Dog House

This is my first attempt at using the colouring tools on Adobe Photoshop.  I feel I'm getting the idea of how it works.  I just need to explore more pieces of art work whilst trying to give that impression of realism.

Heavens Closed on Sundays

I wanted to do this piece for a while now.  I may even try one day to make the story behind this painting into an animated short film.  Basically the story is this man dies and he arrives at Heavens Gate, waiting for them to open so he can rest for enternity, but a sign says that Heaven is closed on Sundays, which a place like Heaven should never be closed for any reason.  So the man in the picture cries to God to open the door, but God doesn't do what he asks, so God offers some wood and tools, and then he has to build his own 'Stairway to Heaven', or wait until Monday when it opens again.  Overall, the story would be really funny to watch.  It could be done in any form of Animation - Stop Motion, 2D, 3D etc. I'll look into it soon.

House on a stick

 

I thought of doing something like this today, so I drew it, uploaded it onto ToonBoom and proceeded to digitally colour it in.  I probably should have added in clouds but I can always do that next time.

The Voodoo's

Meet the Voodoo's.  I wanted to play with proportion and colours with each of them to try and make them unique.  All of this was completed on ToonBoom Animate. 

Voodoo Leader

I wanted to begin designing a Voodoo doll for my portfolio and then I decided he would look better with more of them with a background.  I have recently uploaded only my digital work on DeviantArt.com and people have already added certain pieces as their favourites.  I'm moving up in the world for being noticed and I like where I'm at.

I have decided to learn from a master in the industry which has been doing his job for over 40 years.  I bought Tony White's trilogy animation book collection to help with my skills and to biuld upon what I learnt from my first year in university.  The first assignment by the great Mr. White is a 'Pendulum swinging'. This is only a test.

Meet Jerry Hines

I have always loved the horror classic monster stories, from Dracula to Wolfman.  I wanted to take inspiration from the famous Dr Jykll and Mr Hyde story.  I am experimenting with silhouettes first, then initial facial features and clothing will be developed soon. 

Possible Ideas

I have been wanting to develop a prison for a concept I'm working on.  This is purely colour experimentation. 

 I just started something and then began to develop a graveyard scene.  I could use it for anything I want, but what?

 

What I have here are just a few ideas I have been working on over the past few weeks.  I have yet to decide what I could develop further, and would go no further.  All of these designs were hand-drawn and then digitally coloured on ToonBoom Animate.  My colouring and shading skills will develop, I promise you.

Welcome

Hello and welcome to my world.  My name is Joshua James Mitchell-Taylor.  My goal is to someday have my own animation company, that focuses on bringing joy and laughter to audiences around the world.  But first I'd like to start by just showing all of you what I can do.  I hope you enjoy.