whisKey animator toolkit is a handy collection of tools for animators. -->download and development page< -- You can easily: **set inbetweens interactively drag left and right to set inbetweens in real time. You can ...
Had this "mess" welcoming me back from my 2 week vacation. I now know never to turn my back on fellow animators! Thanks Sam Baker, and the rest of you (you know who you are)!! Haha, you guys got me pretty good!!
Proud to announce the birth of our first baby boy. Keita Bates Born Aug 7th 2011 in Takarazuka, Japan 3110kg 50.1cm
An overview of some of the techniques I used to make the short film, Sayonara...
Sayonara... 3D Anaglyph 2011 Experimental Short, 1min 10sec This takes place a few moments after Charles and his friend say goodbye. Based on my short film "Sayonara" this is a short experimental animation to explore various stereoscopic techniques. I used drawn animation, painting, cg animation, and video recorded using a Panasonic AG-3DA1 stereoscopic ...
Sayonara 2011 Experimental Short, 3min 40sec A short story about two unlikely friends saying goodbye. A young man named Charles just lost his home. He spends one last day with his best friend, a sea turtle, before moving on. This graduation project was made while at the Kyoto University of Art and Design. It ...
Sparks 2009 Experimental Short, 8.5 minutes Dir. Eric Bates A short story about a young spark, on a journey to fulfill his dream of joining the fireworks. This was my first project after coming to the Kyoto University of Art in 2008. I wanted to experiment with techniques and do something I hadn't done before. ...
I'm alive and well in Australia. The weather has been great so far, I've already taken a walk in the ocean and even went hiking in Deep Creek. View ...
Seriously the past 3 years has gone by so quickly. What a great experience it was to live in Japan and make my art! Truly a life changing experience. Thanks to all my friends, Suzuka Sensei and my wife Ayumi, for ...
Introspection 2010 Experimental Animation, 4 minutes Directed by, Judith Umaña Eric Bates Rulo López This was one of our first collaborative projects between the three of us. It has undergone quite a few different versions as we developed the idea and techniques. We used, print making techniques, drawing, painting, photography, stop motion animation, as well as digital ...
Wrapping up our projects, the studio is in its most intense state of use, as well as appearing in complete chaos (although it makes perfect sense at the moment). Figured this would be a fun time to document...
I've been busy working on my graduation project but I wanted to take a quick breath of fresh air and post some photos from today's 3D shoot...
This is an overview of some of the techniques I've been playing around with this week. As well as an look at how I went from a sketch, to maquette, to a 3d proxy model. One of my goals with all of this experimentation was to find a more automated ...
I spent the month of July, 2010 working as an animator at Shirogumi VFX in Tokyo. I had a great time living and working in Tokyo and I wanted to share my experience. Please enjoy! Thanks to Shirogumi and my uni (Kyoto University of Art) for this opportunity. Music: Quruli - Rose Flower Also ...
Here is a photo I took today at the exhibit. Ill be working the front desk again on friday so come and say hi! The exhibit is based around the theme of "peace" and also to mark the 65th ...
