2 DAY PRINT BOGO!

I really want to double my sales from last month, so I am holding a special BOGO sale in my shop! Buy any 8x10 or larger print and get a FREE MATCHING 5X7 Print! Keep it for yourself or gift it to someone special! Mention "TWEET" when you buy. Bogo ends tomorrow night!
HURRY B4 THE SALE IS OVER! ETSY SHOP

*Excludes Sale Items

Bioshock Little Sister Head Turn-Around Animation

I am working on some Bioshock fan art, I know it's not my usual type of work but for some reason the art in that game really inspires me. Not to mention that the story is pretty compelling.

This week for our little animation club I challenged myself to do a head turn-around. (I'm not calling it a head turn because the characters neck doesn't actually turn like a life like movement, its literally a spinning head)

I decided to use a little sister as my model, and here is the result.

Please try not to get sea sick! LOL. Not bad for not animating for a while huh? Its only 8 frames and was output from Photoshop, but I plan to add more in-betweens and make it smoother at a later date. Enjoy!

My Bouncing Ball!

So I made a bouncing ball in photoshop. This is just the beginning of my starting to animate again. I made this in photoshop which doesnt really allow me to mess with the frame rate too much, but ill have toon boom up and running soon :-)

Made using "The Animator's Survival Guide" by Richard Williams

Bouncing Ball Practice...

 

Here is a bouncing ball i helped Tad make today. There are more pencil tests to come, i just wanted him to see the .gif online :-)

AND THE WINNER IS....

Katarzyna!!!!

Katarzyna You won the owl necklace giveaway! Congrats to you and everybody else, thanks for participating! If you feel bummed for not winning fear not! I will be doing another giveaway soon and you may get a special extra point if you participated in this last giveaway!

The Bookmarks that took over the world...

So i was FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY on the front page of deviant art!!! Not just for the popular in 8 hours, but also 24 hours, 3 days, and 1 week. It was pretty epic. Here are the little buggers that got me the recognition.

 

These pokemon bookmarks spread like WILDFIRE! I'm very happy I finally got on the front page, i just wish it had been for some of my personal work... but I'll get there :-)

Now that I have been on the front page I understand what a lot of the popular artists go through and why they complain about the unpleasant side defects of popularity. Stupid questions, insults, trolls, and strangness come in piles. And even though some of it was pretty insulting, i don't care :-) Haters gonna hate!

Im on a bookmark kick right now and im not sure why... here is another one im working on now

 

I havent been drawing much this week because my awesome besty colleen is visiting, she bought me a patio set!! (pictures later) Anyway more art will come, <3

Owl Pendant Necklace Giveaway

So as many of you know i have a humble etsy store known simply as "helloheath"

There are a TON of great new items there now! Especially for valentines day!! But more on that later.

One of the new items im really proud of are my new cameo necklaces!

 

And to CELEBRATE their arrival you have the chance to WIN a free "Winter Owl Big Eyes, Bronze Cameo Art Necklace"!

It's easy as pie to enter, just take a peek at the many ways you can enter below and have fun!

CONTEST DATES: TODAY - FEB 6th

RULES: Contestants enter by using one or more of the entry methods and leaving a comment saying they have done so with their email (so i can contact you if you win!). CONTESTANTS MUST LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY! AND PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL WITH EVERY ENTRY. If you leave all your entry notes in one comment it will only count as one entry. Contestants may not create new entry methods, if it's not on the list of entry methods then the entry is not valid. Winner is chosen randomly from all the entries, the more you enter the greater your chance to win! The winner will be contacted by email on Feb 6th and will have one week to claim their prize. If the winner fails to claim their prize then a new winner will be randomly selected out of the entries. This contest is an international contest.

ENTRY METHODS: (To enter the contest you must do at least one of the following, none in particular are required, the choice is yours!)

• Heart helloheath link
• Purchase from link
• Add helloheath to your circle link
• Follow this blog
• Follow me on twitter link
• Follow helloheath on FB  link
• Blog about this giveaway or my shop in general on your blog
• Tweet about this giveaway or my shop in general on your twitter (@helloheath) *up to 3 times count as entries

• Include my shop in a treasury link (extra entry if it makes it to FP!)

That's it! easy right? Now have fun and good luck! 

*the necklace the winner receives is not exactly the same as the one pictured, some variations may occur, the chain will be different. helloheath is no liable if the prize is lost or damaged in the mail. Prize will be shipped in standard first class, the winner may add extra insurances and protection to delivery if they choose.