Also, I am going to try to draw a version in crayon or something like that.  I have an idea for a Pencilmation cartoon that I would like to submit to film festivals because I think the story is stronger than some of my others.  It’s about a robot’s unsuccessful attempts to woo a girl.  When she discovers that the robot is being piloted by a boy, she falls instantly in love with him, but upon viewing their love we find that the robot is not controlled by the boy but actually in love.  The robot is heartbroken.

It’s not quite as zany as some of my other cartoons, but don’t worry, I will make plenty of zany ones in the future.

In the latest episode with Hank and the one I am currently working on, I am trying to bring back more of the good ‘ole pencil torturing the drawing. What do you guys think? By the way, the latest episode is going to be called “Moondoggled,” and I have just finished the rough storyboard. It should be ready in about a week! Maybe by next Monday…? I can’t make any promises, but I will work my very hardest!

 

 
I just finished up a little freelance work on the side and am preparing to dive into the next Pencilmation episode.  I have some thoughts on outer space and the deep blue that may manifest themselves in the upcoming episode.  We shall see.  Goodbye!

I haven’t had time to start on the next episode yet, but I will begin on Tuesday, as soon as I finish this project.  I can’t wait to find out what happens to Hank next!  I have  a couple of ideas and have been getting emails about what to do next.  We will see soon enough.

Now it’s time for the bad news.  There is a virus somewhere in my website!!  I have been informed that certain pages on my Pencilmation website are forwarding people to dumb, weird sites.  This is terrible!  Anyway, I will try my hardest to get rid of the thing.  If anybody can give me tips or any information about when the virus is appearing, that may help me solve the problem.

I won’t let you guys down!  Die virus!!

I am so close to being done with the new episode! Hank is really in for it this time in his debut (sort of…) episode, Bounce for Bounce.  Also, I’m not really going to number the episodes officially anymore.  It’s gotten sort of confusing because I started on a different episode #12, and then stopped to make this one..so maybe it’s technically #13?  And then there was the lost episode which I don’t even know what number that was…it’s getting weird and confusing, so I’m going to stop writing about all this stuff.

What I am really trying to say is be patient!  I am so close to finishing!

Thanks to Sylvia for emailing me the suggestion, and thanks to everybody else too!  There were some really great names.  It was hard to choose, but I am sure that I will be needing another name for a character sometime soon, so keep thinking up sweet names!  Buggles, Charles, Herman, and Time Tangled Tim…those were some other sweet options.  Those sound like really cool characters!  I want to start creating reoccurring characters for the new episodes.  That seems like a cool direction to explore.  We can all begin to grow attached to some of these little guys.  I suppose we’ll see what the future brings…2010 that is…What a futuristic sounding year!

I am hard at work on the latest episode, like usual.  The holidays were a bit slow, as I was relaxing with my family, but that is of course important to do!  Plus, I was getting tangled up in flip books for a bit (I swear I will get those figured out eventually…)  I have just completed the rough animation and am beginning to do the final drawings.  It should be done in about a week, maybe less, but I don’t want to make a promise I can’t keep!

Finally, you may have noticed the new “assist” link at the top of the page.  The door is open for budding animators!  If I can build up enough people to help crank these cartoons out, then I can make more, more MORE!!!