Sonic Effect (Sonic and Mass Effect Crossover)

So during my spare time I've been making progress on character designs for this crossover. I've been having fun with this side project so far, its been really interesting to compare characters from both Sonic and Mass Effect to see similarities between them. My aim is to try and create Sonic versions of the original Mass Effect squad (4 down, 3 to go).

 

I've also got a new Deviantart profile as well. I'll still be updating on here as well. Click on each picture to be taken to my new page.

 

 

 

Red Panda Trust Animation Progress

This some of the work I've been creating for an organisation called The Red Panda Trust since November last year. I was asked to produce a short animation as a test by the company, so I chose a run cycle to show my ability.

The first video was the original run cycle I created. I wasn't sure if they wanted a different design for the animation, so I created my own design to see if it worked. I knew from the beginning that I wanted the animation to look quite clean, so I decided to use Illustrator to copy over the original drawing. It was also a lot quicker to draw the posing for each frame using Illustrator.

Unfortunately, it wasn't what they were looking for. They liked the red panda's design, but they felt it targeted a too specific demographic. They wanted the design to replicate their current logo. After some heavy modifications to the frames, I also added a bit more motion to the torso as well to avoid it looking too static.

This video is a current walk cycle I'm working on. I'm close to finishing, but I still just need to fine tune the smoothness of the legs.

Back after LONG Hiatus/ Sonic Mass Effect

Happy new year to everyone. Sorry about the lack of updates over the last few months, my life's been very hectic recently. Thought as it's the new year I'd start posting again.

I finished my degree in Animation last year and got a 2:1 (YAY!), and I've been seeking out various work opportunities pretty much everywhere. I volunteered at Bristol Encounters Film Festival and did some work for Social Enterprise West Midlands last year (I'll update about that later). I also got a part-time job at Primark for some extra money. For now, I'll show you some of the work I've done in my spare time.

This is for a project I've been doing in my spare time entitled Sonic Mass Effect. As their two of my favourite games to play, I thought I'd have a go at merging various characters from both series to see how well they'd fit together.

First up was Sonic, who's merge with Shepard was a bit of a no brainer as their both the main playable characters. Part of the challenge was blending N7 armour with Sonic's simple design. I then learnt how Sonic's shoes were based on the same ones Michael Jackson wore in the 'Bad' video, so I wanted to portray a similar effect in his armour design. I took major influence from the suit he wore when performing Billie Jean on stage, particularly the single glove he wore. I also gave the armour a blue tint so that it would look more natural against Sonic's spines. Theres still a bit more detail I need to add on the final image, but it shouldn't take too long now.

Original Sketch (A5 Paper)

Final Image (WIP) - Drawn in Illustrator, Coloured in Photoshop

Next up was Tails, who required a bit more thought as to which Mass Effect character he'd portray. It was a toss up between Joker or Garrus, but I decided to go with the latter due to their similar personalities (Slightly under confident, look up to main hero as a role model, tech savvy). Part of the challenge was still making Tails look cute in Garrus' armour, which wasn't particularly easy. I made the tails look feather-like to fit in with the Turians bird physique. This is my favourite one I've made so far, I just need to add the final details before he's completely finished.

Original Sketch (A5 Paper)

Final Image (WIP) - Drawn in Illustrator, Coloured in Photoshop

Knuckles was also fairly hard to figure out his character. He's cast the strong one in the Sonic games, so he could play any of the brute characters from Mass Effect (Grunt, James etc). After looking at various Mass Effect character sstory arcs to see if they share Knuckles' backstory, I decided to cast him as Wrex. This is mainly down to Knuckles and Wrex's roles as guardians (Floating Island and Tuchanka respectively), their initial hostility towards the main character and their transformation from pessimists to optimists. It took a while to include all the armour detail, but I'm close to finishing now. I also added a Pyjak (Chu Chu) for good measure.

Original Sketch (A5 Paper)

Final Image (WIP) - Drawn in Illustrator, Coloured in Photoshop

Hope you like them so far, I'll make sure to post again as soon as possible.

One Hour Challenge No. 21 Taz

Time - 1:00

One Hour Challenge No. 20 Zoidberg

Time - 55 mins

One Hour Challenge No.19 Tails

Time - 1:10

One Hour Challenge No. 18 Squeezy Toy Alien

Time - 50 mins

One Hour Challenge No.17 Ripster (Street Sharks)

Time - 1:00

One Hour Challenge No.16 Dr. Cortex

Time: 1:00

One Hour Challenge No.15 Stitch

Time - 1:05

One Hour Challenge No.14 Snoop Dogg (Caricature)

Inspired by my Snoop Dog Sculpture I did last year.

Time - 1:10

One Hour Challenge No.13 Pluto

One Hour Daily Challenge No.12 Genie (Aladdin)

Time - 1:00

One Hour Daily Challenge No.11 Jigglyrine

Time - 1:00

One Hour Daily Challenge No. 10 Tinkerbell Von Schweetz

Time- 1:15

One Hour Daily Challenge No.9 Indiana Simpson

One Hour Bart Simpson/Indiana Jones morph, struggling to keep his hat on. Inspired by     The Simpsons parody of the chase sequence from Raiders Of The Lost Ark. Thankfully had enough time to provide shading on this one. Purposelly made the whip very long for a more comedic look.

Time: 1:10

One Hour Daily Challenge No.8 Gromit Lightyear

Slacked off with the daily challenge lately, so I thought I'd update with something extra special, Gromit Lightyear. Inspired by Gromit Unleashed (specifically Pixar's sculpture), I've decided to take the one hour challenge on a different route by merging two characters together. I really enjoyed doing this one, the fact that he's talking into his communicator is ironic. I also like his giant helmet.

Time: 1:20

One Hour Daily Challenge No.7 Chihiro (Spirited Away)

Haven't drawn any female characters yet, so I thought I'd start with a character from one of my favourite Studio Ghibli films, Spirited Away. Think I did okay, but I could have made her lines a bit more cleaner, particularly around the arms and legs (had quite a lot of difficulty drawing them).

Time: 1:20

One Hour Daily Challenge No.6 Spyro the Dragon

Inspired by my sister who bought a Spyro Onesie on ebay yesterday, it was only appropriate for my next daily challenge to feature him. I found him a bit difficult to draw, as the head to body relationship was difficult to figure out. He's a bit more scribbly than past drawings, but I think I did okay overall.

One Hour Daily Challenge No. 5 Hiccup (How To Train Your Dragon)

Haven't drawn a human character yet, so I thought I'd start with Hiccup from one of my favourite films, How To Train Your Dragon. Think I nailed the pose; went slightly over an hour just adding detail to Hiccups jacket, but other than that I think I did alright.

Time: 1:10