Apeskullosaurus

Frank gave me a book. The. Best. Book. Ever.

My next tattoo is inspired by that book. I'm going to add tentacles to it and turn it into an Apetopus.

Zade's Roach

The Phantom Hands recently had an awesome meeting in which we exchanged lots of ideas, including Zade's sad cochroach animation. While there, I started to design the character, then went home added more to it:

Some pages from my artbook

A dog I drew at Gloria Jean's... plus some other junk.

New Comic

Next time: policemen freak me out!

H P Lovecraft

Lovecraft and his unspeakable appendage... gah!

Jason Lynch Notes

Some notes from Jason Lynch's talk the other day:

-Plan stop motion in 2d first

-"Guerilla" techniques are always a good way to start up your own studio

-Be proactive and always ASK QUESTIONS... (ie Jason's foot-in-the-door at Aardman got him the opportunity to work on Creature Comforts and Wallace and Gromit).

-Always think of your character's background - how they would react to certain situations they are placed in, past history etc. Character responses need to be well-designed and extensively thought through.

-Keep the story to the point.

-Don't be too precious about murdering your babies

-Think about the micro-story. Jason mentioned The Iron Giant's bolted jaw and the fact that there was a reason for it, which the viewer discovers towards the end.

And that's it... Hope this helps anyone who forgot their notebooks :)

Foetal Jim's Flaccid Finger

Jim discovers that he can voluntarily grow limbs D: