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POG BLOG!
A while back I was asked by a toy company to design some POG type toys. I was super excited! They were getting a few different artists to do some samples...y'know like as a test to see whose design...
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Pog-a-palooza!
Well, I think this is the rest of them...thanks for the interest everybody!All images copyright Ackimation Inc.
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BATTLE! Pooptooth vs. Hobo divine!
Hello! On the weekend myself and my best funky pal, Jamie Mason, aka 'Hobo Divine' pushed play on our Roxanne Shante tape and had a BBBAAAATTTTTLLLEEEEE!HD started off strong as you can see, as I...
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BURN OOOOUUUTTT!!!!
Wow! How cheap...all this time and only one lousy drawing!!! Sorry, been busy, but thanks for checking back, and leaving comments! I need those comments to make myself feel liked and popular!!! I...
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Wayside!!!
Last year I worked on a straight to TV feature produced by Nickelodeon and Nelvana called "Wayside" based on the "Wayside School" books by Louis Sachar. My partner in crime Riccardo Durante directed...
View ArticleYin Yang Yo! Premieres online!!!
Hey y'all...check out the online premiere of the Disney series that I've been working on..."Yin Yang Yo!"...created by Bob Boyle, and written by Steve Marmel. You can watch the entire first 11 minute...
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Shady characters show!!!
My pal Jared Deal invited me to be part of an art show in New York at "Live With Animals" art gallery which he is curating. The theme of the show is "Shady Characters", so I put together some...well,...
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Shady characters...
Almost done! I just need to put mattes on these. Sorry for the horrible pics. The only camera I have is the crappy one on my cel phone!!!All images copyright Ackimation Inc.
View ArticleGruesomestein's Monster's...
...Hey y'all. Look what's on You Tube! "Gruesomestein's Monsters!" For those of you who don't know, a couple of years ago, myself and my partner in crime, Riccardo Durante, co-created, co-wrote,...
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Sorry!
Thanks everyone! I know I have really been lacking posts...and posting comments on your blogs. I have been checking them out though! I 've just been really busy trying to wrap up Yin Yang Yo, but now...
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Yin Yang Yo wrap! UPDATE! WITH PICTURES!!!
Here are some pics from the party.... From left to right; Bob's wife Terri, my wife Angie, myself (Mark Ackland), and Bob Boyle.From left to right, special fx master and college chum Darren Donovan,...
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The T-show!
I know! It's been a loooong time! And I will update Poop Tooth soon, But in the meantime, check out what I'm up to over HERE!All images copyright Ackimation Inc.
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Shane Bernier...
Shane Bernier is a seven year old kid from Ottawa who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at the age of five. His birthday is May 30 and he has one wish. To have the world record for the...
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More T-show stuffs...
Come and check it out if you haven't already...HERE!All images copyright Ackimation Inc.
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SADIE OLIVIA ACKLAND!
Hey!So, since Sept 21 we've been busy with our new baby girl, Sadie Olivia Ackland. She's amazing and Angie and I couldn't be happier!!! She's so awesome, she's even inspired me to write a book for...
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GRUESOMESTEIN'S NEEDS A HOME!
Hi!A few years back Riccardo Durante and myself made a series of cartoons called "Gruesomestein's Monsters!" Well, as of recently the rights to Gruesomestein's have reverted back to us! So, are you a...
View ArticleWander over Yonder "The Void"
Wow! First post in 6 years!!! Well a lot has happened over the past 6 years, and at some point I'll post something in more detail, but until then, check out a board I did for Wander over Yonder for an...
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BOOK OF LIFE OPENS TODAY!
I'm super excited that my friend Jorge's movie, "Book of Life" opens today. You have to get out and go see it! It's an incredible story with breathtaking visuals that will punch you right in the...
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MAD bits
Hi!A little while back I was lucky enough to work on the MAD series and do a bunch of MAD "bits". They were a ton of fun because my job was to design, board, colour, cut the animatic, and animate each...
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Wander over Yonder designs
I was going through some old files of mine when I came across a folder of a bunch of old Wander designs. I forgot how much fun I had doing these. Craig McCracken was still working out the look of the...
View ArticleSTORYBOARDS!
Hello!Thought I would post some storyboard work I've done over the past few years including Mickey Mouse and Wander over Yonder. In particular was a rough board sequence from Book of Life that was...
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