Environment Concept

Here's an environment concept I came up with for a project that I'm heading up at work. This was just a test to find the "look" of it...so I just wanted to throw this out in the world because it's kind of a new style for me and it's pretty fun to make and super easy.

...let me know what you think!

Keith Lango's APT

Here is one of the shot's I worked on while taking part in Keith Lango's APT. He worked with me primarily on posing and making shapes flow together.

I worked on two shots, I'll try to get the other up before too long. I'm still doing some clean up on it here and there.

I really enjoyed my APT session. Having Keith go through my shot and actually show me what was working, what wasn't, and then to show me, within the scene, a couple different ways to make it better really helped.

He explained concepts and principles in a clear and applicable way and I think that I understand how to approach animating clearer now then before I took the class.

So...anyway...here's what I came out with.


Serious Musician from Andrew Atteberry on Vimeo.

The Artistry of Hope

April the 18th we will celebrate 10 years of Danita's Children. I've been working with several incredible people to bring together artists from all over to use our gifts to make a difference in the world. If your going to be in the Nashville area in April, I hope that you can make it out. Not only will we showing art but we'll have live musical performances from some of Nashville's local talent.....don't miss it....it's going to be something special.

Here is a viral video that I made to promote the show. Enjoy



Danita's Children "The Artistry of Hope" Fundraiser Event from Andrew Atteberry on Vimeo.

April Fundraiser Event

Here is the invitation to my show coming up in April. Feel free to come to the show and enjoy.

W.C Fields

I haven't laughed this hard in some time.

Kevin Clash

Elmo himself Mr. Kevin Clash came down for a visit to the studio yesterday. I've done several animations with Magnetic for Sesame Street under Kevin's direction over the last couple of years, however this was the first time that I actually got to meet him and speak with him. He was very cool and incredibly funny and just about what you would expect Elmo's "other" persona to be.

Danita's Children

The Hope for Haiti Children's Center is an orphanage in Haiti that houses around 70 orphaned children, it is run by a woman named Danita. These children, before they came to live with her, were starving, neglected, abused and in some cases on the verge of death. I found out about this organization when one of the missionaries visited my wife's office (she used to work there). My wife was so moved by what these missionaries had done in Haiti that when she came home she told me we were going to do what we could.....she wasn't asking, so I couldn't say no :)

I didn't know much about Haiti until I had heard of Danita's Children. I now know that it is the only 4th world country in the western hemisphere. ( I didn't even know that there were 4th world countries)I know that sometimes starving parents have to choose which one of there children will eat that day..and which one will starve. I know that because of a failed government, a failed social structure, a failed educational system, and a failing agricultural environment...this place is has become what some of us would consider worse than hell.

I also know that some of the most beautiful people live their lives there. I have a picture of a little boy named Wooby on my refrigerator. We sponsor him with a monthly payment and a package of coloring books. There are a lot of children in Haiti, and Danita, from what I know of her, will do all that she can to feed and cloth and shelter as many children as she possibly can, which I can imagine is no easy task... this isn't a one person solution...more help is needed.

The little boy in the picture above....his name is Jameson, he has a tragic and amazing story. If you get he opportunity...please...take a few minutes to look at the website. You can read about Jameson and some of the other children that are getting the chance at life that they deserve. If you think you can help...I couldn't imagine a place where your time and/or money would be put to better use.
Danita's Children