It LIVES...!!!!

Really! Wow. I'm still around! Good thing, right?

So much has happened since last time I posted here. (Namely, found a home, settled in, got some pet ducks, wrote a couple more books.) I've got a LOT of fresh artwork that I'll share eventually...hopefully, that will include some more animation. Nicer animation...as in, I'm finally in a college animation program, learning some cool stuff, kind of animation! W00t! So, in that vein, I have two observations to share:

Observation #1: If you have skills doing traditional drawing - pencil and paper, figure drawing, painting, etc. - YOU ARE SPECIAL. We are a vanishing breed! And I need to talk to you. Because we are what will save 2D animation. I can't tell you how odd it feels going to ANIMATION classes with kids fresh out of high school that can't even pick up a pencil and draw!!!

Observation #2: There are some beautiful 3D models of G1 Transformers out there, which started on MMD and have made inroads here in the U.S., and I cannot seem to download them. HELP! Some folks out here have used them, I think your work is great and it gives me hope that G1 can still yield some great art and animation. But I want to do some of my own work with them in Maya, which is the software we're using. I can convert .OBJ files and probably some other types as well using Accutrans. But I need to be able to download something first! Can anyone give me some current, reliable links? Or email me? I would REALLY appreciate it...

(And double bonus points if you can LMK in the next couple of days, we start a new project on Wednesday using FaceShift software, and using either Megatron or Starscream would be uber-fantastic.)