The Island Project

For the last year I've been working on a new system for producing animated films. I've titled this system "The Island Project", and it's finally ready for production!

Stay tuned for more details!

Prototype

Trying out a new approach to working with 3D models.

Process - Part 1

Here's a sample of the new process I've been developing for quickly prototyping animated scenes.

Photo reference (source):

Sketchbook study with markers:

Digital thumbnail sketch:

Final image:

Animated:

Evolution

More stuff pt. 2

Keeping it simple for now.

More stuff

Here are some more sketchbook pages - over the last few weeks I've been experimenting with some new media and trying to get back to basics.

I'm alive!

It's been a long time since my last post, but I'm finally back with some new artwork!

To kick things off, here are some recent sketchbook pages in honor of #Inktober.

9.30.15

The wait is almost over...

Another poster

Here's another poster to promote the upcoming short film, which has officially been delayed until late November/early December due to hardware failure. I forgot to update my blog when I announced the delay on Twitter, Facebook, Newgrounds, and the Fallen Angel website. Here it is again in case you missed it.

More details, from the original post on 10/24/14:

UPDATE - Fallen Angel Delayed

The release date for my next short film has been delayed. 

Three weeks ago my work computer crashed due to a major hardware failure. After many days spent trying to recover my data and get things working again, I have finally managed to get everything back online, but all the time lost means I have to delay the film's release for a few weeks. The new release date for the film will be in November... I'll have an exact date soon. 

For now, I have started a Twitter account where I'll be posting updates about the film's progress at twitter.com/rclrobertson

It's been far too long, but I am finally back with something new... more details to come.

progress

Progress has been unexpectedly slow these past couple of months. Making the transition to post-college life has been a lot harder than I anticipated.

I am currently making arrangements for a major promotional project to secure funding for the next two episodes of Fallen Angel. Getting the project funded means I can hire people to help and significantly increase the speed of production. More details to come.

In the meantime, here are some new comic pages...

Page 9 - inked

New inside cover 

And a bunch of random sketches, just for fun:

 

     

More comic book pages

Fallen Angel Episode 2 - more inked pages

Page 2

Page 3

Update fail

So I'm sure by now you're all thinking, "two posts in three 1/2 months... and this is supposed to be regular updates?"

Truth is, I was a bit over-optimistic at the beginning of the semester. As it turns out, trying to simultaneously produce a 3D animated short, write and illustrate a graphic novel, finish my last semester of college, and run a blog is a bit more than I can manage by myself.

I have less than two weeks left until graduation. Once I'm free from the demands of school, I'll have a great deal more time to manage everything. However, considering the fact that I have a long history of poorly managing my websites, I'm contemplating the idea of paying somebody to act as my webmaster and help me out with keeping my blog and website current. So one way or another, you can expect things to get a bit more lively around here in the weeks and months to come.

All that being said, here's a sample of what I've been up to over the past few months...

Fallen Angel Episode 2 - Page 1 inked

FA Episode 3 - Sera character model

(old version, with hair)

(revised version, WIP - no hair yet)

Here's a link to my WIP thread on the CGSociety forums, where I've been receiving some great feedback and tips while building the model.

CGTalk - WIP female character - need feedback

FA Episode 3 - Vehicle models

(Note - I did not build these two car models, they are models I purchased off the web and modified to suit the requirements of my film.)

Vehicle animation tests

More to come soon.

-Robbie

Comic book - new finished page

Inside cover of Fallen Angel: Episode 2 comic book.

Major Announcement

After taking a brief hiatus to wrap up my fall semester of classes, I have returned with some new artwork and a big announcement about my Fallen Angel animated series.

It's official: Episodes 2 and 3 of Fallen Angel are currently in production.

Fallen Angel: Episode 2

Episode 2 is undergoing development as a comic book/graphic novel, estimated to be between 35-40 pages in length. The pages will be released online as they are completed, on my blog as well as the official Fallen Angel website. The comic book will be available for free viewing online, and once finished, a limited run of printed copies will also be available for purchase through the FA website.

Fallen Angel: Episode 3

The third episode of Fallen Angel is being produced as an animated short film. It will be my first film rendered entirely in 3D computer generated animation. The film will run five to six minutes in length and will be the most graphically rich and action-packed animation I have created so far.

Now that the word is out, from this point onward I will be providing regular updates with details of the episodes' development on this blog and the FA website. Updates will include works-in-progress, finished images and segments of animation, and details about the story and writing process.

The Fallen Angel site will also be receiving a major upgrade in the coming weeks.

Stay tuned...

WIP - Sera - update

I ended up practically repainting the whole image to achieve something closer to my original vision. Still not quite there, but it's getting much closer. I'm going to put several hours of work into this one over the weekend - hopefully that will be enough to bring it to some level of completion.

Sera - work in progress

It's been a busy couple of weeks...

Here is a WIP illustration of Sera, the heroine of Fallen Angel. Needs a lot more work. I still need to tone down the muscles a bit, adjust proportions, and add dramatic lighting, textures, colors, and background.

I'm hoping to finish this one over the next week. As soon as it's done I'll be making a big announcement regarding the Fallen Angel series.

A couple of preliminary sketches:

illustrations

Some illustrations from my Spring 2011 Digital Illustration class with Cliff Cramp.

pen & marker sketches

some early artwork for the upcoming Fallen Angel - Episode 2 project...