A Tiger for Mea (Photoshop) www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php
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I have been drawing since I was 11, some 33 years ago.
My 6th grade teacher, Mr. Knoss, was a great artist and I greatly admired his illustrations. He encouraged me to pursue my artistic interests at a crucial time in my development.
My High School art teacher "Vern", was also a great influence. He always challenged me to try different things.
I was lucky that my parents were very supportive of my interest in art. I studied at The Minneapolis College of Art and Design (1986-1990). Where I was humbled by many great artists that were far more talented than I. There it was that I rounded out my fine art skills, and then chose to major in Media Arts. Studied film, video and sound. Learned all the skills needed to shoot, direct, edit those mediums.
While pursuing a Media Arts major, I discovered computer graphics, still in it's infancy. This is where I came to an Epiphany. Here was a new medium, that incorporated everything I had previously learned into one new medium. Not only that, but it had new dimensions, interactivity, feedback, randomness, AI. I was hooked.
The next 17 years I learned and grew with the industry. Learning everything from how to create and manipulate digital imagery and create animations, to interface design and interactive authoring. My day job is an Information Architect, a fancy term for software interface design.
A few years back, my wife and I hit on some difficult times (As many people do) and it was during a very dark time in our lives that I discovered what became Renderosity, Initially I posted work, merely as a way to get myself back into the discipline of making new art.
I was delighted to find a world-wide community of talented artists, exchanging ideas and art!! I was thrilled! I have learned so much from you, and your art has brightened up my world. I am lucky to have made some great friends here, and I aim to do tributes to all of you!
Somanyartistssolittletime! ; )
I use this gallery as an online journal, and put all of my "Brain-droppings" here, over 400 images.
To see "The best" of my work, you can use the portals on my gallery page or go to my website:
www.abrainteractive.com
Comments (46)
living-in-a-box
Cool!!!!!
Valerie-Ducom
wowwww, excellent animation my friend and wowwww The Dynamic!!!! good day :D
NukedBug
Yes, recongize the move, a Butterly kick, used a lot as fancy kick tricks in Wushu tournaments. Used to be part of curriculum in a CHin Woo school I used to go to. Never really managed to get it right though, not springy enough, need light bones ;-)
jif3d
Jocko's bone guy moonlighting for the Woo Tang Clan ? great anim Eric, man that's big and alotta frames !!! kool s..t Cheers
gattone_blu
excellent animation
Hopalong
Looks familiar--let me guess--you sent it to jocko500 for proofreading, right? And when you got it back all the meat was gone. VERY 'gator, VERY Lousiana, hehe. AND Great Stuff, my good Doctor! Where's my ballerina BVD's? Yooohoo, tutu....
Jennyfnf
Your posts are great fun. I clicked on the image and now I have two skeletons cartwheeling at different moments on my screen. This is hilarious, and you are so wonderfully talented with your animations. Thanks for my laugh of the day:-))
evinrude
Super! Quite fluidly done. Amusing, uplifting (no pun intended), and pretty impressive for just screwing around. Good show!
oscilis
I'm impressed! Excellent animation, as always.
Svarg
WOOOW! That's Fabulous!! Super movement! Whew! Let me guess: Donald O'Connor? Gene Kelley? . . . FRED?! Superb, Eric!
wizardangel1
Sweet flow !!! wish ya had more vacation time though ,,walking thoose big white puppies just enjoying to the point of loseing all your baby fat doing cartwheels of glee !!! Very impresive Work !!
violet
Wow...damn these motions are good...Awesome work!!!!!!!!!!!
skiwillgee
Bone man got whoopee! Again you amaze me with how you can pump these things out. You got two or three clones sitting around helping you, right? Vacations are gooooooooooood.
Burpee
Oh sure, one of my fave animations of yours...the naked lady doing flips. Awesome version with Jocko's bone man! Does he get royalites ;)
lemonjim
wow, ingenious!
Li-An
He looks in great form and happy... An impressive animation! Have a nice vacation!
robotalk
Great moves --great shadows ..and the happy dance of a man sooon to vacation !
Sekadhar
Oh, bravo for work but...you know now I even don't like a joke about it! He, he...I am scare... Have a beautiful holidays! Wish to have some, too..
zoren
great motion it is, kick'n up them heels with anticipation for a little r&r? have fun!
leechie
Damn Good man ! well done!
helix3d
Always fun to view the impossible. I have seen people in martial arts use this move. Of course they all had central nervous systems and complete musculoskeletal systems. Pretty stunning animation here. And skeletons are quite popular on Renderosity. I pronounce them "skeltelons" though. And I call skulls "Old dead skeltelon heads". Speaking that way makes me sound... well...stupid.
DennisReed
I sure wish my old bones could do this! Fact is even my bones when young could not! ;) Awesome animation! Bravo!
Margana
Woo hoo indeed.How wonderful....LOL great animation on your bone daddy.I love the way he walks to the left of the frame,it looks so natural!
TwoPynts
Your dancer has lost a lot of weight! Must be hanging out too much with Nicole Richie! Superb animation and natural movement. The wobbly thumb sets the stage and then you knock us "dead" with the main attraction.
idiot_sphinx
Nice animation !! I think he is getting pretty good at not falling apart in the middle of his cartwheel :D ...LOL... Thanks for the smiles !!~WONDERFUL~!!
kenmo
Wow...you certainly are a master of this animation.... Cool stuff...
puzzler
Nice leaps, great animation....Cath
Forevernyt
Sometimes, I think you have way too much time on your hands for your own good. :P Awesome animation and I only say that because I'm jealous. :p
Richardphotos
what impresses me is the movement at the end of the skelton recovering from the acrobatics.
prog
I think I do remember the original!!!! As always, your animation put a smile on my face!!!! I hope you enjoy your time off from work!!!!! EXCELLENT job!