ScribleScableSketches

Heya blog. Sorry i havent posted for a little while. Ive been busy with CatPiano. haha it feels very strange to be a 2d animator, but its such a rewarding job. Unfortunately because ive been so busy i havent got much time for drawing, except for moleskine studies, which i cant do even if im exhausted. these are just a couple from the last week or two. Hopefully i'll be able to post a few more soon :)

Oh and Ed posted these drawings on the Cat Piano Blog a couple of days ago so i assume they are fine to share. They are some sketches i sent PRA just before i arrived to show that I'd been practicing. You can see the whole set on their blog, along with some example animation Ari did. He's an animation machine!

The French Connection

I've had a lot of discussions with buddies about the sheer amount of great french animation designers and artists. I dont know what it is, there must be something in the water, but there is an absurdly large amount of talent in that part of the world.
It is definitely something that influences and informs my work. this is just a sketch i did after reading the blog of Emmanuelle Walker. Gobelins Grad.

News and animation

Some cool news. Ive been asked to work on a great film called Cat Piano. Its being made by some talented kids down in Adelaide studio's People's Republic of Animation, a studio that I have been excited by for a long time. The film is a 2d short animated film, directed by Eddie White and Ari Gibson, and stars one of Australia's most influential musicians and writers, Nick Cave, as narrator.
I'll reframe from posting anything CP related unless i have permission. In the mean time check out the sporadically updated blog (theres a new link on the the sidebar).

K, beside that, I have had some helpful suggestions about the last animation post. So Ive reworked it. The most obvious change is at the end, but hopefully the many little tweaks throughout make it feel a little healthier

Stairs Revamp 1 from Alex Grigg on Vimeo.

all the best