Today’s post is an experiment of sorts. About a month ago, I posted this page of watercolor sketches, painted from photographs by Albert Arthur Allen. Just for fun, I wondered what those drawings might look like animated.
The result is this two-second “sketchbook animation.” It’s not an acting test or a funny gag or a film with a beginning, middle, and end. It’s just something I felt like animating. It’s like something I’d draw in my sketchbook, except animated.
The final product of project number one in my Maya class. Nerf fans enjoy:
Click to play movie at 320×240
Or download the 640×480 large version (76.7 MB).
The gun featured in this clip is the N-STRIKE Nite Finder, which unbelievably only costs $5.99.
Now online — the entire Jimmy Rodent Video Game short film I promised to post:
(13.6 megs, right-click to download)
We did this entire film in one night, as a “sketchbook animation” assignment. Geoff directed and I did the animation. Just about every image in the clip is lifted from one NES game or another, with the exception of Jimmy himself. And we did all the animation, unbelievably, in Adobe ImageReady, animating everything straight ahead, frame-by-frame, as an animated gif.
It was mentioned to me this weekend that there’s some interest in the Jimmy Rodent video game animation Geoff and I did a year and a half ago. So for those who asked, don’t worry — I haven’t forgotten. I’ll convert and post it once all this end-of-internship and moving-up-from-L.A. stuff has settled down.
My name is Zachary Knoles, and this is my work. I'm an independent artist living and working in the SF Bay Area. I paint mostly figurative pieces with a stylized-representational look to them. I also make animated films.
Many of my paintings are available for purchase through my Etsy store. Prices range from $500 to as low as $50. I also have prints available for selected pieces. If you see a piece you're interested in that isn't currently for sale, let me know! I'm happy to work something out if I can.
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