Dobermans

I'd like to try doing a somewhat realistic 2d doberman test at some point after finding out the dog rig I downloaded didn't come with jaw controls. Before I even attempted that, I felt it was necessary to do some life drawings of the dogs first.

Final?

Hey guys,
I have another update on my Fancy Animals assignment. Looking at this in PS, I felt like I didn't know what else to do. Now that I'm uploading it of course, I'm finding all of these small places where tweaks could be made, lol. XD

Fancy Animals Assignment

Hey guys,
I enrolled in Chris Oatley's Magic Box a couple of months ago and am currently working on my second assignment. We were supposed to combine a master renaissance work (that had atmospheric lighting and visible brush work) with a funny animal. I chose one of Rembrandt's self portraits and an aye aye, lol. Here's a look at my progress so far.

 

After starting on the brush work part of the assignment, I've begun to regret choosing an animal who's fur is such a different color (and has so many colors) from the Rembrandt reference. I don't know how to interpret those local colors properly with the Rembrandt light and shadow colors. >_< The instructor's demo isn't mush help in that department unfortunately since he chose to use an opossum. I'm also concerned that I might be in danger of over rendering since my painting doesn't have the nice visible brushwork that Chris' has. I'll keep going though and see what happens. 

Dr. Sketchy's Dark Summer

Hey guys,
Here are my drawings from last nights Dr. Sketchy's session:

Smurfs 2 Commercial

Hey guys,
I just found out the Build-A-Bear commercial I worked on at Sony for Smurfs 2 has been released. I animated both shots of Vexy and Smurfette at the beginning.

Cloudy 2 Trailer

Oh yeah, there's a new trailer out for Cloudy 2! I'm so glad I got to work on this movie!!!!

Drawing Dump

Hey guys,
I had my last day at Sony a couple of weeks ago. I've sent out my reel and am waiting to hear back from studios. In the meantime, I plan on spending significantly more time drawing! I went to Dr. Sketchy's last night and it was amazing! Life drawing and burlesque should definitely mingle more often! Here are the drawings I did there:

Today's drawings:

 

That's A Wrap!

Today marks the end of my time on The Smurfs 2. I have a wonderful experience on the show and really enjoyed working on the project. Everyone around me at Sony was super nice and also quite funny. I've had a blast! I'm also very happy to say that I'll be rolling onto Cloudy 2 when I come back to work next week!

What a Great Crew!

Speed Painting

I would like to complete one painting a day when I'm not on 12's at work. I'm starting off this challenge with an image of one of my cat's toys. I probably shouldn't have picked a translucent subject at this stage in the game, but I've always had a problem with over complicating my work so I can't say I'm surprised. XD Plus one crappy griffon drawing because I didn't want to go to bed, lol.

Drawing!

Reel Update

Hey guys,
Wreck-It Ralph is out on dvd!!!!!!!! In addition to celebrating by buying a copy, it's time to post my most up to date reel. =D

Jocelyn Cofer Winter 2013 Demo Reel from Jocelyn Cofer on Vimeo.

I'm still alive!

Have a drawing to prove it!

One More!

Paintings of My Friends

Smurfs 2 Teaser

The new teaser for the Smurfs 2 has been released! You get to see the naughties in action too! =D

More Life Drawings

I did some more drawings when I got home. I tried to focus on creating a solid feeling of space for the forms to occupy. I'm not there yet but it's progress.

Sony Life Drawing

Two and five minute poses. I REALLY need to draw more! There needs to be more hours in the day. I want to draw, learn to paint, study acting, and continue to study animation!

My First Day

My first day at Sony was great! Everyone I met was super nice and excited to be there. I really like the atmosphere of the studio as well. The open floor plan and exposed brick make it feel like a classy downtown joint, which it is lol. We even got a free t shirt as a welcome present! The fact that I have friends here from previous studios makes Sony even better! I sit across from one of my R&H buddies and cant wait for the fun to begin. I'm also super excited about animating again and want to dive right in! =D

Catching Up

Wow, I can't believe my last post was in June!!!! So much has happened since then. Ralph has wrapped and the party was amazing. I've been enjoying funemployment since August, finally bought myself a cintiq, and just finished my first painting with it a moment ago. Woo! I wanted to spend my unemployment time teaching myself how to paint, but it seems my lessons have waited until the end of my break to actually start occurring. Up until now I've been more focused on experiencing life for the first time since I started working and it's great! I feel like I actually appreciate and fully experience the days as they go by, rather than time being numbers on a clock that I'm racing against to get my shots done.

My break will be over soon though, since towards the end of next month I'll be starting at Sony Imageworks in Vancouver on the Smurfs 2! As nice as it was to take it easy, I'm really looking forward to resume working. I can only be idle for so long before getting anxious about my lack of work. I want to get as much experience as I can in the hopes of being able to qualify for a work visa for Weta, so I can work on The Hobbit!

Also, also, here's a look at all of my work from Alvin 3.