Brewtoons

Kungfumation

2011-07-21T11:49:00.000-07:00

Haven't posted in a while but I definitely haven't stopped drawing. Here's another Kungfu motion test. I love those moments in Kungfu movies where two fighters do a series of moves and stances to demonstrate their style before attacking. Completely useless in a real fight but I can't help but geek out when they're done well. Thought I'd try to animate one of those moments to work on my timing. Prob won't clean this up any time soon.

Kungfu Test from Aaron Brewer on Vimeo.

I think the toughest part about animating these moves is combining speed and clarity. The transitions between strikes and stances have to be clear, smooth and pack some force. I guess that's the case with anything you animate but it's taking a lot of trial and error with this kungfu stuff. You can see I started numbering out my drawings and using timing charts but abandoned it once I started breaking stuff down and redrawing poses. A nice chunk of the final product came from feeling things out. I'm aspiring to get to a point where I can understand the movements enough to efficiently plot out the poses and timing in the beginning.

Working on some lip sync

2010-10-25T10:19:00.000-07:00

Cocoon of Horror from Aaron Brewer on Vimeo.

I've been wanting to animate to this dialogue track for quite some time now but never got around to it for one reason or another. Probably a bit intimidated by the notion of doing full facial animation. Now that I've finally done it, I can't wait to do more! I'm definitely going to clean this up, sooner rather than later. Gonna keep pushing myself.

Keep an eye out for some action stuff in the next month or two.

Speedo Bling

2010-10-18T10:43:00.001-07:00

Had the urge to doodle.

Choreography

2010-10-08T09:51:00.000-07:00

I've been plugging away at this fight scene. I roughly drew out all of the moves just so I could have a visual. Was a bit difficult trying to map it out in my head. Next step is to plot out the attack and defend poses for the two characters. I'll post that once I finish.

Braaaaiiiiinnnnnnnssssss

2010-06-20T17:57:00.000-07:00

So I'm doing some flyers for my friend Daren Taylor's play. These are the two that he wanted me to flesh out. I'll post the final versions when I finish.

Kick Sweep Pose

2010-06-06T19:23:00.001-07:00

Kick Sweep Pose from Aaron Brewer on Vimeo.

So my compadres and I have begun working on an animated Kungfu flick. We are still in the writing phase. As that process continues to move along, I'm continuing to work on the feel of the animation. There will be plenty more of these to come.

Dancing Fella

2010-05-18T14:23:00.000-07:00

So I finally finished the animation using those hands I posted a while back. I kept hearing the song playing over and over in my head thanks to those t-mobile commercials. Thought it would be a good opportunity to work on some more detailed and layered animation.

Dancing from Aaron Brewer on Vimeo.

Big Boss

2010-05-16T20:10:00.000-07:00

Here are some designs I've been working on for the comic version of BlackGhost. This is the boss man Omar.

Comic Time

2010-04-10T01:46:00.001-07:00

Here are a few pages from a horror comic I just finished for my friend Rick Ritter's book. All in all, this was a great experience and I would love to do more. Learned quite a bit about storytelling but it definitely put a spot light on my drawing weaknesses. Gives me something to work on.

Dance Hands

2010-03-13T16:44:00.000-08:00

Haven't posted anything in a while. Here is some design stuff I was working on for this little animation clip, plus a few faces from my commute. I'll post the animation as soon as I finish it.

Kungfu Fun

2010-01-18T10:26:00.000-08:00

I really really want to do an animated Kungfu film. I have this clear vision of how the characters would move in my head, so I did this test to see if I could recreate the vision on paper. I'm pretty happy with the timing but I want to try it with a fleshed out character.

ODB

2010-01-12T17:28:00.001-08:00

I recently got the opportunity to do some work for a potential rap video featuring the late great Ol' Dirty Bastard. The project fell through before it got to the animation phase but I got some decent designs out of it. Here are some of the sketches.

Bootleg Hut

2009-05-11T21:19:00.000-07:00

Hey, I just completed a quickie for my friends Ian J. and Jim Grisel's web series Nockforce. Check out their site and watch their other episodes, they're great!

Munny for Bryan

2009-05-07T12:30:00.000-07:00

So I recently completed another Munny. This time it was for a friend of mine. Below are pictures of the process. The idea was to make the costume look as if a kid made it, so I included a lot of little things like tape to make the stripes and string to hold the goggles on. I'm pretty pleased with how it came out.

AB

Sling Shot

2008-11-22T00:11:00.000-08:00

Here is one of the scenes I did for a project recently. I definitely enjoyed working on this. I hadn't animated in a while so this gave me a good jump start. Can't get better if you don't practice.

AB

vin rd 2

2008-10-26T07:49:00.000-07:00

FINISHED!!!!!!!!

2008-10-18T21:20:00.001-07:00

So I finally finished the Munny for my sister. Had a lot of fun with my first painting project. I really like how the skateboard came out and I must give thanks to Lorin for the caution tape idea. Next up is a skate deck.

More. . . . . .

2008-10-13T21:15:00.000-07:00

Here's a pass at the design for the lead detective in the comic. Might have to dial up the hotness factor a bit.

Murder By Trade

2008-10-07T00:11:00.000-07:00

So I've decided to give a go at creating a comic. Should be interesting since I've never done one before. Below are some early concept stuff for the main Character. Still not happy with it but I'm enjoying the ride. I'll continue to post as I progress.

AB

Munny for Nambo

2008-09-21T21:25:00.000-07:00

So I've been working on this for my youngest sister Niambi (aka Nambo). It's for 16th birthday. She likes monkeys and wants to work in the field of Crime Scene Investigation so I thought I'd do a tribute to both with a murdered monkey. I continue to post as I make progress.

AB

More faces

2008-08-31T17:31:00.001-07:00

I haven't posted in a while but I didn't stop drawing. Some faces from my commute.

2008-06-06T06:26:00.000-07:00

I did this for a friend of Lorin. I like the way it came out.

2008-03-15T13:28:00.000-07:00

The assignment was to use the shape to create either a servant or bodyguard. The characters below are what I came up with.

My attempt at a servant . . .

and my bodyguard . . . . .

Another Tonal Attempt . . .

2008-03-04T17:57:00.000-08:00

Here is the tonal coloring . . .

Here is the line drawing. . . . .

I like. . . . .bugs

2008-02-25T19:31:00.000-08:00

Working on painting tones. Still need work but I kinda like this little guy.

Mainpage

2008-02-20T21:42:00.000-08:00

This is a work in progress but I figured I'd post it anyways. It's going to be the main page of my website. I'm in the process of revamping it. Hope ya digs.

Shapes 001

2008-01-17T22:02:00.000-08:00

Created this character using the shape in red.

Same shape, different outcome

11 Second Club

2007-11-15T06:38:00.000-08:00

So, after months of not animating anything by hand, I'm back at the helm. I've entered myself in this months 11 second club animation contest. The winner gets a critique from a working professional. This is my first pass at nailing down the key drawings.

LOOK MOM!!!!. . . . .

2007-10-30T13:43:00.000-07:00

I'M ON TV!!!!! These are the credits from the first televised episode of The Wonder Pets Episode that I worked on. I believe the episode is The Wonder Pets Save a Squirrel.

Sea Creatures

2007-10-21T12:03:00.000-07:00

So I finished the illustration for the Sea Creature art show. The show goes up Thursday October 25th at Avenue A sushi on Avenue A and 7th st. Damn good food if I do say so myself. Hope you guys like.

I'M BACK!!!!!!!!!

2007-10-18T20:53:00.000-07:00

After months of battling a corrupted hard drive, replacing it in addition to my video card, acquiring a new monitor because the old one wasn't compatible with the new video card, removing info from the old corrupted drive, tracking down and reloading my software, I'm finally back. But I didn't waist me digital down time. I've been drawing my ass off, working on several difference projects. Fruits of that labor will be posted throughtout the next couple of weeks.

This is some concept art I did for an Illustration for this art show.

I'm Super. . .thanks for asking

2007-05-27T08:06:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the lack of updates. . . as if anyone really noticed. Was having some computer problems that have recently been neutralized . . . for now. Was farting around with some kid designs for my roommate. No clue what he's gonna do with it but here's what I came up with.

Brains on the brain

2007-04-30T21:12:00.000-07:00

Another project I'm working on. It's going to be a comic thats part of a series of comics my friend Dan O'Brien is putting together. These are some development sketches straight from the sketchbook.

Water Aerobics

2007-04-16T14:33:00.000-07:00

Thumbnails

2007-03-21T22:02:00.000-07:00

Was messing around with some layout options for the project I mentioned in the previous post. It will eventually be animated but the initial idea created an image in my head. The image has been tormenting and it's like I can't seem to draw it fast enough. So I thought I'd share with you the process of me, exercising this demon. Basic premise of the image, if you can't tell, is a bus flying down the street of a residential neighborhood. Suggestions are always welcome.

Post-Its

2007-03-15T19:25:00.000-07:00

Playing with some kid designs for a personal project. Will fill you guys in more when I flesh it out.

Kicking things off

2007-03-04T16:38:00.000-08:00

This is my first blog post, YAYYYY!!!!!!! Alright, enough of that. A lot of my work lately has been motivated by two factors. One being that my design and coloring need some help. So I've been checking out a lot of different artists, picking up things here and there. The other motivating factor behind my stuff has been the everyday things I come across. So easy to get caught up in the fast paced city life that you forget to stop and look around you. Be surprised at some of the things you see.

1st image - Pretty self explanatory. If you've been on the subway here for more than 10 mins, this has happened to you.

2nd image - This little girl was explaining her day to her dad. I'm sure he didn't understand much of what she was saying but he knew it was important to listen anyways.