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Ahh....hmm...not much to say...err...hmm...

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Oh yeah, I got it...new links on the right hand side ;)

Have a good weekend!~

~!WoOtWoOt!~
RoB

~Time to Celebrate!!!~ ....

...even if its only for a moment... ;)

Ok, so I am finally back. What a great trip! I finally graduated! WOOT WOOT!
The Animation Mentor Graduation was absolutely AMAZING! I was finally able to meet people from my classes that I have never met in person before. Everyone was super friendly as well as absolutely classy and cool! It was my absolute honor to meet up with as many students and mentors as I could.

All these future students are the next generation of animators going into the industry; and it’s such a pleasure to see them grow and find jobs out there in the industry.

Celebrations all around to all my buddies at Animation Mentor, it was an amazing Graduation everyone!

So this whole trip was a huge wirl wind of surprises to say the least. These past days went by so fast and unbelievablly hectic that it felt like a dream and a nightmare at the same time. Like the title of this post reads, it was truly an escape from the norm for me in so many ways; and I am absolutely grateful for everything that happened these past days that I will never forget.

So, now I awoke from my dream to find myself back here at home in the East once again. I was able to gain a lot from my experience back West on what might or might not be in store for me in the future in regards to a career in Animation.
So now what? Hmm….good question. Well I am still on my quest to find a job in animation so now is my time for me to apply anywhere and to anyone that is willing to look at my animation reel. I have been going around job boards and websites all to find out that there are not too many positions available out there but I am learning more about companies I never heard of before.

It feels really promising but at the same time I feel super anxious because it takes time to hear back a decision from these studios; so all one can do is just wait until they reply back or something :P

So this new post is all about celebrations right…well… today we celebrated my Grandmother’s birthday at a nice restaurant in the city. Then we came home and had her cake all ready and set for her to blow out her numbered 82 candles :) She is now 82 years old, AMAZING!!! She has been a huge inspiration for me in so many ways but not only; she has to be my one and only supporter on me perusing this career. I am grateful that I have someone close by my side like her supporting me through the patchy times like now while I wait and endure the long haul of trying to get a career started in this industry.



82 year is a long time and still kick’n!

So here is a sketch for the week. I will be back with more so stay tunes. But I need to get back to searching for any possible open animations out there to apply to ;)



Scared…hehe, this one was fun to draw because it how I feel right now, a bit anxious to hear back from anyone to start an animation career and at the same time confused about how it might all pan out :P

Oh yeah! One last thing, be sure to check out the links list on the side, there are some new ones up there! Amazing artist and inspiration at its best!

Have a great week!

~!WoOtWoOt!~
RoB

Going back to Nor-Cal...

...for my Graduation!~ Its that time of year where me and other fellow AMers will be in the city of San Francisco to enjoy all our hard efforts that we accomplished through the AM program...well, that and just enjoy each others company and actually meet one another for the first time EVER...IN PERSON...without a webcam or internet connection present :P

I guess I will be taking a break from the cold out here in the East and enjoying some of that wet weather that is happening in the West.

I will be sure to update some fun pics and videos of the Graduation ceremonies for sure. In the mean time, I have to pack and get all set, so I leave you with some fun and loose sketches here before I go to San Francisco. Enjoy!







Hehe, I thought this might be fun to share... :P ;)




~!WoOtWoOt!~
RoB

Just enjoying home…

…it sure is nice to see what has changed and hasn’t changed back here in the Tri-State Area. It is super cold back here in the East and at times you see little sprinkles of snow here and there but nothing big quite just yet. Once the snow really hits us, if it hits us at all this year; I will be sure to take pics for you guys and gals :) But in the meantime, enjoy these artificial huge snowflakes from NY :P






In other news, I finally got around to making a links list which will be located on the right side of this blog; so be sure to check these fellow artists, some friends of mine mixed with other artist I admire from the blog community and regular websites :) Coming very soon.

I will be updating this list more and more every week; so for those of you who don’t see yourself there, please keep in mind that there are a lot of people that I have yet to put up and I am in the process of doing so; but be sure to remind me if I haven’t :)

Well, here are some sketches for the week, I will update again really soon but in the meantime enjoy the sketches :)






Oh yeah, here is a fun little quick recording sketch I did on my Wacom. It was fun to record myself as I was figuring shapes out. I will tell yah, when your recording yourself drawing, you become very self aware of how fast or slow you are really drawing…hehe… it was really fun experiment to do and I just wanted to share that with you guys and gals. I hope you all like it :)



Oh, and one last thing, I just got an email from a good friend of mine and fellow artist, Piya Wannachaiwong about an article on the word ‘w00t’ that I use so much. I went ahead and explored this further and well it is true, ‘w00t’ has won Webster's Word of the Year! Ok, so you might be asking yourself why are you saying this RoB? Well, if anyone knows me I am always signing off or saying the word ‘WooT’ all the time :P So I was happy to hear that this word is well, word of the year..hehe ^_^




Three cheers for the word of the year!

~!WoOtWoOtWoOt!~

And on that note I am out…

~!WoOtWoOt!~
RoB

Still Alive….

…but barely :(

Yeah, so, uhh, hmm….what is up!?

Man, it has been a while since I graced the pages of my blog and let me tell yeah its needs some updating. YIKES!~

First off I want to say a HUGE SUPER BIG, ‘THANK YOU!~’ to those who have commented on my last post...which was in October...ouch! That was a long time ago...well sorry about that but there has been a lot of soul searching since then and packing and finally traveling,etc.

But in all seriousness, I was really touched by the nice comments and encouragement that everyone left. Thanks a bunch! :)

Well, I am back on the East coast and let me tell yah, it is freaking cold out here right now!!! Wow, was I spoiled by the nice weather of San Francisco so much so that I got sick on the way here and I am still recovering :(
But hey, its home and I love it this time of year here in the East. You really feel the spirit of Christmas and all that holiday season junk…hehe :P

So many people have asked “Have you found work?” or “What the hell are you doing now?” ..oh and my favorite, "Hey! Are you dead?" Well, not much to report boys and girls…I am very much alive but other than that I am still looking for work. So in the mean time while I look for work I will be on this blog a lot more and probably working on an actually website. But in the mean time I have to make income so I might just have to give into the meat grinder and find a regular steady 9-5 boring desk job if I must…ugh!~ Not pleasing at all but hey, it’s a living :P I hope that this will not be the case and that I acctually find something before then...so keep yah fingers crossed :)

Anyway, sorry for the lack of posting around the blogs…I am sure I have to play serious catch up on all the great artwork that is out there being updating by my favorite artists and friends. I hope I haven't been too absent from my blog that people have already forgotten me; but I guess its time to post more and comment around to see what the vibe is on the blogs.

Oh, yeah...one cool little thing I found while browsing the net, was this little bear packaging from Japan, super cute so I thought, hey, why not post it up:



Anyway, I thought it was cute and those who know me will know why I put up that little bear thing :P

Well, thanks again for those who still keep coming to my little blog area :) I will be on top of it now since I have so much free time...







~!WoOtWoOt!~
RoB

Going Back to the East Coast...

DAMN!~

...I apologize for not posting up in a long time but I have been packing to move home. Yup, many things have crossed my mind and I decided that I will move back to the East coast for the time being until I can find some open positions in animation.

It was a good run while it lasted here in SF; I made good friends and got to see many cool sights and sounds not only in the No-Cal but in So-Cal as well. It has gotten way too expensive for me to stay out here in California. The job market now is pretty tapped out from what I have been seeing. So, I decided that I will keep applying out from the East coast with hopes of trying to get a job sometime in the near future but as they say, ‘tomorrow is promise to no one.’

I am not giving up on my dream to be an animator but it is certainly on hold at the moment until I can find work and settle down financially to something more stable. Talk about a bad time to finish school; most studios are in full production and have no open positions, so I guess this is the best time to visit back home for awhile until things open up. So, this post might be one of my last for a while; at least until I can get back East, unpack and connect myself back to the net.

Ok, switching gears here, I noticed a lot of talk about this Wilhelm scream a couple of weeks ago, maybe it was the anniversary of this famous scream sound byte. So, one night I was bored and decided to look into this more and I was finally able to hear this unique scream and let me tell yah; its a funny scream. This scream is like a cult phenomenon in films or something. So I drew a dude screaming :P

I really want to thank everyone who has come to my little blog spot here . I can’t stress how much it has been a huge support for me to hear back from other like minded and passionate artist out there I just wanted to say THANK YOU !~

Until next time, see you on the East Coast!~





~!WoOtWoOt!~
RoB

~Yawn~

I want to first say a huge "THANK YOU!" to all of you guys and gals that wished me a Happy Birthday last week, that put a huge smile on my face :D

Well, nothing much going on this week, so here is some sketches, enjoy!










~!WoOtWoOt!~
RoB

...~!What a week!~...

~!WOW!~

What a crazy week and it’s not even over yet! :P
Well, I finally finished my time at the coolest school ever, Animation Mentor! I want to express my absolute deepest respect to the school’s Co-Founders (Bobby, Sean and Carlos), Mentors, and of course my fellow Peers that I call friends/animation ninjas on Animation Mentor!

It was a journey filled with ups and downs, but I made it out alive and with a new understanding on the art of animation. I wanted to wish all my fellow AM’ers a HUGE CONGRATS on finishing the program! You guys and gals are AWESOME!!!

So, what now? Hmm, I really don’t know I guess check out the alumni site and try to find a job :P

But before I do that, I am gonna take a day off to at least celebrate my Burfday…err…I mean Birthday :P

Yup, I am getting older, so here is to my Birthday…WOOT!

Well, it wouldn't be a proper post without a sketch. I apologize that I have not been keeping my blog up to date but I hope that changes now with some free time away from my pc for a bit.

This below is a cartooney caricature of a roommate of mine we call the general, I sketched it out for fun. He always has headphones around his neck and he actually has a beret on his head that he wears. Yeah, he is crazy but a cool guy so here is to you general, ATTEND HUT!!! :P

I will finally be able to post more now that I am done with AM at least for the moment. Next stop for me is the Alumni site, I can't wait to see it!




~!WoOtWoOt!~
RoB

~!The Super Donut!~

Sorry for the lack of posts lately. My short film has been taking up my time as well as accommodating space for our new roommates in this small apt. So I have been busy with all that jazz that life entails. Not much to say this week so I will keep it short. Have a great weekend and I will have another post up soon. As always, thank you for stopping by my little area. :)

Oh yeah, I almost forgot. This is the Simpsons Donut. I had one last night and let me tell yah its should be called the SUPER DONUT!!! Why? You will know when you bite into this thing, its pure sugar!!! All I am saying is that my teeth are still tingling from bitting into this SUPER DONUT! :P




~!WoOtWoOt!~
RoB

~!Siggraph was Awesome!~

AHH!~

What a great end to my final trip. San Diego was a blast! It was an absolute pleasure to run into fellow Mentors, AMers and professionals! The exhibition area was awesome this year and so was the job fair. I was able to get a lot of great information about what will be happening in the near future for jobs on companies I was curious about and others that I did not know of; so it was all good! I am sorry I haven't posted much lately. I have been recovering from a cold I got on the way back from San Diego. Also not to mention that my time on AM is coming to end in about 6 weeks. I am busy now working on my short and trying to do other things on the side.

So I hope to post more this week once I get some time. I want to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who has been dropping by their comments on my blog! Thank you so much for all the love and support. I will passing around blogs this week and I can't wait to be inspired by all your amazing work! I hope everyone is having a great week!~ :)
















~!WoOtWoOt!~
RoB

.::Mo' Sketches::.

Hey dudes and dudettes!

I am off to Siggraph!~ I can't wait to meet all of the fellow AM students and staff! I hope to find out a lot of information on companies to apply for in the future while I am there; and just enjoy the booths, sites and sounds on what the companies will be working on in the years to come. I will try to post some pics of Siggraph if I have some time. Have a great weekend!

~!WoOtWoOt!~
RoB