Some of these guys are getting a bit closer..

While away I had a couple of ideas that I might (time, laziness and inclination allowing) develop into an animated short. It would be nice to start animating again, before I forget everything from Gobelins. To this end I've been doing some early roughs for some of the bevy of characters involved.

I was in Amsterdam recently, and did some quick sketches. Unfortunately the crappiness of the paper in the pad has worked against me. Also, check out Aoif's blog, moot-thought.blogspot.com

I was back on the buses for a bit which gave me a chance to try to improve at something that can be a bit vexing for me, drawing cloth and clothes. Instead of just drawing them straight I was trying to understand what was causing them, so the drawings were initially quite schematic before I fleshed in the folds.

This is the OTT opening title I just completed for the new lotto game show, bearing the subtle moniker The Big Money Game. Alan suggested it looks quite like those cheesy airbrushed illustrations from the 80s and I'd tend to agree.