I made a couple of tweaks to Sassafras Sam (backdrop, shadow, and some color work) as he’s going to be making an appearance in the January ‘12 issue of Ceiga, an online magazine from the UK. Fun! Look for it soon at http://www.ceiga.co.uk

Just a quick update, I’ll be teaching an online course at the AnimSchool this January called ‘Introduction to 3D Characters’. It’s a character modeling and rigging class aimed towards animation students. If you’re interested you can check enrollment availability here: http://tinyurl.com/8a95jys

I went to go see Puss in Boots with my family over the weekend- Dreamworks hosted a special “friends and family” screening for us at a local theater (free popcorn included!). I have to say, it really turned out fantastic. My wife and I enjoyed every minute, and the kids were enthralled. They’ve really captured the feeling of Old Mexico, and the dynamic between Selma Hayek and Antonia Bandaras played out very well, despite their characters being cats(!). The story line, music, and of course visuals all worked perfectly.

On those lines- I should mention that I worked on this movie for about a year and a half. I modeled a ton of things- but most prominently the opening saloon interior, hotel interior, about 10 or so building exteriors, the canyon environment and the crow character. All of these will show up in my gallery sooner or later!

At long last, I have something new and original to post! I’ve been casually working on this dude since August 2010. No joke… with my busy life, I could only give it 2 or 3 hours a week for a long time. Anyways- here he is in all his surfaced, and non-surfaced glory.

These are only small versions of the original which stands proud at 2800×3840. You can view them in much richer detail here:
http://eric3d.com/sam/SassafrasSam_EricLyman_surfaced_large.jpg
http://eric3d.com/sam/SassafrasSam_EricLyman_grayscale_large.jpg
http://eric3d.com/sam/SassafrasSam_EricLyman_wireframe_large.jpg
http://eric3d.com/sam/SassafrasSam_EricLyman_wireandgray1024.jpg

(You may need to copy / paste these links in your browser if the PIB video below is in the way)
I’ll be adding more detail to this post soon.

I’ve been working on this film for the last year or so here at Dreamworks. And the first of that work is now public- the ‘official’ teaser! You can also get the lastest news on PIB here: http://www.pussinbootsthemovie.com/

I finally took the time to contact Laika and get some of my old work from the Jack and Ben days. JNB was an animated film that never got out of pre-production before being canceled… it was also my first taste of what would become my career- working on top notch animated features. Here are two of my creations- an awesome green station wagon that can somehow drive on dinner plate sized wheels, and a beautiful red barn that Mary Blair herself would have approved of.

These have been added to the gallery, but you can also get to them by clicking on each here.

I’ve updated my galley page with work I did for last years’ “Legend of the Guardians” film, and 2009’s “Coraline”. Also added some cool freelance projects that are years old now, and some very old work that I did in school, just for fun. Check it out (click on “Gallery” from the choice of tabs above)

We went out a few weekends ago to see the movie… Wow. It turned out so beautifully! I guess the above image speaks for itself. I’m very proud to have been apart of what I feel is the most visually impressive CG film ever made. Congrats to everyone over at Animal Logic!

Here’s the trailer for the latest and greatest from Dreamworks. I’ve seen a few key sequences from this film and I have to say it’s looking really great. Due out on Nov. 5th 2010. I’m also proud to say I got to help out this for a week with some last minute modeling

Just a quick update, the owl movie I worked on “Legend of the Guardians: The owls of Ga’Hoole” is set to be released on September 24th of this year. And from what my friends who are still at Animal Logic are telling me- it looks absolutely fantastic. Here is some proof! Three new TV spots that Warner Brothers are running right now.