Waiting for the bus The exercise: draw someone “waiting for the bus” from a variety of camera angles (above is one of my 5 panels). What information do you need in the shot to convey this idea efficiently? What are the essential pieces (bus stop sign, road, person waiting…) and how much detail do you […]
Story Scenes: Levitating Woman In the homework exercise for this class, we were given an initial shot of a woman levitating above a deserted country road, and then asked to compose the next four shots. One way to proceed is to write down what each shot is going to be about (what one piece of
Needs a lot of clean-up…I tried. From my class taught by Hans Brekke, Lead Animator at Tippet Studios. Needs a lot of clean-up…I tried. From my class taught by Hans Brekke, Lead Animator at Tippet Studios.
Story Scene I’m taking a class at CCA called “Visual Storytelling”, taught by Mark Andrews of Pixar fame. We are learning how to compose visual imagery/shots that support the story (film), and clearly convey visually what is happening. The idea is that when the intensity of the storyline increases, the visuals must support and complement that
Life Drawing Happy February 1st! I just realized it is one minute past midnight and we are into a new day here on the West Coast. Here are some figure drawing sketches from my “Drawing for Animation” class. I tried to exaggerate the pose and emphasize the gesture. I love drawing from the model!