Scarfe self portrait
Friday, 8 April 2011
Gerald Scarfe visit
The great cartoonist came by the story dept. He discussed his work on Disney's Hercules.
Wednesday, 6 April 2011
Tuesday, 5 April 2011
Wallace & Gromits "Reach for the Skies" Thumbnail
Thumbnailing around the script is fast and effective . . .
Thumbnails
I don't hang around - we get those thumbs straight into the edit and meet with the director and editor and hash it out - when it feels to be working . . .
Underdog
This is a work in progress model of the character by one of the talented Aardman model makers.
Chuggington
Earlier last year I worked on episodes of the childrens series "Chuggington"
Directed by Sarah Ball. The series went down really well and is in production on another series.
Chuggington Animatic
This storyboard was done in the computer package "Sketchup". It mean't the boards were also used for layout purposes as the set and characters matched the CGI material.
Monday, 4 April 2011
Wallace & Gromits "Nature knows Best" Thumbnail
I storyboarded all of the animation for the Wallace and Gromit's World of Inventions series that aired on BBC one. I get a real kick seeing these quick thumbnail sketches
Wallace & Gromits "Home Sweet Home" Storyboards
Gromit is pipped to the post by his robotic replacement
Radio Times centre spread
This sketch was for the World of Inventions edition of the Radio Times. It was great fun to work on.
Life drawing 30 second poses
I recently organised life drawing sessions at Aardman. The main focus for me, as a story artist, is quick gesture drawings. We have a mix of female and male models that work with props and some have acting experience, which is great for character work. The classes have been a great success and have had participants from all departments at Aardman, not just the creative areas. I'm running another block on a few weeks.
Penny from Npower
Worked on a few projects with Penny, the Npower mascot. Here are a few examples . . .
Nescafe "Drop" character designs
Character designs for a coffee drop character as part of a pitch for Nescafe
Bloodhound character development
Peter Peeke designed a bloodhound mascot and I developed the little dog further into poses that would express his tenacious & lovable personality.
http://www.bloodhoundssc.com
Tales of the Spiffing; a comic anthology
20 artists who are involved with Aardman got together and independently published this comic anthology. The result has been better than any of us hoped for and we are now in the process of flogging them . . . so if you're interested please read on.
This cover was illustrated by Aardman director Luis Cook. I've just had the pleasure of working with him on an animatic for a secret pilot.
The Waterstein Babies
This is my tale. "The Waterstein Babies" is a Longitudinal study that began in 1928, England. It has since followed the lives of 5 babies from birth to death. Their highs, lows, deepest thoughts and desires are revealed in this famous study. In this volume are five stories that have been edited together to form a whole, it also includes various paraphernalia from the archive. I'm already working on Volume 2 for the next "Spiffing Artists" publication.
Calcutta India, 1928
Dr Waterstein's reporting of the orphan Asha Rai's selection for "The Waterstein Babies"
Fresh out of the box
To read more about this artistic venture or purchase the comic for £14.99 please visit;
http://talesofthespiffing.blogspot.com
Spiffing launch at GFR
We had a simultaneous launch at both Aardman studio sites. These are photos from the Gas Ferry Road studio canteen.
Shaun the Sheep "Ewe've been Framed" Storyboards
That's another fine mess you've gotten me into Bitzer . . .
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