Art of Nikolas Ilic

Big Red Noses!

2012-02-10T10:21:00.000-05:00

Some traditional sketches! Felt like I have been doing allot of digital stuff lately so figured I would bring out the pencil, mind you still with some slight digital alterations haha. Also I just found out today that my graduate film Sheared will play at the Ascona Film and Video Art Festival in Switzerland! along side Sun Day and Pistol Shrimp which are some other awesome Sheridan films:)

Hipster

2012-02-06T10:20:00.002-05:00

This was based on a sketch I did in my sketchbook, just decided to paint it up. In other news im starting a 10 week mentorship with Leighton Hickman under the Motivarti mentorship program. It should be alot of fun and an awesome experience :) I'm sure it will keep me quite busy with work and all.

Warm Ups!

2012-01-31T09:58:00.000-05:00

Works been pretty busy these days....here are some warm up sketches and character doodles. The Celtic character was inspired by Brave, that movie looks better and better the more I watch the trailer. The monster character is my take on a minion after watching Despicable Me again. Love that movie!

Digital Animals!

2012-01-19T09:15:00.001-05:00

I realized I don't do enough animal designs. Figured I should start doing some. These were pretty experimental. Still trying to get better at color these days as well. I went for a more painterly look as opposed to my usual approach. Its allot less time consuming I found and pretty fun to do! Oh and finally got around to a new blog header, the other one was getting pretty old.

Tintin!

2012-01-11T09:10:00.000-05:00

I saw Tintin a couple weeks back an absolutely loved it! I definitely recommend it! For these pieces I went for a very traditional look. I thought it would be neat to see captain Haddock in a picture frame. Something I would love to do is to get digital prints on canvas....could make a cool gift, maybe sometime in the near future.

Back to the Basics!

2012-01-07T14:10:00.002-05:00

Just practicing with simple shapes and color. I'm trying to improve on color these days so I just decided to color these characters with flat colors and see what works. And yes the first character was inspired by penguin from batman. I loved Batman Returns such a good movie!

Your Late!

2012-01-05T09:23:00.001-05:00

Its been a late week. I dont know what it is about this week but its awfully hard getting up. Solution- drink large quantities of coffee. Luckily my boss doesnt look like this every morning either haha.

Happy New Year!!!

2012-01-01T14:13:00.003-05:00

My first post of 2012, and yes somewhat of a fan art, I generally never do it, but I must say its pretty fun. I did this Batman doodle at work after seeing the trailer. Its shaping up to be yet another good one! I can feel this year is going to be awesome already!

2011 End!

2011-12-27T19:33:00.001-05:00

Well 2011 is coming to an end and this is probably my last post for this year. It has been a great year and allot of awesome things have come from it. But life is just getting started for me! I hope 2012 brings me everything I could hope for ! So here are some sketches and some doodles from work and the good old sketchbook, hope you enjoy! Lastly, I wanted to give a thanks to everyone who stops by my blog, its very much appreciated :D.... Happy New Years Guys!

cock-a-doodle-doo!

2011-12-17T19:45:00.001-05:00

Yes.....I ate Kellogg's this morning for breakfast and saw the rooster on the box. I mean....whatever inspires us right ? doodled with the the lasso tool...was pretty fun to do. Couple sketches from a cafe.......a much larger Sketchbook post next! I'm trying to update the blog weekly. We shall see how long that lasts.

Christmas Time!!!

2011-12-14T23:18:00.005-05:00

As promised my Christmas card, I know what you are thinking... its a bit creepy, but it was a pretty spontaneous card ha, lets see what my little nephews think of me this year. Anyways still got lots to do before Christmas. The other characters are some random characters I had painted a bit ago, forgot to post them with the last one. I promise sketchbook update next...I wish there was someone to scan for me!

Line Drawings!

2011-12-11T23:35:00.008-05:00

Some quick doodles plus some line drawings. Some of the work was done a couple months ago just haven't posted them up on the good old blog.I generally don't do much line drawings or clean up drawings so to say, figured I should practice more of it. Still got to upload some sketchbook drawings when I find the time.... Christmas card post next!

Pint Anyone?

2011-12-06T00:17:00.006-05:00

Random doodles I decided to paint up.From rough doodle to color. On another note CTN was a blast! Met so many people! definitely worth the experience. I started a new sketchbook in Cali so CTN sketches and more doodles to come:)

Sketches!

2011-11-15T20:17:00.005-05:00

Sketchbook update! and some doodles from work. I did some more doodles but I didn't post them as I want to take them further soon. Also some freelance work I did for chidlrens wall decor can now be purcased online, its cool to finally see the result. I did the Vikid set and the Sock monsters set. You can check it out at http://www.gianimo.co.uk/ . Also I am leaving for Burbank this week as I am attending CTN this year and extremely excited for it! Should be a good time!

The Thief Continued...

2011-10-25T23:15:00.004-04:00

Another small preview for Spilotro the thief , I did some more poses and expressions for my portfolio. Felt like I took ages on this guy! Anyways sketchbook update next :)!

Doodles

2011-10-22T13:04:00.010-04:00

Things have been pretty busy lately. Here are some work doodles and also the thief character is part of a new portfolio piece I'm working on.

Character Design Interview!!!

2011-10-05T13:13:00.004-04:00

Recently I got asked to be interviewed on the Character Design blog which was super awesome! I always go to the site looking for amazing artists and inspiration, to be considered part of it feels pretty overwhelming:). You can read the interview at http://nikolas-ilic-interview.blogspot.com/

Summer End

2011-09-09T21:10:00.019-04:00

School is back this week....but no more school for me! feels a little weird. Here is a quick painting I did today, reminded me of painting my thesis film. On a side note my thesis film got into the 6th edition International Fest of Contemporary animation & media-art LINOLEUM. Which is a Moscow based animation festival. If only I could attend. Euro trip?

Update

2011-08-28T14:10:00.007-04:00

Some exploratory sketches for the gardener design. I was happy with them though I wanted to get away from the bulkier type. This character is going to be modeled in 3D! Im excited to see how it turns out!
Design test done earlier this summer for a freelance project from Taiwan. Never heard anything back. Sigh.
Lastly the first set I did for children wall decor. This set was based on sock monsters. It would be cool to see them on a wall someday:)

Conan!!!

2011-08-19T13:28:00.003-04:00

Conan the barbarian comes out today! I am a fan of the original Conan, though I'm sure this remake will be very disappointing but I will probably watch it anyways haha. Anyways a doodle inspired by some good old barbarians. My thesis film also made it into the Ottawa Animation Festival for the Canadian showcase screening. Some other Sheridan colleagues also made it to :) You can check it out at : https://www.animationfestival.ca/index.php?option=com_oiaf&task=showfilm&i=12324

Big Not So Bad Wolf

2011-08-16T15:54:00.004-04:00

Just decided to do a doodle and this is what came.

Doggy Dog

2011-08-11T12:55:00.003-04:00

Some rejected initial dog sketches for a project i was working on earlier this summer in June. Figured i could post them now.

Updated Portfolio Site

2011-07-23T13:17:00.007-04:00

Another piece for my portfolio and a random doodle i decided to paint. I think i am gonna go back to characters now in between work. Tried some different brushes with the grill and a bit more rendering/ lighting then i usually do. I have a new portfolio site if you click the portfolio tab at the top. Hope you enjoy :)

Portfolio Update

2011-07-06T00:32:00.006-04:00

Some more stuff for the portfolio. I'm currently working on a new portfolio site and I got another diner/grill house that im painting but it will have to wait until i get some more free time.

Ahoy

2011-06-28T12:28:00.003-04:00

Just a random doodle i decided to paint. Photoshop.

Cars

2011-06-25T13:03:00.002-04:00

Another piece for the folio. I swear it isnt inspired by Cars 2. I keep seeing bad reviews about it. Maybe the highlight would be the Brave trailer before it :)

Fishing Boats!

2011-06-23T14:55:00.006-04:00

New portfolio piece, figured i would do some more prop design and what not. Seems like i do alot of characters these days. I'm also working on another prop design piece will upload that once its done.

Update

2011-06-22T15:50:00.004-04:00

Some random sketches i decided to paint. I just got a Cintiq for my grad gift:D Now its time to have fun.

Happy Birthday!

2011-06-20T21:34:00.006-04:00

Just a small update.Today was one of my nephews birthday. Thought i would make him a card this year. He just turned 9. Done on cardboard with whiteout.

More Sketches!!!

2011-06-17T19:43:00.009-04:00

Some long overdue sketches i think some of these are from the school year. Also some zoo drawings. Hopefully will have some new portfolio pieces up soon...... anyways my graduate film Sheared made it in the Cartoon Brew's 2nd Student Animation Festival :) which is totally awesome. You can check out the other films that got in as well at

http://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/official-selections-for-cartoon-brews-2nd-student-animation-festival.html

Sketches

2011-05-31T22:01:00.002-04:00

Just some random sketches. Got a whole bunch more to upload soon with some new portfolio pieces. Job hunt continues.........though at least im getting some freelance gigs to keep me busy. Another update due soon.

New Portfolio

2011-04-29T19:34:00.003-04:00

School is done and my thesis film and i officially graduated Sheridan. Sure feels weird being done. I will post my film sometime soon.I got a new portfolio up. Still want to add/ improve it. Never satisfied with things.Anyways a little preview and a random sketch. You can access my portfolio by clicking PORTFOLIO on the top tabs.

Film Stuff!!!

2011-01-28T00:47:00.008-05:00

Master shot for my short film. Cant believe there are only 3 months left of Sheridan. Its gonna be a fun but yet a stressful 3 months thats for sure.Bgs definitely inspired by Samurai Jack for its simple graphic and textured look. Cant get enough of Samurai Jack.I like how the house turned out as well, though its hardly in the film haha..

Sc20_WorkflowTest from Nikolas Ilic on Vimeo.

To Do List...

2010-12-24T01:53:00.004-05:00

Merry Christmas! and Happy New Year! This is my 100th post! I'm sure Santa has a lot of things on his list to do as do i. The sketch below was the drawing i did in my sketchbook which inspired the above piece. I think i may end up using it as a Christmas card for family and friends.

Sketches & Such

2010-12-21T17:37:00.011-05:00

Some life drawing plus sketches near the end of the semester, feels good to have a break though lots needs to be done still. The Scottish characters were done in flash during my co op last summer, just came across them as i was organizing the desktop, just thought i would post it as doing all these characters sparked my 4th year film idea. I remember i referenced secret of kells alot for the simple and bold shapes.

Doodle

2010-11-28T02:47:00.005-05:00

Took a break while working on the film and this is what came. All digital.

Royal Winter Fair + LD Sketches

2010-11-16T15:45:00.026-05:00

4th year

2nd year

Some royal winter fair sketches i decided to paint and some life drawing sketches and what not from class, kind of bad scans. I had fun at the fair drew lots of sheep, though its kind of sad this is the last year i will go with Sheridan. Oh and a recent Pete Emslie caricature of me, i think i look less goofy and older compared to my second year one haha well at least the older part.I also opened a blog for my film work at woolly-productions.blogspot.com or Sheared tab at the top of my blog feel free to critique :).

Halloween!!!

2010-10-29T16:03:00.011-04:00

Digital. Photoshop CS3

A Halloween themed piece, it started out as something completely different but this is the end result. On that note reading week is coming to an end, i had a good week and i attended the Ottawa International Film Festival again this year. Had such an awesome time with everybody and got to see and hear some inspiring lectures + Films.

Update!!

2010-10-17T00:34:00.003-04:00

A sketch i decided to color. Still drawing girls these days.... though i do have another piece im working on but i think it will have to wait. Should be working on my film, will post the leica sometime soon :)

Life Drawing + Sketches!

2010-10-10T03:06:00.009-04:00

Some sketches done from extra life drawing recently, some sketches are out my head also, figured i could use some practice drawing girls as i never really do.....oh and the monster creature was influenced from the dog in Despicable Me, such a cool character.

Cintiqs= Awesome

2010-10-01T09:19:00.012-04:00

We just got brand new Cintiqs in our 4th year studio. They are totally awesome. Never used one before, i must say they are addicting. Anyways just a quick doodle i did with the Cintiq. This is based on a sketch i did earlier this week. Plan on taking it further when i got more time but for now this will do.

Things to Come

2010-09-22T21:58:00.003-04:00

Main character concept for my 4th year film currently titled Sheared, it involves this Scottish man cutting his sheep's wool. All the possibilities with the kilt plaid is never ending, as of now im heading with the red kilt. Will post a Leica in the next couple weeks so keep posted. All comment's and critiques welcome.

Doodles

2010-09-06T20:08:00.008-04:00

Just a quick update. A few sketches of some people with glasses, seems like i drew a lot of people with some sort of glasses on this summer. Done with ink in a pocket size sketchpad.

Coffey... Gonna Need It!

2010-08-27T16:21:00.007-04:00

With school starting soon, i figured i could use another post as i got to start working on my 4th year film. I dont know what to expect from this year, but im sure it will be very busy and a lot of late nights. I will try to update the blog as much as possible along the way.

My Pet Monster

2010-08-11T21:36:00.004-04:00

Monsters always like cookies .All done in Photoshop CS3.

Dino! + Sketchbook

2010-08-04T01:50:00.013-04:00

This is a piece i had laying around for awhile now finally decided to just finish it.Done in Photoshop CS3.

Warm up sketches all from 30sec -1min. These were all drawn during my co-op lunch breaks. It is definitely a great way to warm up. Ink-Pencil

Flash + Intern

2010-07-27T15:27:00.004-04:00

Some character design/concepts done during my last few weeks at Elliot Animation. It was definitely a fun co-op experience and i already miss the people and the work. These were done in flash as that was primarily what i worked with. I did find myself using paper and pencil as well as sketchbook pro often as well. Having Colin as a mentor was definitely a good experience, having somebody to help push you and give you some good critiques is always good to have.If you haven't checked out his stuff you can visit his blog at http://jackomtablet.blogspot.com/.

Update

2010-04-20T01:54:00.003-04:00

Random characters i drew awhile back just never got around to colouring them, with school being super busy.

Final Action Anaylsis

2010-01-21T13:21:00.003-05:00

Action Anaylsis from Nikolas Ilic on Vimeo.

Final Composited Scene.

More Characters

2010-01-21T00:36:00.004-05:00

Some characters done for my Portfolio.

Characters done for my Action Analysis.

Summer Update

2009-09-02T15:43:00.005-04:00

Most of the characters were inspired from either games or movies. Basically that's what my summer consisted of games, movies and work. The layout was something that kinda of started experimenting with brushes i downloaded, alot of custom brushes.

HULK

2009-05-19T15:44:00.005-04:00

1h-2h painting
Random painting with roommates where we picked a comic book character and had to do a quick painting of him. Got to practice more digital painting.

2nd Year Painting

2009-04-28T01:27:00.001-04:00

Final Layout Painting.

Lineup colour + Layout colour keys.

2nd Year Life.Drawing

2009-04-28T01:21:00.005-04:00

Creature Design-15min

University of Toronto Study.

5Min

1Min

15Min

2nd Year Character.Design

2009-04-28T01:05:00.007-04:00

Caricature of me done by Pete Emslie.

Beak and Muzzle characters.

Medieval Theme Package.

Character sequence assignment.

2nd Year Layout

2009-04-28T01:00:00.004-04:00

Layouts done for Caples class based on Medieval Theme.

More Lipsyncs

2009-04-27T15:15:00.005-04:00

Background PAN

2009-03-07T14:47:00.004-05:00

Background Pan done for S.Caples class. Western theme.

Human Lip Sync

2009-03-07T14:43:00.002-05:00

Line from Braveheart, one of my favourite films.

Digital Painting

2009-03-07T14:41:00.001-05:00

Tonal Study. Final Colour.

Character Design

2009-01-03T17:22:00.003-05:00

Some character designs from first semester.

Life Drawing

2009-01-03T16:59:00.007-05:00

Assorted life drawings from first semester.

Sketches from the fair, quickly coloured.

Random

2009-01-02T22:03:00.003-05:00

Random page from my sketcbook, doodled these in art history earlier this year.

Storyboards + Leica

2009-01-02T21:52:00.004-05:00

Beatboards

Leica Reel

Animation

2009-01-02T20:21:00.006-05:00

Wave Boat and Sac

Weight Lift and Toss

Walk and Run

Expression Change

All first semester animations, not necessarily pleased with all them but had to get them done due to time constraints.

Sith SP

2008-10-25T19:50:00.007-04:00

Random painting, more or less blocked in with some detail.

Fortress Concept Sketch

2008-10-25T19:49:00.003-04:00

Concept sketch done for S. Caples layout class.

Painting + WIP

2008-10-03T03:33:00.014-04:00

Quick colour key for painting class, exterior.

Random Sketch- WIP

LEIA

2008-07-31T01:56:00.003-04:00

K9-007 WIP

2008-07-08T23:56:00.013-04:00

Random painting, probably took me longer to decide on colours then to paint it.Overall it could use some more work but I'm done for now.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars gets animated

2008-06-13T15:47:00.004-04:00

I have always been a fan of the star wars filmography since i was a kid. Now with the release of Clone Wars Lucas tells a story in the star wars universe through animation. The movie is set in the years between Episdoe II and Episdode III during the clone wars.When i first saw this trailer i didnt believe it would be succesful and wasn't really impressed with the graphics. I was a big fan of the the clone wars television series in 2003 which had very appealing designs and traditional animation as it won an Emmy award. When i watched the trailer a second time i realized that the designs have been kept the same as the original clone wars television's series and lets say, a little more impressed. Though i would have liked to see a 2d or traditional animated clone wars from Lucas i am still very excited to see this in theaters August 15 2008. Though the television series had great success it will return as the movies ending leads directly into a new animated television series debuting this fall.

Something New

2008-06-04T13:39:00.004-04:00

Something new to me, being female characters and animal characters interacting.

First Knight

2008-05-09T13:45:00.007-04:00

A quick sketch i did, then threw some graphite powder over top and scanned it in, which makes for the old textured look. The rest is done in photoshop.

Troll Painting

2008-05-05T01:11:00.006-04:00

Been watching The Lord of the Rings the past few days, just thought i would do a sketch.

Flipbook Page 2008

2008-04-26T00:23:00.001-04:00

Summer Begins

2008-04-26T00:01:00.002-04:00

Just an old sketch i did in lecture one day just thought id quickly paint it.This summer i hope to be much more productive in terms of improving as an artist as oppose to last summer. Enough said lets just see if i stick to that.

Painting Replica

2008-04-20T18:39:00.004-04:00

Original Piece.

Master copy, colours are a bit off but overall i am pleased.

Floursack

2008-04-20T18:21:00.007-04:00

Sorry for the video quality.

Character Painting

2008-04-17T05:15:00.012-04:00

Bottom painting, used more effects, maybe a bit to much.

1st Year Final LD Portfolio

2008-04-12T03:22:00.001-04:00

30 sec gestures.

1 min gestures

5 min poses.

Character Package

2008-04-09T23:04:00.014-04:00

Painting Study

2008-04-09T23:04:00.004-04:00

Fox Walk Cycle

2008-04-09T23:04:00.002-04:00

Fox walk cycle, not all that pleased with the end results though i did rush it.

Painting- Still Life

2008-04-05T04:59:00.004-04:00

Still life used gouache with an acrylic base.

A day and night shot of a futuristic design, painted with gouache with acrylic base. Not that pleased with the day painting.

04/08

2008-04-05T04:07:00.004-04:00

Caricature of me done by Mark Thurman.

Viking Design

2008-03-06T22:41:00.007-05:00

Just a random design done over reading week. Influenced by Pathfinder.

Random Paints

2008-03-03T02:36:00.007-05:00

Still new to digital painting, just some sketches i had and decided to through some colour on them. Plan on doing more with the top painting character.

Head Rotation/ Banzai

2008-02-23T20:01:00.008-05:00

Banzai one of the three hyenas from lion king. Decided to use this character for my animation assignment as he is one of my favourite characters.

My animation, overall i am pleased with it. Just wish i could have put a little more acting into this animation assignment.

Panning BG + Panther Walk

2008-02-23T19:52:00.007-05:00

Layout/Character Overlay

2008-02-23T19:50:00.007-05:00

Layout Line art.Character Overlay.

Cloud Painting

2008-02-23T19:49:00.002-05:00

Pyro..

2008-02-23T19:46:00.004-05:00

This is one of the scenes from the character story sequence assignment.

Caricature

2008-02-05T01:11:00.001-05:00

Caricature of me done by Enzo Avolio.

Storyboard Char.

2008-01-29T03:47:00.000-05:00

Paintng Tonal

2008-01-24T02:15:00.001-05:00

More Animations...

2008-01-24T02:03:00.000-05:00

Pink Panther Walk

Box Fold Animation

Medevil Times...

2008-01-05T03:48:00.001-05:00

Christmas Break Update

2008-01-01T16:58:00.001-05:00

Some quick sketches coloured quickly in photoshop. Just thought i would practice painting since i am really new to it and havent been doing enough.

Life Drawing Update

2007-12-10T02:52:00.001-05:00

Two 30sec gestures and two 1min gestures.Bone Drawings below, kinda rushed them.

Character Expressions

2007-11-30T02:11:00.000-05:00