Well the Aniboom competition is over and the results are in. I was ranked #4 and made it into the top 50 category.
http://www.aniboom.com/awards2008/
I want to thank everyone who viewed my animation, voted for it, and otherwise supported it. I encourage you all to check out other animations there. There is a lot of impressive stuff to watch.
I was pleasantly surprised when someone at Aniboom emailed me asking if I would submit my animated 3d short in their Aniboom Awards 2008. This is my first animation competition.
This began as just a quick exercise but has turned into something more involved. I had intended to only take an hour and do another speed painting but was having too good a time to stop. I am still working on the lower half area trying to finalize the feathers.
Over 15 years of experience as a professional artist in several industries including: 2D/3D PC game development, 3D product visualization and interactivity, 3D browser technology, publishing,
and education.