Here's a clip from X-ing, the student film I spent a semester working on Winter 2009. In the clip below I helped texture (paint) the bench on the far right of the screen beneath the gas station window at seconds 12-13, and, more importantly, I animated a brief closeup, seconds 33 through 35. This is the first 3D film I've worked on. My fellow students/coworkers were a tremendous help, and even though I don't expect to be in the credits for X-ing, it was an invaluable experience for me as a would-be animator. Most of all I enjoyed the camaraderie with my peers and the satisfaction of seeing an end product. I hope to work on the next film if there's an opportunity before I graduate, even though I'm only a Visual Arts and Computer Science double minor, (and an Italian major).

Read the article on BYU's website here.

Summer 2009 Sculptures

This is some of my work from a figure sculpting course I took recently.

The three rough sculptures you see are gestural studies done in wax, and took only 2.5-ish hours each to complete. I cast one in bronze plus one other which I then gave a patina, not pictured here. I might not get around to taking a picture of that one honestly, unless someone asks me to.

This dirty-looking jade-ish sculpture was originally clay but then cast in green-dyed resin. I aged it to make it look like it had been standing in a garden for a long time. That was a decision I made when the legs broke. I drilled holes and fit metal rods into each the thighs to keep it together, but I kept the cracks as visible as possible for the aged effect. The plinth is surrounded in a metal doodad I found at DI which is attached with copper wire to another metal doodad from DI that I cut off of something else. I got the pot at, yes, DI. The idea is, the statue will be covered in ivy that grows out of the pot.

The third sculpture here is one made entirely from an old computer (DI again - $5). No glue was used, and except for the wires from the power supply, I didn't break anything. I liked making this one. If I do something like this again, I hope to make it a working, actually functional computer (that has been sculpted obviously).

New to the whole blog thing

I've been behind the times, but now that I have a real reason to blog, here it is... my first personal blog.

It will take me a while, but I'll try and upload my work thus far. Judge the quality for yourself. Please don't hesitate to tell me what you think straightforwardly and honestly. This blog is for the benefit of any wishing to follow my progress as an aspiring artist and animator, friend, family, or professional.

I'm happy to hear requests. There's no guarantee I'll say yes, but don't be shy.