Art-Related Resolutions
1. Finish a 2 minute Cartoon by July.
2. Paint a Portrait.
3. Practice a little every day.
4. Do some Plein Air Painting with acrylics.
5. Draw 100 Hands.
6. Earn some money with my Art.
Geek-Related Resolutions
1.Finish Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door before I forget the beginning again.
2. Beat Yoshi's Island and try to unlock all of the bonus levels.
3. Play more Pokemon.
Personal Resolutions
1.Clean and Rearrange my room.
2. Get my 'studio' set up proper.
3. Be nicer to my friends and family.
4. Get a job that I can enjoy, which would also support my family.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Yay!
For Christmas, I recieved a discount drafting table, easel, and some canvases. I now have the supplies to create things, as well as a place to work! YAY!
No pictures or art for this post, I'm afraid, since my scanner is disconnected at the moment. (I was cleaning my desk, and now I'm too tired to hook it back up)
Expect new updates soon!
Things that are done but not yet uploaded:
CRAYON Painting (with video!)
more, new watercolor sketches!
More animations from the Christmas game I was working on!
No pictures or art for this post, I'm afraid, since my scanner is disconnected at the moment. (I was cleaning my desk, and now I'm too tired to hook it back up)
Expect new updates soon!
Things that are done but not yet uploaded:
CRAYON Painting (with video!)
more, new watercolor sketches!
More animations from the Christmas game I was working on!
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
concept sketches
some quick concept sketches for another project. this project wouldn't let me sleep, so I had to scritch it out.
layout concept
and now, I am going to try to sleep. :) Peace.
Materials:
Photoshop
Wacom Cintiq
What I Learned:
nothing new, really. except maybe how annoying ideas can be when they really want you to write them down or sketch them up, lol.
sound guy quick design concept
and now, I am going to try to sleep. :) Peace.
Materials:
Photoshop
Wacom Cintiq
What I Learned:
nothing new, really. except maybe how annoying ideas can be when they really want you to write them down or sketch them up, lol.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Walk Cycle Practice
Practice animation for the upcoming game I've been hired to work on.
Materials:
12f Animation Paper
Lightbox
Ruler
Pegbar
Blue Col-erase Pencil
Sakura Pigma Micron 8, Black
Scanner
Toonboom Studio 6
Wacom Cintiq
What I learned:That I need to plan my arcs before drawing the keys
how to use traditional and digital techniques together to create a seamless animation process.
that I really need to study more, instead of just Forrest Gumping my way through, like I did here.
to be honest, I'm not real happy with it, but I did learn a lot. attempted shortcuts in animation only lead to trouble, and a whole lot of mess. better to just do the work properly, and spend the extra time plotting out your motions, then trying to rush through. especially if you're as new at animating as I am.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
line vs form
When I first started drawing, my Mother got me a few 'how to draw' books. (she is always so extremely supportive of me, love you Mom! ^_^)
those books were wonderful, they fed my growing appetite for art, and helped me to start translating my thoughts onto the page.
but I'm starting to realise that, for the past couple of weeks, I have been fighting against most of the things I've learned in those how-to-draw books.
you see, they were teaching me to see and think in lines. contours. just the edges. recently I've begun painting, and when you paint you really need to think more in form, and values. the shapes and insides, not so much the edges. If I don't include the lining step, I struggle for the entire painting. especially with 'edge control', which is one of the big things I'm trying to work through.
I'm not saying that how-to-draw books aren't worth it, or that they messed me up. they were just the only learning source I had for a very long time (until Youtube was invented) so they trained me to think only in one way. that way is great for when I'm drawing characters or cartoons, not so much when I'm attempting realism, or even abstract.
I always thought that, since I wanted to be a cartoonist, I wouldn't need to learn the way of the Realistic painter. I was so very wrong.
you see, I didn't realize this until quite recently but,
Every Art benefits from every other Art.
I just caught myself watching an interior design class tutorial video on wall painting on youtube, and I learned a ton about getting different textures from your paints. things I would not have thought to try before, because I never thought to look to interior design.
I guess what I am trying to say in this long rambling rant is that, if you're an aspiring artist, learn everything you can about every art you can. it can only help your favorite field of art, and help you develop skills you would not have otherwise had by just studying a single field.
those books were wonderful, they fed my growing appetite for art, and helped me to start translating my thoughts onto the page.
but I'm starting to realise that, for the past couple of weeks, I have been fighting against most of the things I've learned in those how-to-draw books.
you see, they were teaching me to see and think in lines. contours. just the edges. recently I've begun painting, and when you paint you really need to think more in form, and values. the shapes and insides, not so much the edges. If I don't include the lining step, I struggle for the entire painting. especially with 'edge control', which is one of the big things I'm trying to work through.
I'm not saying that how-to-draw books aren't worth it, or that they messed me up. they were just the only learning source I had for a very long time (until Youtube was invented) so they trained me to think only in one way. that way is great for when I'm drawing characters or cartoons, not so much when I'm attempting realism, or even abstract.
I always thought that, since I wanted to be a cartoonist, I wouldn't need to learn the way of the Realistic painter. I was so very wrong.
you see, I didn't realize this until quite recently but,
Every Art benefits from every other Art.
I just caught myself watching an interior design class tutorial video on wall painting on youtube, and I learned a ton about getting different textures from your paints. things I would not have thought to try before, because I never thought to look to interior design.
I guess what I am trying to say in this long rambling rant is that, if you're an aspiring artist, learn everything you can about every art you can. it can only help your favorite field of art, and help you develop skills you would not have otherwise had by just studying a single field.
Monday, November 28, 2011
watercolor pencil sketches
just a few sketches drawn up while hanging around a jazz bistro, waiting for my sis to get off work. there's no better place to sketch then when surrounded by jazz music. :)
quick scritch to see if I could theoretically do a value painting with watercolor pencils.
started as an apple, but when I thought it looked a little lopsided I developed it as a bell pepper.
the band played 'rocking around the christmas tree', and someone commented saying we needed a christmas tree to rock around...so I made one. the mouse was added in by request.
this one I'm most proud of, and it was just a 10 min doodle. I really like it, but I don't know why.
Mediums:
Cheap Sketchbook
Watercolor Pencils
Niji Waterbrush (small)
Scanner
What I learned:
that I can use those mediums to practice seeing in value, and create sepia-toned paintings.
more control with my waterbrush
how badly cheap paper crumbles under water, but it doesn't matter much if it's just for practice
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Early Christmas Present
I love Michael's Arts & Crafts stores. they are always giving out coupons for 40% off, even when it isn't sale season. their coupons during Thanksgiving weekend are unreal.
so with huge hand full of coupons, a pocket of pennies, and hope in my heart, I dared the holiday traffic and set out on my christmas quest to get reasonably priced art supplies.
I ended up getting some nice brushes discounted 70%
I've never owned a nice brush, always had the cheap ones from wal-mart that you get 10 to a pack for $5. but I've had them so long they are starting to fall apart, leaving bristles in the strokes. I don't know much about the different materials, so I got a range of pure Synthetics, synthetic/Sable blend, a Nylon, and even 1 pure Sable. so I can try them and see which material and brand I prefer.
From left to right;
Size 3/4 Loew-Cornell 270 Maxine's Mop
Size 2 Expression Robert Simmons E47 Fan Blender
Size 10 Expression Rober Simmons E85 Round
Size 1/2 Loew-Cornell 7600 Oval Wash (my first Sable!)
Size 2 Sapphire S85 Robert Simmons (it's a nice looking liner)
Size 1/2 Grumbacher Goldenedge 4622 Aquarelle Acuarela (flat wash brush)
Size 2 over 0 Sapphire s85 Rober Simmons (thinner detailer)
I am so excited to try them out, it just isn't funny.
but they are christmas presents...Shhh...I'm not supposed to know about them. :D
What I Learned:
so with huge hand full of coupons, a pocket of pennies, and hope in my heart, I dared the holiday traffic and set out on my christmas quest to get reasonably priced art supplies.
I ended up getting some nice brushes discounted 70%
I've never owned a nice brush, always had the cheap ones from wal-mart that you get 10 to a pack for $5. but I've had them so long they are starting to fall apart, leaving bristles in the strokes. I don't know much about the different materials, so I got a range of pure Synthetics, synthetic/Sable blend, a Nylon, and even 1 pure Sable. so I can try them and see which material and brand I prefer.
From left to right;
Size 3/4 Loew-Cornell 270 Maxine's Mop
Size 2 Expression Robert Simmons E47 Fan Blender
Size 10 Expression Rober Simmons E85 Round
Size 1/2 Loew-Cornell 7600 Oval Wash (my first Sable!)
Size 2 Sapphire S85 Robert Simmons (it's a nice looking liner)
Size 1/2 Grumbacher Goldenedge 4622 Aquarelle Acuarela (flat wash brush)
Size 2 over 0 Sapphire s85 Rober Simmons (thinner detailer)
I am so excited to try them out, it just isn't funny.
but they are christmas presents...Shhh...I'm not supposed to know about them. :D
What I Learned:
buying brushes can be very very confusing.
that coupons + holiday sales = me getting things normally outside of my budget.
I have not yet learned the exact differences in the different bristle blends yet, that will have to be for another update after I play with them for a while. :)
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