Who can resist Mermaids?

This was supposed to be a "real quick" illo for sketch dailies. The topic was mermaid; how on Earth can anyone pass that up?

Instead it turned into a couple hours compounded with a bit of animation.

If I wasn't leaving on vacation in two days, or I wasn't sick, I'd have animated the hair and bubbles a bit too. Alas! I now have a date with some NyQuil.

CTN, or lack thereof

Due to monetary reasons, I'm stuck in Chicago this year for CTN. I was really hoping to attend, as it sounds like such a fantastic experience, both in terms of the panels and the wonderful talents you meet. Perhaps next year!

I spent the day in class, and afterwards worked a bit on my lipsync animation. It's still in stepped, but progress was made. Brownie points if you know what the audio is from!

Igor's Reveal

I find it sad that I hardly ever post animation on here, and so I'm going to fix that! Above is a quick tidbit I did using one of the characters from my team animation course last quarter. (For curious minds: Ivan Hobbs is the awesome fellow who created the character.)

Blood, Sweat, and Tears

Here are some screenshots from the film I worked on as part of a team animation course. It was eleven weeks in the making, and in the final two days we were able to make everything come together rather nicely. This film has everything- 3D animation, 2D animation, and 2.5D animation.

There were a lot of frustrations, but overall I really had fun working on this. I'm so appreciative of all those who contributed- we had some extremely talented people in the class (some of which graduated now), and I'll miss working with them a lot!

Overflow of work

I spent today adding color to the keyframes in my animatic, as well as working on some breakdowns of the major movements. Next stop, 3D! (Goodbye, comfort zone!)

I also learned a bit about animating in Photoshop this week, and am working on a scene for a group project pertaining to Alexis. It's fun! I just started the clean-up process, and am hoping that by Monday it'll be complete. Fingers crossed!

Debbra Turnaround

My turnaround assignment for Drawing for Animation. 16 drawings, played on twos.

I recently inked it, so it'll read better when scanned. I also fixed the cigarette wobble, because it drove me craaaaaazy.

I'm really pleased with how this turned out! It's really cool to see her "in 3D."

Jack & the Egg

Yes; I'm still alive and kicking! However, most of my free time has been devoted to my animation class. And you can now see what I've been up to by visiting my vimeo page!

Happy viewing! ♥

Flash Final: DONE!

I finally finished my 2D vector animation final. There are a few mistakes I didn't catch until after uploading- even though I watched it millions of times (c'est la vie). But I've hardly begun to pack for vacation (I leave tomorrow!) nor have I finished my laundry list of things to do before I go. So it stays how it is. Nevertheless, I hope you enjoy!