my new animation

Originally, I think this was one of my best animations. But i remember i didn't even finish the ending. Aww man! oh well, I like the characters, and I like the pitch part of it. But life moves on. all crits are welcome!

daily artist quotes 6

back again. I'm continuing with my inspirational artist quotes. I'm really going for a book i think, lol.
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a lot and a lot of thinking, that is what is required, and also a speedy hand...

perfection is limitless...

all that is required is a little imagination. But where is the magic? yes, magic is required, for without magic you cannot have masterpieces... the magic is in the hand. A touch here, a touch there. It must be believable, even more so, it must exist, as a reality inside the viewers mind. Make magic happen...

you've gotten better, but then you feel like some things haven't changed, or maybe nothing's changed...

the more you get better, the more you have to improve...

one flick of the wrist is sometimes all it takes...

nothing takes over inspiration...

detail can really screw up your work even if it's well structured. You have to put the right detail, and the right amount...

sometimes you don't know where the work might lead you. You just have a strong desire to do it...

the artist will ultimately become the reference material for everything he wishes to create...

you must infuse your talents with originality...

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stay tuned for #7. peace.

daily artist quotes # 5

Will I retire the pencil...? NEVER!

There's something that goes around in the mind of the artist; something strange and peculiar...

In a sketchbook, each page I turn is another story...

Drawing from life is one of the most important things you can do.

The artist must determine, interpret, consider, reconsider, and re-translate what he or she sees...

new storyboards

Here is page 1-5 from a recent action sequence storyboard...

A Ranger fights ninjas, gets beat up a bit, then escapes nicely...

Daily artist quotes 3

I've gotten better... only time tells. time is a good thing... to those that make good use of it.

I searched for an answer, and was not satisfied. I searched deeper, and then that's when i improved...

sometimes it only comes to you subconsciously...



--peace out--

daily artist quotes 2

(c) Andre Allen 2009

the faster they flip through your sketchbook, the more you realize how bad you are, and that you really need to improve...

time is against you as an artist. Time is against us all...

Don't take a line for credit: they always look different to someone else...

aladdin head rotation

i have to start timing myself.. so i'm gonna buy a stopwatch or timer, cuz I really hate 'falling asleep at the wheel' as my teacher calls it. And since i didn't want to stay at school to finish this, i went home yesterday and i was sssooo tired!! [long story short] this piece turned out okaaay, but i should stop doing stuff last minute- i lost like 10%. Damn! i hate it but i luv it!! ohhh animation!! you monster! *drinks more coffee*

p.s. the hair was challenging to rotate. they cheat on those 2d designs...

The beginning of my new book: Daily Artist Quotes #1

(C) Andre Allen 2009


Why must I keep drawing? why must I keep failing..?
each stroke tries to improve something; to defy the limits of possibility...

As soon as I take my hand from the page and turn away, it loses all it's appearance, and it becomes nothing like what I've drawn...

The artist must be many things, perhaps everything: A rock, a leaf, a lawyer, a spaceship-- whatever it may be. From out of the depths of insanity even to the most hyper-realistic thought. He/ she must engage, and embrace. That is how we learn, and what makes our work stand out...