Friday, April 21, 2006
And the rug is pulled out....
There are times as artists that are up and down... peaks and valleys i suppose. there are times when you really feel like your getting it, things are clicking, your animation flows from your very soul and then there are times when you have to struggle to eek out a half way decent drawing that has SOME conviction behind it.
I have been asked to do some more, refined subtle acting for my reel by one studio, and in the process of doing them i have has peaks and valleys. I think more recently i've been in a valley. I have just been knocked out by how good some people really are out there. I mean, just literally knocked off my chair good. and i'm not just talking about people we all know, i'm talking about guys who don't get much coverage like Rudolph Guenoden (sp?)! his animation of Chel in "The Road to El Dorado" is brilliant. The acting is fresh, draughtsmenship is superb, timing just right-- and what about Rune Bennicke, his animation is Brother Bear (the mother bear and Tug) is the best stuff in the film as far as i'm concerned.
It's not as if i didn't know these guys were good, but i think i'd forgotten that they're REALLY good. Like, i would be embarrased to be shooting my animation next to them good. This, in my estimation is a GOOD thing for any artist to experience from time to time. It keeps you honest, hungry, and most importantly humble. Humility is a major factor in growth-- don't ever believe too deeply in the compliments people might pay you. Everyone knows i"m a Christian and as such I cannot even dare to begin to believe that i gifted myself. God blessed me with a gift to be used to His Glory ultimately. Encouragment is always nice and needed, but what i am saying is it is a healthy thing to get your can kicked around from time to time.
Sorry for the lack of posting as of late, i have been pretty busy and or out of town a lot lately. Enjoy this test, it's almost all finished!
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Rowan, what a character.
GEEEEEEZ! sorry everyone, the crappy youtube player is playing this at 30 fps. ughhhhh-- lemme try and fix it
Great Post Matt.
Rodolphe is one of my favorite draftsman. I followed Rodolphe's work from Tzipporah in POE, then Chel to Sinbad. So you can imagine how ballistic I went when he put his site up!
Everyone has a valley day. I have them almost every day. I find you intimidatingly good. And don't forget that even someone as great as Frank Thomas felt inadequate sometimes.
Rodolphe Guenoden is an amazing artist. But he's French. They're the best draughtsmen in the world. Their comic book artists knock all others dead in the water.:)
God is great!!
Ali- Wasnt that why Glen Keane animated Tarzan in France?
bobby p
Who knows. That might have been a deciding factor. It's Keane's most consistently well drawn character.
But how about Dominique Monfery's work on sabor the leopard? Stunning!
I'm partly kidding. I'm sure that the animation on Tarzan would have been as good if done by American artists. The French are not genetically evolved to draw better. It just seems that way sometimes.
Very good stuff nonetheless! Humbling experiences like that are amazing for growth.
hey everyone... i'm gonna reupload this click to the vimeo sight-- the last few things i've uploaded have been changed by youtube some how, so i'm gonna try these guys- look for it on Monday or so.
thanks for visiting and all your nice comments everyone!
Matt,
I totally agree with you about guys like Rune Bennicke and Rodolphe Guenoden.
Your stuff is looking pretty sharp. Thanks for sharing those pencil tests. The Vimeo player seems to play better. I still wonder if it isn't easier to just put up Quicktime files ? If you have Quicktime Pro it's really easy to make super compressed files that have good quality .
since you mentioned brother bear...another amazing, relatively unknown animator is tony stanley. he did the character design and a large chunk of the animation for rutt.
...and a heck of a guy to boot.
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