Hans Ranum

Color

2011-11-17T03:40:00.000-05:00

I did not do the drawing itself and actually don't know who did, sorry. I just had the pencil line drawing and then colored it in PS, for the sake of exercise:)

Just a lil' music

2010-06-12T06:19:00.004-04:00

Since I've been oh so busy lately and have failed to post any new artwork, here's a little piece of music I made a few years back. I hope to find some more time for music in the near future. I find it exciting and very similar to drawing/painting images. All about mood, contrast and of course composition:).

UPDATE: OK i'm pretty fed up with figuring out something as simple, as how to put music in a blog post, so if interested, here's a link where you can find the music.

http://www.archive.org/details/FromTheWoods

Armored Stinger Dragon

2010-04-10T04:14:00.002-04:00

Yeah...it's not completely done yet, but I can no longer stand the guilt I feel, for neglecting my dear old blog, so here it is. Painted in Photoshop as usual.

PAT!

2010-02-06T01:08:00.002-05:00

BG layout/Design

2010-01-08T03:58:00.006-05:00

Happy New Year everyone! I'm really looking forward to '10, it's going to be a great year for animation I think.
Here's a few more layouts/bg designs from the show I'm currently working on called "Wild Grinders".

BG Layout/Design

2009-11-27T00:54:00.003-05:00

Here's a few BG's from a show I'm currently working on called "Wild Grinders".

P.S. I had a really great time at the CTN-X!!! If you didn't make it this year, make sure you don't miss out in '10. I believe it exceeded everyones expectations and then some.

Now with ears...

2009-10-28T01:21:00.002-04:00

Yasmeen

2009-10-20T16:19:00.004-04:00

Been doing some more photoshop painting practice (ppp?) on my favorite face. Great way to learn about colors. I've found that most the individual colors are usually a lot darker, than they look in the picture as a whole.

CTN-X

2009-10-05T15:54:00.004-04:00

Can't wait for this one! There'll be a plethora of greats from the industry and right around the corner from where I live YAY! It's a good chance to be part of something amazing from the very beginning.

Have you registered for the Creative Talent Network’s Animation Expo (CTN-X)? Early bird pricing ends September 30th. The most anticipated animation tradeshow on the planet comes to the City of Burbank beginning Friday, November 20th – Sunday, November 22nd. This is the ONLY place where you’ll meet so many animation industry icons under one roof. Make contacts, learn new techniques and meet with recruiters. Hurry and join in on the action where “X” marks the spot to connect with renowned artists from around the world. Register online or call today (800) 604-2238. CTN-X takes place at the Burbank Marriott Convention Center with ample discounted parking and is conveniently located across the street from the Burbank Airport and Amtrak Station. Early bird tickets are $25 for the exhibit floor only, $50 for a day pass and $125 for a 3-day pass. Discounted rates are available to students, active military and professional industry organizations. Space is strictly limited at this groundbreaking event. For more information and to register, please visit: www.ctnanimationexpo.com or call, (800) 604-2238 and mention the special member discount code to obtain an extra 10% off any 1day or 3day professional/general passport.
CODE:349X09

Birthday Card to Wifey

2009-09-24T16:26:00.004-04:00

I painted and made this B-Day card for my wife who's still in Florida, but will hopefully be able to join me here soon. It's been too too long!!

Showing at The Mighty Nomad in Burbank Saturday, Sept. 19th.

2009-09-16T20:47:00.008-04:00

I'm proud to be showing some of my work, together with a handful of great artists, at the new gallery "The Mighty Nomad" this sat. 19th at "House of Secrets" in Burbank. Be there, or be rectangular.

How do you like them apples?!

2009-09-12T03:43:00.004-04:00

No worries honey, this was not drawn from a model:p

Too much time on my hands...

2009-08-15T07:10:00.003-04:00

Give me some real work, or you'll be tortured with more stuff like this!

Just sharing my mind...

2009-08-08T03:41:00.001-04:00

Silly stuff I think about when I draw and paint. Hey...gotta think of something right?!

Back from Comic-Con

2009-08-06T17:03:00.005-04:00

Just got back from Comic-Con and Fam reunion in Illinois, back to back. It was my first Comic-Con and it was awesome! Met a bunch of cool guys and made some great connections there as well. I went there on a budget, plus there were no hotels available, so I checked in on the backseat of my good ol' Caddy:) Gotta do what you gotta do right?! As an added bonus, I really got a chance to brush up on my camping skills.

Agnar the Viking

2009-07-09T17:07:00.007-04:00

This is a Photoshop painting i did for the upcoming "The Mighty Nomad" gallery in September, where I'll be showing together with some great artists and friends. I'm really looking forward to that.

Being a direct descendant of the Vikings, I thought I'd do a Viking piece in honor of my somewhat violent ancestors:) I'm a native of the Danish city Århus, which together with Ribe is the oldest city in Scandinavia and the oldest Viking city in the world. It was founded by the Vikings in the mid 700's, though without knowing exactly who was the chief of the settlers. I think it was this dude and his name is Agnar, the true founder of Aros (the original form of Århus). Randver Radbardsson was the King of Denmark during the settlement of Aros and the main square of Downtown Århus has been the center of the city for over 1200 years.

Side facts: As some might know, the vikings did not wear horned helmets and they were as excellent tradesmen and explorers as they were warriors. A Vik is a creek or small river, so it was called "To go Viking" when the warriors went raiding.
Also, the Danish flag "Dannebrog" (Danish Cloth) is the oldest state flag in the world still in use, dating back to the 13th Century. Therefor the flag you can see in the background of my painting is not the Dannebrog, but instead the flag used prior to it, called the "Raven Banner". It is depicting a raven which is a symbol of Odin and his all seeing ravens.

Happy 6th Anniversary!

2009-06-28T02:55:00.007-04:00

Happy anniversary Wifey:) Since we can't be together today, we'll have to really make up for it next year. I can't wait for you to come over here. I love you and miss you a lot!!!
-Husbandey

"The Night It All Changed"

2009-06-22T17:50:00.004-04:00

Oh those blog promises....Well, I've been busy working on some bigger things, though I'm still doing my daily sketches too, just haven't posted. Here's a new Samurai piece I painted entirely in Photoshop.

....and btw, I'm still looking for work;)

Monday Sketches

2009-06-02T17:54:00.002-04:00

I will attempt to do at least three of these photoshop sketches a day....hopefully maybe,...kinda sorta.....

Photoshop Sketches

2009-06-01T06:57:00.002-04:00

Just a few sketches I did last night in Photoshop.

Sketchclub: Gandhi Jr.

2009-05-16T08:01:00.005-04:00

Shortly after I arrived in L.A. I was fortunate to be invited to sketchclub by my long time blog buddies Marcelo and Armand (check their blogs in my links). It was great to finally meet in person after about 4-5 years of blog friendship. If you're an artist and have not yet started a blog...DO IT NOW!!! It is by far the best way to connect, interact and learn from other artist. You get what you put into it of course. I personally owe John Nevarez a great big thank you, for getting me started on the blog thing about 4 years ago. I'd go as far to say, that about 85-90% of the people I connect with in the business today, is people I've somehow met through blogging.

Ok...that was my bloggydi blog speech, so here's the "mark" that Marcelo picked out at today's sketchclub. He said...:How 'bout Gandhi behind us?...and I think we all agreed.

Maul Brunt Ogre

2009-05-13T04:32:00.003-04:00

Busy busy busy trying to get my stuff in front of as many as possible here in CA, so here's a little something to keep my blog fresh. This dude's a Maul Brunt Ogre, captured and controlled by one of the Dark Warlocks. "Dark Warlock" is a term used by the 19 members of "The Cross parallel Highway Montrosh" (the "good" guys).

Half the fun of drawing characters is to come up with their back story. Makes them "real" to me.

The L.A. effect!

2009-04-18T05:27:00.003-04:00

Just being here, has made me more productive than ever and I can highly recommend any serious passionate artist to make the pilgrim journey;)........I know that it might be irresponsible of me to say that, but it's in my nature to always follow my dreams, cause I've only (so far) had good experiences doing that;)...knock on wood!
Here's a Hans Bacher inspired piece I did today, also drawn and painted entirely in Photoshop.

Looking for work in California!

2009-04-15T05:21:00.005-04:00

Just finished this one today. Drawn and painted/colored entirely in Photoshop and yes,
I am looking for work here in California, so if anyone knows someone who might know something about anything...I'm all ears, thanks;)

Coming to L.A.

2009-04-12T07:29:00.021-04:00

Wow, I really did it! I'm in L.A. now and it sure was a journey. I drove all the way from Tampa Florida 2600 miles in my old '87 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham. It was a joy to drive and no problems at all, until the second I park the car at my new address and the radiator blows out and coolant starts leaking out....That was really weird, but I was extremely grateful that it didn't happen while I was in the desert or something. I had a new radiator put in and she's as good as new:)

Oh and here's what I've been doing since my arrival:)

Here's a few pics of my road trip across country, 2600 miles.

Mountain Farm

2009-03-05T12:39:00.002-05:00

Here's a little something I painted in Photoshop for my own personal pleasure.

More Weapon Design

2009-03-03T16:49:00.001-05:00

Painted in Photoshop.

Observation

2009-02-21T02:47:00.003-05:00

Amathyst Beak

2009-02-13T11:27:00.002-05:00

Here's a weapon design I did in PhotoShop, just for the fun of it.
Have a great weekend everybody:)

Musky Swamp Dragon

2009-02-03T13:25:00.002-05:00

These guys actually exists!!....at least in my head....

Dugo'Ras Mojabu

2009-01-15T16:51:00.003-05:00

Character Design painted in Photoshop.
This is for another personal project that's constantly brewing in the back of my head. Someday I'll reveal the whole story about this fella. What I can tell so far is, that he's the writer and illustrator of "The Voynich Manuscript", the world's most mysterious book.

Tom D. 1936

2009-01-09T10:22:00.015-05:00

Happy New Year everybody!:)

This will be the year I finally go to California....if I have to walk there on my bare feet, live in a rolled up newspaper in a septic tank, get up in the morning at ten o'clock at night, half an hour before I go to bed, eat a lump of cold poison for breakfast, before I go work twenty-nine hours a day down mill and pay mill owner for permission to come to work !

Until then, here's a little character design I did for a personal project. Painted in Photoshop.

Puch Maxi

2008-09-25T11:04:00.002-04:00

Here's a design for a Tattoo I just did last week. A guy on a Puch Maxi moped....I thought it was such a strange and funny request for a tattoo, that I jumped right on it.

Humpback

2008-07-14T20:43:00.002-04:00

Heps!!! I'm sure my blog must be the loneliest blog in blogland by now. But in case someone should actually stop by, for good ol' times sake, here's a new post!!! Believe it, or not.

I've been playing around with color and brushes in Photoshop a bit the past year or so, but most the stuff I've worked on I'm not allowed to post....at least not yet. I finally took a little time to work on some of my own and here's a painting I did in PS last night. I enjoyed it a lot and will try and manage my time, so I can get to do some more of my own personal work.

P.S. Used real whale for shape reference and painted on top. Everything else is 100% from scratch, with homemade brushes.

New Portfolio Blog

2007-02-20T13:03:00.001-05:00

Unfortunately I haven't had much time for blogging lately, since I'm actively searching for new challenges workwise! I have set up an all new blog, which I intend to use as my online portfolio, so there won't be weekly/monthly updates. Unless of course I make something new, that's worth adding. The address is www.ranumportfolio.blogspot.com, but is also linked over to the right on this blog.

Just to add a little fresh color to my blog, here's a hulk design I did for a Marvel project about a month ago. Kind of a challenge, since I'm not use to the comic book style, but it was a lot of fun. It's colored in Photoshop.......and it's green.....
Thanks again everybody for all your nice comments. It's as always much appreciated!:)

BAD REQUEST Error 404?????

2007-02-06T16:00:00.000-05:00

Hey guys,

I can't tell you how much I dislike that error message!!!!!! I have not been able to visit over half of the blogs on my link list for a long time now and it irretates the %$#@ out of me. It cuts me off from communicating with friends and fellow artists. So if I haven't been on your blog for a while, believe me, it's not because I don't want to, blogger won't let me!!!!!! Hope this problem will be fixed soon, so I can once again visit, enjoy and get inspiration from all your awesome blogs.

Take care and hope to see you soon,

Hans

P.S. Will post new stuff soon:)

WALL-E

2007-01-18T18:10:00.001-05:00

I am REALLY REALLY REALLY looking forward to this film!!!!!! It's tough to pick a favorite PIXAR film, but if I absolutely HAVE to pick one, I think "Finding Nemo" would be it for me. I put my trust in Andrew Stanton and am sure he'll do a great job on "Wall-E" as well. Also, knowing that Victor Navone, one of my favorite animators have been on the project from the beginning, adds to my already high hopes for this 2008 Disney/PIXAR release.

Suburbs

2006-12-22T15:17:00.004-05:00

UPDATE!!! Thanks for all the comments and sorry for being so lazy on my blog lately. I've been working on a lot of different projects, plus I'm trying to teach myself a bunch of new software that requires a lot of my time. I cut up the layout, so you can get a closer look at some of the details. Again, thanks for all your support, I really appreciate it:)

-Hans

I've been working on this one on and off over the past few weeks. It spreads over 4 pieces of 11x17 paper and is probably the longest drawing I've ever done. I might post a few close-ups too, since it's a little hard to see some of the details on this one.

Thanks for all the comments, support and new friendships in 2006, it's been a real pleasure.

Happy holidays and have a great new year everybody. See you in 2007;)

-Hans

Benjamin Jarvis...Now in color!

2006-12-01T07:59:00.000-05:00

Tataaah!....My first "real" PhotoShop painting. I've been admiring the works of the Utah guys for a while now and thought I'd give it a try myself. Unfortunately I didn't have anyone to teach and correct me, so it took a little extra exploring on my own to get this thing done. It can sometimes be a good way to learn stuff, since you figure out a bunch of other stuff along the way. It's no Utah piece, but being my first, I'm happy with the outcome. It was definitely a lot of fun to do:)

P.S. Who ever is left, thanks for hanging in there:) I know I've been a little slow with the updates lately.

Have a great weekend

I'm Back!

2006-11-10T08:36:00.001-05:00

Sorry it's been taking so long since my last post, but I just came back from a much needed vacation. My parents, my brother and his girlfriend came to visit from Denmark and we had a really good time. We went to the Keys, Miami Beach, Everglades, SeaWorld and of course all over Tampa. I took a bunch pictures and will post some on my photoblog this weekend. I came back to work yesterday (Thursday) and immediately realized I should've taking the last few days off as well, so I could've had a long weekend to recoup! Vacation is fun, but also exhausting.....in a good way;)

The first sketch is just a quick one I did of myself, halfway through the first day back at work.....I was a little tired....
The rest is pre-vacation 5-10 min. sketches I did of some people here at work. All part of my "Take 5 and draw what you think while working" project.

I can't wait to surf around on all the blogs and see what happened while I was gone:)

P.S. I posted a bunch of photos from the vacation on my photo blog, if it should be of any interest:)

Easy Button & Great great granddad

2006-10-20T21:03:00.001-04:00

Wow, this is insane, two posts within four days!!!
Well, I have recently made it a habit, to take a few 5 min. breaks througout the day at work, to draw some of the things I'm thinking about while drawing what I get paid to draw. I send them by internal company email to my buddy Ben Reynolds, who sits right next to me. If I hear a sudden chuckle from Ben a few mins. later, I know I hit the target:). It's mainly caricatures of the huge array of "special" personalities working at the studio. Sometimes just silly thoughts.

Sheep & Buccaneer

2006-10-17T13:29:00.001-04:00

Just a few sheep designs and a Buccaneer. For those who are not aware, buccaneer comes from the french word boucanier. Boucaniers was actually not seafaring Pirates to begin with, but thieves and hunters stealing cattle, pigs and sheep on land througout the islands of the caribbean in the 17th century. They smoked the meat on boucans (wooden frames) so it would last longer. Something they were taught by the Arawak tribes from Santo Domingo. The Arawak called this barbicoa, which is also where the word Barbeque comes from. Later on the thieves (boucaniers) were forced out to sea and that's when they became known as Pirates. Well, just wanted to explain why I put the buccaneer with the sheep;)

P.S. ....and yes, I was inspired a bit by Goodrich's Shaw........well hmmmm, it's pretty much Shaw with bandana!!!

Jungle Layout

2006-10-05T08:15:00.001-04:00

Here's a layout for a 10'x32' jungle themed wall mural I did yesterday. I actually did two of them this week, so I might post the other one later. When I'm not working on film stuff, this is pretty much what I do. I've probably done somewhere between 100 and 150 of these so far. Not all jungle though, the themes varies from "Big City Rooftops" to "Deep Underwater" and everything inbetween.

Update: I do not actually go out and paint the murals myself. I make the designs and layouts and then a skilled team of painters travels to the client. Mostly out of state and across the country.

2nd Update: By popular demand, I dug up some photos of finished wall murals and themed environments I've designed over the past few years. These are all my designs (exept some character designs and few existing props), but only design! Color choice and actual painting (on location) was done by other artists.
The "Jungle" mural design I posted here, will probably not be painted until 4-6 months from now.

Thanks a lot for all your comments and your interest in my work. I really appreciate it!:)

Underwater Toy Sub

2006-09-22T15:09:00.001-04:00

Here's a quick layout I did for the same CG film as mentioned in the post below. The sketch was as far as I took it with pencil, the rest was done in Photoshop.

Since it's my wife, Yasmeen's birthday today, I will dedicate this post to her;)....wow,... how big of me huh?!:D
Happy Birthday babe and thanks for putting up with all my blogging, love ya...mmmvuah :)

Hans

Shrimp Bait Logo

2006-09-14T12:18:00.001-04:00

Just designed and colored this logo yesterday. It's going on a bucket in the latest CG film I've been working on at the studio. Normally you'd sit and come up with 15 different quick sketches and ideas, but sometimes I think the outcome is just as good, if you simply take the first idea you get and run with it. In that way you can concentrate on and develop that one idea, instead of spending a lot of time trying to figure out which of your 15 ideas is the best. I added the first rough sketch.

Bears

2006-09-07T09:30:00.002-04:00

Here's a few bear designs I did recently, as part of a large wall mural I did for a church in Alaska. I added my first very quick sketches.

Ancient City

2006-08-18T11:31:00.001-04:00

Here's the final (...or as final as it gets for now) version of the Ancient City. It was a learning experience and It's quite detailed, so it took me a little while to color. This is the first time I've ever colored any of my layouts. I added the rough sketch, a more detailed line-drawing, plus a black and white to show values better.

My latest venture

2006-08-06T18:22:00.000-04:00

Update: Please go check out Brian Gubicza's great interpretation of "The Brave" here :

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4590/1850/1600/hans.jpg

Please also find the link to his full blog in my links, it's definitely worth a look.

I've always found it very inspiring to listen to soundtracks while I'm drawing. There's a lot of similarities in drawing images and composing music, such as mood, contrast, story telling and of course composition etc. For a long time I've wanted to compose my own orchestral/cinematic music and finally did my own piece this weekend. I had a really great time making it and man, this kinda music demands some heavy computing power!!! You can hear it or download it here:

http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?PID=852456&T=1650

This is my very first attempt and would of course appreciate your opinion:)

Reef

2006-08-03T12:15:00.001-04:00

Here's the final version of the Reef layout I've been working on this week. Again, this piece is done with black prismacolor pencil on vellum. I added my first thumb sketch and the line drawing. I can now go back to coloring the "Ancient City" establishing shot and if nothing comes in the way, hopefully that'll be my next post.

Rough Thumbnails

2006-07-28T10:16:00.001-04:00

I had hoped my "Ancient City" layout would've been ready to post this week, but I was cut short of time when they needed me to design some reef at the studio. I'm now working on both, so it'll obviously take me a little longer to finish. Here's the first two rough thumbs I did for the current layouts I'm working on. Their both about 3"x5". Hopefully I'll be able to post the finished layouts by the end of next week. The "ancient city" will be my first attempt with coloring BG.

Thanks for your patience:)

Another Hans and Ben Joint!

2006-07-21T09:58:00.001-04:00

Just a little something to show I'm not slacking:) This is yet another Ben Reynolds design that I colored for the current CG film we're working on. Right now, I'm working on another layout for an establishing shot of an ancient city. Coloring is fun, but visual development and layout, is still what I like and do the best. Hopefully it'll be done and up on the blog next week.
Have a great weekend;)

Clean-up and Coloring only! (Ben Reynolds' Character Design)

2006-07-08T13:48:00.001-04:00

As I mentioned in the previous post, I've been doing a lot of coloring the past few weeks. I did a few character designs (the kids) for the film we're currently working on and since I had a little extra time, I decided to throw some color on. They liked it so much that they now put me in charge of final touch-up and coloring of all the characters. Since I don't have much experience with coloring, I found this to be a perfect opportunity for me to get some training while getting paid;).
All rough character designs (left) in this post is done by buddy and co-worker Ben Reynolds of Canadia.

Misc. Visual Development

2006-06-28T22:44:00.001-04:00

We're currently finishing up on a film at the studio and I've been doing a lot of coloring the past few weeks, so I don't have any new Vis Dev pieces to post this time. Instead, here's one of the pages I put in my portfolio. Thanks again everybody for all the wonderful support:)

Kids In Colors

2006-06-21T19:02:00.001-04:00

I had the pleasure of doing some more character designs and coloring on the current CG film we're working on. They needed six cute kids, but to avoid having to model them all from scratch, I came up with one generic kid that could be altered with minor modifications. Even though they all have the same body shape, I tried to make them look as different as possible. The little girl with the lollypop has a more significant role in the film, so she's slightly different. I cleaned up and colored the Mom, but cannot take credit for the awesome design made by my friend and co-worker, the great Ben Reynolds! Please go check out his superb blog on www.reynoldsben.blogspot.com

Beach Cove

2006-06-14T01:13:00.001-04:00

Here's my latest vellum piece. This will probably be the last one I get to add to my portfolio, since it's almost done and ready to send out....finally! If you look in the background, you'll see the "Fishing Wharf" you might remember from one of my earlier posts. I added the line-drawing and will post a few of my preliminary sketches tomorrow, to show the work in progress. Any feedback and critique is of course much apprciated, thanks.

Billy Philly's Friends

2006-06-08T23:09:00.001-04:00

Sorry I haven't posted anything for a while. I'll have some new stuff to post soon, but until then, here's a few characters I came up with about two years ago. It's an idea that's been in the back of my head for a long time, which I hope someday to develope further and maybe turn into either childrens books or possibly animation.

Toy Sub In Giant Fish

2006-05-30T21:08:00.001-04:00

Here's another black prismacolor on vellum. I spent a little less time on this one and held back on the details. It's a toy sub inside a giant fish and some might wonder where the light is coming from??? but since it's probably pitch black inside a fish and we needed some light, I chose to ignore the logic and concentrate on the mood.

Just added the latest version after foolin' around with it a bit more at work.

Misc. Character Sketches

2006-05-23T22:34:00.001-04:00

A few more Charcacter Sketch pages from my portfolio. Since I switched it up a bit since the prior character page I posted, a few of them are "reruns".
I wanna thank you all for the great encouragement and critique you've provided me with through all your much appreciated comments. It has definitely helped me build a stronger portfolio.

CARS

2006-05-23T18:15:00.001-04:00

...No, not THAT Cars!....but oh how I wish. I had to do a bunch of cars at work today (rear view only), so I came up with this page of 18 different vehicles. It was actually quite fun to do and definitely a good exercise.

Reverse Shot Of Ships Galley

2006-05-16T21:12:00.001-04:00

I had to do a reverse shot of the "ships galley" and since It's going to be modeled in 3D, I needed to get as much info and detail in it as possible. I think I managed to cover the whole room in the two drawings. That makes producer-guy happy:)
Since I already worked out the look of the galley, I pretty much knew what I wanted to do, so I don't have any "footwork" sketches to show this time.

Misc. Charcacters

2006-05-14T20:31:00.001-04:00

I'm adding a few Misc. Character sketches in the back of my portfolio. This is just one of the pages I put together. Gave them a little color in PS to make it all more festive!

Bosniak "The Boss" Capelli

2006-05-11T22:40:00.001-04:00

Don't wanna get his #1 hitman Slaboviek on my back, so I can't say much! All I know is, that this guy, Bosniak "The Boss" Capelli is the man you don't wanna double-cross. He apparently runs the underworld of Eastern Europe and who knows what else?!

Under Fishing Wharf

2006-05-05T18:01:00.001-04:00

This is my third piece done with black prismacolor pencil on vellum. Water is a tough thing to deal with, it looks so random, but it's really hard to make it look right. I studied some underwater photos and did the best I could to imitate what I saw. Still room for improvement, but am satisfied with the overall look and feel. To show the work in progress, I added my first sketch, a quick PhotoShop rendering and the blue colerase under-drawing. Critique and comments are highly appreciated:)

Just added another version with thicker more underwater-like atmosphere, that seems to work better and more convincing.

Slaboviek

2006-04-29T03:49:00.001-04:00

I'm currently working on my portfolio, which I'll hopefully finish up this coming week. My intention was only to include visual development work, but after coloring a bunch of my character sketches, I'm considering a character design section to show variaty and diversity in my work. Just finished this guy.......his name is Slaboviek!

Boat

2006-04-21T20:30:00.001-04:00

Could'nt go a week without posting anything new, so I decided to do some quick photoshop shading on a boat design I'm currently working on. It's kind of a mix between different boat types from different ages. The "ships galley" I posted earlier is actually the interior of the same boat.

P.S. Made a new blog where I'll be posting some of my photos. check it out on www.ranumphoto.blogspot.com, or just press the link under "My Photos", if it has any interest:)

Fishing Wharf

2006-04-14T19:12:00.001-04:00

This is my second piece done with Primacolor pencil on vellum. It was drawn on 11 x 17, but should've probably gone bigger, due to the amount of detail. well, you learn something new everytime and I can't wait to get started on the next one. I always enjoy watching other artists work in progress, so I decided to throw in a couple of my own sketches that lead to the final piece. First a couple of quick sketches to get an idea of where I'm going, then a simple perspective drawing to make sure it's solid. A few quick character designs and the last step before transfering to vellum is the detailed under-drawing. I normally make a few copies of the under-drawing to roughly play around with shading, so I have a basic idea of light source when I start shading on vellum.

Improved Line

2006-04-06T00:00:00.001-04:00

Here's a little update on some characters I posted a while back. In case anyone remembers, the line looked horrible! so I decided to do it over and repost:) Just a little something while I'm working on the next piece.

Ships Galley

2006-03-29T18:17:00.001-05:00

Just finished this one at work. Thanks to Marcelo Vignali I have now picked up some new techniques, that he's been so kind and share with me. I really enjoyed trying out something different than I'm use to (the good ol' blue COL-ERASE!). This piece is done with Prismacolor pencil on vellum, which was a thrill to work with.
If you have not yet been on Marcelo's blog, hurry up and get on over there. His work will blow your mind! www.vignalistudio.blogspot.com

Old Zapper!

2006-03-23T17:24:00.002-05:00

I had a real good time doing this one, since it included both Character and BG design.

Train Conductor

2006-03-18T01:58:00.000-05:00

Did this one at work today. Since I'm mainly in charge of Location Design, it's not very often I get to do characters and coloring. It was fun to switch up a bit and think it turned out ok, let me know what you think:)

Toy Submarine Interior

2006-03-12T11:13:00.000-05:00

First Matte "Painting"!

2006-03-09T00:26:00.001-05:00

And now to something completely different!.... This is my first attempt to do a Matte "Painting" in PhotoShop. So far it's in 20 layers, not quite done yet, just thought I'd blog it and hopefully get a little outside input on it. Let me know what you think:) Thanks

Thanks to your input it now looks more believable:D I blurred some of the background layers slightly and changed the sky, so it's no longer backlit. Looks much better, thanks:)

Top Shot

2006-03-02T22:23:00.001-05:00

Here's a more interesting angle. It's not identical to the building below, I changed it up a bit for better composition.

Fixer Upper!

2006-02-28T12:01:00.001-05:00

Posted this building a while back, but just finished the other side of it. It's not the most interesting angle in the world, but since it's going to be modelled in 3D it needed to contain as much information as possible.

Tropical Jungle Thing

2006-02-21T22:08:00.002-05:00

Hey everybody,
First of all I'd like to thank for all the great and encouraging
support I've received over the past few months, it keeps
me motivated! I've met some really great and talented
people through "blogging" and hope to meet many more:)
Sorry I haven't posted anything new for a while, but it's
simply because I haven't worked on anything lately I
felt was Blog worthy. I'm kinda waiting to get started on
the next film, plus I'm trying to figure out painting in
PhotoShop. Hope it's not completely against the rules to
repost?! I have some stuff I posted in the very beginning,
that some of you might not have seen. Am hoping to return
with fresh material soon, until then......

Arcade Backroom

2006-01-29T05:06:00.000-05:00

Homer Amongst The Stars

2006-01-28T19:11:00.001-05:00

Just another oldie I found in the pile. I would normally never do others characters, but this was a personal birthday card I did for my mom back when I was attending The Danish Film Academy in Copenhagen. The idea of the card was Homer gatecrashing a Disney party. Shhhh.......she didn't really turn 38, just trying to be a good son;)

Old Sketches

2006-01-28T18:58:00.001-05:00

Unfortunately I haven't done anything blogworthy the last few weeks, so I've dug up some oooold work. I did these sketches back in 2000 while I was attending animation school in Viborg, Denmark. Both quick sketches of buildings in Viborg. A very cozy little city.

Bruce &Jumpy

2006-01-23T18:16:00.001-05:00

This is a little Flash thing I did back in 2004. Had never touched Flash before and didn't have any help, so it was a little tough in the beginning. I really liked working with it and had planned to do another one with the other character Bruce, but never really got any further with it. The idea was to make them as teasers for this idea I had. Not only is it my first flash film, it's also my only! Hopefully that'll change, cause I'd love to get more into it.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d72/Hansranum/TheJumpyMovie.swf

"Makeshift Detector" Prop Design

2006-01-20T17:34:00.000-05:00

Sandwich Guy

2006-01-20T00:11:00.001-05:00

Just a weird guy who knows everything about sandwiches!I'll be posting more stuff soon.

Workout Beach

2006-01-05T18:28:00.000-05:00

Underneath Trashcan

2006-01-05T18:26:00.000-05:00

Ancient Market Place

2005-12-30T17:57:00.000-05:00

Bad Santa News!

2005-12-22T19:38:00.001-05:00

Merry Christmas Everyone :D

Despite the sad news about Santa, I hope you all get what you wish for.......and if you don't.....well you know why!

Sewer Concept

2005-12-15T18:37:00.001-05:00

Misc. Character Sketches

2005-12-15T18:18:00.000-05:00

Colored BG's

2005-12-10T03:30:00.000-05:00

Razz & Thomo Character Design

2005-12-10T03:13:00.001-05:00

The outline is crappy, but I'll try and fix that....sometime...in a near future........maybe:D

Visual Development

2005-12-06T18:02:00.000-05:00

Abandoned Corner Building

2005-11-20T00:19:00.000-05:00

In case anyone should read this, don't worry this is just a little experiement....I'm not insane!!!

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Pier Stand under construction

2005-11-18T22:04:00.000-05:00

Character Design

2005-11-15T19:09:00.000-05:00

will probably put a little color on later!

Wannabe Simpsons Character Designs

2005-11-05T02:20:00.001-05:00

Goose Character Design

2005-11-05T02:20:00.000-05:00

Misc. Layouts

2005-11-05T02:18:00.001-05:00

Misc. Prop Design

2005-11-05T02:18:00.000-05:00

Ebenezer's Office Layouts

2005-11-05T02:14:00.000-05:00

Office Layout

2005-11-05T02:13:00.000-05:00

Encampment

2005-11-05T02:11:00.000-05:00