Dark Empire Episode 1, The Destiny of a Jedi SpikeyTortoise 2019-10-27 | Years after the battle of Endor, a new danger threatens the galaxy. It's up to Luke, Leia, Han, and Chewie to once more rise to the challenge!Sound effects and voice talent are from the 1994 time warner audio publishing Dark Empire Audio Drama (Yes that is Billy D Williams as Lando)Special thanks to Outlier Studios who made all the music!Here is their webpage and youtube channel;-outlierstudios.co-youtube.com/channel/UCWY8oiIurBySb_qqG3tnoZgCREDITS:Ian Wilkins: Animator/Background Painter/Director/EditorBill Snyder: MusicDaniel Ciurlizza: Score ProducerJesse Quales: Co-Background PainterThe Story is from the 1991 Dark Horse Comic Dark Empire by Tom Veitch and Cam KennedyFurthermore, thank you to all my Patreon supporters!If you too would like to support the channel and what I do, here is the link to my patreon.com/spikeytortoise
The Sensational Cat-Man Trailer SpikeyTortoise 2024-09-28 | THE SENSATIONAL CAT-MAN MOVIE! Detective David Merryweather must protect Skyline City from a cat-astrophic crime wave featuring a slew of wacky villains all while investigating the disappearance of one of the town’s most promising musicians.A SUPERZEROES adventure starring Gianni Matragrano, Austin McConnell, Abigail Turner, Lou Lambert, and more! Animated, designed, and brought to life by Ian Wilkins @SpikeyTortoise (@spikeytortoisecomics on Instagram)Written, Directed, and produced by Austin McConnell @austinmcconnell
Dark Empire Episode 3 Full animatic 2021-11-10 SpikeyTortoise 2024-09-03 | With episode 3 taking longer to produce than anticipated due to various hurdles appearing in my life, I am uploading the animatic to showcase that which is done so far
Dark Empire - The movie SpikeyTortoise 2024-08-31 | Welcome to "Dark Empire: The Movie, Part 1," an edited feature that brings together all the footage I've animated so far for this fan film project. This journey began with humble origins, using pencil and paper while reading comics and listening to the old audio drama on casette, and has since evolved into what you see here, crafted with care in TVPaint, maya3D, and the adobe software suite.A huge thank you to everyone who has supported this project over the years, it’s been a heck of a journey. As the project goes into indefinite hiatus, I’m sure I’ll circle back to it someday, but for now my focus is on new stories rather than fanfilm content. I hope you’ll support me in these endeavours.
Sensational CatMan action figure #animation #superhero #indieanimation #catman #customactionfigures SpikeyTortoise 2024-06-19 | ...
Retro Spider-Man animation! SpikeyTortoise 2023-11-01 | My take on Spider-Man swinging over the New York in 1963! Opted to have him wearing his utility belt with spider signal, and web shooters outside the costume, as I doubt realistically such things would have looked all too good underneath skin tight spandex!The animation is a part of a little series of fan animations I’m working on of various characters in a fan of! Stay tuned for more! Comment below suggestions for what I should do next!
Dark Empire, Episode 3, The Battle for Calamari, Part 1 SpikeyTortoise 2023-06-09 | Dark Empire returns with its highly-anticipated fan adaptation of the popular 1990's comic series in "Episode 3: The Battle for Calamari (Part 1)"! Prepare to be immersed in an adrenaline-fueled Star Wars adventure, animated using Maya 3D, TVpaint, and Adobe Premiere pro. Join the Rebel Alliance as they valiantly defend the serene planet of Calamari against the relentless forces of the Empire.🔗 Watch the last episode here: youtu.be/jIM76LKh6zs📷 Follow me on Instagram for more: instagram.com/spikeytortoisecomics💪 Support SpikeyTortoise on Patreon to help further the channel: patreon.com/spikeytortoiseFor more music by Daniel Ciurlizza: youtube.com/user/danielciurlizzaSubscribe to SpikeyTortoise for more Dark Empire episodes and may the Force be with you!#StarWars #DarkEmpire #FanFilm #TheBattleforCalamari #WilkinsAnimations #LightsaberDuels #SpaceBattles
Dark Empire X-Wing background painting Timelapse SpikeyTortoise 2022-05-31 | Here’s a Timelapse of me making the background painting for an angle of the inside of an x-wing for the dark empire project!
2020 - 3D scene test - Tie Tank during the Battle of Coruscant SpikeyTortoise 2022-04-14 | Back in 2020 when I was working on episode 2 I wanted to go back and re-do one scene from episode 1 that I'd done way back in 2018, and so here it is! enjoy
2018 - Dark Empire - Luke rotoscoping fight test SpikeyTortoise 2022-04-14 | Back in 2018 I did a rotoscoping test of Luke fighting some stormtroopers. Figured I'd post it to the channel!Enjoy!
Dark Empire The Battle for Calamari Trailer SpikeyTortoise 2022-03-26 | The official trailer for Episode III of the Dark Empire Animated Fan SeriesMusic by Outlier Studios @Daniel Ciurlizza Find their music here: https://fanlink.to/danielciurlizza?fb... Ian Wilkins: Animation/Animation cleanup/color/background-painting/editingLiam Clegg: Rough AnimationInspired by the 1991 Dark Horse Comics Dark Empire by Tom Veitch and Cam KennedyThis is a non-profit fan film done for the love of StarWars
Dark Empire EPISODE 3 Animation test - Imperial Officer SpikeyTortoise 2021-12-03 | This short video is a sample of the look I'm going for with episode 3, thank you all for your patience
Dark Empire Episode 2, Devastator of Worlds SpikeyTortoise 2021-02-05 | Years after the battle of Endor, a new danger threatens the galaxy. It's up to Luke, Leia, Han, and Chewie to once more rise to the challenge! The second episode in the ongoing Dark Empire fan series.Sound effects and voice talent are from the 1994 time warner audio publishing Dark Empire Audio Drama (Yes that is Billy D Williams as Lando)special thanks to Autodidactic Studios (autodidactic.ai) for their support of the wilkinsanimations YouTube channel!Special thanks to Outlier Studios who made all the music!Here is their webpage and youtube channel:-outlierstudios.co-youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM-qXhHuYG-XM4XDBmKiOU9da7WjF_S87&fbclid=IwAR2WT287qpX5F0l2_B3FY8lVx7uG4tUh3Whg61xb3EzCGTGpjMTXgJrMo40Special Thanks to Petr Harmy for our fun interview! You can watch the interview here: youtube.com/watch?v=lrVcpkPDdyk&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=PetrHarmySpecial thanks to PartTimeSeagull for modeling and rigging the spectacular Palpatine rig, check out his youtube channel here: youtube.com/channel/UC2oLDNaqTRNJxpNBSl9kjugSpecial thanks to Dash Nolan for 3D modeling the spaceships, check out his channel here: youtube.com/channel/UCGGNLNYGUfDomDKscfiBfagThe Story is from the 1991 Dark Horse Comic Dark Empire by Tom Veitch and Cam KennedyFurthermore, thank you to all my Patreon supporters!If you too would like to support the channel and what I do, here is the link to my patreon.com/spikeytortoise
Dark Empire Devastator of Worlds Trailer SpikeyTortoise 2020-12-03 | The official trailer for Episode II of the Dark Empire Animated Fan SeriesMusic & Sound Production by Outlier StudiosFind the trailer music here: fanlink.to/danielciurlizza?fbclid=IwAR1kfV-XcvdJrA7MJT7N2zqq1BF8XB3DaU_HCFUyz_2wdDDtmOxlPOURoz0Music by @DanielCiurlizza Sound Editing by Matt KellyAnimation by Ian Wilkins3D models by Dash Nolan3D Ship Animation by Anthony VuBackground Painting by Nicholas GarciaInspired by the 1991 Dark Horse Comics Dark Empire by Tom Veitch and Cam KennedyThis is a non-profit fan film done for the love of StarWars
Spaceship Flyby Finished shot, Concordia University 3D Hybrid Project SpikeyTortoise 2020-11-26 | A while back I posted a work in progress for this scene but neglected to post the final. Here it is! I'm fairly happy with it, as it blends 2D and 3D animation techniques.
STAR WARS Dark Empire Ep 2 Devastator of Worlds Teaser Trailer SpikeyTortoise 2020-11-26 | Teaser for Episode 2 of the titular DARK EMPIRE fan seriesMusic & Sound Production by Outlier StudiosMusic by @Daniel Ciurlizza Sound Editing by Matt KellyAnimation by Ian Wilkins3D models by Dash Nolan3D Ship Animation by Anthony VuBackground Painting by Nicholas GarciaInspired by the 1991 Dark Horse Comics Dark Empire by Tom Veitch and Cam KennedyThis is a non-profit fan film done for the love of StarWars
A short Pacman Animation SpikeyTortoise 2020-11-23 | I always loved the art on the side of vintage arcade cabinets, but naturally the games were all 8-bit and looked nothing like those designs. So I made this to see what those illustrations would look like in motion, specifically in the case of Pacman.I was fun to make, hopefully you guys like it :)
Work in Progress Spaceship Flyby SpikeyTortoise 2020-03-21 | Here is a scene I'm working on for my 3D class. Hope you all like it!
Dark Empire, episode 2 progress. Lukes awakening SpikeyTortoise 2020-02-25 | Here are a few more seconds of animation I've been working on for episode 2, hope you all like it!
Everything you need to know before watching DARK EMPIRE SpikeyTortoise 2019-10-23 | This short video will explain what happened between Return of the Jedi and Dark Empire.The episode is nearing completion, can't wait to show you all :)Audio used is from the Dark Empire Audio Book
Space Duel SpikeyTortoise 2019-09-30 | Special thanks to Millar McIlwain for doing the audio for the video!The third film I've done for my University course.Animation by Ian Wilkins (me).Audio by Millar McIlwain of snd_soundworks
patreon ad SpikeyTortoise 2019-07-02 | patreon.com/WilkinsAnimationsThis is the ad for my patreon, If you want to directly support my channel and what I do here, this is the best way!
Dark Empire, series trailer 2019 SpikeyTortoise 2019-06-30 | If you want to support my channel, here is my patreon: patreon.com/WilkinsAnimationsAll funds go to making the project as awesome as possible!This trailer is for my upcoming Dark empire animated series. Episode 1 is going to come out in September.It's a fan film project, based on the no longer canonical Dark Empire storyline depicted in the comic series by Tom Veitch and Cam Kennedy.Big thanks to Daniel Ciurlizza for allowing me to use his music in this trailer. Here is the link to his channel: youtube.com/channel/UCWY8oiIurBySb_qqG3tnoZg
History on Wheels SpikeyTortoise 2018-12-04 | A rough overview of the past present and possible future of cars.This is my second student film.
Assembly SpikeyTortoise 2018-04-25 | This is my animation assignment I did for my first year of university! Enjoy
2018 - StarWars Dark Empire animated - Unfinished SpikeyTortoise 2018-01-29 | This is the first serious attempt I made at animating dark empire. I hand drew much of the animation on sheets of paper, using old light table techniques, and then would scan it into my computer and color the shots in TVpaint. Was a grueling task but it resulted in a very neat aesthetic.Ultimately I decided to start over due to a few factors, I had gotten better at animation, so much of the work no longer was up to the caliber I wanted to present, and the process of doing the animation on paper became redundant after I got a drawing tablet.
2018 - First attempt at animating Dark Empire SpikeyTortoise 2018-01-07 | This is my test version of my Dark Empire Animation. Nothing special, but figured some people may like to see how the new one is improved over the old.
