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Dave Johnson is an Animator and Art Director at Microsoft Studios, a graduate of Animation Mentor and the Art Institute of Seattle, and a soon to be graduate of iAnimate. He is an avid Animation film fan, a devoted Father and Husband, an amateur golfer (read: he stinks), a Podcaster, and frankly a bit of a moron. He also enjoys writing short bios about himself in the third person.
Dave's list of game credits include "Homeworld: Cataclysm," "Ground Control," "Kameo: Elements of Power," "Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts," "Viva Pinata," "Alan Wake," "Kinectimals," "Beards and Beaks," and "Toy Soldiers," just to name a few.
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Author Archives: 3Dave
Sketching on the Surface
Really starting to dig my Surface Pro, especially when it comes to sketching in meetings when I should be paying attention! There are a few changes I’d love to make to Sketchbook Pro, but overall it makes for a great … Continue reading
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Motivarti Wrapping Up
My experience with Motivarti is just about over. It’s been an amazing experience to say the least, and my Mentor, Mike Belzer, was all I could have asked for. I will say that I went into it a bit naive, … Continue reading
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Tagged animated short, animation, ianimate, Motivarti, skyscraper
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Potty Talk
Sometimes I get asked to draw construction equipment, cowboys, babies, or chickens. Sometimes they just want toilets making horrible puns. Thanks for stopping by!
Posted in Illustration
Tagged poop jokes, potty humor, toilet cartoon, toilet humor, urinal illustration
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Krazy Wabbits
I’m not dead, but I have been KRAZY busy. I’ll update everyone at some point on what’s been going on with me of late, but just know that I’m alive and well, and still cranking out bad art. Thanks for … Continue reading
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I am an Animator
WARNING: Lots of words in this post. Skip to the end if you just want to see some of my animations. It’s dawned on me recently that I really am an Animator. I don’t mean that I carry the title … Continue reading
Posted in Animation
Tagged animated short, animation, Animation Mentor, animator, ianimate, lucy, Motivarti
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MMMM… DONUTS!
“We need a big pile of donuts, and a guy peeking out from behind with a really happy expression on his face.” Done and done! (Those donuts were kind of a pain in the tush!) Thanks for stopping by.
Posted in Illustration
Tagged donut cartoon, donuts, humor, illustration, mmmm... donuts
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April Animation Reel
Hot off the presses! Dave Johnson – Demo Reel – April 2013 from Dave Johnson on Vimeo. Thanks for stopping by.
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Making Faces
As many of you know, I’ve been working on the Lucy Project for a while now. The shot I’m currently on has been one of the more challenging, and thus rewarding, shots of all I’ve done so far. Here are … Continue reading
Posted in Animation
Tagged animated film, animation, horror, ianimate, lucy, short film
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Pool Party!
We had around 3 days here in Seattle last weekend where the weather hit around 70 and was sunny. As a result, people ran out and enjoyed 3 days of some large, brightly-colored orb called “the sun,” and my client … Continue reading
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Comic Strips by Dave Johnson
I used to make comic strips… lots and lots of comic strips. For a 3 or 4 year stretch, I was kicking out at least 3 a week, and was even offered some type of syndication contract by Universal Press … Continue reading
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