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

.::San Diego Zoo::.

I am still coming off my high from Comic Con. San Diego was such an amazing city! While I was there I had the opportunity to go to the San Diego Zoo and let me tell yah its was super cool! There were plenty of animals and people to sketch from. Well, this motivated me to draw out some animal sketches while adding some personality to them. I hope all of you bloggers are doing well! Have a great week everyone!

~!WoOtWoOt!~
RoB

.::!!!!COMIC CON WAS AWESOME!!!!:::.

WOW! What a wonderful event of art, comics and professionals under one roof! The atmosphere was so overwhelming and energetic. I had the pleasure to meet some the best artists in the biz. It was an event I will not forget and that I hope to visit many times in the future. Iron man was on everyones minds this year and I must say he looks absolutely amazing!!! Enjoy the pics and video below! Keep in mind this is only a portion of all the videos and pics that were taken during Comic Con. My roommates and I had a totally of 22.2 gigs worth of pics and videos combined!San Diego was a beautiful city!!! Enjoy!

~!WoOtWoOt!~

RoB

.::~!Comic Con!~::.

Hey dudes and dudettes! I am off to San Diego tomorrow to enjoy the sites and the sounds that the city of San Diego can offer me. Oh, yeah and I will be at this littel thing called Comic Con for the first time to see all the amazing work of all you wonderful artist out there in blog world! :)

I can't wait. I till be my first time at Comic Con and San Diego. I will try to post pics of Comic Con onces it starts for others who can not make it.


In honor of comic con I wanted to draw Wonder woman if she decided to let herself go after retiring form crime fighting.



These are just some more sketches for the week.

Miss Universe years later :P




Have a great week everyone!!!


~!WoOtWoOt!~
RoB