northern lights

northern lights, a photo by M Farrell on Flickr.

Also wanted to show some of was it late January or early February's display of the northern lights - theyre my best yet

sketchbook project

sketchbook project, a photo by M Farrell on Flickr.

I have mentioned my sketchbook project before in previous posts and I wanted to post a link so more people can have a chance to view it ( I cant remember if I digitised it or not)

We are just about approaching the end of the second month of this year 2012. I am currently working on an older project tidying it up. It was a video I created for the Doritos competition in 2010, I remember animating it in a very short space of time.

I wanted to clean up what animation I can, including the sound because a lot of things didn't fully go to plan at the time. I know no matter how much I tweak the animation etc, it is never going to be 100% perfect.

This was the first time I had used flash - I do like flash butI do not think it is the most user freindly programme for an animator. I enjoy the stylish graphical animation that I have seen and which can be created if using it created, but Id really like to make a 2d hand drawn animation.

I would also like to give after effects a  go sometime

Sketchbook project 2012!

Finished on sunday afternoon which was great two days before the postmark deadline so I had good time to check over it make sure the pages were glued ok and also some time to scan and photograph my skecthbook for document.

heres a couple of pics:

Sketchbook world tour 2012! (twirl IF)

Yay! I officially started the Sketchbook Project yesterday! I think at first I was afraid to draw in it if you know what I mean maybe with I it being a new sketchbook and I think I spent to much time thinking, thinking how it should look, what should I put in, what are people going to think about it.

The best thing is to just enjoy it! Really it is, I just need to spend the next few days up till Sunday working on up to 5 pages now. I just hope it's good that's all, at first I was fighting over doing 'finished pieces' but it is work in progress random thoughts a sketchbook. It took a while to adapt to working on something small but I got used to it. Ill keep ya posted!!

one day at a time

These are from my small mole skin sketchbook to get the wheels turning again... 

what do you think?

Hello 2012

Hi this was not meant to be my first post but it just so happens it is, so HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

I just just got back from New York and it was excellent I still need to let it all sink in I think I'm still a bit jet lagged which isnt helping living up in the arctic as the daylight is not very long at the moment hehe.

Anyway I have a sketchbook project to work on now for the Brooklyn Art Library and the deadline is less than 10 days away so I better get cracking!

here are some ideas I was experimenting with yesterday:

Going over developing old sketches and trying to come up with new ideas too.