Sunday, July 25, 2010

Kung Fu Kitteh - Prepare to be BURRIED!

Attack of the turd ninjas!! I thought we'd seen the last of them.. O_O

Another entry for my sketch club over on DeviantART.

Drawn in about 2 hours with Adobe Photoshop CS4, and a Wacom Intuos 4

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Sketchbook - Mechs 3


Sketchbook - Mechs 3, originally uploaded by Fnook.

Today at work I had a major computer meltdown. So, whilst I was waiting for the IT dept to work their magic and restore my work computer to life, I did some mech/robot doodling on the back of some storyboards I had sitting on my desk. Here's an idea for a zero-gravity, or anti-gravity mech. (just an idea kicking around in my skull).

Gobliiiiins!!


Gobliiiiins!!, originally uploaded by Fnook.

I've finally found the time to finish this off with a full colour/tone/highlite/ and FX pass.

Drawn using Photoshop CS4, and a Wacom Intuos 4

Gobliiiins - Tone/Contrast


Gobliiiins - Tone/Contrast, originally uploaded by Fnook.

I'm still working on this one, but I thought I'd post the CONTRAST/TONE pass for everyone to see as I work on the colour.

Sketchbook - Nightmare Bogeyman


Sketchbook - Nightmare Bogeyman, originally uploaded by Fnook.

Continuing along the line of my Monsters, Horrors, and Warriors frame of mind comes one of my all time lasting impressions.. When I was a kid, I vividly remember being afraid of the Bogeyman, and how he was going to crawl from under my bed and either take me away, or bite my legs off.

As an adult, it's actually quite a lot of fun to visualize childhood horrors.

Sketchbook - Barbarians


Sketchbook - Barbarians, originally uploaded by Fnook.

I've had monsters and barbarians in my head lately.. I've been playing around with ideas for some kinda Conan, monster, horror, muscley naked men with big swords & shields mashup.. It's sooo much fun to draw this stuff when I really should be animating my scenes instead. O_o

Renderdoodles - 006


Renderdoodles - 006, originally uploaded by Fnook.

More scribblings from my desk at the studio, done whilst I'm waiting for the computer to catch up with me.. (Rendering frames). Some of this is from the Fantasy/Monster stuff that has been in my head lately.

Sketchbook: Gobliiiins!!! (linework)

Had a monsters theme stuck in my brain for the last week or so, and this is the results of it. I'm still working on this one, but I thought I'd post the linework for everyone to see as I work on the colour. -- It's a lot of fun to just whip up some designs like this..

Drawn using Photoshop CS4, and a Wacom Intuos 4

Sketchbook - Kitties 001


Sketchbook - Kitties 001, originally uploaded by Fnook.

Straight from my sketchbook. I spent a chunk of the evening doodling my two cats. (Zuzu and Cleo). It's been quite a while since I've done this, but it feels good to loosen up and get some sketching in before bed.

Scaredy Squirrel - My 1st scene


Scardey Squirrel - My 1st scene, originally uploaded by Fnook.
I thought I'd post my first "Scardey Squirrel" scene, to give everyone a taste of this fun show.. Shhhhhh...!! ^_~

Don't forget to click HD to watch it in High-Def!

Scaredy Squirrel - rough animation


Scardey Squirrel - rough animation, originally uploaded by Fnook.
I thought I'd post part of my process for animating a "Scardey Squirrel" scene. Usually to get the acting right, an animator would make a very loose and rough first pass at the animation, using few key drawings and "breakdowns" to get a better idea on how to animate the scene before going through the time consuming process of doing final drawings.

Don't forget to click HD to watch it in High-Def!

Sketchbook - Pinup 006


Sketchbook - Pinup 006, originally uploaded by Fnook.

Drawn using a Wacom Intuos 4, Photoshop CS4, and a heck of a lot of layers, and alphabrushes.

Sketchbook - Mr. Poomans


Sketchbook - Mr. Poomans, originally uploaded by Fnook.

Here's a fun one I did today, to loosen up a bit, and to send off to my friend to make her giggle at work.

It's a shining example as to why you should NEVER tell me that poo and bum jokes make you laugh.. Because I just might do something like this to surprise you. ^_^

Sketckbook - Pinup 005


Sketckbook - Pinup 005, originally uploaded by Fnook.

Drawn directly into Photoshop CS4, using my Wacom Intuos 4.

Sketchbook - Pinup 005


Sketchbook - Pinup 005, originally uploaded by Fnook.

From my sketchbook..

MFR - Halloween Joke Scene


MFR - Halloween Joke Scene, originally uploaded by Fnook.

A little joke scene that I made last Halloween when animating a scene for "My Friend Rabbit". -- WATCH OUT FOR ZOMBIE MOUSE!!! O_O

MegaChick


MegaChick, originally uploaded by Fnook.

I finally got a copy of Photoshop CS4 and took it for a real good spin on my Wacom Cintiq. I think I'm in love with CS4.. ^_^

This is supposed to be my take on a sexy female pinup version of MEGAMAN from the popular CAPCOM games.

Render Doodles 008


Render Doodles 008, originally uploaded by Fnook.

More stuff from my sketchbook. Aaahh.. This one is a little bit of a portrait of the types that are regulars at your local pub.

Render Doodles 006


Render Doodles 006, originally uploaded by Fnook.

Now that I'm in the 3D department at Nelvana, my computer is tied up with rendering quite a lot.. So that means my hands are free to violate paper with my random doodles.

Render Doodles 004


Render Doodles 004, originally uploaded by Fnook.

Now that I'm in the 3D department at Nelvana, my computer is tied up with rendering quite a lot.. So that means my hands are free to violate paper with my random doodles.

Render Doodles 3


Render Doodles 3, originally uploaded by Fnook.

Now that I'm in the 3D department at Nelvana, my computer is tied up with rendering quite a lot.. So that means my hands are free to violate paper with my random doodles.

Render Doodles 002


Render Doodles 002, originally uploaded by Fnook.

Now that I'm in the 3D department at Nelvana, my computer is tied up with rendering quite a lot.. So that means my hands are free to violate paper with my random doodles.

Render Doodles 001


Render Doodles 001, originally uploaded by Fnook.