Recent Blog Posts
Reboot
post a comment | posted 6 days ago
Originally posted at darkmotion
I figured while I had some time off before vacationing, I'd better clean some things up! This was a good excuse to pull out the old paintbrush and make some custom water colour textures.
Guard
post a comment | posted 2 weeks ago
Originally posted at darkmotion
I got some new unexciting furniture and was left with giant flat packs to throw in the recycling bin. It would have been a crime to not do something with it; so I doodled up this massive guy onto a door-sized slab. Any excuse to fashion an over-...
Free character pack for
post a comment | posted 2 weeks ago
Originally posted at darkmotion
Been looking and digging around for free illustrated mascots for your site? Chances are you probably have had to pay for them, or be locked down by hidden restrictions.
Well away with all of that nonsense! Here's a little pack of fellows absolutel...
Not-So-Recent Blog Posts
A curious gift
post a comment | posted 2 weeks ago
Originally posted at darkmotion
The courier trudged up the path to the front door to deliver a FedEx package today. Inside was a signed copy of the marvelous graphic novel - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, by one of my favourite & much respected Illustrators - Kevin Cornell...
No Recipe
post a comment | posted 3 weeks ago
Originally posted at darkmotion
A short 'film' made for a 2d & Alternative Techniques Class. It probably doesn't make any sense to anyone, but it was successful in making me lose several piles of hours that I could have been sleeping with.
Meet Lineboil!
post a comment | posted Nov 12
Originally posted at darkmotion
Aaron Simpson from Cold Hard Flash has launched Lineboil - a site dedicated to character animation happenings. You'll find news, projects & interviews amongst an explosion of other entertainment related content. I'm fortunate enough to be one ...
Background design
post a comment | posted Nov 9
Originally posted at darkmotion
A background design for No Recipe that I put together. We've been aiming for a UPA Ren & Stimpy x Dexter's Lab feel for the shape and colour style. One more week of work till it's ready to go!
How to Lose Friends & Alienate
post a comment | posted Nov 9
Originally posted at darkmotion
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People was surprisingly entertaining, and awkward to order a ticket for at the counter. It's an old release now, but I love Simon Pegg. The story follows the path of a journalist, who chases his big shot job i...
007: Quantum of Solace
post a comment | posted Nov 7
Originally posted at darkmotion
Strangely enough, the trailer caught me by surprise; because I hadn't seen or heard too much about the film, except for the couple of freakish accidents that occurred during the shooting. I was fortunate to catch this one before the public premiere.
Saw V
post a comment | posted Nov 5
Originally posted at darkmotion
I don't even know why I saw it. Maybe because I'd seen all the other ones.. It's like that feeling you get when you watch one great episode of a crappy tv series and get hooked into watching the rest- no matter how crappy it is.
I had two gripes ...