It’s been a while! Christmas was busy, and if anyone went skiing recently they may have spotted on the slopes (or possibly more likely in the apres ski bar) one of several thousand hoodies bearing this design. This was something I did for my friend Mike Winterton, who’s company Traverse Aravis is taking off.
Varsity ski trip
A new dragon has entered the den, apparently…
Here’s a spot I worked on that may have caught your eye on tele over the summer: a trailer for series 9 of The Dragons’ Den, introducing new dragon Hilary Devey. Check out the shoulder pads. Wowzers. I provided character animation (of the dragons, not Hilary - she’s real apparently). It was directed by the talented Simon Crabtree and produced by Red Bee Media for the BBC. A tough job because of the tight turn-around required, but great fun.
Salsa / salsa
A couple of designs I did for a pitch recently…
Pirates
I had great fun last week making this design for some fabric cut-out pirates as part of a pitch for a nappy advert. Shame we didn’t win the pitch, but on the other hand at least now I can do what I want with the little fellow-me-lads. I think they need a ship.
Greece…
Watercolour Challenge continues in earnest on the Baynton Family Holiday.
3 Olives Vodka
Earlier this year I had the pleasure of animating a couple of commercials under the brilliantly talented direction of Ant Blades, master of sketchy design and comedy timing. Here they are…
A trip to Stuttgart
Just recently got back from a inspirational visit to the Internationales Trickfilm Festival of Stuttgart. Save Our Bacon screened in the kids’ competition and also in a programme of British shorts entitled ‘Down on the Farm.’ As a bonus, Over The Hill was shown on a giant screen outside in the schlossplatz, to a mass of picnicking families. This statue looked down across the platz. Admittedly the sky wasn’t yellow, but in all other respects this is a photorealistic recreation of the scene.
And here the struggle with watercolours continues with another statue, this time in the adjacent schlossgarten..
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