Waaa-Tahhh

I actually drew this in the beginning of the month but never got around to coloring it, so here you go, hope you guys like it.

Lets Wraaaastle!!!

aminals

keepin it rough

New Classes

New quarter started this week which means new classes! I'm taking Sculpture for Animation so that should be pretty interesting. Also taking Digital Illustration which by the way I was ten minutes late to on the first day because I was sitting in the classroom next door thinking I was in the right room, haha. I finally get to use Maya in my 3d Camera Technique class so that should be pretty fun. I'm use to using 3dsmax so I hope the transition won't be to difficult. I hear the interface between the two are pretty similar so getting use to shouldn't be too hard, plus the teacher seems like a really cool guy with tons of experience, check out what he's worked on http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0418428/ . Last but not least I'm taking Advance Drawing for Animation with one of my favorite teachers Mike Rogers. He's worked for Nickelodeon for the most part of he's career as a background/layout/character designer as well as other various studios. I'm going to ask him about Red Giant our schools production team and see If I can get in and help work on a couple projects. He ask me to come help out last year but I was to busy with other classes and work so I never had the time. I'll try to post more school/personal work as the weeks go by, but until then here's a few designs I made of some random diner people.

quickie

Here are some really quick sketches I did of some random faces. I'm going to try to do more brainstorm sketches, it's a pretty fun exercise, you guys should try it.

Wicked

First post of the New Year! I recently saw Wicked at the Pantages Theatre over here in LA this past week with my gf and WOWEE is it good! So much energy and talent on the stage, it was amazing. Oh yea, and the guy that plays the neighbor from Married with Children played the Wizard, haha kind of random. I highly recommend you go see it, you wont regret. For the past few days all I could think of was witches so I decided to get it all out of my system by designing some. Here's what I came up with, hope you guys like.

Valkyrie

I really want to watch this movie. I just saw a bunch of explosions and weapons being fired in the trailer and that's good enough for me. I think those are the key essentials to saving a bad movie, if its going bad just add a little explosion here and there and BAM!! you got yourself an oscar.

Merry Christmas

Here's the cover of the Christmas card I made for my girlfriend. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year!

"This is SPARTA!!!"

3D stuff

Here are some assignments I did in my material/lighting/modeling class using 3D Studio Max and Photoshop. I'm not really a 3D guy but I guess it's good to venture off to different mediums every once in awhile. I had lots of fun doing it and learned a grip, hope it helps me out in the future. But I can't wait to pick up a pencil and start drawing again, or should I say my wacom pen and cintiq!!! MUHAHA


Referenced from photo


Referenced from Pixar's Monsters Inc.


Referenced from Dreamworks Flushed Away


Referenced from Pixar's Ratatouille


Referenced from Disney's Meet the Robinsons

It's Alive!!!

I was going through my flash drive and I saw these guys so I figure why not get distracted from doing my homework and post these guys up. Perfect time to be putting these characters up since Christmas is just around the corner huh.

RRRRRR

Before you guys watch I'm gonna tell you now that I'm not much of an animator. There's a lot of stuff I need to fix, but I had fun doing it.

Well, I'm giving this blog thing another shot and hopefully this time I won't give up on it and end up deleting it again, haha. I wanted to call my blog raymondsantos.blogspot.com but some guy that only posted one thing back in 2005 already has it. I wonder if there's anyway to contact google and tell them to give me that url? Ehh, to late now, I guess I'm going to have to settle with what I got. But anyways, here is a pirate turnaround I designed for my 2D animation class in the beginning of October. I'll be posting up some older (new to you because you've never seen it, haha) and more recent designs as soon as I get the chance. I'm going to be almighty busy trying to finish up my finals, so this will have to do for now.