Bamzee Creative:
4/2021: Spring is here!
Updates:
I am hoping to start a recording project in the coming month or so. I have written a handful of songs that I want to produce in a studio for a mini E.P..
I am working out the details now.
Some of the songs included will be:
- American Dreams
- Childhood Days
- Mother Is...
- Home
- I Wanna Be Happy
- ? (TBD)
These days, I keep busy working at my day job making video games. I am still working on my books as always!
Updates:
I am hoping to start a recording project in the coming month or so. I have written a handful of songs that I want to produce in a studio for a mini E.P..
I am working out the details now.
Some of the songs included will be:
- American Dreams
- Childhood Days
- Mother Is...
- Home
- I Wanna Be Happy
- ? (TBD)
These days, I keep busy working at my day job making video games. I am still working on my books as always!
1/2021: The New Year!
Updates:
Welcome to a New Year! Hopefully this will be a good year for us all.
I am firing up the P P P P (Printer with a Plethora of 3d Print Projects!)
Stay tuned!
I have been very involved with puppet-making and studying how to make 3d molds to incorporate into character creation.
Can you believe that I am building a ventriloquist dummy. No, I am not a ventriloquist by any stretch of the imagination...but there are mechanics inside the head of a dummy that are genius. I want to incorporate those idea mechanics into some of my characters to make them come to life in a meaningful way.
I have 5 book dummys in the works. "Six Wise Munks", "Two Foots is a Feet", my Hubbel Comic, "The DRUT", and a new kids book I whipped out over a weekend. I have been in a writing mood. I am nearly done with my "Gator Girl" screenplay. I also have an idea for another screenplay that I wrote a synopsis on. I wish there was more time in a day!
Being CREATIVE makes me feel ALIVE!
Life is very busy. I need to set GOALS or they will never happen.
Personal Goals for 2021 are...
- Spiritual goals
- Family goals
- daughter getting married
- finish remodeling our kitchen/ family/ living rooms.
- backyard retaining wall/ fence
My Creative Goals for 2021 is to....
- update my site (and fuse in Bamzee.COM with Bamzee.NET)
- update content consistently
- post more images
- post more "process" pics
- post more often
- finish "something" to completion
- participate in "Light Box"
- participate in "Vent Haven"
- finish my current book dummys
- finish my ventriloquist dummy + mechanics
- finish "Gator Girl" screenplay
- finish "Untainted" screenplay
Future Goals...
- Visit Hawaii
- Visit Rwanda, Kenya, and Uganda
- finish a book or two or three, or 50
- record more songs (using FL Studio)
- finish more screenplays
- Move more rural!!!!!!!!!
Updates:
Welcome to a New Year! Hopefully this will be a good year for us all.
I am firing up the P P P P (Printer with a Plethora of 3d Print Projects!)
Stay tuned!
I have been very involved with puppet-making and studying how to make 3d molds to incorporate into character creation.
Can you believe that I am building a ventriloquist dummy. No, I am not a ventriloquist by any stretch of the imagination...but there are mechanics inside the head of a dummy that are genius. I want to incorporate those idea mechanics into some of my characters to make them come to life in a meaningful way.
I have 5 book dummys in the works. "Six Wise Munks", "Two Foots is a Feet", my Hubbel Comic, "The DRUT", and a new kids book I whipped out over a weekend. I have been in a writing mood. I am nearly done with my "Gator Girl" screenplay. I also have an idea for another screenplay that I wrote a synopsis on. I wish there was more time in a day!
Being CREATIVE makes me feel ALIVE!
Life is very busy. I need to set GOALS or they will never happen.
Personal Goals for 2021 are...
- Spiritual goals
- Family goals
- daughter getting married
- finish remodeling our kitchen/ family/ living rooms.
- backyard retaining wall/ fence
My Creative Goals for 2021 is to....
- update my site (and fuse in Bamzee.COM with Bamzee.NET)
- update content consistently
- post more images
- post more "process" pics
- post more often
- finish "something" to completion
- participate in "Light Box"
- participate in "Vent Haven"
- finish my current book dummys
- finish my ventriloquist dummy + mechanics
- finish "Gator Girl" screenplay
- finish "Untainted" screenplay
Future Goals...
- Visit Hawaii
- Visit Rwanda, Kenya, and Uganda
- finish a book or two or three, or 50
- record more songs (using FL Studio)
- finish more screenplays
- Move more rural!!!!!!!!!
12/2020: Its almost CHRISTmas!
More updates:
I have been in a major writing mood. I finished, "The Cherub" screenplay last month. (Romantic Comedy)
This month, I am almost done writing another screenplay titled, "Country Buck and the Gator Girl".
Sooooo much fun!!! Funny too if I might say. (Romantic Comedy)
I made a Me-Self Monster for inspirational speaker, Meg Johnson (inspired by her talks).
She said that, "You will NEVER, EVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER , EVER, NEVER, EVER, EVER find yourself by only thinking of YOURSELF."
Think about that.
So I drew a rough sketch of the "Me-Self Monster". (for her)
You can find her inspirational talk cd's on Amazon.
I wrote a new song titled, "Sometimes, I".
Its a song about someone who has become their own worst enemy.
They try to make good choices and be positive, but they also can become their own downfall through negativity and bad choices.
Writing a song is like a gift from God. Often its hard work writing and rewriting. Other times, it just comes.
I have heard a song that I wrote and recorded, and i think to myself, "hmmm...that's a pretty good song. Who wrote it?"
That's why I say, these songs don't come from me. They are a true gift from somewhere else, from someone much more creative than me.
I have 25 pages of my comic book, "Hubbel" put together. Its A LOT of work. More than I thought. I'll just keep chipping away.
I am looking forward to a couple weeks off to enjoy the holidays and Christmas.
I am hoping to do some 3d modeling and printing!
I'll definitely work on my comic.
Maybe I can finish up another screenplay that I have in the works titled, "UnTainted".
11/2020: Happy Thanksgiving! i am so grateful to be with family...even when Covid is happening. Being safe, but still being.
Some updates:
I have finally finished up my new office and hung up all the pics that fell from the last earthquake. It is my happy place with all my animal sculptures, skulls, music, books and stories. I love it!
I finished up a screenplay titled, "Cherub" or an earlier title is, "Prince of Pocatello". It was so much fun to write.
I will start on my next screenplay...Its gotta match my mood, so I'm thinking I'll continue with , "Country Buck and the Gator Girl".
Hubbel is being worked on Daily. I am meeting with a friend on Monday to discuss making some figurines of the characters.
I am proud to finally announce the game that I am working on (coming on 4 years now). It was announced last month in a press release....
"Hogwarts Legacy"!
I finally fixed my computer that was messed up by Microsoft updates. (ended up being the blue screen of death)
My new machine also arrived! I am getting all my software updated.
I just became a new DAW software owner. After many hours of searching, I finally decided that FL Studio was a good fit. My goal is to record many of the songs that I have written over the years. They are mostly about hope, falling in love, and change.
I also have many silly songs that I have written for my stories/ books.
I created 3 book dummies for 3 of my stories. They now read as a book (which has been super fun!) and I can get a better feel for the flow, timing, and pace. Super helpful!!!
I have a new black-widow pet. Yes, I know its strange, but over the years, I have always had a pet black widow named Charlotte sitting on my desk. I just keep replacing her when she dies (well fed) and I have probably had 20 or so over the years. One lasted almost 4 years!! This new black widow spider is one that my daughter brought me from her home. It's the biggest one I've ever had, and the most feisty. I named her Medusa, cuz she isn't my typical Charlotte type...shes much bigger and much more aggressive. (One day I'll have to post about the orange baboon I used to have. Talk about a scary spider!)
Some updates:
I have finally finished up my new office and hung up all the pics that fell from the last earthquake. It is my happy place with all my animal sculptures, skulls, music, books and stories. I love it!
I finished up a screenplay titled, "Cherub" or an earlier title is, "Prince of Pocatello". It was so much fun to write.
I will start on my next screenplay...Its gotta match my mood, so I'm thinking I'll continue with , "Country Buck and the Gator Girl".
Hubbel is being worked on Daily. I am meeting with a friend on Monday to discuss making some figurines of the characters.
I am proud to finally announce the game that I am working on (coming on 4 years now). It was announced last month in a press release....
"Hogwarts Legacy"!
I finally fixed my computer that was messed up by Microsoft updates. (ended up being the blue screen of death)
My new machine also arrived! I am getting all my software updated.
I just became a new DAW software owner. After many hours of searching, I finally decided that FL Studio was a good fit. My goal is to record many of the songs that I have written over the years. They are mostly about hope, falling in love, and change.
I also have many silly songs that I have written for my stories/ books.
I created 3 book dummies for 3 of my stories. They now read as a book (which has been super fun!) and I can get a better feel for the flow, timing, and pace. Super helpful!!!
I have a new black-widow pet. Yes, I know its strange, but over the years, I have always had a pet black widow named Charlotte sitting on my desk. I just keep replacing her when she dies (well fed) and I have probably had 20 or so over the years. One lasted almost 4 years!! This new black widow spider is one that my daughter brought me from her home. It's the biggest one I've ever had, and the most feisty. I named her Medusa, cuz she isn't my typical Charlotte type...shes much bigger and much more aggressive. (One day I'll have to post about the orange baboon I used to have. Talk about a scary spider!)
9/2020: This has been a crazy year for me and pretty much everyone that I know. I am working from home due to Covid and enjoy 2 extra hours of NOT BEING IN TRAFFIC every day!!! I really love it.
Some Updates:
My new office is nearly finished. I now have 4 rising desks in my office. One desk for my work. One desk for my home computer. One desk to for drawing. And one desk for my 3d printer. All my "books in progress" are in binders sitting on my book shelves and easily accessible to work on whenever I want.
(they used to be downstairs in a file cabinet)
I am continuing with my books, and have been active with writing music too.
I wrote and finished up 2 songs and currently deciding where to record them. (either at home, or in a studio...but covid? hmmmmmm)
I am now the owner of Bamzee.com ! After hovering over that domain for 4 years...(yes...I did hover)...its now mine...my precioussss........
I will point this site as soon as I can.
My computer is being replaced at the moment. (serious technical difficulties thanks to !*&%Microsoft!$&% auto updates! grrr)
I hope to resume some of my projects which include a 3d toy model of Brer Rabbit.
Hubbel is still being worked on daily....its so funny how my comic has become a living breathing entity. I wonder if Walt Disney and Jim Henson felt the same way about some of their creations?
Life is good despite the circumstances of Covid and riots in the streets. Luckily, I live in a generally good city/ neighborhood.
The Top Secret game I have been working on will be announced very soon. (it will be a 4 year project!) We just finished the trailer last week. The game will ship in April/ May of 2021. It's gonna be HUUUUGE!
Some Updates:
My new office is nearly finished. I now have 4 rising desks in my office. One desk for my work. One desk for my home computer. One desk to for drawing. And one desk for my 3d printer. All my "books in progress" are in binders sitting on my book shelves and easily accessible to work on whenever I want.
(they used to be downstairs in a file cabinet)
I am continuing with my books, and have been active with writing music too.
I wrote and finished up 2 songs and currently deciding where to record them. (either at home, or in a studio...but covid? hmmmmmm)
I am now the owner of Bamzee.com ! After hovering over that domain for 4 years...(yes...I did hover)...its now mine...my precioussss........
I will point this site as soon as I can.
My computer is being replaced at the moment. (serious technical difficulties thanks to !*&%Microsoft!$&% auto updates! grrr)
I hope to resume some of my projects which include a 3d toy model of Brer Rabbit.
Hubbel is still being worked on daily....its so funny how my comic has become a living breathing entity. I wonder if Walt Disney and Jim Henson felt the same way about some of their creations?
Life is good despite the circumstances of Covid and riots in the streets. Luckily, I live in a generally good city/ neighborhood.
The Top Secret game I have been working on will be announced very soon. (it will be a 4 year project!) We just finished the trailer last week. The game will ship in April/ May of 2021. It's gonna be HUUUUGE!
3D Printer
I ordered a form 3 printer from Form Labs.
I am super excited to start printing my characters.
The printer should be here in Nov 2019. I'll keep you posted!
I am super excited to start printing my characters.
The printer should be here in Nov 2019. I'll keep you posted!
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10/2019: When I have time, I have been drawing up lots of new Hubbel comics. I'm anxious to get busy on my Hubbel comic #1 book for Gumroad. My goals were postponed due to family issues. It has been a rough 2 years since my parents died. It has taken 1.5 years (and counting) to get through their house, affairs, etc. So, my artistic world has been on hold. Not to mention work has been extremely busy. I'm excited to get some people hired.
5/2019: This has proven to be a busy year. I have a small team of character artists working on a very high profile AAA game. It has had a 3 year dev cycle and we are in year 2.5 of the project. It's going to be huge. Relase date is set for Dec 2020. We announce in a few months. It will definatlely be the game of the year when released. Sony and Microsoft are involved. I am sure Epic will be involved at some point. The game is "finally" starting to come together. It's been a fun process but very stressful. We have had to figure out head systems, hair systems, clothing systems, morph systems, and everything needs to work in a very robust Character Creator. It's so fun to see it all come together and see all the excitement generating from other departments. I'll keep you posted. I have had to step away from my comic for a few months due to "TOO Much Going on" in my life. I'm itching to start up again. |
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1/2019: So, it's now a new year. Happy New Year 2019!
Doesn't life move fast?
Here are some updates on some projects I have been working on.
Have you seen my Real Cooking "Princess Cakes" characters? Available in Amazon and Ebay and your local Wal-Mart.
They were even featured on the Today Show as a hot selling toy!
Very cool.
Doesn't life move fast?
Here are some updates on some projects I have been working on.
Have you seen my Real Cooking "Princess Cakes" characters? Available in Amazon and Ebay and your local Wal-Mart.
They were even featured on the Today Show as a hot selling toy!
Very cool.
GOALS:
This year, as one of my 2019 goals, I am focusing on my comic titled, "Hubbel".
I will be finishing up my first compilation comic book (The first 100 comics) and self publishing on Gumroad.
I am also focusing my efforts on being syndicated. Not an easy thing to do with a full time job and a family, but I can't stop myself.
Any info or contacts for publishing and syndication would be greatly appreciated! Send them my way!
One of my ambitious goals this year is to finish up my Hubbel characters in 3d for some test prints. I also want to finish the city and office building. (and the 3d map layout of Gondwanaland)
This year, as one of my 2019 goals, I am focusing on my comic titled, "Hubbel".
I will be finishing up my first compilation comic book (The first 100 comics) and self publishing on Gumroad.
I am also focusing my efforts on being syndicated. Not an easy thing to do with a full time job and a family, but I can't stop myself.
Any info or contacts for publishing and syndication would be greatly appreciated! Send them my way!
One of my ambitious goals this year is to finish up my Hubbel characters in 3d for some test prints. I also want to finish the city and office building. (and the 3d map layout of Gondwanaland)
4/2018: GDC was a blast! I saw some awesome presentations, met with lots of people, had some great food, saw amazing tech, and had alot of fun! I love San Francisco. I have some great memories there. Sadly I didn't make it to China Town or the Warf.
I've been doing a lot of writing these days (comics and a screenplay), a lot of drawing, and a ton of 3d!
I can't post any of my 3d work right now. I can say that it is ULTRA Realistic. Think of Lord of the Rings, Uncharted, and Monster Hunter.
This is a 180 for me. Most of my work has been cartoony and Pixar/Disney-like.
The work that I am currently doing is in UNREAL and is (DARE i SAY) very similar in the vein of Epic's 3d "Siren", and "Andy Serkis".
Lots of scanned heads, monsters, and creatures.
Crazy...yet fun!
Very similar to these below........
I've been doing a lot of writing these days (comics and a screenplay), a lot of drawing, and a ton of 3d!
I can't post any of my 3d work right now. I can say that it is ULTRA Realistic. Think of Lord of the Rings, Uncharted, and Monster Hunter.
This is a 180 for me. Most of my work has been cartoony and Pixar/Disney-like.
The work that I am currently doing is in UNREAL and is (DARE i SAY) very similar in the vein of Epic's 3d "Siren", and "Andy Serkis".
Lots of scanned heads, monsters, and creatures.
Crazy...yet fun!
Very similar to these below........
3/2018: Time is passes by so fast. I have been quite the busy beaver lately.
I have been drawing TONS of Hubbel comics. I have enough comics to keep me busy for 15 years! There is a huge stack sitting and waiting to be colored and rendered.....my obstacle? Time....How will I ever get the time I need? Ugh.
I am off to GDC (Game Developer Conference) in San Francisco this week. The timing it crazy as I am too busy at my day job... But it should be fun.
Day Job: I am the Dept Head of Characters at WB. I am helping to create pipelines for the character creator, the head morph system, a UV Material Shader system, naming and folder conventions, Outsource pipeline, and sooooo much more. This will be a AAA game with a 3 year dev cycle. We are going completely "Realistic". The IP is very well known and I can't wait for it to be announced.
My book entitled, "Six Blind Monkeys and the Majestical-Fantastical-Pink-Spotted-Elephant" (working title) is nearly complete. I would love to make some toys of the six wise munks. They would be available with the book. I have already prototyped a munk in ZBrush.
This story will take place in Jigokudani, Japan.
"High up in the Mountains,
And miles above the sea,
live six wise munkeys of Jigokudani."
In the last year, since my last update, I finished a new song that I wrote titled, "I wanna Be Happy."
Philanthropy Update:
I have been working with my wife helping to transition and mentor women/ girls that are leaving a correctional facility/prison to a halfway house. We help them transition back to real life. It has been amazing so far. These women/ girls have been through so much in their lives from abuse, to drugs, to committing felonies. Some of them have literally been raised in dysfunctional homes and have had to survive. They never had a chance. It keeps us busy, but has been a great experience.
I am headed to Africa again this summer to help at the school. I am pretty excited about the trip. I can't wait to see my friends again.
I have been drawing TONS of Hubbel comics. I have enough comics to keep me busy for 15 years! There is a huge stack sitting and waiting to be colored and rendered.....my obstacle? Time....How will I ever get the time I need? Ugh.
I am off to GDC (Game Developer Conference) in San Francisco this week. The timing it crazy as I am too busy at my day job... But it should be fun.
Day Job: I am the Dept Head of Characters at WB. I am helping to create pipelines for the character creator, the head morph system, a UV Material Shader system, naming and folder conventions, Outsource pipeline, and sooooo much more. This will be a AAA game with a 3 year dev cycle. We are going completely "Realistic". The IP is very well known and I can't wait for it to be announced.
My book entitled, "Six Blind Monkeys and the Majestical-Fantastical-Pink-Spotted-Elephant" (working title) is nearly complete. I would love to make some toys of the six wise munks. They would be available with the book. I have already prototyped a munk in ZBrush.
This story will take place in Jigokudani, Japan.
"High up in the Mountains,
And miles above the sea,
live six wise munkeys of Jigokudani."
In the last year, since my last update, I finished a new song that I wrote titled, "I wanna Be Happy."
Philanthropy Update:
I have been working with my wife helping to transition and mentor women/ girls that are leaving a correctional facility/prison to a halfway house. We help them transition back to real life. It has been amazing so far. These women/ girls have been through so much in their lives from abuse, to drugs, to committing felonies. Some of them have literally been raised in dysfunctional homes and have had to survive. They never had a chance. It keeps us busy, but has been a great experience.
I am headed to Africa again this summer to help at the school. I am pretty excited about the trip. I can't wait to see my friends again.
9/2017: It's been a little crazy in my neck of the woods. My job has kept me hopping this past year. I have been working on two games, Cars 3, and a AAA game title making lots of monsters and creatures.
I have written a couple of songs in my spare time and have been building a few models. (can't post just yet)
My comic, "Hubbel", has been on hiatus for the summer. I will start that back up in a month.
I will post some of my Cars 3 work soon.
I have written a couple of songs in my spare time and have been building a few models. (can't post just yet)
My comic, "Hubbel", has been on hiatus for the summer. I will start that back up in a month.
I will post some of my Cars 3 work soon.
Here is the Maui model that I created for Disney Infinity.
Chimp Face:
I just saw King Kong Skull Island.
I'm a little ape crazy...
I just saw King Kong Skull Island.
I'm a little ape crazy...
Just Added:
How to Print a 3D Sculpture / Model from Zbrush.
Color and Monochrome 3d print procedure ( step by step ) by Bamzee!
Check it out on my 3d modeling page!
How to Print a 3D Sculpture / Model from Zbrush.
Color and Monochrome 3d print procedure ( step by step ) by Bamzee!
Check it out on my 3d modeling page!
Favorite Influences...
My influences growing up were Walt Disney, Bill Peet, The Nine Old Men, Mort Drucker, Harry North, Charles Shultz, Gary Larson, Bill Watterson, Theodor Geisel, Jim Hensen, Frank Oz, L.Frank Baum, Norman Rockwell, Richard Scarry ...to name a few.
Modern Influences...
My latest influences are Cory Loftis, Brett Bean, Danny Williams, Denis Zilber, Stephen Silver, Howard McWilliam, Dani Jones, Dennis Jones, Loopy Dave, Andrew Hickinbottom, Simon Bisley....
My influences growing up were Walt Disney, Bill Peet, The Nine Old Men, Mort Drucker, Harry North, Charles Shultz, Gary Larson, Bill Watterson, Theodor Geisel, Jim Hensen, Frank Oz, L.Frank Baum, Norman Rockwell, Richard Scarry ...to name a few.
Modern Influences...
My latest influences are Cory Loftis, Brett Bean, Danny Williams, Denis Zilber, Stephen Silver, Howard McWilliam, Dani Jones, Dennis Jones, Loopy Dave, Andrew Hickinbottom, Simon Bisley....
B A M Z E E
Who is Bamzee?.....
BA = My initials
MZEE = My African name
Who is Bamzee?.....
BA = My initials
MZEE = My African name
****7/1/ 2016 I have a NEW JOB!
Received and accepted a job offer today. I will announce the company in the coming weeks as soon as they hold a press conference and
unveil their new studio plans in SLC.
My role?
Character Dept. Head / LEAD Character Artist
Received and accepted a job offer today. I will announce the company in the coming weeks as soon as they hold a press conference and
unveil their new studio plans in SLC.
My role?
Character Dept. Head / LEAD Character Artist
****6/1/ 2016 I am pursuing Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality as an outlet in telling wonderful stories for entertainment and interactivity.
I am now a member of UDEN. (Utah Digital Entertainment Network)
UDEN connects content developers/ tech developers/ companies who create animation/film/games etc for Virtual Reality.
This is the future!
I am now a member of UDEN. (Utah Digital Entertainment Network)
UDEN connects content developers/ tech developers/ companies who create animation/film/games etc for Virtual Reality.
This is the future!
****5/10/ 2016 The Disney Interactive Studio in SLC was just shut down on May 10th, 2016.
NO more Disney Infinity.
300 super talented artists and programmers are out of work ...including me!
I am looking for a full time gig. So please email me with any job opportunities!
RESUME
Thanks!
NO more Disney Infinity.
300 super talented artists and programmers are out of work ...including me!
I am looking for a full time gig. So please email me with any job opportunities!
RESUME
Thanks!
Howdy!
Thanks for stopping by my Bamzee website.
2d & 3D Art/ Comics/ Music/ Screenplays/ Children's Books/ Toys
You might be here because you are a "Creative Obsessive", just like me.
Or maybe you are bored to death and somehow found yourself here.
Regardless of the reason, I am glad that you're here!
My mind is always churning out new ideas and stories for books, film, screenplays etc.
There is always something to do...or write...or create.
Hopefully you find something to entertain or inspire you within the pages of my website.
(always in-progress)
Please feel free to contact me if you have any comments or questions.
C R E A T E
Thanks for stopping by my Bamzee website.
2d & 3D Art/ Comics/ Music/ Screenplays/ Children's Books/ Toys
You might be here because you are a "Creative Obsessive", just like me.
Or maybe you are bored to death and somehow found yourself here.
Regardless of the reason, I am glad that you're here!
My mind is always churning out new ideas and stories for books, film, screenplays etc.
There is always something to do...or write...or create.
Hopefully you find something to entertain or inspire you within the pages of my website.
(always in-progress)
Please feel free to contact me if you have any comments or questions.
C R E A T E