Animation
“Invention of Color” is back in stock as a 2nd edition! Grab it while you can , or be uncool forever. Maybe!
I’ve finally got some artwork available for online purchase in a variety of forms, through two print-on-demand sites: Zazzle and Society6.
Zazzle tends to focus on an amazing variety of products and styles and the ability to customize items, so that’s the place to go if you want heaps of options and a good quality result. Society6 aims for even higher quality, on a narrower range of item types (especially art prints, including stretched canvases).
So far I’ve been impressed with both places, and not a week goes by without me cheering up my workspace with the Zazzle mug you can see in the picture (believe it or not, that smiley face design took as long to do as some of my fancier digital paintings!).
Threadless is advertising gift certificates, and using a character from my design “Invention of Colour” to do it! Unfortunately my design is all sold out, so at the moment you can’t actually use your gift certificate to order it! If you like it, though, you can go to the product page and request a reprint (look just under the “Add to Cart” button).
Edit 11 Feb 2012: It’ back in stock as a 2nd edition!
WARNING: Although these animations are all family-friendly, the business has added other markets since my time there (the site is now blocked by some Internet filters) so keep that in mind if you follow the links below.
General Silliness – Gullibility Test
Grandparents’ Day – Groovy Grandpa
Grandparents’ Day – Groovy Grandma
I used to work at “Oska” in Brisbane, where I did old-fashioned pencil animation, cleanup, inbetweening, and occasional basic character design. Some of these animations are still online, which was a fun discovery for me! They’re not classics of animation craft but I have good memories of the work and the workers. The above animations are ones which I’m almost completely sure I did, but less sure with some than others! I did all the pencil drawing stuff and none of the digital tracing or colouring. I’d like to animate again. Storyboarding is fun, too. Actually, most things to do with animation are enjoyable… or at least they were where I studied and worked!