January 2012

alaska, CCA, drawing for animation, Fall 2011

Haida Story: Story Scenes

Story Scene Thumbnails Here are the storyboard ideas from my final project for “Drawing for Animation” class at CCA. The story takes place on Queen Charlotte Island, British Columbia (the island now called ‘Haida Gwaii’), and features a Haida family — a father (Elan) and two daughters (Enola and Dena). The youngest daughter, Dena,  is […]

architecture, landscape

Villa Celle

Last year I had the opportunity to spend several days visiting the contemporary sculpture collection on the grounds of Villa Celle (Fattoria di Celle) near Pistoia. Each of the thirty sculptors was invited to choose a place in this Tuscan hillscape, as a point of departure for his or her work, work to be conceived

Animation, Art

Degas as an animation influence

Edgar Degas’ artistic methods, expression, and subject matter align his work and process closely with that of contemporary 2D animators. Primarily interested in painting figurative scenes that capture contemporary Parisian life, Degas kept notebooks containing studies of hands, architectural features, mise-en-scene, ballet dancers, horses etc. that he would use as references for his paintings. According

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Degas as an animation influence

Edgar Degas’ artistic methods, expression, and subject matter align his work and process closely with that of contemporary 2D animators. Primarily interested in painting figurative scenes that capture contemporary Parisian life, Degas kept notebooks containing studies of hands, architectural features, mise-en-scene, ballet dancers, horses etc. that he would use as references for his paintings. According

Animation

Thoughts on the work of Tyrus Wong, Disney artist

Chinese-American painter, visual development artist, and illustrator, Tyrus Wong created a novel visual style for Disney’s stunning animated feature film, Bambi. The contribution of his unique artistic vision led directly to the success of the film, and helped expand the perception of animation as an art form. His watercolors and pastels combine an impressionistic vision

Animation, Bambi, Disney

Thoughts on the work of Tyrus Wong, Disney artist

Chinese-American painter, visual development artist, and illustrator, Tyrus Wong created a novel visual style for Disney’s stunning animated feature film, Bambi. The contribution of his unique artistic vision led directly to the success of the film, and helped expand the perception of animation as an art form. His watercolors and pastels combine an impressionistic vision

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