12.22.2012
9.18.2012
Gesture Drawing Class, Week 6: Story
The final week of this drawing class we focused on story. This was a really fun exercise since it brings together everything we have been practicing week to week and giving it story.
The first round we were given five poses and based on the mood or idea of the pose, we had to come up with a story idea. I was surprised at how difficult it was for me to come up with ideas. Made me realize I have to practice this exercise a lot more...
The first round we were given five poses and based on the mood or idea of the pose, we had to come up with a story idea. I was surprised at how difficult it was for me to come up with ideas. Made me realize I have to practice this exercise a lot more...
We then had to do the same thing, but find our own poses:
I also did some draw over fixes of my bear drawings from last week:
Gesture Drawing Class, Week 6: Extrapolation
This week, we had to take the poses from our model and extrapolate the idea, in to an animal. This forces you to try and convey a similar
feeling with completely different anatomical limitations. It was extremely challenging, but also gave me an exercise I plan on continuing on doing!
9.16.2012
Joooooones!
Raiders of the Lost Arc was in theaters around these parts last week and it was AMAZING to see it on the big screen! This is what I got...
8.06.2012
Gesture Drawing Class, Week 5: Exaggeration
This week's focus was exaggeration and getting the feeling of the pose across, rather then worrying about anatomy. We also had to pick an animal to do studies for to help us prepare for our assignment next week... have no clue what that's going to be!
7.30.2012
Showreel Updates!
I have been working on some awesome shows and I would like to share some of the shots I animated! (click the titles to see showreel)
Ted
I think we all were swearing more than usual after working on this show, ha! And not because we were angry, but because Ted is contagious! This show was a blast to work on and I am so glad for the response it is getting!
Breaking Dawn Part 1
Wolves are one of my favorite animals, so I had a blast studding up on them and trying to make them look realistic as possible in my shots.
Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon
I only got to work on this show for a little over a month after Pirates, but it was a lot of fun!
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
The mermaids brought on a whole new challenge that I hadn't encountered before.
See my other showreels in my Animation section. Thanks for checking my work out!
Ted
I think we all were swearing more than usual after working on this show, ha! And not because we were angry, but because Ted is contagious! This show was a blast to work on and I am so glad for the response it is getting!
Breaking Dawn Part 1
Wolves are one of my favorite animals, so I had a blast studding up on them and trying to make them look realistic as possible in my shots.
Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon
I only got to work on this show for a little over a month after Pirates, but it was a lot of fun!
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
The mermaids brought on a whole new challenge that I hadn't encountered before.
See my other showreels in my Animation section. Thanks for checking my work out!
7.26.2012
Gesture Drawing Class, Week 4 - Space
This week was all about space and making sure the figure isn't on one plane. BUT that's not it, I had to do a session all with my LEFT hand! Talk about painful.
7.15.2012
Gesture Drawing Class, Week 3 - Silhouettes
This weeks lesson was Silhouettes! I still had to start with the line of action and while keeping shape in mind, build a silhouette while keeping the IDEA of the pose clear. That was something that stuck with me from the lecture and that I think is a really important point: What is the idea of the pose and what is the best way to represent that idea? I found that I started with a silhouette that was fairly close to the model, but only pushed a little. So I pushed some poses even further and in some cases even changed the angle of the pose. Lots of fun and challenging!
I carried a watermelon!
This is one of my favorite moments in one of my favorite 80s movies. Know which one??
7.12.2012
7.08.2012
Started a drawing class...
My boyfriend, Louie, and I started an online Gesture Drawing class through Schoolism, taught by Alex Woo and Louis Gonzales. We just finished week two and its been a lot of fun! Week 1 was all about the line of action, getting the main idea of the pose in one stroke. Week 2 was about capturing the pose in a simple, almost graphic, shape. Here is a page I did for that:
I did my best to push the poses further then what the model was doing, but I feel like I could have pushed some of them even further. If I have time I would like to pick a few to do so! OR I'll just keep that in mind for this week :P
barn owl.
Another Drawaholics post: Favorite Bird. Lately I have been loving owls. Barn owl's aren't necessarily my favorite owl, but I wanted to do a line up of different owls and started with this one since it was at the top of my alphabetically organized list of different kinds. I got caught up with pushing the design in different directions, so did a few versions, and might so some more this week if I find make the time.
6.18.2012
Update!
It's been a while since I have done an 'Update' post and this one was due a couple months ago. But things have been crazy Y'ALL. YEEHAAW... that was a little foreshadowing to my news.:P
Earlier this year, Louie and I both accepted positions at Reel FX in Dallas TX to help the studio develop their first animated feature film TURKEYS. This was a very bittersweet decision, but we're incredibly excited about it and that we get to do it together! It was hard to leave Tippett (again).. the place that took a chance on me when no one else would... The place that taught me so much not only about how to animate better and more efficiently, but how to be a good animator to work with... The place where I met the love of my life... The place that taught me how to continue working after downing four pints of beer at lunch. I owe these guys for a lot of great memories and helping be become the person I am. Those guys will always feel like family to Louie and I, no matter where we are.
After dealing with uptight movers, a nonstop 30 hour drive with two cats and a dog, fear of our car breaking down in the desert, fear of our moving truck getting swept away in a tornado... we made it! And Reel FX has done an amazing job welcoming us into their family! Everyone has been extremely helpful with things around the studio and also things in the area. It's been a lot of fun getting to know the animation team and also working with other fellow bay area animators that moved down here for the same project... one of who actually told us about this opportunity (thanks Travis!)! The excitement and energy in this studio is contagious and its been amazing being a part of the early stages of a project. We have been doing rig testing, and also character tests - different tests showing how a character might act or do something in certain situations. I absolutely love it! Character and emotion is what drove me to animation when I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life. It feels so good to be exploring these area's more with my work again. And yes, its fun to make a turkey act!
We got down here at the perfect time! Our first week at work yielded a pretty awesome surprise for anyone in the animation world - Glen Keane was in town to be presented with the Tex Avery Animation Award, AND give a talk at the studio on his career and approach to animation, AND give a Q&A joined with an anniversary screening of Aladdin AAAAAANNND invited the Reel FX animation team to a small sit down lunch/conversation. I still can't believe this happened! He is very inspiring to listen to and meet, and we can't wait to see what is next in store for him.
Dallas has been great to us so far - a lot different that we were expecting (barely any cowboy hats/boots). We live in Deep Ellum; where there are a lot of restaurants, shops and music venues. Not enough cafe's though! Great thing is we are an eight minute walk to work which has been wonderful! Except.. its getting HOT here. We'll adapt though. And by adapt I mean run from one air conditioned place to the next :P We are really close to being fully unpacked and settled and can finally get back to things like drawing and staring at my guitar wishing I could play it better.
Thanks for taking the time to read my update!
Earlier this year, Louie and I both accepted positions at Reel FX in Dallas TX to help the studio develop their first animated feature film TURKEYS. This was a very bittersweet decision, but we're incredibly excited about it and that we get to do it together! It was hard to leave Tippett (again).. the place that took a chance on me when no one else would... The place that taught me so much not only about how to animate better and more efficiently, but how to be a good animator to work with... The place where I met the love of my life... The place that taught me how to continue working after downing four pints of beer at lunch. I owe these guys for a lot of great memories and helping be become the person I am. Those guys will always feel like family to Louie and I, no matter where we are.
After dealing with uptight movers, a nonstop 30 hour drive with two cats and a dog, fear of our car breaking down in the desert, fear of our moving truck getting swept away in a tornado... we made it! And Reel FX has done an amazing job welcoming us into their family! Everyone has been extremely helpful with things around the studio and also things in the area. It's been a lot of fun getting to know the animation team and also working with other fellow bay area animators that moved down here for the same project... one of who actually told us about this opportunity (thanks Travis!)! The excitement and energy in this studio is contagious and its been amazing being a part of the early stages of a project. We have been doing rig testing, and also character tests - different tests showing how a character might act or do something in certain situations. I absolutely love it! Character and emotion is what drove me to animation when I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life. It feels so good to be exploring these area's more with my work again. And yes, its fun to make a turkey act!
We got down here at the perfect time! Our first week at work yielded a pretty awesome surprise for anyone in the animation world - Glen Keane was in town to be presented with the Tex Avery Animation Award, AND give a talk at the studio on his career and approach to animation, AND give a Q&A joined with an anniversary screening of Aladdin AAAAAANNND invited the Reel FX animation team to a small sit down lunch/conversation. I still can't believe this happened! He is very inspiring to listen to and meet, and we can't wait to see what is next in store for him.
Dallas has been great to us so far - a lot different that we were expecting (barely any cowboy hats/boots). We live in Deep Ellum; where there are a lot of restaurants, shops and music venues. Not enough cafe's though! Great thing is we are an eight minute walk to work which has been wonderful! Except.. its getting HOT here. We'll adapt though. And by adapt I mean run from one air conditioned place to the next :P We are really close to being fully unpacked and settled and can finally get back to things like drawing and staring at my guitar wishing I could play it better.
Thanks for taking the time to read my update!
6.03.2012
4.06.2012
4.02.2012
TED Trailer!
The first TED trailer is out! (warning: not for kids). Everyday working on this film was full of laughs and I can't wait to see this in the theater filled with an audience that has no idea what they are in for! Enjoy!
3.30.2012
3.29.2012
1.29.2012
1.06.2012
20 Questions for a New Year’s Eve Reflection
1. What was the single best thing that happened this past year? My boyfriend, Louie, and I got to go on our first real vacation! We took a roadtrip down hwy 1 from San Fran to San Diego. It was amazing! We also took a surfing class and now can check that off our bucket list!
2. What was the single most challenging thing that happened? Dealing with pockets of unemployment and learning how to balance life when work hours got more demanding.
3. What was an unexpected joy this past year? Making a Munny for my work (Tippett) holiday party. I really enjoyed working with and creating something with my hands again. This has jump started my desire to get back into sculpting and painting. Thing is.. I always have these intentions, just going to make this the year that I actually do get back into fine art and also hand making more gifts like I used to.
2. What was the single most challenging thing that happened? Dealing with pockets of unemployment and learning how to balance life when work hours got more demanding.
3. What was an unexpected joy this past year? Making a Munny for my work (Tippett) holiday party. I really enjoyed working with and creating something with my hands again. This has jump started my desire to get back into sculpting and painting. Thing is.. I always have these intentions, just going to make this the year that I actually do get back into fine art and also hand making more gifts like I used to.
1.02.2012
Mutant Land
I didn't get the pleasure of working on this short film, but check out this masterpiece by my fellow Tippetteers..
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