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Movie Review: "Up"

Its wonderful from beginning to end.

I wish I had more to say, but when a movie this good comes along there's really not much more to add.  Pixar is on a roll now with two home runs in a row after WALL-E, with Cars being a definite bump in the road and Ratatouille being a good but not great palate cleanser (IMHO, of course).  Hopefully Toy Story 3 will continue the company's winning streak.

Speaking of Pixar, here's how I'd rank their films from best to worst:  WALL-E, The Incredibles, Up, Toy Story 2, Monster's Inc, Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Ratatouille, A Bug's Life, and finally . . . Cars.

Anyway, go see Up.  It's one of Pixar's best yet, which is saying a lot.

-Otis

GvE

Some personal sketch card commissions.

Characters from the game "Beyond Good and Evil".

These personal sketch cards measure 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches each and were drawn with micron pens and Prismacolor markers/pencils.

You can watch a recording of me creating these cards on my Ustream channel HERE and HERE!

-Otis

Happy Birthday, Dad

Have some ice cream cake, kiss Mom for me and keep fighting the good fight, Dad.

Love and well wishes from Leigh and I on this, your 62nd birthday.

-Otis

P.S.  Mom . . . make sure he uses the gift!

Hitched

Some personal sketch card commissions.

These personal sketch cards measure 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches each and were drawn with micron pens and Prismacolor markers/pencils.

You can watch a recording of me creating these cards on my Ustream channel HERE!

-Otis

7-7-Sundays Week 7

Thanks to everyone who stopped by to grab a commission and watch me draw. I hope to see everyone back again next Sunday!

Go HERE to watch a recording of me drawing all 7 commissions!

Go HERE to learn all about "7-7-Sundays!"

-Otis

You’re Invited: Special Ustream Drawing Jam!

Tomorrow, Wednesday May 27 at 9 PM ET, I will be holding a joint Ustream broadcast with artist Dani Jones.  The show will feature a live drawing jam where each of us will draw something based on a pre-selected theme.  This will be part 1 of 2 . . . the second part will be held next Wednesday, where we will each color the other artist's drawing.

This is sure to be a fun and unique event. Please come, watch, and chat!

For the event, Dani and I will each be broadcasting from our respective Ustream shows. You must have each show open in order to see both sides of the jam.  But if you would like to watch them on one web page, Dani has created a special site where you can watch and chat with each show simultaneously: http://www.danijones.com/ustream

However, if for any reason you have trouble viewing them there, you can open each individual show page on Ustream:

Otis Frampton Live: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/Otis-Frampton-Live

Dani Draws: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/dani-draws

Hope to see you there!

-Otis

Zeek! Production Journal

 

 

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Production paintings for "Zeek!", an animated short film being produced by myself and my wife, Leigh.

These are the 18th, 19th and 20th in a series of quick and rough visualizations to serve as guides for the look and feel of the final film.

Created in Photoshop CS3 using my new Cintiq 21UX.

-Otis

Nobody's Fool

Photoshop.

Painted using my new Cintiq.

About 7 hours hours.

Go HERE to watch a video of me painting most of this piece.

On a side note, this will be my first entry at DrawerGeeks, a bi-weekly artist jam that I was recently invited to join!

-Otis

Whoopass Girls

Some personal sketch card commissions.

These personal sketch cards measure 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches each and were drawn with micron pens and Prismacolor markers/pencils.

-Otis

Zeek! Production Journal

 

 

(Click on the images to see a larger version)

Production paintings for "Zeek!", an animated short film being produced by myself and my wife, Leigh.

These are the 15th, 16th and 17th in a series of quick and rough visualizations to serve as guides for the look and feel of the final film.

Created in Photoshop CS3 using my new Cintiq 21UX.

Go HERE to watch a video of me painting these pieces!

-Otis