Busy, busy.

that's how I like it.

However, I might not have any hair left at the end of June. haha. I will soon be in crunch at work to finish support for the online teams I help. I have 2 freelance projects, entering a contest and finishing some things for my feature film.

Biggest issue for me is making sure I stay on point for keeping some balance mixed in all this! It's finally summer time and I don't want to be hunched over my computer through out the day and night. Which means, I need to work much, much smarter and faster.

One decent habit I've been trying to pick up is on my time management. Instead of multi-tasking only giving __% to 5 different things, I'm giving 100% to just one for a set period of time. I have downloaded some digital timers to help me. If I only have one hour to paint, then I have to accomplish as much as I can during that time! Same for blogging or suffering the net ;)

And I have to say it's really helping, especially at work. I know this may sound strange, but I work extremely well on tight deadlines, so when I have a timer in the corner of my eye, it adds that extra bit of push and pressure for me. Odd, I know. But hey, if you can find something that works, stick with it and bust your butt! :D

Life Drawing

Here are a few doodles from the past 2 weeks.

Working on getting my game back.

Headless Studio Reel '10

WOW. Love all of the work they have produced. When I first watched this reel I was autmatcially wondering if they had worked on the film Noturna!! And sure enough they did! Their style reminded me of the beautiful animation work in that film.

Watch their reel! enjoy!

Headless studio reel 2010 from Headless Productions on Vimeo.

And keep up the great work at Headless!!

Bear Film

Calart students create some awesome short films. I really like this film and love the design of it.

a bear film from kris anka on Vimeo.

I remember right after high school I was considering Calarts, at the time I had no idea what I wanted to do really, I just knew I could draw and when I watched those drawings come to life I loved it... I still wonder "what if" at times ... haha. I am very happy and fortunate with the path I have taken, and I'd never change that.

Great job Kris!! Best of luck to you!