Willva Animation Studio

2011 Projects in the bag

2011-12-01T13:13:00.009+10:00

"A Shiny Minecraft tale"

Newgrounds Version with Medals

A collaborative Minecraft cartoon between my good friend Zekeyspaceylizard (yes he still lives) and myself. Steven Thornely is the brilliant composer of the lovely score.

All in all I'm happy with how it turned out, now I can get back to playing Skyrim.. the game that never ends.

Other 2011 projects include the backstory of the Willvasaurus =)

Newgrounds version with medals

I also felt that battles to the death whern't over animated enough so I produced *drumroll* A battle to the death.

Newgrounds version with MEDALS

And also other bits a pieces including storyboards for a short film titled Shock.

I've also released my original graffiti art pieces. Some actual limited edition screen prints are in the pipeline. These will only be around $25. Much more affordable than the canvases(sooooorrrryyyy).

Let me know which piece you would like as a screenprint =)

I'm thinking these two =). Maybe have different back colors for the Duck Bomber =)

Anyway hope your having a RAWRlicious day
-willva

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A great big smile marks the satisfactory culmination of a successful project

2011-10-25T16:05:00.009+10:00

Hazaa!
Today I received the final score from Steven Thornely. He has been great and I think myself lucky to have found someone so music savvi to help out on the project =). I just sent him a few emails of gibberish and he managed to hammer and nail my demands into something quite impressive.

But I'm not going to share it with you =p. instead head over to Steven's SoundCloud and have a listen to some of his pieces =). Hehe Aint I a stinker.

Here are some shots from the film though =).

And the title page for an electronic press kit (some compulsory bit of bureaucracy)

Most of the film is complete and I'm looking forward to seeing it online and the response from the audience, fingers crossed for smiles and fist pumps.

RAWR

I forsee sleepless nights and prescribe plenty of coffee

2011-10-03T22:28:00.003+10:00

And so dawns the last 4 weeks of my UNI life. But no time to get sentimental, there is actually a pile of work that needs doing, before that monumental pissup at the end.

main thing on my agenda is my final semester minecraft film. Which is chugging along.

Here are some incomplete screen shots for the heck of it =).

I've also been apart of this years AlbinoBlackSheep TournamentOfFlashArtists, and somehow managed to get into the finals.

This is my round 2 submission

Despite the poor quality, due to lack of time, people still seem to enjoy it. Which is good. Its the main reason I create stuff =).

My Youtube channel is slowly chucking along to a 100,000 upload views. Which might not seem like much considering the YT giants out there. But its a small milestone which I will celebrate with a big hearty beer =).

I've decided I need to learn how to draw, I'd love to be able to master the pencil, it will just increase the general quality of EVERYTHING I do =)

Anyhow RAWR =)
-willva

Busy Busy Busy once more

2011-08-23T20:49:00.007+10:00

Uni has been up and running again for about 5 weeks, which has been keeping me busy animating and trying to write essays =S. I've also been participating in this years AlbinoBlackSheep TournamentOfFlashArtists, which has been interesting =).

This is my round 1 submission

I'll post a link to round 2 here once it gets released =).http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

This UNI semester I'm creating a short Minecraft cartoon intended for Youtube, along with Zekeyspaceylizard, a great animator and friend of mine =). It should prove a fun and exciting project =).

If you read my previous post you'll notice I ran a competition which is now closed and the prints sent to the winners =) I never really thought about all the effort that goes into sending things over seas, so hats of to all the people who do this kind of thing on a regular basis =).

We are almost in the 9th month of the year and my NewYears goal of attaining a million views is slowly becoming more and more difficult. I'll do an official count sometime closer to the end of the year =)

An image of Clinton beating a fox reporter, this was to be part of a freelance political animation which sadly fell though.

Here is an interesting video I found on youtube about contemporary society/culture and how people do what they believe in to try change the world. Entertaining and interesting =)

Anyway RAWR to you all
-willva

New cartoon and competition

2011-05-30T13:26:00.019+10:00

New cartoon! =)

I'm also running a competition for some Loon artwork (details below)

The Newgrounds version of this toon has MEDALS and other interactive bits and bobs for shats and gaggles =D enjoy
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/571915

The score is by the very talented Hamstercake, check out his page here

Competition details
Loon is a graffiti artist mate of mine who paints ducks in various different pop culture contexts. He has been so kind as to donate some of his art to me. These pieces will be given away in a competition to my YouTube community.

The conditions for entry are that you be subscribed to my YouTube account and Comment or favourite my new short gladiator cartoon titled; “A battle to the Death”. The winners will be picked on July 1st 2011 and will be notified via YouTube message shortly after. The Winners will have 3 days to respond to the message and provide an email for further contact or they forfeit the prize. These details will only be used for postage reasons and then discarded.

There is 1 major prize and 5 minor prizes to be given away. The major prize is a Loon spray paint on canvas duck riding a bomb, and I’m jealous to be giving it away. The minor prizes consist of 5 unframed signed and numbered spray paint on 300GSM paper works, a Spiderman duck and a BettyBoop duck!

I am happy to pay for standard sea postage but insurance or quicker postage will be the option and responsibility of the winners. The winners will receive the art work and nothing more or less.

Apologies for the formal bits but apparently you need all this information to run a competition. I guess it makes sense.

Anyway good luck and I hope you guys enjoy my latest cartoon =).

Much love

-willva

Deadlines due dates and taxes?

2011-05-08T16:29:00.010+10:00

First things first... introducing Mayor Awesome

For this months 11SecClub competition they selected some Bouncy happy cartoony audio =) So Mayor Awesome is a logical end result =)

Everything and anything seems to be due in the next 2 weeks so I've been trying to finish some projects, which has been exciting...
I've been trying to make a short anaglyph 3d Pre visualization with little success, but I'll get it working in the end said captain optimism.

I animated a short toon about 2 fighting gladiators in February and I've been wanting to finish it for a while, but organising music for it has been difficult. But I'm happy to say the project its up and running again =) Now I have one of my own projects on that crazy todo list of myne =).

Last night I was on an expedition with the Shock crew to check out the shoots location, which was cool and exciting. I'll post some pictures when I get them sorted out =).

I animated a terribly caricatured Nicolas Cage

The lesson I learnt (again) is never to start animating with just the head, get the keys and strong gestures first =).

And yes, if only I built something in minecraft my week will be fulfilled... but It'll have to wait untill next week =)

Thanks for reading =)
-willva

Stand back boys i'm painting

2011-05-01T20:53:00.003+10:00

I don't usually venture into trying to complete my drawings or adding details, so I thought I would give it a try. We have a pitch for Viko the Viking due in a few weeks and the judges consist of 3 females... so I present to thee a female friendly Viko the Viking poster =)

His ship sails the clouds as he travels the lands in search of fame, fortune and a hearty meal of course

Apart from that I've been working on my todo list and decided to take a day off and play some minecraft =) playing on a SMP server with no hacks =0 which is a new challenge and mining gets very addictive.

Anyway
on with it =)

Holidays V.S study breaks

2011-04-26T21:07:00.006+10:00

Its been a fun Easter weekend away. Ate way to much chocolate and didn't touch my todo list which has piled up while I was lying on a beach and playing Pokemon green =).

I purchased this cintique pl550 at the start of the year and it has been fun, except for a couple of minor setbacks.

It was cheap and allows me to draw on the screen which is simply an experience in itself and well worth the 500 =) but the setbacks of this particular model are: low resolution screen, low color range, it heats up quickly, the edges of the screen seems to be burning and changing color. And finally I haven't yet had time to fix the pressure problems... Until tonight =)

Below is an image prior to pressure

And below are images with pressure =) it makes such a difference and adds so much control... if only i could figure out how to put colors together =).

=) I'm very happy with the pressure options, it brings my self esteem from talentless hack to just plain talentless, or hack, haven't decided yet =) and for 500 buks my wacom pl550 is simply awesome =).

So now that I've itched my creative side, time to jump on my out of control todolist =)
raawr

On the road =)

2011-04-22T09:42:00.003+10:00

=) I'm off on holiday for a few days, to the beach =) which should be a lot of fun. I was hoping to add some more visual content to the blog this update, but i left it to late, and so now i am sad to present you with an IOU.

Here is a ruff animation I'm working on though =)
Trying to focus on acting.. and making the character look like Nicolas Cage =)

Happy Easter everybody =)

A not so intelectual update

2011-04-14T20:27:00.007+10:00

Lip Sync challenge number 1.
Select a piece of audio where the speaker doesn't speak regularly and with a decent amount of high and low pitches and animate just the mouth.

A Lip-sync oddity from Willva on Vimeo.

It is an interesting challenge because this particular speakers words are all mashed together, it was a tedious but fun process of figuring out shapes and sounds. Some of the animation is on ones.

Currently I'm working on 2 sets of storyboards for 2 films. The first is Shock, a live action film about a teen with the power to absorb.. Well power =)
And the other for an animated film, Full Rotation. Both films have interesting and fun cinematography challenges. I'll post more as I can =).

I've also been working on a series bible for a short web series that i may or may not pursue, but thus far it’s been a fun and enjoyable process.

It is about Viko, an obnoxious Viking adventurer in search of selfish glory and the title Hero, but he doesn't yet understand what it truly means to be a hero. Viko travels to different kingdoms under the violent wrath of Loki, the god of mischief. Viko has to solve problems and do battle to defeat Loki and save the kingdoms from evil. This would be a fun project to pursue because although the story seems childish, it will be run on violence and grown up themes.

and yes =), rant complete
Raawr
-will

On the tip of an iceberg, about to dive

2011-04-06T21:53:00.004+10:00

So I’ve wrung out my to-do pile very much the same way I would wring out a wet cloth which has absorbed lots of water. All that remains now is little bits and pieces, so for now I’m happy. But the next 2 days will bring 3 new projects. Which will occupy all my spare time, very much the same way squatters occupy an empty house or the way a hemorrhoid... well you get the idea. =)

Anyway this week I animated to some audio focusing on hand animation.

He's a pretty good liar from Willva on Vimeo.

The end of March draws to an end =)

2011-03-30T23:46:00.011+10:00

Although i have been tending to my todo pile, it seems to continue to grow in size and potential to crush me. Like an innocent cartoon snowball rolling down a steep snowy mountain, gaining momentum, speed and mass as it accumulates any and all it comes into contact with.

Thats a bit over dramatic =) but it sounds cool and how often is it one can make that specific analogy =)

Anyway heres another animation challenge, I decided to do it thrice... because reading a brief and understanding/implementing a brief are 2 entirely different things *the little adviser on my left shoulder informs me.

Siiiiid the not so solid from Willem V.A on Vimeo.

Onwards and upwards and twirling =)

2011-03-24T22:28:00.004+10:00

Yes so back to it and animating away.

My todo pile has reached the roof, so there is plenty to do both theory and animation based, but all in all I'm enjoying myself =)

This was last weeks animation challenge/task =) 3 walks

3 terrible walks in a semi amusing animation from Willem V.A on Vimeo.

*insert apologies and excuses for prolonged time since previous post here* And we are clear =)

willva =)

Onwards =D

2010-11-23T03:01:00.003+10:00

And here is a high quality .swf =)
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/553913

girl blink test

2010-07-13T17:16:00.002+10:00

blink test for my film digital prisim.

critique invited =)

No one should watch this

2010-06-05T20:08:00.002+10:00

This is really interesting and it keeps your mind busy because its constantly changing, not to mention its well illustrated =)

2010-06-02T11:38:00.001+10:00

Defnitly hit the fullscreen button ;)

Hair Conditioner from Jonathan Gurvit on Vimeo.

Real or animation?

discuss =)

mmm yummy

2010-05-29T22:52:00.002+10:00

Dry Fish from Andy Martin on Vimeo.

such a nice relaxing, simplistic yet pretty and visually interesting

2010-05-28T13:15:00.004+10:00

Max with 3 point lighting in maya =). I like the rim light effect

finished 3d jumping eap animation =)

Ruff 2d animation for the 3d jump

Multiplane Bus scene for frank and terry

sunsetting

And ofcourse a shower scene

Digital prisim animatic v7

2010-04-20T16:41:00.003+10:00

This is v7 of my animatic for my film i'm creating.

I'm in need of a MUSICIAN and MALE & FEMALE VOICE ACTORS

So what did you think?

FIlms i look forward to

2010-03-31T16:03:00.003+10:00

How to train your dragon.. which we will be enjoying thursday =)

which is due to hit our theatre screens july 9 =) another field trip =)

The illusionist

I would love to see this film, and when i feel like buying somthing i'll haveto putchase it and have it sent over =)

and last... not quite a film but if this was made into a feature film, i would probably sit through the whole thing

lalala

2010-03-26T12:57:00.002+10:00

Gentleladies and Gentlemans and those who decide otherwise

2010-03-24T19:19:00.002+10:00

This post is to propose that once again, we attempt a collaborative comic, the idea itself has been discussed and tossed around since the start of 2009 and I feel it my duty to remind us all of the fact that our time together is short, for next year we will all be trying to find work and go our separate ways.

But that’s another half year away =) so for now we can try and create something fun, something we can maybe look back on from our future famous animator position and have a giggle.

“But I don’t have the time” YES “assignments” “work” “sexlife” all these things take up your precious time, but the fact of the matter remains that if you don’t make time, you’ll never have any, if your too busy now at the laid back fun facilities of TAFE, then you’re sure as hell not going to have enough time to create anything personal when you’re working.

So if you’re still reading I gather your interested =)

THEME:
Technology

SPECS:
21cm width
21cm height
Color
Panels .5cm
MA15

DUE: Before end of year
Story ideas and ruffs DUE by 19th April (about 4 weeks) so we can have a critique and collaboration of ideas not just different artist’s art in the same book.

Would be lovely to have a fully fledged collaborative level 3, animato comic =)

Thanking you =)
-Willva

animation letters

2010-02-26T16:00:00.003+10:00

Animation words that end up making a W haha tricked you, and advertising facebook... not that it needs advertising but anyway

SERIOUsly, try move around... they eyes follow you WHEREEVER you go!! =0

3d modeled stoef

2010-02-23T16:08:00.000+10:00

3d modeled scene with a moom medel being a fancy presenter giRl =)

2010-02-19T14:11:00.000+10:00

shit

Mayas balls

2010-02-19T10:42:00.003+10:00

Maya Vs 3dsmax.... 3dsmax destroyes maya in usability and modeling ability, but maya is a little nice to animate in, that said its still a horrible method and i wish the guys over at autodesk would hire a bunch of animators to work with them to improve the usability. At the moment maya is a huge over complex moster of a program built on shaky foundations, lets hope the future is a little brighter

POST 40 =) yays

2010-02-05T10:45:00.006+10:00

Above: The design for a scene thats going to be built in maya and be animated upon =)

=)

simple animation..yes

February

2010-02-03T17:14:00.004+10:00

Wow, when i think of a year, it sounds like a long time, but we'v already left january behind =S, only 11 more to go till the big 2011.. crazyness, defnitly play less xbox and focus more on animation and illustration right =)

Anyway here are some skecthbook bits =)

I like doodling walking figures =)

This might be the title for my short narrative film =)...maaayybbeee, or maaaaayyybee its just a horrible drawing i did of a cup, trying to scuffle for an idea to make a film from =) either iether

Some quick caricatures from "bus people"

A caricature of Jess from my animation course, its not 2 successfull =( but yeah i like the cartoonie-ness, if thats a word haha =)

This is a artsy fartsy bit i did on technology and how it is starting to take over the world and changing social behaviours, when was the last time you talked to the person nxt to you on the bus? aye aye?

=) and das ist das, that is that, ...done =)

Drawing draawing

2010-01-26T21:02:00.002+10:00

So this week iv been caricaturing aswell as doodling been fun =)

Playing with symbols, the nappie, the blocks n the bottle, and also not all there facial expressions.

A doodle of myne which i inked

My first paying illustration work =) a caricature did for a friend, which was given as a birthday present =)

This week i'm doing a week long summer school which will teach me the basics of art history and how to write an essay the proper way, aswell as how to make my art mean somthing more than just a mixed statement =) more on that stuff later =D

Keeping busy =)

2010-01-19T16:45:00.005+10:00

So since my last post ive been bussy selling things and trying to undo the damage cristmas and paying for tafe did to my back pocket so being creative has been in the back seat =( i have been drawing a bit though and made some caricatures of people directly from facebook =)

yays

and thats what i lfet behind when i left byron bay =) tiehiehie.

Other than that i'm looking forward to starting tafe again in february =) a year of just animation, creation and illustration, can only be grand =)

Helllooo blog =)

2010-01-12T16:03:00.007+10:00

Ahh the holidays thusfar have been grand,
iv saved a bit of money that made my backpocket happy,
spent alot more, but then again, whats it all for? =)

iv drawn alot and painted a little
watched the rains come
and got caught in a drizzle
But now the bloody sun is out

and i'm stuck in the fuking middle =S

righto thats enough horrible rhyming for now...

So painting with watercolors have been fun =)

above, just playing with watercolors

This is a scene from italy, and it is the first scene from a series of watercolor images i will produce =)

Sketches

=) looking forward to a year with lots of creativity and hopefully lots of great animation =)

The Stanleys 09

2009-11-16T23:21:00.010+10:00

Yep, thanx to Jules Fabre and the Australian cartoonist association the four of us packed our bags jumped on the plane and headed for Sydney to attend the 2009 Stanley awards, which in short completely ROCKED.
We arrived not knowing what to expect but soon fell in love with the huge and pretty city of Sydney. Besides being directionless tourists we managed to make our way around and to the nova hotel which is where the Australian cartoonist association hosted the event.

The festivities started by heading off to the ABC centre where we attended an exhibition of pat Oliphant and other well know AcA member’s work (think I’m going to be on TV mum =D) Which was great since us small town wanabee animators got to meet and mingle with some very talented artists (should definitely mention free coffee )
The conference was overall a big eye opener as to where we might end up as creative individuals. And I’m overall pretty cheering I got to meet Tom Richmond and Pat Oliphant, who kindly signed copies of their books for me.

Tom Richmond caricaturing albert einstein =)

About Pat Oliphant =)

All at attendance where lovely people and all have great senses of humor and plenty of talent and where happy to share their expertise, as Sarah discovered as she was swarmed by a group of impressed AcA members while sketching and caricaturing at the ABC centre.
Sadly I wasn’t ready for the Stanleys, and didn’t create a portfolio to show around, but I’ll definitely be ready next time =) and it would be good to do some research on some of those that might be attending prior to going =) so I know who I’m speaking to ,what questions to ask and how dirty my jokes can be.

Sydney is definitely a lot more artsy than Brisbane, there wasn’t much graffiti from what I can see, but there were a lot of murals on high buildings, statues, memorials, and just overall a lot of esthetically pleasing works for the public. Not to mention the couple of museums and art exhibitions. Btw contemporary art is completely bolics. We attended the museum and had a walk through some of the most unimaginative imagery that I have ever seen, and I have internet access.

But anyway Sydney is a beautiful city and to all who haven’t been I recommend going, but taking a big pile of spending money is definitely the way to go, but don’t use it to catch taxis, spend it on books, booze, or hurling yourself out of an airplane and take plenty of photos, cause I bet like us you’ll be wishing you could stay a bit longer all the way home =)

Yays?

Now be sure to visit Tom Richmond's blog =) hes got some great carticatures and caricaturing tips on there =) enjoy

-willva

YAAAYs

2009-11-11T21:16:00.005+10:00

So with tafe and the skool year slowly coming to a grinding halt, and all the deadlines for assignments and projects either past or imminent, we animators stare blankly with a big smile in glorious awe or realization that we are first year animators NO Longer!

Next year we will be the ones greeted by a the gazing blank stare of a new set of strange faced first year wannabee animations. Anyway "over adjective" realisation speech/blurb over.

I'm excited, for me and a few fellow animators are setting our sights for Sydney and the caroooooonist convention where we will get to meet Pat Olifant and Tom Richmond along with a large array of Australia's elite illustrator community... jealous? +)

But not to worry we will be sure to snap up lots of photos of both Sydney and the convention to share among the rest of the group =).

anyway here is a 7min piece i threw together for my articulation pathway into Griffith =) its got some bits and pieces of work spanning from all over my project timeline but probably some more recent stuff including my stop mo and a rare piece of editing i did in multimedia (for xbox) =) enjoy

-much love
-willva

Projects =)

2009-11-05T14:44:00.004+10:00

over the past couple of months iv been covered in projects which iv been trying to complete

My parts for the 3d owin wilson piece the whole class participated in =) character animation in maya and the rig is max

Astro buggers off and sir licks alot

2009-07-19T20:12:00.004+10:00

Astro buggers off and Sir LicksAlot are pretty much what iv been doing with my holidays =)

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/503663 and the newgrounds version ofcourse =)

Astro Buggers off which i just released outside of the collab it was originally created for, with a couple of extra bells and whistles, specially in the sound and music department =) I'm happy with it, and thanx to Sam Hafts great voice talent the piece works rather well =)

Sir LicksAlot which is my submission to the superpets collab which everyone hopefully worked on these holidays, its on the final draft and will be complete this week with color and lines made with a pen! oooh that's always good.

=) I'll be back to normal posting again

Let me know what you think bout Astro Buggers off, preferably on youtube with comments and ratings and naked shots of yourself of course =)

Much love, the type that could be considered quite creepy
-will

Animation illustration holidays and you

2009-06-22T13:01:00.004+10:00

Hey kids =)
Over the holidays, to avoid getting rusty and to have a good play with animation me and bobbah are doing ians 48 animation challenge

Animate all or as many of these as you can =) anyone is welcome to join and i commend you to do so =) what i like about the challenge is you can animate in whatever style you like +) definitely playing with some more pixel animation hehe
and no matter how it turns out it can only be an improvement from my last pixel animation back in 2003 when i was 13/14 or something =)

=) i really like this piece of myne, not even really sure how i pulled it off =) what love does to you eh lol anyway now that you opinions about me have been tainted forever...

SUPERPETS

Also to keep all of you EVEN busier these holidays the super pets collab comic is due at the end of the holidays, lets say first week back =)

Whats due? your comic on A4 paper or A4 photoshop size, can be as many pages as you like, color preferred but not necessary =) good luck to all, give us a bell if you have any questions or queries =D

Motiongraphic Sketchbook

2009-06-16T23:37:00.007+10:00

=) my sketchbook sofar this year, please take a sec to head over toNewgrounds.com and vote =) it would help me alot =D

I remember watching this animation a little while ago, but iv come upon it again and its got just over 2 mil views =)

Always good to see animators are doing well, i really like this piece, i feel like hes really achieved that spark of life, which every animator should be striving to master.

Another nice 2d film using some rigging and a lot of 2d animation, this is definitely the balance we as the future animators need to strive towards in this current low paying, short deadline slump the world seems to be in ATM, this is from the Vancouver Film School by the way =) and you have to love it =)

Anyway let me know what you think about rigging animation and the balance between full 2d traditional and the rigged flash characters? whats acceptable? And breathing life into your character?

The italian maiden Marla

2009-06-14T16:57:00.005+10:00

A few years ago i was wondering the web as i do, and i believe i saw it on www.coldhardflash.com and it was so beautiful then that every now and then i just havto watch it, so i'll wonder the web for hours looking for it, so i'v saved you the effort =) enjoy Marla

'Marla' is a graduation short film created in traditional animation in 2004 by a group of artists not limited to Alessandra Sorrentino, Alice Lia and Simona Ciraolo.

There are a bunch of concept sketches and all the beautifully painted backgrounds posted at calzette-rosa.blogspot.com
and i suggest heading over and having a gander =)
If you would like to have a peek at their latest works just head on over to

Alessandra - blog
Simona - blog

Defnitly worth a peek =) enjoy
-will

2009-06-03T18:29:00.005+10:00

created by blu, a german graffiti artist from berlin, he does amazing things with his spray cans, just search blu on youtube and you can see plenty of his amazing work =)

A short by hichem arfaoui from animation mentors online class =), there are a few free tutorials and peeks at how they do things, if you are intrested =)

this here is the blocking from the same animation =) really cool to see the before and afters, if you check the related vids section on youtube there are also a layout design and even a 2d animatic =) if you'd like to see how they work =D

Also ran into these awesome scrabble ads =)

Hula from Scrabble on Vimeo.

Sumo from Scrabble on Vimeo.

Yoga from Scrabble on Vimeo.

So cool =) really like the style and how the music fits and makes it all seem rather edgy, reminds me a little bit of andrejs style

CHARGED - Animated Short Film from Collin T on Vimeo.

This one is very nicly animated and has a cool little plot line =)
Produced at Algonquin College in Ottawa Canada =) plenty of cool animation related places in Canada =D if you where thinking bout traveling =D

Below.. the majestic moose =)

This is from a head model andrej chucked onto the m drive =) defnitly get it, its fun!

And these are my acrobatic maya poses for franky boy =D

yays for updates, hope you enjoed the animated pieces
short bursts of love
-will

Story telling Magic? and weeping

2009-05-31T21:36:00.006+10:00

Being a student with his sights set on the creative animation and illustration industry, I’ve heard a few things about some awful employers and their sly tactics, so be prepared for clients pulling some of these...

That watched and after weeping a little in the corner, I was reassured by some comments made by industry professionals that there only a handful =) and that most clients respect that you've spent so much time perfecting and honing your skills.

Here are other creative types poking fun at one of these demanding clients =) have a read and a laugh

Story telling ability

the ability to construct a sequence of camera shots, to accuratly portray the feeling/emotion of the film. The viewes brain should have to do nothing more than tune out and pay full attention to the preformance. Film technique/story telling ability

I keep coming across these animated pieces where the animator doesn’t apply any of the 12 holy principals or any animation concepts but basic moving from a to b.

Now the reason these are still watchable is cause the story is being told in such a way to keep you watching and interested.. even with minimal animation. Now if we could learn this story telling ability and get really good at it and combine it with our other arsenal of skills there would be no stopping us.

37mil views on the tube can’t be wrong =)

this one had success on newgrounds but due to this creative portal being blocked to us by the great hand from above heres the tubed version

Now this week iv stumbled across some cool stuff =)
The Vancouver film school =) which seem to pump out some awesome stuff
check out some of these and make sure you subscribe to their channel for updates on animated goodness =)

I also really like this 2d film their students created =) so pretty and it reads so well.

The Vancouver film school seem to know the secret of story telling and their students are enriched with this Story telling ability to create visual interest to keep you watching =)

Now we need this skill so i suggest after we read the book below, at the dead of night we kidnap the best ones =) COMON how badly do you want it lol

and yes this is a real book

Make sure to have a have a peek at the SUPERPETS collab and join in =) why not eh

-will

Collab fun =D

2009-05-29T01:59:00.006+10:00

hey kids =)
So we'll finally be getting some time off (4 weeks =D) from our busy assignment schedule and super pets is on the todo list =)
If you haven't though of your super pet yet, the best time is now =) can be as silly as you want him/she/it to be =D

specifications
each page will be A4 sized
page limit...well not really a limit but try not to go to far over 5
anything else you want =)

So how to create your own super pet piece

step
1)Think up a super pet, easy peasy =)

2)think of an epic or not so epic story your pet will feature in

3)do some rough drawings, figure out, what you want your pet to look like

4)storyboard out your comic, just be rough, make little thumbnail sketches so you
get the ideas and the story down!

5)Redraw your thumbs this time thinking about layouts and structure putting a bit more detail into it =)

6)Now just redraw your thumbnails on your A4 pieces of paper =) making sure your comic reads well.

7)Onwards to finishing your comic however you want, you can scan it in and finish it digitally, you can ink and color it on paper, anyway you prefer =)

And yeah =) it'll be good fun, first actual published work =D
plan is to try pitch it to some publishers or we can try to flog them ourselves lol but although this is a student piece, quality is important =) and i know you are all capable of creating pretty drawings =)

so My superpet
Meet Sir licksalot =) I'm not a 100% happy with the design or the color choices just yet but so far i like him =)

If you have any troubles or problems please don't be shy, talk to either Sarah (ze loud one) or myself =)

smiley face
-will

Quick animated ruff for maya

2009-05-22T12:23:00.010+10:00

Beanie ruff flash animation from Willem V.A on Vimeo.

This ruff animation to be taken into maya and used as reference =), might tweak it and make him roll after he lands, bit more dramatic =)

This is a ruff similar 3d version, which i really dislike, the model design really held back the animation, and i wasn't compltetly able to express how i wanted it to be.

3d bean jumps from can ruff animation from Willem V.A on Vimeo.

My Flash animation for the streetfighter collab on Newgrounds.com is uploaded here =) take a peek, if you have an acount? vote and leave me a review =)
this is the the youtube version...for the third time lol

And more pics for people =)

this is my mate zAnder who just recently lost his child hood cof cof turned 21 lol =) na happy bday dude =)

lots of love both tender and lustfull
-will

My first 3d =)

2009-05-15T15:20:00.003+10:00

My first 3d willva.com from Willem V.A on Vimeo.

A way over due animation post =) Animated in maya =) this is my first 3d animation, using the moom model and "you spin me round" by dead or alive =) was good fun, although im not the usual fan of 3d animation this was rather fun to make =)

Sketchy sketchy

2009-05-11T15:49:00.004+10:00

Above a a3 mushroom kingdom =) fully colored but you only get the black and white for now.
My version of the icecream cow =) chocolate seems to be the only flavour it can produce
Sit baboo sit... good dog? snaco fail =)
Was driving past a rather sad man the other day and thought id draw him
=) think this one speaks for itself =)

Creating things

2009-05-06T13:03:00.005+10:00

A sketch that will become a poster for my mates 21st which was the weekend just past, happy bday dean =)

A letter box which turned out really cool in my opinion =) its for an animation I'm in the planning stages of =)

I'll chuck up some animation next update =) been a busy busy weekend and week start =D
good one to you and yours
-will

Walking the walk assignment

2009-04-29T13:25:00.004+10:00

Originally animated on paper, scaned into photoshop for coloring and animated and put together in flash i can honestly say this piece was pain in the ass and although paper animation gives you an awsome sence of freedom, without the right hardware, like a digital SLR camera setup over a pegboard it just ends up being an extremly long process. But i will defnitly be doing a lot of main layout keys on paper and then scaning them into flash and using it to assist animation =) anyway hope you liked it... leave us a comment and let me know what you think

Walking the walk animation from Willem V.A on Vimeo.

Animated hands and my inner child design

2009-04-24T12:10:00.006+10:00

Up top design before animating my inner child which might sprout into a music video if my plate empties a little bit, i mean who doesn't love obese fat guys with massive saggy boobies effected by gravity and momentum to emphasize their true beauty

WILLVA hands
Just under 200 pictures of hands, drawn in about 5 solid hours of paper animation. So all put together it could still benefit from more frames, but lesson learnt, plan out smooth motion before jumping into key frames and inbetweens.

ruff Hands by willva from Willem V.A on Vimeo.

Gaining a more solid understanding of how to work my cartoons so that i can fully utilize the 12 principles of animation =) practice makes close to perfect eh =)

Ze Tiny update

2009-04-21T17:14:00.007+10:00

Right so Currently waiting for 2 animations i did for collabs to be published =)
1)the newgrounds streetfighter colab which can be read about here.
of which this is my part currently sitting on 1900 views =) yays

And the 90's cartoon collab which can be seen a couple of posts down =) and can be read about here

No new animation today tho, but I'll upload some frame by frame paper animation next time round =)

If you would like to have a look at my animations and stuff just head here, its got all animations iv ever done and published from the past 7 years =) So i was 13 when i started so don't judge to harshly lol.

SUPER PETS COLLAB

Right so planning is going quite nicely, we've got 6 participants so far =) so if you would like to join schnell (faster in German) =)

Ze list
Sharah: Batdog (dog)
Olly: ManSpider (spider)
Harry P: SpiderMonkey (spider or monkey, its a surprise! +D)
Rachel A: Wombat =)
Jake: Qbear (bear)
Will: Sir licks a lot (dog)

So besides working on my course projects I'm currently researching for a series of shorts I'll be making in due time =)

anyway good one to you and yours =)

here are some picks

-will

New layout, new shop and stickers! DeliciouS!

2009-04-17T22:48:00.005+10:00

This here is my very first sticker design =) and i received a 100 of them today HOORAY... cof cof i mean DeliciouS! =P

Iv got these DeliciouS! stickers (pun intended) in my store if any one is keen, or if you know me, just see me for some high quality ones =) Iv also got 2 posters in my store and i recon its worth taking a peek at eh =) let me know what you think, yeah?

Down below are a series of photos my photographer mommy so kindly took while i was water coloring the backgrounds for my 90's cartoon collab which can be seen here

I'm scared... Hold me?

She also did some abstract photos for me =) yay it really says that my mind is elsewhere, what do you think? this is her website Vphotographyqld , designed and created by me BTW =)

90's cartoon tribute collab

2009-04-14T22:42:00.006+10:00

Hooray i can finally say that's all folks, Iv spent the whole of today animating. 10 am to 10:30pm, with some breaks =)

willva's 90's cartoon collab parts from Willem V.A on Vimeo.

This has been my on going project for the past month and a bit, originally planed to have 5 scenes, but due to the deadline i was forced to cut out the dexters lab piece and was left with the 4, jetsons, pokemon, yogi bear and porkie pig =). although its still quite crude and can have so much more added to make it shimmer and shine I'm still quite happy with the end result =)

lesson learnt, biting of chewable pieces will allow me to focus on quality rather than quantity

Animated by me Willem Wynand Van Aswegen.

Voiced by Sam Haft

Special thanx

Mummy and daddy

Willie Van Aswegen

Tone Booth

P.s let me know what you think ;)

Super Pets collaborative comic

2009-04-09T10:24:00.007+10:00

Dear Animation comrades

Sharah the brilliant has been pushing the idea of a published collaborative comic for a little while now, and now seems a brilliant time to have a go.
The basic concept is super pets and will allow you to go nuts with your own creativity, the final goal being at least one published collaborative comic.

What you must do
Everyone interested must comment on this post.
By the end of the holidays should have a ruff storyboard of their comic complete, so 20 April.
The comic will be finally published on portriate A4 paper for easy reading =)
You can divide your page as you see fit but i'm going with average 9 blocks a page and the dividers are .5cm between the blocks and 1cm from the boarder. But you might not want borders, do as you please =) and enjoy

Start thinking and when you have an idea let me know so i can post it on "ZE LIST" =) oooh zelist

oh and fear not the logo will be changed =) if someone would like to design one that's fine as well =)
All contribution will be subject to contributor vote =)
Happy drawing
and happy holidays

lots of tender soft caring love -will

Ze list
Sharah: Batdog (dog)
Olly: ManSpider (spider)
Will: Sir licks a lot (dog)
Harry P: SpiderMonkey (spider or monkey, its a suprise! +D)
Rachel A: Wombat =)
You? (it)

Supernova 2009 yeeew

2009-04-05T19:49:00.003+10:00

Will's supernova from Willem V.A on Vimeo.

Pretty fun, as you can see in the super speedy photo viewer, be looking to get a booth sorted for next year, try sell some stuff lol =) be fun might see you there yeah.

Poster Project, traditional

2009-04-02T12:10:00.005+10:00

above "A bad day"

I'v set myself a goal for the year to have 50 colored hight resolution posters done and ready for printing, i'm upto about 4, and iv got one printed and hanging on my door =) this is my latest one, my first poster without digital coloring or editing =) enjoy

Pics for people

2009-03-30T12:25:00.007+10:00

The almighty PinkVolt from newgrounds, possibly a 14 year old boy =P

This is The ref picture provided by pinkvolt, mm Delicious =D

The color really covers my skecthy flaws nicely hehe =) cheating, what do you think?

Flash babies

2009-03-25T20:42:00.007+10:00

Yaaay flash and me are happy to report the healthy babie we poped out in mid feb, streetfighter on YouTube has reached 1600 views =) yays, not close to where we'd like it to be but its definitely a great start.

And another babie on the way for the 90's cartoon colab on newgrounds, which is due the 17Th of April.
here's a short prespective flash animation walking George Jetson =)

90's cartoon colab george walk from Willem V.A on Vimeo.

Animators and dealines

2009-03-24T20:11:00.006+10:00

I might only be a "startout" animator but already i see me and deadlines having a unfruitful relationship. I say that cause for the past two major project (streetfighter collab) and my current olden cartoon colab piece i have tried my best to give myself enough time to do everything but on both occasions its gotten to a point when I'm forced into hermitude solitary animation for a few days straight to finish it on time.. which i am about to embark on now. farewell.. oh and here are some screenies of my piece so far. Enjoy =)

I will post the complete product when its completed =)

Wills words of wisdom

2009-03-19T13:49:00.004+10:00

Wills words of wisdom from Willem V.A on Vimeo.

The shades i had over the top doesn't play in the avi =( but owell learnt some lessons in this animation, don't start with the lip sync haha, do the body and other animation first, trying to make the actual animation and body movments read, the lips are not as important.

Sketchy Sketchy

2009-03-18T14:39:00.005+10:00

Life drawing 17march 09 =) colored on the way home

That vicious dog

Inner Golfer

Delicious =) really like the character, very cartoon like, happy but yet disturbing =)

enjoy

Your Inner Child?

2009-03-14T23:33:00.007+10:00

Who's you inner child? mynes definitely destructive, semi naked and obviously riding a jack hammer, if you picture your inner child differently and think it might make a cool animation, just leave a comment and I'll have a read =) enjoy

Who's your inner child from Willem V.A on Vimeo.

Click bottom right X to view full screen resolution
animation example of 2d animation in flash, 2d animation of my inner child.. mm
;) Who's your inner child??

mr TenPin bean

2009-03-06T11:49:00.002+10:00

2d character created for 3d animation, animation examples of how to model a character in flash. be my first animation in 3d, with own character design and so. enjoy
Named mr TenPin bean due to obvious reasons, TenPin bean is destined to become a 3d character, so watch for updates

To Frank

2009-03-02T15:08:00.001+10:00

Complete with text, sorry bout the wait frank =)

Wills health and saftly thingy magigie =)
82kb hehe

astro lipsync test

2009-03-02T15:06:00.001+10:00

Flash animation of Astro from the jetsons lip syncing, animation example test
done frame by frame 2d animation in flash

Astro Lip sync test from Willem V.A on Vimeo.

Wills lip sync test

2009-02-27T15:31:00.002+10:00

Will's lipsync test =) from Willem V.A on Vimeo.
My flash animation to add to my student animations collection, animation examples using flash. Enjoy =) character talking
Animation by will
character by terry

Arty Farty will =)

2009-02-25T12:59:00.001+10:00

So playing around with being an arty farty is pretty fun, just pick up whatever tools you want to use and go nuts =)

Above "the stench'

Above "The End of the begining"

Previous Works

2009-02-20T14:30:00.003+10:00

Previous works

Street fighter short for the streetfighter collab on Newgrounds.com. released feb 2009.

Quick demo reel from animations from 2003 to 2008

Greetings, hello, ola, howdie and gday

2009-02-20T13:54:00.001+10:00

My name is Willem Wynand Van Aswegen, or will for those not keen on tongue twisters.

So This here will become my animation and creations blog.