Pose Assignment

Part of an assignment for my current animation class :)

Siggraph Aftermath

Whoo! Just got back home from Siggraph, and I am EXHAUSTED. At the same time, I'm feeling totally supercharged. To all the cool folks I met in Vancouver, you guys are awesome! It was great to geek out with everyone. Wishing you all success in your studies and professional endeavors.
Now that I'm back, I feel like I definitely have a better understanding of the direction I need to head in. I'll definitely be heading back out to Siggraph 2012!
I did a fair deal of sketching in between production sessions and screenings, so as soon as I get a chance, I'll post some of those pages.

Stay classy everyone!

Siggraph 2011!

Tomorrow (or rather, in a few hours) I'm heading to Vancouver to attend the Siggraph conference!
It's my first time at Siggraph, so needless to say, I'm super excited. I've been working all week on some bits of animation, making a few adjustments to some school assignments, and now I've finally got my first demo reel put together :)

See everyone at Siggraph!

Art Class Drawings

I've been attending a weekly drawing class for about a year now. These are a few of the drawings I've done in that class.

My first drawing in the class.

Basketball Blocking

Basketball Fail Blocking from kyleMR on Vimeo.

Plugging away at this guy.

Another Walk Cycle

Here's another little test. Getting ready for my first Siggraph!

Little steps

I've been spending most of the Summer so far taking a break. Trying to take a step back from school and just relax, get to a place where I can just do my thing.
At the same time, I'm trying to work through some problems in my animations - physicality and timing, weight, arcs, etc.
So here's a little test I whipped up. A few more of these and I think I'll be in a good place to take the next step forward.

Simple Walk Cycle from kyleMR on Vimeo.