A Pumonkey X-Mas
December 24, 2007, filed under: Studio, by Lex
Wishing everyone a pumonkitastic holiday!
Model Sheets: Part II
December 20, 2007, filed under: Sketchbook, by LexThese model sheets of Gertrude focus more on her personality than the specifics of her physical appearance. Women, like horses and ships are tough to do well. I was relieved to find this post on John (Ren & Stimpy) Kricfalusi’s blog stating the same thing; he sites a Disney animator’s work on Jane from Tarzan as a rare example of good “girl animation.”
Blimpitude
December 18, 2007, filed under: Studio, by Lex
In my non-Kid B. existence I’m lucky enough to work for the Charles Schulz Studio in Santa Rosa, CA and more often than not cool stuff happens there. Like last week we were visited by the Metlife Blimp: Snoopy Two (Snoopy One was on the East Coast). We were given a tour and took turns sitting in the gondola (no flights though). It’s an impressive piece of machinery–I think the coolest part was seeing the blimp dock, it literally has to be caught by handlers on the ground below!
Model Sheets: Part I
December 13, 2007, filed under: Sketchbook, by Lex
In an effort to provide my readers with the “absolute edition” of this blog, I’m compelled to post model sheets of our three principle characters (transplanted over from the now defunct LEXPRESS PROD. BLOG of yesteryear). Model sheets are primarily used in animation, they give the animators a complete look at the characters from all angles and also provide info on how the character acts, different facial expressions, dos and don’ts, etc. Bob McKimson’s Warner Bros. model sheets are some of the best I’ve seen (above). The model sheets below were created specifically for sculpting purposes, not animation (although I suppose they could work…); these are the guides my sculptor uses for reference (check out the Hama sculpt in the SHOP to see just how good she is).
There are two different Kid B. model sheets because apparently the pose on the first one is difficult to make a mold from (the area between his closed hands and torso would be difficult to mold); you’ll notice I since changed the design on Nagling too.
From the Vault: Comicon ‘07 Sketch
December 7, 2007, filed under: Sketchbook, Studio, by Lex
Man, I’ve been so tied up working on the book that I thought I’d have to go all week without a post, however Brian Kolm saved my blogging butt by sending along this sketch I did back at Comicon. This was done for the Cartoon Art Museum of San Francisco, they held a sketch-a-thon fundraiser and got all sorts of great artwork from well-known cartoonists (and then there’s me). I can’t remember if mine was sold or not, but we at least have archival proof that it existed.