Kevy Metal's Fine Grind

Druidic Insult Machine

2011-04-18T20:17:00.001-07:00

When I got home from working at the animation studio today, there was a small plastic bag waiting for me, courtesy of my friend Steve. When I emptied the bag, this is what was inside:

Several small, smooth stones... Painstakingly chosen and handpainted by Steve himself. He also included this note:

"Druidic Insult Machine

1) Choose two stones.
2) Join them in such a fashion as to create a sentence or rejoinder.
4) Have at it."

(Yes, he completely did away with Step 3.)

Each stone has been painted on both sides with various swear words and phrases. To illustrate, you can take this stone:

...and join it with this stone:

As you can see, these stones can provide several hours of entertainment and alienation possibilities. Thank you, Steve! Next time, I'll show off another creation of his known as the "Dress Kevy Metal Experience".

Cellphone Sketches

2011-03-22T10:03:00.000-07:00

Here's a "Leprechorn"...

...and here's a shark on a Segway.

Robot Boobs

2010-12-13T14:18:00.001-08:00

Here's one of my current projects - A birthday card idea for a friend.

Rough Version:

Cleaned-up Version:

Screw You and Your Pointy Shoes

2010-09-21T21:03:00.000-07:00

Wedding Zombies

2010-06-21T12:55:00.000-07:00

Spiky Critter

2010-03-19T12:11:00.001-07:00

He's so proud of his penis. If he only knew which one it was.

Once more for the Fibber File

2009-09-01T13:02:00.001-07:00

Here's Brian, Fibber's Sound Techie.

Slaughtermonster.

2009-08-06T15:33:00.000-07:00

Did this at work one day. The bg pic was found on the internet by way of Google Images.

Something different...

2009-07-28T16:35:00.000-07:00

My friend, Doug Koyama.

Son Of Fibber

2009-07-24T14:02:00.000-07:00

Grant!

Fibber Group Shot

2009-07-15T14:56:00.001-07:00

Here's the finished group shot!

Fibber: In Color - Continued

2009-07-09T12:21:00.000-07:00

Fibber: In Color

2009-07-07T16:17:00.001-07:00

Anton Fun Car!

2009-06-30T16:24:00.000-07:00

Anton loves his kidney bean-shaped car, just look at him!

Fibber Update

2009-06-22T16:06:00.000-07:00

This is Laurie, the other vocalist in Fibber. I drew this while waiting for a file to open... More to follow.

More Fibber Roughs

2009-06-19T13:16:00.001-07:00

This new sketch is of my friend, Grant. He handles lighting for Fibber and is also a solid drummer.

Fibber Roughs- Continued

2009-06-18T11:18:00.001-07:00

Here is Jeanette, one of the vocalists (and another good old friend)...

...and this is their guitar player, Michael.

Fibber roughs

2009-06-16T17:43:00.001-07:00

...So here is a project I'm doing for some old friends of mine- Cartoon versions of their band! This is my buddy, Barry. Gonna tighten it up in Flash and see how it looks. Stay tuned!

Unicorn Magic!

2009-04-02T15:42:00.000-07:00

Ted likes to spend his lazy afternoons serenading the elves of the forest with songs of merriment whilst atop his beloved unicorn, Philip.

Guitar Studies

2009-04-02T11:49:00.001-07:00

Drawing by Ted Wilson.

Dirkin Strikes Again!

2009-01-29T12:59:00.001-08:00

2009-01-09T11:07:00.001-08:00

Portrait courtesy of Anton Dirkin. Check out his blog for more awesomeness.

What The Hell?

2008-10-16T17:00:00.000-07:00

I found this today while going through my archive. It's from March 30, 2001. Wow.

What I've Been Doing Since My Last Post

2008-10-07T13:29:00.001-07:00

It goes in cycles. I still draw every day, but songwriting has become my main focus when I'm not working on animation. I've got 2 albums worth of songs so far...

Potato, Potatoe

2008-01-23T12:05:00.000-08:00

Something new-ish, inspired by a fellow artist here at work who shall remain nameless. This particular fellow was infected by a strange tuber leprosy fungus, causing his head to become, in essence, a potato, potatoe, whatever you choose...

Laboratory Of Evil- Done! (finally)

2008-01-18T15:36:00.000-08:00

...Because I like to do other things as well as this, I have been sorely behind in any kind of postings for the two of you who frequent this crypt-like blog. For your dedication, I present you with this gift. Ho ho.

Too Dark Park

2007-10-17T13:12:00.000-07:00

...After a lengthy break, I've finally had time to squeeze in some more layout work for my short. Here's where I'm at with it so far :

Tubes

2007-08-22T12:53:00.001-07:00

The occupants of the tubes in the laboratory, from left to right: James Richards, gag consultant. Cory Hawthorne, audio wizard. Me, everything else.

Bazooooooka of Dooooooom!

2007-08-03T14:11:00.000-07:00

Building fun props is always a great break from building backgrounds...

Building the Laboratory of Evil- Part 3 (Plus the start of a new background!)

2007-08-01T12:22:00.000-07:00

Just about done... I added a generator and roughed out the test subjects in the giant tubes. Ghastly!

...and here's the final background I need to build for my short.

Yay! New Stuff!

2007-07-27T19:26:00.000-07:00

Today's gift to you is a rough sketch for the next short I want to start boarding soon... Yes, I still need to finish the short I've been previewing on here, but I like having something to look forward to...

Board Sample

2007-07-25T20:31:00.001-07:00

...Since I've been a bit busy with other things, here's a sample of the "Antihero" board where Tom Petty gets clocked onstage. The brick will be replaced with a toilet or something much heavier when it's animated.

Building the Laboratory of Evil- Part 2

2007-05-26T09:59:00.001-07:00

A few more gadgets and gizmos added...

Building the Laboratory of Evil- Part 1

2007-05-15T12:32:00.000-07:00

I've just started building the background for the last scene in my short- It's roughed out and I'm currently working on all of the nasty gadgets and gear for the lab.

New Short Shot

2007-05-07T12:00:00.000-07:00

Here's a shot from a pivotal moment in my current work-in-progress... I've posted an early, unposed version before, so here's where I'm at with it now.

Tom Petty-Live in Concert!

2007-04-01T10:41:00.000-07:00

Here's another finished layout ready for posing!

Anger Management Issues

2007-03-31T11:19:00.000-07:00

These were originally for another project that I just didn't have time to finish, but I like what I did, so why not share?

Churchy Background

2007-03-24T11:08:00.000-07:00

Backgrounds aren't really my favorite thing to do, but practice makes perfect... Here's the work-in-progress! I tend to work slower on bgs than I do on character builds, probably since I don't do a lot of them normally at my job... It's mainly all posing and builds. Maybe it's just a case of over-thinking, but I do eventually get there. Lucky for me I have a good friend who does backgrounds for a living, so I have access to his brain of smartmeats!

Sheriff

2007-03-09T12:27:00.000-08:00

Rough sketch of a desert town sheriff I was messing around with...

Golf Swing

2007-02-04T12:53:00.000-08:00

Here's a bit of animation I did 2 years ago for Palmer Jarvis here in Vancouver. It was part of an online golf game the the Bank of Montreal had on their website... FORE!!!

Feelin' All Buggy

2007-01-05T19:42:00.000-08:00

Here's some bugs to gawk at!

Nightmare Alley Animation

2006-11-25T08:25:00.000-08:00

Here's some of the title animation from the Nightmare Alley trailer...

Roomies

2006-11-19T12:48:00.000-08:00

Long time, no post... Things have been busy with work on "Skunk Fu" and getting ready to move at the end of November, so work on my short has been slow. I did do some more animation on the trailer for the Nightmare Alley project which I'll post soon, but for now, here's a design I did awhile ago on a pitch for my friend Jefferson Allen called "Roomies"...

Disco DInosaurs

2006-10-29T09:33:00.000-08:00

Another day, another poke through the archives...
These fellas are some test designs I did awhile ago for Angela Kelman, singer for the group " Farmer's Daughter". I met her while getting my hair cut when she overheard me talking to someone about animation and instantly hit me up to do some designs for her based on songs from a children's album she had released.

Nothing went beyond this point, but it was another great chance to work with somebody new!

Spooky Basement

2006-10-26T16:00:00.000-07:00

Basements are pretty creepy, especially when there's something lurking down there...
This is a test bg I did today for my short... It will eventually be a much larger pan down to reveal some nefarious activity. Involving cupcakes. Boo.

White House

2006-10-13T16:37:00.000-07:00

I've just started to build the backgrounds for my side project... This is for a shot of the White House featuring the president, a secret service guy, and a caped superhero who I can assure you does not have the president's safety in mind...

Kung Fu Kick

2006-10-12T19:08:00.000-07:00

Here's one from a few years back that I cleaned up but never really used anywhere...

Comics from the past!

2006-10-09T09:54:00.000-07:00

Today's post is from a monthly comic I used to do called "Screw You and Your Pointy Shoes". There's a couple of 'em I'm proud of, so I'll end up posting the pick of the litter from time to time...

Meteor Monkey

2006-10-07T11:18:00.000-07:00

Sketchy Goodness

2006-10-05T18:34:00.000-07:00

Here are some sketches from my archive/dungeon:

Here's a Norwegian Black Metal guy.

Geddy Lee from Rush, circa mid-80's.

This is Todd. He likes beer.

Rhinoblasty

2006-10-01T16:23:00.000-07:00

Here's a design I'm proud of- This is a character called "Rhinoblasty", a rhino/tank hybrid that chums around with the main character in my less than super-secret side project...

Future T-Shirt Design #002

2006-09-26T15:39:00.000-07:00

Space Corpse

2006-09-21T19:29:00.000-07:00

... and here's one more. This is "Space Corpse", a cursed, undead space explorer who travelled to the edge of the universe, went mad, died, and was brought back to life by some creepy space rays to wreak revenge on the living... Just like in the movies.

Biker, Old Lady, Priest

2006-09-21T14:56:00.000-07:00

Three more designs for the project I'm toiling away on in my spare time... Almost all of the designs are done and the animatic is pretty much "there", so it's now just props and backgrounds. Hopefully I'll soon reveal more about it and stop being so damn secretive...

Sandwich

2006-09-12T12:08:00.000-07:00

As my lunch quickly approaches, I felt a sandwich was in order...

Ghost Rider gets a desk job

2006-09-11T15:23:00.000-07:00

Supervillain Boat

2006-09-08T10:58:00.000-07:00

Here's one from the Supervillain Vault- This is the original boat prop I designed and the steps in it's transformation from a safe, normal boat to a slightly less child-friendly model.

Old Man

2006-09-07T08:55:00.000-07:00

Here's another design for my current project-in-progress...

Future T-Shirt Design #001

2006-08-30T15:09:00.000-07:00

The MerMunson

2006-08-24T14:56:00.000-07:00

This mythical creature is called "The MerMunson", a half-fish, half-background artist who can only be coaxed from his watery habitat with offerings of pie and Deadwood dvds...

Tom Petty

2006-08-23T08:58:00.000-07:00

Here's a design of Tom Petty I did recently for a side project I'm working on right now...

Nightmare Alley

2006-08-22T12:55:00.000-07:00

Today's image is from a project that my bud Sean Smithson is working on called "Nightmare Alley". This is for an animated trailer-type thingie of the logo which I also designed...

A Real Earful

2006-08-19T12:47:00.000-07:00

This happy looking little freak is "Ears Menendez". My wife has always wanted me to design a character with this name, so I finally did it. I was thinking about adding a tail to his body and making him the bastard child of a man and his lab rat...

Rob's Words Of Wisdom

2006-08-18T16:46:00.000-07:00

This is dedicated to my friend and co-worker, Rob Boutilier. May his encouraging words inspire us all...

Super Villain

2006-08-18T12:45:00.000-07:00

Today's designs are from a show concept I created called "Super Villain" which is currently being made into a short at Studio B Productions here in Vancouver.

These are the early designs that I pitched last year, so the characters that will appear in the short look quite different now, but they still manage to retain the personalities and quirks that I gave them!

SNAPES ON A PLANE!!!

2006-08-18T10:27:00.000-07:00

...I'd go see this movie.

...And So It Begins.

2006-08-17T13:43:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my blog...

I've been working in the Vancouver Animation Industry for 6 years now, and mostly between two studios- Studio B and Bardel, with just a year at a little place called Pork & Beans...

...Even though I was trained in Classical Animation, all the work that I've done since graduating from Vancouver Film School, either at a studio or on my own, has been using Flash... I love that program! I could do all my work using Flash...