Arne Get's a New Look

In an Older Post I revealed some photos of Arne the armature's birth. Well as of yesterday, he has hit puberty. Puberty hit back, and the results are terrifyingly awkward.



Here's a shot of old Arne(or maybe it's young Arne)



I then drew over this image in photoshop to imagine how he might fill out.



Arne in all his tangled glory.



I also stuffed his naughty bits with clay to hide the yellowish epoxy.



Currently listening to Eclectic Electric by Primus

Twisted Metal

The Birth of the armature. This is a wire Armature that is going to remain naked for most of the film. So I'm trying to keep him looking simple.



Twisting Wire.



Finished body



Setting epoxy in small paper molds.



completed.



I need to try to shave down the epoxy and try to get rid of the paper. Besides that he's ready for movement!

2-Ton Crystal Clear

I just bought a whole lot of epoxy earlier today. And have spent the rest of the day tuning up my armature. It appears he has week feet.

This looks like a job for the "Job Box".




Clay is now getting replacement feet. I added metal washers to the base for extra structural support.


So when it comes time to animate Clay, he will have a leg to stand on.



I'm calling him Clay because he's made of clay.

A House That Wanted to be Haunted

Another Halloween has come and passed. This year's decorations were a success. Only the number of kids was not as big of a turn out as last year. Lots of candy was left over; an even greater success!

Me and my dad made a big inflatable catfish looking thing which would dance around in front of a strobe.




Quinn and I had the idea to make our own scary soundtrack for the house. I'll see if I can upload the tracks later today.

Malibu Keenan

This week Keenan goes to the beach!

So things have gotten underway on the Westlake project since the last post. There have been many sleepless nights. piecing together 3 animated sequences from items in my room. One oh so special item was my printer, who needs liquid refreshment after a week of printing. Scraps of paper and saw dust have made themselves at home about my floor. In fact my whole room has been taken over by equipment. When the time comes for sleep, it's probably easier to stay up and continue working rather than maneuvering myself to my bed without disrupting the set.

I got my caffeine on and wrapped up a bad ass beach scene last night! The better part of the day was spent making the set. As the sun went down, I animated my characters to golden sunset.

This is a video so you can see what makes this set tick. It's pretty self explanatory. And if you can spot my busted Motorola phone you win a high five!



Don't forget the high res pics, ladies love the high res pics.




Why not, I'll throw in a final frame from the animation as well



And since I'm unloading I might as well put the pick-up in reverse and slam on the breaks.



And that's the rest of them!
Oh! business people with their phones and folders!