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!
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
These are 2-5 minute sketches from my “Drawing for Animation” class at CCA, Fall 2011. Featuring student models in rented costumes.
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
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