updated self portrait

Okay, it's not much of an update. I just tweaked a few things, primarily giving myself lipstick and an earring. I also tweaked the eyes. ;)

drawing the spine

I thought that I should go ahead and share what I have been up to lately in class. For any regular blog followers, you may remember that early this year I finished building a small skeleton. Since then, I have been focusing on drawing. Here are a few studies of the spine. They are not meant to be "art." These are studies in trying to better understand the skeleton and more importantly, draw more three-dimensional. I love this class and look forward to continuing to develop my skills in the years to come. :)

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On another note, RIP Ray Bradbury:

"I know you've heard it a thousand times before. But it's true- hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don't love something, then don't do it." -Ray Bradbury

W.I.P.

Here's a close up of a work in progress. I will get back to it either tomorrow night or next weekend. 

*Edit: I still haven't gotten back to this one yet, but I have full intentions to finish this!

Maggie Evans

Very quick sketch loosely based off Maggie Evans from the original Dark Shadows tv show. (season 1) She's a very confused character to say the least. 

young man

sketch

Updated Flying Animation

This is an update of a previous animation I posted a while back. I went back and tweaked a few things. It's hardly noticeable to most people, but important to me.

This is one small clip of animation we created in Flash. This is from a short film my twin sister, Catherine, and I are working on. I'm very enthusiastic about it and just love working on it in my spare time.  I believe we already have nearly two minutes complete and are continuing to push forward.

Captain America

I saw The Avengers last night and LOVED it! Joss Whedon has a great writing style and a wonderful sense of humor. I will probably go back and see it again. ;) Captain America remains my favorite of the Avengers.  Here are a few quick sketches of him.

C-3PO at C2E2

This is the third year of Chicago's C2E2. Every year it grows and gets better. The highlight of yesterday was going to see a panel with Anthony Daniels, best known for his role as C-3PO. Here's a clip I took at the Q&A panel.

Mermaid Thought

Sketch on the bumpy train ride back to the city. I added a bit more shading in Photoshop.

Glen Keane, one of my major inspirations

For anyone who has missed the big news a few weeks ago, Glen Keane has resigned from Disney. (Click here to read the Cartoon Brew article.) In his resignation letter, he wrote, "I am convinced that animation really is the ultimate art form of our time with endless new territories to explore. I can't resist it's siren call to step out and discover them."

Many fans have been acting like he died or something, but I find this VERY exciting and can not wait to see what he does with the art form next! He is a big inspiration of mine. My sister and I had the pleasure to meet and chat with him a few years ago at Comic-Con. He is as kind as he is talented, and I'm sure he will continue to amaze us all as he takes this art form to the next level.

A Disney fan quickly cut this tribute video together to honor his long career at Disney. I want to share it with you not only for the beautiful animation, but mainly for the quotes regarding animation as an art form. Though, the music is a bit too sad as if it's a memorial video. He is NOT dead, just moving on to higher and better things. ;)

To hear more of his thoughts on animation as an art form, please listen to this GREAT Animation Podcast interview: http://animationpodcast.com/glen-keane-part-one/

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Sorry about the lack of posts lately. I've been really swamped with work. Expect more drawings in May. For now, I might share more of these kind of posts. ;)