Welcome Lion-O, the sword-wielding-fearless-leader of the Thundercats!
I absolutely loved the Thundercats growing up! I still remember when I first saw it on TV… I was immediately hooked. I had to watch every episode and have every toy. My love of this show persists to this day. Every time I watch an episode, read a comic book or just see another artist’s rendition of the characters (loved Ed McGuinness’s comic book versions) I get excited. I’m always scouring sites like eBay in an attempt to recreate my lost childhood toy collection. Plus, it had one of the coolest animated openings for a cartoon ever! Great stuff!
Anyway, Lion-O is part of a larger Thundercats team drawing I'm doing for fun. Figured I’d post each character as I finish, then the whole image once it's done. Below you can get a peek at the rough sketch layout for the full image.
Here’s a pretty sweet animation we recently created for a company called Woodland Muse. They are involved in creating and developing original Mac and iPhone applications and this animation will play at the start of each one. Pretty cool stuff! We also designed the muse character -- which we will post more about in the near future -- as well as helping out with re-working their overall logo design.
The video includes our initial animatic, rough character animation, and the final logo animation done in Flash.
Inspired by Joe and Mark's posts with their designs on The Princess Bride 20th Anniversary DVD, I wanted to share the designs I came up with for that project.
Caricatures are always a challenge for me, so it was fun to try my hand at it again. My style tends to be more realistic and Disney-like, which balances the more cartoony versions that Joe and Mark submitted. I like the romantic and suave essence these designs have.
Like the others we've shown, these weren't selected as the finals, but I still feel artistically they hold their own.
Above are some backgrounds 2A! designed for a game which was released on the 20th anniversary DVD for The Princess Bride. I was really happy with the way these turned out, especailly the cut-paper look of the waves in the second image. We love working on projects where we can play with developing different styles.
These backgrounds were designed and created entirely in Flash!
I created this little guy as the mascot for a client's website back in 2004 (at least I think it was '04 ;). Although it rarely happens, I pretty much nailed the character's look with my very first sketch. Then I tightened things up with ink & paints in Flash.
While his intended website is no longer around, our Elf can still be seen at www.williepop.com, alongside a few of our other character designs. Enjoy!
Two Animators! LLP (2A!) is a full-service animation production and development studio.
Founded in 2001 by brothers Tom and Joe Costantini, 2A! creates content for animated series, shorts, music and explainer videos, commercial spots, games, apps and more. We’ve had the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects during our 14+ years in business, from full-blown television series to online virtual worlds (MMOs) and mobile apps. Our team works in many different styles and can adapt to your specific production needs, and of course we’re always excited to design a unique look for a brand new property. We love creating new characters, worlds and storylines, and can help transform your ideas into fully developed IPs (Intellectual Properties) ready for pitching, producing or selling.
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