Studio Madnis

quick sketch

2012-01-24T13:17:00.001-05:00

a quick sketch i whipped up. a self portrait of sorts...

I-tien (One day) poster 2

2012-01-24T13:15:00.001-05:00

So, I finally got to a place where I'm happy with this image to call it "finished". enjoy:

W.I.P's in 3d!!!!

2012-01-24T13:03:00.000-05:00

So, I've been practicing modeling, trying to step up my modeling ability so I can start working on some personal projects and post em up vs continuously showing what I did at the studio. If I want to move up, I feel this is a necessary step. that said, here's a couple of models i'm working on. With practice, I'll get better and better and actually be able to capture the essence of the character rather than trying to work with the front/side/back. to that effect, I've been modeling these characters without those guides and instead one piece of concept art. looking at them, I still got a ways to go. So, continuing to tweak as we go along.


"The Warrior's Way (working title)" character: Kelindas

"The Warrior's Way (working title)" character: Kelindas turn table

Little Madnis

Stuff I worked on Vol 3.

2012-01-18T11:00:00.004-05:00

At Emation, I juggle a lot of shows besides Family Guy and the Cleveland Show. Though those are the primary shows at our studio, we also touch upon other things as well, one such example is a straight to DVD movie that comes out, March 13, 2012.

I present:

In this movie, I worked on a variety of vehicles, not just the Mystery Machine but also other things as well. I also did Background animations as well. Once this officially releases on Blu-ray, I'll add the screen shots of what exactly I did in this movie.

Until the next volume!

Stuff I worked on vol 2

2011-11-07T10:30:00.005-05:00

SO! not much time as passed, and this sorta feels like an art dump, BUT WHAT THE HELL! hahaha.. I haven't updated this blog like I should so I guess this is sort of to be expected.
I promise, doodles and illustrations will come back eventually.

as well as more personal animation projects, but that's going to be in time. and more likely when I reactivate my website.. yes. I have a website. it's not up to date, and it's a load of crap at the moment, so in the meanwhile. this blog suits me just fine.

with that, we move onto volume 2. where I present,

scenes I worked on in Family Guy entitled: "Stewie Goes for A Drive"

Before I go onto show my work, I would also like to say, other shows I have worked on such as "The Lebron's", the Past Season of "The Cleveland Show" and the series finale of "Batman: The Brave and The Bold" will be shown in future volumes. Thing is, I have to look for these shows first. The Lebron's don't come on Youtube in Korea (stupid country blocker getting in the way) and finding a decent looking version of Batman is hard to come by... I'll probably end up buying the dvd/bluray just for that.. of course, if I could get my scenes directly from my job that would be a blessing... as it turns out.. so far. no good. it's okay though, right now, I'm happy with just this. hopefully I won't get in trouble for showing stuff that's already aired right?

so without further adieu, onto the scenes!

For Family Guy:

So this first scene was very cool. Why? because I did everything except the character animation here. hahahaha! Yup. The three extra cars, Brian's Prius and the Background including camera work was done by yours truly. The Prius was done on a motion path, while the three cars in the background were done like the scenes in The Cleveland Show premier. This scene was also one of my first pains. because I had to mix match so many separate animations at one time it became something of a chore. the Camera was probably the biggest issue here. the pan to the side was a pain because the Prius was on a curve but it still looked more like it was sliding to the right rather than driving. So i had to adjust both the curve and the camera until they matched. I also had to adjust the background by moving it a little bit so it would have the illusion of being bigger than it actually was. Not to mention other adjustments made to the background in regards to scale, position, etc. In the end though, I was still very happy to have worked on this scene!

the next scene I worked on was Stewie actually crashing into the lamp post. I had a lot of fun just going on youtube and actually looking at crash tests for the Prius, just to see the car crashing in motion. for this scene I made two versions, one with the crushed front, the next without.

this next shot was much like the mobile from the season premier. I had to make these images huge. this is mainly because the camera animations were done by the compositing team unlike the first scene in this post where it was done in XSI.

these three were interchanging flats that were used for these sequence of scenes. If when you're watching this episode and you see these three shots of the cars, they were done by me.

These last two shots are interesting to me in that they were done using a completely different program than what we normally use for Family Guy. Normally, we use XSI Softimage for our 3d Scenes. the toon shader is just better, but for these two scenes, we actually jumped to Maya.
I assume we did this to test out whether or not our scenes would look as good as it does in XSI. does it? you be the judge. I used to be a huge Maya advocate, but continuing to work with XSI, I'm slowly coming around to seeing the benefits of animating in that program. Not to say that Maya doesn't have it's own strengths. it's just XSI seems like I'm less fighting with the software and just digging more into animation where as every once in a while with Maya, I'll find myself a tad frustrated because I feel like the software just wants to be a pain in my ass.

the second picture also shows something that we do as part of the CG team. Sometimes matching a 2d animation and a 3d animation can be a pain. a serious one at that. So if the character isn't moving around as much and they're basically 2d flats they send us the still image to put in the vehicle. less headache for them and just one more thing for us to render. (^ ^)V

so.. that wraps up vol. 2.

stay tuned for more updates! and I'll try to actually stay on top of this blog.

Stuff I worked on Part 1.

2011-11-07T09:37:00.007-05:00

So, working at Emation, I've been working on a lot of shows. It's crazy hectic but I'm steadily getting better in my craft. or at least, that's what it feels like... anyway, at emation, I've been working on the CG aspects of these animated tv shows. Mostly that revolves around vehicles; ie cars, helicopters, etc. so there hasn't been much character animation.

that isn't to say I've haven't done any at all... I just can't disclose everything.

that said the purpose of these posts are to show you the scenes I did for the stuff that has already aired:

in part 1; the screenshots of scenes I worked on in The Cleveland Show entitled "BFF's" and Family Guy entitled "Lottery Fever." along with brief descriptions will be provided.

For The Cleveland Show:

the two animations below were very basic animations done in XSI. basically took the cars, pointed them in the direction I wanted them to go, and set the tangents to linear and made the curves gradients. this made the work load easy by simply making it so I don't have to worry about a beginning or ending key. and all that was necessary was just playing with the timing.

this first shot is where Cleveland leaves for Quahog to look for Peter.

the second, the scene where he arrives at Quahog.

For Family Guy:

I had a more active role in regards to animated scenes compared to the Cleveland Show.
again, the work was done in XSI.

The first shot was Peter pulling into his driveway.

The second was Lois pulling into the driveway.

For the first two shots, the biggest challenge for me was the timing of the stops. As these scenes aren't very long in time, the two cars initially pulled into the driveway way too fast. The solution of course, was continually playing with the curves as well as the secondary motion of the car body. The second was matching the perspective. Because it can sometimes be tricky, as the layout almost always never matches the perspective shown in the storyboard. So adjustments
almost always needs to be made.

if you remember my post about GI Joe Renegades, then you would recall my explanation about
"flats". In this scene, the Rolls-Royce was placed within the shot.

this next shot was a very fun one for me, in that there are two things here that I worked on.
not just placing the Rolls-Royce in the scene as well as the Giant Mobile. But also, I had to render this thing out as a HUGE image sequence. This is because the scene initially starts out with a close up on Stewie and Brian and then trucks out to reveal this giant thing in the sky. and it was also fun because of it's simplicity. I just enjoyed working on this scene a lot.

the final scene I worked on in this episode was that little banana yellow car you see driving past. much like The Cleveland Show scenes, this was done in the same manner.

So! that's it for now, stay tuned for Vol 2, coming after this.

quick update.

2011-05-06T11:57:00.000-04:00

sorry, won't be showing any work today... still in the prepping stages to be shown. They're video! yay~~~

having said that.. I'm just going to talk about something that's been buggin me as of late. you see..
I work at this studio. and it's very draining. i'm mentally drained by the end of every day and I don't really get in the mood to do my personal stuff.. i'm also filled with stress because of all the work i have to do at the studio + retake shots that come in that compound the work load... so everything I need to do still is on the back of my mind + more stuff continually coming in.. just knowing what's on the horizon really gets the groan out of me...

this brings me to my point... if you're going to work at an animation studio

you need excellent time/management skills. you need to be flexible enough that you can juggle several things at once, and you need to realize.. this will drain you. and you will also be stressed when team leaders start pulling you in several directions at once. that said..

you need a good outlet. the video game outlet is starting to fail me.. i don't have the patience to sit through a video game anymore. watching shows is okay.. but it doesn't really relieve stress... so i recommend something physical. hence..

me starting to get more serious into this P90X thing. yeah i dabbled in it at first. but I think i'm going to take it more seriously, and force myself to actually do this. especially Yoga X... just focusing on the here and now, and forgetting the world for that 1 hour 35 minutes really did wonders for me when i was dabbling with it earlier this year.

so yeah. be on the look out.. videos will be posted soon. with more things to talk about job related wise...

peace everybody!

a short update...

2011-04-24T07:39:00.001-04:00

just a couple of things to show first before we get down to business.

jaguar in 3d. maya and photoshop. model was not done by me. the pose and some of the effects were.

a design I made that's far from finished but will represent my header when completed.
I might replace the character with my original madnis mascot...

onto something a bit more interesting... My Job description.

When I tell people I worked on certain shows, ie (Family Guy, Gi Joe, Cleveland Show, The LeBron's, as well as other shows that can't be mentioned yet...) people get excited, thinking I worked on the character animation of the show, this is however untrue. though i have worked on these shows, my job was that of a 3d animator. That said, for the most part, the stuff that I work on in these shows are mainly the 3d aspects of the show. And for these types of shows, thats mainly (but not entirely) about vehicles and complex background animation. I also place 3d objects within the scene. Such as a vehicles or other background elements depending on what the storyboard calls for.

in this post, the following are some screen shots of Gi Joe Renegades, where I did just that. I worked on this show at my previous job place, studioB (no relation to StudioB located in Canada)
where they collaborated with JM animation on this particular show.

disclaimer: Gi Joe Renegades is the property of Hasbro and Darby Prop Productions. The work I did on these shows were when I was employed at StudioB working jointly with JM animation.

These first two images are examples of how I would take a 3d object and place it within the scene. This sort of thing is called "flats". Here the truck being the 3d object is placed within the layout as part of the background. The shots are from episode 5: "The Return of the Arashikage: part 1."

in these shots, taken from Episode 6: "Homecoming: Part 1" are examples of the vehicle animation that I work on in these television shows. In these shots, I animated the truck or if it was also in the storyboards, the automated Drones as well.

Well that about wraps it up for this week!
Tune in the next time as I continue to update with more work that I did at my previous studio. as well as, (if i can find a way to compress it cleanly and beautifully...) my latest demo reel. and of course, more drawn work. both completed illustrations or my favorite stuff.. the wips..

ENJOY!

apologies....

2011-04-09T16:34:00.000-04:00

I owe you guys of the blogging world.. those who stumble onto this page, those who come here because I ask you to, and those who come even if I don't ask you to, an apology.

due to work and schedules of life, I've been hard pressed when it comes to my own projects. that isn't to say I haven't been working on my own personal projects on my free time... I just decided I would use this blog as more than just a sketch book/art dump and try to use this as a more professional means to display said projects. which is wrong... the original mission for this blog wasn't that at all.

Of course, I am in the process of revamping my own website, to get that up and running again, as well as bringing a certain character that's been my dream project since before college.... and me being the slow/steady type. I'm reworking the story to see how it can go from a childs project to something more mature.

in the meanwhile, I'll try to be better at maintaining this blog as well as my Deviant art *shudder* and use it more as it was originally intended.. an art dump for me to share and receive criticism or praise in order to better myself as an artist.

I promise to try to update this blog and DA on a more bi-weekly schedule and show you all the W.I.P's of my projects whether they're playblasts of animation (non-work related), sketches, stuff I've been touching on photoshop, or other things I've been practicing.

Apologies! For those who've been keeping track of my blog THANK YOU!

on another note, you can see some of the work I've done professionally as an animator
on episodes of the Cleveland Show, GI Joe renegades, and the LeBron's.
as these shows continue to air on Television and the internet, I'll add some details as to what I specifically did on each show.

my favorite godzilla image ever!

2010-06-24T06:46:00.000-04:00

not mine. i wish i knew who did this.. because this picture is
my favorite godzilla image. I mean look at this!!! and it took me
so long to find it. not only that, but i want this poster sized!!
this image just is too small...

but this is a favorite of mine... i can't see the sig in this.. but i know
it was done in 98... i used to know.. but i forgot.. but i just had to post this
because again, best. godzilla. image. EVER!

IT'S BEEN A WHILE!!!

2010-02-25T11:19:00.000-05:00

yes, so now that i'm officially conked out of school, graduated with my masters degree! woot! i found some time to catch up with some art after work. guess what? i also decided to start posting up animation wips up here as well. figured, since i'm an animator, why the uhf not? right? i need to get over this fear that people are going to steal my work and claim it as their own.... but they're out there right?!?! it's not paranoia got damn! anywho... to celebrate this glorious occasion of recieving my masters degree, I shall post up some wips that i recently updated and will continue to work on until they're finished. I'm also going to start revisiting prior wips to get them to finished status so i can print them, and post them up on my wall proudly... and then start on the animations that should go along with it. That's right, I gots stories to tell! anyway, without any more fuss..

Wip #1: Blemish. this is a coloring in progress that i decided to take a drawing from a friend, and color his work. he's been waiting a long time for this one. and now that i'm done with school, it's definitely on the agenda. hope he likes what i got so far...

Wip #2: panda man. A pandaman wearing remixed korean clothing. stuff to do is add a background and tweak the lighting a bits... but yes, this will be worked on as i go.. i might scrap what i have and recolor the guy.. i don't know, i'm not really feelin it.. what do you guys think?

Wip #3: I-tien, one day poster number 2. if you guys look down in the previous posts, you'll see a lone tree within a snowy field. this is one of the characters for this story (animation) that i'm working on. anyway, i'm liking the direction this is goin in so I'm going to keep trucking and pull this one out.

anyway, crits are definitely welcome. and expect to see some animation from me soon as well. it's about time i set up this blog as a proper entry way to my forthcoming website... which will feature completed animations, as well as the content that's set up on this blog. I'm still a growing sapling and even though i'm starting to bud, i look to the sun moon and stars and say dammit i needs to grow faster!

slang folks!

been a while....

2009-12-06T02:16:00.000-05:00

i've been busy with a few things in my life, thesis to write, work, and just the usual things that accompany life. so having said that, I'm going to try to update this as soon as i can.

slang!

Defiance W.I.P

2009-07-16T13:07:00.001-04:00

it's what i saw as i was drawing this image. the dragon just seems to be roaring in defiance. of what i'm not sure but it seems ready.

it's been a while.....

2009-07-15T13:35:00.000-04:00

(young soon unfinished rough)

to let you know i'm still sketching and doodling even while i'm at work.

every once in a while i do come up with some fun stuff.

so.. as an apology, and to show you that i am still puttin in that elbow grease

in my never ending quest to get better, i'm uploading some new sketches of

mine. as well as some line art.

enjoy.

(sketch pages)

(T-rex sketches; fun with dinosaurs!)

(weird dragon concept)

(me and my love for half faces.. ha. half face dragon)

(Quetzalcoatal concept yes there are kids riding its back)

(Madnis poster W.I.P)

more to come eventually!

comic cover!

2009-03-21T23:30:00.000-04:00

comic cover and inside panel. haha. enjoy!

wips galore!!!

2009-02-26T11:21:00.000-05:00

things i'm working on that are taking forever and a day to finish...
not my fault though.. i've been having a lot of things on my plate lately
but they are slowly getting finished... check em out!

and as always, crits are always welcome....

2009-02-04T08:21:00.000-05:00

colab with me and a coworker. hold that.

the super villian in me

2009-01-10T02:35:00.001-05:00

You are The Joker

The Joker		74%
Magneto		72%
Apocalypse		70%
Dr. Doom		69%
Kingpin		68%
Lex Luthor		67%
Dark Phoenix		62%
Catwoman		58%
Juggernaut		58%
Riddler		58%
Green Goblin		54%
Venom		50%
Mystique		50%
Poison Ivy		46%
Two-Face		46%
Mr. Freeze		43%

The Clown Prince of Crime. You are a brilliant mastermind but are criminally insane. You love to joke around while accomplishing the task at hand.

Click here to take the "Which Super Villain are you?" quiz...

Christmas card video

2008-12-26T03:45:00.000-05:00

to update what I have below, this is also to go along with it all
again, Happy holidays everyone!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

2008-12-25T11:48:00.001-05:00

just wishing everyone a merry christmas!

LOK update

2008-11-29T13:58:00.001-05:00

the above concept sketch is based on this matte painting I made a while ago. of course, I'll keep you guys updated on this project as well.

another BG that I'm working on. anywho... when it's colored we'll see how it turns out. (^ ^)V

slang for now.

wip update 02

2008-11-29T13:52:00.001-05:00

So, here's everything I did today... hehe.. rest assured, most of the sketches and drawings you see here will be colored in some way shape and form, and then some.. so.. here you go.

wip update...

2008-11-29T08:57:00.000-05:00

the tree from below... i've been working on it still. so... here's an update to it this is where we're at so far...

this is the tree by itself. Updates to come soon.

another wip

2008-11-17T10:33:00.000-05:00

so many wips... not enough finsihed illustrations... still. they're all getting worked on. I'll keep you guys posted. ^^;;

a couple of wips

2008-11-12T11:40:00.001-05:00

again, a couple of old line art I have lying around that I decided to go about coloring with the wacom tablet. (^ ^)V more to come eventually. haha.

quick sketch

2008-11-06T09:59:00.000-05:00

something i whipped up while i had some free time on my hands.

seal cub

2008-11-04T13:26:00.001-05:00

just something I whipped up from a previous sketch to get me used to the wacom!

sabrewulf finished

2008-11-02T07:02:00.001-05:00

so after much deliberation, I think I'm done with this one... not really sure though, because though I'm happy with his upper body/arms.. his lower body kinda makes it feel iffy. Still, i might come back to this one later, but I like how this one came out so far. so... maybe later I'll come back to it and pop in more work later.

anyhow.. this is it. slang!

playing with my tablet

2008-10-30T14:09:00.000-04:00

so... I've had a wacom for a while now... but i never really got the hang of it, and was quite comfortable with my bar of soap (mouse for the uninitiated). anyways... at work today, i was forced to color with a tablet, and was told I should practice on it more. and so I did. I decided to revisit a very old piece that I've had for quite some time as just line art. and... i fell in love with this thing. I understand now why people want to rock a tablet... and why they just can't go back to the bar of soap.. because for coloring purposes.. i can't see myself using the mouse no more either... heh... still finding out my way in coloring.. but I'm liking where I'm going with it... any crits would be very helpful. thank you for continuing to keep up with me.

big update!

2008-10-29T13:12:00.000-04:00

so I figured that I would post up some sketches I have been working on as of late. some concepts that may or may not be realized, some are ideas for animations I have been planning on... others, just sketches because I was bored. Still they're wips and so, they're just here to update you, on what I've been working on. heh.

Phoenix

2008-10-23T12:11:00.000-04:00

a couple of wips that i started working on to update this blog.
I'll continue to post updates as I go along. heheh..

so, it begins.

2008-10-19T07:18:00.000-04:00

I don't really know how to do this, so I guess I'll try to keep this as updated as
I can. I'm rather excited to start up a new blog because it's something new.

I am a bit nervous because again, I'm not really sure what I'm doing so I'm
just playing it by ear. haha.

so. with that, I suppose I'll start off with this. (^ ^)V