Hi Guys,
Got a new song up. Well it's an old song, I wrote it about 6 months ago, but I've only just gotten around to recording it.
I tried to write it with both Aussie and Canadian jokes in mind. Outside of those two demographics I'm not sure how much of it makes sense...
Eh.. I like it anyways!
Hope you're all having a great day,
-Daniel
I'm an Australian animator from Melbourne living and working in Halifax, Canada.
Currently Animation Supervisor for Copernicus Studio Inc., I amuse myself by terrifying the locals with ukulele fuelled spontaneous sing-alongs and using snow as shaving equipment.
If you want to see more you can check out webbot15.com, and we've also got a nice bunch of links below that'll take you wherever you want to go.
Currently Animation Supervisor for Copernicus Studio Inc., I amuse myself by terrifying the locals with ukulele fuelled spontaneous sing-alongs and using snow as shaving equipment.
If you want to see more you can check out webbot15.com, and we've also got a nice bunch of links below that'll take you wherever you want to go.
Sep 3, 2012
Jul 23, 2012
...and then music happend?
Sooo... updates huh...
Just not a thing that happens much these days. And I'm sorry for that.
But I did write a song a little while back. It's about animation.
Inspired by @KtShy's tweet about working on a Friday night and suggested by @Fluxfoxphoto.
Think of this not as a polished song, but a sketch of one. A rough draft, mostly keys and breakdowns. A pencil test. Still needs to go through cleanup. Get some compositing done to it.
...except the sound version of all of that...
OH! OH OH OH!!!
I was featured in the Shanahanigans Travel Show: TCAF 2012!!!
Inspired by @KtShy's tweet about working on a Friday night and suggested by @Fluxfoxphoto.
Think of this not as a polished song, but a sketch of one. A rough draft, mostly keys and breakdowns. A pencil test. Still needs to go through cleanup. Get some compositing done to it.
...except the sound version of all of that...
OH! OH OH OH!!!
I was featured in the Shanahanigans Travel Show: TCAF 2012!!!
I'm not sure if I ever got around to gushing about how totally amazing TCAF was. Got to spend the weekend with my good friend Laura (Who totally has an awesome FB page. You should check it out)
Met up with many of the Aussie folk, 'specially the Squishface Studio mob and Caravan of Comics.
And I met the Siblings Shanahan! Who are totally half the reason I wanted to ever come to Canada!
There were so many awesome artists and wonderful people and awesome and how freaking long does Younge Street need to be!? I mean seriously!?
Hope everyone's having a great day and are sleeping at some point,
-Daniel
Met up with many of the Aussie folk, 'specially the Squishface Studio mob and Caravan of Comics.
And I met the Siblings Shanahan! Who are totally half the reason I wanted to ever come to Canada!
There were so many awesome artists and wonderful people and awesome and how freaking long does Younge Street need to be!? I mean seriously!?
Hope everyone's having a great day and are sleeping at some point,
-Daniel
Jun 8, 2012
Jun 5, 2012
You can't waste a perfectly good beard #6
Hey guys,
Sorry for two months worth of nothing. Got home early tonight (And by early, I mean on time-ish) and this happened...
SOOooooo... I'm now animation supervisor. The studio I'm working for needed an animation supervisor and asked me if I'd be up for it and I said yes.
I've never worked so hard in my life but everything seems to be going well so far.
Also moved since my last post. Moved twice actually... It's been a busy couple of months.
Anyway, Sorry for the lateness.
I honestly have no idea when (or what) I'll be posting next. Sorry.
Hope everyone's having a great day,
-Daniel
Sorry for two months worth of nothing. Got home early tonight (And by early, I mean on time-ish) and this happened...
SOOooooo... I'm now animation supervisor. The studio I'm working for needed an animation supervisor and asked me if I'd be up for it and I said yes.
I've never worked so hard in my life but everything seems to be going well so far.
Also moved since my last post. Moved twice actually... It's been a busy couple of months.
Anyway, Sorry for the lateness.
I honestly have no idea when (or what) I'll be posting next. Sorry.
Hope everyone's having a great day,
-Daniel
Mar 31, 2012
Mugged
Heya everyone.
So I've recently acquired an awesome mug for work.
It's thick and big and has blue in it but that's not what makes it awesome.
What makes it awesome is you can draw on the outside with whiteboard markers!
BEHOLD!
Thought I'd just pick out some of the better ones.
I've been instagram-ing them to my twitter account. Actually it's just about the ONLY thing I use instagram for...
Makes tea time a fun and creative experience :D
Hope you're all having a great day,
-Daniel
So I've recently acquired an awesome mug for work.
It's thick and big and has blue in it but that's not what makes it awesome.
What makes it awesome is you can draw on the outside with whiteboard markers!
BEHOLD!
Thought I'd just pick out some of the better ones.
I've been instagram-ing them to my twitter account. Actually it's just about the ONLY thing I use instagram for...
Makes tea time a fun and creative experience :D
Hope you're all having a great day,
-Daniel
Mar 27, 2012
Dr Sketchy's
Hey howdey hey!
Something you may or may not know is I've never really done life drawing.
We had a short 4 week stint of it at uni, but seeing as the first class resulted in me running out of the studio and headlong into a wall I'ce been hesitant to go back.
I know it'll improve my drawing and the human body is nothing to be ashamed of, but my tiny little brain just wasn't ready for that.
So, for the first time ever I've been to life drawing!
...clothed life drawing, but life drawing none the less.
Sorry for the dodgy quality. My phone is currently serving as my scanner, video camera and photo machine.
Dr Sketchy's in Halifax have hosted it twice since I've been here and It's great fun.
I don't always draw exactly what I see, and sometimes outright just cartoonify the model, but it's fun and I'm drawing and that's the main thing.
Hope everyone's day is being splendid,
-Daniel
Something you may or may not know is I've never really done life drawing.
We had a short 4 week stint of it at uni, but seeing as the first class resulted in me running out of the studio and headlong into a wall I'ce been hesitant to go back.
I know it'll improve my drawing and the human body is nothing to be ashamed of, but my tiny little brain just wasn't ready for that.
So, for the first time ever I've been to life drawing!
...clothed life drawing, but life drawing none the less.
Sorry for the dodgy quality. My phone is currently serving as my scanner, video camera and photo machine.
Dr Sketchy's in Halifax have hosted it twice since I've been here and It's great fun.
I don't always draw exactly what I see, and sometimes outright just cartoonify the model, but it's fun and I'm drawing and that's the main thing.
Hope everyone's day is being splendid,
-Daniel
Mar 24, 2012
ANZACS: Catnip For Canadians
Heya!
So, I've discovered there is a limited number of things I can cook confidently and cook well.
As long as I follow the recipe I'll get most things right, but there's a couple of things I can go back to and know pretty much how it'll turn out.
Bolognese is one, and it seems ANZAC biscuits are another.
We hit a rough patch at work, meaning people were eating most of their meals at the studio, so I thought I'd whip up a batch of good ol' Aussie ANZACs.
I don't know if it was because we were all so tired or because they were something new and different but a Quadruple batch was successfully devoured in 15 minutes flat. And I felt quite proud about that :D
Hope you're all having a grand old day,
-Daniel
So, I've discovered there is a limited number of things I can cook confidently and cook well.
As long as I follow the recipe I'll get most things right, but there's a couple of things I can go back to and know pretty much how it'll turn out.
Bolognese is one, and it seems ANZAC biscuits are another.
We hit a rough patch at work, meaning people were eating most of their meals at the studio, so I thought I'd whip up a batch of good ol' Aussie ANZACs.
I don't know if it was because we were all so tired or because they were something new and different but a Quadruple batch was successfully devoured in 15 minutes flat. And I felt quite proud about that :D
Hope you're all having a grand old day,
-Daniel
Mar 21, 2012
A weekend of Drinking: THE MUSICAL!
Hey howdey hey awesome guys and gals!
Sorry for a bit of a slow upload lately. Insert the regular excuses here.
But hey! You get a song! That's worth the wait, yeah?
There's a weekly drawing challenge going on at the studio, where every week we get a new theme and draw up a bunch of drawings to that theme.
So this is that, except instead of doing a drawing, I'm attempting to write a song to that theme...
Week one's theme was: John in a tree.
Head's up, This song Contains a swear word. The 'F' one...
The theme was inspired by a 'got drunk on the weekend' story one of the fine respectable fellows here told us. I then elaborated on this story.
Honestly, I'm quite proud of this song. It's a bit Piano Man and a bit Home for a Rest (a common bar song in Halifax it would seem)
I'll eventually do a nicer recording with stuff like drums and bass, but that'll be a long way off.
I'm going to spend tonight chucking a bunch of time delay posts up that should last a little while.
And I've already written a song for this weeks theme (Zombie Apocalypse) So there's that to look forward to. As well as a song titled "there's no Kangaroos in Canada". I just need to learn the 'French' bit.
So, till next time, hope you're all having a fantastic day,
-Daniel
Sorry for a bit of a slow upload lately. Insert the regular excuses here.
But hey! You get a song! That's worth the wait, yeah?
There's a weekly drawing challenge going on at the studio, where every week we get a new theme and draw up a bunch of drawings to that theme.
So this is that, except instead of doing a drawing, I'm attempting to write a song to that theme...
Week one's theme was: John in a tree.
Head's up, This song Contains a swear word. The 'F' one...
Honestly, I'm quite proud of this song. It's a bit Piano Man and a bit Home for a Rest (a common bar song in Halifax it would seem)
I'll eventually do a nicer recording with stuff like drums and bass, but that'll be a long way off.
I'm going to spend tonight chucking a bunch of time delay posts up that should last a little while.
And I've already written a song for this weeks theme (Zombie Apocalypse) So there's that to look forward to. As well as a song titled "there's no Kangaroos in Canada". I just need to learn the 'French' bit.
So, till next time, hope you're all having a fantastic day,
-Daniel
Mar 1, 2012
You can't waste a perfectly good beard #5
Heya everyone!
Once again I have de-bearded.
Sorry for the low quality. I recorded this off my phone.
I've been hanging out for a decent slab of snow for sooooo long!
That morning we made a snowman and I did a snow angel and we had a snowball fight! SNOW!!!
Hope you're all having a terrific day,
-Daniel
Once again I have de-bearded.
Sorry for the low quality. I recorded this off my phone.
I've been hanging out for a decent slab of snow for sooooo long!
That morning we made a snowman and I did a snow angel and we had a snowball fight! SNOW!!!
Hope you're all having a terrific day,
-Daniel
Feb 28, 2012
Wildlife
Heya everyone,
At work here, a common topic of inter-continental discussion is animals.
It's been fun bringing up Google images of Kangaroos, Cockatoos, Brush tailed possums, and the ever terrifying Cassowary.
In return I've been told about moose (which is apparently the plural for a single mosse. Like sheep) and beavers and racoons. And though I haven't seen so much as a squirrel yet, I decided to have a go at drawing them based off what I've been told.
Mosse are apparently grumpy. Like woke up on the wrong side of bed and stood on an entire lego set at five in the morning grumpy.
I drew the beaver and racoon to match.
And I thought the beaver and platypus were a nice counterpart to each other.
...and this is Batman getting ready to take a dump...
That's all for now. Still working on that song I mentioned. Needs about a verse and a half before it's finished. Also planning on filming another beard video today (fingers crossed)
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to play in the SNOW because it SNOWED and there hasn't been much SNOW but there's SNOW here right now and it's SNNNNOOOOOOWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to play in the SNOW because it SNOWED and there hasn't been much SNOW but there's SNOW here right now and it's SNNNNOOOOOOWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!
Hope you're SNOW all having a great day SNOW!
-Dan - SNOW!!! -iel
Feb 20, 2012
A taste of down under (NOT LIKE THAT!)
Heya everyone,
So I've recently discovered something. It's not the big differences that bug you when you move somewhere new. It's the little ones.
For example, Halifax doesn't seem to sell sausage rolls. Further than that, they don't seem to have savoury pastries of any kind. I never realised how much I craved savoury pastry.
So I decided to make a whole heap of sausage rolls!
It all reminded me of growing up back home. Not necessarily what I was making, but the quantity.
So many Saturdays and Sundays of making huge quadruple batches of biscuits or slices or bolognese and then freezing the lot of it for school lunches.
Ahhhh... good times.
So I've recently discovered something. It's not the big differences that bug you when you move somewhere new. It's the little ones.
For example, Halifax doesn't seem to sell sausage rolls. Further than that, they don't seem to have savoury pastries of any kind. I never realised how much I craved savoury pastry.
So I decided to make a whole heap of sausage rolls!
They were sooo yummy.
I'd forgotten how awesome it is to have an oven. Back in my apartment in St Kilda I didn't have an oven. But the hostel I'm staying in here in Halifax does and it's HUGE! I almost didn't get them all done before midnight when the kitchen closes, but I totally did.
I took a whole heap of them to work too. Needed to ...educate? Canadian animators on the deliciousness of meat and pastry.
I took a whole heap of them to work too. Needed to ...educate? Canadian animators on the deliciousness of meat and pastry.
It all reminded me of growing up back home. Not necessarily what I was making, but the quantity.
So many Saturdays and Sundays of making huge quadruple batches of biscuits or slices or bolognese and then freezing the lot of it for school lunches.
Ahhhh... good times.
Less baking and more sketching soon.
But then more baking again.
...and possibly a song.
Hope everyone's having a great day,
-Daniel
Feb 14, 2012
And then I went to Canada
Heya guys,
So just updating you on, well, stuff. I'm in Canada now.
I've been here a little over two weeks and am loving it!
I've been getting ready for this from before Christmas but didn't want to post it just in case it didn't happen.
BUT IT DID! And now I'm animating in an awesome studio with awesome people and it's awesome.
I'm still settling in but I have some blog posts planned so expect some stuff.
Hope you're all having a fantastic evening,
-Daniel
So just updating you on, well, stuff. I'm in Canada now.
I've been here a little over two weeks and am loving it!
I've been getting ready for this from before Christmas but didn't want to post it just in case it didn't happen.
BUT IT DID! And now I'm animating in an awesome studio with awesome people and it's awesome.
I'm still settling in but I have some blog posts planned so expect some stuff.
Hope you're all having a fantastic evening,
-Daniel
Jan 12, 2012
Nerd Trivia Relex
Hey everyone,
Been cleaning out and packing up my apartment and found this that I never posted...
Yup. I'm sure we've all done it.
This was from an actually situation back at the banner ad place. I finished up there at the end of last year and have some very very VERY exciting stuff lined up for this year. Hence the packing of the apartment.
Sorry, I will tell you soon. I honestly will. I just feel a bit overwhelmed at the moment and...
Just, don't worry. I'll tell you soon.
Just, don't worry. I'll tell you soon.
Hope you're all having a great day,
-Daniel
Jan 5, 2012
Happy 2012! (Or: what happened to you doing something a day for December?)
Hey everyone,
Welp, guess it goes without saying that I, in fact, did NOT complete a post for every day of December.
I made 18 posts and then... well.. stopped.
I made 18 posts and then... well.. stopped.
OH! Happy new year, by the way! It being 2012 now 'n' all. Hope everyone hand a splendid Christmas/Holiday/End of year break/Whatever. It being summer here the wether went really blisteringly rubbish for a couple of days, but it's quite pleasant now.
Oh, I got an iPhone recently. As a christmas/going away present to myself.
I did a terrible thing to it though...
I installed Garageband onto it...
And then this happened... In all it's multitrack reverb-heavy stereophonic goodness...
Dream a little Dream of me - original by Mamma Cass
So yeah... that's me singing (I call it singing because that what it most resembles) and playing the uke.
There's also a feature that lets you have the audio run through a virtual amp, so my uke sounded like an electric guitar for parts.
Anywhoosle, I'm going to try for some sort of regularity to posting, but it seems every time I define a timeframe it all falls apart.
So yeah, expect stuff, but don't expect when. But soon. Hopefully...
Hope you're all having a great day,
Hope you're all having a great day,
-Daniel
Dec 20, 2011
Dec Daily 18 - Swamp Molusk
Okay, I'm totally cheating on this one, but I can't stay up any longer. This is a mocumentary I made back at university. This was made back in 2007 if I recall. It follows the trials of the rare (and suspicioulys basketball looking) Swamp Mollusk.
Wow... I forgot how prevalent 3:4 aspect ratio was back then... And how crappy the upload was.
And yes, that is me trying to sound like David Attenborough/Stephen Fry.
...sooo very tired....
I give up. This is all I have tonight,
Have a great tomorrow everyone,
-Daniel
Wow... I forgot how prevalent 3:4 aspect ratio was back then... And how crappy the upload was.
And yes, that is me trying to sound like David Attenborough/Stephen Fry.
...sooo very tired....
I give up. This is all I have tonight,
Have a great tomorrow everyone,
-Daniel
Dec Daily 17 - Space-Gal 3
Seriously, just don't mess with her.
Gonna leave work for home. Fingers crossed for another post form there because I have my laptop back!
...uuurrrggg... sooo tired...
-Daniel
Dec Daily 16 - Dropping the Ball
...
I think the thing I find hardest about drawing any sort of comic is that as an animator you'd have dozens of frames to show actions or impacts, even changes in gesture during dialogue. In comics you get one drawing. That's it.
I think I needed to show the ball in contact with my face... or maybe not have the ball flying towards me at all... maybe... I dunno. Practice makes perfect.
So yeah. I've well and truly dropped the ball on this Daily December thing. Between work suddenly going mental and everything else going even more mental (not to mention Christmas) it's just been a bit impossible for me.
But I'll do you a deal. It's 7:30 pm and I'm currently still at work. For every job I finish tonight, I'll also do a blog post.
Regardless of if I make it to 20 or not before midnight, after this I'm gonna consider my Daily December challenge 'up to date'.
Catch you in an hour or two,
-Daniel
Dec 16, 2011
Dec Daily 15 - Dino Sketches
Heya everyone,
Just some dino sketches today... Pencil and some photoshop.
I missed yesterday's post sorry. I will catch up.
Stuff is happening. BIG stuff. Kinda nervous to talk too much aboot it at this point but all going well, I'll let you know soon.
May this Friday vomit awesome and fantastic-ness upon you
-Daniel
*Edit - oh, and Laptop's still outta commission. Really getting angry about it now. Hopefully get it back by monday
Dec 14, 2011
Dec 13, 2011
Dec Daily 13 - SpaceGal... again
Hello again!
Officially up to date now!
SpaceGal again, this time made pretty with colors and inks and stuff.
Don't know her name yet, but I'm quite comfortable with the 'Gal' in her title.
Because she has Sass. It doesn't show but she'd totally slap you upside the head with her sass.
Laptop is still getting fixed though... Apparently the logicboard is at the store they just need to install it.
Fingers crossed for getting it back tomorrow...
Hope everyone's Tuesday was swell,
-Daniel
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