. Cohorts: you know who you are! Good times!<br />
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So, this is me animating.<br />
Or getting distracted.<br />
Guess which one!<br />
(Hint: there are no Tigers to animate)<br />
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Rocky operates better at night.<br />
Rocky is aware and has better concentration at night. <br />
Rocky likes night. <br />
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The sun is too bright for Rocky.<br />
The glare hurts his eyes!<br />
Rocky is worn out from his nightly jaunts.<br />
Chemical encouragement works wonders. (Rocky: vodka. Me: caffeine)<br />
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<i>(I use Rocky to introduce painting and light to Character Design students)</i>.TheZealothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02833021272372854720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25397389.post-7110566535321578282013-09-28T15:17:00.002-04:002013-09-28T15:17:31.815-04:00Piper Knows You're Busy.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm a total slacker. I haven't updated this blog in over a year. That's even slower than my normal pace! In the meantime, though, I've been pressing hard to tackle that monster-of-a-film-project of mine. I took this picture while my wife and I were out on errands - so I got to see clouds rather than monitor glow.</div>
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It's a wonderful experience. Getting to draw, act, compose, edit, color, edit, re-block, edit, all the time, every week towards a large goal is just fantastic. I have gotten some valuable help, too, though this is largely a solo effort. My 'brain trust' offers many suggestions which I weigh heavily - but ultimately I fail or succeed on my own. This was my whiteboard of goals (frames completed) at the end of December last year.<br />
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I stay up late more often than not. Usually working until 3, on a good night 4. My ADD much favors nighttime as most of the world and it's distractions lay sleeping. On this night, I was so tired I started humming "Puff the Magic Dragon", and decided a little painting would change my scenery.</div>
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I really like working in Toon Boom Harmony - a nice software package with one hundred percent of the interface dedicated to an animator's craft. I've used Toon Boom Storyboard, Animate Pro (or Digital Pro), and Harmony and they're all solid software packages. What I don't like is that it's essentially software rental and not ownership.<br />
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There are many reasons I retired my website. I was tired of looking at it, and I've got big plans that necessitate a change of image. I'll honestly miss it. It was bloody hard to update too - I now favor the low-maintenance of a <a href="https://vimeo.com/johnbludwick">Vimeo</a> page. My film has diminished my freelance presence, so potential clients aren't looking for me as much as they did 3 years ago. </div>
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So that's been my year. I'll update more often.TheZealothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02833021272372854720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25397389.post-16888539663159565982012-03-24T22:18:00.001-04:002012-03-24T22:18:02.599-04:00Sketches<br />A few sketches from my small sketchbook:<br />
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<br />TheZealothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02833021272372854720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25397389.post-66124781757269818472011-10-16T16:16:00.003-04:002011-10-16T16:17:00.285-04:00The Lost Little DragonI was 'secretly' taking a class through the summer to refresh my polishing skills on digital painting. I sketch quite a bit, but was a little out-of-practice and needed a review of the basics anyway!
I found my 'flow' when I did these thumbs:
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I chose the ocean one, cause I love the ocean.
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Trying to paint more contrast in, but this is the general idea.TheZealothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02833021272372854720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25397389.post-76352957165125578472011-10-04T00:15:00.001-04:002011-10-04T00:15:37.278-04:00The Angel Michael.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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At least, how I kind of imagined him. Kind of a "Heavenly Badass".TheZealothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02833021272372854720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25397389.post-84954505485235623342011-10-04T00:13:00.002-04:002011-10-04T00:16:52.444-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Bigger. Maybe better? This (and the post before) is an illustration for an upcoming book by James A. Beane about the 3D production process. He's quite knowledgable, so it should be good!TheZealothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02833021272372854720noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25397389.post-76865193570731612742011-10-01T18:34:00.002-04:002011-10-01T18:35:34.470-04:00Lite Infographic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is my version of the CG Animation pipeline that I'm creating for a book. There's a few revisions, so this isn't the final. I do love bunnies, though.
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Rocky is a Gerbil with a checkered past. And he wants to party. With you.TheZealothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02833021272372854720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25397389.post-23458262854655884242011-06-18T02:31:00.005-04:002011-06-18T02:37:08.859-04:00Unnamed.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdjAe0zSjpVwJn35fJKMYUFpw5rM31atmTidCJYZJbCuOcsgZhVmqGmznU_O9ykbTbzSPycvVPEmGdVZmfQ7eXbqzmW6_0jzFHL4Fh5IfBZQKjZwTv3lUjEk-GvMUZLljGg4UQAw/s1600/Chernabog_Zander_cop.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdjAe0zSjpVwJn35fJKMYUFpw5rM31atmTidCJYZJbCuOcsgZhVmqGmznU_O9ykbTbzSPycvVPEmGdVZmfQ7eXbqzmW6_0jzFHL4Fh5IfBZQKjZwTv3lUjEk-GvMUZLljGg4UQAw/s400/Chernabog_Zander_cop.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619445115659876754" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSurKBeToNcgsjo1Lq-kP9s6URb-uXqYKgim7LVjMmplpJlXSsQyl1RHZ40yAW3zAT5DXUt3G1Voe3nsKDZQEocIlxmq_Uj56BC1yrzyk2s-H18NJPROE7o0ZTAieh0wWhb2AKzA/s1600/HelpingHomeless_final.png"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-g7M9aGryh8IhC1MtmMgtla7n7SZ0y5fcFGpluPphpWPFJUmuBZvbrcbYxQA3OBA8ZE588_RCHBvuSkGDvybxnfTW09rN8KiuE2DT0T8xG-Qrl8WjYP7l3Z95bXSx3dj2-2kPcw/s400/dropDEADdiva_post.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605194007653893490" /></a>TheZealothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02833021272372854720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25397389.post-75902767113820933902011-03-22T21:19:00.013-04:002011-03-22T22:16:15.540-04:00I know it's been a while.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqaikb9N2gavhi-SwwZWguVWLKtI7r2Y1ZW417zUZAptHrhzvnsHaFzMkoJqWvXphS8ElEm69GFtL-Ua4j2C_XlQguuvUuCR-dMD2anjzjd7HNtDF7fSsn2H6k0rVtWjfZLblWw/s1600/Defender9_prodKEY.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Yztdf26N4zkIo28kvSHfU7yQJVjdzSeMk94PwLi99RU9LmF5Q_CDvGxjO38OB-YE97Zfvid3IWqFlRF_HycNGFNCAuVdFIzqmwuDwBq-aES4xIjXjerP1xKdyi_Ef10P0m_xDQ/s400/Defender8_prodKEY.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587089774193417602" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Eventually, I'll have a balance between producing actual work, and posting it. I posted some of the animations I did on <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/johnbludwick/videos">Vimeo</a>. I had to produce 9 animations in 15 weeks (about 6-7 minutes of animation), the most I've ever had to produce. For me, it was an exercise <span style="font-style:italic;">on what was possible</span>, a proof-of-concept, if you will.<br />Thank goodness I had help! Animator Toby Cochran, assistants Kevin Johnson and Katherine Taht, compositor Christina Hall, and background artist Sean Winburn.<br /><br />I also created backgrounds for a candy company, Toxic Waste Sour Candy. They were looking for a traditional cartoonist, so I tried to make them happy. Here's some highlights:<br /><br />This character's MO is a facade of environmentalism covering a toxic habit:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNUyofDpAaeAhG4x50wPgrV06IfxZEWryxuB0auz-qujSXKb4M2_bwPZmgh0Z8JNt-4Zy4UxHVXrxEr6KxkSdOA-Ic0TMHxN_uG538ytnOhBin402fTc4onIkQFZjRD2mweXDLg/s1600/Smogg_mansion_sketch.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNUyofDpAaeAhG4x50wPgrV06IfxZEWryxuB0auz-qujSXKb4M2_bwPZmgh0Z8JNt-4Zy4UxHVXrxEr6KxkSdOA-Ic0TMHxN_uG538ytnOhBin402fTc4onIkQFZjRD2mweXDLg/s400/Smogg_mansion_sketch.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587093022394843474" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrH7bjeq1Y4n7Dcozyw4Gytm_EsZTymfjxB0K56ZioPn_wiz-LY-2tRhhz8FE3ltDN7D4vLteLy3UR9ChtaxElz_NIvT4oz_5DdV-OfFKUhS1ZtVH9Y9gm_VdLl7hNStiHLosuvA/s1600/smogg_home_ext3.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrH7bjeq1Y4n7Dcozyw4Gytm_EsZTymfjxB0K56ZioPn_wiz-LY-2tRhhz8FE3ltDN7D4vLteLy3UR9ChtaxElz_NIvT4oz_5DdV-OfFKUhS1ZtVH9Y9gm_VdLl7hNStiHLosuvA/s400/smogg_home_ext3.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587092908430834018" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQeovZ2tT6T3WqioJt94jc6PNDzah96Zd66BcuZ8Y4GQJ9v67O97_Rf5myeyh0v7j2IeJKNTK8SKQNjujP1uqOaduQJRUuF1GdiycypYZrK6e0M2TuoR63wwThb-w_toradbN37A/s1600/smogg_home_color3.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQeovZ2tT6T3WqioJt94jc6PNDzah96Zd66BcuZ8Y4GQJ9v67O97_Rf5myeyh0v7j2IeJKNTK8SKQNjujP1uqOaduQJRUuF1GdiycypYZrK6e0M2TuoR63wwThb-w_toradbN37A/s400/smogg_home_color3.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587092802000403186" /></a><br /><br />Same character, but under his mansion:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbuxOitH9k8er7baCjonAlnMMUOirxoD8tr5IeQsd3gXeYCd-8nkkI8jBJmnwTtR1CWXKUhD36ltmI6JwbsNp1VFH32P5KTJwV6Kf28tivRoTDyqw7Bzapk-qaFgaqxUCT22A-w/s1600/LandfillOfDoom_rough.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbuxOitH9k8er7baCjonAlnMMUOirxoD8tr5IeQsd3gXeYCd-8nkkI8jBJmnwTtR1CWXKUhD36ltmI6JwbsNp1VFH32P5KTJwV6Kf28tivRoTDyqw7Bzapk-qaFgaqxUCT22A-w/s400/LandfillOfDoom_rough.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587092187995628946" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrYVxGORZ2_E7kOlBROr2D7uPiJrFK09L2XKjjzri_i0woy3VbM5AEw_B2W3j9CJD7yAIYEVxyqaK7jKxBc5oo3q1wkS9Q8B2g-thwB8dpG-f5Lscdzxz4kOKN4iXd6zb4mjYpcQ/s1600/landfillOFdoom2.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrYVxGORZ2_E7kOlBROr2D7uPiJrFK09L2XKjjzri_i0woy3VbM5AEw_B2W3j9CJD7yAIYEVxyqaK7jKxBc5oo3q1wkS9Q8B2g-thwB8dpG-f5Lscdzxz4kOKN4iXd6zb4mjYpcQ/s400/landfillOFdoom2.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587092342920640018" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTM0Q2-30MMT4XpKs5Y9lnxiF9HYV-ij-MVmzIBkaC8vKuEoqz0V55jVr7lBVffHod-C0VbdNEsOOA7JYfYgEckDoonkpCxTzElozSbWv30U9lz5qesakthAa32mPmS8P03XlUEg/s1600/landfillDOOM_color1.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTM0Q2-30MMT4XpKs5Y9lnxiF9HYV-ij-MVmzIBkaC8vKuEoqz0V55jVr7lBVffHod-C0VbdNEsOOA7JYfYgEckDoonkpCxTzElozSbWv30U9lz5qesakthAa32mPmS8P03XlUEg/s400/landfillDOOM_color1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587092437539756610" /></a>TheZealothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02833021272372854720noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25397389.post-59342658895388602832010-11-09T21:57:00.003-05:002010-11-09T22:02:49.953-05:00More sketchery - of members of faculty, and 'other'. Not as emotional as the last group, so not so good to grow my former position as a Story Supervisor...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgistpZ5it_lGSbylKMaZP8X2SAG6RC0YrbVVVDNisgrznykePKsOmRRuNkwQXqP_HtocjZa4_FZeIwfjqH4Jl0zW8_FEErCjf3hFua6oDug4jPgZEcFNptb_tZPiukLw7kOL9yzA/s1600/sketchbookProject1_8post.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgistpZ5it_lGSbylKMaZP8X2SAG6RC0YrbVVVDNisgrznykePKsOmRRuNkwQXqP_HtocjZa4_FZeIwfjqH4Jl0zW8_FEErCjf3hFua6oDug4jPgZEcFNptb_tZPiukLw7kOL9yzA/s400/sketchbookProject1_8post.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537750710532247314" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1jCWc2YrH2LDOpSj5UvH7skB9ILpzPLxel7pDuyXpntFxifDLL5g4DelNB1LfEW36WcT03HSQ5AGiSpS9TqmTUOqO0k48NfTCBwu3PY3uftVR8hHakRwA_hfUV6ND7hq2kzhzw/s1600/sketchbookProject1_7post.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1jCWc2YrH2LDOpSj5UvH7skB9ILpzPLxel7pDuyXpntFxifDLL5g4DelNB1LfEW36WcT03HSQ5AGiSpS9TqmTUOqO0k48NfTCBwu3PY3uftVR8hHakRwA_hfUV6ND7hq2kzhzw/s400/sketchbookProject1_7post.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537750148685725106" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Anz4PFGnfzCNEVB1M-D9VPFyUNzuT5ud6IvrdKsq0PnGF6Mi2npPfD9Hxj4qoq89jpLreRC0rnZff35N9sFhiJM4AfcsPXrlyvm7GInN0BpTC-IrolQk5P1Wq9lKzMufvs8USA/s1600/sketchbookProject1_6post.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Anz4PFGnfzCNEVB1M-D9VPFyUNzuT5ud6IvrdKsq0PnGF6Mi2npPfD9Hxj4qoq89jpLreRC0rnZff35N9sFhiJM4AfcsPXrlyvm7GInN0BpTC-IrolQk5P1Wq9lKzMufvs8USA/s400/sketchbookProject1_6post.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537750040292887330" /></a>TheZealothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02833021272372854720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25397389.post-88696558375999481182010-11-05T21:32:00.007-04:002010-11-05T21:43:01.059-04:00Sketchbook Project, Pt. 2More sketch-foolery.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfk1KDcHuYr2j-QcUm0GhFPdHKRH2GDIMjxkO-Yq8Aca5oKk-zGPXTSI1yhfBuRgZJRQokRXe7QU6BqRR6FVMAWQXbyKaHfIGB8dLg-qHoKPjyi-gqGJrrFvFeHmtnLQxAEbnrog/s1600/sketchbookProject1_post.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ahc-Z7P_UNQKx7FnhHuFgugDdMEwOrs-VaqLrZU4uOK2CtJG1rD6Dl3aIsQPIH_tuxbum1At1dZIPKAXD1O3IclNr_19dm3L63cAu9JOU8MEojFCjJDDlWEe5vIsQe5-6Q9uOw/s400/sketchbookProject1_3post.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536243911353054418" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3KS-STmfmgilUhQSfLTeZzDn2JmhahhS81K0lYh_hp7Puok_2vyw90D-9hvGVVQkXJ46QCSR5hj6eHEjYeR6hH9zGTXWTVVhk-MYam_hWlwnFGFgMNvK1XIitoZEjm5nk3aHnwA/s1600/sketchbookProject1_2post.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 322px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3KS-STmfmgilUhQSfLTeZzDn2JmhahhS81K0lYh_hp7Puok_2vyw90D-9hvGVVQkXJ46QCSR5hj6eHEjYeR6hH9zGTXWTVVhk-MYam_hWlwnFGFgMNvK1XIitoZEjm5nk3aHnwA/s400/sketchbookProject1_2post.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536243796414472418" /></a>TheZealothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02833021272372854720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25397389.post-35597518765833615712010-11-03T15:27:00.004-04:002010-11-03T15:34:07.200-04:00Sketchbook Project, Pt. 1I've happily been particpating in the <a href="http://www.arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject">Sketchbook Project</a>, and it's provided me with down time where I can sketch freely and explore ideas that don't fit anywhere else.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioH3UpbCHTc4F5gIXVDrr8__PzNCUMjToVD_qhkBB2amW1WAeYR3qSA3icPZvSDK3tMhZ6ZlHadGNlv6838QwrmMlYP5qlx7VDT8r1ZsqcQi6aemy9OJmmRwM5ehvUd0DmsFagIA/s1600/sketchbookProject1_15post.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDSSuYUoi47EqtWTpw28K717yBewQSLCSvUGz_UWgcZmVSTD-6eDjkpSgRhY9g3s7V-pLpozCYk2zFL1_6wkBC6oUzyO4dkOekojHhGnkQ5NhXf8XTdzSIMk_CHP1CmdKQSqELA/s400/sketchbookProject1_11post.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535408390884348210" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwg-bgAZWbBIBzCN-DQl2iq6MdlEUBEZypN-z7TaIWe0GjXFC183KROyTz-qPHp1XjYu8PE3Kf35qZZpKGTe03awGYSz0bqT2c6WuYDz3J6uhAz6Pc5EqwskEJqfK1zGGnTHZQg/s1600/sketchbookProject1_16post.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwg-bgAZWbBIBzCN-DQl2iq6MdlEUBEZypN-z7TaIWe0GjXFC183KROyTz-qPHp1XjYu8PE3Kf35qZZpKGTe03awGYSz0bqT2c6WuYDz3J6uhAz6Pc5EqwskEJqfK1zGGnTHZQg/s400/sketchbookProject1_16post.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535408278397176114" /></a>TheZealothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02833021272372854720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25397389.post-30646783351623968952010-09-29T01:40:00.006-04:002010-11-10T16:30:46.418-05:00Story Consulting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_v4sWXM7Uu8550kTaGEAFbIHM2MzIuA4WfwaMU8hlSS22pEb_n4RcywOlGi-u6oPP715vnb1wn7wVDHVbgele-U65-t4qM586Cpj_REElfd8fUjSWrEmrXixeepAeBwa182zsw/s1600/Master+Builder.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_v4sWXM7Uu8550kTaGEAFbIHM2MzIuA4WfwaMU8hlSS22pEb_n4RcywOlGi-u6oPP715vnb1wn7wVDHVbgele-U65-t4qM586Cpj_REElfd8fUjSWrEmrXixeepAeBwa182zsw/s400/Master+Builder.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522218246541412146" /></a><br /><br />I apologize for the long lack-of-blog-posting.<br />I consulted for Performance Services in 2008 to create a narrative piece explaining the history of the Design-Build tradition (it's where a single designer - shoot, <a href=" http://www.performanceservices.com/services/design_build/history_of_design_build">just watch it!</a>). The old-time feel is intentional, and there were some really talented folk who worked on this: Me on story, Leigh Marino scriptwriter, Vince Gorman and Joseph Cross on animation. They polished this sucker off with very little time and resources.<br />Leigh still works at Mediasauce, Vince moved to Santa Monica, and animated on the recently released Kung Fu Panda Online Game and Ken Duncan Studios, Joseph Cross went on to work for the Basement Design and Motion. And me, I'm still in the same place I was 2 years ago.TheZealothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02833021272372854720noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25397389.post-54558116309527239632010-07-19T19:11:00.005-04:002010-07-19T19:17:15.021-04:00Good Times with the Mammals<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9Y7hcL0LTaYIOMyi0cdjil8vGmf8KWoTjYd5tSDVrZaGlcsLErhl93iKaj6w3a5ECqETWT-mzB-CYCaM7uyHYIeFY4Ev5JxhyphenhyphenNug2NpwOLieRBZ9_K-79nrSmVRB-S7EgoXRkw/s1600/IMG_0011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9Y7hcL0LTaYIOMyi0cdjil8vGmf8KWoTjYd5tSDVrZaGlcsLErhl93iKaj6w3a5ECqETWT-mzB-CYCaM7uyHYIeFY4Ev5JxhyphenhyphenNug2NpwOLieRBZ9_K-79nrSmVRB-S7EgoXRkw/s400/IMG_0011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495760063776422930" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFn7T5WC49hi6U37mnSfrfwIqORT6zV7JYdnCRdg6i91qqgToJkDAxDEEn8lu6axKsOocDvyAFrMvj7twg2B9v_d8mJDrg1lFPGcmEPwEEpfKlz1j2L35EReYHaA7EI7HMoiptw/s1600/IMG_0015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFn7T5WC49hi6U37mnSfrfwIqORT6zV7JYdnCRdg6i91qqgToJkDAxDEEn8lu6axKsOocDvyAFrMvj7twg2B9v_d8mJDrg1lFPGcmEPwEEpfKlz1j2L35EReYHaA7EI7HMoiptw/s400/IMG_0015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495759927753365778" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnn3UfteLkgY1feAkAmr_04HgNU6UkPuEHz1OoUvCLO53LGIpmu77QHurW4Xi1_5pT-iyXswaXt2LBwpr8tQY05Q0WXH96bsRA6vcayW5lXg-txHK1X111f5S3zr3tJMjdZ49NOw/s1600/IMG_0016.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 253px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnn3UfteLkgY1feAkAmr_04HgNU6UkPuEHz1OoUvCLO53LGIpmu77QHurW4Xi1_5pT-iyXswaXt2LBwpr8tQY05Q0WXH96bsRA6vcayW5lXg-txHK1X111f5S3zr3tJMjdZ49NOw/s400/IMG_0016.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495759827725115906" /></a><br /><br /><br />They wouldn't stay very still, but it was good stuff. I went with a group and I think we all tried not to get too full of ourselves, but just put pencil to paper and get those 100,000 bad drawings out of our system.TheZealothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02833021272372854720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25397389.post-22562837811948609642010-07-19T18:32:00.002-04:002010-12-28T01:16:39.759-05:00Swimming.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-qyMdSQVeXZIX-kZ_nyyMpC63wqrpbQq4o3AOVUT_msHDm68VKnduoa4ovXxB431XOBa-RcYgs27YE-8_uhrQLFsysXzqvdDnvYrG5lwyy6FhGt3lzok4eZ6Q6ohRk4H6x_Fstg/s1600/swimming.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-qyMdSQVeXZIX-kZ_nyyMpC63wqrpbQq4o3AOVUT_msHDm68VKnduoa4ovXxB431XOBa-RcYgs27YE-8_uhrQLFsysXzqvdDnvYrG5lwyy6FhGt3lzok4eZ6Q6ohRk4H6x_Fstg/s400/swimming.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495749230165514258" /></a><br /><br />There's a serious need for me to take up the slack. I'm hoping that NDAs will subside on what little I can post for "BLU".TheZealothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02833021272372854720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25397389.post-52398505406401110832010-05-06T12:47:00.001-04:002010-12-28T01:15:50.856-05:00Here we go.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugZSv18TAxK0paEfgWCmfTALOktAxNUVRKKkRlr1vxtSG_nd288iLIBaqwG1JQQ1ohy4YPHrb9RJHarEwCiPeLC_AMhSCp733z2Od5ovSMhgvNow-B3nwfj4aTcdW4Rzar0oiaA/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugZSv18TAxK0paEfgWCmfTALOktAxNUVRKKkRlr1vxtSG_nd288iLIBaqwG1JQQ1ohy4YPHrb9RJHarEwCiPeLC_AMhSCp733z2Od5ovSMhgvNow-B3nwfj4aTcdW4Rzar0oiaA/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468199840679969794" /></a><br /><br />Summer's about to begin, and so am I, as Story Supervisor for Big Grin Productions' "BLU".TheZealothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02833021272372854720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25397389.post-39612308078290180992010-04-07T00:36:00.004-04:002010-04-07T00:59:31.083-04:00I AM working.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_kRzEVZ1yquei8XioTlFz5lJzUri0HWfoXCkmbdZ-rRqCqxcXtS1fl8oQ5BnYWjRLXOBTVIyjYBegEX-vRhvdSTq_OtNvfHDiKX4w2lmKyAVxOZTKkAv3W3YmzR37YyTAT2xNw/s1600/aScene.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_kRzEVZ1yquei8XioTlFz5lJzUri0HWfoXCkmbdZ-rRqCqxcXtS1fl8oQ5BnYWjRLXOBTVIyjYBegEX-vRhvdSTq_OtNvfHDiKX4w2lmKyAVxOZTKkAv3W3YmzR37YyTAT2xNw/s400/aScene.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457255227907061410" /></a><br /><br />Man! It's been a while since I've posted anything! I assure you, I labor at my desk and I look at other blogs - which, BTW, I don't feel my comments would add anything they're expressed so well.<br /><br />I hope everyone's doing well, and as summer begins I'll post actual hand-crafted work. I hope. Or maybe I'll learn guitar.TheZealothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02833021272372854720noreply@blogger.com0