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TURBO: Tomato Race (2012) Part 4 of 4 26 Jul 2013 | 09:50 pm
Knowing it would be suicide to risk being sucked up by the whirling blades of the lawn mower, the snails retreat to the safe confines of the garden. Big Red is lost. The sooner they forget her the bet...
Turbo: Tomato Race (2012) Pt. 3 of 4 25 Jul 2013 | 07:34 am
After some close calls, Big Red finally comes to rest in the middle of the yard. To the relief of all she is undamaged and ready to be harvested. But wait...what day is it!? The full color ...
Turbo: Tomato Race (2012) Pt. 2 of 4 18 Jul 2013 | 02:31 am
In this installment, the voluptuous, much-anticipated "Big Red" breaks free from the vine. Here I used a small moth flying through the scene to lead us up to the top of the vine where Big Red is ripen...
TURBO: Tomato Race (2012) Pt. 1 of 4 14 Jul 2013 | 05:11 am
It's been awhile since my last post, so I thought I'd use the release of Turbo as an occasion to break the ice, so to speak, and post some of my work from the movie. This sequence is from Act I, whic...
Hands, Baby, Hands! 28 Jan 2013 | 04:05 am
These sample sketches of baby hands are from a homework assignment given to the students in my Figure Invention class at CDA. We used photo reference as inspiration to draw expressive hands. The goal ...
Sumo Wrestler (Walk, Run) 21 Dec 2012 | 03:23 am
The idea here was to depict a large figure running and walking. I chose to go for comedy in the run poses. Being a large man, the sumo takes heavier steps than the Park Ave. woman in my previous post...
Park Ave. Woman Walking 20 Dec 2012 | 04:52 am
I just finished teaching a course at The Concept Design Academy in Pasadena called Figure Invention for Animation. It was my first attempt at teaching in any formal capacity. The students were very gr...
KFP: Secrets of the Masters (2011) Pt. 4/4 12 Jun 2012 | 08:12 am
Master Ox puts the final touches on their team effort to neutralize the Woo Sisters. After which the three masters enjoy a new found moment of esprit de corps. Special thanks to my friends, Jeff Snow...
KFP: Secrets of the Masters (2011) Pt. 3/4 2 Jun 2012 | 07:50 am
Master Croc, by virtue of his impenetrable hide, turns the Whirling-Woo Sisters on end, setting them up for Master Rhino to break apart their deadly bond.
KFP: Secrets of the Masters (2011) Pt. 2 24 Apr 2012 | 11:51 am
Ox is the consummate tactician. By slowing down the action in his mind, he can hyper-analyze his opponent's fighting style, quickly identify a hidden weakness and exploit it through a counter attack. ...
