In the Life of...

Please forgive the complete Norman Rockwell reference to this image...I could not help but put these two together in this illustration. It certainly feels good just to concentrate on line and familiarize yourself with the characters. There are still a few quirks and kinks that need to be smoothed with this piece, although I am quite happy with the results of the silhouettes. Those are always such a challenge!

Also, I'm in great need of commission work...and I know what you're thinking: "I don't have the money the give you kid." And that's fine, we all could use some extra help in this economic time. Although, soon I plan on moving out to California and have little in means of dollars to make the trip there. Character designs are my specialty, yet I'm very open at this point. Any help you guys can offer would be most graciously accepted.

Cheers,

-HH

Progress

Just a quick update on the progress of the characters as they are melded into their final forms. There's still a bit more tweaking that need to be done to each of them, just to make them easier to animate. The boards are looking pretty tight for this short film story, now the exciting work begins with animation tests! My hand is just itching to flip some more paper again. It's been interesting while creating these characters since it's been an exploration of the self and the deep dark inner workings of a character and why they tick. Thanks to Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston for reminding me what it means to make a character live and breathe.

Until next time!

Cheers,

-HH

Work Smarter Not Harder

These are some of the set designs for my short film characters, yet I wish to explore them a little further. These past few weeks have been trying to think as these characters would and truly understand who they are. Playing creator is much more difficult than imagined.

Also, here is a mustang promotional piece that was done a few months back to make up for last week.

Take care,

-H

Short Film Moment vis dev

Hello Everyone, here is a recent visual development piece that has been done for the current short film I've been busy boarding and developing the story for. Paul Felix's work done for Tarzan has been a huge influence on this piece.

As always, crits, suggestions, ideas and comments are always welcome.

Cheers,

-H