Art of Joshua Armstrong

Logo for my freelance business

2011-11-07T21:50:00.000-08:00

Diver Meets Mommy

2011-09-24T23:26:00.000-07:00

I've always loved animated films that take place underwater, The Little Mermaid and Finding Nemo being my favorite. I was inspired to make a sketch I did of a deep sea diver into this underwater scene.

Robot doodle

2011-07-27T13:05:00.000-07:00

I drew this guy last night at Animation Nation as part of an art jam. I thought the theme of the group jam was "piecing it together" (cause I just heard it spoken), but it turned out to be "peace-ing it together". I discovered this later when I saw it written on the board. That explains all the drawings of hippies:)

Tanks for Nothin' on Cartoon Brew

2011-07-12T15:31:00.000-07:00

My final animated short from CSU Northridge, "Tanks for Nothin'," was featured on Cartoon Brew. Big thanks to Jerry Beck for including it on his popular animation blog.

Tanks for Nothin' on Cartoon Brew

Character Design

2011-07-01T15:56:00.000-07:00

I drew these mythologically inspired characters a few years ago at CSUN. I decided to colorize them yesterday.

Keyes Commercials

2011-06-26T15:41:00.000-07:00

This is a series of 3 Keyes on Van Nuys commercials that I art directed and animated for Hoax Films. The concept was to have the various musical groups singing the Keyes jingle on a stylized Van Nuys Blvd. Big thanks go out to all the VFX guys at Hoax Films for keying all the green screen footage for me. I'm also very grateful to Marcos Shih for his awesome help with matte painting.

Business Card

2011-06-17T12:31:00.000-07:00

Anniversary Drawing

2011-06-16T12:13:00.000-07:00

This a drawing I did for my wife on our anniversary

Study of Michelangelo's David

2011-06-13T23:52:00.000-07:00

I was playing with some apposing straight and curved lines in this stylized study of the master sculptor's famous piece.

A doodle of my daughter Claire

2011-05-31T01:48:00.000-07:00

The Art of DarkWorld

2011-05-28T19:30:00.000-07:00

This is some artwork from a graphic novel I'm writing and illustrating called DarkWorld.

Character Design

2011-05-08T19:53:00.000-07:00

I came up with this guy for a class at CSUN

Character Rotations

2011-04-18T00:11:00.000-07:00

Some rotations I did for my Character Design class at CSUN

Baby Shower Thank You Card

2011-04-16T22:29:00.000-07:00

This is a thank you card I made for the guests at my wife's baby shower.

My Demo Reel

2011-03-16T21:54:00.000-07:00

Shot Breakdown

-Dino Sequence: Discovery Channel's "Bad Universe" (episode 1)
Artwork and animation by Joshua Armstrong, color and texture design by Thom Price, raptor walk cycle in-betweens by Annie Jan

-Little Boy and Girl with Football: "Tanks for Nothin'" (animated short film)
All artwork and animation by Joshua Armstrong

-Purple Hulk: Discovery Channel's "Bad Universe" (episode 3)
Character artwork and animation by Joshua Armstrong, background by Thom Price

-Football Stadium Sequence: "Tanks for Nothin'" (animated short film)

All artwork and animation by Joshua Armstrong

-Alien Planet: Discovery Channel's "Bad Universe" (episode 2)

All artwork and animation by Joshua Armstrong

-Broom and Feather: Animated Short

Modeling, lighting, and animation by Joshua Armstrong

-Green Robot: Discovery Channel's "Bad Universe" (episode 2)

Character artwork and animation by Joshua Armstrong, background by Thom Price

-Lifting a Big Ball: School Exercise

Animation and lighting by Joshua Armstrong

-Lifting a Barbell: School Exercise

Character and animation by Joshua Armstrong

-Little Girl in Space Sequence: "Tanks for Nothin'" (animated short film)

All artwork and animation by Joshua Armstrong

-Bear by Campfire: "Beware of Bandit Bears" (animated short film)

Animation and background by Joshua Armstrong, character by Michael Solorzano

-Guy Scratching Head: "Beware of Bandit Bears" (animated short film)

Animation and background by Joshua Armstrong, character by Michael Solorzano

-Angry Speech: School Exercise

Animation, background, and lighting by Joshua Armstrong

-Cartoony Walk Cycle: School Exercise

Animation and lighting by Joshua Armstrong

Life Drawing

2011-03-11T16:00:00.000-08:00

Meeting my hero Glen Keane

2011-03-01T14:06:00.000-08:00

I got to meet the legendary Glen Keane. This makes the top ten most awesome days of my life.

Tanks for Nothin' Early Storyboards

2011-02-27T15:37:00.000-08:00

Tanks for Nothin' Storyboards

2011-02-27T15:28:00.000-08:00

Bad Universe Character Designs/Concept Art

2011-02-26T21:42:00.000-08:00

Bad Universe Concept Art: Dino Sequence

2011-02-26T21:28:00.000-08:00

Bad Universe Concept Art: China Sequence

2011-02-26T21:15:00.000-08:00

Bad Universe Concept Art

2011-02-26T17:24:00.000-08:00

Here's some artwork I made for the opening sequence. The color and texture design was created by the show's Art Director, Thom Price.

Storyboards for Discovery Channel's Bad Universe intro sequence

2011-02-26T17:01:00.000-08:00

"Judah's Lion," a graphic novel by Joshua Armstrong

2011-02-23T20:27:00.000-08:00

Tanks for Nothin'

2011-02-15T18:06:00.000-08:00

"Tanks for Nothin'," a short animated film created at California State University, Northridge by Joshua Armstrong.

Official Trailer

Early Animatic

"Tanks for Nothin'" Movie Poster

Character Designs

2010-11-23T11:11:00.000-08:00

Watercolor concept art for animated shorts

2010-11-23T11:02:00.000-08:00