Mike Ton

There's something about doodling that is therapeutic and emotionally satisfying where it feels good to break out the good old sketchpad and have a go at it.

My public gallery can be found here: https://picasaweb.google.com/113437345776751967428

Once upon a time, I was exclusively an artist :).  

Here's a comic strip that I posted to a friend's FaceBook wall for her Birthday a few years back.  She had also recently been accepted to Dental school...which she seemed a little too excited about?  Anyhows, she liked it, and I saved a buck or two on a more conventional retail gift<g>.

Attached are also a few quick throwaway thumbnails trying to hash out the idea.

I'm a dabbler by nature and generally have about a dozen projects going on at any given time.  It's the things with purpose, that I'll move to the finishing stage. 

Here's a video of a couple of my older Opencanvas timelapse paint sessions.  

• Dolphin was Gamecube's code name during development.  
• One of the games and activities at family union barbeque a few years back, included wearing cheap white t-shirts for us all to mark up:).

Inspired by the Animator Survival Kit videos(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd0VjbchU1M)  a few years ago: Took a shot at making modest traditional 2D animation cycles.

Spent a week checking out the Stykz (www.stykz.net) animation program.  Loved the simplicity of it and had a blast!