And Here's A Picture of Buzz Lightyear

I drew this for a young relatives birthday card.
He likes Buzz Lightyear obviously.

BT Tower Competition - Success!

So, as many of you who are my Facebook friends or Twitter followers will know, last week I found out that my entry to the somewhereto_ BT Tower competition was selected as one of the winning entries! Honestly, no-one was more surprised than me.

The prize was to have your animation screened on the biggest digital screen in Europe (!), so of course I went down to London to meet the other winners and see my animation.
Cue obligatory picture:

It was incredibly cool to see my animation up, and for such a potentially large audience to see it too!
Here's a little video that somewhereto_ made about the event:

There's a little bit more about the competition here.

• somewhereto_ is funded by Legacy Trust UK, creating a lasting impact from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games by funding ideas and local talent to inspire creativity across the UK.

BT Tower Competition

As promised, though slightly later than I said, here's my animation for the BT Tower Competition. I had to rush it a bit, as I had loads of other things to be doing.
The bit at the end is meant to be exhaust fumes, but I couldn't really figure how to do it well. Ah well. I really like the little walking soldier guy though.

By the way, it looks better if you view it full screen you can see the whole thing a bit better, and if you watch it on Vimeo as you can see it in HD! (ooh)

SMILE!

Competition Time (Again)

The title makes it sound like I'm hosting a competition, but unluckily for you I'm not. One of my friends sent me a link to a competition in which you have to create an animation, which if you win will be displayed on MASSIVE screens at the top of the BT Tower in London.

I decided to have a crack at it, even though the deadline is the 5th of January. I thought I'd make something to do with London because they've got a big year coming up with the Olympics and whatnot.

Anyway, some of the designs are above, a black cab, a Routemaster bus, and a Buckingham Palace soldier. I'll probably post the final thing tomorrow, so stay tuned for that, and here's a link to the competition if you fancy a go:

http://www.somewhereto.com/bttower