Category Archives: Technology

A Touchscreen Apocalypse in Persistent Peril's Animation for The Leisure Society

Posted at 10 am on May 16, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: Animation, Digital Illustration, Technology

Have you ever wondered what the end of the world might look like with the ease and convenience of a intuitive digital interface? Probably not, but the creative team at Persistent Peril have and bring the idea to life in a recent music promo they created for the two-time Ivor Novello nominees, The Leisure Society.

Interview with Graeme Borland about being a 3D Artist and Game Developer, and his Daily Sketch Project

Posted at 11 pm on April 16, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: 3D Illustration, Digital Illustration, Technology

With huge leaps in innovation in the video games industry being made every day, modern games are rarely about simply going from A to B. Video games have become something to experience rather than play.

Alasdair and Jock Projecting onto Buckingham Palace and Other Award Winning Animation

Posted at 1 pm on March 19, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: 3D Illustration, Animation, Technology

How many of us can say we’ve had our art projected onto Buckingham Palace while Madness played on? Well, animation duo Alasdair and Jock can. It’s hard to imagine how it must have felt to see their work shown on such a huge scale, and at an event they would’ve known millions would have been watching.

Exploding Colour in Mimi Leung's Gif Tutorial

Posted at 8 pm on February 6, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: Animation, Technology, Tutorials

Mimi Leung’s work is a wonderful cacophony of explosions. Explosions of colour, humour, and body parts! Hers is work made tongue firmly in cheek, slightly dark humour but brightly drawn. Her burgers with faces and flayed characters dare you not to let out a little giggle. However, the comedy aside, Mimi’s illustrations and animations are full of great patterns and intricate details.

Saiman Chow Moves Effortlessly from Illustration and Design to Animation, Direction and More

Posted at 1 am on January 28, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: Animation, Ink Illustration, Mixed Media, Technology

The last two images of Saiman Chow’s studio space are quite telling of the work that he does. A collection of hugely ranging materials and a clean space with a thought-provoking arrangement. The kinds of materials that he works in are as varied as the hats that he dons for the many projects he work on. He can just as comfortably go from being an illustrator or designer one day to director or animator the next.

Graceful Body Positioning by Animator Emmanuelle Walker

Posted at 9 pm on January 9, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: Animation, Character Illustration, Technology

Emmanuelle Walker mostly works in animation, both as a director and animator. Her past projects include a long list of short films as well as work for big-name clients such as Lacoste, Vigin, and character design for Disney. However, her illustration work is worth a good look. Here are a few examples as well as some gifs produced for Swissinfo and a recent animated New Year’s greeting with process shots.

Educational Augmented Reality Design by Tim Smith

Posted at 10 pm on December 9, 2012 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: 3D Illustration, Animation, Technology

Tim Smith , working with lead developer Ashley Hendry-Nunn created this educational AR (augmented reality) game for the Science Museum. The game’s interactive design works through the manipulation of physical blocks that the user can pick up and move, and the on-screen display. Users navigate and place Tim’s bright, clean 3D illustrations while trying to keep their island carbon neutral.