Samuel Blythe Cover

Working on a graphic design 'folio, so I decided to try a cover wraparound.  This here's the base illo.

Treeman

May 2012 Semi-Dailies

During May 2012, I attempted some non-referenced daily drawings.  They only averaged out to every other day, however, thus the "semi-daily" status.

Tripartytops

Watercolor on wood, made for a recent Arts Benicia auction.

3D Animation Class Final Project

Final animations for Diablo Valley College's 3D Animation and Modeling course were due this week.  Here's mine!



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The texture maps were somewhat basic, but they worked.  Folks were particularly interested in the sky texture, which was made quickly in Photoshop with a high-scatter custom brush.

Storyboards were equally basic, but appropriate since we weren't expected to animate anything too complex.  As the beginning-level course, most projects were around ten seconds or so in length.

 

 On a tangential note, the below screenshots were taken before tweaks were made to the butterfly thwacking segment.  They weren't the result of any problems; this was just how Maya interpreted the change between two keyframes spaced 4 frames apart, and I thought they were funny.

Recap: O'Keefe Prize Award Ceremony

Last Wednesday - April 18, to be exact - was the award ceremony for Diablo Valley College's James O'Keefe Prize for Graphic Literature.  During the event, a certain comic about beard-based particulates was given recognition via the George Herriman Grand Prize!  Excitement!  I don't have any photos of the event, but here's some relevant links:

2012 O'Keefe Winners - displays the ceremony's official pamphlet's contents, including each featured comic!  Go forth and read them!

Diablo Valley College Awards Its Students' Graphic Ambitions - an online news article from the Graphic Novel Reporter about the event!

The James O'Keefe Prize Blog - the official blog for the O'Keefe Prize, which includes a link to previous winning entries!

Other highlights included strawberry-filled cake and a special appearance by Joe Field, owner of Flying Colors Comics and founder of Free Comic Book Day.  It was a blast to see the other winning entries and their creators, and the camaraderie throughout the event was fantastic.  Thanks to the O'Keefe Prize committee for the award, and congrats to the other entrants!  For the glory of comics!

First (Belated) Post of 2012

Hey there, blog, long time no see!  I've been occupied with quite a few odds and ends lately - things like going back to school to study up on tech support, unexpectedly joining a local historic park society as their Publicity Chair, and so forth.  Speaking of school, I've enrolled in a 3D modeling and animation class, the focus of which is on Maya 2011.  Should be fun, especially if some blogpost-worthy results come along!  Anyway, here's an update of the beard-druff comic from a few months back. It was a finalist in Diablo Valley College's James O'Keefe Prize competition, and the judges had some good suggestions, like enlarging the effect text and upping the volume of 'druff.