The World: According To Ikem Smith

Quick self portrait I did this morning. I got a ton of followers...

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:23:18 -0400

Quick self portrait I did this morning. I got a ton of followers a couple weeks ago. Thank you all, and I’ll definitely try and update more regularly. Respect.

Third video from our group RecruitPixel, and the biggest vfx...

Sun, 04 Sep 2011 13:42:00 -0400

Third video from our group RecruitPixel, and the biggest vfx project I’ve worked on to date. Everything was shot on the same spot of land, no green screens or tripods, so it was two weeks of monotonous rotoscoping, and match moving to add in the smoke and old cars and take the green out of the bush and stuff. Even though it didn’t come out exactly as I’d hoped I definitely learnt a lot.

So the music video project I was apart of at the beginning of...

Sun, 21 Aug 2011 11:24:46 -0400

So the music video project I was apart of at the beginning of the summer, was released a couple days ago. The song is “Silver Nimbus”, by Jamaican, Alt. Rock group ACMATIC (check them out) This was actually my first time directing a music video, and I’m pretty proud of it. Check out our production team’s page @ recruitpixel.tumblr.com and facebook.com/recruitpixel. We gots more in store, so look out.

Illustration I did last night. I believe I was thinking about...

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 15:51:00 -0400

Illustration I did last night. I believe I was thinking about the riots in England, and how wicked a weapon the cricket bat is, as defense against snarling beasts. Ahh Friday Nights.

Viral video I did a couple weeks back....

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:36:00 -0400

Viral video I did a couple weeks back. http://recruitpixel.tumblr.com/

Portrait of a friend and fellow artist, Beronde Blue.

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 01:08:26 -0400

Portrait of a friend and fellow artist, Beronde Blue.

Test run.

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:42:00 -0400

Test run.

Update 6|6|2011

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 08:00:00 -0400

So a couple of friends and I have come together to form a production team dubbed RecruitPixel....

Animated a logo for my bredrin Taj, of J.!nk Clothing, for his...

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 04:38:00 -0400

Animated a logo for my bredrin Taj, of J.!nk Clothing, for his final year independent study at Edna Manley College. Check out his blog JUXTAPOSED!NK.

Blow. Based on a sketch I did for an event called Artopia, last...

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:40:00 -0400

Blow.

Based on a sketch I did for an event called Artopia, last summer.

The idea for this came out of a series of circumstances, surrounding the summer of 2010.

You had to be there I guess.

I remember when I did my first digital painting, and I kept...

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:12:00 -0400

I remember when I did my first digital painting, and I kept telling myself that “this is taking too long”, “I need a tablet.”

Now, honestly, I don’t think tablets are all that necessary.

Not that I won’t get one.

And I won’t deny one if someone were to make the offer… but I do just fine without.

Check out some tunes by The xx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pib8eYDSFEI&feature=relmfu

Ikem Smith - General Reel - Jan. 2011 A mash up of shots from...

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:05:56 -0500

Ikem Smith - General Reel - Jan. 2011

A mash up of shots from projects I’ve worked on in the past 2 years

Music: Stanley Kubrick by Alvin Band

Projects in Order of appearance:

Untitled Short Film Set for Release 2011 - Direction, Editing.

Fyakin - Me She Want (Music Video) 2010 - Editing.

Gyptian - Nah Let Go (Music Video) 2010 - Editing, 3D Graphics, Visual, Effects.

Eva Hype - Lovers Go/Overlooked (Music Video) 2010 - Editing, 3D Graphics.

Crash & Burn (Short Film) 2009 - Direction, Editing, Effects.

Break (Short Film) 2008 - Direction, Editing.

Recruit8 Pictures Ident - 3D Graphics.

Massive Respect to all the artists who worked with me, taught me and gave me opportunities to work on these projects:

Ras Kassa - The Hynes Group (formerly Guru Films)

Robert ‘Krusha’ Harriot - Krusha Photography

Daniel ‘SteezyFresh’ Simpson - Steezyfresh Films

Jason McCook - JayFresh Productions

Look, A Sketch! Katherine of Crimson Heart Repilca, is allowing...

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:01:00 -0400

Look, A Sketch!

Katherine of Crimson Heart Repilca, is allowing me to peddle some art at her event, ARTOPIA.

Should be wicked. Stop on by.

Eugenio D. Caribbean Identity.Interview a lecturer and paint...

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 11:31:00 -0400

Eugenio D.

Caribbean Identity.

Interview a lecturer and paint their portrait.

Bloopedy bloo.

Crash & Burn

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:48:00 -0400

Crash & Burn

Recruit8 Pictures

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:02:00 -0500

Recruit8 Pictures

APPLAUSE

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:12:00 -0500

*APPLAUSE*

Invincible.

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:56:00 -0500

Invincible.

The Corn Identity - A segment of a larger video for an intro to...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:18:00 -0500

The Corn Identity - A segment of a larger video for an intro to psychology class.

Identity vs Role Confusion (Erikson’s sixth stage of psychosocial development.)
Wrote, directed and edited this piece. (blah blah blah) Starring my friends Djet Layne and Kemar Scott.

Digital Painting. I think I’m getting a hang of it. It...

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:19:00 -0400

Digital Painting. I think I’m getting a hang of it. It takes hours mousing it out though.

*sigh

I need a tablet.