I column as I see 'em

Update

2012-01-21T15:28:00.001-08:00

An " in progress" version of an update to a character from a model pack I created a few years ago...( wow that was a mouthful :P)

Tintin

2012-01-17T14:48:00.001-08:00

speed painting referenced from a still/ image from the movie

Sketch 1 hr. Paint 2 hrs.

'toon styles

2012-01-10T13:58:00.000-08:00

My character in the style of Disney Cartoon "Slugterrainea" being done at local studio in Vancouver, Nerdcorps Entertainment.

de- resolution

2012-01-09T20:47:00.000-08:00

one of my recent 'folio pieces with a few Tron tweaks for the weekly illo @ vansketch.com

Lighting renders and concepts

2012-01-04T09:47:00.001-08:00

Folio Update Character Design

2012-01-03T15:11:00.000-08:00

Folio Update

2011-12-01T10:39:00.000-08:00

The conversation is starting....

2011-10-17T23:26:00.000-07:00

5k plus people at Occupy Vancouver. Saturday Oct 15 2011

Halloween 2011 concept

2011-10-14T23:30:00.000-07:00

Rock the beat!

Mayizaki

2011-10-12T10:20:00.000-07:00

Yubaba and Chihiro from Spirited Away.

weekly illo STAR WARS :D

2011-10-04T00:44:00.000-07:00

feeling romantic... revised

2011-09-22T14:44:00.000-07:00

after being forced to submit because of the looming deadline, I was able to go back and spend a few more hrs tweaking this. I widened the shot so we can see the mirrors on the side, and took some time to render the mirrors, played with the perspective a bit, and gave it some overall love.

Hope you like it!

Weekly Illo #5

2011-08-03T15:27:00.000-07:00

And to celebrate the last movie.... until the prequels, Harry Potter!

Weekly Illo 4

2011-08-03T15:24:00.000-07:00

Steampunk was the topic, and I was thinking clock tower, gears and pipes... for steam! uh yeah! thats it....

Weekly Illo 2 and 3

2011-07-18T15:57:00.000-07:00

Weekly Illo #2

Megabyte, becomes Terobyte, a character designed from the "Reboot" Universe
Weekly Illo#3

Myself as an "Incredible". I shall call him.... Mr.E

Weekly Illo is back!

2011-07-04T00:36:00.000-07:00

Some friends have gotten together to do weekly illustrations to force us to do some drawing that is purely for fun and non industry related. This weeks topic was designing a secondary character for the Disney/ Pixar "Cars" universe.

"Boost " was a character from the original "Cars" that was modeled after a Nissan Skyline. So i thought it would be cool to show an updated version based off a 2012 GTR. I also thought that since Boost ended up in trouble at the end of the first movie, that he is a bit older now and laid off the mods for his new version. Still a few, (lots of cabon fiber and the cool new matte finish paint job :P ) but not over the top. I may do an all out modded version later for kicks.

Big shout out to Tweakfox @ spirits-lair.com for the vector art tutorial. (I couldn't have done it without you!) Boost was all drawn in Photoshop using vectors, and then over painted for all the shading and finishing touches.

feeling romantic?

2011-04-16T13:20:00.000-07:00

A high end, french, custom perfume shop concept for NDIA. Part of a batch of renderings i am working on for Smart Design Group. It is an amazing collaborative process with the interior designer to get the finishes, furniture and merchandise etc. they have in mind. From a floor plan, a line drawing is created and the finishes are applied. From there,a constant dialogue is continued through progress, and appropriate changes will be made until the vision is achieved.

This is the end result :)

Design by Jonathan.
Merch by Buds.
Finishes, Mapping and lighting by yours truly!

this is rich....

2011-04-07T21:52:00.000-07:00

Loathe as I was to pay my ticket, I bitterly logged onto the City of Vancouver's website to pay electronically. When I got to the site I quickly found the link I was looking for. Lucky for me, it was easy to find under the " popular links " section of the website. How convenient.

a quick lighting sketch

2011-03-02T00:33:00.000-08:00

a lighting concept thumbnail painted in Photoshop.

My Autobiography :P

2010-12-11T18:27:00.000-08:00

A friend did a very clever piece of writing and I thought I would put it here to share. It's a worthwhile read as are many of her other musings that can be found at PearsonReport.com. Check it out!

Eric was born…long, long ago, far, far away…in another galaxy, know here on planet Earth as Quebec, in the quaint city of St. Eustache, just outside Montreal – and if you are French you drop the ‘t’!

Always an adventurer, Eric moved with his obliging family, at the ripe age of five, out West, were the grass is greener, opportunity does knock and Montreal is said with the ‘t’ clearly audible!

Eric’s earlier years, out West, found him swinging a golf club and riding his bike in summer and when winter got too cold for golf Eric could be found with his hair blowing in the wind as he slalomed down the local mountains and right into the nearest ice rink where he’d lace up and play hockey. While participation at times is now limited to cheering for the Canucks, Eric still makes time to get out and enjoy the great West Coast lifestyle.

A Looney Tunes nut in the 80’s and deep in the clutches of Disney’s hold in the 90’s, it was clear to Eric, between art classes by day and cartooning at night, he was destined to work hunched over a desk, imagination wheels churning while smoke poured out of his ears! Animation was calling his name!

The call came in the guise of an ad placed strategically in the local TV Guide magazine by Walt Disney Vancouver at a time when Eric was diligently tidying up his Grade 12 year in Academia.

After applying to the ad Eric was floored when, after a short while, a big envelope from Walt Disney Vancouver arrived on his doorstep. His potential had been noted and he had been advised to seek further training…and so his journey continued.

As with any epic journey, Eric experienced some delays and roadblocks on route to Capilano University for his much needed ‘further training’. This pause allowed him to hone his people skills and his sales skills and become the Top Representative for Telus Mobility in 2001. Then he went on to try his hand in the world of finance getting his Mutual Funds License in 2004 – all the while realizing his true passion for keeping his hands busy was still off in the distance, he then realized he needed to pursue his true calling, without further delay.

Then it happened…not so long, long ago, but far, far away at Capilano University, in North Vancouver, Eric found himself hunched over a desk, imagination wheels churning while smoke poured out of his ears – he was answering the call of Animation!

This epic journey is almost complete; the next step is for Eric to be working for a studio that values integrity, hard work, commitment, dedication, loyalty, drive and stamina, and above all the driving passion which lies in the heart of every truly great animator – the passion to create!

The New Demo Reel

2010-12-08T13:56:00.000-08:00

Hey Y'all!

After months of blood sweat and tears :P, here is the latest demo reel!

I used Softimage and Maya for the animation. I wanted to show the characters thought leading to action, and hopefully make big strides in the quality of the animation. I have embraced the graph editor! If you don't know what a graph editor is, just nod and smile.

I am also (with a bit of help from Tweakfox at spirits-lair.com) updating the website so watch for updates there as well! You can get there from the link at the upper right corner of this page or by simply going to EricEmard.com!

Hope you like it!

Eric

foot is in the door....

2010-08-15T19:36:00.000-07:00

Hey y'all just a quick update. I am doing some freelance work with Zoic Studios doing some pre production concept design and digital painting! Here is one of the pieces I just finished. There are a bunch more projects in the pipeline so I'll keep you posted. Hope you like it!

holy inspiration batman...

2010-07-10T18:33:00.000-07:00

wow this almost brought a tear to my eye. one day...

if you think this is bad, you should the the other guy...

2010-05-31T15:43:00.000-07:00

to all my loyal tweeters... I spy a stye on the upper AND lower lid of my eye... Great, like one wasn't enough. So my eye is a bit swollen no big deal right? Until you wake up one morning and you look like somebody just punched you in the face. Doc says it's a stye. SO I fill a prescription started the meds, and the next day I noticed the blood. No problem, just your everyday average bleeding eye. So I go back to the Doc, and she insists its normal for an eye to start hemorrhaging. Somehow, I didn't find that very reassuring. Oh well. Anyways here are the pics to prove it as well as a few other recent ones. BBQing is SO gangster. Yeah, and props to my homegirl 'Pril, reppin her hood, and thowin' em UP. These two are what you would call G'd up, from the feet up. 'nuf said, peace out.

demo reel 2010

2010-05-08T22:34:00.000-07:00

hey everybody:) it's been awhile and this is the reason why:) it is the second incarnation of my demo reel. hope you like it and thanks for stopping by.

Grad Pages!

2010-04-15T23:31:00.000-07:00

Every year the University showcases students work in a portfolio. Each student has to put out a 2 page spread! This year my focus is ANIMATION so i kept things pretty simple. Hope to see you all at gradshow May 8th!

animation render test

2010-03-27T17:08:00.001-07:00

well, i havent posted anything FOREVER... website ERICEMARD.com is almost up and running, and I am in full swing working on my animation. Gradshow is May 7 and here is a small taste of what's to come. It is a test of my characters in my freshly painted background! more to come...

Gus' Dock

2009-12-20T13:15:00.000-08:00

My Group Project! Thanks to Shu Chai, Bruce Chang , Kate Craig and Eduardo Dioses! You guys Rock!

The Haunting on 6th Street

2009-10-15T02:13:00.000-07:00

here is the final version..I'll put up my thumbnails soon :)

the joker part 2!

2009-10-07T15:44:00.000-07:00

here is the next step for the joker sculpt i was working on... this is still at a very rough stage but i will re-visit this later....

the cat IP

2009-10-07T15:38:00.001-07:00

here is my infamous cat character realised as a 3d model! the main structures and modeled in MAYA (green mesh thingies and then sculped in Zbrush

eye

2009-10-07T15:37:00.001-07:00

havent posted much in a while.... so here is an eye ive been working on!

Joker 3D Sculpt

2009-09-21T20:12:00.000-07:00

This is a sculpt the Joker from the Dark Knight. I thought it was difficult to tell if it was going to look like him so I did a paintover in photoshop. What do you think?

3D Room Lighting Test!

2009-09-16T16:48:00.000-07:00

Well, let the INSANITY begin. This is my first 3D environment with lighting! A bit crude but a sign of whats to come.... more soon!

joker

2009-08-25T19:24:00.000-07:00

a quick pen and marker joker sketch inspired by the " killing joke" comic... with a quick photoshop tweaking ;)

Hogwarts

2009-08-04T22:07:00.000-07:00

a speed painting of hogwarts from Harry Potter "Goblet of Fire", i need to work on my textures but here it is none the less :)

something new.....

2009-07-09T22:34:00.000-07:00

i haven't posted in awhile so here is something I am working on...it's "Cornelius Fudge" from Harry Potter

trees

2009-05-13T14:14:00.001-07:00

been doing digital painting these days... having some problems with the color on my moniter though! Colors look one way on one moniter and then totally different later arrrrgggh!. I have to back after to try to color correct to try to get it looking the same after... but its never quite the same... I am going to figure out how to calibrate the monitor properly :)

concept car

2009-05-05T00:30:00.000-07:00

i recently did a tutorial on digital painting from Sergey'Serjj'Kondratovich... I had never heard of him but I liked his artwork. I added some FX for fun :)This was the end result.

the GREY WOLVES

2009-01-31T11:16:00.001-08:00

a little work in progress... working on a few logo designs for a hockey team in vancouver... which one would you vote for?

kids model pack

2009-01-26T16:56:00.000-08:00

this is start of a story idea that is going to be my main focus for my new portfolio. there will be lots of concepts and story ideas including a kickass storyboard ....

"transformers" model pack line up

2009-01-25T23:49:00.000-08:00

here they are! the revised line up! the first of many portfolio upgrades to come!

there is a zombie in my bathroom... its me!

2009-01-23T14:26:00.001-08:00

this weeks illo: ZOMBIE so i took a picture or myself and worked from it... it creeps me out a bit..

red riding hood

2009-01-16T22:03:00.000-08:00

Here is this weeks illo..."little red riding hood". The style of the wolf and girl are a bit different, but given the time I had this is the way it has to be for now. Special thanks to Tweakfox (for wolf anatomy help ;)

transformer "Clutch" REMIX

2009-01-14T01:35:00.001-08:00

well, here he is. He remians pretty similar to his original design, but I did give him a bit of a "facelift"...(like a new head) i was also playing with motion blur a bit too just for kicks... hope you likes!

Prince of Persia "Elika"

2009-01-09T22:21:00.001-08:00

well this was supposed to be a quick sketch. I am working on another picture that is supposed to have her in it but i was having a difficult time with her. So i decided to do a few practice sketches to try to get her to look right. A few hours later this is the result. I need to work on my "hair technique" a bit :) and my necklace technique... Maybe ill get around to finishing the original picture one of these days too. ;)

transformer "chopper"

2009-01-08T01:20:00.001-08:00

transformers re-work

2009-01-06T17:24:00.000-08:00

well this is a project that was started in 4th semester for a model pack. Although it made it to the pages of my folio and grad pages, i wanted to go back and re-work them. this is the progress so far....

I ain't wearin' hockey pads....

2009-01-03T19:26:00.000-08:00

a scanned drawing worked over in photoshop...

why so SERIOUS?

2009-01-02T17:59:00.000-08:00

hah ha ha ha.... hee ha ha hee hah hah haaaaaa....

BATMAN

2008-09-29T22:27:00.000-07:00

i have been on a bit of a Batman kick these days. Here is my my interpretation of a Jim Lee drawing i found... with my usual pen and felt touch....

pen and ink fun!

2008-08-27T00:58:00.000-07:00

i seem to be doing this alot lately, i start in ball point and move to marker. here are a few of the most recent ones. GTR Skyline is referenced from EA's "Need for Speed Pro Street" and Horseshoe Bay! a little something new :)

My Demo Reel!!!

2008-04-29T18:58:00.000-07:00

Well, two years of work and here it is. Hope you all enjoy. This one is very special;) Make sure to check out my demo reel blog ericsdemoreel.blogspot.com thanks!

Courtney Pearson's Demo Reel

2008-04-29T18:08:00.000-07:00

check her out at spirits-lair.com. she is awesome!

scooter build

2008-04-03T17:10:00.001-07:00

So here is the flash build based on the concept i did yesterday. Now a side profile and back 3/4 build. Then animation!

scooter concept on cintiq

2008-04-02T12:53:00.000-07:00

wow the cintiq and sketchbook pro are pretty darn cool. drawing in sketchbook is so much more natural than using photoshop. it just feels right.....

gradpage in progress

2008-03-29T13:01:00.000-07:00

transformers model pack

2008-03-29T01:01:00.000-07:00

autobot CLUTCH first pass rough animation

2008-02-26T19:59:00.000-08:00

amsterdam layout

2008-02-15T17:00:00.001-08:00

ruff color version as promised

color test....

2008-02-08T17:26:00.001-08:00

... more to come!

weekly illo circus performer

2008-01-30T20:13:00.000-08:00

the jester he could be lifting the ring with all the performers on it.... worlds strongest man... yes he IS wearing glasses... and animal fur :P

long time coming...

2008-01-26T11:58:00.000-08:00

well here is an in progress version of this painting... i have a bunch more to post soon... enjoy this in the meantime

weekly illo ... THE LAST ONE FOR 07!!!!! CHRISTMAS

2007-12-12T19:40:00.000-08:00

Well, a combo of a layout and a Christmas theme! Enjoy!

Weekly Illo#8: FEAR

2007-11-06T16:14:00.000-08:00

Weekly Illo #7 Sports Mishap

2007-10-30T14:43:00.000-07:00

Weekly Illo #6 Sexy Beach Party

2007-10-23T13:39:00.001-07:00

... In South Beach Florida...at the Old Folks Home (=P)

Goofy Slip Assignment!

2007-10-20T08:45:00.000-07:00

Weekly Illo 5: Rejected Toy Idea . The Moh Bobble Head Doll!

2007-10-16T17:12:00.000-07:00

So props to Dan for helping me out with this one. Moh would have all his Moh-isms as well. "Make it better" , "Let's have a break", "Feel the model", "Wolumes and Pupotions" and everybody's favorite "Poobic Tree-angle".P.S. Make sure to leave Moh -isms I forgot in the comments.

some photos

2007-10-09T22:42:00.000-07:00

I DO enjoy photography quite a bit, and I always try to have my camera and sketchbook with me at all times... this morning I was glad I did a panorama using photoshop the colors were SO CRAZY! hope you likes(:P)

Weekly Illo#4 : Greedy

2007-10-09T14:51:00.001-07:00

Weekly Illo #3 Classmate as Animal

2007-10-02T11:43:00.000-07:00

nice hair (:P) ps... a mermaid is an animal right?

Final Rough for Layout

2007-09-26T18:05:00.000-07:00

The "Clean Line" Final for Layout Class. I previously posted a few concepts and this is the end result. Next step would be to clean up digitally, but I doubt I'll find the time for now... hope u likes (:P)

Weekly Illustration Week 2 : Creepy

2007-09-25T14:47:00.000-07:00

hmmmm.......

Star Wars Goodness!

2007-09-21T23:55:00.000-07:00

So Dan made a trip to the Comic Shop (Big Pete's?)in North Van and I saw an ad for a Star Wars Documentary that looked cool. The Ad looked like it had some concept stuff for an X-Wing and I thought it would be a good excuse to break out my new felts. It was good times... Hope you likes (:P)

Animation Weekly Illustration: Fast Food Junkie

2007-09-18T13:41:00.001-07:00

kinda morbid.....

sleeping beauty

2007-09-18T11:51:00.000-07:00

so dreamy (:P)

Long Live Link....

2007-09-18T11:48:00.000-07:00

I really liked the visual style of the "Windwaker" Zelda... So here are a few quick sketches...

layout

2007-09-12T11:21:00.000-07:00

We had to do 3 rough layouts this week of: our street, house and room. this may be i BIT more than what was asked for but what the heck right? I am a glutton for punishment apparently.... hope you likes (:P)

the assignment that wasn't REALLY an assignment....

2007-09-11T19:42:00.000-07:00

In our Animation class, each week we get a topic for an illustration. Last week, a student who shall remain JASON (:P) decided it would be funny to play a prank on us and write a FAKE topic: Davie Street.... So I ( apparently I wasn't the only one( shoutout to Brian!)who thought it would be cool to do something to do with Davy Jones.... I wanted him to be looking for Davy Jones locker, hence the lost/ confused look. Fist time messing around with new felts and looking forward to more!

animation assignment!

2007-09-11T19:20:00.000-07:00

We are animating "Skip", the father from "Family Dog", a classic 2d cartoon from the '80s.... here are a few of the character studies I did while doing research.... it's been a while since I posted so I figured I should put something up (:P)... hope you likes ^_^ here are some of the poses I plan on using for the actual animation

more stuff for Envision's security training course

2007-08-23T23:29:00.001-07:00

kiting is a form of fraud.... yeah i won't get into it here.. just trust me on this one shoulder surfer .. yeah... protect your pin ;) be nice to seniors!

need a break

2007-08-22T23:42:00.000-07:00

yeah so after getting a bit frustrated with work related stuff, i thought it might be nice to take a brain break and have a bit of fun:).. with Hallowe'en JUST around the corner, much debate as to what my costume is going to be is happenning... here is one of the possibilities... more costume posts to come?... we'll see ;)

observational drawings

2007-08-21T00:35:00.000-07:00

this dude is ALWAYS at metrotown talking on his HUGE blutooth headset... Courtney and I go there every Monday night after life drawing for a coffee and jones soda... and yep.. he is always there... we shall call him...MR METROTOWN... of Canada! ladies with an attitude... my babes ;) on the patio the 300Z... yeah... a BIT of a fan skytrain punks more commuters

i'm getting a bit carried away with these...but why not?

2007-08-19T22:57:00.000-07:00

I should be spending about an hour or 2 but I spent about 6 hrs on this one... yeah..... ok! more quantity less quality?.... hmmmm.....

work in progress...

2007-08-16T00:36:00.000-07:00

so here is phase 2. all done in painter. most of the detail i want is in...although more to come.. stay tuned!

more Zach Power ...

2007-08-10T12:21:00.000-07:00

For those that haven't figured it out yet;) Zach power is a spoof on Jack Bauer.... of 24... yeah anyways... here are a few more hot off the press! They are no all EXACTLY on model but darn close... once they are all done i will go back over them and make sure they all fit together "stylistically" and are on model. Let me know what you think!

recent portrait

2007-08-07T23:22:00.000-07:00

you know who ( blushing silly emoticon thingy here)

hellboy!

2007-08-07T22:44:00.001-07:00

love the design here. mike mignola and cheeks galloway... props to ya! and a shout out to the boys in the character design blog... here's lookin atcha!

secret cove days!

2007-08-07T22:21:00.000-07:00

serious crib tournament. and first round elimination left plenty of time for sketching...

beach gestures

2007-08-07T22:00:00.000-07:00

are you adeqately covered?

2007-08-07T21:13:00.000-07:00

ARE YOU ADEQATELY COVERED? The slogan and inspiration for some concept work i did for Envision Insurance

sneak preview: COMING SOON....

2007-08-07T17:52:00.000-07:00

now that this is scanned I will take it "digitally" from here ;)

Zach Power - of S.W.A.T. Security Wits and Tactics

2007-08-07T17:29:00.000-07:00

Zach Power The clue.... funny munny... why do i really want to say hunny? =P stop the press! never underestimate the power of a good safety roll Well, more concept work for a security training course at Envision Financial... more to come!

is this guy ever going to post something new?

2007-08-04T01:08:00.000-07:00

or figure out that my hand is too big even though he is trying for this foreshortening effect? it must be late.... oh well maybe this is a sign of things to come... like a BUNCH OF POSTS

some layouts and photography and life drawing

2007-04-26T13:07:00.000-07:00

so some of the pieces i put together for my Bardel internship application. enjoy and comment!

jaimie hewlett style

2007-04-05T12:13:00.000-07:00

i have always liked this style and it is quite different than what i am used to.... i was thinking about trying something similar for my final model pack. SO what you see here is a COPY i did of album artwork for the GORILLAZ by Jaimie Hewlett. It is done in ballpoint pen....

life drawings

2007-03-14T20:01:00.000-07:00

Just thought I would throw these up/ They are from my anatomy test. They're not too bad. We had to pick 3 out of the 5 pictures to hand in. Today wasnt a SUPER GOOD day for hands but oveall I'm satisfied. I really had trouble with hand the last one. They were half hour poses.

Portraits and Charicatures II

2007-02-16T17:42:00.000-08:00

Portraits and Charicatures

2007-02-16T17:33:00.000-08:00

Some of my personal work in no particular order