Glenn Art

Here we go again

2008-08-19T16:14:00.001-07:00

It's bound to happen one of these times, right? I keep getting closer. The first time I applied, I was in college, didn't have much to show and they were very polite, but i'm sure they laughed when I left the room. The second time I applied was for the After Effects position. Though I was recommended by the person they were going to hire, someone else was hired before I even got my portfolio in. With the Layout Artist, Pixar actually called me up and flew me out for an interview. That was amazing. Thought they didn't offer me a job, I was that much closer. Now, I'm gearing up for round four! Wish me luck.

2008-08-14T19:33:00.000-07:00

My recent venture into water color...

2008-07-23T15:26:00.000-07:00

This painting was done in about an hour. I know it's not amazing, but my enthusiasm for watercolor has just been rekindled and this is right at the beginning of the wave. Hopefully things will get a better as I keep practicing. We just got back from a visit to Idaho to visit a friend, and as a thank you for staying at their house, I sat out front and painted the scene before me.

I would also have you know that I did not make the painting from this photograph. The difference in perspective you see is the difference between the naked eye and the focal length of the camera lens. So please don't dock me points for not getting it to look exactly like the photograph that you see. But I was impressed that Marianne was able to get a picture from almost exactly where I sat to do the painting.

I have a lot to learn about painting.

tree study

2008-07-11T16:55:00.000-07:00

Chia Loosli

2008-06-27T09:26:00.000-07:00

random sketches

2008-06-25T09:50:00.000-07:00

Clown Monkey

2008-06-12T16:09:00.000-07:00

2008-05-22T08:51:00.000-07:00

Jonas Boy

2008-05-12T13:23:00.000-07:00

This is a portrait of my newest little boy for a gift to my wife for this year's Mother's Day. I know there are many problems, but seeing as how I'm not really a portrait artist, I'm pretty pleased with this. I know if I put in more time, I could iron this out to be a bit more technically accurate. This is about 6 hours of work. Black and White rocks. I don't want to leave out Max, so I'll be posting another portrait of my first born. We'll see how that one turns out.

May Demo

2008-05-01T10:07:00.000-07:00

I have been working on this over the past couple of weeks and I would bet I've put in well over 60 hours working mainly on the Half Pipe Dream, not to mention working out all the little details. The Devil is in the details... Ain't it true.

Anyway, I want to spend more and more time on this thing because it needs so much work. But I have to get it out before I miss an opportunity. There is a trade off, do you sweeten the demo reel - thereby increasing your chances at the golden job? Or do you quick get something together and sent out, before the rad job gets nabbed? It's a toss up.

endings

2008-04-30T07:41:00.000-07:00

I have gotten great feedback from people on this little piece and one of the comments was the screen direction issue at the very end. Here is a side by side comparison of the two.

complete with Titles

2008-04-28T09:30:00.000-07:00

I am very interested in hearing your critiques. I know that it is standard to just leave a "feel good" comment - ex. "wow, I love it!" "Perfect!" "Don't change a thing! You're amazing, Glenn, and you should work for Pixar!!" Don't hesitate to leave that as well, but if you see something that could be better - let me know. I am using this for a camera-setup portfolio piece and I want it to be nice.

Grazie amici

full first draft of Half Pipe Dream

2008-04-27T04:29:00.000-07:00

Here it is, the entire first draft of this little exercise I've been working on. Like I mentioned before, the idea came from a childhood dream, but I'm using it now to explore camera angles and camera movement. I welcome criticism and approval just the same. Let me know if this is understandable. What works and what doesn't work for you? What is confusing?

Half Pipe Dream rough draft

2008-04-25T03:13:00.000-07:00

When I was a little kid, I was really into rollerblades and one night I had a dream that there was a skate park that had a roller coaster roller blade track. That idea has been rattling around in my head since then and I thought that creating it in 3D space might help exercise it out of my life! Plus this is just way cool to look at without the danger what could happen on a track like this.

A smile might be nice

2008-04-23T15:56:00.000-07:00

I don't think of myself as an angry person, but I've been noticing that most of my drawings come out with angry eyes and expressions. Maybe its the cool lines that mad eyes make.

animated GIF test

2008-04-15T07:30:00.001-07:00

Taxes are due WHEN?!

2008-04-14T09:37:00.001-07:00

Soccer girl

2008-04-11T16:52:00.001-07:00

PJG character cut outs

2008-02-27T09:15:00.000-08:00

Nervous Pooh

2008-02-25T07:52:00.000-08:00

This is in honor of my big brother, Scott. You know when you anticipate doing something stressful, like speaking in front of public, you get the butterflies in your stomach? Scott claims that there is also a link to the bowels - that you get nervous poo. This is my birthday present to Scott. Here's to you big brother, thanks for inspiring me!

Look Development

2008-02-22T11:00:00.001-08:00

This is for a book that I will probably never illustrate.

Contrast

2008-02-08T11:00:00.000-08:00

Marker look

2008-02-05T17:05:00.000-08:00

I like the look of those newspaper comics. They make good use of white space, and I wanted to give it a shot.

Quickie

2008-01-30T16:04:00.001-08:00

I just got this really cool new toy and I have to bust it out every now and then. Today, at work, some people were asking about it and this is the result of a quick demonstration of its power. I few weeks ago I saw someone else with this on their desk and, I admit that I was jealous. I told Kristen about it and immediately began trying to figure out some way to justify buying it. Then Kristen went ahead and bought it for me. We'll figure it all out later! :) Just kidding Mom and Dad - we are very responsible people.

my replacement

2008-01-25T17:42:00.000-08:00

My son is only 2 1/2 and he's alreadydrawing these amazing pictures. Is this normal, or am I just another overly proud father?