New Animation, Stairs

Heya blog,

For somebody who often answers the question "what do you do?" with "duh, Im an animator" I dont dont put a lot of animation up. Hopefully over the next few months, there will be a little more animation going on around here.


Stairs from Alex Grigg on Vimeo.

Im not going to lie to you. this took a little longer than it should have. mainly because i have a lot of trouble sitting down and animating for the sake of animating.

This isnt 100percent so i would love to hear some opinions guys

DZ, cd cover

Heya guys this is a CD cover that Ive put together for a band called DZ. A kickin little garage/grunge. I haven't shown the guys yet, so there will be revisions for sure.
I wanted to try something a little different with this, so its all hand done. The illustration in the text was inked with nibs at about A4 size. A lot of the story is lost because its shrunken down, but there is one in there. The ornaments at the bottom and top were inked with a finer fountain pen. I think ink is something that i want to explore a lot more.

would love some opinions on this one

Unlikely Crew

Heya blog,

I was meaning to mention that my last post was my 100th. I think blogging suits me. Its a lot different to other art community websites, like deviant art which i really dont have the stomach for. I guess because it doesnt really act as a community, just like a big blank wall to stick stuff too. and people can leave the occasional postit if they like.
anyway, here you are mr blank wall-




these are some quick character ideas i made. Ive been pushing around different shapes and stuff in my sketchbook and wanted to see what they would look like with a bit of colour. I only have a very vague idea of who they are, but I think id love to see them move one day. once again, im having trouble with the colours between my two screens, so im sorry if this looks terrible on yours...

lots of love

alex

Dad

Heya blog,

Thanks to the people who figured out the post below was based on me. Its a pretty big stretch, but hopefully i'll do a study soon that will look something like the subject i was studying. Im really not very good at that kind of thing. I guess i'll never be a portrait painter. or wear dinner jackets. . This is a sketch i did of my dad while he was watching TV. Like the last post it looks nothing like the subject, but you dont know my dad, so its all honky dori. About 15mins, Faber Castel Pit Oil Based Pencil, Moleskine.

lotsa love

Alex

Suday afternoon

I guess I've been thinking about doing this for a while, but Ive always felt a bit weird about it. It took a few hours to get down, and it looks nothing like the subject. Actually I'll give you 5 points if you can guess who it is. Its a pretty obscure reference. the part i liked most about the exersize was looking at the way light changed the natural colour of surfaces. its pretty dramatic.

Speed Paint- Ice Queen

Heya guys, firstly thanks for all the ideas on the last post. The opinions and crits are much appreciated!
This is an idle doodle that i spent a bit of time on this evening. i guess i wanted to play with a lighter and cooler colour pallet to the last one. and for some reason i really wanted a red nose like santa. i should really plan out these things better though, i could have put as much work in and got something A LOT better if i thought more about composition and stuff, but i guess it was just a doodle...

Lotsa Love

Alex!