Evolution of Ideas

2011-12-12T00:12:00.000-08:00

My friend Rahul took this picture. He is a designer who does some excellent work, which you can see here:

http://onemanstudio.blogspot.com/

I was inspired by this photo, so I decided to manipulate it in a style reminiscent of Rahul's. So, with the magical assistance of photoshop, here is the result.

Cover Design

2011-12-11T23:00:00.000-08:00

A freelance job: Cover Design. In English, the title of the book is Holy Warrior. The specifications for this particular project were along the lines of "A man standing on the shore, looking across a lake at an ominous castle in the moonlight. Mysterious tone."

The Lock Smiths

2011-12-01T23:58:00.000-08:00

I had access to a really sweet camera for a short period of time a few months ago and took some pictures on Granville Island. I took quite a few close up shots of random objects. Today I came across a picture of a lock that I'd taken that day and decided that there should be a couple of lumberjacks trying to break into it.

Slick N Sturdy

2011-10-17T02:16:00.000-07:00

The characters for a board about window washing that I am currently working on!

Soggy Dog - First Pass

2011-10-12T01:15:00.000-07:00

An impulsive Jack Russell Terrier struggles against his environment in an attempt to remain dry. I have been working on this board off and on since last summer and this is the latest version, constructive criticism is highly appreciated!

There's No Wrong Way to Eat a Reeses

2011-09-02T01:33:00.001-07:00

Snake Handled

2011-08-26T01:33:00.000-07:00

A request for a piece involving an incompetent snake handler has spawned this.

Manheim!!

2011-08-24T22:56:00.000-07:00

Based on a true story...probably.

Kitten on Fire

2011-07-21T03:01:00.000-07:00

Pretty self explanatory.

Death of a Coyote

2011-04-28T23:12:00.000-07:00

Bring back the Jets!!
For anyone who has been following the ongoing decline of the Phoenix Coyote's organization, I think this just about sums it up.

Letting Go

2010-12-27T17:46:00.000-08:00

I saw this guy in the Vancouver library totally immersed in books from the war. I decided to try tone it up a bit, got carried away and then lost interest. This is the result.

Pouting

2010-10-22T16:04:00.000-07:00

Was looking at Kyu Bum Lee's blog, got inspired by his fantastic girl sketches. Decided to try one for myself. This is the result. You can check out Q's stuff here:
http://sqetches.blogspot.com/

Another one from BC!

2010-10-13T13:39:00.000-07:00

I loved sketching in Whistler, the mountain bikers are just a lot of fun to caricature. I did this quick pen sketch a couple months ago and I finally got around to doing a speed paint on photoshop. The goal was to keep the paint looking as rough and energetic as the original line work.

...And speaking of Whistler

2010-10-10T13:25:00.000-07:00

I spent a few weekends in Whistler visiting my girlfriend, Christine. She works at ziptrek, which is a ziplining/eco-tour company - lotsa fun. Often times her job requires her to pull in heavy folks on the lines...and there's lots of bears out there. So for some reason i came up with this. It also gave me a chance to mess around with a different style.

Summer post bonanza!

2010-10-10T13:20:00.000-07:00

Ok, so one post for all summer doesn't technically count as a "bonanza," but I promise there will be more coming soon. For now, here's some sketches from around Whistler/Vancouver!

Mall Sketches Toronto Edition

2010-07-08T10:44:00.000-07:00

I went into Toronto a couple of weeks ago armed with a sharpie...this is the result. It was liberating using a marker, the permanence of it forces me to be more decisive about every line I put down. I really enjoyed the feel of the marker, so I figured I'd post a compilation of some of the most energetic poses I managed to capture.

Mall Sketches

2010-07-07T13:08:00.000-07:00

I've had plenty of time to get back into mall sketching lately. So here's a few from June that I did in the Oakville mall! More to come soon...

Grad Film!

2010-06-10T11:58:00.000-07:00

So now that I have figured out this whole embedding thing, I guess I might as well put my film up here as well...So here it is in all its glory!

Chasing Tail from Michael Alcock on Vimeo.

Demo Reel!

2010-06-10T09:57:00.000-07:00

I have to post my demo reel in two separate parts due to technical issues, so the first is a sampling of 3d work done during my internship at Guru Studio in Toronto. I did the original animation (first couple of takes) on each shot, but credit must be given to the supervising animators at Guru who handled the final retakes.

The second part of my demo reel is my classical animation work done at Sheridan College.

CG Animation Reel from Michael Alcock on Vimeo.

Classical Animation Demo Reel from Michael Alcock on Vimeo.

Online Portfolio 2

2010-05-21T20:55:00.000-07:00

This is the second part of my 2010 portfolio. This section contains extra designs, life drawings and sketches that are not associated with my graduate film. This material was generated during my 3rd and 4th years at Sheridan.

Online Portfolio

2010-05-21T20:41:00.000-07:00

This is the first section of my 2010 character animation portfolio. The material found here is process work from my 4th year graduate film "Chasing Tail," produced at Sheridan College.

To view the Film, follow this link:

http://www.vimeo.com/11542906

Airport Sketches

2010-01-13T22:21:00.001-08:00

I waited in the Thunder Bay airport for about 7 hours on my way back from Christmas, these were some of the other people fortunate enough to also be sitting around the enormous NWO airport.

More 2009!

2010-01-13T21:53:00.000-08:00

Went to the mall a few weeks ago...here is the result. And I also got KFC and a krusty the clown sculpt! :D Hey Hey

2009!

2010-01-06T12:51:00.001-08:00

Some sketches from earlier in the year that I have been meaning to put up for a while!

2009-10-16T21:44:00.000-07:00

A sunset painting that I have been meaning to do for a long time.

Again With the Sketches...

2009-07-19T08:26:00.000-07:00

Another batch of sketches from the Go train.

Summer Sketches Part 2

2009-07-12T11:18:00.000-07:00

More sketches from the morning commute...and also a kid looking in a fridge for some reason!

Demo Reel 2008

2009-07-02T19:47:00.000-07:00

This is the demo reel I submitted when applying for my internship this summer, (I ended up at "Guru" for the record, and it has been a great experience! The only "new" footage is the opening, coloured "push test" shot and all of the stop motion stuff (which was a lot more fun than I had expected! Thanks Chris Walsh!) Everything else is from first/second year.

Stay tuned for my 2009 demo reel, which I am currently putting together...expect much more pig footage and a smattering of adorably cute CG animals!

...and a yella' bellied cowboy, why not?

2009-07-02T19:44:00.001-07:00

Not sure where this came from, but what the hell...

Summer Sketches

2009-07-02T19:02:00.000-07:00

Yes, I have internet back again! so here's a post of some of the quick, character sketches that I have been doing on my commute to and from work. These are from the beginning of the summer and I am planning on adding new pages on a weekly basis.

Apocolypse Pig

2009-02-24T22:57:00.000-08:00

A big pig concept sketch from earlier this year. Note to self: Finish BG

Workshop

2009-02-18T23:59:00.000-08:00

This is a gouache painting from last year that I brought in to photoshop for some colour adjustments.

...annnd....Bonus Post!

2009-02-10T23:51:00.000-08:00

Seeing as the first post of '09 came in February, I decided to post an extra one and say it that it counts for January. So here are the coloured versions of some of my favourite characters from last year! Feel free to bask in their full colour glory.

Joe!

2009-02-10T23:22:00.000-08:00

Well, It's been a pretty hectic year so far, so I haven't been able to keep on top of this whole blog thing. But I did a quick caricature of my roommate Joe and decided it was once again time to make an effort to start posting agaan (mainly on account of the fact that usually Joe's caricatures depict him flashing a big smile and looking like an upstanding young man who knows what's what...not the case with this one). Lets see if I can beat my personal best of 2 posts in 2 weeks!

Bah Humbug

2008-11-27T01:11:00.000-08:00

Assignment for our elective class, English Literature. Scrooge. Nuff said.

Winter Fair 08

2008-11-16T22:04:00.000-08:00

Here's a couple of pages of sketches I did at the royal winter fair last week. I'm fairly happy with the results this year and throwing some colour onto them in photoshop is always a nice touch. Anyway, I am going to post something new up every week on Sunday. So this is week one. Check back next week to see whether or not my attention span lasts longer than a week.

The test run...

2008-10-19T13:53:00.000-07:00

I've decided to create a new blog. I never seem to use the old one, so maybe a change will get the ideas flowing again. Anyway, here's some cafe sketches to look at for now. Enjoy.