Sunday, January 30, 2011

Udon Crew's Mega Man Tribute!


I saw that Udon Crew was hosting a Mega Man Tribute art competition, and decided to jump in. So here's a little teaser of how my final submission turned out, followed by an initial concept sketch.

I think it would be a lot of fun to model this guy out in Mudbox or Sculptris one of these days...

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Vinyl Toy Design


If you've never heard of "Designer Toys" before, you should probably take a quick peek at Kidrobot or ningyoushi.com. This is my third time trying my hand at using shape-oriented design principles to create something awesome, and I actually really like how this guy turned out. The theme of the assignment was Viking Parasites, and this guy is roughly based off of a tick/louse.

You can take a trip down memory lane to see my old renditions of this assignment for Joe's class below!  



Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Internet Videos Worth Watching

First off, I did NOT create any of the material linked to in this post. Now then... some of you might have already seen this from an earlier Facebook Note, but fb is clunky and awkward, so I'm reposting this AWESOME LIST here so that I can find it easier. You might just want to bookmark this post (keyboard shortcut: CTRL + D) as I will update infrequently, depending on the amount of cool stuff I run into on the internet.

I have discovered that when different people get together and start talking about Youtube, Vimeo, or any other video hosting website, almost immediately there begins a discussion involving "Oh, have you seen... ?", followed by "No, I haven't. But have you seen the one where... ?". Eventually, after trying unsuccessfully to describe the movie to each other, the two parties move on but promise to one another that "I'll definitely look that one up when I get home." Unfortunately, most people will never know what the other person was ever talking about.

This list will attempt the impossible task of compiling all the worthwhile videos found on the internet and placing them in one convenient and easy-to-find location. Please help populate the list with comments and suggestions, and thank you for contributing.

Enjoy!

(Ah, and here are some note-worthy animation blogs that I keep track of, and where I find a lot of these things)
http://www.cartoonbrew.com
http://mrsolo25.blogspot.com
http://www.onanimation.com
http://spungella.blogspot.com

Animated Shorts
933 PATHS OF HATE long trailer
http://vimeo.com/17053492

The Backwater Gospel (NSFW: Gory Violence)
http://vimeo.com/17914974

Bon Appetit
http://www.vimeo.com/18749821

Cacure San Valentine
http://www.vimeo.com/4311919

Café allongé / Happy hour (NSFW: Some Sexual Content)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43qd3tCWpX4

Catch Up - the animation short
http://www.vimeo.com/8647893

Cocotte minute
http://vimeo.com/2600518
Cocotte minute / Making-of
http://vimeo.com/23147849

Cours Toujours
http://vimeo.com/12848379

Crater Face
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnA4u9CaK7A

Death Buy Lemonade
http://www.vimeo.com/15071571

Drawing Inspiration
http://vimeo.com/20344220

Dripped
http://vimeo.com/24455397

Eat!
http://www.vimeo.com/11544212

Eleven
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlPwTMSIg5s

Elk Hair Caddis
http://www.vimeo.com/9882509

Flat Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjjaJ4csfS4

FLY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkuszoQV5F8

French Roast
http://vimeo.com/8172551

Galileo
http://www.vimeo.com/8076404

Garuda (Animation)
http://www.vimeo.com/8956325

Get Out - Best Animated Short 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILmjvmsExNQ

Giant Episode 2 Sun
http://www.vimeo.com/15749737

Gobelins
http://www.youtube.com/user/gobelins
Burning Safari
Chaman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O96lS25y0Ik
M Eustache
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA7OzyFMpq8
Oktapodi - 2009 Best Short Film (Animated) Oscar Nominee
http://vimeo.com/4352688
Junk Space
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQuSTGou2YM&NR=1
Soapy Trip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v-OBgBQcbM

Goblin (short animated film)
http://vimeo.com/23125280

Hambuster - 1min30 Sequence
http://www.vimeo.com/15499166

The Hardest Jigsaw
http://www.vimeo.com/11831932

Heavenly Sword - The Animated Series
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTAlCA-CLZM

How to Cope With Death
http://youtu.be/KW1AOzLp3CU

Icarus and the Tree Herder
http://www.vimeo.com/5921562

IKA's Trailer
http://www.vimeo.com/18867780

I'm a monster
http://www.vimeo.com/17840692

Kaeloo - Prince charming - Si on jouait au Prince charmant...
http://vimeo.com/12918520

Kung Fu Cooking Girls (NSFW: Suggestive Clothing)
http://youtu.be/cUDNXlIXy48

La dama y la muerte - the lady and the reaper.
http://vimeo.com/10419481

La Maison en Petits Cubes - Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX0Dvtvev1E

Le Royaume

los estrandados
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LKHR1I-2x4

Margarita
http://vimeo.com/7348744

MARS!
http://www.vimeo.com/12079648

Meet Buck
http://www.vimeo.com/17535548

Nathan Love's "NBC Peacock"
http://www.vimeo.com/13648874

Offbeat - Aardman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zRiN_SOYXY

Out of Sight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qCbiCxBd2M

Oxygen
http://vimeo.com/4433312

Paper Plane
http://www.vimeo.com/12259794

Piano.
http://www.vimeo.com/17262149

Piece of Cake
http://www.vimeo.com/12129214

The Pirate - Meindbender
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUsGStXaasE

Pivot
http://www.vimeo.com/9178331

Playing with light - Mon ami le robot
http://www.vimeo.com/15731659

Pop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blH7XDfgdHg

Prelude to Eden
http://youtu.be/f5nrEgs8L0s
Michel Gagne's Youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/michelgagnefx

"The Pumpkin Of Nyefar"
http://vimeo.com/4024471

Pyrats
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYDquzEPLsw

Red River Bay

Saari "Blue"
http://www.vimeo.com/7796100

Salesman Pete
http://www.vimeo.com/15126262

Scoop Volante
http://vimeo.com/4598157

Second Wind
http://www.vimeo.com/10019015

Stubble Trouble
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8882616853870984312#

SunGuy
http://www.vimeo.com/11823235

SUROGAT - Dusan Vukotic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQyKaPQ6Abs

TACHAAAN!
http://www.vimeo.com/8723796

TARBOY animation - an epic, animated short film/ Flash animation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACHVwA1D8fE

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore
http://www.vimeo.com/17164728

The Gruffalo Part 1/2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSW5p6g7cls

This one time...
http://vimeo.com/4566083

Thought of You
http://www.vimeo.com/14803194

Tiji "Colour" HD
http://vimeo.com/23199805

Trois petits points

Unicorn vs. Narwhal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6kNxf6axY4

Vegeterrible
http://www.vimeo.com/9349225

Voodoo - Full movie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPyQao7d7Co

War Photographer
http://youtu.be/QAFXayH1bpY

When The Time Is Ripe
http://www.vimeo.com/11790948

Will Becher - The Weatherman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x036SZq8jDo

Humorous Videos
A Guide To Taking Better Pictures...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnJ8pPSEW6k

ADVENTURE TIME - auto-tune Baby Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE6ex4Zbu7E
http://www.mastertoons.com/Adventure-Time.php

Afro Ninja 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_NQCTbvRnM

asdfmovie2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKB4h9gvmm0

Atlanta Grape Lady
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THfiHQZVSw0

Barats And Bereta
MANtage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvltzwkUEEA
Got Your Number
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr54QYJPSsY
Man vs Toddler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ5DfWN3fWU
Milkman vs. Mailman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTBIHXwSLNE

Because they rapin everybody out here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdX4yiSXzTY
BED INTRUDER SONG. BEST REMIX
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEvNS5TzvwM

Catherine Tate & David Tennant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxB1gB6K-2A

Charlie bit my finger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OBlgSz8sSM
Charlie bit me Auto-Tuned
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8xAeBOAC8U

Charlie The Unicorn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5im0Ssyyus
Llamas with Hats
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZUPCB9533Y
A Depressed Whale
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_dEtaNx2Vc

Chinese Guy STILL HATES Justin Bieber (NSFW: Language)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMwyvWfcncs
- Justin Bieber Parody - Baby (80s Trance Polka Version)
http://vimeo.com/13497227

CollegeHumor Originals: The Tetris God
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Alw5hs0chj0
Mediated Mortal Kombat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkj9V482e7M

DAN the MAN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEVU-YLpM8A

David After Dentist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txqiwrbYGrs

David Blaine Street Magic: YouTube Edition! (NSFW: Language)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYxu_MQSTTY

Despicable Me - Minions on "The Biggest Loser"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO-pN_-y5YA

Eccentric Witness Describes Robbery Attempt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcpx8O82KLM
BACKIN UP SONG!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqSYeRBW8GM

Failblog.org
Animal Identification Fail
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALob2IKOHD0
Knockout Fail
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIRtMSfbj34

Food court musical:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkYZ6rbPU2M

Harvard Sailing Team - Boys Will Be Girls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gspaoaecNAg

IM IN UR MANGER KILLING UR SAVIOR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVZczLuoJoU

WKUK-Grapist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fqq051BU2MY

How Lord of The Rings Should Have Ended
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yqVD0swvWU

*InfoMania: YouTube's Best Stunt Fails: Viral video Film School
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrmhutnU1-M

JEDI GYM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPsDDr0n9AE

JULIAN SMITH - Malk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty62YzGryU4

kittens inspired by kittens
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtX8nswnUKU

MAD tv - Bon Qui Qui at King Burgerhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZkdcYlOn5M
Mad TV-Can I Have Your Number
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTFZyl7hfBw
Mad Tv- U wont hire me cuz i'm black [SUB ITA]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCxpBUmkD_Y

Muffins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tcR19y7GPM

Numa Numa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60og9gwKh1o

Nutrigrain Ad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6rE0EakhG8

Old Greg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIInySnQe4I

Old Spice | The Man Your Man Could Smell Like
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE

Paper Towels
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYkjLUMx19I

Potter Puppet Pals: The Mysterious Ticking Noise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx1XIm6q4r4

Rejected - Best Oscar Award Winner Movie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuOvqeABHvQ

Self Defense
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2REG3-Wb5gM

Sherlockbot & The Case of the Purloined Piggybank -Sketchies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xp-DL6t4G4

Saturday Night Live - Natalie Raps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8e6-IeQ0aw
SNL: Hip Hop Kids: Bear Cave
http://www.hulu.com/watch/143263/saturday-night-live-hip-hop-kids-bear-cave
SNL: Lazy Sunday
http://www.hulu.com/watch/1397/saturday-night-live-snl-digital-short-lazy-sunday
SNL Digital Short: On the Ground
http://www.hulu.com/watch/99944/saturday-night-live-digital-short-on-the-ground

Surprised Kitty (Original)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Bmhjf0rKe8

The Count Censored
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-Wd-Q3F8KM

transformer owl 變形貓頭鷹 ふくろう
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es52WQKLumI

The Ultimate Showdown (with MP3 ♫)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WgT9gy4zQA

Total Eclipse of the Heart: Literal Video Version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj-x9ygQEGA

Who's on first?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sShMA85pv8M

Women: Know Your Limits! Harry Enfield - BBC comedy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS37SNYjg8w

The WTF Blanket (Snuggie Parody)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h05ZQ7WHw8Y

Music/Music Videos
Daft Hands - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2cYWfq--Nw

Her Morning Elegance / Oren Lavie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_HXUhShhmY

"Moving Along" Animated Music Video
http://vimeo.com/20321144

Mutemath - Typical (Video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XVWR-5fiG0

OK Go - A Million Ways
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bav63MWNUKg
OK Go - Here It Goes Again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv5zWaTEVkI
OK Go - This Too Shall Pass - Rube Goldberg Machine version - Official
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w
OK Go - WTF? - Official Video (NSFW: Language)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12zJw9varYE

It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3ZAGBL6UBA

Pomplamoose - Another Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uolz7V12evc

PRESS +
http://vimeo.com/7671867

Sonar
http://www.vimeo.com/5324878

'Star Wars (John Williams Is The Man)' medley - Corey Vidal and Moosebutter - a cappella tribute
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk5_OSsawz4

Official Strawberry Swing video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYtk1Z0UUuE

TODOR & PETRU
http://www.vimeo.com/16051959

Vanishing Point
http://www.vimeo.com/8837024

Film/Movie Related; Trailers
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood E3 Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzNs4-kRLaE

The Beatles: Rock Band E3 09: Cinematic Trailer HD
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-09-the-beatles/50199

Dance Central Intro Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlFsd6f4RpY

DC Universe Online - Who Do You Trust Trailer HD
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/exclusive-who-dc-universe/702050

Deus Ex: Human Revolution E3 Cinematic Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br1NvPj40ac

MORTAL KOMBAT (Revival) (NSFW: Gory Images)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_MqZn7E-mk

Scary 'Mary Poppins' Recut Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T5_0AGdFic

StarCraft II - Cinematic Trailer
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/cinematic-trailer-starcraft-ii/19777
StarCraft II - Ghosts of the Past Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_E83GfWM-A

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Cinematic Trailer
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2010-the-force/101182

Star Wars: The Old Republic
E3 2010: Hope of Alderaan Cinematic Trailer
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2010-star-wars/101162
E3 09: Jedi vs Sith Cinematic
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-09-star-wars/49936

World of Warcraft - Cinematic Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1pnNDRG7ok
The Burning Crusade - Cinematic Intro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8XtohlqEeM
Wrath of the Lich King' Cinematic Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu1EE7GheD0

General Cool Videos
Azureus Rising - Proof of Concept
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agk2svo7svI

Grougaloragran vs Nox
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7bmFgQPVZU

CHAINSAW MAID (NSFW: Graphic Claymation Violence)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d-tNXxTRBA

Evolution of Dance - By Judson Laipply
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiRNg

Haloroid
http://www.gametrailers.com/user-movie/haloid/57998
Dead Fantasy I
http://www.gametrailers.com/user-movie/dead-fantasy-i/115884

Iron Man vs Bruce Lee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywu1DeqXTg4

Loom
http://vimeo.com/24069938

MAtrix Ping Pong
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dcmDscwEcI

Michel Lauziere - Master of the Unusual
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EQW7FNL0sE

MysteryGuitarMan - Looping Around
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FUds2j3wPQ
Magical Instruments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ugb_uH72d0I

Samurai
http://www.vimeo.com/9498000

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Inking Practice, Texture Studies

These are all drawn with Mars-Staedtler pigment liners and a Sharpie twin tip. I actually drew all these from life instead of looking at pictures online, which is what I've done on all the previous iterations of this assignment. Maybe I've learned a few things these past couple of years.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Joe's Class 3.0, 1st assignment



Drawn to the theme of "Rodent Herdsmen of the Burning Desert".
Top: Prismacolor pencil, scanned into Photoshop CS5. Total time taken: 10-15 mins.
Bottom: Prismacolor pencil, Mars-Staedtler felt liners, Prismacolor tonal markers, touchups in Photoshop CS5. Total time taken: 4-5 hrs.

Well, this here is my LAST semester in the awesome BYU Animation Program. And what better way to end the amazing journey than to take my favorite class a THIRD and final time? The Great Joe Olson has even made (slight) changes to the class, so now it's even better than before!

And have you even heard of a JERBOA before? I tried searching for "desert rodent" and this cute little guy popped up. Enjoy!

Monday, January 10, 2011

My Photography Stuff 2.0


This past semester I retook an Intro to Photography Class to fill up my credit hour requirement, and here's the results! I learned even more from the class the second time around, and my instructor (Val Brinkerhoff) was even kind enough to remember me from a couple of years ago.

Here's a link to the Picasa Web Gallery: BYU Intro to Photography Class

Thursday, January 6, 2011

New Year, New Shoes!!




This was my project over the holiday break: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles SHOES. This is my second pair of shoes that I've drawn on (the 1st can be found right HERE).

In other news, my friend and fellow animator Jack Hattori helped produce a viral Youtube video featuring some major Turtle Power. Enjoy!




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