tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12176278551183368312024-03-05T23:59:51.251-07:00the Eye is the Lightjared merrill artJared Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290486716620588460noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217627855118336831.post-20431939597516796252011-04-07T15:52:00.002-06:002011-04-07T16:00:07.514-06:00Kuboi made this little guy last semester, but recently re - rigged him because I wanted to learn how to do a facial rig. all the facial articulation is bone - driven, there are no blend shapes on him right now.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/22098136" frameborder="0" height="300" width="400"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/22098136">Untitled</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3171194">Jared Merrill</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyyG2xenJt07awTk9EV1RllP4eNDQ-YRC2kpLUUO-fUzim7Ze6e1Uodeli1CO992Rh0zVYdxQ8lzBLYu4kU7wU3BndQ9SSu_IaTu7f-3TTvqsbQBOpl7m1cP8C8hhoIFcQLUA7NpEH1zY/s1600/faceMontage.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyyG2xenJt07awTk9EV1RllP4eNDQ-YRC2kpLUUO-fUzim7Ze6e1Uodeli1CO992Rh0zVYdxQ8lzBLYu4kU7wU3BndQ9SSu_IaTu7f-3TTvqsbQBOpl7m1cP8C8hhoIFcQLUA7NpEH1zY/s400/faceMontage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592964598865509378" border="0" /></a>Jared Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290486716620588460noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217627855118336831.post-36245688489961326792011-04-03T12:40:00.003-06:002011-04-03T12:53:03.546-06:00train parts<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/21868242" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/21868242">Untitled</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3171194">Jared Merrill</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><br />the wheel rotation on this automated piston system is accurate to a user defined speed in MPH. all motion is derivative of the middle wheel's rotation. modeled in maya, rigged in houdini, with driving expressions done in python.Jared Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290486716620588460noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217627855118336831.post-68987815297829609892011-03-30T02:03:00.002-06:002011-03-30T02:07:20.001-06:00a painting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTVIuCkziEVe1qZJD-7DvNgeM-48HemBZJIh-8uOnhvY8-dYfDoRF035BNcyb5MQDoHDursicRqb8TvNxZsHkwttjcZWjyLqXj0SmAa10wL0iIF4rsSg4MPBKd1AILa5SWXgpvZ2kXH4/s1600/skyCastle03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTVIuCkziEVe1qZJD-7DvNgeM-48HemBZJIh-8uOnhvY8-dYfDoRF035BNcyb5MQDoHDursicRqb8TvNxZsHkwttjcZWjyLqXj0SmAa10wL0iIF4rsSg4MPBKd1AILa5SWXgpvZ2kXH4/s400/skyCastle03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589781481935345842" /></a><br />this was a painting i did recently just for fun, based on a sketch i did during my english class.Jared Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290486716620588460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217627855118336831.post-67516734970997326402011-03-16T19:20:00.003-06:002011-03-29T15:54:25.451-06:00homeless mutti modeled and rigged this dog for a student film. it is the pet of a vagrant - hence the sorry, starved build.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/21137071" width="400" frameborder="0" height="300"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/21137071">Untitled</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3171194">Jared Merrill</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/21664641" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/21664641">Untitled</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3171194">Jared Merrill</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Jared Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290486716620588460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217627855118336831.post-83618934104962667142011-02-03T01:36:00.003-07:002011-02-03T01:40:57.908-07:00pen n inki've been doing some gesture drawing lately with a sweet leaky pen and a 50% grey prismacolor marker, and it's been a lot of fun.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihDOlG17LtTp68uKIsHQdsdVJWrdiu0ZbVqtCK59Gy6uF3JWAybUF38amLV-9RdQdX6zyCMBKjxwxctIlDunyiVhLehnLgrup5KjAAw5MN7fFjtybfdRg87cH_G_4_6g9KvZTugSrLM-s/s1600/gestureDrawings01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihDOlG17LtTp68uKIsHQdsdVJWrdiu0ZbVqtCK59Gy6uF3JWAybUF38amLV-9RdQdX6zyCMBKjxwxctIlDunyiVhLehnLgrup5KjAAw5MN7fFjtybfdRg87cH_G_4_6g9KvZTugSrLM-s/s400/gestureDrawings01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569379565495343202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4rPhQkazQdMQRc-5dc-vrmkfUTfMr7nQCW2ocYknFbto2IqpFRiobTcDZ9tRK2xbmE2rgxai4hB4YUuRNMyDYOzfV924XxYg_RHidc8HdLNIxqgFLEhIO4qmDqvEqBsYcq9iXZiX468/s1600/gestureDrawings02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4rPhQkazQdMQRc-5dc-vrmkfUTfMr7nQCW2ocYknFbto2IqpFRiobTcDZ9tRK2xbmE2rgxai4hB4YUuRNMyDYOzfV924XxYg_RHidc8HdLNIxqgFLEhIO4qmDqvEqBsYcq9iXZiX468/s400/gestureDrawings02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569379470489353810" /></a>Jared Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290486716620588460noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217627855118336831.post-69343656281854408892011-01-07T17:29:00.005-07:002011-01-07T17:35:35.278-07:00tool belt<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXrf_XSUPROV-OHer1fekJuqvTiEBuWNwG8CK4dQ4FRcIB4zGHHyB5uKtuHKGSyCxnAxnn9tsowzmuKqqQR_UDzbuNQxVXD3VTlLMGLyZld9ENN0auqYe5aPK6ME4X6c6hCug35M4RG4s/s1600/malletCompositFinal.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXrf_XSUPROV-OHer1fekJuqvTiEBuWNwG8CK4dQ4FRcIB4zGHHyB5uKtuHKGSyCxnAxnn9tsowzmuKqqQR_UDzbuNQxVXD3VTlLMGLyZld9ENN0auqYe5aPK6ME4X6c6hCug35M4RG4s/s400/malletCompositFinal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559606033075456098" border="0" /></a><br />This was for my shading class. The assignment was to build, texture, light, render and composit an object into a photograph. Hopefully its not <span style="font-style: italic;">too</span> obvious...Jared Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290486716620588460noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217627855118336831.post-57991655034198392492010-12-08T23:45:00.007-07:002010-12-10T18:18:55.532-07:00Bradypus tridactylus<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqYL26bXkZ_X1OCbFggfXm9N5BX5W7e0ZrGFwZiBvUtSZT28jMWg66TdJSKwNbYA5_wwuzLfJBHPbAoaHpNX_VKF6fJiHxDj6e1vynRrJOvq8u8v2LI7azyBSAPCtlZl9gLrqv_Z3xe8/s1600/spaceSloth04.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqYL26bXkZ_X1OCbFggfXm9N5BX5W7e0ZrGFwZiBvUtSZT28jMWg66TdJSKwNbYA5_wwuzLfJBHPbAoaHpNX_VKF6fJiHxDj6e1vynRrJOvq8u8v2LI7azyBSAPCtlZl9gLrqv_Z3xe8/s400/spaceSloth04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548573876502093314" border="0" /></a><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Sloths are obviously aliens.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Aliens, yes, and aliens of the time-traveling sort; their time-suits allow them to explore three parallel universes and yet retain a singular consciousness (there are no surprises when a sloth bumps into itself in the future). </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">As the sloth probes the vastness of the universe, a supercomputer in its suit triangulates its location across the time-space continuum and projects the output onto a planet as a physical manifestation of the sloth. This projection preserves a link to linear time – preventing disaster should all three universes simultaneously unravel.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The sloths we know are but anchors in the sea of time. How poetic.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Such mathematical calculations are almost impossibly astronomical, however, and the effect is similar to playing a fancy new game on an old computer: severe lag and total lameness. That is why sloths on earth are so slow – why they are able to lounge about in utter and singular defiance of "survival of the fittest."</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Pretty clever for looking so stupid.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">(click the image to see it larger)</p>Jared Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290486716620588460noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217627855118336831.post-55562634447414368172010-11-17T12:11:00.003-07:002010-11-17T12:17:43.239-07:00neck beard<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIYGGMl9B1WrcvwZTuWeGw2MTMcwTT1nOwNaWxCWNkDW1PCM9qI4nbYA3ORYhrrNfWsT9QELIsH2hBsMN_3HbNSrY-ptxkMvnY-tdxWzbJF0Xl9hdHifn2pQjzOOuBwXJbKSzBM39XVg/s1600/ratMan_9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIYGGMl9B1WrcvwZTuWeGw2MTMcwTT1nOwNaWxCWNkDW1PCM9qI4nbYA3ORYhrrNfWsT9QELIsH2hBsMN_3HbNSrY-ptxkMvnY-tdxWzbJF0Xl9hdHifn2pQjzOOuBwXJbKSzBM39XVg/s400/ratMan_9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540598570595905330" /></a>Jared Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290486716620588460noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217627855118336831.post-58133866404683793102010-10-23T11:32:00.000-06:002010-10-23T11:34:05.792-06:00Demo Reel October 2010here's my latest demo reel.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/16111368" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/16111368">Demo Reel Oct. 2010</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3171194">Jared Merrill</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Jared Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290486716620588460noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217627855118336831.post-34712884136979482552010-07-26T20:22:00.006-06:002010-07-26T20:34:33.840-06:00mr. modelits been a while since i posted anything, so i'm posting this figure drawing to let you know i'm still alive. its pencil on paper, and i did it at a studio in Provo called the Bridge Academy. good place.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zHfac55mHQSjjzChrPVxM0q5fHk37fbmj1O28W-GEcj6aOFcPAD1p8l_Vrl58eH_Mzgo961Bz0x2hdSYNoPj-tqwn89XmgL9qJhDcnFUTrbRBfJK8VrYNPJx4VGjDKBNkfWBZsy5wEk/s1600/finalFigure.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zHfac55mHQSjjzChrPVxM0q5fHk37fbmj1O28W-GEcj6aOFcPAD1p8l_Vrl58eH_Mzgo961Bz0x2hdSYNoPj-tqwn89XmgL9qJhDcnFUTrbRBfJK8VrYNPJx4VGjDKBNkfWBZsy5wEk/s400/finalFigure.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498407961493512578" border="0" /></a>Jared Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290486716620588460noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217627855118336831.post-682723645075167852010-04-22T15:31:00.000-06:002010-04-22T15:46:34.981-06:00dinomy final for intro to 3d animation. CG dinosaurs may be old news, but it <em>can</em> be fun to beat a dead horse.<br /><br /><object height="300" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11053239&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11053239&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/11053239">dino</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3171194">Jared Merrill</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p>Jared Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290486716620588460noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217627855118336831.post-70263632862234512002010-04-01T14:47:00.000-06:002010-04-01T14:49:08.468-06:00black jackthat he doesn't blink is a little creepy, but i had fun modeling and animating this talking grey head.<br /><br /><object height="300" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10607487&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10607487&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/10607487">blendhead</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3171194">Jared Merrill</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p>Jared Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290486716620588460noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217627855118336831.post-41174461637341787652010-03-18T11:23:00.001-06:002010-03-18T11:48:50.841-06:00work from figure drawing this morning. special thanks to metcalf for proposing 'space' and 'space pig' themes for a non-competetive draw-off.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnduScDSNh7KlITqELG6M8xjA-wkJLhQO6n5vf1vuwhzsOuRuyBsm-RgK7pe-JIHNhUVADKSt_ZS-A0PRZ_atKnoXgg4EJgcOlUeAg0hBL6pp9uWhKSDtuTPwwdI6dWnO1LQleDiHlBbc/s1600-h/figureDraw3_10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnduScDSNh7KlITqELG6M8xjA-wkJLhQO6n5vf1vuwhzsOuRuyBsm-RgK7pe-JIHNhUVADKSt_ZS-A0PRZ_atKnoXgg4EJgcOlUeAg0hBL6pp9uWhKSDtuTPwwdI6dWnO1LQleDiHlBbc/s400/figureDraw3_10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450027248512891442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2DVZWqqcvY_ZTcq7gEqCFCvAhHSZvZmVNZ1X_RWccTAq5IdoQ3x5JNXAeXWGF2eq2Kawr5qqesGp-HUYN50e4KURPd4mUfY1vM8Vr2-CqIANBTnWfM97-ZfpLeq-P-ATFgBvw9AVMXI/s1600-h/spaceduo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2DVZWqqcvY_ZTcq7gEqCFCvAhHSZvZmVNZ1X_RWccTAq5IdoQ3x5JNXAeXWGF2eq2Kawr5qqesGp-HUYN50e4KURPd4mUfY1vM8Vr2-CqIANBTnWfM97-ZfpLeq-P-ATFgBvw9AVMXI/s320/spaceduo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450032076868993586" /></a>Jared Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290486716620588460noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217627855118336831.post-86904010199982316292010-03-08T16:27:00.000-07:002010-03-08T16:33:25.921-07:00if you skinned a lionthis is what it would look like. sort of. this run cycle was an anatomical study of a cat's muscles, at least the basic groups. it feels jittery because it's just the key frames.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10010387&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10010387&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/10010387">Untitled</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3171194">Jared Merrill</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Jared Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290486716620588460noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217627855118336831.post-47187795984832314762010-02-22T18:11:00.000-07:002010-02-22T18:37:45.908-07:00binkythis was my first shot at 3d animation. i havent learned to rig yet so the animation was done by rotating and translating the parts of the model. inspiration for the baby's little finger roll came from my roomate joe, who does it occasionally when presented an idea he finds pleasing.<br />"joe, its taco tuesday."<br />joe (while doing the finger roll) "ooh. excellent."<br /><br /><object height="300" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9658351&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9658351&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/9658351">binky</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3171194">Jared Merrill</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p>Jared Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290486716620588460noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217627855118336831.post-27605625249895679422010-02-14T12:06:00.001-07:002010-02-14T12:07:15.208-07:00pinata rights activistthis rough little animation was for my illusion of life class. the idea was to show the character acting to a sound clip. sorry the image is so dark. <br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9434388&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9434388&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/9434388">Untitled</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3171194">Jared Merrill</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Jared Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290486716620588460noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217627855118336831.post-34197352552292722232009-12-31T17:21:00.000-07:002010-02-03T14:58:21.726-07:00just for funi spent a day in my fleece pants drawing in photoshop. i reccomend fleece pants to everyone. <br /><br 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tCAZa7ox6e950_jh_6UuaSdWoV-bcR6cS1xh-SLi9D8NvLMBXA3E1H2WEK8huyLMnUUsGm9uuv02xH9pKZMzgRQe-nUUiyylv_6GVW5ARh0-fp0jz2juUMLcYns00arubvRTrp5Y3dw/s400/dino.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421569837327676050" /></a>Jared Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290486716620588460noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217627855118336831.post-3263879392828099732009-12-12T19:49:00.000-07:002009-12-12T20:14:06.844-07:00"flea"this little parasite was fun to create. i put the title in quotes because its design is roughly based on a flea, but it really looks more like a flea/tick/alien mix. it was a lot of fun and a great learning process. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdCqUhsZAB3cUlvfMayj0qf79MjbLO3CrUkwQCWgYy2WwU53WJZgyks7BxySzaSeMs2yU09k2uReTmQrVRKVUfPhpaO5dcV9bBtyD1HRnvLLVElYszzz1HTk2NGmJGMLssZFxPEf4974/s1600-h/finalflea.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdCqUhsZAB3cUlvfMayj0qf79MjbLO3CrUkwQCWgYy2WwU53WJZgyks7BxySzaSeMs2yU09k2uReTmQrVRKVUfPhpaO5dcV9bBtyD1HRnvLLVElYszzz1HTk2NGmJGMLssZFxPEf4974/s400/finalflea.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414551426711729986" /></a>Jared Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290486716620588460noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217627855118336831.post-17393513221202095362009-11-13T13:59:00.000-07:002009-11-13T14:01:26.120-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtwLwyoDgGstexQPLMIrEQS4MeZmDWcie0MRwCn9gqWxeUVddB_h879HjNGxNq9cHq_MjRXyAKEHiyqEEUFRpyrmPE-JmcoBl22fbp7tlwN5kjBGKz3xRg6FrBcKUSN5NBNzrFNgpby8/s1600-h/2hrs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtwLwyoDgGstexQPLMIrEQS4MeZmDWcie0MRwCn9gqWxeUVddB_h879HjNGxNq9cHq_MjRXyAKEHiyqEEUFRpyrmPE-JmcoBl22fbp7tlwN5kjBGKz3xRg6FrBcKUSN5NBNzrFNgpby8/s400/2hrs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403696171111651266" /></a>Jared Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290486716620588460noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217627855118336831.post-11074814043535780452009-10-21T11:46:00.000-06:002009-10-21T11:58:05.847-06:00teapothere's my first finished piece of work in 3d computer graphics. the assignment was to design a teapot, teacups, and environment, build it, texture it, light it, and compose a scene. it was a lot of fun work to do. click the picture for larger view. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4lTbhIwW4uo4LwmDDL3HStqXOWv8uI3q6MIlaisVIq8kQO9ex4zmSEjZXaraJwzx-9xKS9rtfSC82ketNjgA5xWH8NJDZ2-bFETkvZcMA_IWC8fV-RIo3TOV4PLmopNll-H6RglsIUc/s1600-h/blogshotpot.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4lTbhIwW4uo4LwmDDL3HStqXOWv8uI3q6MIlaisVIq8kQO9ex4zmSEjZXaraJwzx-9xKS9rtfSC82ketNjgA5xWH8NJDZ2-bFETkvZcMA_IWC8fV-RIo3TOV4PLmopNll-H6RglsIUc/s400/blogshotpot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395112365901642882" /></a>Jared Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290486716620588460noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217627855118336831.post-18456677797769810882009-10-16T14:02:00.000-06:002009-10-16T14:32:27.841-06:00large mammalsusually i dont give up in figure drawing when i'm not in the groove, but yesterday i did when someone mentioned sumo wrestlers. i spent the rest of class drawing these two fellows, much to my enjoyment.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YZx6KHqxhQsl5EoNZRyxE4pSXTmnhDe9-p_8pk9bZ3r0V1rydtq__xH3Zlwdk0hA7UdKafIxNpP7cNq1gvgc3a3d__dNBCIyU2D63QMDRFflawzoLQkyZMwql5cCYhdWAEGVS5gMESQ/s1600-h/sumo+man.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YZx6KHqxhQsl5EoNZRyxE4pSXTmnhDe9-p_8pk9bZ3r0V1rydtq__xH3Zlwdk0hA7UdKafIxNpP7cNq1gvgc3a3d__dNBCIyU2D63QMDRFflawzoLQkyZMwql5cCYhdWAEGVS5gMESQ/s400/sumo+man.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393297953177556098" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFK9FSfnB5GiCEmXQoaq9YPfjw6bJrEnoKS2Ts5EoyUGd_gyHrfjyKRUbvGkr1TtHfDrPgubunPFnBP8NnXK5mvFMEA4PazpQVfJsopDZfcRO7tXVN4zuJjPrtd2UDYl01pfWoDtTXa7c/s1600-h/minotaur.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFK9FSfnB5GiCEmXQoaq9YPfjw6bJrEnoKS2Ts5EoyUGd_gyHrfjyKRUbvGkr1TtHfDrPgubunPFnBP8NnXK5mvFMEA4PazpQVfJsopDZfcRO7tXVN4zuJjPrtd2UDYl01pfWoDtTXa7c/s400/minotaur.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393292412459649106" /></a>Jared Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290486716620588460noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217627855118336831.post-44256688895908617742009-10-07T15:04:00.000-06:002009-10-07T15:08:08.060-06:00for a dime<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF31yNX9RWmnNaIyZlkcCNzLJxnJpBZod6nTK58adFPuo93dKe_BMqLdeXRdk9iX2mM0x9m96-ndNus1xY4SDhyphenhyphenFSi8r5we2raEFVqzVxjbszs4T_3kDNTIUGDIt1ygpu_PPIKoxEFDu4/s1600-h/multipanelcomic.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF31yNX9RWmnNaIyZlkcCNzLJxnJpBZod6nTK58adFPuo93dKe_BMqLdeXRdk9iX2mM0x9m96-ndNus1xY4SDhyphenhyphenFSi8r5we2raEFVqzVxjbszs4T_3kDNTIUGDIt1ygpu_PPIKoxEFDu4/s400/multipanelcomic.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389967631711537650" /></a>Jared Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290486716620588460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217627855118336831.post-53062485388128239442009-09-30T15:20:00.000-06:002009-09-30T15:21:13.943-06:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI94Dei4TLkoGPrZpV9QX04hlDaCDRtDNSKRwd53Zaewi2s-XAMUoNz0M4yRCn0SToSV1t_JmUP-vO62jGAM7AW5OWNTIE2ufKYtK4_hljq0bYfIBK2I35Otb8nlgQqE-kT_y8FJGceqU/s1600-h/jimbofinal.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI94Dei4TLkoGPrZpV9QX04hlDaCDRtDNSKRwd53Zaewi2s-XAMUoNz0M4yRCn0SToSV1t_JmUP-vO62jGAM7AW5OWNTIE2ufKYtK4_hljq0bYfIBK2I35Otb8nlgQqE-kT_y8FJGceqU/s400/jimbofinal.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387373625005072690" /></a>Jared Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290486716620588460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217627855118336831.post-91977041942719483792009-09-30T15:13:00.000-06:002009-09-30T15:20:27.744-06:00jimbo the rodeo clownthe monkey/rodeo panel above was for my storyboarding class. original layouts of the composition had the monkey in the ring behind the action, and the caption was about how the cowboy wishes he had realized earlier that the rodeo clown was a monkey. then i asked myself why a monkey couldn't be trained to be a rodeo clown,images of monkeys gleaning tasty bugs from eachothers hair came to mind, and the result was this comic. i thought i was pretty clever for using the word 'behemoth' in the caption since it describes both the object and intensity of his fantasy, but in retrospect (and with some criticism from the teacher) i realize that it makes the whole thing too wordy. not too clever after all.Jared Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290486716620588460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217627855118336831.post-86327385667993752832009-09-21T16:18:00.000-06:002009-09-21T16:21:01.379-06:00so basically all ive posted thus far are sketches, hopefully more finished works will follow. im just trying to get a few things up so its not blank.Jared Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290486716620588460noreply@blogger.com0