I have been drawing the characters for my Layout and Timing class a lot for the past month or so, making way for the first turnarounds that we recently completed. These were my first character turnarounds, so I can wee some wonky features that I am ready to go back in fix in the upcoming pass. In class, we were instructed on how to "check" your turnarounds and animate them spinning - a really cool exercise I want to definitely continue to do in the future.
Showing posts with label characters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label characters. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Space Puppy Sketches/Research
In-the-works 2-3 minute storyboard/animatic for Layout and Timing.
I am going to push this into a senior thesis film for next year!
Monday, January 21, 2013
Winter Break Pt2: Character Study-Palooza
This break I made it a point to try and take a few days where I would just sit down and draw the same character as many times as I could. I decided to focus on characters I thought I already had put together fairly well from my childhood/early years as an artist - it was such a neat process to tap back into them again and push them further than I ever thought I would. The most interesting and rewarding thing was the fact that sketching them in this fashion really helped me see as more of a feasible, concrete characters that I can imagine with much more clarity. I came to new conclusions: the kitten with the laser cannon on his tail - his tail could be long enough for him to hold so he could aim his laser cannon. The cute creepy thing with the mask - why is he wearing a mask? Maybe he is actually a hideous freak with lots of lots of teeth?
I also started drawing the Hardcow again, at the end of break - and this has continued into this first week of school. More big sketch posts of lots of cows/barnyard friends (for Animation III) and Space Puppies (for Layout and Timing) are on their way!
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Winter Break Sketches Pt1: Face Studies & More
Here's a generous amount of various sketches from this past break from school. Most of them are from various Facebook friend pictures, some are from TheSmokingGun.com, a few others are from life, and a few are straight from my weird brain. I was getting inspired by clicking around the internet to a few really cool artists, notably Sam McKenzie (http://samsamsamsam.com) and the way he draws the face/figure. Also, I think my love for coloring in noses and ears is getting serious.
The break has been really nice, and now that school is back in session, I am definitely appreciating all that time I had to not do homework per se, and all the time I had to sleep... here's, though, to a new year, and many more sketchbook posts. Especially now that I no longer have Cafe Sketch class (http://sarahschmidtsketch.blogspot.com).
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