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Unreal!

I love Unreal Engine! Here are some images from my latest project. This is an environment I'm creating for an animation I've been working...

Old School Demo Reels

This reel is from 2008. The music is "Here and Now" by The Ernies. Please don't sue me. You can see many of the animations in their...

Comic-Con SALE! My ENTIRE Comic Book Collection. Posters and other Memoribilia to follow!

I have been scanning all my comic books, check out the whole collection here and if you something you like, drop me a line. Here are just...

Comic-Con Booths from Years past

Here a couple of Comic-Con Booths I designed for subsequent fabrication.

Storyboards

Some fun storyboards I came across recently. These were from The Kids' WB days.

3D Printing Projects

A quick peek into all the various things I've printed in 3D. Note - nearly everything I have printed is of MY OWN design. I will note...

Sound Studio in an Ford Excursion

I was hired to provide technical drawings for an audio installation in the back of a Ford Excursion.

Easter Eggs Over the Years

I learned the art of Ukrainian Egg Dying in high school. As the kids were growing up I passed the knowledge along. We had some epic...

ARTICLES

The Evolution of Roto-Scoping from Hand Tracing to AI Mastery

Roto-scoping has shaped the way animators and visual effects artists bring images to life. This technique, which involves tracing over footage frame by frame, has evolved dramatically since its inception. From painstaking hand tracing to the use of advanced AI tools, roto-scoping has become faster, more precise, and more accessible. This post explores the history of roto-scoping, how it was originally done, and the technological advances that have transformed it into the powe

Brian Oliver