Closing site for a new site

For anyone who still reads this blog, I have combined my site and blog into one site. I decided to follow in the footsteps of www.creaturebox.com and make one site that functions as a blog and website for my work. Here is the address:

www.ricardovicens.com

Peace!

Cartoon Network Fusion Fall

Hello there!

As I mentioned in past post, I worked on a really cool project earlier this year at Freestyle Collective in nyc. It was kept secret until NOW! Fusion Fall is officially available for viewing over at their website. It was a lot of work in a short time frame, but I was really happy with the results. The image featured on the link and is from one of my shots

Here is the breakdown of what shots I worked on:
1. Shot where they are all huddled around the guy pressing the button. (I didn't animate the hologram t-rex in the shot)
2. Weapon grabbing shot.
3. Anime style reveals (like the pic above). All 3 reveals.

This has been sitting away for so long, so it's great to finally share it! We had a great little crew on it. Enjoy!

Blue Sky Studios

Hey Everyone,

Quick update. I just wanted to let anyone who actually checks this blog that I accepted a temp position over at Blue Sky Studios. I was hired to help out on Ice Age 3 as Animation Technical Assistant. I am super excited and everyone here has been great in helping me adjust to the new job. Stay tuned for more stuff. New demo reel coming soon.

Peace!

"Smile" Blocking and Updates

Hey Everyone,

Sorry for the delay in posting anything animation related in a LONG time. I have worked on some cool stuff this past year and haven't received the ok to show any of it. Hopefully I will be able to finally show the two game cinematics I was lucky enough to work on. One was for Tronic and the other a Cartoon Network cinematic done over at Freestyle Collective. I also had a chance to work with some friends over at GuerillaFX on some national Checker's spots. For those wondering, "First Date" will be completed. I have been working on a test shot for my demo reel to apply to some film studios. Breaking back into film has NOT been easy and I hope this test shot will be the tipping point for me to work on a feature. I will talk more about some of the things I have learned so far about dealing with artistic struggles in a later posting. For now...ANIMATION!!!

Here was my blocking for a test shot I am calling "Smile". Some minor things are changing, but not much. Hope you like and as always comments are HIGHLY appreciated.

Click the word "Smile" to view!

Smile Blocking

Thanks for stopping by.

Peace and Chicken Grease!

Vampirella

Here is my contribution to the Vampirella topic over at DrawItUp. Hope you like my design for it. Definitely take a chance to look at everyone else's work...it's pretty damn cool.

Peace,
Rick

Draw It Up!

Thanks for checking up (probably just me),

Recently, 3 other artists and myself formed a new blog called DrawItUp to basically get better at illustration and character design. I will probably post work on both blogs for now, but you will miss out on what the others are doing. Check it out and let me know what you think. Below is my first official posting. It's far from perfect, but it's my first color illustration in a LONG time.

Peace,
Rick

The Story of Stuff

Sorry for the lack of posting! I am actually working on a couple of things are going to be ready to post really soon.

In the meantime, click the link below for something that is extremely important as well as it's animated! That's my kind of entertainment.

http://www.storyofstuff.com/index.html

Peace!