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  • FREEBIRDS

    Reel FX’s first full length feature animated movie! Happens to have been mine too :)

    FREEBIRDS_Movie_Poster

    Had a blast working on it, and very proud of the way it turned out.

    You can check it out here:

    Also, it was on NETFLIX last time I checked :)

  • Despicable Me, Minion Mayhem

    MinionMayhemI absolutely loved the Despicable Me movie, and was thrilled when I got the opportunity to work on the Universal Studios ride, Minion Mayhem.

    I of course enjoyed working on the characters, but the props, gadgets and gizmos were really a hoot!

     

  • Daffy’s Rhapsody

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    I didn’t do a whole lot on this one (was busy on another production), but it sure was fun to watch the production of it and help out where I could :)

    Daffys_Rhapsody

     

  • Humbugged! Rockettes to the Rescue

    Part of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular.
    RadioCityChristmasI got to rig this frosty fella :)

     

  • Canvas for the Cause

    So, Reel FX has an annual Canvas For A Cause fund-raiser, and I was happy to be apart of it this year. I’m pretty happy with the way mine turned out:

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    It’s been quite some time since I’ve done a traditional painting, and it was my first time with acrylics, so I started by doing a quick digital sketch to figure out how I wanted to approach it.

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  • Look out world

    May I present to you Dr. Randal Direen Ph.D

    picture of dude in a lab coat and underware

    (I’m not sure the world is ready for this…)

    oh, I should note that this was heavily influenced by Pete Oswald’s work on Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, which happens to be Randy’s favorite movie (I’ve never seen someone identify with a character so much before :)

  • I drew me some aminals

    Sketches from a day at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

    moose sketch

    monkeys sketch

    giraffe sketch

    And these are some quick (60 sec) gestures from the cool Animal Gesture Drawing Practice Tool on pixelovely.com

  • Softball

    This bambino is about to BAMBEAN it! … that or egregiously miss, spiraling to the ground — there might be a reason he only plays on the weekends at a kids field ;)

  • Quick Watercolors

    Oh watercolors, how you challenge me so.  These were done in a small 3×5 watercolor sketch book. The first two were done from vacation pictures; the later two were done on the spot.

    (though doing a water color under water sounds like an interesting challenge :)

  • Been holding out on you

    Funny how getting a new job and moving to a new state can keep a guy from his blogging duties ;P

    Anyway, here are some drawin’s from the drawing class I’m taking at work:

    (all were 5 min. poses)