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By AndyM, 06/10/2010 13:38

I had no idea it was busted, no need to subscribe to my own blog

so come on all ye faithful, subscribe today!!!

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http://andymilleranimation.com/home/feed/

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By AndyM, 06/10/2010 13:11

Last nights batch. Included some 30 second ones for posterity. They’re not great, but I do love the fast ones as the poses are more dynamic. Gives me a chance just try to and capture the weight. As the poses get longer, I find myself focusing more on light and shadow. On that note, I’m quite chuffed with the middle drawing. I avoided outlining things a bit better than usual. The last one I just went for a wander

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By AndyM, 30/09/2010 23:09

for me, it already seems a lifetime ago…but finally i can shout about my directorial debut involving a friendly neighbourhood cultural icon. not a bad start, eh? (he proclaims modestly!)

Directed by Wiek Luijken, Asst. Director – Andy Miller, Producer – Debbie Ross

I’m very proud of what we achieved in what was a very tight schedule. It’s especially fulfilling to see how many shots remain faithful to my initial thumbnails.
You can watch the full intro cinematic on my studio’s website here . Out of the six cutscenes we made, the intro is the one I actually had least input into beyond animation. I’d love to post them all, but breach of contract comes to mind. You’ll just have to play the game!

I’m already twitching to shout about the last project I completed which i co-directed with two very talented artists, but alas it’s for another game. So it’ll be another few months to the next update!

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By AndyM, 30/09/2010 22:37

aay, it’s back!
it’s been a good few months since i’d last been, and probably it shows, but for what they’re worth, here’s the new batch of life drawings…

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By AndyM, 03/08/2010 21:44

…greatly exaggerated, etc.

Just wanted to post something, i know it’s been quite a while. Just in case my  regular visitors were getting worried (yes, both of them)

Been working pretty solidly on a couple of projects that i can’t wait until i’m allowed to talk about, involving a slight change in role for me too. Until then,  i can post that i worked on this recently, a trailer for Pirates of The Carribean game made at Axis. Watch out for hands releasing chains and undead sailors on the mast. Wasn’t very involved, just a couple of days work in between the projects i still have to bite my tongue over.

Then also, i moved house recently, so my mother thought it would be a good time to add to my huge pile of boxes by bringing some junk i’d left at hers. no going back for sure now! in the piles was a whole bunch of my work from my illustration course and high school years. had quite a happy nostalgic look through it all, i think i’ll make a gallery up on the site when i get a chance. it’s nice to know i once had time to paint and draw without a wacom.

ciao for now!
Andy

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By AndyM, 19/05/2010 08:06

missed uploading a week, if they’d been better drawings I probably would’ve made the effort!
been trying to revive a way i used to draw with blue conte first, but i’ve been finding it more “bitey” than i remember. one of my favourite things about black conte is how it glides across with no effort, let’s you easily vary the weight of your strokes. i’ll persevere because i like the quality it gives, but i ditched it in favour of the old charcoal for the last pose last night.

most recent last.

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By AndyM, 04/05/2010 23:07

all I post these days

just coming up to the end of a big project, looking forward to actually telling people about it. and i think that’s where my head was tonight, not the best drawings i’ve done, even with naked people in front of me my brain is very much at work. looking forward to some well deserved rest. next week, i think i’ll revive an old approach to get some adrenaline going…blue conte maybe, maybe paint….we’ll see

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By AndyM, 21/04/2010 08:06

not the most amazing drawings this week. I was in the mood, think it’s just a lack of midweek drawing. really need to make some time to doodle between classes. One thing I did make more of an effort on was not to give the model so much of an outline. She still has one, but I tried to be gentle in the lighter areas.

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By AndyM, 13/04/2010 22:34

phewee! sometimes it’s hard keeping the motivation to go to life drawing after work, but I’m always glad I do.

was feeling quite good this week, comfortable and confident enough to just go with my first marks (mostly) rather than the usual charcoal first, rub down as I go approach. Started straight off with the Conte crayon and managed to be more sketchy and build it up quickly rather than just using it to pick out details. Not quite where i want to be, but certainly on the road.

pose 3 could’ve been a cracker, but the model had a wee dizzy spell. Not to worry, she ended up striking the last one instead which I quite like the intertwining of limbs.

….oh, and those marks all over are tatoos…including a portrait on her leg of the mighty Bill Hicks!

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By AndyM, 28/03/2010 19:43

Bit late getting these up this week, been busy but also got a trial run of a friends camera for the weekend. All my drawings are on A1 newsprint and need to be photographed to upload.  Gave me an excuse to test it out. Not the best of weeks, especially for this poor girls face (again). Was in the mood for some quick gestural poses, but got a couple of long poses instead. Not to worry. I quite like how the vertical line technique worked out, might try that again. Good to break up the techniques occasionally.