Happy Belated Birthday Cal!!!

This one is for my comic writer's son,Calvin. Took a while to get this piece done because the lil critic did not like the original take of Link at all. Prob because he did not appreciate me doing a caricature of him dressed as Link for the earlier version. So I had to re-do it as it was his gift and I wanted him to really like it. Here's the Before and After attempt.

SHOCK3D is now Hiring

Hi All,

We at SHOCK3D! Sdn. Bhd. are currently working on an animated feature film!!
And we'd like you to be on-board.


Where are we?
KUALA LUMPUR, in tropical sunny MALAYSIA! 
(DOWNLOAD S3D MAP.jpg to find out where we are exactly)


What are we doing?
ALAMAYA.  An AMAZING EPIC animated feature film!!!
FOR WORLD WIDE RELEASE DUDES!!!!

Who are we looking for?

1) Animators

2)Modeling & Texture Artists

3)Simulation Specialists

4)Compositors

5)Illustrators (Storyboard & Matte Painting)

6)Lighting and Render Artists

7)HR & Admin Executive

8)In-House Graphic Designer

ALSO, we are constantly looking for STUDENT INTERNS who are seeking for an
amazing job experience to be a junior production member or work as a studio
assistant. We need all the good help we can get.


*Do forward to as many people you think might be interested in being part of
a team working on an extremely exciting, and needless to say, FUN project!!!

Hope to hear from you guys soon.
THANK YOU!

SHOCK3D! SDN BHD

A2-2-5 SOLARIS DUTAMAS
NO. 1 JALAN DUTAMAS 1
50480 KUALA LUMPUR

recruitment@shock3d.com.my
TEL: 03-6207 9235
FAX: 03-6207 9237

Young Jump Studio is now Hiring!

YOUNG JUMP ANIMATION IS LOOKING FOR YOU!

Young Jump Animation is a Malaysian animation studio specialising in motion capture and CGI for television, games and multimedia.

We are perhaps best known as the studio that is currently producing “Saladin: The Animated Series” (www.saladin.tv) -- an international co-production between Malaysia and Qatar. We have done work for both local and international clients, including a number of high profile international games developers.

Besides Saladin, we have a host of other exciting projects coming up, and we are looking for talented & motivated individuals to join our team!

We have openings available for:

- Modelers & Riggers

- Digital Artists

- Animators

- Lighting & Effects Specialists

- Compositors.

Candidates should have a diploma in Digital Animation or the equivalent, with a background in one of the 3D animation softwares.

A solid foundation in traditional art skills (sketching, illustration, painting), acting ability and an understanding of timing and humour are all great advantages. Fresh graduates are encouraged to apply. No experience necessary... Just a passion for great animation!

Interested candidates should send their CVs and a link to their showreels to steven@young-jump.com

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The posting is aimed primarily at Malaysian animators. We're open to applications from non-residents, but they should have an idea of what the living standards and pay scales in KL are like, so that they apply with realistic expectations.

Best regards,

Steven Lim
Project Manager
Young Jump Animation Sdn Bhd

12A, Jalan 5/91A,
Taman Shamelin Perkasa,
Cheras, 56100 Kuala Lumpur,
MALAYSIA

Tel: +603 9283 3562
Fax: +603 9283 1562
H/P: +6012 6988 642

Visit us at www.young-jump.com

http://www.young-jump.com/index.html

Simon Tofield is back!

....and with more goodies in store for every cat lover out there. :)

Then and now....

A fairly quickie sketch before its time for me to churn out more drawings.
Left panel : (L to R) Syed Hassan,Steve Bristow & ChiRen Choong.
Right Panel : Bob Francis

Oh yea......am also officially 30 today. Getting old. *ooofff*

See you all in SDCC soon!

It's a WRAP and Gearing up for SDCC !

Heyas all!

I've finally wrapped up my stint for season 2 for Saladin and am now gearing up for a long needed break to the States for the upcoming SDCC.

We may have 2 or 3 space available at our rented home for SDCC from 21st-26th in Old Town, to whoever is interested to bunk in with me,Eric & Brooke. Give us a holler before 15th July,pls? Just a heads-up, it only has one bathroom. But it's fully equipped with a pool,bbq,nearby transportation and not far from the beach.

Finally a chance to meet up and keep promises with friends and acquaintances to come and see them. Interested in meeting up? Lets make a date then.
Cheers and see y'all there!

*huggles*

It's almost a wrap!

Can't believe I survived the entire 2 days (if not weeks) of non-stop activity feverishly wrapping up more artworks. Thanks to Barb for nourishing me with a wonderful braised lamb stew in claypot dinner and for helping me with the groceries,thanks to JinFen's unwavering professionalism on the job, thanks to ChiRen & Naz for allowing me to disrupt their lives with a mound of paperwork and most of all,thanks to Pops for staking out with me throughout the long hours of the day n night full of support & encouragement. *huggles*

Chummy & Champ Kid's Show

Am one proud momma right now. WOO!
Go Az! Go Brian! Go Gav! Go Crew!

Cute Annies from Russia

More links available in YouTube, or you can check out http://www.tvigle.ru/ or http://www.youtube.com/user/Tvigle

Good ol' WIPS

The finished product...

The best of the best!

My all time favorite animated feature hands down!
Created and produced by talents who are truly passionate for the medium, both comic fandom and animation junkies alike. Evidently, this is the result of hard work and dedication lovingly put together into one show.

Joker Sketch

Just having some fun doodling one of my favorite characters to draw.

R.I.P. Frank Frazetta

:( You've been one of my biggest inspirations in my work and will continue to be the driving force for all of us who walked underneath your shadow. We will all miss you.

Street Dancers & stuff

Old clip, but still makes for some cool and amazing movement observations.

Long-Tailed Macaque

Wildlife Concept pt 2

Another one from the old project that never saw the light of day.
Still good learning experience and will help to foster more grounding for upcoming future projects. Gambatte!

With some nice accompaniment during another wonderful crunch fest on Saladin.

Wildlife Concept

Something old I've worked on for an animation project that didn't venture any further than the Concept & Development stage.

One of my all time favorites. It never fails to amaze me how such an amazing package can be churned out by only a small handful of top notch artists and can all be summed up within that short frame of time within the intro.
Story : Warren Foster
Animation : Virgil Ross, Gerry Chinoquy & Art Davis
Layouts : Hawley Pratt
B...ackgrounds : Boris Gerelick
Film Editor : Treg Brown
Voice Characterization by the Ever So Talented Mel Blanc
Unmatched and wonderful music by Carl Stalling & Milt Franklyn
Directed by Friz Freleng

I've always been amazed when I read through all the names and talents involved in each production... that they do actually give full credit and acknowledgments to the artists at the beginning stage of the cartoon and wrapping up with an acknowledgment to the director. It brings back to mind Disney's old feature classics who used to do the same for Snow White, Pinocchio etc. So glad that tradition is still carried on up till now and makes me appreciate all the time and effort each talent puts in to making us all happier in life.

R.I.P. Bill Dubay

............................................rest in peace, Will.

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Dutch Claude & Chunkie pt. 2

Heard from my editor pal,Wallie, that pt.3 will be out in May. WOOWOO!

26th Worldwide Sketch Crawl this Saturday

Hi everyone!

Just a gentle reminder that this Saturday is Sketch Crawl day and we will be meeting at the Promenade area where the water fountains are @ KLCC Park between 10.30am-11am. For those who have confirmed their attendance, thank you and looking forward to seeing you there. For those who've attended the previous Sketch Crawls but is unaware/or didn't catch the update posts about this Saturday, hope you'd like to participate in the fun again and join us at KLCC Park.
So get your journals & stationary ready for serious drawing time!

Cheers! And thanks to the Brew for this heads up! Looking forward to anything Sylvain Chomet churns out!