Honkbarn

Space

2012-01-16T01:44:00.001-08:00

Oh no! Honk is HAAANGRRRY!

2011-09-25T19:26:00.000-07:00

Meet Snarf

2011-09-23T16:00:00.001-07:00

This is Snarf. He plays the bass using nose hairs as strings.

Wham!

2011-09-21T11:09:00.000-07:00

Some Wham poses by Joliwa and Ramzoid.

Character Poses

2011-09-18T18:35:00.001-07:00

Jorden Oliwa lent his talent and helped rough out some Honk poses. Fun stuff!

2011-09-16T11:11:00.000-07:00

2011-09-08T01:59:00.001-07:00

2011-07-11T23:00:00.000-07:00

I recently entered a drawing contest that I made up. I didn't fair so well.

2011-06-14T21:55:00.000-07:00

Rain Dance BG

2011-02-28T16:49:00.001-08:00

Another environment test

2011-02-21T17:06:00.000-08:00

Absract BG

2011-02-10T00:08:00.000-08:00

This guy has some crazy good textures on his website... www.lostandtaken.com One of his textures was used as a backdrop in my painting here.

2011-02-08T23:18:00.000-08:00

Another couple of BG tests

2011-01-12T21:11:00.000-08:00

I'm liking this one a bit better. There's more depth which in turn means more room for these dudes to move around.

Backgrounds

2011-01-12T09:44:00.001-08:00

The next stage of Honkbarn 6 will be getting the look of picture down. I'm experimenting with some different background styles. This one includes some real world elements which I'd like to start incorporating into Honkbarn. I'm not so sure I like this one but it was fun to do none the less.

Specimens

2011-01-11T09:30:00.000-08:00

Honkbarn 6

2011-01-07T10:25:00.001-08:00

One thing we're going to do in 2011 is animate a Honkbarn 6. Below is a line-up of the characters who will be in the new episode. I've re-designed them to be a bit more vibrant and playful.

Happy New Year!

2011-01-03T01:15:00.001-08:00

Yeti Farm Creative

2010-12-17T13:53:00.001-08:00

Check out the new website!

http://www.yetifarmcreative.com

Old vs. new Honk

2010-11-29T19:11:00.001-08:00

2010-11-10T01:55:00.000-08:00

Old vs. New

2010-11-08T23:01:00.001-08:00

I figure it's about time I dust off the ol' Honkbarn and try to bring it back to life. I'm trying to add a bit more life to the characters and design them so they're a bit easier to animate. I like the crude old version but the brighter colours should translate better against a BG. Here's Barn. New or old?

Spaceship

2010-10-13T23:09:00.002-07:00

colour overload

2010-10-12T17:32:00.000-07:00

project drater

2010-08-31T20:26:00.001-07:00

You may recognize these weirdos from a few posts down.
They're part of a new personal project I have in the works.

2010-08-17T13:09:00.000-07:00

I recently made a few screen capture tutorials for my animation students. A good starters guide to animating in Flash. Hopefully I can get around to creating a lesson for building and posing.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

2010-06-25T10:31:00.001-07:00

Here's a few screen shots from a documentary by filmmaker Jeff Chiba Stearns. It's a live action doc with a few animated sections. I had the pleasure of designing and animating a sequence for this film. One of the best jobs I've had in animation, Jeff is an uber talented guy and was a lot of fun to work with. His film will release soon I hope. I've seen a rough cut and it's amazing so far. The final screen shot is based on a landscape in Kelowna, my hometown and soon to be new home again. We're moving there tomorrow after 11 years in Vancouver. It'll be nice to slow things down a bit and be closer to family, the ski hills and lake. I'll miss all the good folks I've met in Vancouver but will be back to visit soon. Till next time!

Port Moody Bear

2010-06-17T13:31:00.001-07:00

I was pouring a cup of coffee this morning and this little guy was looking through my window. It was a bit of a shock. I say little because Mom was out there too but she left by the time I got my camera out. My dog didn't even notice them creeping around.

2010-06-05T01:17:00.001-07:00

MADE IN P.R.C.

2010-05-31T23:00:00.001-07:00

Self Portrait

2010-05-31T00:38:00.001-07:00

Which?

2010-05-25T21:53:00.001-07:00

They have these at the Vancouver Aquarium right now, kinda by those sand worm things.

2010-05-20T22:19:00.001-07:00

Thweet Brethts

2010-04-15T23:30:00.000-07:00

Yon Stroden

2010-04-14T23:24:00.000-07:00

Thriftys Foods

2010-04-13T10:09:00.000-07:00

Addison loves it when we go to Thriftys. She gets a free balloon and cookie. They should have free stuff for grown-ups, like free pepperoni chunks that they throw from behind the deli and you have to catch them in your mouth.

Skater

2010-04-12T21:58:00.000-07:00

Back in high school I loved to flip through a Transworld or Thrasher mag and draw skaters in action. The pros always look so bendy and weightless in the snapshots. Definitely a sport full of amazing style and poses.

Heety hotdog

2010-03-26T00:20:00.001-07:00

Ordinary

2010-03-25T23:10:00.001-07:00

2010-02-20T00:17:00.001-08:00

Hoody

2010-02-19T19:30:00.001-08:00

The exploration of loose careless line continues.

bros

2010-02-18T22:45:00.000-08:00

reel mature

2010-02-18T20:59:00.001-08:00

Momentum

2010-02-04T11:45:00.000-08:00

I recently teamed up with Canadian film maker Sheona McDonald to work on a short film titled "Momentum" which has been commissioned by CODE, the Cultural Olympiad's Digital Edition". Below are a few designs for the project, you can see the film in its entirety here:

Momentum

Honkbarn freakout

2010-01-23T20:39:00.000-08:00

My daughter and nephew freak out when they watch Honkbarn.

Rainman

2009-12-18T00:15:00.000-08:00

A couple of new things

2009-11-17T15:38:00.000-08:00

This is a logo I designed for Yeti Farm Productions. I don't think it will be final, I'm going to try and make it a little less Honkbarn style. Below is a background pan for an animated section of a live action short film. This particular shot won't be used so I can post it. Once the film is complete you'll be able to see it on the jumbo screens at various 2010 olympic venues.

New Logo

2009-09-24T00:03:00.000-07:00

Here's the new Honkbarn logo with colours brighter than ever.

Honk and Barn re-united.

2009-09-17T12:31:00.001-07:00

New identity

2009-08-21T15:19:00.000-07:00

This fall I am going to start up an umbrella company to handle all of my freelance work. A place to showcase my work and demo reel, etc. It's pretty tough trying to think of a good name that sticks. Ash and I thought about T&A (Todd and Ash) but that company name is already registered. I then combined our high school nicknames, Tabber and Bosh for Tabberbosh. I kind of like it but not enough to use it. I'll keep thinking about a name but I did this little mock up for Tabberbosh even though it will never be used. If you suggest something rad, like Chunkhole productions, and if I use it, you can't sue.

LOSING IT!!!

2009-08-14T01:38:00.000-07:00

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2009-08-06T00:21:00.001-07:00

Are you still here?

2009-07-22T01:00:00.000-07:00

Vancouver Canucks

2009-05-12T01:42:00.000-07:00

Canucks season ends in 6.

Nelson

2009-05-11T13:30:00.001-07:00

Bear Design

2009-05-08T08:53:00.000-07:00

I recently did some animation for a client that involved a bunch of banner ads. I presented them with a couple of concept designs and this was the one that didn't get picked.

Some more art

2009-05-05T00:31:00.001-07:00

Blurp

2009-05-01T00:35:00.001-07:00

People

2009-04-13T23:23:00.001-07:00

Dance party

2009-04-08T23:32:00.001-07:00

This is a picture of a group known as the 'Rave Cravers'. They have been raving since the early 90's and have no plans to stop anytime soon.

New Website

2009-03-12T20:41:00.000-07:00

www.honkbarn.com has a new look!

Honkbarn 5

2008-12-01T20:15:00.000-08:00

Here's Honkbarn 5. It plays a little choppy, you can see a smoother version at the Honkbarn website

Honkbarn 5

New Drawing and what not

2008-09-16T01:05:00.000-07:00

Pardner pants

2008-07-10T13:19:00.001-07:00

Here's a new character that was inspired by my collection of cowboy boots. For those who didn't know this about me I've been collecting cowboy boots for the past 18 years and now have a total of 76251 boots. 12 of them are snake-skin but only 2 have good soles because the others are worn out from two-steppin'. YEEEE HAWWWW!!!

Brain Equation

2008-05-30T13:53:00.000-07:00

This is another background for Honkbarn 5. Click on the image for a larger detail.

Flowers

2008-05-13T01:24:00.000-07:00

The 5 year plan

2008-04-01T15:37:00.000-07:00

Spring!

2008-03-31T23:15:00.001-07:00

Tonight

2008-03-26T21:43:00.000-07:00

So today we downloaded some Raffi and this is how the rest of the night ended up...

Vancouver snow storm

2008-01-29T16:18:00.000-08:00

Crazy amounts of snow fell in Port Moody today. It hardly ever snows around here but when it does I try to make the best of it.

Honkbarn 4!

2007-12-22T18:02:00.000-08:00

Honkbarn! 4

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Honkbarn 4 is complete!

2007-12-21T01:43:00.001-08:00

It's been a long haul but I've finally finished Honkbarn episode 4. It's over a minute and a half and features some amazing voices from Johnny Darrell and his son Kai.

I'll be launching the new episode at www.honkbarn.com the first week in January. Keep your eyes peeled, here's a couple of screen shots:

One for Fun

2007-10-28T18:52:00.001-07:00

So this is my final week at the day job. As of next week I'll have more time to work on the Honkbarn project. I've got a website up but have yet to connect all of the links. So far it's just a main page, I'll start the programming next week. Take a look at what I have so far: www.honkbarn.com. Here's a few for fun...

Website Design

2007-10-18T21:46:00.001-07:00

I've just started putting together a Honkbarn website. Click on the image for a larger version. This is a design I threw together tonight, I'm not sure if it will be used but I figure it's a good start. The website will include the films, an art gallery, and eventually a store once I have enough shorts to put a DVD together. The black areas will include interactive links to the other pages on the website. I'd like to add some animation to the front page.

Honkbarn 3!

2007-09-17T20:22:00.001-07:00

Honkbarn 3!

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Math Equation

2007-09-10T22:11:00.001-07:00

Foggy sky's with a slight chance of gonna gitcha

2007-08-20T20:30:00.001-07:00

This background will be in Honkbarn 3 for about 1 second.

One for the growing baby

2007-08-01T02:20:00.001-07:00

2007-07-25T23:57:00.000-07:00

You Don't Have to YELL

2007-07-20T00:24:00.000-07:00

This is a painting I did tonight during a break from animation. It was done left-handed. I have to pay such close attention to detail at work that it's sometimes nice to escape that way of thinking and just let my eyes wander as I draw.

Honkbarn 2

2007-07-12T12:42:00.001-07:00

After doing some sound searching on Flashkit I discouvered a fun little music clip created by a guy named Dave Girtsman. Thanks to the wonders of the internet I was able to track Dave down through a myspace search. He was more than happy that I decided to use his music for my second short film and he did a score for Honkbarn 3 which is currently in production. Here's the second short: