Monday, June 30, 2014

What Pushing! What Mettle! What Running!


layout progress by Jennifer Longe
jenlonge@gmail.com
Medallion necklace and Vest simulation progress using script/code SetUp by Nick Wolensky
nicholas.wolensky@gmail.com


layout progress


layout options

Saturday, June 28, 2014

What Shadow Beast! What Underground! What Farmer Walk!

vest simulation/dynamics progress by Jose Molina
jmolina189@gmail.com

"Underground entrance" model and texture by Aleksandr Uusmees
anewmanfx@gmail.com


animation progress by Kevin Matsui
khmatsui@shaw.ca

Friday, June 27, 2014

What Gem! What Flowers! What Map! What Villagers!


 lipsync animation update by Philip Alexy
harroldsheep@gmail.com


Medallion necklace added using script/code SetUp by Nick Wolensky
nicholas.wolensky@gmail.com


layout and tavern people animation progress by Rob Ellis
robellis.animator@gmail.com


animation update by Rob Ellis
robellis.animator@gmail.com

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

What Temple! What Nama Lotus!

Temple texture progress by Brian Evans
bevans048@gmail.com

Lighting, Render prep and additional shaders by Monika Filipowicz
monikaf.3d@gmail.com

Monday, June 23, 2014

What Blood! What Clouds! Ground! Pigt Tribe! Tavern Fight! Farmer Surprise!


"blood splatter" concept rough layout progress


"clouds part" concept rough layout progress

Temple texture progress by Brian Evans
bevans048@gmail.com


layout progress by Jennifer Longe
jenlonge@gmail.com


suggested storyboard by Daniel Grant
daniel.grant.j@gmail.com
It's a great storyboard -is it awesome enough to warrant redoing the entire scene? Let me know what you think.


animation progress by Kevin Matsui
khmatsui@shaw.ca

CEREBUS RELATED NEWS
"Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream" with artwork by Cerebus-comicbook-environment-artist Gerhard
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1576907254/little-nemo-dream-another-dream

And Gerhard draws Cerebus himself! http://www.gerhardart.com/apps/blog/cerebus-sophia

Colourized Cerebus pages http://cerebusart.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-colourized-cerebus.html
 additional pages here http://cerebusart.blogspot.com/2014/06/brag-aart-cerebus-68-pp-4-5.html

Hollywood Reporter article on the upcoming "not work-made-for-hire" case! http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/jack-kirbys-heirs-get-huge-712924
which was followed up with this:
Legendary comic book artist Stephen Bissette says: THIS is traction. By all means—the Hollywood guilds are now doing more than all of "comics fandom" has about the Kirby heirs and this issue.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/hollywood-guilds-want-supreme-court-714104



Thursday, June 19, 2014

What Flowers! Chosen Ones! Crystal Ball! Hideout!


render update by MegaRender
http://megarender.ru/
No post work done yet


animation lipsync update progress by Philip Alexy
harroldsheep@gmail.com


animation update progress by Rob Ellis
robellis.animator@gmail.com


layout progress

CEREBUS NEWS
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator, Kevin Eastman, lists TMNT/Cerebus original comic book page from 1986
http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/181442240513?roken=cUgayN

Colleen Doran: "Cerebus is the first, the best, and the longest self-publishing comic ever." http://momentofcerebus.blogspot.com/2014/06/images-of-distant-soil.html

Chad Nevett: "I’ve read 300 issues over the past couple of months and I can’t stop now! Give me more! A comment on how goddamn great Cerebus is."
http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2014/06/14/die-alone-unmourned-and-unloved-reflections-upon-reading-cerebus/

Kasper Meyer: I finally got around to finish my "Wall of The Last Day".
I learned that I'm definitely not a handyman, but I'm pleased with the result. Now I get to re-read the issue every day over breakfast 

Sunday, June 15, 2014

What Turg! What Farmers! What Trailer! What Temple! What Market Place!


animation progress by Sergey Belyaev
http://www.3dserg.be/


animation progress by Sergey Belyaev
http://www.3dserg.be/


animation progress by Kevin Matsui
khmatsui@shaw.ca

 Temple Environment texture progress by Brian Evans
bevans048@gmail.com


Super rough trailer idea for fun:)


helmet added and camera update by Rob Ellis
robellis.animator@gmail.com

CEREBUS NEWS
Tim from the excellent A Moment of Cerebus blog needs our help to keep the blog going - see this entry for how to submit an article to him for the site.
http://www.momentofcerebus.blogspot.com/2014/06/a-call-to-arms.html

Saturday, June 14, 2014

What death the Wizard foresees! What Celebration! Interview!


"Wizard foresees his death" rough test render


layout progress


helmet added by Rob Ellis
robellis.animator@gmail.com
last of the missing helmet scenes!

CEREBUS NEWS
The interview with me, Oliver Simonsen, director of our Cerebus film, in the popular Norwegian-prestigious-glossy-weekly "D2" magazine is now also online
http://www.dn.no/d2/2014/06/12/Underholdning/barbaren-og-bergenseren

In conjunction with the interview the journalist has also a more general article regarding 'Cerebus the aardvark" http://oyvindholen.wordpress.com/2014/06/13/cerebus-i-d2/

Thursday, June 12, 2014

What Seriousness! What Helmet! What Farmer! Norwegian Magazine D2!


helmet added by Rob Ellis
robellis.animator@gmail.com
layout progress below



animation progress by Kevin Matsui
khmatsui@shaw.ca

CEREBUS NEWS
An interview with me, Oliver Simonsen, about our film will appear in the very popular prestigious glossy Norwegian magazine "D2" tomorrow!:)

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

What Gem! What Helmet! What Farmers! What Thrunk! Illuminati!


animation lipsync update progress by Philip Alexy
harroldsheep@gmail.com


helmet added by Rob Ellis
robellis.animator@gmail.com


animation progress by Kevin Matsui
khmatsui@shaw.ca
layout progress on crowd that will include above character -animation on crowd will be polished further as well


CEREBUS NEWS
New Cerebus and the Illuminati article
http://mindlessones.com/2014/06/11/cerebus-aside-1-illuminatus/#comment-114329
An aspect of Cerebus not often covered. The Weishaupt character in the comic was based on Adam Weishaupt, the founder of the secret society, the Order of Illuminati.
http://www.cereb.us/wiki/index.php?title=Weisshaupt

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

What Serpent! What Grappling Hook and Medallions! What Moat Crossing!


Cinematic score progress by Nils Jiptner
nilsmusic@mac.com


Medallion necklace progress using script/code SetUp by Nick Wolensky
nicholas.wolensky@gmail.com
additional animation by Rob Ellis
robellis.animator@gmail.com


rough test render

Creator Rights News
ATTENTION: The US Supreme Court will hear the case between Marvel (Disney) and the Jack Kirby heirs over the ownership rights to Kirby’s characters. You, as a professional artist, can add your name to an amicus brief (friend of the court) supporting the position of creator rights. Lynn Reznick Parisi is taking point on this effort. If you agree, send your name to Lynn TODAY by 3:00 pm eastern.
http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2014/06/10/support-creator-rights-file-amicus-with-supreme-court/

Monday, June 9, 2014

What Elrod! Murderer! Warrior-for-hire! Thief! Heist! Tavern Keeper! Market Stand!

Vest cloth simulation/dynamics by Jose Molina 
jmolina189@gmail.com

animation by Sergey Belyaev

animation progress by Matteo Rovatti 
http://rovattim3d.blogspot.com/
rovattim@gmail.com

helmet added and layout progress by Jennifer Longe 
jenlonge@gmail.com

layout progress by Jennifer Longe 
jenlonge@gmail.com

layout progress by Jennifer Longe 
jenlonge@gmail.com


helmet added plus additional animation by Rob Ellis
robellis.animator@gmail.com

"UV transfer, animation transfer and eye transfer for Tavern Keeper" by Nick Wolensky
nicholas.wolensky@gmail.com

"Market Stand" texture update progress by Jeremy Aucoin
jeremyaucoin15@hotmail.com

Friday, June 6, 2014

What Flashback! What Farmer! What Finest Warrior?


effects, lighting, rendering, composition, additional animation by Nat Palazzo
ntpalazzo@gmail.com
From the comic



animation progress by Kevin Matsui
khmatsui@shaw.ca
Part of this crowd http://youtu.be/8ryALmBwn-A


Very rough test render and Medallion necklace progress using script/code SetUp by Nick Wolensky
nicholas.wolensky@gmail.com

CEREBUS NEWS
A new review of Cerebus High Society from the perspective of a political candidate! http://mindlessones.com/2014/06/05/cerebus-high-society/#comment-113124

Thursday, June 5, 2014

What Magical Artifacts! Barging! Transfer!Wizard!


lighting, rendering composition, additional animation progress by Nat Palazzo
ntpalazzo@gmail.com


animation progress by Kevin Matsui
khmatsui@shaw.ca

"UV transfer on imported Tavern Keeper character" progress by Nick Wolensky
nicholas.wolensky@gmail.com


character and cloth animated by by Kevin Matsui
khmatsui@shaw.ca

CEREBUS NEWS
Cerebus #1 on PopMythology's Throwback Thursday list
http://www.popmythology.com/throwback-thursday-comic-strips-and-books/

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

What Skeletons! What Guards! What Wizard! Pirates!


layout progress by Jennifer Longe
jenlonge@gmail.com


animation by Rob Ellis
robellis.animator@gmail.com


cloth animation progress by Kevin Matsui
khmatsui@shaw.ca

CEREBUS NEWS

"Dave Sim Pirates The Pirates On Cerebus Downloads" Bleeding Cool article
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/06/03/dave-sim-bootlegs-the-bootleggers-on-cerebus-downloads/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

Below Cerebus drawing by comicbook artist James Kenneth Woodward

Sunday, June 1, 2014

What Skeleton! Wizard! Underground! Rock! Barge! Title!



Cinematic score progress by Nils Jiptner
nilsmusic@mac.com


animation by Kevin Matsui
khmatsui@shaw.ca

"Underground doorway" texture/model update progress by Aleksandr Uusmees
anewmanfx@gmail.com

texture progress by Brian Evans
bevans048@gmail.com


early animation progress by Kevin Matsui
khmatsui@shaw.ca


Cerebus Title Logo animation test render