Revisit of the Uninvited

A revisit and progress of TO12H | The Opposite 12th Hour. I’m down to single digits finally on background completion. I spent most of January just working on the last pieces of the background art and I’m looking forward to making this happen. I tightened up the shot sequence for the edit and added character blocking.

I completed both Bright Balance and the Uninvited illustrations. Bright Balance depicts the idea of these massive bounce globes and plunger devices to engage in a chase sequence after a golden totem. I really like the concept and the overall color aesthetic and compoosition of this piece.

Then we have the Uninvited which is an illustration of a small ghost that is uninvited to closet monsters party and both parties aren’t invited to be hanging out in the room. There’s a bit of light play in this one with the reddish glow coming from the closet. Both pieces began as pen and paper drawings and then stitched back together in the system for cleanup and color.

TO12H, Cake, Designs and More

Hello, hello again, let’s go. Things are moving along for TO12H | The Opposite 12th Hour episode 1 and ECD | Egg Chicken Dragon. All of scene 4’s background art for the exteriors for Lou’s house are complete. The foregrounds, midgrounds, and backgrounds have been reassembled into the final edit with final camera movements.

Moving on to scene 2 there’s a couple dozen shots that are in the process of final color and detailing. These backgrounds are all full of all sorts of items and I’ve been doing a lot of cross referencing to get everything close to being on model, it’s close. I’m looking forward to seeing it completed.

Next we have another project for another short and a pivot in direction and it’s for Urban Bigfoot. It’s around a minute long and it’s called “Lair of Cake” it’s a fun short and it should be ready soon. The quality to detail and the story are exactly where they need to be, and I’m very excited for this one.

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TO12H and Beyond

The Opposite 12th Hour | TO12H has been moving forward at a steady pace. I’ve been going through the edit and working on adding Foley and other SFX elements. I’ve also been adjusting pacing for the final edit on a few shots and locking in on camera positions for export to use in the final animation. All backgrounds are in the final coloring stage and it’s really exciting to watch playback and to see the progress that’s being made.

TO12H | final background art
TO12H | Background art final color a look into the woods.

Beyond TO12H and sitting behind a desk, I’ve started to take the show on the road. A quick retrospective on the two conventions that have happened and that was Paracon and Lehigh Valley Comic Convention | LVCC. Paracon was a great experience and just being able to setup a table and exhibit and meeting people and having the opportunity to do something like that was incredible. Pennhurst State School and Hospital grounds is truly historic there’s history in those walls and throughout the campus.

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