Graphic Design page updated.

 I just updated my graphic design page with some new and old works. Go ahead and check it out!

Spring claymation student progress

This semester I am trying to have students focus more on a single functional character. We built rigs from pipe cleaners and tinfoil for structure, and then added clay. Here’s some progress. Woof!

First look at my new comic

Space Sorcerer, savior of the stars, guardian of galaxies, protector of planets!! ... is my first effort at comic books. Originally a pitch to a Nickelodeon cartoon contest (which we didn’t win...), my team of talented college friends and I set forth about 5 years ago to make our idea come alive — in the form of a comic.

I did not know much when we started... but now, I know a lot more in terms of layout, lettering, inking, coloring and producing a comic. It was quite the rocket ride! More on Space Sorcerer to come.

variant cover artwork

In-person classes are back for 2021!

 The Pelham Art Center is offering in-person classes once again (following CDC guidelines of course) and that means more stop motion offerings from me!

I have a youth claymation character class beginning soon, and a youth lego stopmotion class that will begin in the summer. View details at www.pelhamartcenter.org

Our Winter 2020 stopmotion screening had to cancel... that won't stop us!

Even though this new virus forced us to end my class early and cancel our screening event... technology has come to the rescue! You may all watch it on your own screens via Pelham Art Center's Facebook page! Technically still a screening right? Anyways, great fun was had! I had students work more so with modeling clay this time around, although I kept getting requests for Legos. I shall take that request into concentration. 😁

Nice crowd at my Fall 2019 stopmotion class screening!

Thank you to everyone that came to my Fall 2019 stopmotion class project screening! The students had great fun throughout the semester and it's an even more exciting to finally have your work displayed on the big screen while enjoying it with friends and family!

The Winter 2020 semester at the Pelham Art Center is just around the corner. We will be focusing more on clay animation this time around!

Summer 2019 stopmotion was a blast!

The Pelham Art Center had some talented new animators this summer! Here is a project where students animated a mouth to words, which is a bit more challenging and you have to plan out beforehand!

What a wonderful phrase! 

Some new tunes.

I uploaded some new guitar instrumentals. Check them out on my music page. Here is a fav of mine.

A few stopmotion projects from Spring 2019

Worked with some great young animators this Spring at the Pelham Art Center.
Click this link to watch a few of their group projects. Below are some stills.

My 3D printing class results.

Learning the 3D software Blender is tough at first, but everyone was able to conjure up something neat! Here are the results from this winter semester's youth class at the Pelham Art Center.

Created a music page

A friend of mine was bugging me to get my guitar playing online, so I finally sucked it up, created a SoundCloud account and posted some of my recordings from my iPhone. Click "Music" above in the navigation to give a listen. Comments, suggestions, critiques and satirical remarks are welcome. 😄

What is green screening?

This winter I introduced my stop motion students to green screening. Green screening is the process of using a colored fabric or material, typically green, in the background of a scene with the propose of replacing it with another image digitally. They are having a great time experimenting with it!

Offering a 3D printing class this winter!

I am offering a 3D printing & modeling class this winter at the Pelham Art Center to middle and high school students! We are learning from the ground up how to use the professional 3D software Blender (which is free by the way) to build 3D models which we can then print in physical form! Software like this isn't easy to learn, it takes time... but these students seem to have what it takes!

Here are some of my samples.

The Danny Fund has a new website... built by me!

The Danny Fund, a non-profit that helps sick children, has been a customer of OnPoint Image & Design since it opened up shop, and OnPoint happens to be where I've been working at about 5 years now. My boss and I offered our web services pro-bono and gave The Danny Fund's website a fresh new look.

Check out their new website by clicking here!

Native American stop motion project at Prospect Hill

For the past few years I have assisted The Pelham Picture house and Prospect Hill elementary to create some really neat stop motion animations with the their 4th grade students for a Native American video project. Here is a behind the scenes photo.

Fall 2018 Stop Motion class at Pelham Art Center

Had a wonderful time running a stop motion animation class at the Pelham Art Center this fall semester. Check out the Instagram posts here and here!

Some 3D prints from my 3D printing class

I thought I'd try something new and got into 3D printing. I became involved with the Pelham Art Center and began offering a 3D modeling/printing course there. Here are some finished prints from my students and I.

Jumbo Blocks

Randall and Randall Jr.

Mr. Game & Watch

Buildin' a Car

I've been running stop motion animation workshops at a local independent theater for a while. Here is an animation I made that I show to students during lessons.

Early website sketches I made

Here are some sketches from when I started designing my website