tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231454862024-03-15T18:09:21.490-07:00Charles ZembillasThe Art of Charles Zembillas daily blog.Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.comBlogger690125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23145486.post-3338939438398937352024-02-24T21:02:00.000-08:002024-02-24T21:02:59.296-08:00Video Art Show<p style="text-align: justify;">Howdy folks! Hanging out and having fun putting together some short videos showcasing art demos I've done in the past. Taking a thematic approach. Click on the image below to watch it on YouTube. It's a little less than a minute long.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/xoGCwc7R3AI" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMsTGhxdM0PgjPkaedVaNFl-C6jmIgcTHHftt4c293it_IXfUVE7a1skkPpO1-FfSE3WX_iI9hF9gqDgJZxm1IqIIQAti3fI7OXXHPuTLDunOc3LMFV36VY70dxD1T8xr5_qbfdQVcFHN8uS3dpHerEJSKD_cS6LYWgFdnlOKXjSKLkAJAWs0bg/w400-h225/Golden_Girl_1a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23145486.post-60726009863539708862024-02-12T00:39:00.000-08:002024-02-12T01:57:20.047-08:00Spyro the Dragon Portrait Time Lapse Video<p style="text-align: justify;">Hello there! I
created this in 2019. It's a portrait of Spyro the Dragon painted in
acrylics while jamming at my school. At the time I posted this on my blog. After each phase I scanned the
image and have recently edited the pictures in a time lapse video with
music. It's interesting to see the metamorphosis starting with the
pencil sketch on to the final work. The video is a minute long. Click on the image to watch it on YouTube. Thank
you and I hope you enjoy it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/H4-DUt4h3DY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5bzeYpm3wrCqvzYKJpSlFSqkNyKNsXavGFULeqS3_rOK8SUI12j0HkIHX1euHZlx_UDCeqweb3EiDHsQMhHQLBf87iOR6cZ9Xm5WYEajd-XwLNAkj5lhUgiBxzsQ8vC7C33gyQ2Es2j5jE74c5xxXITf8lUn5W3AAABgDXUno6QEgLG1bGvG4AQ/w400-h225/Spyro_Portrait_2r1a1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23145486.post-81337170703569694162024-01-27T21:17:00.000-08:002024-01-27T21:17:45.623-08:00Zenibeasts Art<p style="text-align: justify;">This is a commissioned illustration I created in May 2021. It's for the Molly Heady-Carroll's "Zenibeasts" project which debuted on YouTube a few days ago. This was the art for the board game and is now being used to promote the video. Molly has been a long term student and has completed an animated pilot for her fun project which is doing very well view wise. I recommend watching it as it's very enjoyable and only a couple of minutes. You can see it at this link ... </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3X7KWjDn4E" style="text-align: left;">Zenibeasts: Kaiju Cutie - YouTube</a> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwaaAR_hSCDZejwPm1pUISenn7FNVCRfo8rtY6WnY7t7JLKoO6evrWRi1iYH5snEixDNsNRg8Uy8IWr8ZvKL8W3hPTj_IEWHZFImBENVuIAkdPItfFaaQg3-CMXX-SLlYDp-1AJ-KrqpcKQOTlMMKBVSr-SdAJcurApQzDkpU-luL1sNoccY0lAg/s1000/Zenibeasts_YouTube.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwaaAR_hSCDZejwPm1pUISenn7FNVCRfo8rtY6WnY7t7JLKoO6evrWRi1iYH5snEixDNsNRg8Uy8IWr8ZvKL8W3hPTj_IEWHZFImBENVuIAkdPItfFaaQg3-CMXX-SLlYDp-1AJ-KrqpcKQOTlMMKBVSr-SdAJcurApQzDkpU-luL1sNoccY0lAg/w400-h400/Zenibeasts_YouTube.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23145486.post-27449551193673624532023-12-16T22:19:00.000-08:002023-12-16T22:19:42.677-08:00Crash Bandicoot on McDonald's Happy Meals<p style="text-align: justify;">Hello friends! It's a happy month for Happy Meals at McDonald's as Crash Bandicoot is featured for December. Imagine my joy! This is at least the second time and maybe the third that Crash has
been on Happy Meals for kids. Spyro the Dragon is also in this latest
nationwide campaign. Here's a video of the commercial ...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OlwZqUTj0As" width="320" youtube-src-id="OlwZqUTj0As"></iframe></div>Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23145486.post-1459084120260047372023-04-26T23:29:00.002-07:002023-04-26T23:29:25.699-07:00Super Mario Bros Director Aaron Horvath - My Student<div class="" dir="auto"><div class="x1iorvi4 x1pi30zi x1l90r2v x1swvt13" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id=":R2kdanlabaammjabkq75b5klbaH2:"><div class="x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u"><div class="xu06os2 x1ok221b"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a"><div dir="auto">It's a blockbuster!</div><div dir="auto"><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od"><br /></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto">Super Mario Bros has grossed $782,452,239 worldwide as of this writing. After 21 days in release it has remained king of the box office with 3 consecutive weekends at number 1. The film has nearly 60% of total box office revenues. Broke the record for a 5 day release for animated features.</div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto">And my student Aaron Horvath directed the movie!</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto"><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlBOKSXQhaRA2HreDseqLPOoWTJ1Wef7Cu1A87RFf5kM1EHar0cfgC6I5VbeE8juEUqXEH7KjrOEYIM5bbRd95DV0Z81tII-dTb4_R8HtNgFOUWODApPn50lLbxn3ApMZtwKOuJOL6g3eYJlRk2jpfsi0KZ5SqK1KAscXQfJE9RqCAlZbzAVg/s1000/Aaron_Horvath_SuperMarioBrosMovie_1b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlBOKSXQhaRA2HreDseqLPOoWTJ1Wef7Cu1A87RFf5kM1EHar0cfgC6I5VbeE8juEUqXEH7KjrOEYIM5bbRd95DV0Z81tII-dTb4_R8HtNgFOUWODApPn50lLbxn3ApMZtwKOuJOL6g3eYJlRk2jpfsi0KZ5SqK1KAscXQfJE9RqCAlZbzAVg/w384-h640/Aaron_Horvath_SuperMarioBrosMovie_1b.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto">He <a tabindex="-1"></a>was a student at my school The Academy Academy in 2002 - 2003. Super talented artist. He was great even then. He went from student to character design instructor and got his break in 2003 with Comedy Central's animation department. He went on to become the Producer / Director / Executive Producer of Teen Titans Go! on Cartoon Network for many years.</div></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto"><br /></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto">Then came the Super Mario Bros Movie and astonishing success! </div><div dir="auto"><br /></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto"><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/81669639" target="_blank">Click on this link</a> to see samples of his student work when he was enrolled with me 20 years ago.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto">Beyond proud! </div><div dir="auto"><br /></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto">Great things happen when you Keep Creating!</div></div></span></div></div></div></div>Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23145486.post-12110156900046773632023-02-14T09:17:00.005-08:002023-02-14T09:21:55.868-08:00Bandicoot Valentine<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-HGVVGigwpOoj2__8QkJk51BdIYTSfJgCJkhbUPQTaVXlhTdVyZBrTXvaRHH7GsjCel2MI6ULosiO98zqm4GdD37RnHLm3FDIjZoQ651M7-0HqpmOaXHoQ_T0R153VXQ3P4QRW1L9VFfQvfNSU3IIaCp2w43tM1N1FIQDqyzfj3QU13f1X4/s800/CrashBandicoot_Tawna_2g.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="650" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-HGVVGigwpOoj2__8QkJk51BdIYTSfJgCJkhbUPQTaVXlhTdVyZBrTXvaRHH7GsjCel2MI6ULosiO98zqm4GdD37RnHLm3FDIjZoQ651M7-0HqpmOaXHoQ_T0R153VXQ3P4QRW1L9VFfQvfNSU3IIaCp2w43tM1N1FIQDqyzfj3QU13f1X4/w520-h640/CrashBandicoot_Tawna_2g.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><p></p>Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23145486.post-18302590279241350962023-01-19T17:16:00.000-08:002023-01-19T17:16:37.818-08:00The Animation Academy is 25 Years Old<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The Animation Academy is a school I launched 25 years ago today. </span></p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto">On this day in the evening of January 19 in 1998 we had our first session in the back room of the Coral Cafe in Burbank California with 20 students. It was the flagship class of the Academy. I started the school with a small mailing list and $15 for stamps and envelopes to send flyers and enrollment forms. All available seating sold out. </div><div dir="auto"><br /></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto">Today after a quarter of a century I'm happy to say that the Academy is <a tabindex="-1"></a>still going strong.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto"><br /></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto">Thank you to everyone who has ever been a part of this great experience. My affectionate gratitude for these past 25 years and what they have meant. </div><div dir="auto"><br /></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto">KEEP CREATING FOREVER !!</div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSq6ejEcgZQs7RPNDeOMvTIEZW1_vnW2dDNpQip-vcJAhlQ40YMQTUdiPN4DuF2eSLGXxVeCLA7J7g7onU88Eqp1LvbV22Buhg3MCyaOjFdOODepmZ4gSpRtmOGw_MwXPadd5gedKrnESVKnocU6eQen33iGhkOyl9nJMJY9Sv9KMmRjP-RI/s800/ArtShark_25_Year_4a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="650" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSq6ejEcgZQs7RPNDeOMvTIEZW1_vnW2dDNpQip-vcJAhlQ40YMQTUdiPN4DuF2eSLGXxVeCLA7J7g7onU88Eqp1LvbV22Buhg3MCyaOjFdOODepmZ4gSpRtmOGw_MwXPadd5gedKrnESVKnocU6eQen33iGhkOyl9nJMJY9Sv9KMmRjP-RI/w325-h400/ArtShark_25_Year_4a.jpg" width="325" /></a></div></div></span>Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23145486.post-43560658306979684932022-12-24T19:02:00.000-08:002022-12-24T19:02:14.214-08:00Christmas 2022<p style="text-align: justify;"> Merry Christmas friends and Happiest of New Years !! :)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIHFtyemAScXNbbjInuWZcl0BOuAWQn99iO-hsu1WgHw5oqgibK-XA50xM8QcfJR5wxpbSavk90RkMDTpAV9pCiwVV7PlxiDTo6qQzZAk_Pl60X-7_Ey_tSJIgyo2zHZJ7Pv7Dv7COUjol0QYvIr-H4gWZm39beaTqpy2gnweqm4IhBqtgfo/s1000/CrashBandicoot_Tawna_1i.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIHFtyemAScXNbbjInuWZcl0BOuAWQn99iO-hsu1WgHw5oqgibK-XA50xM8QcfJR5wxpbSavk90RkMDTpAV9pCiwVV7PlxiDTo6qQzZAk_Pl60X-7_Ey_tSJIgyo2zHZJ7Pv7Dv7COUjol0QYvIr-H4gWZm39beaTqpy2gnweqm4IhBqtgfo/w320-h640/CrashBandicoot_Tawna_1i.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23145486.post-16826403545522287132022-02-02T21:48:00.002-08:002022-02-02T21:48:10.680-08:00Montgomery Thump - Chapter 5<p style="text-align: justify;">Things get sinister in the latest episode of Montgomery Thump and Timbuk Too! Follow the link to the Canvas section of Webtoon Comics to see what's up. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">If you're new to the series you can start from the beginning and get caught up...</p><p style="text-align: justify;">https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/montgomery-thump-and-timbuk-too/list?title_no=690071</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/montgomery-thump-and-timbuk-too/list?title_no=690071" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="620" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxRkQlaiZtO2h2nq72WQ3qvjt8A7pEC5AFFnSYa8LoVW9C0GkBxJd4LDDmpn8Lc6eMESue9ow4sCBBXsI6P8qxp2T93aQeKClDCIsPpLwkLQs5oeF9TFOUVovCbLIJvqotfABuyu_pZ61o5tOgguDB0ot1FMRHmAedGuapfl3K-IE6AADnj1I=w466-h640" width="466" /></a></div><p></p>Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23145486.post-48715654599432057272022-01-31T21:01:00.002-08:002022-01-31T21:01:14.567-08:00Spyro the Dragon on January 30 1997<p style="text-align: justify;">These drawings are from the original development of the character that would become Spyro. <br /><br />It had been a little more than 2 weeks since I started to create the very first concepts for Insomniac Games. I was in the process of refining and defining. Insomniac was very excited about the character and the images I was coming up with. At this point in the creation of Spyro I was directed to really push his expressions.<br /><br />This is the way it works. You dig and explore through concept sketches then as the character emerges a commitment is made towards the final design. Once you've nailed the look then you test it out and see how it functions through expressions and action / attitude posing as the personality emerges.<br /><br />Note for historians and archivists: The pages are sequential but they're numbered incorrectly.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZBQQZUyUEccXzvDMywQtP9UWf931FZE4nUhTa-eMGGYB8QFDY9zGT1ZZmAtb5D-FBAqI1zTfQTEOwsadK1KDIc2dG5fjfkonb_dWGXMFMmkD56vmBeAgW5NS3riVNlxvthNYrxd3QuDyIxp6l9qCbWI5MjvUXaOAgpdzPE1EzzoFxTcSFJ8I=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZBQQZUyUEccXzvDMywQtP9UWf931FZE4nUhTa-eMGGYB8QFDY9zGT1ZZmAtb5D-FBAqI1zTfQTEOwsadK1KDIc2dG5fjfkonb_dWGXMFMmkD56vmBeAgW5NS3riVNlxvthNYrxd3QuDyIxp6l9qCbWI5MjvUXaOAgpdzPE1EzzoFxTcSFJ8I=w400-h640" width="400" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOI2lv4RbtwaZCAfAIn2EQsJI0MxW_DfUn46Bf2UAWNOVy_XbxTe7ZRtw8IrSxffogjr-HHhFxgUgMkprgzADh1bMXHB7QspHuawdbUxkKV09byz_YPWHks2zy9ngAit39faXRhIY82KO_TWx5DT3XhPKyFQw0yAFbN2fu1MBE65nLglLC_sc=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOI2lv4RbtwaZCAfAIn2EQsJI0MxW_DfUn46Bf2UAWNOVy_XbxTe7ZRtw8IrSxffogjr-HHhFxgUgMkprgzADh1bMXHB7QspHuawdbUxkKV09byz_YPWHks2zy9ngAit39faXRhIY82KO_TWx5DT3XhPKyFQw0yAFbN2fu1MBE65nLglLC_sc=w400-h640" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzvZ8jkhdBhHR8amC0uwe9MyuMHCYjNw6-wvhEmHBhIUOvvb3ZbWumlrWOjAER3bF9WEHy1EsU2b_KV9u2myn-dLqAUyugpgW4-JeA-C8CnaY3TR2o72mWqzhkSsG9-0L5Q2gZLSRzftKvKg372TJ8dMrfGSuk1xdHOSOoG4Jkvej4MBkq6jE=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzvZ8jkhdBhHR8amC0uwe9MyuMHCYjNw6-wvhEmHBhIUOvvb3ZbWumlrWOjAER3bF9WEHy1EsU2b_KV9u2myn-dLqAUyugpgW4-JeA-C8CnaY3TR2o72mWqzhkSsG9-0L5Q2gZLSRzftKvKg372TJ8dMrfGSuk1xdHOSOoG4Jkvej4MBkq6jE=w400-h640" width="400" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPv65p4MnsoCqBCGSaGYvGY4dvSnPd-dBjpaN0V01zxzHvzqfKObjHGPJu-16gEBpjLY2NHNplsiNF6bert3b_j5_R5NRWmg4jW1K5ti8SRaRJDUzzPnfe1GXTlUxKSDPYB5u0lk7oZJ77Atbz-m_Gl57qeO-EQ72wsawXWiY63nMeV-Sg_mA=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPv65p4MnsoCqBCGSaGYvGY4dvSnPd-dBjpaN0V01zxzHvzqfKObjHGPJu-16gEBpjLY2NHNplsiNF6bert3b_j5_R5NRWmg4jW1K5ti8SRaRJDUzzPnfe1GXTlUxKSDPYB5u0lk7oZJ77Atbz-m_Gl57qeO-EQ72wsawXWiY63nMeV-Sg_mA=w400-h640" width="400" /> </a></div><p></p>Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23145486.post-91553096457450132472022-01-26T21:23:00.002-08:002022-01-26T21:23:36.417-08:00Montgomery Thump - Chapter 4 online<p style="text-align: justify;">Intrigue plus a new character gets fired up! The next chapter of Montgomery Thump is on Webtoon Canvas. Lots more content on the way in days ahead. <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/montgomery-thump-and-timbuk-too/list?title_no=690071" target="_blank">Follow the link</a>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/montgomery-thump-and-timbuk-too/list?title_no=690071</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/montgomery-thump-and-timbuk-too/list?title_no=690071" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="620" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2fp-sO1OxCLkcoIQOPs8I9eSrBg9tfHSdrGc81W_nJEsuseP9p5vOAfJm9F1hanhbPO0IeAiDECpvZQDW81s8FkecfPcCpi310HWeMGHan61L2gPuPyYn0mQkf-9-1rEhE0Rr-Q6BiiiobzvcCIiTZtpfY2rxrkhMj5Dk3W6VPbQ8a5irWnk=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></div><p></p>Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23145486.post-90967906211656524282022-01-24T01:47:00.003-08:002022-01-24T01:47:59.348-08:00Original Spyro Drawings from January 23 1997<p style="text-align: justify;">These are pages from the development of Spyro the Dragon on this day Jan 23 in 1997.<br /><br />I contracted with Insomniac Games to own my original art once it was used for production. It was a groundbreaking contract back then. Thus I have the unique opportunity to showcase these images. <br /><br />There are 103 pages total that I created for this project. The pages here are numbers 41 through 44. They were misnumbered by someone at the company. <br /><br />Spyro was really cracking the shell at this point. Insomniac was very excited. They knew they had a winner. Spyro continued to improve with the next round of sketches which I'll feature in a few days.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmVSb9EuYpDhNpRGoiOighvYs0l7FawFxo0kCIXFoLtoW83nSP6dASLqAZ8QNihKAySTDNfhsl48YVlOmhcwkRrddJ0RFEJDL0tlpmvusCW1FRE5_lYiHUWTFv4Q_QtJP2HqB_Bw_SzhthuAXyh8-FBFPfE6ESjxbID7CEuZNuejRTpsypeAQ=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQdQWJyTMCSVckXPN2VZhUodw14kGRei0-sGWa11kzHuPRMpVrST54Wiyaa1oaZ0cTwzjrJBVopVuG93sVQHkgyJV5QzPnXEFH34L6cBesqkRc5eBDEDpsoYs2_HgPDbq5ymPs8wzrZxPqvBieG6bRd9vki5BHt-sQtLPB78VMgVozr58luA0=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQdQWJyTMCSVckXPN2VZhUodw14kGRei0-sGWa11kzHuPRMpVrST54Wiyaa1oaZ0cTwzjrJBVopVuG93sVQHkgyJV5QzPnXEFH34L6cBesqkRc5eBDEDpsoYs2_HgPDbq5ymPs8wzrZxPqvBieG6bRd9vki5BHt-sQtLPB78VMgVozr58luA0=w250-h400" width="250" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuV8Nh7SjuIK1bjtLJDDwyag3w6onZNDcFkrjWnumH17YYah0ka3HWq4PPyj8Ze2CrQ9wVuS7QJudhwTPjq6oWYA0c2xSVE0wMTIErvNxyzwaSXr0CyW4JHEXwMhQbJMewEZlxx3INbNuY50j5VBhvgfCx5H1Lz3CNKqRStOKCixOjmVF779M=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuV8Nh7SjuIK1bjtLJDDwyag3w6onZNDcFkrjWnumH17YYah0ka3HWq4PPyj8Ze2CrQ9wVuS7QJudhwTPjq6oWYA0c2xSVE0wMTIErvNxyzwaSXr0CyW4JHEXwMhQbJMewEZlxx3INbNuY50j5VBhvgfCx5H1Lz3CNKqRStOKCixOjmVF779M=w250-h400" width="250" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhx3NaNngmgVDRud4q7TjsJN8mL1jNLvuY3PUZoqeIE8rmPrfNMUQVaKRDTJI6wGCUkFwDWknBaDTgmn5RjL_-6oHaLKWplNuZHdyydjUAPyNXuIMzOHO5z6Y5BYvxCrVm-eY0XiTBURcs-VTfMOGdWuM7-enKi4O2coBmImkEiW99gpYB4yUE=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhx3NaNngmgVDRud4q7TjsJN8mL1jNLvuY3PUZoqeIE8rmPrfNMUQVaKRDTJI6wGCUkFwDWknBaDTgmn5RjL_-6oHaLKWplNuZHdyydjUAPyNXuIMzOHO5z6Y5BYvxCrVm-eY0XiTBURcs-VTfMOGdWuM7-enKi4O2coBmImkEiW99gpYB4yUE=w250-h400" width="250" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-CrlxNZ_qhCpn5T0svgJDRsARSQzRMzNuDBTmK_SwtuLvgyiDY6o0ens3OCkn4aIN4qIBtwfq_KFfrYLqmqoz72oNw5eSgq7f6oLt2kF_j_rN0-xEdS0A3nlROgXLmBCcCk0wjJSmKTjRAuL8hWNIG1wj5i_1Pv4DaMimbUcvdZCUmCIh4YA=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-CrlxNZ_qhCpn5T0svgJDRsARSQzRMzNuDBTmK_SwtuLvgyiDY6o0ens3OCkn4aIN4qIBtwfq_KFfrYLqmqoz72oNw5eSgq7f6oLt2kF_j_rN0-xEdS0A3nlROgXLmBCcCk0wjJSmKTjRAuL8hWNIG1wj5i_1Pv4DaMimbUcvdZCUmCIh4YA=w250-h400" width="250" /></a></div></div>Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23145486.post-14698638107485833292022-01-22T22:01:00.002-08:002022-01-22T23:50:45.426-08:00Latest Spyro the Dragon Drawing<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">It
was 25 years ago at this time in January 1997 when I was at Universal
Studios developing a special character for a video game project. This is
a commission I finished earlier today of Spyro. Blue pencil and ball point pen on paper.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3DcgVEDBOpM-MD_NYnqAEaMZ3ZeXr-ulYdlKF8jHt3D5LHvFc9EwG8uIUE7fnbHKKzEa_5_jCvqxatkqFi31MmQiE8vWtHANlSxGkx2EQKpblGUj1b-_oCpmTR90ZkbcPpAWTGyQQSY26DrlRZN-IzI_55ylOU5UHHxNnT6Z3YlpsfNfJung=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="620" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3DcgVEDBOpM-MD_NYnqAEaMZ3ZeXr-ulYdlKF8jHt3D5LHvFc9EwG8uIUE7fnbHKKzEa_5_jCvqxatkqFi31MmQiE8vWtHANlSxGkx2EQKpblGUj1b-_oCpmTR90ZkbcPpAWTGyQQSY26DrlRZN-IzI_55ylOU5UHHxNnT6Z3YlpsfNfJung=w496-h640" width="496" /></a></div><p></p>Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23145486.post-8830610703360165932022-01-19T22:01:00.002-08:002022-01-19T22:01:30.808-08:00Montgomery Thump Online<p style="text-align: justify;">I've published the first 3 chapters of my independent project online. <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/montgomery-thump-and-timbuk-too/list?title_no=690071" target="_blank">Here's the link</a>. Lots more content on the way. New chapters each Wednesday.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/montgomery-thump-and-timbuk-too/list?title_no=690071" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="563" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6IAe6bUfGD43DBt_n45bzbzdGgCoFwmFaZHb7DT1g8Yzmz3G7H3N0OI6cI9Yqliu2GsQR6pOMtm07737wC0NHHZVjLKfOEexATEYBeyqyZ_CLZQdHpPhtr6zIOrKxAzHvDLVP7s9FJHa_efkP1p-f_mp5LZHEoTHUCsbRO-xdO276qyinQWc=w450-h640" width="450" /></a></div>Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23145486.post-26933828069809312172022-01-18T21:41:00.003-08:002022-01-18T23:05:06.609-08:00Montgomery Thump coming to Webtoon Canvas<p style="text-align: justify;">January 19 2022 marks the 24th anniversary of my school's (The Animation Academy) very first class in the back room of the Coral Cafe in Burbank in 1998.<br /> <br />I'll be marking the occasion by publishing my first independent project. I've been developing it for over 40 years going all the way back to its inception in 1981.<br /><br />This is the project that started the school.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVFi_RNAYYKmu8VrW-v-0hfvYSKS42Ddcb2An3puYcow98JYk47qr2Tpkx5b7PBeh0TM3i4xYXfh1Wqx5HoTrc3Et9AUzFDMqPIBY1DuOzGUd0Rk7Z8Sa4imPNFs80VGVRTcfoyaNWBiFZHEX8W2xskjat5xGiDlxa2Tdmm6arbBR9ukrrM2c=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVFi_RNAYYKmu8VrW-v-0hfvYSKS42Ddcb2An3puYcow98JYk47qr2Tpkx5b7PBeh0TM3i4xYXfh1Wqx5HoTrc3Et9AUzFDMqPIBY1DuOzGUd0Rk7Z8Sa4imPNFs80VGVRTcfoyaNWBiFZHEX8W2xskjat5xGiDlxa2Tdmm6arbBR9ukrrM2c=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div>It'll be featured as an online comic on the Canvas section of Webtoon.com. This is the self publishing platform of the site. Webtoon is the biggest online comic destination on the internet. A new chapter will be released each week. I'll be publishing the first 3 chapters on Jan 19. There's lots of content to follow. Original characters plus a fun story. It's going to be very different.<br /><br />There'll be a dedicated FB group for the project plus Twitter and Instagram. I'll open everything up once things get going.<br /><br />I'd like to thank this community on Blogger for following me for as long as you have. It'll be 10 years this spring since I started posting. It was the first place I went to when I began sharing my art online. You guys have been great and I hope you'll enjoy the show on Webtoon. <br /><br />Keep Creating no matter what !!<p></p>Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23145486.post-27734478338423377712022-01-16T05:33:00.002-08:002022-01-18T23:06:19.044-08:00First Drawings of the Creation of Spyro - January 14 1997This month marks the 25th anniversary of when I first started working on the character that would become Spyro the Dragon for the original PlayStation video game console. Almost to the day. I was at Insomniac Games on the Universal Studios lot. It was January 14 1997. <br /><br />By coincidence 2 days ago on January 14 2022 I dug up all of the original Spyro art which I own. There's 103 pages that I created for what was called "Project Pete" at the time. This is the first publication of the very first page. <br /><br />I created 16 pages of character designs on the first day of work. By the end of the second day Jan 15 1997 the count was 31 and I was tuning in to the character. <br /><br />By day 3 Jan 16 1997 there were 38 pages and I had pretty much nailed the look of the little dragon that would become Spyro. On Jan 23 he was refined further and we had the final design.<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #241e12; font-family: aktiv-grotesk, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.5; margin: 10px 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-line; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj98i-_Ylvd59OGt-bEgAtTHbdMzKbBOzlUSesjViedlR2QL-ldLP_kCqgTALA-_QMrPivsnKzynbbBrvKMnnfkagYQ5CkNWfx9MxjCk045S3NPBzP2byP5EDWzk-vQtaFUIApVvmJMeQHmzURm8HBqwyZS4OG2zF9UTvMKNsbvS2fScsVwcro=s1000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="621" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj98i-_Ylvd59OGt-bEgAtTHbdMzKbBOzlUSesjViedlR2QL-ldLP_kCqgTALA-_QMrPivsnKzynbbBrvKMnnfkagYQ5CkNWfx9MxjCk045S3NPBzP2byP5EDWzk-vQtaFUIApVvmJMeQHmzURm8HBqwyZS4OG2zF9UTvMKNsbvS2fScsVwcro=w398-h640" width="398" /></a></div><p></p>Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23145486.post-33199268764944749542022-01-14T21:47:00.004-08:002022-01-18T23:08:57.320-08:00Original Project On The Way<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This coming Wednesday Jan 19 2022 I'll begin publishing my first original project. It'll be featured on Webtoon Canvas. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDNnFoTZnVoVlQFMtcABvMFn0afBEDfoJ_I-7o5NmqG814uCBKNZ4RM5GUSKYdytZC1xBzEcOXrWgpnR6rdF2ZQCE_LAwAOfJ0qDNuvxk9CIqkrfuRphLMvvmy0ewqCmz7cCKzX4XZbqw0gml4kfrwfB-wF2Phb0z6YXlpXHq9nDB4LLoWS8o=s600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDNnFoTZnVoVlQFMtcABvMFn0afBEDfoJ_I-7o5NmqG814uCBKNZ4RM5GUSKYdytZC1xBzEcOXrWgpnR6rdF2ZQCE_LAwAOfJ0qDNuvxk9CIqkrfuRphLMvvmy0ewqCmz7cCKzX4XZbqw0gml4kfrwfB-wF2Phb0z6YXlpXHq9nDB4LLoWS8o=w390-h640" width="390" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23145486.post-18051795197733691822022-01-05T16:53:00.003-08:002022-01-18T23:07:13.969-08:00Crash and Spyro - Sketches and Commissions<div style="text-align: justify;">Happy New Year Blogger friends! Hoping 2022 will be a terrific time for you! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Though I haven't posted much recently I've had a few moments to keep my chops up with Crash and Spyro. This past year has been one of significant change for me and I didn't have an opportunity to create as much as I would like. But as the year progressed things opened up and I was able to get back to it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here's a little gallery of what I've been up to. Mostly sketching with friends and sometimes on my own. Also a few commissions I accepted. Some of these drawings were done straight ahead with ball point pen and some with blue pencil and ball point pen. It was great fun and I really enjoyed myself. I'm very happy that the Crash and Spyro characters and franchises have continued to grow over the years. I like drawing them. I intend on making 2022 a banner year for personal art and projects. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks for checking in!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjy21rISFoIRjZsU0HECLlM-bQQYPe8Y8lHztD5vz-HTX8-Vt1IhXOxapyRjorzjwWDREKPW14MWE_OADlLrLVlhKFmHOR__urJtbfKvOy2iEiqt0UoE6U65eisUvfResAfg5lYznFMlCnBCEsbCb4Mz8qQs3aw242tYyzohQOksyGIwe9XvE0=s750" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjy21rISFoIRjZsU0HECLlM-bQQYPe8Y8lHztD5vz-HTX8-Vt1IhXOxapyRjorzjwWDREKPW14MWE_OADlLrLVlhKFmHOR__urJtbfKvOy2iEiqt0UoE6U65eisUvfResAfg5lYznFMlCnBCEsbCb4Mz8qQs3aw242tYyzohQOksyGIwe9XvE0=w400-h400" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A Christmas gift they just received.
It's a vintage 2005 toy display from McDonalds. Very cool present!
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Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23145486.post-18031005533398994342021-08-28T00:09:00.007-07:002022-01-18T23:13:13.495-08:00Alive and Kickin' !<div><p style="text-align: justify;">Greetings friends! Hope all who read these words are doing very well. It's been a long time since I posted. Going way back to January. To say there's a lot that's happened and a lot going on is an understatement. Some major changes and for the better. I'm healthy and having fun experiences. Thank you for your comments in that time. I apologize for not following up but I really had my hands full and I needed a break. There were many things I had to attend to. Thank you for understanding.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I did have a moment to do a sketch of Crash. Started back on May 9 and finished it a few days ago on August 20. Love drawing Crash B!</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mi1R13hCHfY/YSnePOoViZI/AAAAAAAAMGA/hjtqHe6MyyIoJQhgI-NitRq6XX1merYqQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/CrashBandicootSketch19a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mi1R13hCHfY/YSnePOoViZI/AAAAAAAAMGA/hjtqHe6MyyIoJQhgI-NitRq6XX1merYqQCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/CrashBandicootSketch19a.jpg" width="300" /></a> <br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For those interested I'll be live this weekend August 28 and 29 at the Ground Zero Animation Expo (GZA). I'll be conducting free character design lessons and doing a few demos for those in attendance. For more info or if you'd like to register follow this link to the <a href="https://www.gzaexpo.com/" target="_blank">GZA Expo</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is a virtual expo. It's conducted completely online. You can attend from wherever you are. Here's a graphic I prepared for it. It features both ArtShark who is the mascot character for my school and Crash.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wVRwaUIzGkQ/YSng0qwGZZI/AAAAAAAAMGI/mkpCxC9rfWcIOycJYBH-dmlmf1Fr-bopwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1333/academylogo_20_GZA_Expo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="1333" height="196" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wVRwaUIzGkQ/YSng0qwGZZI/AAAAAAAAMGI/mkpCxC9rfWcIOycJYBH-dmlmf1Fr-bopwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h196/academylogo_20_GZA_Expo.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> Thanks again! It's great to be back. I'll follow up soon with more. Good luck and best wishes to you!</div>Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23145486.post-13799494963212123552021-01-15T06:25:00.008-08:002021-01-15T06:26:27.289-08:00Cover Art for "The History of Naughty Dog" - France<div><p style="text-align: justify;">Early in 2020 I was contacted by an author in France who was writing a history of the Naughty Dog Studio for a publisher in that country. After 2 interviews I was contacted by the publisher and invited to create the cover art for the book. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">"L'Histoire de Naughty Dog" is being released January 29 2021. It's in the pre-order phase. <a href="https://www.editionspixnlove.com/l-histoire-du-jeu-video/911-l-histoire-de-naughty-dog-9782371880856.html?fbclid=IwAR3vwf4Kl6SWvbNDu7uGKPTjlruQxVGpSCDaLSStbJS845cmX571w5ycif8" target="_blank">H</a><a href="https://www.editionspixnlove.com/l-histoire-du-jeu-video/911-l-histoire-de-naughty-dog-9782371880856.html?fbclid=IwAR3vwf4Kl6SWvbNDu7uGKPTjlruQxVGpSCDaLSStbJS845cmX571w5ycif8" target="_blank">ere's a link to it</a>. You can see they changed the color and tone of the composition but that's okay. The original art is what I'm presenting. <br /><br />I was under a lot of pressure when I started this. The Covid lockdowns hit and I was overwhelmed with trying to work with my existing onsite students who were migrating online.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I'm also including the individual sketches I created which were all incorporated into the final composition.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The publisher was very patient and I was compensated well for the job. So here's the art for a fun and educational presentation. Thank you friends and Keep Creating !!</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tnkU1tTOh8k/YAGiBFPPAaI/AAAAAAAAMAM/ymLqvr4lZnA6IG_Ja1xGm2NNsYBThaAxgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/Crash_Bandicoot_Book2d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tnkU1tTOh8k/YAGiBFPPAaI/AAAAAAAAMAM/ymLqvr4lZnA6IG_Ja1xGm2NNsYBThaAxgCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h400/Crash_Bandicoot_Book2d.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VlxYQrtAYBU/YAGiI2fjnaI/AAAAAAAAMAQ/mJgeIpQkjE8ADYJUTJqVN4NKStrV1Yh6gCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/Crash_Bandicoot_Book1a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VlxYQrtAYBU/YAGiI2fjnaI/AAAAAAAAMAQ/mJgeIpQkjE8ADYJUTJqVN4NKStrV1Yh6gCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h400/Crash_Bandicoot_Book1a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Laucll-xEgc/YAGk7FqjKqI/AAAAAAAAMBs/JtwIWcyTGSkbxa6wlOApsWahQKCZdaO0ACLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h400/Crash_Bandicoot_Book2b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div>Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23145486.post-76858512785915269412021-01-06T06:54:00.002-08:002022-01-18T23:12:50.017-08:00Jak and Daxter at E3 in LA - May 2001<p style="text-align: justify;">Look what I found! <br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">It was 21 years ago on January 5 2001 that I signed the contract for a new video game to be developed for the upcoming PlayStation 2 platform. It was ground breaking technology at the time and this game I was to develop characters for was to be among the very first produced for PS2.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The contract called for a year's work creating designs and character concepts from scratch for this game tentatively referred to as "Project Y". It was a also a ground breaking contract I negotiated that was far from the normal work-for-hire model that is common even to this day.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This was a monumental effort. I was so busy during that year the only time I could get to it was in the middle of the night. So I'd work from about midnight to around 4 AM and fax the images to the studio so they could have them for the next day.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I wound up creating 603 pages of character designs. In spite of at times very questionable art direction they came out very nice. The project was eventually titled "Jak and Daxter". In 2002 the character of "Daxter" won the coveted Best Character of the Year Award at the Game Developers Conference in San Jose California.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So in 2001 I took a trip with a friend using the LA subway system to the E3 Convention in Los Angeles which is the industry's Comic Con. What I saw was a complete surprise. I took pictures on my cell phone but they've been lost for years. But I'm going through my archives and found ...</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This is the front page of the trade publication for E3 in May 2001.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CMH4Xx3CGdU/X_XNtPR_kdI/AAAAAAAAL_4/5oY6oFUVUIUkWQBszwQ7uh3Wa63AkqlMgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/Jak_Daxter_E3_2001a1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="610" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CMH4Xx3CGdU/X_XNtPR_kdI/AAAAAAAAL_4/5oY6oFUVUIUkWQBszwQ7uh3Wa63AkqlMgCLcBGAsYHQ/w305-h400/Jak_Daxter_E3_2001a1.jpg" width="305" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id" dir="auto">This
is a close up of the photo featuring the entrance to E3 at the Los
Angeles Convention Center. The giant banner at the top is the "Jak and
Daxter" video game to be released later that year. I designed the
characters and many others in the game.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id" dir="auto"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id" dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gnyfBqm_ja0/X_XOMTMvs1I/AAAAAAAAMAA/9rEKrODg_BAd-XOQjaS8mreQlBU1eVl1wCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/Jak_Daxter_E3_2001b1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="800" height="285" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gnyfBqm_ja0/X_XOMTMvs1I/AAAAAAAAMAA/9rEKrODg_BAd-XOQjaS8mreQlBU1eVl1wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h285/Jak_Daxter_E3_2001b1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><br /></div><p></p>Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23145486.post-90194791376228469892020-12-24T09:12:00.003-08:002022-01-18T23:32:33.241-08:00Merry Christmas !!<p style="text-align: justify;">To all you great people who've followed my blog these many years. Wishing you a Happy Christmas and all the very best in days ahead!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DE0uLaaEhk4/X-TLksVglpI/AAAAAAAAL_o/STZQieSbi4ox7Db-YvZP-1ymGyuqs4qKQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/Crash_and_Spyro_Christmas_2020_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="700" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DE0uLaaEhk4/X-TLksVglpI/AAAAAAAAL_o/STZQieSbi4ox7Db-YvZP-1ymGyuqs4qKQCLcBGAsYHQ/w560-h640/Crash_and_Spyro_Christmas_2020_1.jpg" width="560" /></a></div>Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23145486.post-36849632143465034202020-11-19T02:50:00.001-08:002022-01-18T23:35:44.644-08:00New Crash Bandicoot drawings<p style="text-align: justify;"> Had time to create some sketches of Crash this evening. Gotta keep my chops up as they say...</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J9xjv10lMG4/X7ZMsAvkphI/AAAAAAAAL-s/-CLfGdU0sHc0zehfh1p6GlFtOueSowNzwCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/CrashBandicootSketch16f.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="550" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J9xjv10lMG4/X7ZMsAvkphI/AAAAAAAAL-s/-CLfGdU0sHc0zehfh1p6GlFtOueSowNzwCLcBGAsYHQ/w294-h400/CrashBandicootSketch16f.jpg" width="294" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r1G5-iXoodU/X7ZNRmI_SwI/AAAAAAAAL-8/6IW0He0UdHk4a5MsEMCNVWQe9l4SIA5YACLcBGAsYHQ/s750/CrashBandicootSketch17e.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="700" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r1G5-iXoodU/X7ZNRmI_SwI/AAAAAAAAL-8/6IW0He0UdHk4a5MsEMCNVWQe9l4SIA5YACLcBGAsYHQ/w374-h400/CrashBandicootSketch17e.jpg" width="374" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W9uRDHvdKhg/X7ZNR1zLH7I/AAAAAAAAL_A/wPYMgaMKnfA8jF9Es7BooPTYFGzBvVyKgCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/CrashBandicootSketch18c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="675" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W9uRDHvdKhg/X7ZNR1zLH7I/AAAAAAAAL_A/wPYMgaMKnfA8jF9Es7BooPTYFGzBvVyKgCLcBGAsYHQ/w360-h400/CrashBandicootSketch18c.jpg" width="360" /></a></div></div><p></p>Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com9