Hey all! Happy New Year! I hope 2010 brings everyone great things! :D
2009 was a good year, considering. It had its ups and downs but overall it was good! Finished Ringling, came to LA, got some work in film, got my facebook account hacked this morning..All fun stuff! ;) I just hope 2010 will be much better! :D
I thought I would post a work in progress of a little exercise I've been working on my free time. It is some dialogue from Kill Bill, and I am using Greg Peltz's KnockOut Model (Watch his film here!) Thanks a lot for letting me use her, Greg! It is still a work in progress, but I did promise some kind of update before the year was over! ;)
Alvin and The Chipmunks 2 is in theaters now! It is pretty darn cool seeing kids laugh at the movie and people clap at the end. :) All that hard work was worth it!
Well, Happy New Year! Go celebrate, be safe, and be with your loved ones! See you in 2010!
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Thursday, December 31, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Braainnnsssssss...
Wow, it has been a while! You six people following me must have been so worried! ;)
Hello!
I apologize for the lack of updates. Life after Ringling has been quite interesting! After graduation in May, I moved to Los Angeles and was picked up by Rhythm and Hues to work on Alvin & The Chipmunks 2. It was a very fun project and I can't wait for it to be on theaters! Be sure to see it! (hooray for shameless plugs!)
After that I went to Sony Pictures Imageworks to work on Cats & Dogs 2, which I finished working on this month. And now I am taking some time off to work on me reel and find my next new adventure/movie/job. And I can't wait... It's getting boring at home!
I'm close to finishing a new lil' animation exercise to keep me from getting rusty and I shall promptly post it, followed by a new demo reel, I hope!
So to all a Happy Holiday! :) I hope everyone has a great time and that 2010 will be a great year for animation, and life in
Hello!
I apologize for the lack of updates. Life after Ringling has been quite interesting! After graduation in May, I moved to Los Angeles and was picked up by Rhythm and Hues to work on Alvin & The Chipmunks 2. It was a very fun project and I can't wait for it to be on theaters! Be sure to see it! (hooray for shameless plugs!)
After that I went to Sony Pictures Imageworks to work on Cats & Dogs 2, which I finished working on this month. And now I am taking some time off to work on me reel and find my next new adventure/movie/job. And I can't wait... It's getting boring at home!
I'm close to finishing a new lil' animation exercise to keep me from getting rusty and I shall promptly post it, followed by a new demo reel, I hope!
So to all a Happy Holiday! :) I hope everyone has a great time and that 2010 will be a great year for animation, and life in
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Animation Block Party!
Whoa! Hey guys and gals! Just thought I would post an update! :]
My film, Cat's Meow, has been accepted into the Animation Block Party! ( http://animationblock.com/summerfest09/ )
If you are in Brooklyn the weekend of July 24th-26th, be sure to drop by if you want to watch Cat's Meow on the big screen, as well as other awesome animated shorts! It will be a blast!
http://animationblock.com/summerfest09/
You can get tickets here, too!
My film, Cat's Meow, has been accepted into the Animation Block Party! ( http://animationblock.com/summerfest09/ )
If you are in Brooklyn the weekend of July 24th-26th, be sure to drop by if you want to watch Cat's Meow on the big screen, as well as other awesome animated shorts! It will be a blast!
http://animationblock.com/summerfest09/
You can get tickets here, too!
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
CTN Animation Expo!
Hey guys! I will be going to the CTN Animation expo this November in Burbank, CA! I thought I'd help spread the word! ;)
Hope to see you all there!
Hope to see you all there!
Thursday, May 14, 2009
The calm -after- the storm!
So, finally, I am a BFA!
More importantly, I finally got a weeks worth of good sleep! :)
Yes, I have graduated from Ringling College along with my wonderful classmates. It was a long an enjoyable four years and I am proud to have met so many awesome artists and just great and fun people to be around with. I will miss them terribly! :<
And now I join the many artists hunting for the ever elusive job-asaurus. I hope to find a good one that will offer shelter and food for me and my wifey. Also, good job-asaurus teeth can be used for spearheads and the like!
I did get something pretty neat for graduation! A Nikon D-60! Now I can take super cool pictures!
Like this!
I should start a Flickr account now.
Other than that this is the end of my week off...and then it's back to animation! I have not posted it yet but I am doing a small lipsync test with Greg Peltz's awesome model, The Knockout. I shall post it soonish when I finish it!
Although it may have to wait... My mouse's left click is broken and it is a pain to work with it. Thankfully logitech is sending me a new one.
And that was it! A long needed update with no art at all! So I better get workin'! And to all my classmates: keep on rockin'!
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Cat's Meow trailer!
Hey guys!
Head on over to
http://www.catsmeow-themovie.com/
or
http://jorgegarciaart.com/ (and click on THESIS)
to take a look of a little trailer I put together for my film!
It's...epic to say the least.
:)
Head on over to
http://www.catsmeow-themovie.com/
or
http://jorgegarciaart.com/ (and click on THESIS)
to take a look of a little trailer I put together for my film!
It's...epic to say the least.
:)
Saturday, March 21, 2009
2D Water!
x-posted at www.catsmeow-themovie.com
For my short I required water effects... I decided to draw the water traditionally and then color and comp it onto my shot using Photoshop and Shake. It's been a learning experience and I owe a lot of it to Mr Gary Schumer, who has been my 2D Water FX mentor here at Ringling! Here is the cleaned up animation, all on 1's.
It was really fun to make it... And I learned a lot thanks to Gary. It felt great to get on the good old animation desk and flip some pages once more...
For my short I required water effects... I decided to draw the water traditionally and then color and comp it onto my shot using Photoshop and Shake. It's been a learning experience and I owe a lot of it to Mr Gary Schumer, who has been my 2D Water FX mentor here at Ringling! Here is the cleaned up animation, all on 1's.
It was really fun to make it... And I learned a lot thanks to Gary. It felt great to get on the good old animation desk and flip some pages once more...
Thursday, March 05, 2009
I'm baaaack!
Did I forget I had a blog???
Apparently! ;)
I've been quite busy working on my short film during my senior year of Ringling. I do have tons of stuff to post related to that, but I want to edit it and make sure I am not giving any big spoilers... So for now, just a small promotional image of sorts!
It has been a blast, and I have 30 more days to finish and go render it... so it's back to work for me!
Apparently! ;)
I've been quite busy working on my short film during my senior year of Ringling. I do have tons of stuff to post related to that, but I want to edit it and make sure I am not giving any big spoilers... So for now, just a small promotional image of sorts!
It has been a blast, and I have 30 more days to finish and go render it... so it's back to work for me!
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Thursday, August 14, 2008
A long due update!
Well, it HAS been a while since I posted anything here..so it is time for a little update since I need a break from modeling my thesis kitty cat!
Wow..haven't posted since April... Well, I managed to survive Prepro at Ringling and came out with a kinda cute idea for my thesis. It involves a cat, a hat, and the cat's owner who everyone says looks like me (with a goatee). I shall post some progress soon, as well as start a blog for my short film. :) I promise! It is already made actually, I just need to organize it..and then I will post a link to it!
The summer has been a good one. The first half I spent at home with Carrie and had some time to relax and be lazy, and draw! I redesigned my characters for thesis and rework some of the visual style I am going for, and I really need to thank my teachers Tammy, Ron, and Keith for that! I also found an amazing composer to help me with the score of my film, Brian Weitzeil, whom I have to bug about making a blog or something so I can link him! In the meantime..sneak peek of rough turnarounds!
In June I was lucky enough to get an animation internship at Sony Pictures Imageworks, too! I spent two months here and it's been a blast. I really liked LA (at least, the little I got to visit!), and the studio is a great place, and they are making great stuff there. I met a great deal of very VERY talented people who kick my butt, which is awesome. :D It was exciting to be part of it for this short period of time! I also got to visit Disney Animation Studios and Dreamworks, which are both just as amazing, and are making awesome stuff! I am really looking forward to all the movies that are coming next. I know you wanna hear more but... Lord Sauron has many spies, with many eyes! ;) In any case, they're /awesomeeeeeee/!!!! It's really great to see how many cool animated movies are coming our way, and I really hope to work as an animator in this industry when I grow up. Makes me really wanna start cracking on my thesis. In the meantime, keep an eye out for Sony Imageworks/Animation's next animated movie. I'm not sure if I can say what it is... but it looks /sweet/. And yummy. Very very yummy. Delicious even.
(me the day before I started at SPI, being an excited dork... "I'm ready to Imagework, ahyuck!") :D
I also found the amazing Flight of the Conchords. As Kristin put it... Pure gold!
Also, I got to go to Comicon and Siggraph! Both were amazing with many talented artists and just darn cool things to see! Business cards were traded, books were bought, awesome people were met, laughs were had. It was a good time. This whole summer has been inspiring and very very humbling, which is a good thing. There's a long road to go and a lot to learn! (how cheesy am I?)
(also starring Liron, Lindsey, and Stormtrooper McGee)
Wow..haven't posted since April... Well, I managed to survive Prepro at Ringling and came out with a kinda cute idea for my thesis. It involves a cat, a hat, and the cat's owner who everyone says looks like me (with a goatee). I shall post some progress soon, as well as start a blog for my short film. :) I promise! It is already made actually, I just need to organize it..and then I will post a link to it!
The summer has been a good one. The first half I spent at home with Carrie and had some time to relax and be lazy, and draw! I redesigned my characters for thesis and rework some of the visual style I am going for, and I really need to thank my teachers Tammy, Ron, and Keith for that! I also found an amazing composer to help me with the score of my film, Brian Weitzeil, whom I have to bug about making a blog or something so I can link him! In the meantime..sneak peek of rough turnarounds!
In June I was lucky enough to get an animation internship at Sony Pictures Imageworks, too! I spent two months here and it's been a blast. I really liked LA (at least, the little I got to visit!), and the studio is a great place, and they are making great stuff there. I met a great deal of very VERY talented people who kick my butt, which is awesome. :D It was exciting to be part of it for this short period of time! I also got to visit Disney Animation Studios and Dreamworks, which are both just as amazing, and are making awesome stuff! I am really looking forward to all the movies that are coming next. I know you wanna hear more but... Lord Sauron has many spies, with many eyes! ;) In any case, they're /awesomeeeeeee/!!!! It's really great to see how many cool animated movies are coming our way, and I really hope to work as an animator in this industry when I grow up. Makes me really wanna start cracking on my thesis. In the meantime, keep an eye out for Sony Imageworks/Animation's next animated movie. I'm not sure if I can say what it is... but it looks /sweet/. And yummy. Very very yummy. Delicious even.
(me the day before I started at SPI, being an excited dork... "I'm ready to Imagework, ahyuck!") :DI also found the amazing Flight of the Conchords. As Kristin put it... Pure gold!
Also, I got to go to Comicon and Siggraph! Both were amazing with many talented artists and just darn cool things to see! Business cards were traded, books were bought, awesome people were met, laughs were had. It was a good time. This whole summer has been inspiring and very very humbling, which is a good thing. There's a long road to go and a lot to learn! (how cheesy am I?)
(also starring Liron, Lindsey, and Stormtrooper McGee)And I guess that was it in a nutshell! Tomorrow is my last day at Imageworks, and while it is really sad to leave and turn in my ID card, I am looking forward to working on my short and more importantly, seeing my wife again after two months and taking her to see Colombia for the first time and visit my family for a week!
And eat mom's cooking.
THEN thesis.
Then back to LA, one day... ;)
And eat mom's cooking.
THEN thesis.
Then back to LA, one day... ;)
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
DFA Character Sketches
Why not?!
It has been a while since I updated... Been busy with classes, but spring break is coming so I'll have time to scan all my figure drawings, etc..and post more animations... And finally get to go to the beach and take a nap.... Aaaaaah. Good times.
It has been a while since I updated... Been busy with classes, but spring break is coming so I'll have time to scan all my figure drawings, etc..and post more animations... And finally get to go to the beach and take a nap.... Aaaaaah. Good times.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Happy 2008!
Happy New Years, everyone! I was in a drawing mood so I did a quick 1 hour sketchy on Painter X...
Supposed to be me, Carrie, and my cats... Yeaaaah.... Hope 2008 brings great things to everyone!
Supposed to be me, Carrie, and my cats... Yeaaaah.... Hope 2008 brings great things to everyone!
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Maquette Progress
So I got bored and decided to post my progress on my maquette's head! Yay.
Here's a simple armature done with a steel rod, soft bendable wires, and epoxy putty. The smelly kind.
Next, give it a nice coat of foil!
And then, a base layer of sculpey... I did a mix of super sculpey (with the skin translucent color) and white and black Sculpey III. (Thanks to Greg Peltz for the tips!)
And a couple hours later, more progress...
Yay for sculpey fun! My previous 2 attempts have royaly sucked... but I think this one will be..not TOO bad. Tomorrow I have to go buy some 90% alcohol to start smoothing shapes out and some toothpicks so I can attach the ears....
Lets see how I manage to ruin it! :D
Here's a simple armature done with a steel rod, soft bendable wires, and epoxy putty. The smelly kind.
Next, give it a nice coat of foil!
And then, a base layer of sculpey... I did a mix of super sculpey (with the skin translucent color) and white and black Sculpey III. (Thanks to Greg Peltz for the tips!)
And a couple hours later, more progress...
Yay for sculpey fun! My previous 2 attempts have royaly sucked... but I think this one will be..not TOO bad. Tomorrow I have to go buy some 90% alcohol to start smoothing shapes out and some toothpicks so I can attach the ears....
Lets see how I manage to ruin it! :D
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
It's the all 'bout the little things that make me smile.
This is so much fun. I haven't played games in forever.., but this commercial makes me want to get the extremelly overpriced PS3. Which I won't, cause I'm broke, and I don't have the time.. But this is so much fun to watch. I hope I can be part of something like this one day.
It's..just....FUN. o_O
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Sketchbook dump
Just some quick sketches from me sketch book...thought I'd update with something. ;)
Blast from the past, Sophmore Year
I finally found this 'round my backups... A character construction sheet for a character we had to create for our Traditional Animation II Class. Her name is Clarisse.
Monday, October 08, 2007
Animatic - Culinary Casualties
Just thought I'd post a fun little project for my Concept Dev class...
Story, characters, etc etc, by Gary Schumer's Concept Developement III class, Fall '07.
Thanks y'all! The aspect ratio is wrong thanks to google video, so I'll repost it when I get a small enough quicktime to embed here.. Timing seems a little off too..yay lag!
But anyhoo.
Song title: "Freckles"
Music composed by Mark Shane
Published by Franklin-Douglas, Inc.
www.omnimusic.com
Drawings and editing by me! :O
Story, characters, etc etc, by Gary Schumer's Concept Developement III class, Fall '07.
Thanks y'all! The aspect ratio is wrong thanks to google video, so I'll repost it when I get a small enough quicktime to embed here.. Timing seems a little off too..yay lag!
But anyhoo.
Song title: "Freckles"
Music composed by Mark Shane
Published by Franklin-Douglas, Inc.
www.omnimusic.com
Drawings and editing by me! :O
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