artofalexhenderson
Art of Alex Henderson
Hello, my name is Alex, and I am a 26 year old freelance artist and animator. Here on this account I showcase my various works and projects.
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Kickstarter Campaign Closed - Moving Forward
Hello everyone
I'm sad to say that unfortunately the crowdfunding campaign for The Rhino and the Oxpecker animated pilot has not reached its goal and will not be funded. To give a bit of closure I just want to write down my thoughts, go over with my followers how I will be moving forward with this project, and outline what you can expect from me in the future.
To start, I want to say how grateful I am for all the support I've received these past few weeks. Most animated shorts barely scrape past $100, but including outside investments, we managed to reach $6000! Even though we didn't hit the goal, I want everyone to know how much I appreciate that people out there are interested in my work and are willing to take a chance on it.
I knew going into this that it was going to be a long shot getting the funding. I don't have a particularly big following on social media, and selling people on a story without completely giving away the whole story is definitely not easy. I took a chance on this having just finished my last animated short, and I gambled on the hope that it would make a bigger splash then it did. Looking back there are things I would have done differently, maybe tried to do more physical rewards and such, but hindsight it 20/20. I'm a bit disappointed in myself as I feel I could have done better, and I know a lot of my followers were looking forward to this so I hope I haven't let them down.
Moving forward though, I will say that this project is not dead. This crowdfunding campaign has given me a lot of valuable information on what people do and don't want when it comes to media, and I plan on using it to reevaluate how I approach things. This idea hasn't died yet, I do plan on revisiting it in the future in a more feasible way. I am open to ideas from followers about other ways of bringing these characters to life, and am always happy to hear them if any of you ever felt like shooting me a message.
For now though I will be focusing on smaller art projects that help pay the rent. So even though I won't be making this short, you can still expect plenty of new art and animation from me!
And on a note completely unrelated to the fact that my big financial endeavour did not pan out, if any of you want illustration or animation commissions, feel free to direct message me on Twitter or email me at [email protected]
You can follow me on twitter for more art and regular updates: https://twitter.com/ArtOfAlexH
Thanks again for following me on this journey, and even though it didn't end the way I wanted it to, I am still grateful to have found so many great people who have taken an interest in my work. I hope you will continue along with me with my future projects.
- Alex
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Hey everyone, just a reminder that there are only 24 HOURS left to donate to the KICKSTARTER for my hand drawn/cgi hybrid animated short “The Rhino and the Oxpecker”! If you like action adventure cartoons, be sure check out the kickstarter page for more info and find out how you can get access to exclusive art, animation, and more:
KICKSTARTER: http://kck.st/2MRqrsc
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ArtOfAlexH
Below we’ve thrown together the first animation test
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I just wanted to let you know I absolutely love the hell out of your getting stronger animation. I've lost count how many times I've rewatched it. Stay creative deary! I look forward to your future projects.
Thanks, I'm so glad you enjoyed it :)
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Hey everyone, after months of hard work I am proud to announce that Breathing Space, the animated short I’ve been directing, has made it's way online! Join our heroes as they battle evil in this scifi musical adventure!
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRkND6PnKvE&feature=youtu.be
Follow me for more art and animation!
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArtOfAlexH
And be sure to check out the Kickstarter for our next animated short!
If you enjoyed this animation and want to see more content like this, check out the kickstarter for our next animated project, “The Rhino and the Oxpecker”:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/600902491/the-rhino-and-the-oxpecker-the-animated-pilot
CREDITS
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Directed and Animated by Alex Henderson
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArtOfAlexH
Tumblr: http://artofalexhenderson.tumblr.com/
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Music "Getting Stronger" written and performed by:
Gabriel C Brown (Black Gryph0n) - https://www.youtube.com/BlackGryph0n
Nathanael Brown (Baasik) - https://www.youtube.com/user/BaasikMusic
Michelle Creber - https://www.youtube.com/user/MichelleCreber
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Additional Music by Joshua David Mitchell
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/joshuadavidmitchell
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JLFM97
YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCwTYGa4jPUrZ-Ols4XXUjhQ
Bandcamp: https://joshuadavidmitchell.bandcamp.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshuadavidmitchell/?hl=en
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Sound Effects by Kyle Bailey
Portfolio Website: https://kylebaileymedia.com/
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Additional VFX Animation provided by https://envato.com/
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Hey everyone, the official crowdfunding campaign for The Rhino and the Oxpecker - The Animated Pilot, via @Kickstarter has officially begun! Get ready to brave the wilderness as we bring this animated adventure to life!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/600902491/the-rhino-and-the-oxpecker-the-animated-pilot
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After people saw my Bubba sketch I got a few requests to do a similar one for Nestor, so I did this as a cool down drawing last night
Follow me on twitter for more frequent updates: https://twitter.com/ArtOfAlexH
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Been a while since I posted, so here’s an animation sample from my upcoming short.
Follow me on twitter for more frequent updates: https://twitter.com/ArtOfAlexH
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Last night I managed to work on a bit of concept art for my next project after Breathing Space. I'm looking forward to doing more work with these guys
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So I hear Spyro is coming back, and I felt like sketching one of the characters, so here's Bubba from the recent trailer. I also threw in a work in progress gif to show how it gets made
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There's two ways to make an entrance...
Some more colour keys from my upcoming short film “Breathing Space”
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Some more background paintings done for Breathing Space
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I’ve updated the poster for my animated short now that I have (finally) settled on a proper title, “Breathing Space” comes out end of August (...probably)!
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Some more background images I painted yesterday for my short film
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Another commission for @UltraGor , it's a party in the jungle!
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This was an early walk cycle animation I did to test the functionality of the rig. This walk does appear in the final short, but has been modified for a specific camera angle/situation
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A commission done for @UltraGor of one of his characters meeting Thirty-Thirty from Bravestarr
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More rough (and unrendered) animation. Getting the rig to work like this was a real challenge
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