Back to work mess…
Had this "mess" welcoming me back from my 2 week vacation. I now know never to turn my back on fellow animators! Thanks Sam Baker, and the rest of you (you …
Future Boy Keita
Proud to announce the birth of our first baby boy. Keita Bates Born Aug 7th 2011 in Takarazuka, Japan 3110kg
In Australia
I’m alive and well in Australia. The weather has been great so far, I’ve already taken a walk in the ocean and even went hiking in Deep Creek. View …
Kyoto Graduation
Seriously the past 3 years has gone by so quickly. What a great experience it was to live in Japan and make my art! Truly a life changing experience. Thanks to …
Introspection at Toji
Introspection 2010 Experimental Animation, 4 minutes Directed by, Judith Umaña Eric Bates Rulo López This was one of our first collaborative projects between …
Year End Crunch, Studio Tour
Wrapping up our projects, the studio is in its most intense state of use, as well as appearing in complete chaos (although it makes perfect sense at the …
Crab Character
This is an overview of some of the techniques I’ve been playing around with this week. As well as an look at how I went from a sketch, to maquette, to a …
One Month In Tokyo
I spent the month of July, 2010 working as an animator at Shirogumi VFX in Tokyo. I had a great time living and working in Tokyo and I wanted to share my …
Ayumi by the fridge
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Sakura Season
The cherry blossoms won’t last long but I wanted to get out and shoot some of them. I think they are the most interesting at night, there is so much …