Squirly Bird Arts

Site Temporarily Out of Order

2011-08-31T04:26:00.000-07:00

I'm currently working on trying to keep up with the BFA students if anyone follows the blog. I'm working on my real rylanbird.com website. portfolio to come after that. anyway. thanks for everyone's support, you know who you are!

Angry Mcgee

2011-07-19T13:31:00.000-07:00

My final for animation

The Doctor is In

2011-07-18T03:58:00.000-07:00

here is the pre-final shots of my doctor in 3 dimensional glory, I found that this guy draws me back to the fact that I'm severely messed up :_ hehehehehe

Walkthrough Characters

2011-06-26T13:52:00.000-07:00

These are a few characters that I might use for a walk through animation, just a run and walk cycle. I'm thinking the big guy

Photo Cont.

2011-06-25T22:47:00.000-07:00

More photo's Depth of Field and Portraiture, Thanks to my Brother Kyle, and Nephew Jacob, and a very special thanks to my old band teacher, Mr. Burgoyne. They're Amazing.

Sifu Continued

2011-06-20T02:07:00.000-07:00

Hey here it is for it's first firing

Sifu

2011-06-10T00:33:00.000-07:00

This is the base of my Sifu otter my first real maquette, :) This one's for my late Sifu.

Radio Broadcast

2011-06-07T12:48:00.000-07:00

here is a design for the best band in the world staring, Kyle Bird, Trent Gersbach, and yours truly. The model was my nephew, he is adorable as a cowboy. Thanks to my sister who likes to dress her kid up in outfits.

Tei-Chi Otter

2011-06-06T00:10:00.000-07:00

I'm on a kung fu kick, no pun intended, this is the sculpture design that I'm working on right now, it's a character upgrade from the otter, to Tei-chi master otter. :)

NINJA ART FLOWER SACK ANIMATION!

2011-05-30T17:03:00.000-07:00

Here's the basics for my flour sack animation, it's a ninja. I like ninjas

The Cuteness that is a sea otter

2011-05-24T23:20:00.001-07:00

This is the second sculpture due for my sculpture class, it's a base shape otter not smoothed out yet but so much fun I think

Simple and Clean

2011-05-18T12:20:00.000-07:00

More photo fun, Celebrating the Common Place was the theme, and what is more needed and more looked over then the bathroom. :)

Motion Photo

2011-05-18T12:16:00.001-07:00

This is our In Motion Assignment, One is freeze frame motion, "thank you Kamerie for your dance stylings". Then the other was a low light motion fuzzy, I went with creepy I have a habit of doing that

Ball W Tail

2011-05-18T12:11:00.000-07:00

I've done now 4 total ball animation this is the latest ball with a tail assignment.

Photo Assignment 1: Light

2011-05-02T09:49:00.000-07:00

Here's the start of my photo assignments, first time shooting on a raw format, and manual setting, I've really been flying blind these past 10 years. I like where it's going though. :)

The Eye's of Judgment, Photo manipulation, Photoshop

2011-03-22T03:21:00.000-07:00

This is one of my conceptual pieces for Expressive drawing. I listened to my friends talk about the real tyrannical way that BYU-I treats it's students as 6 year old. More than that, this is based on an experience out of my control, came back from a heated argument to find that my ex wife had cut her wrist, though I walked away to cool off previous to that, I was still blamed by her actions.

Group project-Unity, "Life With"

2011-03-12T00:42:00.001-08:00

This is our 9 piece 7x7 work for a group project we are doing in expressionism. It's based off of unity, in a grid system and in color. I went for a duo so I could use it as a piece for the series Life with is the title, it's all the mess and crap that seem to get in the way of who we are as people, blocking us in and making us feel trapped. Their is always a way out though. Ya, this is how this class is letting me think. :) I love it.

Head Drawing

2011-02-28T02:47:00.000-08:00

These are the first real head drawing that I think is worth putting up. Woot.

The 7 Year Path

2011-02-28T02:35:00.000-08:00

This is a series that I'm currently working on for Expressive Drawing, A series derived for my sanity really. This will be a collection of abstract geometric expressionism/minimalism, these are the first five out of... who knows. Therapy is awesome.

The Creature Feature

2011-01-21T05:19:00.001-08:00

Hey this is me, what of it?

Kelly Bird Mental Nerd

2011-01-15T19:08:00.000-08:00

She's not a nerd at all, it just rhymed. My wife Kel, the smartest person I know. :) Love you sweetness.

The Queen of DIS

2010-12-21T08:18:00.000-08:00

This is my Aunt, I try to be just like her, she will never grow up in all the important ways.

" Fun and Wonder are the important elements, in addition to quality and performance which are most responsible for the success of productions...Fun in the sense of cheerful reaction-the appeal to love of laughter. wonder in that we appeal to the constant wonder in peoples minds. which is stimulated by imagination." - Walt Disney

Fire Man Mitch

2010-12-17T00:17:00.000-08:00

My Brother in Law, He's a fricken super hero. Enough said

Pageant Princess and the Buddy Bean

2010-12-15T15:19:00.000-08:00

This is my sister, Mother, Pageant Winner, and all around Princess. She's holding my first nephew he's way too cute.

The Cake Boss

2010-12-10T00:36:00.001-08:00

My Mom, collector, cake decorator, addicted to Maine Maple Syrup, she's perfect

Buddah on the Hard Top

2010-12-04T01:45:00.000-08:00

My Brother Bradyen, he's 15 and on the BYU Ballroom team. Should be calling him Fred E.

Papa Mapa With the Biga Shutta

2010-12-03T14:37:00.000-08:00

My Dad, the next Ansel Adams

Flag Twirl a girl

2010-12-02T08:18:00.000-08:00

My sister Brianna, Color Guard Captain Extraordinare

Zombie Fun

2010-11-10T00:04:00.000-08:00

Ok, I'm did a few zombie pics, I'm loving them they are my little rays of sunshine in between everything else. this is my brother "Buddah". I'm hoping that when the next zombie walk comes around next year see if I can sell my services.

Brayden Monster Revisited

2010-10-29T18:19:00.000-07:00

here's another that I've finished as I can right now. Here's my brother inspired, Brayden Monster

The Doctor Revisted

2010-10-29T18:15:00.000-07:00

Here's my doctor that I did almost a year ago in my dig. ill. class. Thanks to Bro. A, I'm able to actually give some dimension to what I do. :)

Yo Yo Ka Ko, Returns

2010-08-15T01:09:00.000-07:00

Made changes to my Yo-Yo Ka Ko Ill., Congrats on at least being amazing as a yo yo competitor at the National comp. in florida, this one's for you brother. Here is the Link to the Video of him, he is 3rd in line, or about 4 min. in. He kicks so much trash. Proud of you Kyle.

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/8885101

Earth Elemental

2010-07-20T05:05:00.001-07:00

The Final for Digital Illustration, what a fricken great class was this. :)

Holocaust "Auschwitz"

2010-06-28T04:08:00.000-07:00

here's a concept peice I've been working on for the sorrow assignment for my illustration class. Sorrow for those that died in those camps.

The Pelicurtal

2010-06-15T04:19:00.000-07:00

This I've never done but is deffinatly leans towards my portfolio of a mixed media photography, : ) it's made me happy. All photo's are my own

Teichi

2010-06-02T05:19:00.000-07:00

This is the start of a teichi ish Illustration for my advanced class, no where near done, but I'm using more what I'm leaning toward as a style, photo manipulation and digital painting.

The Zed Word

2010-05-29T01:57:00.000-07:00

Here's the second attempt at painting :) I watch way to many zombie movies.

" I'm sorry Shawn.... No I mean I'm sorry Shawn" Ed, Shawn of the Dead

Kelly's Kidnapped

2010-05-21T16:48:00.000-07:00

havin fun in photoshop, paintin away

Yum Love Vomit

2010-05-18T00:14:00.000-07:00

here's my first attempt at a T-Shirt, The bottom is my original and the top is the final, hopefully won't be rejected by threadless at least.

Revenge of the Toys

2010-05-14T05:47:00.001-07:00

Here's my adv. illustrations for Fear, rotting forgotten toys, going to sew up the kid who forgot them.

Yo-Yo Ka-Ko

2010-05-11T04:00:00.001-07:00

This one is inspired by my brother, because let's face it he's cooler than I am, here is one of his many many talents, and going to national yo yo championship this year, This one's for you Kyle. :)

The Skier

2010-05-04T04:17:00.001-07:00

This is my ski guy, drew him durring the olympics, I was kinda bored watching curling.

Vector Round 2- The Spider

2010-04-27T12:29:00.000-07:00

Here's my vector for the second semester of Digital illustration

Cyborg Dream

2010-04-05T07:08:00.000-07:00

Here's my final, I had a dream about this one, thought it would be a cool idea. My face models are Rachel and My brother in law Mitch. Thanks for lending me your faces guys.

Night of the Living Dead Bugs!

2010-03-23T15:00:00.001-07:00

My bugs, better yet my zombie bugs, i guess I'm the zombie guy

The Occasional Piece of Fiction

2010-03-12T23:32:00.000-08:00

This one really was in between working on some zombie bugs for a future assignment. I just wanted to have fun with this one, using just the cmyk colors. might make a fun t shirt for my brother's band.

Brayden and the Monster

2010-02-28T03:03:00.000-08:00

This one I think I did preety good on, deffinatly needs some improvement but that will come later, This was inspired by Monsters Inc., Where the Wild Things Are, and my little brothers obsession dressing up like a snake when he was about 4 years old. It made me happy. This uses repeating textures that I made in Photoshop and Illustrators.

Asian Jade Statue

2010-02-17T19:41:00.000-08:00

A statue that has been in my grandma lee's basement. This one is for my grandma

For Jakey From Uncle Rylan

2010-02-04T01:27:00.000-08:00

To show the texture options for photoshop. I wanted to give something that my new nephew has inspired. Happy Birthday Jacob.

Broken Heart

2010-01-28T22:26:00.000-08:00

This was an opportunity to figure out how to make a digital image look like it was cut out of wood. I think I did it wrong. A remaster soon to come

They're Coming To Take Me Away HaHa

2010-01-21T01:06:00.000-08:00

I dedicate this to an old friend

SlugZilla

2010-01-21T01:00:00.000-08:00

My first vector illustration

The Zombies

2010-01-21T00:50:00.000-08:00

The start of my photoshop journey. Good ol' fashion Zombie Fun.

-In Photo

-Maria Fisher

-Kelly Dowdy

-Molly Castle

-Carissa Jenson

-Me

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