Thanks, Ben!

Much thanks to Ben Price for spreading the word about my new book, Hand Me Down, in his news today! Thanks a lot, Ben!

My First Children's Book!!!

I recently finished writing and illustrating my first children's book, Hand Me Down. You can purchase it here. Get yours today!

Talking Animation at Kinokuniya

Thanks to everyone who came out to Winter Anime Day today! It was a lot of fun answering questions about animation.

Special thanks to fellow panelists, Veronica Taylor and Misako Rocks, John Fuller from Kinokuniya, and Peter Tatara from NYAF!

See me at Kinokuniya's Winter Anime Day this Saturday!

Come see me at Kinokuniya's Winter Anime Day this Saturday, January 23, from 1 PM to 6 PM! It will also shine a spotlight on a few local women who’ve made a huge impact in the manga and anime worlds.

Kinokuniya Bookstore
1073 Avenue of the Americas
(between 40th St & 41st St)
New York, NY 10018
(212) 869-1700
www.kinokuniya.com
(1 PM to 6 PM)

Reni-Chan – 1 PM
Meet NYC’s own singing cosplay maid, soon to be featured in her own Japanese documentary

Veronica Taylor – 1:30 PM
The original voice of Pokemon’s Ash speaks about how she distinguished herself in the voice acting field

Misako Rocks! – 2:00 PM
Manga artist Misako Rocks! was named a Woman of the Year by Japan’s Nikkei Woman magazine

Otis Brayboy – 2:40 PM
Otis has served as an animator and storyboard artist for Doug, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and more

Mari Morimoto – 3:30 PM
The translator of Naruto, Inu-Yasha, and other popular manga will speak about Female Manga Artists and the evolution of Women's Comics in Japan

Samurai Beat Radio – 4:15 PM
Join Samurai Beat Radio for a live broadcast featuring clips from Visual K artist Charlotte

Cosplay Karaoke – 5 PM
'Nuff said

Raffle -- 5:45 PM
Enter all day, and be at Kinokuniya at 5:45 for your chance to win

The New York Anime Festival and New York Comic Con are contributing prizes to Kinokuniya’s Winter Anime Day, and NYAF Programming Manager Peter Tatara will act as the day’s Master of Ceremonies.

See you there!

I'm in Two Books about Animation!

I was privileged enough to be mentioned several times in both of David B. Levy's books on animation and pitching for series. These are some of the most comprehensive books for both beginners and professionals alike.

Little Pim

I recently finished storyboards for Little Pim, an award-winning foreign language immersion DVD series for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. They are due for release in early 2010.

Voting Time!

Voting has now begun for the Fox - Aniboom Holiday Animation Challenge!

You can vote until September 30th. Vote here for MLK Bday! or vote here for Boy in a Box. To place your vote, please rate the videos.

Five finalists will be chosen -- four by FOX, and one will be selected by the fans. The Grand Prize Winner will receive $$ and a development deal at FOX!

Please get viral and spread the word to everyone!

THANK YOU!!

Another Submission to the FOX - Aniboom Holiday Animation Challenge

I just submitted another animated short to the FOX - Aniboom Holiday Animation Challenge!

View the video here and post a comment. Return the whole month of September to vote!

FOX - Aniboom Holiday Animation Challenge

I recently finished up an animated short for the FOX - Aniboom Holiday Animation Challenge. (It took about 3 weeks from start to finish.)

View the video here and post a comment. Be sure to return the whole month of September to vote!

Go Green (Again)!

I just received a few copies of a magazine cover I did for The Washington School in New Jersey. The kids (with the help of a professional publisher) write articles and come up with content for an environmental magazine. It's an annual magazine, and I started by doing another cover last year.

6.10.09 mediabistro.com PRNewser Party

I won raffle tickets to an industry event at the recent PRNewser Media Bistro party! Also pictured are my good friends, Adrian Barrios (second from left) and Sam Murakami (far right).

Toon Boom eNews: June 2009

My Toon Boom Expert Corner profile was recently featured in the Toon Boom Newsletter for June 2009. Check out the newsletter here.

Animate Over Live Action!

Wow! What an incredible start to my year of freelancing! Every gig is so different and creatively exciting for me. Here is a frame of full fluid animation I recently finished for a live-action/ animated feature film (note the live action kid's body behind my animation-LOL), "The Tolltaker." It is a great film about the residual effects of a person going to war and how it affects their families back at home. Thanks for checking me out, and please check out the work of the crew on this film--especially the VERY talented director and animation director!

http://www.imdb.com/video/wab/vi2835481369/

Toon Boom: Expert Corner profile

I'm happy to announce I was recently added to Toon Boom's Expert Corner!

Toon Boom was also gracious enough to give $50 off to anyone that mentions my name, so make sure to tell them "Otis Brayboy" sent you when purchasing Toon Boom Storyboard Pro software!

To place an order, contact:

Philip Greenstein
philip@toonboom.com

Let Them Drink Wine!

Continuing with the illustration gigs, I recently did a quick sketch in Flash for an online food and drink magazine, "The Heavy Table." The food looks so good on that site, I wanted to move to Minnesota, until I remembered how cold it gets there.

http://heavytable.com/do-grapes-grow-in-minnesota

Babies, Babies Everywhere!

Most of my work is for hire, but recently, I have been asked by a few friends and family to produce animated e-card invites for their babies' birthdays. I love it!!! My first assignment was for a one-year-old boy, Kai. He needed a 'Tol' theme.

'Tol' has two meanings in Korean; the most common meaning is a child's first birthday. It can also be used as a generic description for birthdays: Chut-tol (first birthday), Du-tol (second birthday), Seo-tol (third birthday), etc. My second assignment was for a two-year-old girl (too cute) named Brooke. (Side note: I'm predicting my next baby e-card will be for a three-year-old. LOL.) Anyhow, these were a lot of fun to do!

KRYPTO!

I recently caught an episode of Cartoon Networks' "Krypto: Super Dog-Episode 65-Too Many Cooks." I produced the storyboards for Act 1 and part of Act 2. Here it is!


Episode Link Below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljKB6x6CkbM

TOON BOOM LIVE!

I thought I would post a few frames from a board I recently produced for a LIVE ACTION feature. The script was 122 pages, and I'm estimating the total frame count will pass 5,000. It was a blast to do boards where I could play around with the camera. I was able to do a lot of that with "Storm Hawks" too, but most animated productions aren't that loose. So needless to say, I really enjoyed working on a live action board for a change. Keep 'em coming!

Storm Hawks!

I was privileged enough to be the Storyboard Director on two episodes of Cartoon Networks' "Storm Hawks" series. It was A LOT of work to board two full episodes back-to-back, but the final product made it worth all of the hard work. The episodes are finally up on YouTube.

Episode 27: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FujVABbxEr4
Episode 32: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4RfZWu1hRw

GYM CLASS!!!

This is a 'sneak peek' at a character from my new short that should be done by February, if all goes as planned. I'm really excited because I put this project on the back burner for awhile when I was really busy on other projects. The backgrounds (all 85+) and character designs (25+) were done over a year ago. Yahoo! I finally get to animate it! Full speed ahead now!