tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50540513674336649442024-02-06T22:06:36.600-08:00plazmadesignchristian johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13959152395103002036noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054051367433664944.post-16458839005089514972012-12-03T09:40:00.005-08:002012-12-05T09:51:28.955-08:00DRAGON WARS : Fire and FuryA documentary airing on <a href="http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/episodes/dragon-wars-fire-and-fury/">National Geographic</a> US on Sunday 9th December at 8pm.<br />
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Dragons were once thought to be just as real as wolves, boars or deer.
Now, go inside some of the greatest battles between man and dragon in
Western folklore and explore the many influences that came together to
create the sum of all medieval fears. <br />
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The show features a number action based animated sequences that depict
full on battle sequences between the human heroes and the Dragons.<br />
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More images and short previews can be found on the National Geographic site.<br />
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<br />christian johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13959152395103002036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054051367433664944.post-51686726649518959322011-06-01T15:53:00.001-07:002012-12-05T09:56:10.921-08:00Crimson MoonOld concept sketch from around 2000 that i finally got round to colouring.<br />
Crimson Moon was originally a game concept. It was basically Van <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Helsing</span> for kids.<br />
The Mill would have been the good guys headquarters.<br />
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christian johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13959152395103002036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054051367433664944.post-43776516532178720512011-05-29T14:26:00.000-07:002012-12-05T10:09:47.126-08:00SiloThese are the first round of designs for the lead character "Silo", named after the place of his birth - an abandoned missile silo.<br />
I decided to re work the Rockabilly character in a slightly more
graphic way as well as pile a few more pounds on him. I want to inject a
bit of humour into the designs and personalities. Rockababilly also
seves as the Cook for our rag tag band of heroes.<br /> <br />
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<br />christian johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13959152395103002036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054051367433664944.post-89956822906160823882011-04-11T02:12:00.000-07:002012-12-05T10:11:43.128-08:00SteambotI'm delighted to have been given an 3d total excellence award for this Robot concept design.<br />
I pulled it together from 3d bits and pieces from older projects. I wanted to just get a concept design out as quickly as possible so used a lot of paint over techniques in photoshop rather than do a detailed 3d model at this stage. Makeing of can be found <a href="http://www.3dtotal.com/frameset/index.php?p=http://www.3dtotal.com/tutorial/3d_studio_max/makingof_the_janitor/the_janitor_01.php">here</a>.<br />
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Below is a sheet of 3 design options with a star to indicate the option that we preferred at this stage.<br />
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Stylistically i wanted a simple but expressive form that would lend
itself to lots of squash and stretch as the character bounces around.
Also we aimed for a strong, graphic silhouette.christian johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13959152395103002036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054051367433664944.post-4853789965826383472011-01-06T02:52:00.001-08:002011-01-06T04:40:45.631-08:00CHERRYGHOST - music promo pitchMain character design and style test.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBSW6pPeV0M6Mnp8n4ZPN7JVZS7NPsr_SQFTuNTvvQtnMT7RflWrbJEAG71aUAdjlKxSw13IIJiHmP67bXIsw9eXIqyM8ensVWH4C4Cr7haZ7WOOuD8S1cioFbcExP8nr0V7ZEboyXQw/"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBSW6pPeV0M6Mnp8n4ZPN7JVZS7NPsr_SQFTuNTvvQtnMT7RflWrbJEAG71aUAdjlKxSw13IIJiHmP67bXIsw9eXIqyM8ensVWH4C4Cr7haZ7WOOuD8S1cioFbcExP8nr0V7ZEboyXQw/s400/Cherryghost.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559024274286393650" border="0" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is design work for a music promo pitch for UK band <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Cherryghost</span> and their track "sleep on stones". The lyrics and music style provided the cue for the design direction and led me to imagine a timeless and desolate, wild west inspired landscape and a tale of outlaw bounty hunters who ultimately meet the Reaper in the form of the wraith, Sheriff <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Cherrygost</span>.<br /><br />Outlaw character designs<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsa0gr2XrwIgcV3DiFJu3W066W0FAzU4psU6f5oCbQq8wU0NL-UbEkaVfCZ7cRNje5lYIuK06CWe-L5hjtDknhoJ-p9Z_JyVzUT7Fg4A5tEITkH38Ko81erFZYaGlQhM37nRdCOoCr0s/s1600/character-lineup.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsa0gr2XrwIgcV3DiFJu3W066W0FAzU4psU6f5oCbQq8wU0NL-UbEkaVfCZ7cRNje5lYIuK06CWe-L5hjtDknhoJ-p9Z_JyVzUT7Fg4A5tEITkH38Ko81erFZYaGlQhM37nRdCOoCr0s/s400/character-lineup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559027799763433650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Style boards - The overall look would be inspired by the classic "wanted" posters from the wild west, incorporating an overall sepia <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">palette</span> with spot colours for blood and police sirens etc. The animation style would be a 2d/3d mix. Points of reference - <span style="font-style: italic;">Sin City, Mike <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Mignola</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Tarrentino</span>, Sergio Leone</span><span style="font-style: italic;">, Ben <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Hibbons</span> "Code Hunters" to name but a few!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-x5-8vtULyy4Dcue4y_B4XKb_VwJm0bnysurv_tNOD_8_b8oR5FtnEB_-aEuMPXQHgeD1amK797auugVKG17czX7pvBj0IhJTEc9md8p_DufqFqzTB-l1Q2VPZdBPHhh6eCbtGvt8Io/s1600/Layout-heads.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-x5-8vtULyy4Dcue4y_B4XKb_VwJm0bnysurv_tNOD_8_b8oR5FtnEB_-aEuMPXQHgeD1amK797auugVKG17czX7pvBj0IhJTEc9md8p_DufqFqzTB-l1Q2VPZdBPHhh6eCbtGvt8Io/s400/Layout-heads.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559031526324965602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngIlqXiGGBW5Q0nTQNnJ4p8l8XjRvvZAAm39z4zYGNJOC2nlBREnmP51bgJnYor2UvfXTNsX_UO1-z6VI6Z0l0qYtYbSRCW_WBD9EzubtzaauOuT7rogy8DMHUM-MZ_QP6B3J9RGXaiw/s1600/Layout-train.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngIlqXiGGBW5Q0nTQNnJ4p8l8XjRvvZAAm39z4zYGNJOC2nlBREnmP51bgJnYor2UvfXTNsX_UO1-z6VI6Z0l0qYtYbSRCW_WBD9EzubtzaauOuT7rogy8DMHUM-MZ_QP6B3J9RGXaiw/s400/Layout-train.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559032199367704786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80oG1DYhERFzMxLUexNbdJTF7Un1HF4dwIeWO7xrNOz-Mwvpla_RCG0S07VNUwsqAPlvODSr0t53NWs-Kmu9-iQ7NstxVr5n9mRv3O1xd1f0kc7pIowCTNzFJ0qvPUb39Td041J-UQLQ/s1600/Cherryghost-documentcover.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80oG1DYhERFzMxLUexNbdJTF7Un1HF4dwIeWO7xrNOz-Mwvpla_RCG0S07VNUwsqAPlvODSr0t53NWs-Kmu9-iQ7NstxVr5n9mRv3O1xd1f0kc7pIowCTNzFJ0qvPUb39Td041J-UQLQ/s400/Cherryghost-documentcover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559032570058750082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">felt</span> that this style choice would provide the right atmosphere to compliment the track, giving scope for wide vistas and dramatic action set pieces that would <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">synchronise</span> with the dynamics of the music.<br /><br /></div>christian johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13959152395103002036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054051367433664944.post-9763628123204704732009-10-01T08:22:00.001-07:002011-01-06T04:00:06.152-08:00ABC WARRIORSHere are some of the character style sheets(produced by myself and Steve <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Maher</span>)<br />that show the general direction we wanted to take for the ABC WARRIORS/2000AD teaser trailer.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIdfIx1dMJyYcnXmtcvnA6HMp6idBC2j3T9ziapNMvc56_gErxrxy9qOVOuOTt3QeYfN8XhEyYLRukCb31u07-9x_iuWUcG7yGlrE45GhJOGQ_e3ObJl2-vUVXxzgyIWsrkTds0AfetKc/s1600/ABC-Mongrol.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIdfIx1dMJyYcnXmtcvnA6HMp6idBC2j3T9ziapNMvc56_gErxrxy9qOVOuOTt3QeYfN8XhEyYLRukCb31u07-9x_iuWUcG7yGlrE45GhJOGQ_e3ObJl2-vUVXxzgyIWsrkTds0AfetKc/s400/ABC-Mongrol.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550945646881563490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We looked at a number of different ABC Warrior designs that have appeared in 2000A.D. over the years for reference.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjlRGnu4W1Q27q0py0AiceT3beA6BwkGSOdTvaMmir1Z-V9-b09snZmZJn5DyOtuaM4-PHGV_ESZpBStpaYxPb9zHnp_MnAXuts4RF39yrAOec8ayqlXg9CUkkM8aOMsqEpo9wAceI_U/s1600/ABC-Mongrol-Balloon.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjlRGnu4W1Q27q0py0AiceT3beA6BwkGSOdTvaMmir1Z-V9-b09snZmZJn5DyOtuaM4-PHGV_ESZpBStpaYxPb9zHnp_MnAXuts4RF39yrAOec8ayqlXg9CUkkM8aOMsqEpo9wAceI_U/s400/ABC-Mongrol-Balloon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550947686195803938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The aim was to create a Graphic and bold designs that gave the characters a more contemporary edge whilst still retaining the essence of the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">original</span> characters.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWF3WQkRKTJCO4_RabGspDojB6rwZXZD-gE5_dQ3gL-58xd6FRSscVFVLI5fbKyqjVAi3Re6fmwfOPUh_BhaYxcXjV4RGPuGN2LM6LPibWCaJmWS1JE8BKuZBmUOBcqSWQAUhnPBEcKQ/s1600/ABC-Hamstein_Stand.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWF3WQkRKTJCO4_RabGspDojB6rwZXZD-gE5_dQ3gL-58xd6FRSscVFVLI5fbKyqjVAi3Re6fmwfOPUh_BhaYxcXjV4RGPuGN2LM6LPibWCaJmWS1JE8BKuZBmUOBcqSWQAUhnPBEcKQ/s400/ABC-Hamstein_Stand.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559040812190476162" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Screen Grabs<br /><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJawmtQLSMIzxf8I8qFiAjTzQC2qdvERBxoid8XohE90m3cDrqQSSSbfm1yBFl8IGfBCIyFmTwVHKqqlZVQj1EjS0wbQWa6uNQ2RnlPapYitnTTjiJn_E52R02Ldmt50YSXmyaGIJrQAA/s1600-h/abc3-largefull.jpg"><img style="width: 400px; height: 225px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387668690634335586" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJawmtQLSMIzxf8I8qFiAjTzQC2qdvERBxoid8XohE90m3cDrqQSSSbfm1yBFl8IGfBCIyFmTwVHKqqlZVQj1EjS0wbQWa6uNQ2RnlPapYitnTTjiJn_E52R02Ldmt50YSXmyaGIJrQAA/s400/abc3-largefull.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="left">The production toolkit consisted of 3<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ds</span></span></span></span> max for modelling and animation, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">headus</span></span></span></span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">uv</span></span></span></span> layout for UV unwrapping (very cool little app). <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Photoshop</span></span></span></span> and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">bodypaint</span></span></span></span> for textures. Aftereffects for the final composite. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Cebas</span></span></span></span> Final T<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">oon</span></span></span></span> was used to get the final render look we wanted.<br /></p><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3chYbfnoiHSUP4Nw-QdbjXdnGZ4VpWcP1jFTmuwzyobPSveRStaVlUUatF5Qf12exxoPrBuhzaqXiNbZEGeMoLLh8C-5xrzjHkyfPK2gc9gdo0C-OdKEo96wpoOE-islcc0WxacPKi4/s1600-h/abc4-largefull.jpg"><img style="width: 400px; height: 225px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387669695980330082" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3chYbfnoiHSUP4Nw-QdbjXdnGZ4VpWcP1jFTmuwzyobPSveRStaVlUUatF5Qf12exxoPrBuhzaqXiNbZEGeMoLLh8C-5xrzjHkyfPK2gc9gdo0C-OdKEo96wpoOE-islcc0WxacPKi4/s400/abc4-largefull.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="left">This was a great project to be involved in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">having</span> been a fan of 2000ad for many years.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/6864782?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=000000" frameborder="0" height="282" width="512"></iframe><br /><br /></p>christian johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13959152395103002036noreply@blogger.com0