hello hello! happy new year! (is it still new?)
I've been sucked into yet more work- I've just done 3 more tempo animatics in an epic 3 weeks over christmas with another one to go, but i just had to say:
"bike" is nominated for the Best 2d Commercial British Animation Award!
I heard it was on the shortlist last week, but yesterday got a call saying it's made it through to the final 3.
I still can't quite get my head around it- what an amazing thing!

So here it is, the Tempo "making of" shot/directed/edited/magicked together by Mr Andy Blackburn.
4 months of the process compressed into 2 1/2 minutes of live action. Animation sure is slow :)

been playing lately with something a little softer than my usual go-to ink lines, not quite there yet I don't think, but it's something I want to get good at :) These were originally going to be windows for an advent calendar, but it got killed so they've vaguely ended up as a little 5 panel comic instead. soft colour palette vaguely inspired by the brilliant Wolf Erlbruch whose book Ente Tod und Tulpe I discovered and fell in love with in Stuttgart last year.

I've been trying to remember the name/director of this film for ages! finally. itch scratched. Rubicon by Gil Alkabetz made in 1997. I can breathe out now.

Tempo tissues "Bike"

So the ad I directed is finally here!
It aired on monday in germany/italy and I just found out has been named "ad of the week" by the Reel!
I'm looking forward to finally being able to post some drawings related to this, I've been locked in an inky drawing vacuum more or less since January, it's been a long time coming :)

thanks especially to all the wonderful animators and artworkers who did a better job than I could ever have done all on my own and coped admirably with my first time director nerves...

xx

Oh and also, extra special thanks to Owen for bringing his plinky musical magic as ever.

PS. Stand by for obligatory embarrassing making-of in the next couple of days...

me too! Long time no blog. Contrary to popular belief I haven't evaporated, I'm just in production of my first commercial... I'm sure a whole slew of stuff will follow once it's done and it surfaces online. For now though whilst my brain is focussed only on artworking and food I guess things will be pretty sparse...  soon! holidays and drawings. x

I may have just found my favourite article on wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puddle

"A puddle is generally small enough for an adult to step over, shallow enough to walk through, and too small to traverse in a boat or raft. Puddles can be a source of fascination for children, as well as attracting other small wildlife."

"In military terminology, puddles are "liquid terrain obstacles deprived of tactical importance""

Who knew? It's so deadpan, I love it.

My new business cards! My lovely new rubber stamp came in the post a couple of days ago and since then everything that can be stamped has been, starting with these.