The Fun Filled Artistic Adventures of Lyle

Some characters

2012-01-24T21:20:00.000-08:00

Hey to all who are reading this!

Here is some more work for a project between me and a couple of friends. We are still exploring some ideas, which is why the style varies. I drew the two outside characters. Zane did the third and fourth one from the left and Rad did the second one from the left. This thing will be awesome!!

2012-01-06T08:02:00.000-08:00

2012-01-06T07:51:00.000-08:00

Second of the new year.

2012-01-02T00:03:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to put another piece up today. This is Rose. Customers, expect to pay top dollar.

2012

2012-01-01T19:46:00.000-08:00

Holy crap! It has been too long. My New Year's Resolution is to post something new at least once a week. So here's the first. This is for an upcoming project along with a friend. Just a little vis dev for the project. I hope you like it.

Rain Dance colorscript, new and improved

2011-06-21T16:28:00.000-07:00

I posted this a while back, but the images were far too small and as a result I got no feedback. No one knew what they were looking at but me!! So I am re-posting it because I am very proud of the result and I want to hear what you all have to say.

The color script is for an animated film called Rain Dance, directed by one awesome friend of mine, Mr. Nate Swinehart. The film is still in the process of being made, and will be touring around festivals and such for a while after that, but if you are in dire need to get a sneak peak, you can see the an animatic HERE.

I hope you enjoy! Till next time, take care.

Hipster

2011-06-20T20:56:00.000-07:00

The title says it all.

2011-06-20T13:33:00.000-07:00

MORE iTouch paintings!!

2011-04-18T22:35:00.000-07:00

More iTouch paintings

2011-04-18T22:34:00.001-07:00

iTouch paintings

2011-04-18T22:29:00.000-07:00

Hey all,

So I've been doing a lot of paintings on my iTouch lately. I've been doing paintings out and about and also copying stuff offline from live action movies, animation, and bands. See if you can guess what the images come from, if you feel like it.

Lyle

Space Sickness

2011-03-22T13:07:00.000-07:00

Just a fun illustration.

2011-03-09T08:16:00.000-08:00

Howdy y'all!

Did a few color studies recently. I'm still trying to work out a style and some issues with Amsterdam.

The second set are color studies of an idea I have with Maverick Stone waking up in the morning.

Do feel free to let me know what you think.

Thanks!

Lyle

Amsterdam building/ color studies

2011-02-12T14:15:00.000-08:00

I've been needing to post this for some time, and I am really syked about the style development. I want colors all over the place, but dominant purples, blues, and of course, reds. Now it is time to do a test environment painting to see if I can figure out how to manage all of the colors without distracting from a focal point. We will see.

Feel free to tell me what you think!

Till next time,

Adios amigos

Rain Dance colorscript & bathrooms

2011-02-10T20:21:00.000-08:00

Howdy all you loyal and awesome followers! this is a color script I have been working of for a while for a friends film. The film is Rain Dance and the filmmaker and friend is Nate Swinehart, one truly great and talented friend. I hope you enjoy the color script. It still needs some tweeking, but I think it is in a pretty good spot overall.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO TURN ON THAT RED LIGHT

2010-12-22T00:12:00.000-08:00

Hey all!

Just a little bit more concept work for the eventual Amsterdam comedy. Let me know what you think. Any word suggestions for signs?? I hit the standard, or should I say, obvious ones, but I think there is some room for creativity.

Thanks for checking in!

Lyle

XXXY an amsterdam comedy COMING EVENTUALLY

2010-12-10T13:02:00.000-08:00

I've been doing a little bit of concept work for this idea that I can't get out of my head. I don't want to reveal too much at the moment, but it's gonna be awesome. Once I get some more spare time I will really be developing the idea.

Lyle

PROGRESS

2010-12-07T14:44:00.001-08:00

The first shot of Rain Dance is well on its way. We had to jump the gun on this one to get a test composite together. I will polishing it up later on, but for now we are on a fast track with layouts. Stay tuned

Lyle

Rain Dance

2010-12-04T01:09:00.001-08:00

I will be working with my great friend and unbelievable genius artist, Nate Swinehart on his graduate thesis film, Rain Dance (this is a link to the animatic, it's unfreakingbelievable). The film is an absolute treat. and I am just honored to be a part of it.

I will be doing the color script and layouts, and possible a wee bit of animation. It's gonna be awesome!!

This is just a little teaser. Enjoy!

Lyle

Sketchbook 2010

2010-12-04T01:02:00.000-08:00

I've been filling up my new moleskin, and have been having a lot of fun doing so. I CAN'T STOP DRAWING MONKEYS!!! it's a problem.

and I've been conceptualizing more on my Amsterdam story that I keep jumping back and forth to.

I hope you enjoy.

Lyle

Life Drawing

2010-11-06T11:48:00.001-07:00

Always an important thing to do. :)

Maverick Stone redesign

2010-11-06T11:37:00.000-07:00

For some weird reason I wanted to redesign Maverick and make him short and fatter. I had a lot of fun recreating him. These are just a few drawings and a sculpey model I did of him. Ill will have to create a post with some more final drawings and all of the sketches that lead to the final result. He went through quite a few changes and I must say, I am much more satisfied with this result. Maybe I will even get around to doing some final animation with the guy.

I hope you all enjoy, "life's a garden dig it"-jd

FOCUS a film by Stephen Camardella

2010-11-06T10:54:00.001-07:00

FOCUS, something we should all be minding some attention. I know it is very appropriate for me at this point in my life, that is I am on my way to a new chapter. As important as it is for me it is probably even more important for Rupert who is the central and only character in the short film FOCUS, directed by the brilliant Stephen Camardella . Rupert is oblivious to anything but the compositions he is finding in his SLR as he journeys up a quite precarious mountain, and his near match with death makes him reconsider what is really important in life. The film isn't viewable quite yet, but be patient, it will come soon to a monitor near you.

My duty on the film was to create the backgrounds, from concept to the final matte painting. It was such an enjoyable experience, and I made a a few great friends in the process.

When viewing the final image, you might be saying, "wow Lyle, you have no idea about light direction" The light is coming from all directions intentionally. The painting stretched all the way around the central mountain where everything is taking place. It was very interesting to figure out how to pull this off. But with a little bit of thinking and a lot of trial and error Steve and I made it happen.

I hope you all enjoy the results and until next time, keep on keepin on.

hungry? need to know what time it is? suicidal? then I'm your Dickenson Street Urchin

2010-08-18T00:42:00.001-07:00

Hey Everyone!! its been far too long. Ive been very busy with all sorts of things lately. But I have done a lot of drawing and a lot of life drawing, really studying up on my anatomy. I'll fill you all in soon here, but i hope this will do for now.

more scary principals

2010-06-29T21:51:00.000-07:00

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

scary principals

2010-06-27T15:59:00.000-07:00

Just a sketch of a scary elementary school principal. I guess it could technically be whatever. Sorry I don't have more to say about this one.

Lyle

Progression of the SEDUCER

2010-06-16T22:56:00.000-07:00

The Seducer is coming around. He is still very much in the development phase, and of course needs further simplification and a name (any suggestions ???). I tend to think in detail and need to break out of that habit to make this guy suitable for 2d.
But I think what is successful for this character thus far is his attitude and look. He came around to really come off in that creepy, last guy you would ever want to hit on you sort of way.

Thanks for checking in! :)

The Seducer

2010-06-04T23:50:00.000-07:00

So I have just graduated from SCAD, and since I do not have a job in line quite yet, my goal is to learn animation as quickly as possible. But I am taking the first step to develop a character. I have a couple in mind, and this guy is a very strong candidate.

He is heavily inspired from SNL's "The Continental" and Dudley Moore's role in "Foul Play." Both characters were intent on seducing women, but were largely unsuccessful. This guy is still in the works, I just figured I would put out a precursor to the final. I think he might need to come off more creepy than this, but this is the general direction I think I want to take him.

Well, If you don't mind, let me know what you think, and any stories or advice would be greatly appreciated!

Lyle

a fun character sketch

2010-05-20T08:56:00.000-07:00

I've been doing a few characters here and there in my spare time, and I figured I would throw this one up for you guys to see.

He somewhat inspired from Charlie Chaplin, and I might even turn him into Chaplin. I've just been doodling here and there to inspire myself for this summer, when I finally learn to animate!!
I can't wait. Ive been anticipating having this time for a while now, and with graduation here, I can finally develop characters and animate them!! YEAH!

I hope you all like him!

Lyle

background painting

2010-05-20T08:46:00.000-07:00

yo dudes,

this is a background for an animated short called "This Side Up." (http://dreamdelivery.blogspot.com/) the film is directed by Zane Yarbrough and Scott Vanarsdale, two very talented artists.

This was my only contribution to the film, but I had a lot of fun painting it, and I think it came out pretty cool. The shot starts out focus on the main character sitting on the crate, and then trucks out to reveal all of the packages on top of this boat. To catch the rest, you'll just have to seen the film when it is eventually released.

I hope you enjoy and there will soon be more paintings to come!

Lyle

portfolioooooooooooo...ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

2010-04-16T06:40:00.000-07:00

Thanks for sticking around all of you loyal followers and friends. It has been far too long, but I am creating a HUMONGOUS post with all of my work from the last year.

I just submitted my portfolio to the Pixar art department internship program (fingers crossed). I was encouraged to submit by a Pixar character designer who was visiting SCAD, by the name of Daniel Holland. Cool guy. Its so unreal to meet someone like that, because Pixar to me seems like this mythical place, and all of these familiar names that you see everywhere, like Lou Romano, Tony Fucile, Daniel Lopez Munoz. (If you haven't heard those names, l0ok them up and be prepared for amazement)

So here is my portfolio, I hope you all like it. I spent many sleepless nights putting this bad boy together and although it has a few problems I would like to fix, I am nonetheless proud of it.

Thanks for stoppin' in

Amsterdam Red Light District Prostitutes

2010-02-04T15:52:00.000-08:00

I have had so much fun drawing these. Talk about awesome subject matter. PROSTITUTES IN THE RED LIGHT DISTRICT!!

I've realized, I really need to start applying some color to these drawings, just to break them up a bit and give each drawing a more unique flavor.

But anyways, thanks for seeing what I have been up to. Hope you all enjoy, let me know what you think.

Lyle

2010-01-16T11:08:00.000-08:00

I created this character over a year ago, and you can see him in some of my earlier posts. I really felt like redrawing him again. He is really a lot of fun to draw, and I would love to get a model sheet and turnaround together and even animate him, at some point.

thanks for popping in!

the good old days

2009-12-31T14:36:00.000-08:00

These are a couple of character sketches I was playing around with.
For a while Kurt and I were juggling around a few ideas for proposed animations, and these are just a couple sketches I got together for you guys to view. I think they were fun, and I would still love to develop these characters further, and perhaps one day get them modeled and rigged.

And I threw in a couple of good reference photos for fun. What amazing inspiration these guys have!! I absolutely love the stiff poses they were always in, it's almost to good to be true!

Maverick Armature and Sculpture

2009-12-31T13:39:00.000-08:00

Yo Yo Gang,

I probably look like the biggest slacker, but believe me I've been staying very busy doing work for two films, and trying to get everything together for Maverick.

As far as Maverick is concerned, it is official, he will be the focus of a short film. That's just about all I can tell you at the moment, oh, and also it is going to be a way cool film.

I'm am in the process of creating a full body maquette of Maverick, which I will hand to a modeler, along with all of the necessary drawings, and he should be modeled in Maya within a couple months here.

Thanks for stopping by, and you know I always appreciate a comment so have at it.

Lyle

Maverick Stone Turnaround

2009-11-09T23:12:00.000-08:00

Hello everybody!!
It has been far too long. I've been really busy doing a lot of concept art for an up and coming animation that will be really really cool, I will be sure to post all the art I do for it at an appropriate time.
But I did manage to find some time to come up with a final design for Maverick. This is it!! He is finally done!!!!!!!!! I will be handing this drawing and the final model sheet to a very talented modeler by the name of Gaddy Foster, and he should exist in the virtual world in reasonable timing.

Please tell me what you think, your comments are always appreciated.
Thanks for stopping by!

Citroen 2CV Modeled! by David Riddle designed by me

2009-10-11T20:55:00.000-07:00

So, I did a front, back, and side view of this stylized Citroen 2cv, which I posted on my blog a while ago. I promised I would model it, but I broke that promise and got a very talented modeler, by the name of David Riddle, to do it for me. And he did an excellent job, really capturing the cartoonish, fun feel I envisioned.
I just today handed David some sketches of the interior of the car, and with some slight additional details, and a custom photoshopped texture this bad boy is gonna purrrr. Just wait.

If you would like to check out David's portfolio, you can view it at:

http://davidriddle3d.com/home.html

alternate Maverick Stone

2009-10-10T22:58:00.000-07:00

This is an entirely different approach to the character. Ultimately the decision I make will be based off of an extensive personality profile I have developed. I hope you enjoy.
Thanks agian for visiting.

more Maverick Stone

2009-10-09T04:04:00.000-07:00

Maverick is coming along with a lot of experimentation. I'll keep as the design process continues, this is just a small sample. Hope you enjoy! Let me know what you think

Thanks for dropping in

Maverick Stone

2009-10-06T19:09:00.000-07:00

As some of you might have guessed, I have this weird obsession with the 70's in general, but especially 70's cops. I will be creating a sculpture based off one of the Night Beat characters Mike Goger (fellow animator), Alonzo Alvia (great sequential artist), and I have generated.

I've been doing a huge amount of iterations of the character and am finally coming to a closing point, and will be starting the sculpture in about a week.

These are just a few head constructions I did. Experimentation is a necessity to come up with the best results, which is surely what I hope for.

I will be posting all of the character designs in about a week so be prepared for a H U G E update. And I will keep you all updated with the sculpture as it progresses.

Thanks to all who stop by. Feel free to comment. Let me know which head you favor towards.

Adios Amigos

More Maya Fun!!!

2009-08-22T08:09:00.000-07:00

Hey there followers and passerbys.

Here is a little preview of a detective office I modeled using Maya. The program is a lot of fun and a lot to learn, but slowly and surely I am picking up on it.

The scene is a 70's detective office, belonging to the much feared and respected, Chief Roger Kelly of the South City precinct. I have this weird obsession with everything 70's. I just am really attracted to the era. The color palettes are so Awesome! 70% desaturated 30% highly saturated. pure GENIUS.

I will post more pictures as soon as I properly light and texture the scene, but the jest is apparent in this image.

Thanks for poppin' your noggin' in.
Over and out.

Citreon 2CV

2009-08-03T22:45:00.000-07:00

Hey to all that is interested,

It has been a while, nearly a month, and I apologize. I need to keep up with my blog to keep the few interested viewers coming back. This is a Citreon 2cv that I will be modeling in Maya. The plan is to properly model, texture, and light the thing so everyone can get their oooos and ahhhhs out. So stay tuned folks, it's gonna be fun!

Thanks, and come again soon!

Lyle

One, Two, Three strikes your out at the Old ball game

2009-07-07T02:34:00.000-07:00

I've been drawing up some old time baseball players lately, and doing some sketchy character design for a potential 3d animation. But we'll see. It's been a lot of fun and I'll post the sketches once I build up enough of them. Feel free to comment.

Thanks for stopping by.
Lyle

Amsterdam Color Studies, YAY!!

2009-06-27T22:13:00.001-07:00

Here is a quick color study of the environment and background atmosphere. The image still needs work, and I'm thinking about polishing it, but for right now a quick study is fulfilling my needs. And the next image is Leonard Thompson, extreme dumb ass backpacker guy. I still need to do some more character design and stylistic exploration, but this is what I came up with for now. Hope you enjoy!

Thanks for visiting

NIGHT BEAT

2009-06-19T22:05:00.000-07:00

Some friends and I are creating our own 70's spoof on cop shows. Here's a little image for the fans.

Ambient Occlusion is MORE THAN AWESOME!

2009-05-28T09:37:00.000-07:00

Here are some pics of the same model in the previous post, except using the ambient occlusion rendering. It really has a cool look and I think it more clearly shows some of the details of the model.

Thanks for swingin' by.

Pimpin' the Pizzaria

2009-05-26T03:07:00.000-07:00

So here is my 15 seconds. This one really came down to the wire. I am not trying to make excuses, it's just that this needs a whole lot of work. 15 seconds is extremely tough to plan and execute in a week, believe me.

For all those who cannot tell what is happening:
Jimmy (the pizza guy) does not feel like being at work. He's lazy and unproductive as usual, until some jaw dropping ladies enter the shop. He's now out to impress, and it all goes wrong, big time.

My plan is to redo this, get all of my timing issues figured out, and there are a lot of them, and make a nice polished rough pencil test, that can hopefully carry some weight on my non existent demo reel. Suggestions and criticism are all appreciated, so let me know what you think.

Thanks for visiting.

Jimmy Dumbdoor...The Pizza Guy

2009-05-13T18:28:00.000-07:00

I will be doing 15 seconds of animation for my Animation 1 class, with this guy, Jimmy Dumbdoor. In his own mind he is way cool but to everyone else he is Jimmy Dumbdoor. This will be my first attempt at animating with a character, so I don't really know what to expect. No matter what the results I will be posting it, so I will definitely try mi best. Hope you all are looking forward to it. Thanks for visting.

Initial Amsterdam Environment Studies

2009-05-08T21:16:00.000-07:00

I have been begun developing some environments of Amsterdam in Maya, and have been having a great time with it. I am pretty new to Maya and it seems like it would take a while to learn, but with a little dedication I think anyone who has turned on a computer could have a little fun with it. Feel free to give your criticism. I am completely accepting to both positive and negative feedback, so I assure you, you wont hurt my feelings. I hope you all like the work. Thanks for visiting.