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Joey Ahlbum added a videoJune 19

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Non narrative animation with a noir mood and parade sound track.

About Me:: Born and raised in NYC and Bklyn. High School of Art and Design. School of Visual Arts.

Favorite Films:: Hitchcock, Coen Brothers, Mad Max, Blade Runner, Badlands, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, 101 Dalmatians, Lady and the Tramp, Layer Cake, Maltese Falcon, The Big Sleep, The Third Man, Citizen Kane, La Doltia Vita, The Seven Samari, The Godfather, The Conversation, French Connection...

Favorite TV Shows:: Rockford Files, Mary Tyler Moore, Seinfeld, Mash, The Odd Couple, Streets of San Francisco, Sapranos, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Project Runway.

At 4:04pm on May 29, 2009, Ashlan Battle said…: Wanna chat with me on cam?, come see me here You'll enjoy it. I promise!!!! realamateurwebcams.info

At 3:14am on January 19, 2009, grootfontein said…: Well, all the characters are made in Illustrator, and imported in Flash. I never draw in Flash, because I never succeeded in dealing with this particualr way of drawing... :(
Thanx again, and see you !

At 5:00am on January 14, 2009, grootfontein said…: Hi Joey !
Thanx for the kind words.
Snap!shots of the Year has been made with Flash, and all the backgrounds are made with Photoshop.
If you wanna see, I put a little Making-of on my Behance Portfolio.

See you !

At 9:56pm on July 21, 2008, Mukpuddy Animation said…: Hey there, really dig your stuff! Remember seeing some of your work on Sesame Street, so that's pretty awesome!!

At 10:07pm on July 19, 2008, Joe David Torres said…: Hey Joey, you're more than welcome, and I love your quirky work too. Awesome. wow, don't you love these social networking sites! LOL

At 6:08pm on July 4, 2008, TempleDog said…: Hey, Joe, whaddya know? Great stuff here, really like what you've done with the place. Really like 'SuperSam and Spot'...reminds me of Keith Haring a bit. Well done, sir!

At 11:18am on June 22, 2008, Avi Tuchman said…: Thanks Joey! Your stuff is awesome!

At 10:53am on June 18, 2008, Stephen M. Levinson said…: Thanks a lot man!

I do everything inside flash. Except coloring that Prikk in action drawing. What I usually do is draw a sketch with my wacom tablet using the brushtool, the take the line tool on a new layer and place the line where the bends will be. For example if its a curved line, I draw a straight line where the ends of the curve are, and then bend the line to conform to the curve i sketched. I also do a lot of tapering. After I have all my lines drawn, I convert them to shapes. After that I just curve and bend the lines how I please. For Ace & Aqua those are just straight lines, nothing more.

Hope thats what you were looking for. If I totally didnt answer what you were looking for, or if you had a specific question about a certain drawing i'll be happy to help!

Thanks again!

At 3:35pm on June 10, 2008, Fabian Dores Pais said…: Thanks for your kind word, i like your work man.

At 2:15am on June 3, 2008, Glen Bosiwang said…: Thanks for your remarks on my most recent work! Actually, my methods are kinda simple compared to the real deal: I just use both Windows Movie Maker and MS Paint to create videos like the prequel trailer, that's it. But what's important here is to make a compelling storyline as well as some editing skills (though I'm a bit irk at this recent clip) and most crucially, characterization. That's basically the ingredients for a good show; hope you learn that well from other talented artists and storytellers!

- Glen B.Wang