Operation BAA!!!!!: Al Pasheepo Walk Cycle Test and an announcement...

What's up Peeps?! It is I once again bringing you the latest developments for the BAA Comp. :)

First of all I am now have an Account on CG-HUB woohoo! :D Well actually I've been signed up since June but have only recently uploaded my illustration work onto it so please do check it out and follow moi if possible. Also if anyone else has an Account please do let me know thanks. :)

Secondly as you may have noticed from the Title I've slightly changed Al Pasheepino to Al Pasheepo. Why you ask? Well as the Anonymous User kindly pointed out the name was too long and suggested to rename the latter. To be honest I liked that idea and plus it sounds a lot more closer the Al Pacino name so thanks for that Anonymous. :) 

Now although I've been working on the Storyboard, I tend to have this really bad habit of wanting to do everything animation now, now, NOW! I tried resisting myself but I couldn't help it, I just had to do an animation test. Also I've never done that many walk cycles in any of my animation work so figured this would also be the best time to practice it for a bit too.

And VIOLA!!!!! Here's the result! :D I have to say I'm quite impressed with this walk cycle considering I rarely do it. Obviously I still need more practice but it's a good start. :) Also bare in mind this is just an animation test, I don't plan to use it in my final piece. I've also taken the liberty uploading the "work in progress" of the first frame. Observe...

Interesting when you see the work in progress isn't it? I can only speak for myself but if you want great movement in your animation then it's always best to start from a skeleton form. Does it take longer? Yes but is it worth? Completely, especially when you get fantastic animation results bringing your character to life. :)

Now onto Storyboards, I've done more but because I've slightly changed the idea I'm going to have to do them again so here's just one frame.

I'm also planning on using a couple of Wolves as well so here below is a rough concept...

And before I bring this latest Update to a close here's a quick announcement...

For GANTO: Renaissance I'm actually planning on making a couple of "Behind The Scenes" Video Diary and will more than likely start Uploading them unto Youtube (and possibly Vimeo as well) and to help get into practice I'm seriously considering starting to do them with the BAA Comp/Al Pasheepo film. I'm not really sure yet but we'll see. :)

Well that's all for now folks and until next time...

See ya later Navigators! :D

Noor "Red Eye" Mula

It's Doodle Time: Bloody Clichés! >:( And minor BAA Update/Treat...

Aloha Peeps! It is I once again bringing you more Doodles from the vortex of my brain to entertain you all. ;)

In this latest addition I'd like to discuss my views on clichés. You can not escape clichés, they're all around us in life, especially in films and television shows. Sometimes they could be good for the storyline and sometimes they could be bad. Either way I'm not going to lie, the vast majority of clichés REALLY annoy me! So much so I end up either rolling my eyes at them thinking to myself "not this cheesy shite again" or just simply take the piss out of them, the latter being what I prefer (and what I'm about to do in this update). In fact I'd even go as far and say that taking the piss actually helps me enjoy the films/television shows more oddly enough. Like I said, there are loads of clichés which annoy me but these are the four I've decided to discuss (and since it's near Halloween I've decided to include a couple of monsters within them too):

1. The "give me the diamond" cliché

Well, the item of value is not always necessary a diamond but I've decided to use this as an example. The hero is put into a difficult dilemma after the villain has held his friends (who are usually the mentor and the love interest) hostages and frightens to kill them if the hero doesn't give him what he wants; leaving the hero to make an extremely tough decision. Observe...

Idiotically gives him the diamond despite his friends' protests...

Oh my God I didn't see that one coming(!) Ugh! >:( OK, the psycho villain spends the entire film killing everyone just to get what he wants and the moron hero honestly believed he'd have a change of heart now just for two people? Puh-Lease! Moving on...

2. The "I'm way ahead of you" cliché

God I how I hate this one. It's a case of one character coming up with a great idea with the other character trying to claim he already had that idea all along with their stupid "I'm way ahead of you" speech which is clearly bull. If that was the case why didn't they do it or hell even mention it sooner? In my humble opinion, it's just a case of a character trying to sound smarter than he is, what's even sadder is that I'm the only one who ever seems to question it. Observe...

Err...Nooooooooooo! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! NO!!!!! Triple no! You sir were clearly NOT "way ahead" of him! If you were soooooo ahead of him, this is how it should've been; observe...

There, MUCH better! :D You certainly were way ahead of him, well done. Moving on...

3. The from hate to lurve cliché

Everyone knows about this silly cliché and yes I really hate it too. When two heroic characters meet for the very first time and are forced to work together, they HATE each others guts to the point where they just want to murder one another. But as the story progresses in a very short space of time they are now suddenly in LURVE and just can't bare to be away from one another. Observe...

One hour later...

O_o...................................................I'm not even going to dignify this pure stupidity with a response! >:( Moving on...

4. The sidekick dies a heroic death cliché

And last but not least this Gem. In some stories and especially if the creator wants to give more of an impact to his/her audience, a character has to die who is usually the hero's sidekick and the death itself is always an heroic one proving to everyone (and the hero) they are not so much a weak loser afterall. Now of course if the character is to die than the creator has to make sure we give a shite otherwise what's the point? But what are the clues that a certain character/sidekick is going to die? Observe...

Now tell me Peeps what is wrong with this picture? Want moi to tell you? The Sidekick has just committed the most biggest, ultimate, sinful curse of all in storytelling history...HE'S JUST SPOKEN ABOUT HIS FAMILY!!!!! O_o As soon as the hero's sidekick mentions one word of his family you know that he is F***ED!!!!! O_o

Oh so sad, poor Pertwee! :'( But hey if it makes the hero and Pertwee's family feel any better at least now they can name the unborn child after Pertwee out of respect. Moral of the story kids? Never, EVER mention your family or else you will die, die DIE! R.I.P. good ol' dear Pertwee.

There you have it. These are just the four clichés I decided to talk about and of course there are many more. If anyone has any clichés in mind which annoy them the most and would like me to put my own interpretation of it, please don't be shy to let them me know and I'll make them out of your requests. ;)

And before I bring this latest Post to a close here's a brief Update for the BAA Comp. I'm currently on the storyboarding process right now which I will post up on this Blog at a later date. But before I go here's a small treat. If anyone saw this lovely comment from an Anonymous user, this person thought my Sheep is kinda sexy which I think is pretty amusing. :D So Anonymous, whoever you are and if you're reading this latest entry, this is for you...

Just my way of saying thanks for your support and suggestions, I really appreciate it. :) I hope you continue visiting and enjoying my Blog. ;)

Well that's all for now folks and until next time...

See ya later Navigators! :D

Noor "Red Eye" Mula

Operation BAA!!!!!: Al Pasheepino's Revenge (Project Title & Concept Art)

Hey Peeps! It is I once again bringing you the latest development of our brand new friend Al Pasheepino just like I promised. :)

As most of you should know by now from my previous Update I am entering the BAA Competition and have already come up with an idea for it involving my newest creation Al Pasheepino. Due to BAA's strange voting system I'm aiming to try and get this finished as soon as possible but at the same time I'd like it to be good so don't really want to rush it either. Currently I'm still at my Pre-Production stage hence I'm trying to get to know the character of Al Pasheepino better as you will see below with moi's concept art for him....

Yup, couldn't resist doing a Poster for this haha! :D Current project title is "Al Pasheepino's Revenge", of course that doesn't necessarily mean this title will be the final deal but so far I kind of like it. :) Oh yeah and I've also decided make his wool black because in my opinion he just looks better with it to be honest.

As usual, experimenting with his facial expressions which should be able to help me use as reference to bring him to life. ;)

Now experimenting with a couple of his body poses...With guns.

Without guns.

Guns are back.

And yes more guns. Not looking very PC at the mo is it?! O_o But don't worry folks it's really not as bad as it looks! I'm planning on using "Tom & Jerry" type violence and NOT blood, guts and gore violence.

I've got the story planned but I need someone to check my Treatment for it and so far no one's stepping up on the plate for me. :( Hopefully I'll find someone soon but for now I guess the next steps for me are the Storyboards.

And before I bring this latest Update to a close I'm just going to re-post my "To Do List". Why you ask? Well to be honest it's to help kick myself up the backside really. Since leaving UNI I've been feeling quite down and lonely, both feelings being the very last things I wanted. So what do I do everytime I feel down? I keep reminding myself what I want to do with my life and to try and be positive hence you may have noticed why I'm Updating my Blog a lot more than before. It's the only thing keeping me going at the mo.  

I don't want to feel like this anymore! :( If I am to achieve my goals then I need to keep kicking myself up the backside to get there. Whew! Sorry for this sudden change of tone but needed to get that of my chest.  So yeah, everytime I'm feeling down, expect moi to keep re-posting this as a reminder to keep going and not give up. :)

Well, that's all for now folks and until next time...

See ya later Navigators! :D

Noor "Red Eye" Mula

Competition Time: I bring you Al Pasheepino BAA!!!!! 8D

Greetings and salutations my wonderful Peep Peeps! It is I once again introducing you all to more of my latest going ons in my creative life. ;)

As you could probably tell from my Title yes I’ve decided to enter a competition BUT it’s not the 11 Seconds Comp if you any of you saw my previous comments I had with Mary Bromley. I was going to enter it this Month but another competition caught my eye which is non other than the BAA (British Animation Awards) Comp! :D The 11 Seconds Comp is forever ongoing anyway so I’ve decided to Postpone my participation for now and put my full concentration towards BAA Comp instead since it's only on til Feb and trust me, I'd have to be insane NOT to take part! O_o 

I won't go into detail with what I have to do for it but I will say that the brief involves Sheep...That is all you need to know for now.

So anyway quick thinking moi has already come up with an idea (how awesome is that?! :D) which oddly enough is inspired by non other than the Actor Al Pacino. I always did have a soft spot for that guy BUT that's besides the point! Where am I going with this? Well, I've decided to use my Red Eye powers to merge good ol' Al together with a Sheep and VOILA!!!!! Here are my results! :D

Neat huh? And as you could obviously tell from my current Title I have decided to call him Al Pasheepino! ;) I'm not sure whether to make is Wool white or black though? :/ Which do you guys prefer? Don't be shy to let me know. :)

It's official, my work for BAA has begun! I'll keep you guys updated via my Blog (obviously) on my progress so be sure to stay tuned. Although I've got til Feb to finish this, however, I'm aiming to try and finish this by this month. The sooner the better so please do wish moi luck! :)

And once again sorry about 11 Seconds, feel slightly sheepish (pun NOT intended) for announcing it to the entire World now. O_o


Well, that's all for now folks and until next time...

See ya later Navigators! :D

Noor "Red Eye" Mula

Nursery Grhymes: The Mini/Practice Comic And Latest Updates...

Heeeeeeeey Peeps! It is I once again bringing you the latest of what I'm currently up to. :)

As you all should know by now I've currently got an idea for a comic but I'm still trying to develop the story. Don't get me wrong it's there in my mind but I'm still trying to polish it like the perfectionist I am. Plus I'd really like to discuss the story with someone to make sure I'm on the right path, so if any one of my former Classmates would like to give me a little helping hand do let me know ASAP please? Thanks. In the mean time whilst I'm still doing that, I've decided to practice making a comic for a bit since I've never really done something like this before (the ones I've done when I was a baby don't count).

Who remember's an old french Nursery Rhyme Alouette? Well curiosity got the better of me the other day and being the nosy geek that I am, I decided to look it up and to my horror discovered that this song is most certainly NOT as sweet, innocent and cheerful as everyone has tended to sing it! For those who don't know, if you translate this song into english, you'll find that it's actually about a bird being plucked to death eeeeeeeek! O_o But saying that I wasn't really that surprised to be honest since the vast majority of Nursery Rhymes are actually quite well known to not be as innocent as they seem anyway despite being aimed at kids. So this gave me an idea to poke a little fun at this subject and thus decided to use this as the perfect excuse to make a mini/practice comic and here is moi's result! :)

So how's that for my first time? Constructive criticisms welcomed. :) And now for a couple of updates...

As already mentioned I’m still trying to polish the story for my comic but apart from that I need to start doing turn-arounds for Leora and the gang since their designs are already here. Same with GANTO: Renaissance, the designs for Cleo, Jonathan and the gang will remain the same I just need to re-do their turn-arounds to help me develop them into puppets. And while we're on the subject I've written the Treatment Pitch for it which is currently being looked over by the brilliant Perrie Murphy. However, since he's a very, VERY busy man at the mo it may take some time for him to get back to me. So again while I'm waiting for him, if any of my former Classmates are reading this and would like to look over it for me let me know ASAP please? Thanks.

In terms of animation work I am seriously considering entering one of the 11 Seconds Competition since I'd really like to get better at animating. I'll either enter it next month or the month after depending on my very unpredictable schedule really, so watch this space.

And last but most definitely not least; before I bring this latest update to a close here is a really small sneak peak of how Salvador's House Party is looking like so far...

Well that's all for now folks and until next time...

See ya later Navigators! :D

Noor "Red Eye" Mula

Salvador's House Party Sneak Peaks & Updates :)

Greetings and salutations my fellow Peep Peeps! It is I once again bringing you the latest updates of what’s to come! :)

A couple of weeks ago I began Illustrating not one but two (well, a couple actually) pieces of work.  One was the series of a few Jareth Arts and the other of Salvador Dali’s house party. I was hoping to get them done in only a few days BUT…They’ve ended up taking much longer than I expected. In fact they’re still not even finished yet. :( So for this latest Update I’ve decided to give you all a couple of sneak peaks of what’s to come with the Illustrations I’ve completed so far…

Starting off with the brilliant man himself here's Salvador! :D Guess it's no secret that I'm a big fan of his.  With Mr. Dali I felt that just doing a normal portrait of him isn't good enough and if I were to pay true justice to this amazing, eccentric artist than I should go out of my way to make him as weirdly surreal looking as possible and VOILA!!!!! Here's the result! If Salvador were alive I'm sure he'd love this...I think? :/ Anyways moving on...

Meet the 3 Hares! Ever heard of them? If not check here to find out a little more about them (yes I KNOW it's wiki, sue me!), there's a mystery surrounding the 3 Hares of what this symbol actually means  but anyway I decided to make my OWN version Red Eye Style! ;)

Here is a Bodyguard who not only is a steroid obsessed toughie but he also prefers to wear women's clothes...Nice.

A weird looking, drunken Vampire Cat I recently had a dream about. He pretty much did look like this but the only difference are his feet where I've decided add Fish Tails instead to make it more surreal looking.

Speaking of Fishes here's one who just LURVES doing the Can-Can!

Monkey playing with a Trumpet...

Tiger playing with a Tri-Angle...

The world's most beautiful Horse who just happens to be Salvador's date! Woot! Woot! What a lucky Dude! ;D

And finally last but not least Jareth! :D This the only (uncomplete) image I've currently done of this awesome Goblin King so far, more should follow soon....

Hope you guys like what I've done with Salvador's House Party so far? (Note: Jareth drawings are sepearte) Sorry it's taking so long but as the good ol' cleaner of "Toy Story 2" kindly puts it: "You can't rush Art". If anyone has any other fantastic, weird ideas of what else to include in Salavador's House Party please do let me know thanks. :)

And before I bring this latest Update to a close here are the two Mind-Maps I've completed for GANTO Ranissance and my current unnamed Comic idea...

Any help and feedback would be very much appreciated thanks. As always constructive criticisms welcomed. :)

Well that's all for now folks and until next time...

See ya later Navigators! :D

Noor "Red Eye" Mula