Rocket Sled Paper Mâché Model

Getting into building some more paper mâché models.  Here is a futuristic rocket sled.  Need to add the paper mâché still (this is the cardboard under structure), but starting to come together.  

'Lumin' into another festival!

http://www.ccad.edu/blog/2013/09/austin-film-fest-accepts-ccads-lumin-for-screening-next-month/

Interview in the Spring.

Talked with the website Animation Career Review about CCAD and the animation industry. You can read the whole article here.

Recent Paper Mâché Projects

I haven't posted much this summer. It's been busy. I did manage to work on these two guys over the summer here and there. A 2/3 scale R2D2 and a life sized minion. Happy with how they turned out. I've LOVED paper mâché since I was a kid. Almost always had some project I was working on. Made a lot of paper mâché Millenium Falcons throughout the years. Might have to do another one of those sometime.

My sabbatical is starting soon. Have a large scale animation project I will be working on and also getting back to Capt. Cheeseball, Vol III. Excited for the fall!!!

Article in Animation Career Review about CCAD

http://www.animationcareerreview.com/articles/columbus-college-art-design’s-tom-richner-talks-animation-teaching-and-working-industry

Man of Steel Countdown!!!

Award of Excellence from the L.A. Movie Awards

'Lumin' was just recognized by the L.A. Movie Awards with an Award of Excellence.  Though it didn't make it into the screening due to the large amount of entries, we're excited that the film was still honored.  Still good news.  Congrats again to everyone/ all the students involved in the film! 

You can watch the film in its entirety here.