tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27873670318774693662024-03-13T03:21:56.041-07:00Line|Shape|ColorA portfolio of artwork by Roman Laney.R. Laneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760156927463470637noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787367031877469366.post-28960573546334238852014-01-28T09:20:00.003-08:002014-01-28T09:20:49.754-08:00Mighty Yeti Kickstarter Announcement<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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There is a project I have been lucky enough to be involved with that is starting it's <a href="http://kck.st/1ndnZY1">Kickstarter campaign</a> today. <br />
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My friends Josh and Jennie Book asked me if I'd illustrate their eBook, "A Shark Knocked on the Door, as one of the first projects for their kid's entertainment project, <a href="http://www.mightyyeti.com/">Mighty Yeti Studios</a>. I was pleased to be asked and had a great time designing and illustrating the story.<br />
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Check out their pitch <a href="http://kck.st/1ndnZY1">here</a> and marvel at the other illustrated book by the very talented <a href="http://www.lutraphobic.net/">Eddie Betancourt</a>. I also designed a poster for the campaign...<br />
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On another self promotion note I now have an <a href="http://instagram.com/romanlaney?">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/romanlaney">Twitter</a> profile which are updated sometimes...<br />
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Thanks for taking a look...R. Laneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760156927463470637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787367031877469366.post-27160768965171388922013-08-01T14:25:00.003-07:002013-08-01T14:25:56.532-07:00Gigantor!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I couldn't help but think about Jawas in the early stages of Journey... Maybe it's just me...R. Laneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760156927463470637noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787367031877469366.post-73926294401549798422013-04-16T09:30:00.003-07:002013-04-16T09:30:46.478-07:00BeachStudy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A little study I did last year that came out nicely. Thought I'd share.R. Laneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760156927463470637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787367031877469366.post-2076616814680594012013-03-10T13:53:00.000-07:002013-03-10T13:54:34.796-07:00Sly Cooper 4: Background DesignBelow are a random smattering of backgrounds I personally designed and colored for the Sly Cooper 4 game. (Spoiler Alert for those not wanting to see some of the areas of the game. Don't look!) It was a fun project with a wide range of looks and palettes. Many of these designs took their cues from artwork designed by <a href="http://www.sanzaru.com/">Sanzaru Games</a>, while others were invented from whole cloth since they were not playable locations in the actual game. <br />
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I got a chance to design these versions of the characters for a short flash-back sequence. It was a nice change of pace from all the BG concepting. </div>
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<br />R. Laneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760156927463470637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787367031877469366.post-8171193075892057922013-02-06T11:02:00.000-08:002013-02-06T11:02:45.401-08:00Sly CooperThis week Sony released Sly Cooper 4 for PS3, which I was lucky enough to be a part of. Ghostbot produced all the 2D animated cut-scenes for the game. I did color-styling, background design and composite for the majority of the animation. Early on I got a chance to design my take on the character. At the time he was looking a little different in the game and my design sorta reflects that -- a little old looking -- but it was fun to get a chance to do some character design.<br />
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For the promotion of the game Ghostbot made an animated short to lead into the game. You can see it here:<br />
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My color script for the short ( Panel drawings by director Alan Lau):<br />
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The short gave me a chance to use CG to assist on designing the Bgs since we spent a lot of time in many of the locations. I was happy with how the hallway turned out:<br />
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I'll post more stuff in the coming weeks from the actual game. I want to give players the time to discover the animation for themselves.<br />
<br />R. Laneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760156927463470637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787367031877469366.post-25326047876566588642012-10-10T01:18:00.001-07:002012-10-10T01:18:26.423-07:00Wrestler<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Decided to take a really old thumbnail and spice it up some. I hope you like.<br />
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Last year Ghostbot asked me to do some color for an in-house project. I was really happy with the results. Here are some of the panels I worked on. The board drawings were all by the talented Alan Lau.<br />
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<br />R. Laneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760156927463470637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787367031877469366.post-75504241227744138132012-01-19T21:28:00.001-08:002012-01-19T21:31:09.503-08:00Spaceman<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UHJMDMA5IQY/Txj7ewdDScI/AAAAAAAAAOg/686BNHhEm2I/s1600/Spaceman.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 174px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UHJMDMA5IQY/Txj7ewdDScI/AAAAAAAAAOg/686BNHhEm2I/s400/Spaceman.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699581834258762178" border="0" /></a><br /><br />More aimless painting!!! Used Sketchbook Pro's symmetrical setting to make the figure. Background and textures added in Photoshop.R. Laneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760156927463470637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787367031877469366.post-15668309841848301732012-01-07T16:56:00.000-08:002012-01-07T16:58:55.438-08:00ZombieGot some time to just play around in Photoshop. (I know... crazy right?) Tried using a few new brushes I designed... I had zero plan... just went super fast and sloppy... and was done in just over an hour...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-24eUY7egn_4/TwjqMCPUlAI/AAAAAAAAAOU/zT9nyg5-ZF0/s1600/zombie.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-24eUY7egn_4/TwjqMCPUlAI/AAAAAAAAAOU/zT9nyg5-ZF0/s400/zombie.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695059221290456066" /></a><br /><br />I plan to do more of this sorta stuff this year... just post more in general... and experiment!!!R. Laneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760156927463470637noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787367031877469366.post-79413432559124820342011-12-29T08:30:00.000-08:002011-12-29T08:52:28.330-08:00Holiday Card 2011Last chance to get a final blog post in this year.<br /><br />Here is this year's Ghostbot Holiday card I was lucky enough to get to design. Alan Lau had the awesome idea for a robot that looked like a tree. I loved that concept and had fun trying to bring it off successfully.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wi7By3pMkGA/TvyZFGetK-I/AAAAAAAAANw/HHEJzgdD38E/s1600/GB_xmas_card_2011_09.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wi7By3pMkGA/TvyZFGetK-I/AAAAAAAAANw/HHEJzgdD38E/s400/GB_xmas_card_2011_09.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691592342007262178" /></a><br /><br />Below are the color rough and some really rough early concepts:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tGczGbfl0wo/TvyZdNCTNwI/AAAAAAAAAN8/aWL9h5fY0mI/s1600/HolidayCard_2011_color.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tGczGbfl0wo/TvyZdNCTNwI/AAAAAAAAAN8/aWL9h5fY0mI/s400/HolidayCard_2011_color.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691592756084029186" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m4wLq41phUg/TvyZj9W5xPI/AAAAAAAAAOI/TeDSJm2O0ws/s1600/HolidayCard_2011_roughs.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 245px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m4wLq41phUg/TvyZj9W5xPI/AAAAAAAAAOI/TeDSJm2O0ws/s400/HolidayCard_2011_roughs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691592872134558962" /></a>R. Laneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760156927463470637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787367031877469366.post-66999987707552388052011-07-04T20:15:00.000-07:002011-07-04T21:38:34.556-07:00Party in the CIAHere's another Ghostbot project I was lucky enough to work on as Art Director:<br /><br /><iframe width="380" height="275" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/C-CG5w4YwOI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />I had a lot of fun on this one. It was my first collaboration with the extremely talented Ghostbot director, Roque Ballesteros. He was great to work for and gave me a lot of room to play with the look of the Backgrounds and Color. Roque pointed me towards <a href="http://www.aiga.org/medalist-saulbass/">Saul Bass</a>, <a href="http://www.artofthetitle.com/2008/03/29/catch-me-if-you-can/">Kuntzel and Deygas'"Catch Me If You Can"</a> title sequence, and the incredible <a href="http://louromano.blogspot.com/">Lou Romano</a>. I added my own love of Charlie Harper and Bob Staake, and we were off developing the video late last year. Early on, with just those references and the song lyrics, but no board yet, I came up with this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aCeYc_SLARg/ThKG_INcYcI/AAAAAAAAANQ/S3iar60ipCA/s1600/bombay.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aCeYc_SLARg/ThKG_INcYcI/AAAAAAAAANQ/S3iar60ipCA/s400/bombay.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625707303632921026" /></a><br /><br />I also roughed these out around the same time:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZEzbK2PtCbk/ThKJldPTzZI/AAAAAAAAANY/t1fyp0AY1r8/s1600/CIA_headquarters_01.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 245px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZEzbK2PtCbk/ThKJldPTzZI/AAAAAAAAANY/t1fyp0AY1r8/s400/CIA_headquarters_01.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625710161136176530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ck_X0G89BOw/ThKJ6rhw1ZI/AAAAAAAAANg/sqkXJlxEAss/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2010-11-18%2Bat%2B4.29.38%2BPM.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ck_X0G89BOw/ThKJ6rhw1ZI/AAAAAAAAANg/sqkXJlxEAss/s400/Screen%2Bshot%2B2010-11-18%2Bat%2B4.29.38%2BPM.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625710525748925842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O0Doa2-eSBI/ThKKCRn1rTI/AAAAAAAAANo/IZcK2aaIKyU/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2010-11-18%2Bat%2B3.46.48%2BPM.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O0Doa2-eSBI/ThKKCRn1rTI/AAAAAAAAANo/IZcK2aaIKyU/s400/Screen%2Bshot%2B2010-11-18%2Bat%2B3.46.48%2BPM.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625710656234040626" /></a><br /><br />Roque was such a fan of the ideas in these roughs that he retooled some of the scenes to allow for these moments. I was very pleased with the "kaleidoscope" scene of the car zooming off.<br /><br />Thanks for taking a look!R. Laneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760156927463470637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787367031877469366.post-36368677305921957422011-05-26T00:44:00.001-07:002011-05-26T00:58:15.357-07:00Dolby Audio CommercialHello all. Another post that drafts off what Ghostbot has been posting.<br /><br /><iframe width="374" height="232" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2B8oFk1tUvs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />So this video was produced about a year ago at Ghostbot. Alan Lau directed. I Art Directed the piece. It was a ton of fun and one of the first big projects I worked on at Ghostbot, where I could show off some of what I could do with color/design and composting. The first stage was pitching Dolby on the concept, so based off Alan's script for the spot, I created these frames with help from Alan Lau and Brad Rau on the character and shot selection.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-brEvOmwyCxw/Td4AEkFiN5I/AAAAAAAAAMs/oK50iaBJ2-M/s1600/Dolby_frames.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 178px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-brEvOmwyCxw/Td4AEkFiN5I/AAAAAAAAAMs/oK50iaBJ2-M/s400/Dolby_frames.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610922264156583826" /></a><br /><br />The blue palette was inspired by the Dolby marketing style, but we began to worry that all blue would be a little too monotonous. So I worked up a few more color panels once the boards were underway. I liked this one, with the more stylized clouds but we ended up going with more recognizable cloud shapes in the final.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JE0MLwXHOFQ/Td4BEnX-eCI/AAAAAAAAAM0/uXv9Dcrz3MI/s1600/dol_Sky.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 223px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JE0MLwXHOFQ/Td4BEnX-eCI/AAAAAAAAAM0/uXv9Dcrz3MI/s400/dol_Sky.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610923364550866978" /></a><br /><br />Here are the ones we submitted:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gCu-V1MANI4/Td4BiHW2l9I/AAAAAAAAAM8/U4orsCTDnOs/s1600/Dol_NewColorPanels.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gCu-V1MANI4/Td4BiHW2l9I/AAAAAAAAAM8/U4orsCTDnOs/s400/Dol_NewColorPanels.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610923871352297426" /></a><br /><br />Client liked the new palette direction, so we were off to the races. I did a color script as I went along to try and keep track of how the BGs should be colored. I designed all the BGs and did all the AE composting as well as a smattering of Maya animation and Apple Motion Particles (Fish and Bubbles). As you can see, the color concepts were nearly identical to the final frames.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DQLP0u2rqqk/Td4CbpiRsYI/AAAAAAAAANE/Jx7Kj38S5VM/s1600/dol_color_script_051210.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DQLP0u2rqqk/Td4CbpiRsYI/AAAAAAAAANE/Jx7Kj38S5VM/s400/dol_color_script_051210.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610924859779559810" /></a><br /><br />It was a blast and I loved getting to work with such a talented crew. Ghostbot brought the serious animation chops, including hiring <a href="http://bitey.com/">Adam Phillips</a> to animate the heavy fx scenes. I can't wait to do more!R. Laneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760156927463470637noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787367031877469366.post-78594895736339713712011-03-19T13:57:00.000-07:002011-05-26T00:57:10.658-07:00Roshambo!Not a lot of new posts this year on Line Shape Color... been busy with a big project at work (I know! Who doesn't have a big project at work-- NO EXUSES!!!) To tide you over until I can talk about that, I figured I show this newly posted video from Ghostbot. <br /><br />This advert is for one of Ghostbot's properties "ROSHAMBO!". It was smacked together last year, right before Comic Con and was directed by the mad-genius, Alan Lau. I did most of the background designs, tiny bit of animation, and all the compositing. Here it is, I hope you like:<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="400" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qQfrtFNVzKw?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>R. Laneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760156927463470637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787367031877469366.post-62244027688063071822010-12-30T07:45:00.000-08:002010-12-30T08:38:27.217-08:00Ghostbot Holiday CardLast chance for me to get a blog posting in for 2010...<br /><br />Ghostbot asked that I create their first ever Holiday card. I was honored. 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Laneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760156927463470637noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787367031877469366.post-18983146889914304592010-10-03T09:42:00.000-07:002010-10-03T10:03:16.645-07:00Train TableFor my son's second birthday we had a "pre-owned" train table we wanted to upgrade. The play surface was pretty beat up so I thought it would be cool to design our own table top. Below is the result.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/TKi0MUDTCBI/AAAAAAAAALk/dr8PcFfc2Ys/s1600/table_blog01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/TKi0MUDTCBI/AAAAAAAAALk/dr8PcFfc2Ys/s400/table_blog01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523863066603882514" /></a><br /><br />It was a fun design. Now that I see it so big, I would have added even more details... but I might have blown the deadline. 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Laneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760156927463470637noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787367031877469366.post-76934581813125030002010-08-27T09:31:00.000-07:002010-10-03T13:26:16.200-07:00FanBoy ConceptsWhen I was doing the titlecards for Fanboy, I would receive a workprint of the show to brainstorm concepts off of. The director would pick his favorite and I'd paint it up. Here are a few of my favorite thumbs I did. (Click the Titles to see final versions.)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/84568447@N00/4791223823/sizes/l/">"FreezeTag"</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/THfpJgU772I/AAAAAAAAAKs/spDhzwfeOSo/s1600/FB151_FreezeTag_concepts.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/THfpJgU772I/AAAAAAAAAKs/spDhzwfeOSo/s320/FB151_FreezeTag_concepts.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510129018616934242" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/84568447@N00/4638746207/sizes/l/">"The Incredible Chulk"</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/THfphdan9FI/AAAAAAAAAK0/cAxM5wgHkJs/s1600/FB146_IncredibleChalk_concepts.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/THfphdan9FI/AAAAAAAAAK0/cAxM5wgHkJs/s320/FB146_IncredibleChalk_concepts.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510129430152344658" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/84568447@N00/4558288952/sizes/l/">"Saving Private Chum Chum"</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/THfp1V3DBzI/AAAAAAAAAK8/GrriDNfjFSQ/s1600/FB142_SavingPrivateChumChum_concepts.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/THfp1V3DBzI/AAAAAAAAAK8/GrriDNfjFSQ/s320/FB142_SavingPrivateChumChum_concepts.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510129771721459506" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/84568447@N00/4703045731/">"Battle of the Stands"</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/THfqGclNtfI/AAAAAAAAALE/yy6m8d10eog/s1600/FB149_BattleOfTheStands_Concepts.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/THfqGclNtfI/AAAAAAAAALE/yy6m8d10eog/s320/FB149_BattleOfTheStands_Concepts.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510130065583486450" /></a><br /><br />I tried to go as fast as I could with these, limiting myself to about an hour to come up with 10 ideas. I enjoyed not worrying about the drawings as much as the idea. Even when I ran out at 7 ideas, I tried really hard to keep going even when i knew it would never fly (ie. Last panel on "Saving Private Chum Chum")<br /><br />I hope to post some things I've been doing at Ghostbot soon. Stay tuned.R. Laneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760156927463470637noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787367031877469366.post-74032504801215188962010-07-21T19:53:00.001-07:002010-08-26T21:58:57.744-07:00Happy Comic Con!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/TEey6YnilPI/AAAAAAAAAKI/qEB9Pr0rJ2Y/s1600/Reed%2BBen.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/TEey6YnilPI/AAAAAAAAAKI/qEB9Pr0rJ2Y/s400/Reed%2BBen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496558586339431666" border="0" /></a><br />I had a reason to draw this last year for something... thought I'd share it here on the eve of this nerd holiday.<br /><br />Updated For Jorge:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/THdF47qOibI/AAAAAAAAAKk/0LHwNnI7t_Y/s1600/FF_design.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/THdF47qOibI/AAAAAAAAAKk/0LHwNnI7t_Y/s400/FF_design.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509949513500887474" /></a>R. Laneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760156927463470637noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787367031877469366.post-18325919938998924642010-07-08T07:56:00.000-07:002010-07-08T09:24:23.401-07:00Justice Tarot CardHello. I was asked to participate in the <a href="http://superpunch.blogspot.com/2010/03/introducing-super-punch-tarot.html">Super Punch Tarot Card Project</a> by the site's founder, John Struan. (Check out all the other amazing submissions above.) Below is my final submission:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/TDXpT_q9O4I/AAAAAAAAAJw/Gv-KL-24zWk/s1600/tarot_justice_rlaney_final_web.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/TDXpT_q9O4I/AAAAAAAAAJw/Gv-KL-24zWk/s400/tarot_justice_rlaney_final_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491551850366581634" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I really struggled with this for some reason. I started on a totally different concept before throwing it overboard and going with the final bloody massacre version. Here is my first attempt:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/TDXqE1BGBjI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/xnxy0PxiZHU/s1600/Tarot_design_10-RGB.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/TDXqE1BGBjI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/xnxy0PxiZHU/s400/Tarot_design_10-RGB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491552689320232498" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I decided that the more static/graphic approach was a little too down the middle for the project. <br /><br />Here are the thumbs for these two:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/TDX7DAavvgI/AAAAAAAAAKA/V9-Z4JWKXDk/s1600/TarotConcepts.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/TDX7DAavvgI/AAAAAAAAAKA/V9-Z4JWKXDk/s400/TarotConcepts.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491571349718547970" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It was a challenge, but I'm happy with the final. I hope you like it too.R. Laneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760156927463470637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787367031877469366.post-33003611435571867092010-04-04T20:47:00.000-07:002010-04-25T20:23:34.772-07:00FanBoy and Chum ChumI recently was tasked with doing some title cards for the Nickelodeon show "Fanboy and Chum Chum" Most of what I have done hasn't yet aired, but one episode is on <a href="http://www.nick.com/videos/clip/tell-tale-toy-full.html">Nick's site</a>, so I figured it was fair game to show here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/S7le0QfC3AI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/KpebRkW8a_4/s1600/TellTaleToy_final.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/S7le0QfC3AI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/KpebRkW8a_4/s400/TellTaleToy_final.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456496675407453186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />First submission without text:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/S7lggBG1aMI/AAAAAAAAAJo/yk4dYOqRVU0/s1600/TellTaleToy_notext.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/S7lggBG1aMI/AAAAAAAAAJo/yk4dYOqRVU0/s400/TellTaleToy_notext.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456498526705248450" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And the early color comp:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/S7lfReXsfWI/AAAAAAAAAJg/7OfvizJzYbI/s1600/TellTaleToy_color.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/S7lfReXsfWI/AAAAAAAAAJg/7OfvizJzYbI/s400/TellTaleToy_color.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456497177350929762" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Eric Robles, the creator is a real nice guy and has been really supportive and cool to work with. Each card is different, and it is fun to try new things with each one. I look forward to showing off the other 18 cards I have done for Season 1 once they get on the air.<br /><br />**Update 4/25/10**<br />It appears that the <a href="http://frederator.com/fanboy.php">Frederator blog</a> has been posting many of the completed title cards. Below are the links:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/84568447@N00/4252073879/sizes/l/">Fan vs. Wild</a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/84568447@N00/4343864703/sizes/l/">Cold War</a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/84568447@N00/4362303027/sizes/l/">Seperation Anxiety</a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/84568447@N00/4401195547/sizes/l/">Strings Attached</a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/84568447@N00/4440565399/sizes/l/">Stan Arctica</a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/84568447@N00/4457110459/sizes/l/">The Book Report of the Dead</a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/84568447@N00/4538354836/sizes/l/">Norse Code</a>R. Laneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760156927463470637noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787367031877469366.post-57844195895576510862010-02-24T22:14:00.000-08:002010-02-24T22:27:43.318-08:00GhostBotI've been working at the amazing world famous animation studio, <a href="http://www.ghostbot.com/">GhostBot,</a> for a few months now. It is run by great people and I'm having a real fun time working there.<br /><br />I sit at a desk facing a <a href="http://www.ghostbot.com/images/homepage.jpg">Ghostbot poster</a> of the three characters that represent the studio heads; Alan Lau, Brad Rau and Roque Ballesteros as "ghost-bots". They are awesome! It got me doodling "ghost-bots" and below is the result. It is a great name that generates some fun designs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/S4YWAOVw1CI/AAAAAAAAAI4/kkh1eNxY7D4/s1600-h/ghostbot_art_blog.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 245px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/S4YWAOVw1CI/AAAAAAAAAI4/kkh1eNxY7D4/s400/ghostbot_art_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442061392829010978" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and some roughs:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/S4YXwCU0thI/AAAAAAAAAJI/rDSSWmmxmSE/s1600-h/ghostbot_art_blog_roughs.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/S4YXwCU0thI/AAAAAAAAAJI/rDSSWmmxmSE/s400/ghostbot_art_blog_roughs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442063313749194258" border="0" /></a>R. Laneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760156927463470637noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787367031877469366.post-20408644033295741472010-01-26T14:36:00.000-08:002010-01-27T01:05:43.358-08:00Munny MonsterLast year, Wildbrain was looking for ways to promote it's sister company KidRobot, makers of the world famous <a href="http://sites.kidrobot.com/munnyworld/">MUNNY</a>! They asked the artists internally to pitch concepts for shorts. I thumb-nailed out an idea that my friend and Wildbrain employee <a href="http://www.joshbook.com/">Josh Book</a> thought was neat, so we started thinking about making it as a CG short. It never got off the ground before they shuttered the SF studio, but I did create a few little images I thought were kinda fun and give an idea of what the short would have been like.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/S19wNpVVhOI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/xuHk2nQ4Qxg/s1600-h/MunnyPanel_01.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/S19wNpVVhOI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/xuHk2nQ4Qxg/s400/MunnyPanel_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431183055368062178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/S19wTNmgHcI/AAAAAAAAAIY/G0pE04MY23o/s1600-h/Water_To_City_Pan_color.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 137px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/S19wTNmgHcI/AAAAAAAAAIY/G0pE04MY23o/s400/Water_To_City_Pan_color.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431183151003082178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/S19wZmjUMiI/AAAAAAAAAIg/5d2hZ__GJ8M/s1600-h/IntoTheStreets_02.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/S19wZmjUMiI/AAAAAAAAAIg/5d2hZ__GJ8M/s400/IntoTheStreets_02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431183260779819554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/S19wf4pAosI/AAAAAAAAAIo/bOq7GvPAdnk/s1600-h/Munny_01_color.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/S19wf4pAosI/AAAAAAAAAIo/bOq7GvPAdnk/s400/Munny_01_color.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431183368714756802" border="0" /></a><br />The Monster imagined as a Munny.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/S19wmX9mQmI/AAAAAAAAAIw/A_fLjam73AY/s1600-h/captain.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 323px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/S19wmX9mQmI/AAAAAAAAAIw/A_fLjam73AY/s400/captain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431183480201822818" border="0" /></a><br />The captain of the boat.<br /><br /><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class=" on" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Add_Image" title="Add Image" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="addImage();" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);;ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Add Image" class="gl_photo" border="0" /></span></span>R. Laneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760156927463470637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787367031877469366.post-60660259007336870002010-01-07T10:22:00.000-08:002010-01-07T10:25:25.469-08:00More random stuff... from the vaults...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/S0YmnPvcfAI/AAAAAAAAAII/kiWkmp3EQJY/s1600-h/rough+to+clean_small.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 228px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZVWMYgOdwOI/S0YmnPvcfAI/AAAAAAAAAII/kiWkmp3EQJY/s400/rough+to+clean_small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424065256896625666" border="0" /></a><br />I love inking in flash. It's gives you such great inky black lines. That's all... oh and Happy New Year!R. Laneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760156927463470637noreply@blogger.com0