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About Tina O'Hailey
Tina O’Hailey is an animation professor, a caver, and an occasional mapper of grim, wet, twisty caves (if she owes a friend a favor or loses a bet), whose passion is to be secluded on a mountain and to write whilst surrounded by small, furry dogs and hot coffee. Tina was once struck by lightning.
She has served as an artistic trainer for Walt Disney Feature Animation, Dreamworks, and Electronic Arts. Any movie credit she has is minimal and usually found in the special thanks section. The meager credits do not account for the great honor it was to teach talented artists who worked on numerous feature films and games.
She has authored animation textbooks “Rig it Right”, “Hybrid Animation” published by Focal Press, and the Darkness Universe novels “Absolute Darkness”, “When Darkness Begins” published by Black Rose Writing.
Her favorite motorcycle is her BMW R1200C—mathematically perfect for her short legs, turns on a dime, and is the ugliest bike ever.
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Blog postFriday, July 15, 2022
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Come sit by the fire with me and watch a sunset. Virtually. I’m having a few friends on the camera and we’re going to gab about…well, thrillers, drink recipes, and whatever else needs discussing. A chillax moment to just appreciate the end of this blog book tour and see if they are still speaking to me after reading my book Dark Drink. BYOB
We’ll be live streaming on FB. Just go4 weeks ago Read more -
Blog post“…gripping and fascinating…”
—bluelivinlife
Inspired by my PMDD
A picture of Author Tina O’Hailey and an image of the cover for Dark Drink You will find a lot of Drink Moxes and Recipes in this dark book. A lot with Moonshine. There is a number of #mentions #kitty #caver #tipsey on the search for the perfect tag. The story in itself is very dark and stomach turning, it bounces between past and present. We go Caving / Potholing with the characters. Some of which are Darre1 month ago Read more -
Blog post“… unique…unlike anything I’ve read…a book I have devoured quickly…looking forward to more…” —littlemissbook6
Little Miss Book Lover 87
Thrilled to join the blog tour for this one today.
Jude and Mercedez have kept deadly secrets from each other.
Jackson’s suicide haunts Jude. She burned all evidence of her brother’s depravity. One less monster in the world, right? Tech-savvy Mercedez is the last living witness to a teenage amateur horror film that ended with1 month ago Read more -
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Blog postA fabulous review – take a look!
Today I have Dark Drink by Tina O’Hailey on the blog on behalf of Rachel’s Random Resources. Thanks to Rachel Gilbey and The author for my place on the tour and the copy of the book.
Jude and Mercedez have kept deadly secrets from each other.
Jackson’s suicide haunts Jude. She burned all evidence of her brother’s depravity. One less monster in the world, right? Tech-savvy Mercedez is the last living witness to a teenage amateur horror1 month ago Read more -
Blog postBlog tour: day – I have kinda lost count. But here’s a great extract!
Portable Magic
Today I’m taking part in the blog tour for Dark Drink. I’m sharing an extract from the book with thanks to Rachel Gilbey at Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me on the blog tour and to the author for providing the extract.
Blurb:
Jude and Mercedez have kept deadly secrets from each other.
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Blog post7th July
Jessica BelmontB for bookreviewLecari’s Livejournal 2.0 8th July
The Word Is Out – Alyson’s ReviewsNesie’s Place 9th July
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Blog postBook launch day. Exciting! Nerve-wracking! Roller-coaster ride!
I’m talking about my feelings, those aren’t book reviews. But here’s what the first reviewers said:
“An entertaining read! I was never sure who could really be trusted and there were quite a few surprises along the way.”
—jessicaxbelmont.com
“I read Dark Drink in one sitting — wow! The story is exciting and character-driven. It’s so refreshing to see such a realistic female friendship on the pa1 month ago Read more -
Blog postBlog tour: day one
Jessica Belmont
Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Dark Drink by Tina O’Hailey. Thank you to Rachel’s Random Resources for the invite. Read on for more info and my review! Jude and Mercedez have kept deadly secrets from each other.
Jackson’s suicide haunts Jude. She burned all evidence of her brother’s depravity. One less monster in the world, right? Tech-savvy Mercedez is the last living witness to a teenage amateur horror film that ended with1 month ago Read more -
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Blog postBlog tour: day one.
B for Bookreview
Jude and Mercedez have kept deadly secrets from each other.
Jackson’s suicide haunts Jude. She burned all evidence of her brother’s depravity. One less monster in the world, right? Tech-savvy Mercedez is the last living witness to a teenage amateur horror film that ended with a gruesome death. She never told.
A viral video (thanks, Whiskers) brings internet fame—forcing flip-phone wielding Jude to choose between her job as1 month ago Read more -
Blog postIt is time. Time to unleash this creepy book. Right now, I apologize for the bad words and the nightmares. Welcome to my brain.
Here’s the run down for the book launch:
Goodreads giveaway ends tonight. 100 ebooks will be given out. As of this post—746 people have signed up for the giveaway and 824 of my books are on their to-read shelf. Nice campaign! This giveaway is my favorite by far for reaching readers. One person has marked it as “currently reading”—they must have bought1 month ago Read more -
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Titles By Tina O'Hailey
Jackson's suicide haunts Jude. She burned all evidence of her brother's depravity. One less monster in the world, right? Tech-savvy Mercedez is the last living witness to a teenage amateur horror film that ended with a gruesome death. She never told.
A viral video (thanks, Whiskers) brings internet fame —forcing flip-phone wielding Jude to choose between her job as the second female in the VP motorcycle motorcade or her mixologist hobby.
Global visibility brings naked vulnerability—someone has subscribed to Jude's channel.
Missing neighbors found dead in side-by-side freezers, viral drunk “I quit” videos, spammed porn magazine subscriptions, snail mail severed fingers, sabotaged cave trips, cryptic social media comments, and stalking photos push the codependent friends over the edge (literally, off the side of a bluff) when best friends find out that secrets can kill.
"Bloody hell this story took off at speed and I found myself gasping, feeling frustrated and loving every minute of it." –Books from Dusk till Dawn
A thrill ride through time that will make you hold your breath.
Sitting by the campfire, Brandy admitted a secret to her friends. She swore she saw a ghost when exiting a cave earlier that day. Was she seeing things? Did they believe her? The next day, breaking a cardinal rule, she snuck back to the cave alone. No one knew where she was. What if she fell or was trapped? There would be no rescue.
For ten thousand years Alexander had kept the time streams of this universe safe from an eternal destructive force that continually threatened to tamper and destroy all. Locked in an unremitting battle, the two foes become sidetracked by an unexpected visitor. An entangled journey begins with chilling twists and turns until becoming locked into an inescapable death in a submerged cave.
Who will come out of the watery depths alive?
Note: Companion data has been moved to rigitright.gumroad.com/ <------------
Key Features
- Hone your skills every step of the way with short tutorials and editable rigs that accompany each chapter. (17+ rigs!!).
- Read "Tina's 10 Rules of Rigging" and build the foundational knowledge needed to successfully rig your characters.
- Visit the companion website and expand your newfound knowledge with editable rigs, exercises, and videos that elaborate on techniques covered in the book.
- Companion data filled with example files at rigitright.gumroad.com/
- Companion YouTube videos at: Rig it Right! breaks down rigging so that you can achieve a fundamental understanding of the concept. The author will get you up and rigging with step-by-step tutorials covering multiple animation control types, connection methods, interactive skinning, BlendShapes, edgeloops, and joint placement, to name a few. The concept of a bi-ped is explored as a human compared to a bird character allowing you to see that a bi-ped is a bi-ped and how to problem solve for the limbs at hand. Rig it Right! will take you to a more advanced level where you will learn how to create stretchy rigs with invisible control systems and use that to create your own types of rigs.
Note: Companion data has been moved to rigitright.gumroad.com/ <------------
Key Features
- Hone your skills every step of the way with short tutorials and editable rigs that accompany each chapter. (17+ rigs!!).
- Read "Tina's 10 Rules of Rigging" and build the foundational knowledge needed to successfully rig your characters.
- Visit the companion website and expand your newfound knowledge with editable rigs, exercises, and videos that elaborate on techniques covered in the book.
- Companion data filled with example files at rigitright.gumroad.com/
- Companion YouTube videos at:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjy8rc6ADfRRtI6L6-S2UryU4GI2O-Crj
- Coffee is not required - but encouraged.
If you could change time to save your first love—even if it meant turning your back on the universe—would you?
It is time for the Vechey youth to earn their place as time-guardians. The near-immortal Vechey protect the universe from the devastating Manipulators—devourers of souls, mindless seekers of chaos. First, the youth must survive a mysterious and deadly ritual created by the all-powerful clan leader Eterili. Having regenerated thousands of times with the birth of each universe, Eterili is taking this one as hers and bending all in it to her grand designs.
Catha’s time-slipping skills are underdeveloped. She is time-blind—unable to see through time, unable to protect herself from the ritual. The Vechey shun her for being different. Her parents ignore her as if she were already dead.
Aithagg loves Catha unconditionally and will do anything to save her. He tries desperately to unlock the ritual’s mysteries and find a way to help Catha survive with him. Or will saving Catha enable the Manipulators to destroy the universe?
Expand your imagination by letting go of the limitations of traditional animation mediums, software packages, or workflows and integrating 2D and 3D assets. With the updated and expanded second edition of Hybrid Animation you’ll learn how to choose the techniques that best express the artistic and narrative direction of your project and get the technical support you need to bring your ideas to life.
Learn how different pipelines of hybrid animation can be broken down and rethought in different packages. Does the 3D character lead a 2D character? Or, does the 2D character have 3D parts? Perhaps a 3D prop is interacting with a 2D character? All of these hybrid patterns are explored from high end to open source software. By the end of the book you’ll be able to see how to apply these techniques to the software you have now.
Insight and inspiration are at your fingertips with exercises, step-by-step tutorials and featured interviews with Todd Render of Floyd County Productions and Marty Altman, former CGI Technical Director at Walt Disney Feature Animation.
Features:
- Now with updated software methodologies, new tricks, and expanded sections on Toon Boom Animate Pro, Toon Boom Harmony and more.
- Produce high-quality 2D and 3D narratives in a variety of software workflows, including Photoshop, Corel, Flash, After Effects and Maya, Nuke, Houdini, Smoke, and Toon Boom workflows.
- Think critically about visual styles, the effects of 2D/3D overlaying and the entire pipeline from start to finish.
- Explore additional chapters and over 6 gigs of sample files available in the companion data found at www.hybridanimation.com
Tina O’Hailey is Dean of Digital Media at the Savannah College of Art and Design with locations in: Atlanta, Savannah and Hong Kong. Having worked for Electronic Arts, Walt Disney Feature Animation, she has extensive experience in feature animation and game development. O’Hailey has served as an Artist Development Trainer for Brother Bear (2003), Lilo and Stitch (2003), Mulan (1998) and Prince of Egypt (1998).