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O yeah ! I received today the WIP of one of my characters done in sculpture by Kloroform. They did an awesome job ! Its tottaly amazing!

Go on their website to see what they do : kloroform - Collectibles statues

Here's more information about the statue

Scale: 1/6
Weight (Inches): 8''
Weight (cm): 20,32cm
Material: Resin
Licence: Squeeze Studio

I'm curently working on a new project, an animation book called: Animation Insiders.

What is Animation Insiders ?
AI is a series of books dedicated to animation. These books are a compilation of know-how, experience and anecdotes from talented animators. Each book will explore a new theme and the vision of talented animators on that theme. Animation Insiders is aimed at people who are passionate about animation, those who are looking to surpass their limits and acquire new techniques. The concept is that each book will have one subject shared by the top animators on this particular subject. Animation Insiders is an book that will go beyond the basic principals of animation. Animation Insiders is a tool to learn from the best animators.

With the participation of talented animators:

Mike Nguyen, Jason Ryan, Jason Scheifler, Pablo Navarro, Ana Maria Alvarado, Emilio Gorayeb, Jason Martinsen, Pedro Blumenbaum, Anthea Kerou, Shahar Levavi

For more information or for any other request: Contact us

A new character, Mr Squouch !

After 8 month working on different projects, Chevisodes, D-puppet and Animation Insiders... I decided to create a new character and come back to my passion, character design. I create this Alien - octopus with 3D studio max 2008, Photoshop and Hair & fur.

C&C are very welcome !

I've accepted a new position as Artistic Director Animation at Ubisoft. I am really excited about this new opportunity and the project I will be working on.

I wrote a second article in GOmotion magasine about animation. It’s a tip and tricks about Acting Choice. Its so important, make your character move is one thing but to make it look real is a very complex job. Creating an acting sequence is a challenge, each one is a challenge in it’s self. As an animator, we must evolve in our acting choices. We have to be original, it’s essential and also we have to put in a lot of hard work to find creative ideas to put together “THE” acting performance. I hope you’ll like it! Special thx to Marta !

I added 3 pictures from my visit to Dreamworks Studio in L.A. During this trip, I was really lucky to meet amazing artist like Jason Ryan, Dave Burgess and other talented animators curently working Monster vs Aliens animation film.

I went to Los Angeles this week, attending at the SIGGRAPH convention. I've seen a lot of great conference and master class (Andrew Gordon - Spline Doctors), (Shawn Kelly & Carlos Baena - Animation mentor), (Tribute to Frank and Ollie - Dave Burgess - Randy Cartwright - Kevin Kock - Andreas Deja). A lot of great material for animators! Here's some pictures from my trip!

GOmotion is a magazine for 3D artists and animators, It is a must-have for anyone who's interested in charting the evolution and growth of the animation and visual effects industries . I wrote in GOmotion magasine a small article about the workflow to animate a shot. It should be useful for new animators and student. It’s a general animation article and I hope you’ll like it! Special thx to Marta for this great opportunity !

Digital art masters is now available ! Meet some of the finest digital 2D and 3D artists working in the industry today, and discover how they create some of the most innovative art in the world. The book is divided into five genre sections (sci-fi, scene, fantasy, character, cartoon). As with volume 2, approximately 55 artists will be chosen and each artist will have a brief biography and a showcase image. They'll describt the creation of the showcase image - focusing on the aspects which were most challenging or interesting. Broadly each artist will explain the process from concept, modeling, texturing, rendering, and lighting through to post-production.

Im curently working on Dpuppet, DPuppet is a free rig for 3D Studio max. It's mean to provide animators with a way to animate without having to think about the technical side of 3D animation. The DPuppet have no controllers, the animator animates directly the differents parts of DPuppet. The rig comes with a visual interface that provide a selection board. Im working on this project with Eric D Légaré (TD). I work on the modeling, concept and animation.

Promo image of Fern is done ! (Done by the team of CHEVisodes.)

I gave an animation conference at Singapore last week. Thank to the 3D sense team and everybody who make this event possible. I really appreciate to meet Artist from Singapore. So,Thx for everything guys ! CG Overdrive is an iconic event for computer graphics and animation enthusiasts held in Singapore. Conceived with the philosophy of "story as king", the knowledge-centric event aims to arm Asian CG talents with deeper expertise. The line-up of activities includes an exhibition, conference, masterclasses, forums and networking events, guild meetings, opportunities as well as a host of festival activities such as a recruitment zone, exhibitor workshops, film screenings and a digital art gallery.

CGsociety - Tutorial - EXPOSÉ 6 Artist

''Originally created for the CGSociety’s ‘Strange Behavior’ CGChallenge in 2007, Patrick entered his ‘Fear of the Dark’ character for EXPOSÉ 6 and the judges gave him a Master award in the ‘Whimsical’ category. At the start of the Pre Sale of EXPOSÉ 6, Patrick now tells his own story of the making of the 'Fear of the Dark' character.''

CHEVisodes is an episode based cg animated movie featuring CHEV, a quite freaky goat living some wild adventures. Other characters may join CHEV in his adventures but this will be yours to discover ... CHEVisode01 is yet to be published, but you can still take a look at the "Work In Progress Video" to see how things are going