Next projects

Don't know if I'll have much time for this one because I'm working on a side animation project @ wilstersanimationproduction check it out if you have the time.

If I do have time, I'll be working on my next portrait, come back for more updates.

Crawling along with new tests

New Project Character Design Old Guy

Haven't drawn in awhile, looking for a character design for a future project. An elderly fellow that felt cheated by someone else, a defenseless guy trying to defend himself. I think the one I numbered look good, which one you like?

My most response with #3, so I decided to add try out some more facial expression.
Several friends also mentioned that I need to do more, different ones, a lot more for variation and then pick the one that is best. Basically the one I pick is good, but want to see if I can generate more various character that can fit the description and not just stopping where I feel safe.

What do you guys think? Any suggestions on type or style or anything to improve?









Until next time, Wilster out.

Heh Heh Heh ...See! THAT'S!

Work for 8 hours, go home and animate till 4am, sleep for a few hours, then work....not enough time in the day when you're animating and trying to improve your skills. Had to redo the belt tassel because I didn't like how it was swinging, I like this way more now.

Need to invest in a large batch scanner cause my scanner crashed on me 3 times in the middle of the process and I had to start over.

Until next time.

Make this day YOURS!

Wilster Out.

Heh Heh Heh...See!

WIP piece I'm doing. Mouth will be add in later for so I won't have to deal with timing it out etc.

Not happy with it, but it'll have to do for now because I need to move on on this Scene. At least I'm be at the animation table!

Things been interesting for the last few days. An opportunity arrived and I did not seize it, well, wasn't prepared for it. I had been blindly going through what I've been comfortable with...and that's a definately not a good thing to do. I've learned that if you need to improve and grow and succeed, you HAVE to seize the day and make it yours. Take any obstacles you have and make it into an opportunity, and take it! Even if it's something you don't know or realized, do it, because in the end, it will prepare you for the future.

Until Next time,

CARPE DIEM!

Out of Crunch and Back into Other Stuff

So crunch time at work is finally whining down, which means more time out side of work to do my own things. Seems to me that things are finally setting down for me at this new place.

Got a new car a few months back and finally finalized my registration and paperwork, so now I can cruise around for awesome hiking grounds and new places to expereince.

Also going to start boxing again, haven't box in years, hope I can get back into it.
Got a new guitar and start learning how to play and going to learn a new language.

In addition, I've started to be interested in R/C Helicopters and it's going to be an amazing (and expensive) hobby.

Most importantly, I'm going to start doing animation again, bunch of 2d and 3d excercises and will have a complete 2d and 3d animation by the end of this year. Wish me luck and I'll keep ya'll posted. Until Next Time,
Peace Out

c'est la vie

A friend posted this this morning, seems somewhat inspirational:

When you have lost everything, you have nothing to lose, and when you have nothing to lose you have nothing to hold back..it's time to complete my unfinished business.

Sometimes you have to push through, and set your values straight. You cannot have it all, so focus on one thing that will lead you to the better path in the future.

So for pastime, I've been doing portraits, might consider starting commission work. Also need to start working on some animations.

Until next time: c'est la vie

New Start Update

Long time no post, and I should be and will be posting more often.

For the last two months, I've been getting adjusted to new surroundings, new environments, new working environment, just plain new stuff. So for those who don't know, I've been employed as a full time animator at Visual Concepts/ 2kSport in Marin county. very new and different because I moved to Novato, which is kind of a small town 20 mile from San Fransisco. Small family community in a very hot and hilly place, definitely new from Seattle.

I'll be honest and it has been pretty rough for me, coming from a bigger city right out of college and move to a new place, leaving behind my family, friends, and usual surrounding. For the first few weeks, and still a bit am, I've been homesick.

But I've been adjusting well to my new surroundings, I am grateful that the company gave me a chance and position to work with some talented, knowledgeable, and experienced people, who are extremely friendly and helpful. I am put under a great lead who is very patience, smart, and humorous; and I get started on a project that enable me to get my feet wet, and slowly picks up so I am not thrown into a major project that is close to shipping date.

In the end, this is a major learning experience for me. Technical, personal, and education. I have so much to learn and will continue to work my way up to constantly improve myself and my artistic passion.

Everyday will be a struggle, but need to obtain the best of it, and learn from it, and how to improve it. Major journey is ahead of me, this is just the start. I'll try to update more as time goes on, and update more artwork aswell.

Beside hiking and wondering the streets, I need some thing to look forward to after work, thinking of doing art everyday, 2d animation project, which my awesome boss got a light table for me because my light box broke at home, and the hundred of animation papers, thanks again Roy! and just do drawing cartoons, caricatures, and portraits. Art is my passion, and I have lost sight of it for a bit after I graduated, but now i need to refocus. Here's a portrait I did for pastime after work. Enjoy, untill next time. Peace out

Been a rough ride, but starting new.

Been a rough ride for awhile, graduated from The Art Institute of Seattle and has been trying to find a job. I'm grateful for all my friends and family that have been there in the past and still with me now and supported me.

I need to update my blog more often, but I'm a man of little words. Here is my website for those who are interested, www.phunganimation.com

And here are some quick doodles and sketches just to practice up on my character designs, and trying to experiment and expand a new style.






Until Next Time,

Wilster Out

New Project: Dog poses.

So I have a new project that involve a four legged creature, a dog.

So I went to the lab and rush out some key poses and just basic
feel for what I want. Spend a bit under a hour and rushed this out,
it's not much but it's a bases for the 3d I am going to do. I have less
than 2 weeks to do this and under 5 seconds, it might end up to be 8 seconds.

Let's hope I don't kill myself with this on top of my already crowded schedule.
But I just want to animate animate animate!



Until Next Time,
Wilster Out

Piece of Sh*t

This piece of sh*t took me longer than expected to accomplished, but after seeing the results, it was well worth the extra push.



Now to next projects.....

Wilster Out

WIP Metal Jacket

A bit overwhelm with loads of work,

I have to do three animations in less than 5 weeks to put together
for my reel and animation. I've also started an acting club as
Vice President and obtain a lot more obligations for this quarter than
intented. Need to organize my time and work. I've bought a weekly planner
and will be using it very frequently.

So a little work in progress on this animation.




Until Next Time

Wilster Out

New and Final Quarter

So this is a new quarter for me, also my last.
Which means one thing : Work my Butt OFF
I need to create a top notch animation reel.

Beside putting my portfolio and reel together,
I'm going to be working on a 2d animation project and
tons of small 3d animation projects.

I already feel the pressure, and animation seems longer
and harder than before, I think it's the massive due date.
Anyways, here are some of my work in progress pf my 2d and 3d,
hopefully I get to finish these well and soon.





Until Next Time,
Wilster Out

Lip Sync Finals

Haven't been able to get any free time at all, everything has been
very busy lately. On top of my tons of General Education classes, I
have to finish a lip sync dialogue within two weeks. Fun? Yes it is!
But I have all these other projects I need to do first, which is very
horribly unsatisfactory.

I haven't went to life drawing in such a long time, and almost forgot about
the annual Gage Academy's Art Jam, where it's 12 hours of life drawings
from gestures, to still life, to 2-3 hours life drawing poses.
I got some not so good drawings, but I got one that I think was pretty good.
I also haven't have any time to draw anything lately, but I did doodle out some
characters, the dogs are for the DogPile search engine pitch I'm working on with
thier logo/mascot. There are other drawings for our school's animation dept.
mascot. I haven't have much time to draw more than what I wanted.



So here is whatt I have so far for my lip sync project, I used the dialogue
from Full Metal Jacket:




Until Next Time.

Wilster Out

Monsters vs Alien

The latest Dreamworks animation! I CAN'T HARDLY WAIT!

It seemed to me that lately, Dreamworks have the upper hand in
entertainment as far as comedy against Pixar. Like Wall-E was a
more serious movie that Kung Fu Panda, and as far as I've noticed from
the trailers, Monsters vs. Alien seemed to be more comical than Pixar's UP.

Can't wait to see both though! Wouldn't want to miss Monsters vs Alien on Imax!



Until next time,

Wilster Out!

Finally Finished.

So we finally finished our film.

PreProduction 5 weeks

production and post-production 5 weeks

Stressed - ended several decades off my life.

Showing my animation to everyone and blowing them away - Priceless.

I'm so proud of myself and my team that I've picked and directed.
Doesn't matter how artistically skilled a director is, even
though it helps, but it mostly matter of how well he picks the people
and directs them.

Nathan Rinehart, my main man, sat next to me day and night
composting all of the big and small detail of the animation.

Even though it was extremely stressful and tiring, but the power of
working with a group of people who are extremely dedicated and passionate
as you are, are something very describable.

Right at the last minute of 5 weeks, we finished our film and I
ran up and down the hall like a little school girl, getting
as much instructors I see, which wasn't much because it was
Friday and everyone already left.

We got our animation director, Roby Gilbert and show it to him,
then he told us to get the Dean and other department directors,

They were very happy and sad to see the film.

Now, it's major catch up time on my endless tons of assignments and
projects that I put aside to finish this film.

Since I'm planning to enter this in some film festivals,
I cannot show you the animation. However, I think I can put up
a small sneak peak of the film, since the best part is at the end,
still keep the ending a secret

Until next time, Wilster OUT

Sneak Background Peak Update

Production should be on schedule if nothing else happens,
There was a setback, but we finally finished all of the
animation and now in post, I have an amazing team, and we
brought in another person to help out with colour work.

I'm currently on background painting. These are a sneak-peak
of some of the backgrounds I'm working on. As you can guess,
they style is simply and kind of wanted a children colouring-
book feel to it.









Until next time

Wilster

Sneak peak

So we have been very busy working my film,
couldn't update as much as I would like to.

Most of the animation is done. Waiting for the last bit from my
friend deal friend Chaya who is doing the little kid of the animation.

Composting are 80% done, and we will start doing color work asap.
I can honestly say I am proud to have the best team ever, everyone
are giving it 110%, some are even 150%, we are, however a bit behind schedule,
so I'm hoping to bring another clean up personnel to help out.

He is a sneak peak of part of the animation, We will have it done for a
special RAC premiere, on "Remember remember the fifth of November".

Until next time,

Wilster

12 Quotes from Pablo Picasso and Charles Schultz Philosophy

1. I drew every day, and sometimes when I felt like it...

2. Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

3. Everyone wants to understand painting. Why is there no attempt to
understand the song of the birds?

4. Work is necessary for man. Man invented the alarm clock.

5. I paint objects as I think them not as I see them.

6. In drawing nothing is better than the first attempt.

7. Genius is personality with a pennies worth of talent. Error
is that which chances to rise above the common place.

8. The chief enemy of creativity is good taste.

9. I don't own any of my own paintings because a Picasso original cost
thousands of dollars--it's a luxury I can't afford.

10. I'd like to live like a poor man with lots of money...

11. Every child is an Artist. The problem is to remain an Artist once they grow up.

12. Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.


Some great insights from Picasso, very modivating.

I got the quotes off of Gordon Hammond's blog.
He works on the Fairy God Parents, I believed.
But check out his blog, he got some amazing stuff within.

Also, I got this off of Stephen Silver's blog,
Another amazing artist! I love Blogs.

Charles Schultz Philosophy

The following is the philosophy of Charles Schultz, the creator of the 'Peanuts' comic strip. You don't have to actually answer the questions. Just read this straight through, and you'll get the point.

1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.

2 Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.

3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America.

4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.

5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.

6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.


How did you do?

The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday. These are no second-rate achievers. They are the best in their fields. But the applause dies. Awards tarnish. Achievements are forgotten. Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.


Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:

1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.

2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.

3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.

4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special.

5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with .


Easier?

The lesson:

The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. They are the ones that care .


'Don't worry about the world coming to an end today.

It's already tomorrow in Australia ' (Charles Schultz)


Very insightful stuff.
Until next time,

Wilz

Small Update

Nothing much to say,
Currently on break, spent most of my time rejuvenating
from being burnt. The only problem is that I have this
huge animation to do, and I'm running out of time.
We'll see what we can do.

Just wanted to do a small update, nothing special
There is the Boltz Animation that they just finished
the animation process this month and should be out
by Nov 21st. Can't way to see it,
here's a small extended clip. Really nice job in the animation,
pretty entertaining and the character's subtlety is nicely done.
Clip here:
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809812763/video/9813762

Actually sent most of my break looking at student work from other
schools and blogs from other amazing industry people. Very inspiring!

Here's an animation done by a Cal Arts graduate Nealon
Incredible work within 4 month period.



So every Wednesday we have a little AIS sketchgroup. I need to be able
to draw more! I've been slacking behind. But it's really good to get out
with some friends and just draw. One of the Jam we said we should do
Crazy Doctors. So I did a few characters of crazy doctors....and a evil
warlord looking guy.


A little sketch of some friends at the last sketch group jam.


I think I'll share with you guys an old animation I did.

This was done in my second year of school? Man, looking
back at it, it's kind of an enbarrassment, but also looking back
I've seen how much I've grown and how much more I need to
grow. Hope you guys like it.



Until Next Time

Wilster out