FINAL SPRING DAYS

Moved to a new place, flew back home, got a new summer job, got a new computer... Can't hold down on the spacebar and move my cursor at the same time. It's a bit inconvenient while using Photoshop. Here's a belated picture of one of my school finals.

PROCESS

Finals, moving apartments, stress... I tossed my first attempt at coloring Arrietty (drawn Ghibli style)--it was terrible. I'm not totally satisfied with this version. I wish I could just go for it with less fiddling with the opacity. Also, I realized I need to use a different brush to achieve this buttery texture I love. There's always next time.

LA RIVER

Los Angeles River painting. Inspiration taken from Henri Matisse. I am quite proud of this piece but am disappointed by the inaccurate colors in this photo. (Made with a split compliment color scheme)

SKETCHES, SKETCHES, SKETCHES

I feel like I'm only good at sketching now. I think my digital coloring has gone downhill. I need to get out of this rut. First one is from Amazing Nuts: Kung Fu Love. Second is from Ghibli's the Borrower Arrietty. I really wish the US brought in more international animations instead of leaving us hanging.

 

[C] FINISHED

Finished fan art of  Kimimaro Yoga from [C] The Money of Soul and Possibility Control. Made it as a sample for summer 2011 commissions. Check out my DeviantArt account.

WALPURGIS NIGHT

Happy Walpurgis Night! ...even though this picture has little to do with the holiday. It's the protagonist in a show called Puella Magi Madoka Magika inspired by the holiday.

Here's a treat: my lines. They are messy and I'm thinking of going line-less in the future.

COLOR THEORY

It's color theory notebook time.

 

 

 

See those 6 pages? Multiply that by 20 or so... And that's my color theory notebook assignment.

STYLE

I need to develop a style I can use for animating instructional videos about working at retail stores. I made this quickly with a mouse. Inspiration taken from Dennis the Menace comic strips and Redbull commercials.

ABALONE BEACH

The last drawing of Abalone Cove.

[C]

Building up some commission samples because I'm starting it up again during the summer. I don't think I draw males with thin frames very well. This is Kimimaro Yoga from [C] The Money of Soul and Possibility Control. Just watched the second episode... They use 3D animation for some of their characters!