Rocket Monkeys!

More background designs, colour by Jeff Merritt:

Marvel backgrounds

This was a really fun, challenging show, motion comics, actually. The images were taken from their respective graphic novels and converted into an animation-y sort of thing. Sometimes there was only the hint of a background after the characters were cut out. They also had to fit a standard screen format. I included the image I was given and the background that arose from it so that you can see the difference.

Pirate Express title cards

I did layouts for Pirate Express, and also knocked out a few title cards:

Backgrounds

These are some of the backgrounds that helped get my foot in the door at Atomic Cartoons.

More backgrounds and studies

More backgrounds and studies:

This was fun, sort of an establishing shot to a nonexistent story. I want to revisit this and play with  the lighting.

The mysterious crypt at the top of the cemetery. 

The monster that ate Yaletown!

Caffe Cittadella - the best little coffee shop in Vancouver, located at 7th & Ash.

Studies from the downtown East Side.

Exploring styles

Here are some studies, sketches and doodles I did a few years ago, exploring what direction I wanted my artwork to take. This was before I settled on backgrounds.

I always liked things with rivets.

I have been remiss in my blog posting, about three years absent, but it's been an eventful time. My dream of working in the animation industry was achieved in October, 2012, and it's been a fun amazing rollercoaster ride ever since. I've been working at Atomic Cartoons, and am amazed and humbled by the level of talent that resides there. Most of the work I'm posting emanates from that studio. As this is going to be my portfolio blog, I'm also including personal work that I've previously posted so as to bring it closer to the forefront. I hope you like it!

Cheers!
Andrew Lucas