Animation Time! - Joe Rig

Today's Inspiration:
To be an animator, you have to have a sense of the dramatic,
a feeling for acting; you have to be a storyteller.

“The thing with creativity is that there’s always something new to do out there.
So why not give it a try?”

- Marc Davis
https://50mostinfluentialdisneyanimators.wordpress.com/2011/08/20/16-marc-davis/

Disney Family Album Marc Davis
https://youtu.be/pVf6DdqkpjU

Cruella Pencil Test
https://youtu.be/2cpMIRMD9es

Program - Maya 2014

Rig - Joe
http://ononeanimation.com/download.html

Prop - Skateboard
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/skateboard--7

Animator's Bibles:
Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life

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Avast me hearties!

Responsibilities, necessary daily tasks, most parts of life in general... I wish there was some way to condense them all into one lump of time, or get rid of them all together. I know, I know it's supposed to be everything in moderation, but if you do that how do you ever focus on something and hone you skills. Alas, a dilemma for another day, or rather drink up me hearties, yo ho!

Gilligan and his favorite stuffed Gilligan.

Claude's turtle having a relaxing afternoon.

Pirate a Day

Our little hero, never one to let a good opportunity get the best of him, jumped on top of the fallen choking swine beast, grabbed his broken skewer, and with all the strength he could muster thrust it through his mouth and out the back of his skull.


On Friday night I got a chance to watch part of Pirates of the Caribbean for the first time in quite a while. Wanting some sort of a new twist I put on the commentary track and Gore Verbinksi and Johnny Depp have some pretty decent insight into one of my favorite movies. Out of everything the movie has to offer, I think they really captured the atmosphere and feel of Marc Davis' original concept.

To my surprise, the next morning Michael Sporn posted some of my new favorite Marc Davis pirate illustrations. Some of the images are so iconic to me and pictures I have loved since I was little, but between Mr Sporn's post and the Disney and More blog post I've found a few new treasures. Not only do I admire Marc's draftsmanship and the amount of energy and life his illustrations exude, but his subtle color choices mixed with a few vibrant highlights make the scenes look historic and fantastical at the same time. Thanks for inspiring the little pirate inside me!

Yo ho, yo ho!

Lately I almost have to be listening to music in order to really get into the drawing zone. Something about the rhythm helps me to focus and free me up at the same time. I wonder if other people get this same way about drawing. That being said I wonder how that translates into people who work for large studios. I hope they all get a set of headphones when then get the job.

Claude and his turtle cycling.


Gilligan getting ready for his next boxing match.

Thinking our little hero was dead already, and smelling delicious, the odorous swine coated his meal in a sweet marinade.


Pirate a Day


I'm pretty sure as a little kid the first thing I wanted to be when I grew up was a Pirate. Not much has changed. Except that I now know being a pirate isn't as respectable as it once was. That still hasn't stopped me from being fascinated with all things piratesque. You can imagine how much I loved the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. I used to go to Disneyland on a fairly regular basis, and after I got over my childhood fascination with It's a Small World (I loved Mary Blair's style even back then), I would always make sure I could go on the Pirates ride and the Haunted Mansion. Marc Davis' style is irresistibly appealing to me, and to that end the style used in the pirates movies. Thanks for the Inspiration!