Here's a great picture of my cat Ben. I'm not sure if I want to admit aloud, but I may have become a cat person...I mean, how could you not think a face like that isn't cute?!

I drew a facial expression sheet for my clown character. This was my favorite face on the sheet. I pretty much feel this way all the time!

Just want to say HELLO! to all my followers! Appreciate your support and interest!! Keep on watching!! :)

Below is a pre-viz painting I did for my 2D-Production class here at SCAD. I am very pleased with the outcome. I worked really hard on it and I feel as though it has paid off! Its pretty rare that I get excited about my own work but I have to say this piece is pretty sweet. Its an old concept I had for an illustration that I wanted to do post undergrad. I guess the moral is hang on to those ideas! They may come in handy later down the road!

Made in Flash 6 with a Photoshop overlay (to create that speckled look).



copyright Zak Shapiro 2012

I'm not really sure where the clown obsession has come from. I think I drew a clown once and liked how he came out and started drawing variations of him. In any event, I wanted to share this clown, I think I like this version better, with you guys. 

This is just a work in progress. As you can see, I am using Flash 6 and have a whole bunch of layers indicating pretty much everything you see in this scene. I am really happy with the color selection thus far. I like the Easter colors against bolder, flat colors in a heavy outline. It makes the characters pop off the page and feel like a traditional cel painting. This piece is actually a pre-viz painting for a 15sec. short I am making in my 2D Production class. Its going to be a lot of work, but I'm very excited to get cracking on it!

Stay tuned for more clowns and all things animated!

I was able to go home for a short while and got to see my three boxers. I miss them all so much. here is a picture of me getting some sweet, much needed loving from Paige aka The Princess, Queen Bee, Dog #1, you get the idea....

A quick clown turn-a-round for an up and coming short. Its good to be drawing again!!!

Here is my final assignment for my character one class. I am very happy with the end result, in particular the ending. I really enjoyed the class and felt like I was able to pick up on 3D animation rather quickly. I cannot thank my professor, Scott Wright, enough as well as friends who helped and supported along the way. I am defiantly not "afraid" of 3D animation anymore and thinking about taking character two with the same professor. Until then, I'm going to enjoy a much needed week off break until fall quarter starts up!