Chris Graf

halloweeeeeeeens comin!!!

2011-10-23T19:59:00.000-07:00

A glimpse into my current bus situation...

2011-10-08T13:19:00.001-07:00

Last years freelance ala Flash!

2011-05-18T20:15:00.000-07:00

volcanNOOOooo!

2011-02-07T14:10:00.000-08:00

Time for a Timebomb

2010-11-26T14:40:00.000-08:00

doodles from work

2010-11-19T09:03:00.000-08:00

Fire Blast GO!!

2010-11-10T17:07:00.001-08:00

Chubby Muffett

2010-10-23T09:59:00.001-07:00

This was my submission to the very recent art show. Its been a veerrrrrryyyy long time since i've painted anything. The show was a success though and we all had a great time. Big thanks to Shawn Pyke for making this pic a thousand times better!!

Wild Kratts preview

2010-10-20T08:13:00.000-07:00

So this is what I've been working on these days. Its been a very fun project working with such a great team of talented animators, designers and directors. I think kids are going to love it.

clap clap clapclapclap clapclapclap ART SHOW!!!!!

2010-10-13T09:04:00.000-07:00

In Ottawa next week for the Animation festival?
Then you wont want to miss this Art Show at Oz Kafe exhibiting some talented folks in the Canadian Animation scene. Show starts at 9pm, Oct. 21st.

robot eye bullets

2010-09-24T13:23:00.001-07:00

random bits!

2010-07-14T17:53:00.000-07:00

quick smoke break

2010-05-05T20:41:00.000-07:00

gettin my waves on

2010-04-02T10:04:00.000-07:00

Scotty's big beam

2010-02-25T20:36:00.000-08:00

2010

2009-12-22T15:18:00.000-08:00

what could be more fun than animating splashes and explosions? underwater explosions!! and some glowy rings for good measure :)
Last post of 09 i suspect.
Happy Holidays

H2OMFG

2009-12-11T06:30:00.000-08:00

More water done in Toonboom. This time a waterwake for the front of a boat, a couple of directional splashes, and a wide splash where I tried to play around with different ways of breaking up the foam yet still keep things somewhat simple.

flame on!!

2009-11-20T10:44:00.000-08:00

did this one in toonboom as well. i wanted to give it a bit of life b/c a regular candle flame sittting in a room with no air current can get visually boring! anyways, i had some help compositing it to give it more heat. pretty happy with how it turned out.

H2OMG

2009-10-26T06:19:00.000-07:00

these splashes were done in toonboom as well. for me, water is one of the hardest effects to animate. you're really animating the reaction to whatever force it is that impacts the surface. essentially you're animating energy which can be tough to wrap your head around when you're focused on making pretty water drawings. i'm happy with how these turned out... but practice definitely makes perfect with this element.

Kablamo!!

2009-10-21T17:54:00.000-07:00

Just a quick little explosion i did in toonboom. definitely gonna do another cause it was such a 'blast' :)

purples the new orange

2009-09-29T17:39:00.000-07:00

from rough keys to finished inbetweens, I did this fire cycle as test animation for Monstroville. (done in flash)
if i have the time i'd like to animate some of the other designs too... one day.

FX designs

2009-09-13T17:41:00.001-07:00

These are some designs i've been having a blast doing for Monstroville. There's an incredible amount of talent working on this halloween special so make sure to visit the blog!

You think you know someone...

2009-07-19T11:04:00.001-07:00

This was a hiking trip i went on with some friends of mine along the west coast near Victoria.
Despite the added sound effects we all made it out alive!!!

Mr. Ed

2009-06-30T11:11:00.000-07:00

Thought i'd post something while I'm working on Odeus II. This is my 4 legged walk cycle i did back in 2005 while attending Redhouse College of Animation. I really wanted to do a camel but then this came out.

smoke and waves

2009-06-16T21:29:00.000-07:00

I just got a Wacom Cintiq 12WX :)
So these are a few roughs for some animation I plan to do with it. (as soon as i get the right cord to hook it up that is)
cant WAIT!!

electric lava

2009-06-08T09:58:00.000-07:00

Popes and Tubetops

2009-05-31T22:55:00.000-07:00

Uncommon FX

2009-05-25T15:50:00.000-07:00

This is an on going project i thought of to try and design FX properties in different ways, for instance water splashes completely made of rock or lightning that has lava properties. I thought it would make for some challenging design (and it was). So here are my attempts at a faucet pouring wood and a tornado made of slime.

blue peeps

2009-05-18T12:52:00.000-07:00

Odeus I

2009-04-28T09:07:00.000-07:00

Well, it took a while to get used to animating in Flash with a Wacom again but I had a LOT of fun working on this little project.

purple peeps

2009-04-25T12:27:00.000-07:00

Odeus the 1st

2009-04-19T11:02:00.000-07:00

so this is something i'm animating right now. its not something i planned out that well, i'm just making it up as i go. it turned out to be a combo of Zeus and Odin...aka Odeus!
anyways this is just a quick screen grab, i'll post the animation when i'm done, probably in 2 or 3 days.
.....probably 4.

more old work doodles

2009-04-16T10:32:00.000-07:00

some new stuff coming soon!!

old work doodles

2009-04-05T11:39:00.000-07:00

dodo

2008-11-02T18:19:00.000-08:00

quick smoke break

2008-10-01T19:24:00.000-07:00

sticky nuts... i mean notes!

2008-08-26T18:30:00.001-07:00

a little color

2008-08-25T14:45:00.000-07:00

not so secret project

2008-08-19T14:44:00.000-07:00

so, my buddy dan and i are working together to create a short film. from what i can tell so far...we're actually serious about this. i know....wtf! well...we've been inspired and it feels good. real good. story wise its still in the works but heres a few very early designs to get the blood flowing,

update my ASS!!

2008-08-06T15:52:00.000-07:00

i know what you're thinking... who grabbed the defibrillator and interrupted the sweet SWEET slow and painful death that WAS this blog. well it was i no doubt, and its been a very long time since posting something here, or really doing anything artistic for myself. let me tell ya...i'm as rusty as ever. so to help myself look better than what i am currently capable of...this is a bit of old and new. the sculpture is from my 1st year animation class, and the drawing is something recent. last night in fact. its not for anything. it was, however, meant to get some creative juices flowing for a very possible project i'm going to try and undertake. no detalis yet...but i'll update as i go. just don't hold your breath. or maybe...hold your breath...i have a freakin defib...etc.

water splash

2007-10-20T07:33:00.000-07:00

this is something i did a while ago and never completely finished. didn't need to though b/c i got the f/x position i was applying for. WOOT
more to come?

Canucks in Times Square

2007-03-27T09:16:00.000-07:00

update for the sake of updating

2007-03-25T08:14:00.000-07:00

viking heads for some... miniature flags for others.

2007-03-07T15:53:00.000-08:00

water dragon anyone?

2007-02-01T18:08:00.000-08:00

blood dragon anyone?

2007-01-31T18:22:00.000-08:00

oh crap...i'm a zombie

2007-01-23T17:13:00.000-08:00

brokebaaaaaak mountain

2007-01-08T14:11:00.000-08:00

devil wears prada

2007-01-04T19:45:00.000-08:00

christmas demon

2006-12-26T10:50:00.000-08:00

nurse ala naughty

2006-12-12T20:12:00.000-08:00

Go Fish

2006-12-06T19:39:00.000-08:00

strollin

2006-11-20T20:35:00.000-08:00

...ladies...

2006-11-06T15:28:00.000-08:00

delicate flowers indeed

2006-10-20T15:58:00.000-07:00

back to school bitch boots

2006-10-04T10:27:00.000-07:00

i know i know...i've been neglecting the blogging as of late. been really busy finishing up at fatkat animation here in new brunswick. so i am moving in 3 days for a new job and making ottawa my new home. i will try to post when i can, but the next few weeks are a bit scattered.
cheers till then

draw more vikings!!

2006-09-21T13:20:00.000-07:00

purina

2006-09-06T16:02:00.000-07:00

update

2006-08-31T13:36:00.000-07:00

been busy doin a lot of projects on the side so haven't found much time to draw for fun lately. i did these a little while ago, and was going to do more to the amazon chick, but i got lazy. so for now...enjoy...comments and crits appreciated

chicks dig it

2006-08-21T21:37:00.000-07:00

well drawing women is getting slightly easier...pushing posing gets continually more difficult. but i do like the way this turned out, i did get a little lazy with color, but overall i think it was a success. comments and crits most welcome.

zeussssssss

2006-08-19T13:41:00.000-07:00

so this pick was originally going to be something completely different but then a few lines later, it turned into this. i ran outta sketch book room when drawing it too. ugggh! anyways... it's always a challenge for me to try and draw in another style but it only increases your artistic range. would be happy to hear any comments or crits you might have.

viking madness

2006-08-16T21:07:00.000-07:00

i've been drawing a lot of girls lately. thought i'd try my hand at the opposite sex again. this time in viking form. more to come!

dusty blog

2006-08-09T16:09:00.000-07:00

haven't posted in a while! been stupid busy. started drawin with my bic clicky pencil again, and am happy with the results. starting to think about revampin my blog as well. anyways...crits and comments welcome.
cheers.

celia calle inspired

2006-07-31T12:40:00.000-07:00

a buddy told me about this girl who has insane talent. i was immediately inspired and spent the last day or two attempting to capture an iota of essence from her pics. you can check her out at www.celiacalle.com
cheers

drawing in the heat

2006-07-30T19:16:00.000-07:00

pushed these out tonight while watchin the boob tube. more to come soon.

squid inspired

2006-07-24T17:41:00.000-07:00

this was one of those pics that comes out in a couple minutes. nothin like drawin somethin a little maniacle. woot!

friday night drawin sesh.

2006-07-21T19:19:00.000-07:00

there are parts to both of these drawings that i ended up being happy with, and then there's some anatomy parts that speak for themselves. feel free to rip apart! also, i've been told i don't draw enough dudes.......workin on it ;)

pride

2006-07-10T17:23:00.000-07:00

this weeks drawing jam is the seven deadly sins. more to come!

i'm gonna get a slap

2006-07-06T15:28:00.000-07:00

this is my quick attempt at a characature of my co-worker i sit beside. she seriously looks like this all day. haha.

girl in blue

2006-06-29T15:30:00.000-07:00

i was hugely inspired by some new blogs today. so i had to get this one out of my system. i've decided to do a color series of girls. i'm trying to push each design in a different direction. i think using a different palette each time helps. i'll probably run with this for another week or so....we'll see.

formal attire only

2006-06-28T18:25:00.001-07:00

it's sooo hot in the studio today... can't work

girl in orange

2006-06-26T19:37:00.000-07:00

this sexy little number is for the new drawing jam... choose a color and draw what comes to mind. vitamin c anyone?

i can't draw seamonster

2006-06-17T20:14:00.000-07:00

that's 2 down.

2006-06-13T20:05:00.000-07:00

another design for my project on the side. did this with my wacom. 3 more characters to go!

somethin on the side

2006-06-11T21:43:00.000-07:00

this is a design for a little project i'm workin on in my spare time. i had an actual day off today so i finally got the chance to work on it. it's all i'm gonna say about it for now.

horse....zombified

2006-06-06T21:43:00.000-07:00

this took forever to find time to finish but i think the anatomy turned out better this time around. i was coloring it in blue and realized green looked better. got a little lazy and didn't polish so there's still blue in it... but the general idea is there.

fishy owls...YAH!

2006-05-29T20:59:00.000-07:00

me and helle had a little drawin jam tonight. we were tryin to mess around with shapes. be sure to check out what he came up with too.

lady in green

2006-05-24T20:32:00.000-07:00

i've been on tonnes of amazing blogs lately and have been inspired to draw like never before. this is my attempt at branching outside my box a little.

cowguy

2006-05-18T05:20:00.001-07:00

trying to develop that other cowboy drawing. it took the better part of an evening to color but i like the design of this a little better.

first sketch with a wacom tablet!!

2006-05-14T14:26:00.000-07:00

got bored tonight and started drawing on the computer. managed to pull this outta my ass. a little generic, but fun working with color.

lipsync design

2006-05-08T18:24:00.000-07:00

i found a hilarious sound clip and was inspired to draw this guy...this is still early development, but i'm gonna animate him over the next month or two hopefully. a little warm up (if you will) before diving back into my unfinished student film.

look at me

2006-05-07T11:25:00.000-07:00

green pencil rocks...this is exactly what i look like! i noticed a lot of other blogs have charactures done of themseleves and thought i'd get on the bus.

damn devil

2006-05-01T17:56:00.000-07:00

new...ish

2006-04-12T01:34:00.000-07:00

the creepy guy face is a month or two old. had fun drawing this guy, but couldn't think of a way to finish his head....probably won't touch the drawing again. the other pic is a couple layouts from my student film that is still in progress. hope to finish it in a couple years? it takes FOREVER to finish...apparently!

rhinogirl in red

2006-04-03T00:40:00.000-07:00

been drawing way too much in blue for the last year, seems i find new lines i never thought to use when using a new colored pencil......who knew