May the 4th Be With You

Happy Star Wars Day! You're my kind of scum.

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Ugly Doll



An iPadimation based on my girlfriend's ugly doll:


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Happy New Year!

What better way to kickoff 2011 than with a bit of iPadimation? This was doodled on Animation Creator HD, a must-have for anyone with an iPad and a serious animation addiction.

My New Year's resolution is to finish all the projects I started in 2010 (and prior). For me, creation is impossible without inspiration, so I thought I'd share my top ten most inspiring discoveries of 2010. Now some of these aren't necessarily new, but they were new to me, so lay off.

1. Comic Con
2. Scuba-diving
3. Black Swan
4. Flogging Molly
5. Nerd Fighters
6. How to Boil Water
7. The Venture Bros
8. Red Letter Media
9. The Trip
10. The Jeff Lewis 5 Minute Comedy Hour

Honorable Mention: Twitter

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Ghastly



It's your classic squirrel meets ghost film.

Buffalo Chicken

My contribution to the Dave Pimentel and Jeff Snow's Drawing of the Day game. Today's theme is "Buffalo Chicken." Here are some other excellent contributions!

Dave Derrick

Louie Del Carmen

Dave Pimentel

Josh Lieberman

Jeff Snow

Happy Birthday!
To my brother, Andy, and The Empire Strikes Back, who turned 33 and 30 this weekend.



Here's a little iPad animation to mark the occasion.

My lovely girlfriend Sarah and I paid a visit to my brother last week. Here we are in sunny Burbank with Andy and his girlfriend Michele. Yes, my big brother is a terminator.

More Star Wars nerdiness:
Star Wars Uncut
Universal Day of the Jedi
The Star Wars trilogy in Lego
Ewok shirts are the new Wolf shirt
Periodic Table of Empire Elements

How to Build a Dinosaur
Step 1: First Blood

According to Popular Science, researchers have successfully extracted 43,000 year-old mammoth DNA and replicated mammoth blood. This is the first step in bringing back an extinct species. Next stop: baby dinosaurs.

Animated on the iPad.

In other news, the latest Toy Story 3 trailer is out. It's definitely a different direction for the studio.

The 2011 Film Project
Part I: Shoot on the Butte

I joined a group of friends in some filmmaking hijinks over the weekend. The indefatigable Emma Coats (director of the upcoming Hitchhiker) led us to the top of a mountain, and we returned at the end of the day with shots worthy of a David Lean picture.

Against all of my animation training, I venture outside to make a film.


After an hour of hiking, we reach our location: the summit of a butte. And let me tell you, the view was a real beaut indeed.


I may only be an extra in the film, but the props make the job worthwhile.


Erick watches over the camera. Witness protection asked us to keep his face concealed in all images.

At the end of her film's first weekend of shooting, Emma takes a well-deserved breather. Okay, so she may not be completely indefatigable, but she she's pretty hardcore.

As for me, I prefer the comfort of animation. Hell, this was animated on an iPad in a bar; you'd never guess it by the grace and sophistication if the linework.

CHADES CHALLENGE XXV:
ALTERNATE EVOLUTION

Animated evolution, by yours truly (animated on the iPad, which is apparently also handy for concert pianists)

Evolution of the Toad Dragon, by Tyler Decker

Up next is Chades Challenge XXVI: DC vs. Marvel. My most recent poll shows that you guys want to see Batman vs. Wolverine, so that's what I'll be doing, but feel free to contribute whatever match-up appeals most to you! Drawings will be posted May 7, just in time for the premiere of Iron Man 2 (I can hardly wait!)

Superman vs. Spiderman, by Alex Ross

iBalls
Just animated this on Ev's iPad. I'm becoming more convinced that I need to own one of these things.