I animate drawings in Brooklyn. Things to watch: The Terrible Thing of Alpha-9! Demo reel, Nov 2010 backlog of last blog here My likes and stuff Follow @thisisjakea !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");email me var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-25540796-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Tumblr (3.0; @jakedraws)http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/de7d823a3156b42b99dea64a31230ce6/tumblr_mkorvxORuC1rgxc02o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Made this fox a couple days ago.  What’s he doing?</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://killstrongkill.tumblr.com/post/47027491786/so-now-if-youre-not-already-a-little-confused-as">killstrongkill</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>So now if you’re not already a little confused as to why our project looked like a haunted house, and now it’s a fox and trees, it’s because we took a hard left and are making a shorter, much more manageable short film for the time being.  The old story, that we did the motion test for, is not dead, but won’t in any likelihood be finished this year.  This other story is sweeter, possibly sadder, and most importantly for us, about half the length.  Still, I can’t wait to show both films when they’re ready.</p> <p>Here’s a little fox guy that’s about to go kill some food.</p> </blockquote>http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/47027625196http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/47027625196Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:50:26 -0400lnwcGIFmountain ash<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/918b5e5f401289b37d3338dea9f81a5c/tumblr_mka4q6tR811qizg6mo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>tiny portion of a zine illustration I did last month</p>http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/46349103276http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/46349103276Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:01:18 -0400IllustrationWAGTtB<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f8152f4f1e4cdc530caf618fe75f9781/tumblr_mjifnxqnbF1qizg6mo1_r1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>so cold!</p>http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/45124080592http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/45124080592Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:04:00 -0400illustrationGIF<a href="http://nicolekozak.blogspot.ca/2013/02/scott-benson-and-jake-armstrong-talk.html">LATE NIGHT WORK CLUB - Interview with Scott Benson & Jake Armstrong</a>: <p>INTERVIEW!</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nicolekozak.tumblr.com/post/42432223307/late-night-work-club-interview-with-scott-benson">nicolekozak</a>:</p> <p>Jake and Scott talk LNWC, filmmaking, staying motivated, lacking sleep, and more..</p>http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/42432636740http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/42432636740Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:06:00 -0500lnwcinterview<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c6519937780af9d89786690d37cefb98/tumblr_mho4kcIxFJ1qizg6mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This was the title I made for LNWC#1.  I had a lot of fun with this one. </p>http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/42229634677http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/42229634677Sun, 03 Feb 2013 18:43:24 -0500LNWCIllustrationTypography<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/55738704" width="400" height="183" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Since the trailer just went up I thought I’d show our motion test in full.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://killstrongkill.tumblr.com/post/41654021683/motion-test-for-lnwc-1-check-it">killstrongkill</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Motion test for LNWC #1.  Check it!</p> </blockquote>http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/41654326028http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/41654326028Sun, 27 Jan 2013 19:10:32 -0500lnwcvideoanimation<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/57799106" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Hey watch the trailer for the short film I’m currently in production on for <a href="http://latenightworkclub.com/" title="latenightworkclub.com">latenightworkclub.com</a>.  You’ll love it.</p>http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/41281062152http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/41281062152Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:45:00 -0500LNWCLate Night Work Clubanimationshort filmghost stories<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/37d1f6da7d0701c62bbd97bd6e717392/tumblr_mgvstmiIWD1qizg6mo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>been a long time since i posted.  sorry.  please don’t cut me.</p>http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/40930259634http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/40930259634Sat, 19 Jan 2013 11:36:58 -0500illustrationself-portrait<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b9c8859d73fae9e61ae521856ef9310c/tumblr_mg372tBQr31rgxc02o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Not really anything special, but this style guide from my project is kind of a fun infinite zoom.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://killstrongkill.tumblr.com/post/39635860894/lineweight-and-cleanup-style-guide-for-use-in">killstrongkill</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Lineweight and cleanup style guide for use in Flash.</p> </blockquote>http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/39636082024http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/39636082024Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:57:40 -0500GIF<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mchgz58V8k1qk890so1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://pappapamplemousse.tumblr.com/post/34349827111" class="tumblr_blog">pappapamplemousse</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://bombsfall.tumblr.com/post/34344949841/lnwc" class="tumblr_blog">bombsfall</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>#LNWC</p></blockquote> <p>LNWC, opening its doors soon</p></blockquote>http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/38128200596http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/38128200596Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:25:20 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/53952569" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Hey check out this ad I did 2D animation on with <a href="http://www.buck.tv/work/a-taste-adventure/" title="BUCK">BUCK</a> here in NY.  Now seizure-free!   </p> <p>Update:  I don’t know how to answer questions on this thing, but I planned out and keyframed pretty much everything with liquid involved.  Parts like the tunnel were 3D first, then mostly were redrawn in 2D to maintain style and movement.</p> <p><br/> </p>http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/38126899329http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/38126899329Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:04:00 -0500animationcommercialginger grousebuck.tv<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e4ed669021a77b3810e3d9020e505265/tumblr_mf5o4aVbb11rgxc02o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hell yeah screen-cap!</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://killstrongkill.tumblr.com/post/38120294697/this-is-a-screencap-from-our-first">killstrongkill</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>This is a screencap from our first motion/compositing test.  So excited to see this looking like a real thing.  Hopefully we’ll be able to put the whole thing online soon.</p> </blockquote>http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/38120558086http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/38120558086Sun, 16 Dec 2012 22:27:45 -0500LNWC<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_meirbvFK8W1rgxc02o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://killstrongkill.tumblr.com/post/37197932607/swords-monsters-demonic-possessions" class="tumblr_blog">killstrongkill</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Swords! Monsters! Demonic possessions!</p></blockquote> <p>A screencap of something.</p>http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/37197995774http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/37197995774Tue, 04 Dec 2012 13:30:08 -0500LNWC<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/53444485" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://killstrongkill.tumblr.com/post/35706216758/have-you-seen-this-yet-it-sure-makes-me-curious">killstrongkill</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Have you seen this yet?  It sure makes me curious.</p> </blockquote>http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/35706557224http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/35706557224Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:17:17 -0500lnwcanimationvideo<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdcooyW4Z21qizg6mo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>psychedelic animation looks so cool when every frame is on at the same time</p>http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/35529134294http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/35529134294Sun, 11 Nov 2012 20:12:34 -0500animation<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7iz4jDQ6e1rag1sro1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7iz4jDQ6e1rag1sro2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7iz4jDQ6e1rag1sro3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7iz4jDQ6e1rag1sro4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7iz4jDQ6e1rag1sro5_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://gumibogyo.tumblr.com/post/27711257296/the-terrible-thing-of-alpha-9-jake-armstrong" class="tumblr_blog">gumibogyo</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>The Terrible Thing of Alpha 9, Jake Armstrong</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8CordF1nl8"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8CordF1nl8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8CordF1nl8</a></a></p></blockquote> <p>It’s strange when you see your work made into a gif. It’s like hey, look at this gif I made, kinda. Is this being obsessive?</p>http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/34080411215http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/34080411215Sun, 21 Oct 2012 23:49:24 -0400alpha-9gif<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbxw4bC7oS1qzwgtso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://stefiecakes.tumblr.com/post/33641442675/got-a-postcard-from-jake-taken-with-instagram">stefiecakes</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Got a postcard from Jake. (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a>)</p> </blockquote> <p>LNWC making it all over the world!</p>http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/33774954131http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/33774954131Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:29:28 -0400LNWCpostcards<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_33597045139" src="http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/33597045139/audio_player_iframe/jakedraws/tumblr_mbpn5mdZIF1rgxc02?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fjakedraws%2F33597045139%2Ftumblr_mbpn5mdZIF1rgxc02" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://killstrongkill.tumblr.com/post/33347115205/ummmmmm-what-is-this-what-isnt-this" class="tumblr_blog">killstrongkill</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Ummmmmm, what is this? What isn’t this?</p></blockquote> <p>Me + Erin + Satan</p>http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/33597045139http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/33597045139Sun, 14 Oct 2012 18:06:10 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbwkqqiLJD1rgxc02o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://killstrongkill.tumblr.com/post/33596066247/your-guess-is-as-good-as-mine" class="tumblr_blog">killstrongkill</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Your guess is as good as mine…</p></blockquote> <p>Me and Erin at work.</p>http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/33596296782http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/33596296782Sun, 14 Oct 2012 17:55:22 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbltw37qnC1qd8ny9o1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbltw37qnC1qd8ny9o2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://inkrovert.tumblr.com/post/33252903457/i-just-got-my-latenightworkclub-postcard-in-the" class="tumblr_blog">inkrovert</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>I just got my <a href="http://latenightworkclub.com/" title="LNWC">LateNightWorkClub</a> postcard in the mail, complete with personal joke (…backstory) Love it! Thanks <a href="http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/" title="Jake">Jake</a>!</p></blockquote> <p>Give your $$ to this Nigerian prince. Don’t worry, he’s legit, I think.</p>http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/33426421272http://jakedraws.tumblr.com/post/33426421272Fri, 12 Oct 2012 08:58:44 -0400