Irazu is on the shelf for now...but here are some illustrations

Well, I didnt place in the 2009 Animation Magazine Pitch Party comp and with that, Im taking it as a sign to put the project on the shelf for a while. Im too busy for the next 6 months with my full time job at the studio and the freelance illustration work I got for a new children's book, so Irazu, unfortunately will be saying 'see ya later'. I dont know what I will do with it, maybe I will work on it down the track, think about the story some more till then and go back to it again another day. But I wont ever leave it, maybe its just not its time or Im not ready storywise for it. At the end of the day, I dont think my story idea wasnt clear enough...or maybe the imagery was too much...at least I get a free magazine from it and my idea is safe from copyright as it has been published. Congratulations to the winners and it was cool to see Stephen Silver's idea in there.
Here are the last illustrations I did of Irazu late last year.

VOTE FOR IRAZU for the 2009 Animation Magazine Pitch Party!

Help me win the online readers poll for Irazu: http://www.animationmagazine.net/pitch_party_09_vote.html

Animation Magazine Pitch Party Entry 2009

So I have finally decided to get Irazu
into the Animation Magazine Pitch Party
this year. I havent done much on this
blog because I haven't had much
personal time to dedicate to Irazu, but
this year I got to spend some time on it
and fiddle around with the characters.
I still have to nut down some stories
for the bible and a solid selling story.
Fingers crosses someone on the
judging panel likes the look and idea
enough to give it a go.
Second and third prize are pretty good
too and there is also an online voting
pole for readers choice.

ooooh...a little look into whats happening with Irazu

Well, as you can see by the blog header, there is a sneak preview of the re-design of Irazu which has been happening over the past few months...as well as story, character and project development and documentation.

What I made a while ago...

I made this a while ago, a test with the old Pequita and Irazu design from earlier this year...and from all those storyboards and BGs I was doing...anyway, this is what came of it. I would of done the whole thing (would of loved to), but I changed jobs and abandoned the design for a new toony one, one that would be easier to animate. Now that the design had changed, its kinda pointless continuing it...but thats the whole point of concepting, evolving. Also Irazu's design has changed too. So now Ive changed jobs and finished doing some colour design work for a music video, Im back onto the Irazu production bible...instead of TRYING to find time to make my own episode, im just going to make the pitching package and get that done...before some other job comes in and snatches me away!

At least I know this would of looked semi-decent...

New Site and Blog For Regular Scribbles

MY NEW SITE IS UP
www.adelekthomas.com
Seeing as I am getting to do alot more scribbles now, I want to
continue to keep this blog for Irazu stuff and Regular Artwork at
www.adelescribbles.blogspot.com

Dont forget to check out my short film artwork at
www.vialofyouth.blogspot.com

baby cintiqs rock!

I did this last night, it was so awesome to pump
out a picture straight onto the screen...

Im back! Irazu on canvas and more

I finally got round to not only painting on canvas again over the weekend...
but more work lately. Man it feels refreshing to know i can still traditional
paint after living in the virtual world.This was done in acrylics.

Here is a new flash image for my upcoming website.

New Visitors: A small taste of my folio (of Irazu artwork)

For any new visitors who do not wish to scroll all through the last bunch of posts, here are some pages from my folio, keeping with the theme of this blog, the 'Irazu' ones...not everything is here, so if you like scroll down to the bottom OR for more stuff, visit my official site : www.geocities.com/adelekthomas or my other artwork of flash and my short film on the links section to the right...EVEN BETTER, to see ALL my folio stuff (animation, design, flash), email or ring me.

Little Pequita's Room -continued...