I’m an animator, fresh out of college. Using my skills to pay all the bills and buy more desk toys.Tumblr (3.0; @brad-weaver)http://brad-weaver.com/<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/brad-weaver/37091879460/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_37091879460" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="226" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>My current Demo Reel as of December 2012, showing work from both school and my work at Big Jump Productions. I worked on Brickleberry, Gajiilionaires and the Magic Hockey Skates Christmas Special.</p>http://brad-weaver.com/post/37091879460http://brad-weaver.com/post/37091879460Sun, 02 Dec 2012 23:29:59 -0500bradweaverdemoreelanimationbig jump<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me8gu8u5E41rrrlsko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This was a commission of someone’s character on another site and I was given free reign for the style. I’m trying to broaden my cartoony skills so I’m trying to develop a a cool appealing style. Here’s attempt #1 I guess!</p>http://brad-weaver.com/post/36792592010http://brad-weaver.com/post/36792592010Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:06:00 -0500chinesedragoncartoongraphicstylebrad weaver<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/brad-weaver/21869591140/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_21869591140" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="225" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Our final harmony assignment. It’s a clip from Home Alone. “Harry…. DON’T MOVE!!!” I had originally created a symbol for the spider, but my teacher suggested I do it as rough traditional animation. It works out better.</p>http://brad-weaver.com/post/21869591140http://brad-weaver.com/post/21869591140Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:37:39 -0400<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/brad-weaver/21865707327/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_21865707327" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="225" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>DOG WALK!!!! SO HAPPY!! AAAAAAARG!</p>http://brad-weaver.com/post/21865707327http://brad-weaver.com/post/21865707327Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:41:33 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xw-sJF4tIWo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Here is my current demo reel, showcasing the best animation I’ve done this year in college and a few from last. I stuck to my strengths, so a modelling, rigging and an awesome traditional one is to come some other day. Hope you enjoy!</p>http://brad-weaver.com/post/21770503853http://brad-weaver.com/post/21770503853Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:47:13 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m30t4taj6v1rrrlsko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m30t4taj6v1rrrlsko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>I posted earlier the failed pictures for our Fine Tooning year book? Well, these are my actual two pages, so check them out.</p>http://brad-weaver.com/post/21770313024http://brad-weaver.com/post/21770313024Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:41:17 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m30sv7XBJB1rrrlsko1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m30sv7XBJB1rrrlsko2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>Two of the TOAST Officer and the dragon’s babies that did and didn’t work out that well….</p>http://brad-weaver.com/post/21770118758http://brad-weaver.com/post/21770118758Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:35:31 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7ED2Ungtfig?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>So this is all it lead to. This is Matt Little and I’s final film at Algonquin College Animation. It was very rough ride and a lot of sleep was lost, but definitely manged to put together the longest and most complicated film of the year… ha ha. And before you ask, no, I don’t know either character’s gender or how the ending happened. It’s a lovely mystery.</p>http://brad-weaver.com/post/21769871572http://brad-weaver.com/post/21769871572Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:28:41 -0400<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/brad-weaver/21769779895/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_21769779895" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="300" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>From my second year Harmony class. Find an 11 Second Club sound and animate to it.</p>http://brad-weaver.com/post/21769779895http://brad-weaver.com/post/21769779895Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:26:08 -0400<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/brad-weaver/21768008493/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_21768008493" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="225" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>A lip sync assignment where we pretty much had complete freedom, aside from a time limit. Bonus points if you know where the audio is from!</p>http://brad-weaver.com/post/21768008493http://brad-weaver.com/post/21768008493Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:42:15 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1s3migOgP1rrrlsko1_500.jpg"/><br/> Adam Jensen Commission<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1s3migOgP1rrrlsko2_500.jpg"/><br/> Espomage Speed Paint<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1s3migOgP1rrrlsko3_500.jpg"/><br/> Nu Commission<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1s3migOgP1rrrlsko4_500.jpg"/><br/> Woven Sitting on Some Sort of Scafolding<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1s3migOgP1rrrlsko5_500.png"/><br/> Woven Jumping<br/><br/> <p>So as our school year winds down, we’re asked to put together our best work and put them onto 1-6 pages of Algonquin Animation’s annual Fine Tooning book. I don’t draw as much as I should so I’m only going to have 2 pages. Anyhoo, these are some older drawings from the past year and I tried my luck with them. Rejected! Some aren’t quite up to par and some just aren’t really what Fine Tooning is about. Move on me, move on.</p>http://brad-weaver.com/post/20262154497http://brad-weaver.com/post/20262154497Sat, 31 Mar 2012 22:15:53 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m19p4sGMOA1rrrlsko1_500.png"/><br/> Ambient Occlusion<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m19p4sGMOA1rrrlsko2_500.png"/><br/> Base Render<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m19p4sGMOA1rrrlsko3_500.png"/><br/> The two Together<br/><br/> <p>I’m still learning the ins and outs of rendering and I better hurry, because our panicked final film rendering time is right around the corner. Here I’m realizing how much better Ambient Occlusion and a bit of colour adjust looks on a plain render.</p>http://brad-weaver.com/post/19717777162http://brad-weaver.com/post/19717777162Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:46:00 -0400vikingrendermayataxmanmoustacheAlgonquin College<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/brad-weaver/19073696751/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_19073696751" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="225" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Here’s the TOAST (tax man) Officer. He’s my rig that I’ve made in my 3rd year at animation and the co-star to my final film.</p>http://brad-weaver.com/post/19073696751http://brad-weaver.com/post/19073696751Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:10:45 -0500algonquin collegeanimationrigvikingtaxirscharacter turnaround<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0oqa1dOEL1rrrlsko1_500.jpg"/><br/> The TOAST Officer<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0oqa1dOEL1rrrlsko2_500.jpg"/><br/> The Dragon's Mountain<br/><br/> <p>Final concept art for my final film at Algonquin College. We have two characters and two locations, so we each took one.</p>http://brad-weaver.com/post/19073183494http://brad-weaver.com/post/19073183494Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:01:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0opqtcvgb1rrrlsko1_500.jpg"/><br/> Final<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0opqtcvgb1rrrlsko2_500.jpg"/><br/> Thumbs<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0opqtcvgb1rrrlsko3_500.jpg"/><br/> Rough Line<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0opqtcvgb1rrrlsko4_500.jpg"/><br/> Flat Colour<br/><br/> <p>This was a commission I got in January 2011. Someone wanted their Dragon character to fight a gooey character I created. I might not make that much sense, but I like to think there’s some cool energy.</p>http://brad-weaver.com/post/19072566592http://brad-weaver.com/post/19072566592Sat, 10 Mar 2012 14:49:38 -0500<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/brad-weaver/19071752718/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_19071752718" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="300" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>“I *bleep*in’ beat you suckaAAA!!! I am the ge-ratest muscles to have EVER entered the ring. No one with half a…. blah blah blah…”</p> <p>This was an assignment, in my second year, to have a character pick up a prop and then walk with it with some kind of personality. I definitely bit off more than I could chew when I made this. So much so, I gave myself permanent muscle problems and had to buy an super-ergonomic mouse. Was it worth it? I answer that in a few years time.</p>http://brad-weaver.com/post/19071752718http://brad-weaver.com/post/19071752718Sat, 10 Mar 2012 14:34:58 -0500animationmayaalgonquin collegewalkpropNow I need to use an ergonomic mouse<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/brad-weaver/19039983100/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_19039983100" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="225" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>MEAT!!! This was my first 3D model of a character. It was an assignment where we had to choose an existing character, so I chose Kowalski from Ren and Stimpy, specifically the Fake Dad episode version.</p>http://brad-weaver.com/post/19039983100http://brad-weaver.com/post/19039983100Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:02:43 -0500ren and stimpy meat kowalski fake dad 3d model maya character<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/brad-weaver/19038855223/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_19038855223" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="300" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Here’s a take. My first year in animation was all traditional, so almost by default, this is my best. No one really knew what they were doing that year, so it’s humble beginnings. And his belly jiggles!</p>http://brad-weaver.com/post/19038855223http://brad-weaver.com/post/19038855223Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:41:00 -0500