brien's sketches

[brien]

here are some of my sketches. i hope you like them.



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/cat.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/weirdguy.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/uglyman2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/uglyman.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/dogcat.jpg

[Danimation]

Cool sketches! I look forward to more of your work! Cheers

[damage]

I also look forward to seeing more, these r great. :P

[brien]

thanks for the comments. i enjoy both of your work. here are a few more sketches.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/superherocolor.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/strangelove.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/squirrel.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/goofysketches.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/busstopanimals.jpg

[brien]

here are some more sketches i did today.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/horse.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/frankendance.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/alligator.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/madguy.jpg

[damage]

Hey Brien these sketches have soo much character and r just soo cool please tell me the ur already working in the industry. It would be a shame if ur not.

[Rolf_DeWolf]

I can only say: great work!! :cool:

[brien]

thanks for the comment damage. i'm glad you like the drawings. but no, i don't work in the industry, i just go to school.

anyways, here is another sketch i did yesterday but i forgot to post it:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/snot.jpg

[brien]

two from the other day. salamanders trying to play baseball and a beaver.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/salamaders.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/beaver.jpg

[Danimation]

Sweet designs you have here, the beaver is my fav. The Snot pic is great aswell. Keep up the great work!

[damage]

I also really like the Beaver, it has a Sumpco look which i really like.

[brien]

haha yea, i didn't really like the beaver all that much because i thought it turned out looking too much like stimpy. but eh, what can ya do. thanks for noticing my rip-off of the spumco style, damage.

[brien]

here's some really old sketches of some characters.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/scientist3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/scientist2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/weaselbear.jpg

and here's some new ones from today.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/meankids.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/opossum.jpg

[damage]

Man the facial expressions u get in ur drawings r awsome. U can really feel their emotion. Great work Brien. More more more!!!!

[brien]

thanks a lot damage, i really appreciate your comment. i very much enjoy drawing facial expressions that convey strong emotions. well, here are a couple from today of some dog.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/dog.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/dog2.jpg

[brien]

here's some form the other day...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/baghead.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/penguins.jpg

this one's not a drawing, but it's pretty cool... man those round sleds are fun.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/sled.bmp

[brien]

i'm guessing that mostly everyone has heard about the new, action packed Looney Tunes show called "Loonatics", and if you haven't then get ready for a surprise of awesomely, kick-ass proportions. though i have fond recollections of the old looney tunes, i have trouble relating to them in these modern times. being an angst filled teenager, i often find myself looking for something to vent my anger and frustration, and this new show looks like the answer. the extreme answer. forget the old looney tunes where slapstick, parody and all around good fun reigned supreme, because they are back to kick you in the throat. there is no time to be funny when you're giving mean tough ass looks to the camera, and saying such cool phrases as "what's up doc" in a voice more sinister than satan himself would say. and of course, since it's set in the future, nothing is ever humorous, too many computers, flying cars, and dark shadows everywhere. i'm pretty sure this will be the best show in the history of the universe, after all, how could the WB be wrong?

well anyways, here's some more drawings...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/kids.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/robotnbears.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/lumberjack.jpg

[brien]

here's some quick sketches i did of a lamp showing different expressions.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/lamp1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/lamp2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/lamp3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/lamp4.jpg

[brien]

here's a small scene from the animated short i'm working on. it's the first and only scene i have colored, i just wanted to see how it would look. the background is just a crappy sketch i slapped on there. it kinda loads choppy and slow at first, but just wait it through and right click and play it again. i'm sure you all know that but i just don't want "man that sucks, it's all choppy." so ya, i hope you enjoy it.

i will appreciate any comments or critiques

http://www.deviantart.com/view/16372290/

[damage]

Man Bri that is awsome. I honestly can't pick anything in it that i would change. It's perfect the way it is. Maybe someone else here can pick out something that i can't see but hot damn it rocks. I want to see the rest.

Is this for school or for ur self??
I also see that it seems u did this in flash, is that soo and if it is did u do all the drawings in frame by frame.

Awsome work man keep it coming, I'm a fan.

[Danimation]

I second Damage! Awesome work B! I love the line of action and expressiveness of your work! Kudos

[brien]

hey thanks a lot dan and damage. i'm glad you liked my work. everything is traditionally animated. i drew every frame by hand, cleaned it up, then scanned them in, colored them in photoshop, and then put it all together in flash. this is my own personal project that i started in my animation class after i finished all of the assignments early. i have been working on it for about a year now, and it'll probably take me another year it finish. but i love every minute of it. i might clean up some more scenes soon but i'm not sure yet. thanks again!

any more comments or critiques would be appreciated.

oh, and here's a little short thing i did for my flash class. i waited till the very last minute to do it, so you can tell where i ran out of time and just started putting goofy drawings in it. it has music so turn on your speakers, please. this is all drawn in flash. it's pretty goofy. i hope you enjoy it. any feedback is welcome.

http://www.deviantart.com/view/16373068/

[ScatteredLogical]

I like the wedgie...lol....

[damage]

Hahahhahahahahahahahahaa... That was freakin awsome man. I dig ur sense of humor. I luv the little fat dog who takes a bronie time. The wedgie is awsome too. Is that u in there btw, and the music just makes this little short funny. I luv it.

What school is soo lucky to have u there Bri??. I sure hope it's not mine cause u would beat me to the puch on the gags.

Like the media i will eat this up and ask for more more more!!!!!

[brien]

haha thanks damage. yea, i am quite fond of the little dog taking a dump myself. yea, i am the tall lanky guy in the wedgie part. i go to mt san antonio community college right now, but i am planning on going to chico state university to study more fine arts. i'm so glad you like my stuff. it makes me happy knowing that it makes people laugh. and i will try my best to make more more more!!

[Scoob nGA]

your short was mad funny brien. i like your humor, very random, i didnt know what to expect next. ur drawings are good too, i think im gonna have to brush up on my animal charac. now! and i think the polar bears have potential for ur next funny animation, a good dialogue piece maybe? eh, anywayz keep up to good work!...latez

[brien]

i havent uploaded any sketches in a long time for some reason.. but here are a few new ones..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/guybear.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/dinopilot.jpg

and here are a couple flash animations i did recently.. i've put them in the show and tell section before, so sorry to anyone who has seen 'em before.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/goofywalk2.swf
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/pbandjsmall.swf

[ScatteredLogical]

Wow, check out that first batch. You could've done the graphic novel for Ice Age! lol

[brien]

haha, yea scatteredlogical, i didnt even realize it until you mentioned it. that bear looks like that squirrel in ice age, and the rat holding the peanut is in a pose like the squirrel. haha oh well.

heres a few from today...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/maskguy.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/herobaby.jpg

[Scoob nGA]

i dig the sketches, i look forward to seeing some more, your animations were good too!

[brien]

thanks scoob.. im glad you like my stuff.. here are a few from today...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/catandmouse2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/catandmouse.jpg

[ScatteredLogical]

In the first batch I think the butt on the left drawing has a cool solid-drawing arc to it, and between the both of them there's a talented use/exploration of just how versatile that eye size/shape can be on your character.

In the second batch I love the Grinch-like sneer and the line of action is very clear.

[brien]

hey thanks a lot scatteredlogical.. i really appreciate your specific assesments. its cool to know exactly what someone likes about a drawing. heh.. here a couple more...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/catandmouse3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/mouse.jpg

[ScatteredLogical]

First page - all your stuff has a great looseness, but unless this was an inbetween frame the staging is a bit akward. We all know what his motivation is, but behind the limbs the head and face is still a huge tool communicator and you've essentially hidden it. If you're going for the "casual, don't allow him to see what he's doing so as to set up for gag involving harm done by the mouse," why not have him look up at the ceiling? It'd be easier if this was ever in moving form to transition to his reaction.

The mice are great. I know that's not constructive, but it's just a nice job of the expression echoing the gesture. That 3/4 in the top-right would be a cool silhouette, especially though if you'd eek his bicep out to the side -just- a little more. You don't have to go way out and make another negative space (it'd be cool but maybe not show his tenseness as well as you've got it now) but at least break up the line on his back that the arm's currently tangenting.

[brien]

thanks again scattered... but actually the first drawing with the cat reaching in the bowl... it was more like he wouldve been looking at the mouse and grinning or something as hes reaching in, but then he heard the door open or some one coming from the other room.. so he turns and looks quickly. thats the idea for that sketch.. yea i guess it could be unclear to someone who didnt know what i was going for. usually when i do sketches i think as if i was animating a scene or somehting.. so i can put some real emotion and motive the poses and expression.. instead of just drawing a character standing there smiling at the viewer. not that theres anything wrong with that. but thats the way i like to sketch.

heh.. and yes.. you are right about the tangent. and thanks again for all of your comments!

[ScatteredLogical]

Ah, knowledge of continuity sort of explains that away! At least you could see where I was coming from. It's not like these are bad or anything. I'm just trying to come from a place of "punching up" what already is a strong start.

[manoj]

hi

nice work if u are interested in doing charecter design pl let me know my id is manojkrm@gmail.com

thanks :)

[brien]

here are some characters i drew today...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/catdogopossum.jpg

[brien]

and another character...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/dork.jpg

[brien]

here are some strange ones....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/strangecreatures.jpg

[brien]

new one from today...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/happykid.jpg

[damage]

Awsome work as always B, I have a ?? for u. In ur goofy walk swf., did u animate that using motion paths and if not how did u get it to look sooo smooth.

I look forward to seeing more of ur work. Any big projects in the work??

[brien]

thanks damage. i was wondering what happened to you, i havent seen you post anything in a while. what have you been working on lately?

i didnt use any motion paths on the walk cycle, everything is just symbols that are motion tweened. although a motion path would be a good idea.

as for any big projects.. i was working on a short, but i've decided to scrap it for now. i have it storyboarded out and i have a bunch of pencil tests, but i havent worked on it for a while. but for now, im going to enter an animation to that 10 second club competition thing. i actually just started on it today. should be fun.

[brien]

here are two characters i created today...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/fox.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/bear5.jpg

[damage]

Hey Brien, great work as always, u do some awsome facial expresions. How do u go about doing them. Do u use a mirror?? Yeah i have been lagging in posting anything. Just been soo busy. I finally landed an animation job and man do i luv it. The thing is that when i get home i'm soo beat that all i do is go to sleep then wake up early again to hit it. I'm going to try and see if i can start it up all over again. Find some time to get my sketch thread back up to par.

Re the motion path, I heard from some guy that his friend used motion paths to get reall nice arcks and movement. So when i saw ur walk cycle i thought wow that is smooth as hell how did he do that.

Re me and my projects?.... Well i have a lot of them in the can and not finished. I need to make some time to get to them. I especially need to finishe the book that I've been working on. hahahah Deadlines really never die even when u get the job that u want.

Well i'll stop hoggin up ur thread. Keep up the awsome sketching and i can't wait to see what else u come with. I especially look forward the the flash stuff u do. Lates.

[Scoob nGA]

awesome characters brien!...the bear looks like an old high school teacher i had...hee hee

[brien]

good to hear that got an animation job. im sure youre doin great stuff. whats the job youre doin? as for the the facial expressions, i really dont look in the mirror all that much. i do when i can a face quite right, but i usually just draw what i feel. most of my expressions arent really that realistic anyways, theyre mostly way over exaggerared. man scoob, it must have sucked having a fat bear for a teacher. haha. but anways, heres some from today.....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/squirrel3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/squirre4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/fatguy.jpg

[SMD]

Damn boy. Keep it up, you'll go far.

This site has some of THE most talented people I've ever seen.

[Danimation]

That squirrel hold the acorn is awesome! Keep up the wicked work man!

[brien]

thanks dan and SMD for the compliments. i haven't uploaded anything for a while so here a couple of new ones...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/crazybear.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/mikey.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/kidgame.jpg

[brien]

i don't really draw girls all that often, but here's a few attempts...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/girls.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/girls2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/girls3.jpg

[NOOB!]

hehe,great work and style

[mandeep]

oooooh man u r goood i mean REALLY GOOD

[brien]

here's a few fun sketches from today...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/hunk.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/scaredguy.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/spaceboy.jpg

[brien]

i guess you can't have too many images on one post.. here's the others..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/uglycat.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/scientistguy.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/nakedlady.jpg

[brien]

some doodles i drew in boring ol' math class.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/spacemonkey.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/oldman.jpg

[brien]

another sketch for today...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/popcorn.jpg

[brien]

a sketch of a character for my next animation...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/scruffs.jpg

[Thunderobot]

i like him especially his long arms and neck. :D

[KalEl118]

Great stuff. Keep up the good work.

KalEl118

[brien]

thanks for the comments guys! heres a new one form today... i like the drawing and the colors, but i think the background is not so good. unfortunatly im not too good at utilizing all the tools in photoshop. but, here it is...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/mathhater.jpg

[Thunderobot]

i commented

try just a solid color background.

[brien]

thanks for the comment thunderrobot. i wanted to try using the different tools in photoshop instead of just painting the background a solid color. i think it got a little better in this one i did today. heh, i think the alien looks pretty funny in his big suit.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/alienbigsuit.jpg

[Thunderobot]

i commented again :D

yeah i think he does too and yes you are getting a ton better in photoshop(i need a tablet bad lol)

[brien]

heh thanks. yea i dont have a tablet either, i just draw it and scan it. it's frustrating using the mouse sometimes, especially in flash, but its all i got at the moment.

[brien]

another one from today....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/catfish.jpg

[Thunderobot]

i commented.

hey brian why do you never sign into aim? id like to have a chat with you.

[brien]

mmm, after my computer crashed a little while ago, i had to re-load all of my programs and such. i never got around to installing aim. maybe i will someday. why, what was it you wanted to talk about?

[Thunderobot]

uhh i dont know you seem like an interesting guy and i like to absorb knowledge and whatnot from people who i think i could learn something from.You also have a sort of bob clampet influence to your drawings and i like to talk about views on animation in general.

[Thunderobot]

by the way brian why dont you post a link to that cool pencil test you did on dev art?

[brien]

heh, ah i see. well when i get around to getting aim we can chat then. yes i am greatly influenced by bob clampett! its cool that you noticed that!

as for the pencil test, i posted it up in the show and tell section. it didnt get that much of a response, but eh, what can ya do. heres the link to it:

pencil test (http://media.putfile.com/Comp215)

[Stoo-art]

Man, your characters are great. Ive just started getting into drawing cartoons( like seriosly). Man ur an inspiration :cool:

[Bandita]

Wow, what amazing pencil test! When I see animations like that, I feel like there are two ways: Giving up animation or practicing harder than ever to come to a compareable level!
GREAT, BRIEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[brien]

thanks stoo-art, i'm glad i could be an insperation.

thanks a lot bandita! im glad you liked it. although i sure hope i didnt make you feel like giving up on animation! that wouldnt be good at all. anyways from what i remember you're pretty awesome yourself. i liked that chicken walk you did. thatnsk again for the comments!

[KalEl118]

Thats it! I need to commit to practicing my animation! You have inspired me to fit it back into my schedule. I guess I will have to cut into my "sit on the couch and do nothing" time.

Great stuff, can't wait to see more. Do mind if I ask how long that took.

Thanks.

KalEl118

[damage]

Holly cow Brien I step away for a bit and here u go creating all this great artwork. Damn ur to damn good man. Awsome work as always and very inspirational. As always post more and also show the animation test they r always awsome.:D

[damage]

Ps funny thing about ur new avatar. I've been seeing alot of that lately.

[brien]

thanks for the comment kalEl118, but yea, i know how hard it is to cut into the "sit on the couch and do nothing time". that animation probably took me about 15 or more hours to do. i was working on it off and on over the course of a week. and i hadnt animated anything for a while and i was feeling a bit rusty.

wow damage i havent heard anything from you for a while. what have you been up to? heh, thanks for the kind words. i'd like to see some new stuff from you! haha, yea, i stole that avatar from someone not too long ago. thats one of my top favorite movies, so i had to have it.

[DeadSquid]

I don't know how I missed your stuff. But i really dig your works. might not be able to see the animation but least i can see these. =)

[brien]

thanks deadsquid, sorry you cant see the animation though. well here's a fun little batman sketch for today...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/batman.jpg

[Thunderobot]

i really love that sketch

are you a batman fan?

[DeadSquid]

hehehehe, i dig that!

[brien]

heh, thanks guys. i wouldn't say im a big batman fan, but i like the character. i really like the first two movies, but that's about it, i don't read the comics or anything like that. ive been meaning to see the newest batman movie but i haven't got around to it.

anyways, here's a new one from today. i could'nt get the "s" logo to look right on his buldging chest, so i left it out. so it looks kinda weird withough it. do you think i should try to put it in? i guess its not quite superman withouth the "s".

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/superman.jpg

[DeadSquid]

it's good but think supes looks a little too stalone.

[brien]

haha yea, i noticed that too. i just wanted to make him ugly and weird looking. the end result appears to be very stallone-ish.

[DeadSquid]

don't let it get out or they may try to recast the flick....i think theyr'e already gonna ruin it.

[damage]

Hey Brien,

I do think that the Sups needs his logo on his chest, or else he looks some wierdo in spandex. Funny how the logo has been branded into most of our minds.
I dig the Bats to looks funny.
Re the batman movie that just came out. I think u would enjoy this one. They didn't take it lightly and for a long time Batman fan i like many think that this is the Batman movie that many Batfans have been long waiting. I highly recommend it.

[brien]

hahah... man, i would love to see stalone as superman in the new movie. of course, it would totally ruin it on a serious level, but it would shoot the hilarity factor through the roof!

thanks for the advice damage. i agree with you. i think he does need the "s". heh, im glad you liked the batman drawing. yea, i definatly want to see that new batman movie, i've heard nothing but good things about it.

anyways, here's some new sketches from today...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/rufusncoyote.jpg

[Thunderobot]

some of them i like alot but others dont have enough expression as i would like.I think you did very well though and i cant wait to seee the animation. :D


im also glad the coyote is much diffrent than wile .E

p.s.i commented :D

[blinkmetoys]

dont have enough expressions?

you mean theres only 4 sketches? cus everything this guy does...is full of it. Awesome cartoonist.

[brien]

heh, well here are some more expressions for ya thunderrobot. im glad to hear he doesnt look like wile e. it's obvious i'm influnced by the warner brothers style, but i was hoping i wouldnt hear "its cool, but he looks too much like wile e coyote"

haha thanks blinkmetoys. when i first read through your comment i just saw "this guy.." "..is full of it". i was thinking , damn that sucks, but then of course i read it again. hah.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/charliecoyote.jpg

[Thunderobot]

way better

NOW THATS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT!

the expresssions on these are tons better so kudos :D

[blinkmetoys]

haha thanks blinkmetoys. when i first read through your comment i just saw "this guy.." "..is full of it". i was thinking , damn that sucks, but then of course i read it again. hah

haha. naw man. good stuff. GOOD STUFF! hows that stand out?

[brien]

wow, when did my thread get 10,000 views? that's pretty awesome.

thanks again thunderrobot. i'm glad you like those expressions. they are a bit over the top, but eh, it's what i like to do.

haha. yea that "good stuff" stood out. thanks blinkmetoys.

well, too bad i dont have a better drawing to commemorate my 10,000 views...heh, but here it is anyway... just a quick little diddy

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/rufusandcharlie.jpg

[Thunderobot]

thats pretty nice

i like both of them.

your expressions are getting much better so kudos! :D

so is this going to show up on dev art?

ohh and congrats on your many many watches on dev art.I have like 13 and you have 18 plus i have nobodys watching me and you have both tv's kyle and danimation.

I think you will really be extremly popular on da :D

cant wait to see some more sketches!

[brien]

haha, i wouldnt exactly call 18 watches "a lot"... but thanks.

here is a pencil test i was working on for the past couple of days. it was just an idea that popped in my head as i was sketching.. so i decided to animate it. its not finished obviously, i still need to animate the girl. when i put the background in, she will be sitting on a trash can. and i might add a little zip-out for the male cat, but i dont know yet. but yea, i dont know why they are cats again. anyways, my next animation is definatly going to be the old cowboy and the coyote. anyways.. heres the link..

pencil test (http://media.putfile.com/vid18)

hope you all like it, and any comments and/or critiques are always welcome.

[Thunderobot]

i really like your stuff alot more when i see it in motion. :D

This is really cool and i like the character design alot.




what i meant by 18 views is that you got them so fast.you have 200 and some pageviews with 18 people watching you.It seems to me that a good percent of people who come to your page end up watching you.

I on the other hand have 1000 and some pageviews but only have 13 watchers.Plus you have tv's kyle and danimation watching you.

i dont mean this in a complaining sort of way i mean that you are doing well on da sort of way. :D

[gillianseed84]

Awesome work man!

[brien]

thanks guys.. im glad you liked the animation.. i'll probably finish it sometime over the weekend.. hopefully.. anyways here are some sketches from today..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/candrhappy.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/drunkrufus.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/rufuslooking.jpg

[brien]

and some more...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/rufusdynamite.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/rufusguns.jpg

[Thunderobot]

they look really good. :D

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[gillianseed84]

nice work man!

[brien]

thanks guys.. here is the start of some model sheets for rufus and charlie..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/rufusmodel.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/charliemodel.jpg

[Thunderobot]

really loving the color. :D

[damage]

Wow Brien these look really good. Super pro man super pro.

[DeadSquid]

haha, i love those. such a classic style. very nostalgic. way ta go brudda.

[brien]

thanks a lot for your comments, guys!

[brien]

i havent posted much in the last few weeks, so heres a few sketches. theyre just of a kitten. heh, one of them has a very bob clampett-esque expression.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/stevie2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/stevie.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/stevie3.jpg

[bupaje]

Great work Brien -thanks for posting. I enjoyed looking at the many expressive faces and seeing the construction lines is helpful as well.

[cartuneman]

Dude.......

You rock dude.............A tip of the ole hat to you!

Cartuneman

[brien]

thanks for the comments bupaje and cartuneman..

here are some more sketches of the cat.. he's a pretty fun character to draw, especially with his extremely circular head...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/stevieposes.jpg

[Jerner]

haha cool!
that cat looks like a very funny character, and it's really well done.
I love the strong emotions, they are so expressive and cool, keep it up
Great work on all of your drawings, they all look awsome, Go Brien!

[bupaje]

Thumbs up brien -very expressive.

[cartuneman]

Howdy,

Just love those expressions :D I'd love to see some of your critters in action.

Cartuneman

[damage]

Like always i luv them expressions Brien. U do make magic with them pencils don't u. The thing i really dig about ur work is that ur willing to push the model to get that emotion thru. That is awsome. I tried that at work a couple of times and my boss kept briging that to my attention. I was like ok i'll subtle it up Oh well that's why we animators have our own project to work on right.:D

Keep up the great work and keep posting.

[brien]

thanks a lot guys, i appreciate all of your comments.

hey cartuneman, here are some of my more recent animations.. they are in my previous posts in this thread.. but ill put the links right here..

animation 1 (http://media.putfile.com/Comp215)
animation 2 (http://media.putfile.com/vid18)
animation 3 (http://media.putfile.com/rufus70)

hope ya like em!

thanks damage. yea, i pretty much just try my best to get the feeling, and just the anatomy be secondary. haha, yea, i can imagine such poses that are off the model sheet would be a problem for some bosses. they just dont get it!

anyways... here's my newest character.. i like the look of him a lot.. he looks so energetic.. hope you like him!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/floydrabbit.jpg

[Thunderobot]

i like the pose alot brian good work. :D

[powerglove]

great stuff brien, i love your characters :D

[bupaje]

Great stuff. I like how you use those extreme tweens in some places -have to learn to do that- some wild stretching and stuff going on here and there and adds some 'umph.'

[brien]

hey thanks a lot for the comments. here's a new little character i sketched a few days ago. i'm still working out a good look for him and the proper construction, so there's not much veriaety in the expressions.. but here is..

DISCLAIMER: it was brouhgt to my attention to a friend off deviantart that this pup bears a striking resemblance to peter puppy of the earthworm jim cast. it was unintentional, but nonetheless, the real (and better) puppy was created by Doug TenNapel.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/jimmy.jpg

[cartuneman]

Thanks man for the comps in my gallery, As always your characters are so cool, totaly prof. and top notch. I love drawing animals. Hope Santa was good to you?

Cartuneman

[damage]

Asome as always Brien, very orignal character. I look forward to seeing more on him. Do u plan on doing an animation with him and will the previouse character be involved??:)

[brien]

thanks for the comment cartuneman.

damage, its funny that you said it is an original character, because i just had someone tell me from deviantart that it looks exactly like peter puppy from earthworm jim.. which it does!! hah i knew he looked familiar in some way but i couldnt figure it out. hah, so yea.. if i continue use this character in any way he will definatly have to be altered.

[Thunderobot]

nice character Brian but he looks a little like that dog from earthworm jim to me lol. :D

[brien]

yea i know thunderrobot.. i didnt notice it when i drew him.. and i told the same thing to damage.. maybe i'll put a disclaimer by the image.

[Thunderobot]

ohh lol im sorry brian i didnt read your previous comment.I must have really look like an #$#$-hole.Im sorry i hate when people do that to me i just figured that i would be the first person to say that for some reason lol.Again i apologize.

And thanks for the coments on my thread! :D

[CopyCat]

dude... your great! I wish I had 10% of the talent you have...

[brien]

heh, thanks for the kind words copycat..

here's a new design from today..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/lindy.jpg

[cartuneman]

Dude!

Great stuff man.........:D


cartuneman

[powerglove]

you own face!..your circles turn into fantasticness

[damage]

Great expressions as always Brien, I see she has a tail what type of animal is she??

[brien]

thanks for the comments, guys. heh, she's a monkey, damage.

well here's a couple of new characters, they are traveling salesman, hope ya like em.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/chickenbear.jpg

[powerglove]

dope shizz..wish i could just toss out characters like you, yet im all over google in order to make a drawing happen haha..oh well, hey check out my thread in general discussion, "theme challenge"...have a few guys going at it :)

[brien]

hey thanks for the comment powerglove.. and i'll be sure to check that challenge thread out.

here's and older character that i cleaned up and colored... hope ya like him...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/steviecolor.jpg

[Jabberwocky]

I haven't left ANY comment in this thread before? This won't stand.
I think your lineart is admirably clear and the designs certainly evoke that Tex Avery-feeling. (A lot more than those of that goofy "Tex Avery Show" from a couple of years ago.)
What other styles do you do?

[CopyCat]

cool cat.. =)

[DIEMERAS Dark Angel]

Wow, this thread is really popular, I too am contributing to it's many posts, but hey! great work:)

[brien]

hey thanks a lot jabberwocky. yea, i am greatly influenced by tex avery, and not that terrible "tex avery show" crap on t.v. a while back. the only thing those cartoons had in common with tex avery was the name. i mostly draw in this cartoony style, though. i don't work on other styles as much as i should.

i haven't posted any thing here for a while, so here's a couple of sketches...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/catanddog.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/rufusshot.jpg

[powerglove]

thats it..your getting PM'd

[brien]

oh wow, i just noticed that my thread has reached 20,000 views. that's awesome! heh, thanks to everyone who has looked at my drawings. oh, and i answered your pm powerglove.

[brien]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/rufussketches.jpg

[brien]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/oldwolfsmaller.jpg

[Thunderobot]

i seen these on dev art,nice job.

Some of the expressions are really nice.

[Stribs]

Brien....... You are the b*llocks!

I get inspired by you to draw, then start drawing and get annoyed cause im useless! i can only draw straight on characters, I try and put them in poses and it all goes t*ts up!

Good stuff!

[brien]

thanks for the comments.. i haven't posted here for a while so i figured i'd upload some sketches.. hope you all like 'em...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/superbunny.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/rufusandcharlie2small.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/randomsketcheslittlebigger.jpg

[nonsense]

choice!@, fantasic work as usual...i saw some of your pencil tests on deviant, amazing smoothness...really inspireing, can you tell us what you have learned to get where your at as far as character design and animation? schooling? books?, thanks man.

[brien]

choice!@, fantasic work as usual...i saw some of your pencil tests on deviant, amazing smoothness...really inspireing, can you tell us what you have learned to get where your at as far as character design and animation? schooling? books?, thanks man.

hey thanks a lot.. i'm glad you like my work. i've definatly got a long way to go and am still learning everyday.. but so far i have taken a few classes at a communtiy college.. traditional animation classes, life drawing, flash and photoshop and all that stuff.. the animation classes i took were pretty laid back so i mostly worked hard at home learning animation myself.. the most helpful thing to me has been studying my tapes and dvds of the looney tunes, tom and jerry, and ren and stimpy to some extent.. the richard williams book helped a lot, mostly with understanding walk cycles.. and the preston blair book is great, too.. both of these books have a lot of important information.. and of course with animation theres lots of trial and error.. dont worry about making pretty drawings, just good and rough ones to learn the motion and timing.. thats pretty much it i guess. i am still a student learning, but these are the things that have helped me so far. i hope it helps :)

so anyways.. heres a quick little version of mickey i did the other day... hope you all like it..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/mickey3.jpg

[brien]

it was my friends birthday today so drew and colored a quick little sketch in photoshop.....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/texavery/hotgirl.jpg

[jpa]

Hey Brien, I really love your stuff. I think its great. I was wondering if you could tell me which Preston Blair books you have that you mentioned in the above post, I have seen some of his stuff and think it could be very helpful if I knew the right books to get. Also, being a beginner, I would love to see how you go from simple form shapes, to your final sketches, if there was anyway you could document that, that would be great!

Also when you say that you watch those DVDs, do you mean you pause the video and draw what you see? I do similar stuff but I find screenshots online.

[dagman]

I'm guessing you're a bit of a John K / Ren & Stimpy fan by the looks of things... keep up the good work.:p

[brien]

Hey Brien, I really love your stuff. I think its great. I was wondering if you could tell me which Preston Blair books you have that you mentioned in the above post, I have seen some of his stuff and think it could be very helpful if I knew the right books to get. Also, being a beginner, I would love to see how you go from simple form shapes, to your final sketches, if there was anyway you could document that, that would be great!

Also when you say that you watch those DVDs, do you mean you pause the video and draw what you see? I do similar stuff but I find screenshots online.

well there's only one preston blair book, but there are different versions of it. the first one, which is the one i have, can be found at most book stores and on amazon.com..

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1560100842/sr=8-1/qid=1149725004/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-6360440-0867164?%5Fencoding=UTF8

the other version if i remember correctly is a lot bigger.. about the size of an open newspaper.. and can be found at some arts and crafts stores like Michael's. i haven't really seen the inside of it for a long long time.. so i dont remember what the differences are.. John K. says the one on amazon is not as good as the other one but i cant say myself... i think the one on amazon is great and i reference it all the time.. so i guess you can check them both out and see which one you like best.. they both cover the same material.. just slight differences i think.

as for the dvd's, yes i freeze frame them and sketch the drawings.. it helps me figure out motions and techniques from the masters! and i also just frequently go frame by frame on actions i find interesting, even if i dont sketch anything, just to absorb the information.

[brien]

I'm guessing you're a bit of a John K / Ren & Stimpy fan by the looks of things... keep up the good work.:p

heh, thanks. yeaa.. im a fan of John K. and ren and stimpy, but more so of bob clampett :)

[dreamwise]

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