Monday, September 22, 2008

Crystal Clear 3D Animated Intro

So now that I've been getting my feet wet making these speed drawing videos. I thought I would get a fancy 3d animated logo intro to put before them. I've always wanted one of those cool movie studio intros to use on my short movies. But since I have yet to get around to shooting said movies I have never had the need. But these speed drawings give me an excuse to be a little self indulgent. That and having my good buddy Keith Lackey hook me up. (Check out some of the movies he's worked on here.) They include everything from Happy Feet to Fantastic Four 2. He's also working on the new Hobbit movies and James Cameron's new flick Avatar. Anyway, I designed the logo of course and even added the sound but he did the coolest part. Modeling and animating it. PROPS TO MY BOY! I'm also now considering offering 3D creation to my customers with him at the helm. I'll have to see if there's a need for 3D logos out there. Hope you all like it. You'll be seeing this before all my videos now. Which by the way, my next speed drawing will be Angelina Jolie as Catwoman. So stay tuned for that.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Clive Owen as Marcus Fenix

UPDATE: Now in stunning HD! Go HERE to see it.

With the announcement that one of my favorite video games ( Gears of War ) will be made into a full on big budget Hollywood movie, I thought It would be fun to make that the target of my next speed drawing. I had heard that the games brilliant and way to cool for school designer Cliff Bleszinski had originally envisioned Clive Owen as one of the possible choices for the main protagonist Marcus Fenix. I know some fans are suggesting wrestlers, but come on, Have you seen the movies with wrestlers in them? If you have, you know what I'm talking about. If you haven't...... please don't. Clive Owen is a great choice and was also my runaway choice for the new James Bond before they got Daniel Craig who still did a great job. Anyway, here is my concept sketch of Clive Owen as Marcus Fenix in the Gears of War movie. I hope you enjoy it.





The Ultimate Sacrifice

Here is a painting I did that was used in a Myspace theme. The goal was to deliver an edgy take on the Crucifixion. I opted for lots of paint splatters to show the gruesomeness of it while still keeping with the beautiful nature of what Jesus did for all of us sinners. Thanks for saving me Jesus!