3D- Muscle Ecorche

Hey you all (aka no one XD)! I've been very busy as of late, since I'm currently in the midst of midterms. With only a week of classes left until spring break (which I'm super pumped about!), I'm trying my best to catch up with the heavy workload in time to finish everything before vacation...a much needed vacation. 

I'm currently taking a lunch break to upload some work I've completed in the last couple of weeks, starting with my Ecorche for 3D.  

I found building and placing the muscles pretty challenging, and the final piece is still somewhat inconsistent. However, it greatly contributed to my knowledge of muscle anatomy, and today in Figure Drawing I found it much easier to draw gestures- they looked a lot better than how I started out in the beginning of this semester! 

Now I'm cleaning up the skin job. I'll post the final result by the end of next week! :)

It's Early...Too Early

Good morning! I just wanted to post this before I go to bed (It's 3 in the morning and I made this a week ago...of course it can't wait!) Anyway, even if you're single this Valentine's Day, spend time with those who mean the most to you in your life, whether it be friends, family, your dog, you know. Or if you'd rather go the extra mile, spread the love!

Drawing 2- The Strangest Place I've Ever Been

I don't know what it is with me and trees. I just appreciate their beauty and all they contribute to our well being as organisms of this God given Earth. So why not use them even more to our advantage by carving out their insides and inhabiting them? 

For the record, this project was supposed to be based off of a place that we've visited (either over break or in our lifetime) that we considered weird, strange, odd, etc. Using that concept, we could create what we witnessed using some fantasy elements to really push the original idea. At the time while we were brainstorming in class, I couldn't think of anything remotely interesting (as it was way too early). So I went YOLO and created something completely imaginary. 

I've seen at most one tree house in my life. Never been in one (unfortunately. It's on my bucket list). BUT I have been thru some creepy ass forests, namely the infamous Clinton Road in West Milford, NJ. Although I wasn't going for an eerie atmosphere when creating this piece, I kept many of the overarching branches in mind. I imagined how convenient it would be for tiny dwarf people to live amongst  the treetops and go from one branch to another using a system of bridges (again, blame my lame ideas on morning classes).

Anyway, here's what you really came for: 

Line art (Traditional, Pen)

Final (Digital, Photoshop)

It does seem a bit empty, but for now I'll just say that that's the atmosphere I'm trying to convey. So deal with it.

Ehehehe I mean I hope you liked the finished piece (´⊙ω⊙`)

Drawing I- The Sky is Falling

Hello once again! 

I just felt like uploading this first semester project very quickly since I was able to get ahold of it today while scanning some other pieces at the library. It was my final project for perspective class. As you can only assume by the title, we had to come up with a scenario in which an object is falling from the sky, and depending on whether the viewer is looking up or down at the scene, recreate it in 3 pt perspective. Since it was the final project of the semester and I was pretty much burnt out by then, I randomly chose to base my narrative off of a nuclear plant hurling towards a city in hopes of feeding off of the living organisms who inhabit it (yes, much like Audrey II).

I actually had big plans for this final piece, such as smashed windows and shooting vines that trailed alongside the buildings (I love drawing plants). But alas, it was past 3 am and I still had to finish my final 2D project... 

If anything, I think this final Perspective project helped me realize just how important it is to manage. my. time. Or else all of my hard work would amount to nothing more than a sub par project. So I'll post this here as a reminder to myself of what NOT to do next time.

I'm still pretty pleased with how the plant came out though! 

Traditional Animation- Bouncing Ball Project

Hey! I'm extremely excited to blog today! :) This week marks the end of our bouncing ball project in TA. It's my favorite class by far, although it's VERY time consuming and requires alot of hours, hard work and dedication if you want to get anywhere near complete or have a decent project. I literally just finished revising my final ball project right now, and I'm excited to share my first wee baby steps into the realm of AN-I-MA-TION!

Basic Bouncing Ball 1

Basic Bouncing Ball 2

Bouncing Ball in Perspective

Bouncing Ball w/ Tail

Perspective Ball w/ Tail

Light & Heavy Bouncing Balls

Although animating balls (haha) for 4 something weeks grew tedious after a while, it was a really important lesson for understanding the fundamentals of movement in animation. However, the next project that I'm working on is alot more challenging, and it allows me to employ my creativity to greater use- the Flour Sack! 

I'll leave it at there! ;) For now...Goodnight!

January

Some doodles from Jan.

Drawing II- Still Life

First 2 weeks of class. 

3D- Wire Gestures

Okay, now that I've finished uploading from first sem, it's time to get on with what's really been happening! 

Here's my wire gesture sequence from 3D. What a pain in the ass.

At least I got them to stand!

Madoka

I'm not a fan I swear!

My cousins took my bro and I to watch Rebellion over winter break, and although I had no idea what was going on, I appreciated the animation and the style they employed for the movie. SOOoo naturally I felt like drawing the title character. 

This is only one time I promise.

Some Stuff

I did a couple of side stuff while trying to practice on my tablet first semester (could have done ALOT more- it'll change this semester!). 

My roommate's spirit animal

Don't judge me!!

Figure Drawing- Cafe Studies

I apologize for the drop in quality in the next pieces, I took them on my iPhone '^_^

Figure Drawing- Long Poses and Foreshortening

Figure Drawing- Hands! Feet! Agh!

-cries-

Figure Drawing- More Portraits!

The Portrait of a Nigerian Warrior Princess

Figure Drawing- Self Portrait and Profile

I ended up drawing one digitally for myself b/c I wasn't satisfied with how the ones I made for class came out. HMMMmmm........

Figure Drawing- Skeleton & Muscle Overlays

Pretty proud of how these came out.

Drawing I- RePOV

An exercise in perspective. Some of the areas in these pieces are frighteningly inaccurate, but that just means I understand perspective drawing a lot more than I did before taking this class!

Drawing I- Inventive Interior

In 2pt perspective, design a room that holds a narrative. My favorite project, considering I came up with this idea on a whim. Also, I had a bit of inspiration from Monsters Inc. ;)