Serguei's blog

Talking animals

2010-10-25T12:03:00.000-07:00

I find this very interesting as a live action reference for animation. :)))

2010-10-22T22:52:00.000-07:00

Animation Mentor Newsletter - October 2010

DUEL oF CLOWNS.

2010-10-20T10:29:00.000-07:00

IT was a lots of fun. Here is what aniMAtors do sometimes... I call this aCting class reheArsal. appareNtly it was pickEd up by Canadian Film Center Festival Duel. Kinda fUn!

Tin Soldier / Fantasia 2000

2010-02-09T09:48:00.000-08:00

LOVE IN SPACE.

2008-04-04T10:38:00.000-07:00

HERE
As a CG animator you spend most of your time in front of your computer. It's recommended that every 20-30 minutes you should move away your eyes from a monitor and look at the sky (if you have a window) or at the wall for at least 5 or 4 minutes. But of cause, it's hard to look at something without a motivation. Here is what I did last year. I've fastened on the wall a roll of paper just leaving enough space so I can do some drawing on it. Every time when I'd have my little break I sketch on this paper anything that first would come to my mind. When the spot is filled with my charcoal drawing I'd roll the paper leaving a spot enough for the next drawing. I've never looked at what I drawn there until I finished the roll. Well, I can't say that It was useless. It's fun!

blue 73

2008-04-03T13:51:00.000-07:00

Oil on Canvas.

W.A.N.D.E.R.L.U.S.T.

2008-04-03T13:41:00.000-07:00

Madam_B from SK on Vimeo.
There is something I like about Madam B. is that she is not only a singer and a song writer but in fact she is a very creative person. An Artist. I find her work inspiring.

ZaISm

2008-03-18T09:25:00.000-07:00

I have created this character several years ago. A theme of this an experimental work is to create the character which is limited in the means of expression. It doesn't have mouth, eyes, hands, etc. but at the same time my assignment is to intrigue an individual and have the one to have an emotional experience. To tell the story about this character (I called Zaism) using his limited ability to express himself. Work in progress, but I have decided to show it ... because this video of the "Big Dog" by Bostondynamics (below), that I watched a few days ago made on me a huge impression. There are moments in this video that made me feel that this robot is like alive (Joking) ;o)

The industry standard in real-time motion simulation...
http://www.bostondynamics.com/
I'm just impressed with this "thing"... How it moves and keeps the balance. It's a good live-action reference ...;o)
What if they would give it some piece of mind?
And, apparently someone actually did add some peace of mind to it. This is a parody on the "Big Dog"

F12

2008-01-22T09:59:00.000-08:00

Oil on canvas

Mr. Bob Logan

2008-01-16T21:00:00.000-08:00

Welcome, the year 2008.

So many great thinks happened last year and one of them is that one of the incredibly talented artists Bob Logan published his book " Rocket Town". A book is fantastic! Beautiful drawing and Great concept. It's a story that could easily become a movie or a short film. I love to read this book to my son. He loves it.
As I know Bob for many years now. He is an extremely talented artist and storyteller who worked in animation for many years now. I remember Bob boarding a hilariously funny stories on "Madagascar" here at DreamWorks. A years go by but very go "Rocket Town" is here. And it's beautiful. I'd would highly recommend to get the book or check on Bob's art.

P. S. Next, I'd like to put on my wishing list an art book of Patrick Mate.

The Blade-runner and The Sunrise

2007-06-14T19:18:00.001-07:00

Oil on canvas.

DUEL

2007-05-02T15:42:00.000-07:00

Music by A. Corelli La Folia violin Sonata in D Minor.

In the Sun.

2007-04-24T09:12:00.000-07:00

Oil on board.

Birds.

2007-04-24T08:39:00.000-07:00

Oil on canvas.

They.

2007-04-16T09:30:00.000-07:00

Oil on board.

The world’s largest photograph.

2007-04-10T22:23:00.000-07:00

I have nothing to do with this Great Project. It's just happened that one of the six photographers is my friend. His name is Clayton Spada who actually came up with this idea. For more information about The Legacy Project and the Great Picture, visit
http://www.legacyphotoproject.com.
On June 14, 2006, the six photographers, (Jerry Burchfield, Mark Chamberlain, Jacques Garnier, Rob Johnson, Douglas McCulloh, and Clayton Spada), unveiled what Guinness World Records plans to categorize and certify as the world's largest camera and photograph. The 3,024 square-foot photograph is a huge image that marks the end of 165 years of film/chemistry-based photography and the commencement of the age of digital photography. The significance of The Great Picture has been recognized worldwide, being featured in hundreds of publications from art journals such as Art in America, Photographie, AfterImage, Juxtapose, and Black & White Magazine, to newspapers such as the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Der Spiegel (Germany), The Guardian (United Kingdom), The Hindu (India), and The People’s Daily (China).

Night

2007-03-26T13:27:00.000-07:00

Oil on board.

Ahaa...

2007-03-23T18:06:00.001-07:00

Horns ............. Hoofs

2007-03-23T18:01:00.000-07:00

Dancer.

2007-03-23T17:56:00.000-07:00

Watercolor on paper

Spike.

2007-03-20T23:47:00.000-07:00

This is one of my last characters in 2D animation's time - 'Spike'.

The Fog.

2007-03-19T10:35:00.000-07:00

Fog.

2007-03-14T20:10:00.000-07:00

Roots.

2007-03-14T19:39:00.000-07:00

This photo is interesting because if you look closer you'll see that the bared roots of a tree have alien roots, in the form of metal pipes.

Two Worlds.

2007-03-14T19:38:00.001-07:00

Song of the South animation line test

2007-03-14T10:00:00.001-07:00

In the spring of 1993 I've made this animation.
I was working for the Disney Animation Studio at that time.
To add I can say that my favorite Disney's movie is "Jungle Book".

The Log.

2007-03-12T00:36:00.000-07:00

'The Log' is my first animated short film and it has been done at animation studio in Kiev, Ukraine in 1988 with a small crew. It took us about 3 month to make this short film.