Lazy DOg, Chief, 3D model

To speed up the hand drawn animation, I create simple 3D models of each character to pose and then trace. Only key poses. This helps to get difficult perspective right quickly, even fish eye lens shots become relatively simple to do. This clip has no audio. Nice huh? Not even music.

Lazy Dog

Erik is developing a new short film called Lazy Dog. This is going to be something entirely different. Again. This hand-drawn cartoon, aimed at young adults, is a thriller-drama about a girl struggling to stay awake and make sense of her life—a challenge we can all relate to. But the harder she tries, the deeper … Read more