PTD EXCLUSIVE: James Baxter/ Moses from Prince of Egypt

So I am also working on converting James' Animation Reels!!!! They are all on 3/4 inch tape so I have to find a company that can do it, which should not be a problem.  James has been a great sport about having his work on the PTD and I know we are all grateful.  Check out this test...I have a few more too!

Kristof Serrand: Screweyes from We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

Kristof Serrand: Kristof Serrand: Captain Neweyes from We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

I have to get the details from Kristof on this character... 

Kristof Serrand: Boris Mambo

Dancing animation of Boris from Balto

Kristof Serrand: Boris (prepro test) from Balto

This is a preproduction Kristof did for the movie Balto.

Kristof Serrand: Cat R. Waul from American Tail: Fievel Goes West

As promised... here is the first video for the week from Kristof. This shot comes courtesy of Pierre Lambert who scanned the original drawings for Kristof and now he shares them with us.

-enjoy.... JB

PTD EXCLUSIVE!: Kristof Serrand... all next week!

Hey Guys,

So I have the pleasure of working with many people that I have admired as animators for a long time. Kristof Serrand is not new to me because I knew of his work very well (as will some of you once you see).  I owe a giant thank you to Rune Bennicke for mentioning my love of animation and the site to Kristof.  If you have not seen his work you are in for a real treat.  He has been animating professionally since 1981, teaching at Gobelins since 1986, and has been an asset to Dreamworks since 1995.  He is a master animator with a technical prowess that will amaze you.  The animation that you will see from Kristof will enlighten, inspire, motivate, and bring a smile to your face.... I promise. 

Kristof has allowed me to showcase many pieces of his work on the Pencil Test Depot and I am excited to share his beautiful work with all of you.  Here is just one of the clips that I will be posting.  (below is a link to interview with Kristof for How to Train Your Dragon).

-Enjoy.....

Dale Baer: Emperors New Groove Reel

Elf Test: unoffical ROUGH test for.....

This is a rough test I did in my own time after Tangled while I was at Disney.  I will tell you what film when it comes out... I am sure you will figure it out. The last few drawings are ugly, but I was drawing them pretty fast and didnt really construct the face well...