never odd or even

fragile

2009-04-08T11:59:00.000-07:00

something im working on...

fragile from rusty miller on Vimeo.

progress...

2009-03-09T13:39:00.000-07:00

All is still very much a Work In Progress, but it is an update nonetheless.

Short Film Progress from rusty miller on Vimeo.

monkey progress from rusty miller on Vimeo.

comments? critiques?

rough blocking

2009-01-25T13:20:00.001-08:00

so i haven't posted in a while...its because i've been working on this!

Spurs in space...rough blocking from rusty miller on Vimeo.

its definitely still in the works, so if anything sticks out lemme know!

test

2008-11-06T08:58:00.000-08:00

made stewie into a monkey for some reason and had to do a quick test...

monkey test from rusty miller on Vimeo.

more pap

2008-08-26T08:14:00.000-07:00

rockman from rusty miller on Vimeo.

a little better compression this time...i guess my drawings really are that bad.

pap test

2008-08-14T07:45:00.000-07:00

trying out Plastic Animation Paper...its fun!

compression looks terrible though...i swear my drawings aren't that bad...

the big sneeze

2008-08-05T08:00:00.001-07:00

again still working, any suggestions?

the big sneeze from rusty miller on Vimeo.

unexpectedly brief...

2008-07-29T16:20:00.000-07:00

needs work...feedback?

unexepectedly brief from rusty miller on Vimeo.

how did the poison get in the wine?

2008-06-24T20:14:00.000-07:00

yup still polishing up, but here she is so far...

arsenic from rusty miller on Vimeo.

animating on my DS = fun!

2008-05-27T16:33:00.000-07:00

its funny because normally when i try to animate in 2D i get so wrapped up in how terrible my drawings are that i never get anywhere with the animation, but with this, well the screen is so darn small that you cant draw well, so it forces me to focus what i should focus on...the movement.

so yeah these aren't good by any means, but i sure did have fun doing them!

forgotten lip sync

2008-05-12T17:33:00.000-07:00

still needs some more polish...but its getting there

AM assignment lip Sync from rusty miller on Vimeo.

lipsync test WIP

2008-03-25T15:01:00.000-07:00

next week, we hopefully get the full rig with facial controls so I can start to move this thing right along...

post!

2008-02-09T16:13:00.000-08:00

a new wip! needs a lot of work but i thought id show it.

im going out on a limb to say that its not a wip...

2007-12-27T14:29:00.001-08:00

should stop posting WIPs

2007-12-04T08:43:00.000-08:00

and finish something for once!

another WIP

2007-11-16T07:58:00.000-08:00

wip

2007-10-30T06:54:00.001-07:00

definitely a work in progress...

broccoli?

2007-09-27T15:12:00.000-07:00

just having fun and testing out my new rig.

does this look heavy to you?

2007-09-19T08:24:00.000-07:00

personality?

2007-09-12T06:46:00.000-07:00

supposed to be a personality walk (blocking) but is fat/slow really a personality?

uh...smoothy movi...ugh nevermind

2007-09-06T18:10:00.000-07:00

something isn't working...any suggestions?

blocky wocky

2007-08-28T06:41:00.000-07:00

yup

its not a squirrel and its not a ball...

2007-08-20T22:45:00.000-07:00

im not really sure what it is...but it was fun.

and it definitely needs a LOT of work, but here it is anyway!

rusty

overlap

2007-08-14T16:08:00.000-07:00

another AM assignment! a pendulum and then some overlap to make it all official...

my homage to NES...

2007-08-07T08:19:00.000-07:00

so maybe its not really an homage to the days of old nintendo, but it definitely influenced this animation.

i gotta find time to do some drawings, seriously its been a few weeks since ive posted any. soon hopefully.

have fun

2007-07-30T08:39:00.000-07:00

last weeks assignment...im beginning to get the hang of this bouncing stuff.

and some poses of Stu just for good measure...

combo?

2007-07-23T18:58:00.000-07:00

first animation at Animation Mentor...ugh, i was never very good at bouncing the ball.

and another attempt at plein air pasteller...ing. i keep telling myself to get better but its not working, what am i doing wrong?

i couldnt believe my eyes either!

2007-07-17T07:40:00.000-07:00

its a female! i don't know if you've noticed. but i'm not very good at drawing women...so here is my attempt at getting better.(gimme a break, sheesh)

and then here is some shrubbery...

fun

2007-07-07T13:09:00.000-07:00

just some sketches...

animation mentor!

2007-07-02T21:03:00.000-07:00

alas i am starting Animation Mentor this week! so heres a sketch to celebrate...

warning this sketch does not reflect my mood about starting AM. its quite the opposite to tell you the truth, i'm pretty darn excited and even more excited because my mentor Elliot Roberts, just so happened to have work on a recent movie starring a rat who wants to be a chef... ring a bell anyone?

and here is a sneak preview of something else im working on...

stay tuned

1st plein air pastel

2007-06-25T17:01:00.000-07:00

this is my first attempt at plein air pastel paintings...the first one was just a practice. i almost like this one better.

this is one of the only natural (assumedly) hills ive found in chicago.

i think i like pastels...but i might like hanging out in the park watching people more.

more different

2007-06-23T15:23:00.001-07:00

not quite a weeks worth of stuff...

2007-06-18T08:44:00.000-07:00

a couple of ideas being tossed around...the second one is actual pastel, which is something else i am trying out. its weird, but i think i like it!

i have a bit more stuff to post, but it will have to wait...

a weeks randomness

2007-06-09T08:19:00.000-07:00

more of the same from last week...only different. i was just playing around and trying to see what came out.

fun, fun and more fun!

2007-06-02T16:16:00.000-07:00

quick sketches from my older brothers middle school year book that turned into color practice. i dont know much about color and im trying to teach myself. so dont be too harsh!

man, middle school breeds some funny looking kids

sketches!

2007-05-29T17:56:00.000-07:00

some sketches from the past week. the girl was from our figure drawing workshop last week at work. and the fruit...well, i recently showed my girlfriend how to watercolour, and she surpassed me within a day or so, this is me trying to catch up.

Versailles picture dump

2007-05-22T21:55:00.001-07:00

to tell you the truth i really didnt care for Versailles when i went there. this was probably due to the fact that there was a lot of construction and it was the hottest day of the year...maybe im being a bit harsh. but looking back on a lot of these pictures i took that day, i can definitely say that despite the fact of myself not caring for the chateau, i sure came back with some neat pictures of the place.

this was the scarry corridor...

the giant squid like plant making sure the tourist were going where they were supposed to.

the french must have been giants back then...

the french made these as cruel jokes against the americans...

i have more fun Versailles pictures so if anyone enjoys these i might post more!

rusty

like father like son?

2007-05-14T21:22:00.000-07:00

in hopes that someday i might look as cool as my father, i decided to paint a picture of when he and my younger brother shaved their beards into handlebar mustaches.

i spent a bit more time on these for i have a hard time capturing a likeness, so i really wanted these to look like who they were supposed to be. in time i will finish the one of my little brother and post it again.

rusty

more procrastinating

2007-05-06T21:40:00.000-07:00

more pictures...see my lame explanations below.

Heidelberg- the first empty street in Europe i found. might be a connection with those creepy bikes from the image in previouos post. or maybe there are no people here, just bikes.

i could try and come up with some argument explaining the theory of relativity using these green pods and the dew...but i wouldnt want to bore you.

yes this atop of a mountain and yes i did ride a bike all the way up there...in the rain.

a long time coming...

2007-05-02T20:51:00.000-07:00

im working on some paintings of some of my family members and its taking longer than i expected (mostly because i actually care and want them to look good). so in light of having no actual art to post ive decided to post some pictures ive taken while spending the past two summers in France. i havent ever really showed anyone any of my pictures and so i figured this is as good a place as any...

the first thing i saw on my first trip to Heidelberg, Germany...such a cool city. except for the scary zombie bikes.

my future home...hopefully.

in all actuallity this is where ill end up living...evil clouds and all.

rusty

nothing to see here

2007-04-14T18:39:00.000-07:00

im not sure if i like this one looking at it again...oh well i guess its up here now, what can i do?

the longer the wait the more art?

2007-03-31T21:54:00.000-07:00

now i do a bit of browsing on random blogs, and im always amazed and inspired by what people are posting. but the one thing i find very amusing about this whole world... its that the most common thing i see is the phrase, "sorry for the lack of posts, ive been busy lately, and i promise to post soon!" now i know im guilty of this too and i suppose if i did less browsing blogs and more drawings i wouldnt be a hippocrite right now...just a thought.

...anyway i usually try to post at least once a week...and if youll notice my last post was two weeks ago, so to remedy this i have twice the post for you! hooray!

happy couple no?

rusty

in the old times, it was not a crime

2007-03-17T21:42:00.001-07:00

i think im begining to enjoy this stuff, not to mention how much i wish i could grow a mustache like this guy. if only i could, i would finally be able to compete in the world mustache and beard competitions. for now ill just have to dream and paint more folks from the olden days with righteous mustaches.

i hope you enjoy and if not ill try to post something a little more fun soon!

not quite done

2007-03-12T20:22:00.000-07:00

but probably as far as its ever going to get... i like trying new and different things, and im not really all about guns, but i do really enjoy monochromatic colour schemes. other than that, its the same as the last one. speedy painting seems to get me not too worried about the outcome. seems when i don't care, i surprise myself.

rusty

random speed painting practice

2007-03-03T19:40:00.000-08:00

it wasnt my intention to do this kind of excersize, but i came upon a picture of this little boy and i decided to paint him, and fast! no, not really, i just had a lot of other work to do and while i was having fun painting this i needed to move on. as to why this isnt really finished or good, but i thought id post it anyway.

im starting to wrap my head around this whole digital painting thing.

rusty

noggin doodle's

2007-03-01T21:07:00.000-08:00

what a funny word, everyone should say this word with me, ready...noggin. wasnt that fun?

alright this is the result of not paying attention to my hands at work. they draw funny heads. well mostly my right hand anyway...

just having fun with simple shapes.

rusty

fun times

2007-02-19T21:11:00.000-08:00

uhhh...its part of something i desperately need to finish. and yes its still in step tangents.

model by andy conroy

and O tron

2007-02-10T11:56:00.000-08:00

case in point...

shadow of me?

2007-02-05T22:51:00.000-08:00

sorry to whomever for lack of posts...

alas i am posting and i have news! i have aquired a scanner, so that means i have no more excuses as to why i shouldnt post my crappy drawrings! yeah!

with that said, i now move on to stuff that pertains to the post...i recently played Shadow of the Collossus, and holy Wow! i was so impressed! nothing has inspired me more to draw myself out of a rut than slaying giant creatures. seriously. so i did many drawings of collossi and i also drew myself as one. and due to my having a scanner now, i decided to scan in said drawing and try my hand at digital painting. something tells me i should have started with something a might easier, but i still had fun! so ill probably be doing more of these soon, to get the hang of it.

by the by, i dont think im very intimidating as a collossus.

rusty

christmas posts a go go!

2006-12-27T08:21:00.000-08:00

ive felt out of the loop with all these christmas posts going around i felt i had to do something christmassy...but i fell off the bandwagon on this one cuz it is now after christmas and i am just posting and its not even done yet. better late then never right? oh and the same thing with the scanner again...many apologies

dont be too harsh!

rusty

Chateau de Portales

2006-12-27T08:13:00.000-08:00

this is a water color of the chateau ive spent the past two summers at. i dont normally do paintings of buildings, but this one in particular means a lot to my girlfriend and myself. so here it is in all its non scanned glory. once i get a scanner ill repost it cuz i just wanted to post it and my camera was the only way to digitize it.

hope you enjoy!

rusty

more sculpture...

2006-12-13T07:59:00.000-08:00

Oh wait...here is another one! This one is of a slightly larger scale(a little less than Twice the size of the other two) Does this make it better...probably not! just means i have more room to make mistakes...

more sculptures than you can shake a stick at

2006-12-11T12:43:00.000-08:00

Here are some things ive been sculpting as of late...busts!

more to come!

Dont be Too Harsh!

beware, bad drawings!

2006-11-22T13:28:00.000-08:00

well, im a little reluctant to post crappy drawings, but why the heck not! these are some concept sketches for some busts ive been sculpting. if your lucky i might post them soon too!

dont be too harsh!

what, im doing animation!

2006-11-13T18:11:00.000-08:00

ok...so I really do exist and I really do make things, i swear...and from now on if you dont see something from me in at least a week. i give you permission to yell at me, kick me, throw something at me, or just write embarrasing things about me.

if you dont think im serious...well here is a an animation im doing right now to get back into the swing of things. i kinda got distracted in France, while i might have soaked up a lot of knowledge there, i did not do enough animations. with that said...

its still in blocking poses, and its story is not complete...but i figured i had to post something before i drive myself nuts!

dont be too harsh!

demo reel 2006

2006-06-19T15:10:00.000-07:00

This is my first demo reel. I just graduated from the AI Chicago. I would apreciate any and all feedback. Thanks for looking!

have fun!

rusty

2006-06-12T14:09:00.000-07:00

Hey kids!

Im starting this blog so that whilst im trying to set up a real website, I can show you some of my stuff. So stay tuned...

Have fun!