MIA

Hey folks. Sorry I've been M.I.A. for abit. A couple of really big things have happened though. Okay so one REALLY big thing and a minor thing. For the MAJOR thing - I'm proud to announce the birth of my second daughter, Ava Elliott Watson. She was born on March 11th and is doing very good. Very healthy.

Now whoever said that hospitals are clean haven't been to too many. I ended up getting a virus with bronchitus thrown on top of that and have been out of commission for about a week and a half. But now I'm back and ready to get back into gear. I'm going to be doing some work for some friends of mine and I'm going to continue on my concept art for my short. Also... the luchador is still coming. So be prepared. His look is in the works and hopefully soon he'll be up and running.

Be safe.

...He's coming...

That's right folks....the early stages of my website redesign and rename is in the works. There will be alot of new things, more colorful layout, and an overall more appealing website. I'm not going to mention the new name yet, as I haven't bought it. But trust me, those who I have told like the idea. So be prepared...

...the luchador is coming..............................................

da FREELANCE

Yeah. So anyone out there know of any freelance work available? I'm sorta in need of some and it's pretty hard to find.

Hope everyone had a great turkey day and hope things are well. Gonna be working on some projects of my own, so hopefully new stuff up on the website in the near future. :)

QUAKE 4 !

On the heels of the exciting announcement of Wolfenstein...it is my pleasure to announce that Quake 4 is now officially released in stores. It's getting some great reviews, and I'm extremely excited to see how this game goes.

There are some strange things afoot around here * squinty eyes * and I'll have more for you when I can dive deep into my blog. But for now... KEEP ANIMATING. :)

FREE AT LAST...

...my lips are free at last. It became official today at X05 in Europe. Microsoft announced along with id software that Raven, yes Raven will again be partnering up to bring to you.....
WOLFENSTEIN!

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/655/655726p1.html

There is the official announcement on ign.com

I've been wanting to say what I've been working on for a while now and man, I'm glad I didn't. Today was a great day to be able to finally say that I'm a member of the Wolfenstein team. I cannot give any details whatsoever, so I'm not going to. Just glad I don't have to be on an "unannounced" title anymore.

That's all...have fun.

Boy was I....

...absent. I haven't been on here in a long time and I feel horrible. Not because I'm not spilling out knowledge for all my wonderful readers (you know who you are you two). But its because there has been SO much going on and not enough time to write it all down.

A great friend of mine, Jason Williams, is redesigning my website. And he's doing an awesome job. Once that is up, my blog will be part of my website, so it will be easier to keep track of everything.

On to the reason why I need to redesign my site. FREELANCE!....FREELANCE!....FREELANCE!
I need freelance work like you wouldn't believe. I got a second baby on the way WOO HOO! But that also means bills, diapers, wife not working and so on. SO I'm looking for some freelance work. CANNOT BE GAMES WORK...I like my job at Raven too much to get ousted for conflict of interest people. ;)

SIGGRAPH: Wow...just...WOW. I met some of the coolest people out there and got to see people for the first time. Justin...you are one awesome dude. Ryan H, my partner in Ryan crimes around the world, you rock! Doug Bennett...one of the most down to earth and awesome guys I've ever talked to. Great presentation at the CGChar event. And no...I'm not putting on a school girl outfit... sorry. Speaking of the CGChar event, I learned a TON at the event. Carlos, Andrew, Jason (some people say we are TOO much alike), Doug, and the gentleman from Vanguard.. Thank you for putting on one of the highlights of Siggraph. (I have to say "one of" because it was my anniversary and my wife would have my head if I said it was the best... Love you honey). I gotta learn to put images in this thing because I have some shots from Siggraph that are awesome. Mr. Chad Moore... awesome lecture and great sharing a cab with you, even though the guy tried to rip us off. So many wonderful things to say about so many people. I'm glad I caught up with my Full Sail crew, man I miss all of you guys.

So back to the freelance thing. If anyone is looking for a character animator that is more then Slightly insane, hit me up. I'm also working on some new stuff for my site since my work on Quake 4 and the Undisclosed Project can't go up yet. Though my Quake 4 work will be able to go up soon! YAY.

Alright, this little animated luchador has to go watch Shaun of the Dead with his wife...before she kills me. get it? hah....kills me....movie about zombies...haha..yeah I know...weak.

Later.

Absent

So alot has been going on and that is why I haven't been blogging much lately. Aside from moving into a new building at work and getting that place all squared away, animation has really ramped up on or game. So I've been doing a ton of that.

Then there is the fact that my wife and I just found out we were going to be parents again. We are extremely excited. We go in on August 12th to have an ultrasound to try and see if its a boy or a girl. We are extremely excited.

Siggraph is next week. I leave this friday with my wife to head to LA and meet up with a bunch of friends and have a great time. I can't wait to actually get face to face with people I have talked to for the passed few years on the internet. Couple of definates to go to... Alias User Group Meeting, Reel FX van, the show floor, and the CGChar Event. Also while being out there, going to spend August 2nd (Our wedding anniversary) out with my wife for a romantic dinner.

Hope all is well with everyone and if you want to meet up at Siggraph, just shoot me an e-mail.