Mitchell Hammond

Madnar Gazes WIP 2

Still need to animate smoke emitting from the cigar as well as having the cigar lighting up first, then I can get on with making the background and this thing should be finished this weekend.

Madnar Gazes WIP

This is a larger image which will be pulled in closer and slowly zoomed out in post. Madnar will place the cigar in his mouth then salute before blowing a puff of smoke. I'm too lazy to draw in the background so I'll get to that last. Back to work.

TX55 Side View Corrections

I've gone back and raised Metal Gear a little bit so it's consistent with the previous post. Now to move onto Madnar staring at Metal Gear as it stands before him.

Metal Gear Rise Complete

So I caved and decided to have the shot end where it did last post, now with background. Before I move onto the next shot I'm going to revise a previous shot like I mentioned earlier, free of charge, then we can move onward. Until next time.

Metal Gear Rise WIP 5

Haven't had a chance to work on the project this week what with job meetings and my birthday. I'm still undecided if whether or not to have this shot end here and move onto Madnar looking up and saluting with the camera pulling up or finish animating Big Boss climbing into Metal Gear. Hmmm. Yeah still not sure. I kind of want...

Metal Gear Rise WIP 4

Still need to animate Big Boss saluting Madnar, as well as adding a cigar to Madnar's mouth as he'll salute back to Big Boss in the next shot. For now it's just salute, entering the cockpit and drawing in the background. Back to work.

Metal Gear Rise WIP 3

I've finally drawn up Metal Gear, now to animate the door opening before it stands up. I've realized in a previous shot I forgot to add the upper leg (side view shot) so I'll need to go back and add that in for consistency sake. Back to work.

Metal Gear Rise WIP 2

Not much to add other than, I'm still drawing it. I'll admit I'm improvising the inside of the cockpit canopy, I think I've pretty much figured it out. Still need to draw the nuke module and the legs and then we can get to animating. Onward.

Metal Gear Rise WIP

Here's a general thumbnail sketch, I'll detail out everything else when I bring it to screen but you sort of get the idea. Metal Gear will begin raising it's body with Big Boss hanging on the side and get onboard before it reaches its apex. Let's go.

Cockpit Open Complete

Very, very quick shot, looks like its slamming over and over again. I've added the background image showing how much of the interior was drawn, you can see where the seating is. The carry over of the door opening will complete its movement in the next shot which will be much wider and longer. Once the door has opened Metal Ge...

Cockpit Open WIP 2

I've drawn the background, with the cockpit door on its own layer, however before I animate that I'll animate Big Boss first who will be in the bottom right corner turning toward the door as it begins to open. Not much else to say here other than, keep on keeping on.

Cockpit Open WIP

Here's two small thumbnail sketches I did it my work book (With a little Big Boss to boot). I'm think of going with the first one as it's a side view and we'll get a better look at some of the mechanisms that will help lift the cockpit open. Anywho, time to draw.

Boss Button Complete

A quick and easy shot. Now to move onto a top view of the cockpit guard as it lifts up. I'll scribble something for it down tomorrow. 

Boss Button WIP

I said I was going to post a thumbnail sketch but it wasn't wasn't worth posting on its own, so i figured I'd at least animate over it so you get to see something. All I need to do now is draw the background for this shot and we can move onto the next one.

Boss on Metal Gear Complete

I know I said I was going to raise Big Boss' arm at the end but I thought I'd just do that with the next shot where I'll have him punch his robo fist into the ejection switch. This one is quick but should work better in the edit rather than on its own. Anywho, enough from me, onto the next one, ought to have a thumbnail ready...

Boss on Metal Gear WIP 3

Still having a bit of trouble with this, foreshortening being something I still have to figure out. For the most part I have it down, still need Big Boss to raise his left arm at the end there, then I'll go back and adjust things such as the proportions and making sure the leg brace straps don't move around too much followed ...

Boss on Metal Gear WIP 2

What. An. Ayuss. Now to figure out how to animate this thing. Essentially I'll animate everything in reverse which I sometimes tend to do, basically leaning off of Metal Gear's weight stabilizer then lowering his body toward the camera, maybe raising his left arm at the end of the shot so as to ready the next shot where he'll...

Something I want to get off my chest...

We all know there's a Metal Gear movie in development right now. The director has posted a photo of the script along with the original MSX Metal Gear on Twitter. This has me thinking they might be adapting the first game. 

I'm wondering if there's any point of continuing the animation. Now I know those words are go...

Boss on Metal Gear WIP

I couldn't draw a thumbnail for this shot because I'm horrible at foreshortening, so instead I took a photo of myself for reference in my messy room. Sorry. Anywho, better get to drawing this.

Boss Boot Complete

A quick shot, now to move onto a low angle on Big Boss balancing on the weight stabilizer (that black to the right in the background) as he hits the cockpit release button on Metal Gear's side. I'll scribble a thumbnail and we can get moving. Let's Goooooo!!

Boss Boot WIP 3

Now to just draw the background and we can move on from this shot.

Boss Boot WIP 2

Got the boot landing down, now to have Big Boss push himself upward. I'll draw and animate his left arm moving past the camera once I've done this then get around to the background.

Boss Boot WIP

A simple closeup shot of Big Boss's leg showcasing his leg braces, based on Mad Max 2 specifically. He's no longer a warrior like he was a decade ago, however he's nimble enough to climb into the cockpit which is what this shot will transition to. Anyway better get back to drawing.

TX55 Side View Complete

Added a little guy in the left corner, now for the next shot which I still need to figure out the overall angle; I want a closeup of Big Boss' left boot as he climbs up toward the cockpit. I'll come up with some thumbnail sketches tomorrow and post my ides up.

TX55 Side View WIP 4

Didn't really intend for Big Boss to be that tall, but I guess he is 'Big'. Ahwell, I'm sick of this shot already so I'll move onto the background and it should be done.

TX55 Side View WIP 3

Animated the technicians giving their salutes to Big Boss, who I now need to animate entering the screen from the bottom left and approaching Metal Gear. I'll get around to drawing the background last as I want to get the meat of the process out of the way first.

TX55 Side View WIP 2

I've made the body larger and brought it down lower to make it easier for Big Boss to enter. Not much more to add other than to go to bed and work on it tomorrow! Until then.

TX55 Side View WIP

This is a rough sketch of Metal Gear from the side. Some of the proportions aren't to my liking; I'll need to make the legs a bit smaller and the body a little larger. the person standing is just for scale reference. Big Boss will walk up the steps onto the platform and approach the ladder next to the cockpit. Better get draw...

Boss Madnar Cigar Complete

Lo-and-behold, I finally finished this shit. Added a shine on Boss' diamond when he turns and the numbers on the warhead container is my date of birth, because I'm about to go nuclear with the heat we have down here. Next shot will be with Big Boss from behind approaching Metal Gear as it finishes lowering itself, I'll sketch...

Boss Madnar Cigar WIP... whatever number I'm up to

Yep, it's taken over I think a month, sorry about the wait. I haven't really worked on this for the past two weeks due to my job, and the next two weeks aren't going to get better what with teacher meetings and stuff, par for the course this time of the year I'm afraid. Good news is all I have to do for this shot is draw the ...