Art and Development Blog
Posted by Markham at 5:26pm, 7/21/2006 (CDT)
FountainFile Size: 591.28kb

I'm putting this in the Traditional Art section until I code up a photography section.

Posted by Markham at 2:23am, 7/5/2006 (CDT)

Well, my web host merged with another host, and the websites were moved to the new servers last week. I had to fix a few things, but the website seems functional again.

Posted by Markham at 2:20am, 7/3/2006 (CDT)
The Sandwich Shop NinjaFile Size: 44.46kb

Got bored, so I drew this. I want to animate something with him soon. I may just add an episode before the one I was working on and finish that one later.

Posted by Markham at 10:57pm, 6/24/2006 (CDT)
Altered Reality Collab Entry UpdatedRun Time: 30 seconds
File Size: 597.51kb

Since people dropped out of the collaboration I entered quite a while ago, I offered to do another piece for the collab. This file is both parts combined into one. The second half is the older half, which is why it doesn't look as good as the first half. I also don't have the original music file, so there's a small blip in the sound between parts.

Follow this link to see the complete collaboration.

Posted by Markham at 10:14pm, 5/12/2006 (CDT)
3D Robot Walk CycleRun Time: 1 second
File Size: 309.19kb

My first 3d walk cycle.

Posted by Markham at 7:33pm, 4/9/2006 (CDT)
Sketch Book Page - Button BoogieFile Size: 90.67kb

Posted by Markham at 7:18pm, 4/9/2006 (CDT)
Multimedia Project: Kitten CommandosFile Size: 320.33kb

Also from the old files, is the third project from the Multimedia class I took. This is Kitten Commandos, quite possibly the stupidest thing I've ever made, and am willing to upload to this website. Before anyone asks, no there will never be another "Kitten Commandos" episode.

Posted by Markham at 6:52pm, 4/9/2006 (CDT)
Multimedia Project: Button BoogieFile Size: 63.23kb

This is another old file I found on my laptop's corrupted hard drive. This was the second project I did in a multimedia class I took fall of 2004. The point of this one was to experiment with button effects. Since it was October when we did this, it had to have a Halloween theme.

Posted by Markham at 6:40pm, 4/9/2006 (CDT)

I'll start off with the current schedule of what I hope to get done. I was unable to work on my current animation projects for an entire week due to school and work, so that will delay my previous estimations of by about a week or two, with the collaboration piece nearing completion this week, and "Can Story" being completed some where around the 17th of May. If I get the time, I might make the page I've been meaning to make for my 1988 Macintosh SE that now runs at 1.8 ghz. :D

Now for the good thing. During last year, I lost most of my work when my laptop's hard drive kicked the bucket. Last month I had found the old hard drive and attempted to see if anything was recoverable. After failing to get the BIOS to even recognize the drive, I figured I might as well open up the thing and figure out what the cause of it's clinking noise was. Turns out, the cable I used to plug the drive into the motherboard was screwy, so I had ended up exposing the innards of my hard drive to the dusty air when it might have been working the entire time. I hooked the hard drive back up, booted up the system, and lo-and-behold, computer detected the hard drive. I downloaded a trial of GetData's "Recover My Files" and waited to see if it could even find anything on the hard drive. Incredibly, I was able to get complete files off the hard drive that were intact and without corruption. I was able to copy the entire contents of My Documents over to the working drive, and now I have everything I had previously thought was gone forever! I'll upload a few things worth showing to the Animation Scraps section.

Posted by Markham at 6:01pm, 4/9/2006 (CDT)
Multimedia Project: Flash TechniquesFile Size: 241.48kb

This is an old file I found on my laptop's corrupted hard drive. It was the first project I did in a multimedia class I took fall of 2004. This clip features a character called "Catoman," which also appears in my first games.

Posted by Markham at 2:09am, 3/20/2006 (CST)

I was looking through some of my old backups, and just came to realize that yesterday, March 19th, was the Sandwich Shop Ninja's second birthday!

As far as current projects go, I need to finish a school paper due Tuesday. I will then work on another piece for the Altered Reality collaboration I was in, since someone dropped out and they really want to get it done, and that should take one week, two weeks tops. After that, I'll work on finishing "Can Story," which is currently about 1/4th animated. I originally hoped to have it done by the end of this month, but now it's looking more like mid-April. After that, I will finally start working on the next episode of "The Sandwich Shop Ninja!"

Posted by Markham at 8:28pm, 3/7/2006 (CST)
CanFile Size: 256.51kb

This is a character I am using in an animation project for a class. The animation is due next week. I'm hoping to have it completely done and ready to upload before the end of the month. We'll see how well that goes.

Posted by Markham at 9:08pm, 3/5/2006 (CST)
Do-Doo-Be-Doo-BotFile Size: 112.63kb

On one of the pieces my friends and I were given for Jazz band this semester, someone had written "do-doo-be-doo-bot" under a difficult string of notes. Here is the Do-Doo-Be-Doo-Bot.

Posted by Markham at 6:12pm, 2/6/2006 (CST)

The Sandwich Shop Ninja Website is now open! It's not much now, as I don't plan on fleshing it out until after the next TSSN animation.

There are a few things that are bugging my with the animation I was working on, so I'm going to take a break on that animation and work on some other animation projects. The next big animation I post will be whichever gets done first.

Posted by Markham at 2:50am, 1/4/2006 (CST)

The links page is now complete enough to open up to the Internet public! If the button below is still dulled out, you will need to clear your browser cache to click it or you can simply just click the link above in this news post.

This is just the first of what I hope to be a productive year! I plan to start working harder to bring this website to life with more animations, pictures, and possibly even a game or two for you all to enjoy!

Posted by Markham at 4:42pm, 12/25/2005 (CST)
CatapultFile Size: 485.61kb

A Christmas present for my other sister.

Posted by Markham at 4:41pm, 12/25/2005 (CST)
SpinFile Size: 579.62kb

A Christmas present for my sister.

Posted by Markham at 4:39pm, 12/25/2005 (CST)
The RaceFile Size: 358.27kb

A Christmas present for my brother.

Posted by Markham at 8:39pm, 11/30/2005 (CST)
TSSN Intro AnimationRun Time: 1 minute, 22 seconds
File Size: 556.19kb

This will might be the introduction to new episodes of "The Sandwich Shop Ninja."

Posted by Markham at 2:30pm, 11/24/2005 (CST)
Combo MP3 Player AM/FM RadioFile Size: 242.85kb

I was digging around my old backpack from high school yesterday, and found this. As an assignment in the Advanced Drafting class I took my senior year, we were told to design an MP3 player.

This thing features MP3 playback, AM/FM radio, built-in headphones, easy-to-use buttons for use while wearing, and an extra headphone jack so a friend can listen too! A switch on the left side controls the power and mode. In radio mode, the Forward and Reverse buttons seek through stations, while Play switches between AM and FM. By pressing Stop and then any of the four buttons, you can switch to a saved favorite station.

As for the quality of the image, I scanned in the printout I had of it. I don't know where the original AutoCAD file is, as it's on an unlabeled CD somewhere in my room.