tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74697821082030515342023-11-15T05:21:08.649-08:00Aaron In The LabExploring a Creative LifeAaronAlrightOkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16959033901747373194noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469782108203051534.post-3547830211982889142013-12-29T09:44:00.000-08:002014-04-30T21:15:22.202-07:00I'm Alive!<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/dekonstruct.jpg"><img alt="Dekonstruct" src="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/dekonstruct.jpg?w=519" width="519" height="772" /></a></p><br/><p style="text-align:center;">Make It / Break It / Fill It Up</p><br/><p style="text-align:center;">Click for the animated version:</p><br/><p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://aaroninthelab.deviantart.com/art/Dekonstruktd-Empty-419596488" target="_blank">Dekonstruktd: Empty</a></p>AaronAlrightOkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16959033901747373194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469782108203051534.post-24383861306490539732013-08-15T11:54:00.000-07:002014-04-30T21:15:22.186-07:00The Captain of My SoulAfter many long hours and several heart attacks, it is finally done.<br/><br/>Meet <strong>Capt. Elliot Bragg</strong>, the hero of / inspiration for Project Skybound.<br/><br/><a href="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/lion-portrait-final.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-598" alt="Lion Portrait Final" src="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/lion-portrait-final.jpg?w=519" width="519" height="567" /></a><br/>This painting is fairly important to me. It feels like the first major step after years and years of just dreaming about making art. I'm slowly waking up to the hope that - perhaps, possibly, maybe - there's still enough room in this world to create, and I could spend my life doing it.<br/><blockquote>'...I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.'<br/>- Invictus by William Ernest Henley</blockquote>AaronAlrightOkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16959033901747373194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469782108203051534.post-20740220993337785592013-08-08T10:24:00.000-07:002014-04-30T21:15:22.177-07:00Film Study - #1Film freeze framing was recommended to me as another main way to improve. Here are my first attempts at in-depth studies.<br/><br/>The original images are all from Hayao Miyazaki's 'Spirited Away'.<br/>I decided to focus mainly on value composition and look for the major design elements. This was relatively simple. It's like a word search puzzle. You have a list of what you're looking for, and it's not difficult to find them if you have some time.<br/><br/>The hard part was trying to understand the point of the composition - the abstract ideas that made it work, and how the design elements interacted to produce a certain reaction. Or continuing with the metaphor, how to make a sentence out of those words you find.<br/><br/>Again I tried to make my own based off what I thought was right. This time Jose told me to abstract even more, keeping the same composition, but changing subject, theme, and figures. Not going to lie, this made my brain hurt like a motherfucker.<br/><br/><a href="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/studies_01.gif"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-583" alt="Studies_01" src="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/studies_01.gif?w=519" width="519" height="894" /></a><br/><br/>For this one, I thought the major idea was how to add unease to a calm setting . The scene is when Chihiro senses something weird about the town. The imbalance of the dark shadow shapes on the right and the empty openness of the street gives you an eerie vibe. My version was a fortress wall facing some kind of oncoming darkness - a growing forest perhaps.<br/><br/><a href="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/studies_02.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-581" alt="Studies_02" src="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/studies_02.jpg?w=519" width="519" height="908" /></a><br/><br/>This one was mainly the variety in the shapes and placement of light sources, giving the whole thing sense of busyness and life. My take was a man looking up at the skyscrapers of the city around him, with windows and flying cars providing variety.<br/><br/><a href="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/studies_03.gif"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-582" alt="Studies_03" src="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/studies_03.gif?w=519" width="519" height="918" /></a>This last one was the use of framing, with all elements pinpointing the exact place you're supposed to look. My take was of a priest approaching the inner sanctum of a temple, where a relic or person awaits him.<br/><br/>I really don't know if I'm doing this right and if I'm learning what I'm supposed to be learning. Regardless, I'll keep chipping away at it.<br/><br/> AaronAlrightOkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16959033901747373194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469782108203051534.post-68598706431967674302013-08-07T13:11:00.000-07:002014-04-30T21:15:22.160-07:00Master Study - #1<p style="text-align:center;">My first attempt at a master study.<br/>The original Image is Frank Frazetta's Silver Warrior.</p><br/><p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/frank_frazetta_thesilverwarrior.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" alt="frank_frazetta_thesilverwarrior" src="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/frank_frazetta_thesilverwarrior.jpg?w=107" width="107" height="150" /><br/></a>For each study, I broke it down into individual components.</p><br/><p style="text-align:center;">Gesture + Perspective</p><br/><p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/ff-silverwarrior-study-_0006_gesture.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-569" alt="ff-silverwarrior study -_0006_Gesture" src="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/ff-silverwarrior-study-_0006_gesture.jpg?w=107" width="107" height="150" /><br/></a>Design + Composition<br/><a href="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/ff-silverwarrior-study-_0005_gesture.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-568" alt="ff-silverwarrior study -_0005_Gesture" src="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/ff-silverwarrior-study-_0005_gesture.jpg?w=107" width="107" height="150" /><br/></a>Value Study<br/><a href="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/ff-silverwarrior-study-_0003_layer-4.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-567" alt="ff-silverwarrior study -_0003_Layer 4" src="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/ff-silverwarrior-study-_0003_layer-4.jpg?w=107" width="107" height="150" /><br/></a> Reverse Construction<br/><a href="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/ff-silverwarrior-study-_0002_layer-5.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-566" alt="ff-silverwarrior study -_0002_Layer 5" src="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/ff-silverwarrior-study-_0002_layer-5.jpg?w=107" width="107" height="150" /></a>And then a personal attempt based on the major elements of the original. Some kind of undead rider of beasts on a moonlit night.<br/><a href="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/ff-silverwarrior-study-_0000_layer-7.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-565" alt="ff-silverwarrior study -_0000_Layer 7" src="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/ff-silverwarrior-study-_0000_layer-7.jpg?w=107" width="107" height="150" /></a>I must confess that I have no bloody idea what I'm doing yet. Studying master artists is one of the pillars of mastery however.<br/>More to come.<a href="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/frank_frazetta_thesilverwarrior.jpg"><br/></a></p>AaronAlrightOkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16959033901747373194noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469782108203051534.post-31915113060054218562013-08-06T16:09:00.000-07:002014-04-30T21:15:22.152-07:00OVAD #30<blockquote>All Hands! All hands to sail and line!<br/>Thunderous might against our cabin roars<br/>Swift rage yearns to unravel all we've wrought<br/>No sooner than we saw the shores of home<br/><br/>Hold steadfast your ground against the beast<br/>Let it break our backs but not our hearts<br/>When the storm has ceased its empty threat<br/>New winds will come to bid us journey on</blockquote>AaronAlrightOkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16959033901747373194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469782108203051534.post-42855852801249756302013-08-04T16:27:00.000-07:002014-04-30T21:15:22.142-07:00Disaster Strikes!<p style="text-align:left;">This morning a painting that I had been working on was damaged during a save. I had invested <em>significant</em> hours and effort into it at this point.<br/><br/>Naturally - I was a bit heated.<br/><br/>Being the neurotic person that I am, little things have a tendency to go FULL TILT into the shit zone. So for the next 12 hours I proceeded to tear apart the internet looking for a fix. This proved fruitless and lead to what we like to call a 'Mini Brain Melt', in which existential questions are raised and thoughts of the end are entertained.<br/><br/>Calm has thankfully arrived, and I recall a story that Bobby Chiu talks about in his book <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DabtMxQzbzE">The Perfect Bait.</a> When just starting out in the business he lost not just <strong>one</strong> painting, but <strong>all of his portfolio</strong> to a hard drive crash.<br/><br/>Then what did he do?<br/><br/><strong>HE MADE ANOTHER ONE<br/><br/></strong>What. A. Boss. If he can do that, then I can get over one damn painting. This time it'll be even better.<br/><br/>Come to think, it's probably a good thing to get this little stumbling block out of the way. Not much was lost and it taught me a great lesson: ALWAYS BACK UP YOUR FILES!<strong> </strong> Double, triple, quadruple save them if you have to! Put them on CD's, then put those CD's on VHS Tapes! Back up your shit!<br/><br/>But more importantly:<br/>Things are going to come out of left field no matter what. It's up to you to take a step back and realize that it isn't the end of the world. You can recover, get up, and do it again. Don't let one little bump bring your whole world down. You're made of tougher stuff than that.<br/><br/><br/><br/></p>AaronAlrightOkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16959033901747373194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469782108203051534.post-62134483493762168022013-08-03T10:41:00.000-07:002014-04-30T21:15:22.130-07:00Project SkyBoundSo since the only way to learn is by doing the damn deed, I thought I'd tie all the areas of animation into a personal project to keep it fun. Doing individual exercises is great, but if you can link them up into something that makes it meaningful to you then all the better.<br/><br/><strong>I present Project SkyBound: A story about sky-ships, pirates, and adventure!</strong><br/><br/>The premise is after a great war, peace comes to the world. Technological breakthroughs during wartime have birthed airships and a new age begins. An ex-military man sets of to the skies to explore the new world.<br/><br/>It will be a mix between anthropomorphic characters and fantasy, two of my favorite things. It hearkens back to my childhood memories of reading Brian Jacques' <em>Redwall </em>series.<br/><br/>God I loved those books.<br/><br/><strong>Character Designs</strong><br/><br/>Starting with just the generic story roles; Villain, Love Interest, Hero, and Comedic Relief.<br/><br/>The Villian, known only as 'The Bull' for now, was a product of the losing side of the war. Born into rough times, he eventually becomes a feared pirate. Brash, violent, ruthless.<br/><br/>The Love Interest started off as a sheltered young noblewoman who wants adventure, and sneaks aboard the Hero's ship. After playing around with the character however, I decided to make her much younger and change the love interest from a regular match-up to a father-daughter relationship. The story could be that she teaches this ex-military man something about the value of real relationships or something along those lines.<br/><br/>Here the rough turnarounds. Just playing around with the shapes and figuring out the personalities.<br/><br/><a href="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/bull-pirate.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-551" alt="Bull Pirate" src="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/bull-pirate.jpg?w=519" width="519" height="362" /></a><br/><br/><a href="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/panther-girl.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-553" alt="Panther Girl" src="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/panther-girl.jpg?w=519" width="519" height="317" /></a><br/><br/>To follow are the Hero and the Comedic Relief.<br/>Perhaps when those are done, some supporting cast will join the ranks.AaronAlrightOkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16959033901747373194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469782108203051534.post-2949117027636973532013-08-03T09:44:00.000-07:002014-04-30T21:15:22.121-07:00Transit Sketching - July 2013Sketch-a-doodle<br/><br/>[gallery ids="534,535,536,537,540,541,542,543,544,545,546,547,548" orderby="rand"]AaronAlrightOkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16959033901747373194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469782108203051534.post-85057011000295503722013-08-03T08:53:00.000-07:002014-04-30T21:15:22.112-07:00Art Journey Update - Solo trekSo, it's been quite a strange year.<br/>The hell am I talking about, <strong>every</strong> year is a strange year.<br/>And they just keep getting stranger and stranger...<br/>Exponential strange-ocity.<br/><br/>But hey that's life. <strong>DEAL WIF IT</strong><br/><br/>Anyways just wanted to put an update 'out there'.<br/>Major decision for this year, I've decided to hold off on going to animation school.<br/>The reasons being:<br/><ol><br/> <li>To see how far I can push on my own</li><br/> <li>To explore and begin making art that I can show</li><br/> <li>To prepare for school</li><br/> <li>To work and save up money</li><br/></ol><br/>Over the next year I will document my progress weekly. Posting up art I've been working on, reflections on the journey, and resources that I find along they way. Maybe someone else can learn from my solo trek up the art mountain.AaronAlrightOkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16959033901747373194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469782108203051534.post-88663692465466325112013-05-25T10:56:00.000-07:002014-04-30T21:15:22.097-07:00Transit Sketching - April/MayTerribly inconsistent of me. Just terrible. Let's fix that with pictures!<br/><br/>[gallery ids="484,485,486,487,488,489,490,491,492,493,494,495,496,497,498,499,500,501,502,503,504,505,506,507,508,509,510,511,512,513,514,515,516,518,520,521,522,523,524" orderby="rand"]AaronAlrightOkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16959033901747373194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469782108203051534.post-33383993707885067782013-05-25T10:19:00.000-07:002014-04-30T21:15:22.072-07:00OVAD #29<blockquote>For solace' sake we seek a simple space<br/>The sun, the earth, and mother sky above<br/><br/>For sanity we seek a place called home<br/>Forgetting home is where the heart resides</blockquote>AaronAlrightOkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16959033901747373194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469782108203051534.post-27555159154684567892013-05-25T10:15:00.000-07:002014-04-30T21:15:22.063-07:00OVAD #28<blockquote>Under open skies<br/>they held their lives<br/>for a time, suspended.<br/><br/>Then seeing what<br/>had come and gone,<br/>Came back to their senses.</blockquote>AaronAlrightOkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16959033901747373194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469782108203051534.post-40676026893597198772013-03-20T02:50:00.000-07:002014-04-30T21:15:22.087-07:00OVAD Image Challenge - Day 2[caption id="attachment_468" align="aligncenter" width="225"]<a href="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/2013-03-20-09-33-11.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-468 " alt="Words are weapons that can deafenBe careful when you talkSpoken thoughts with ill intentAre like a gun that's cocked" src="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/2013-03-20-09-33-11.jpg?w=225" width="225" height="300" /></a> Words are weapons that can deafen<br />Be careful when you talk<br />Spoken thoughts with ill intent<br />Are like a gun that's cocked[/caption]<br/><p style="text-align:center;"><a href="www.facebook.com/OneVerseADay">www.facebook.com/<b>OneVerseADay</b></a></p>AaronAlrightOkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16959033901747373194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469782108203051534.post-12751553569650770762013-03-19T15:58:00.000-07:002014-04-30T21:15:22.080-07:00OVAD Image Challenge - Day 1[caption id="attachment_455" align="aligncenter" width="225"]<a href="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/2013-03-19-12-50-04.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-455" alt="Just sitting in the dark here waiting for a spark" src="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/2013-03-19-12-50-04.jpg?w=225" width="225" height="300" /></a> Just sitting in the dark here waiting for a spark[/caption]<br/><br/> AaronAlrightOkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16959033901747373194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469782108203051534.post-14138297375197097822013-03-19T14:40:00.000-07:002014-04-30T21:15:22.052-07:00Moons of Neptune<img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-441" alt="IMG_0025" src="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/img_0025.jpg?w=520" width="520" height="792" /><br/><blockquote>Feel the pulse as it begins<br/>Pull the stars across your skin<br/>Slowly let these visions in<br/>To show you what you know.<br/><br/>When the edge - you can perceive<br/>Just be calm and don't retreat<br/>Listen to the voices speak<br/>When they tell to let you go.</blockquote><br/><em id="__mceDel"><em id="__mceDel"> </em></em>AaronAlrightOkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16959033901747373194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469782108203051534.post-82402574061646334302013-03-17T09:33:00.000-07:002014-04-30T21:15:22.030-07:00OVAD #27<blockquote>Our choices have voices,<br/>They speak loud and clear.<br/><br/>Clearer than bells on mountains ringing,<br/>Clearer than a chorus singing.<br/><br/>They say what is left unspoken,<br/>Revealing the true timbre of our lives.</blockquote>AaronAlrightOkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16959033901747373194noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469782108203051534.post-32526867293726640082013-03-16T03:29:00.000-07:002014-04-30T21:15:22.021-07:00Transit Sketching - March Wk 2Here are some more skizetches. I actually asked one lady to sign her picture for me, hope she wasn't too wierded out. Sorry Ms. Whatever-your-name-is![gallery ids="419,420,421,422,423,424,425,426,427,428,429,430" orderby="rand"]<br/><br/> AaronAlrightOkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16959033901747373194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469782108203051534.post-62754241091830863382013-03-07T07:26:00.000-08:002014-04-30T21:15:22.013-07:00Transit Sketching - March Wk 1Sketch dump for the first week of March. More to come![gallery ids="394,393,392,391,390,389,388,387,386,385" orderby="rand"]AaronAlrightOkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16959033901747373194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469782108203051534.post-32730400189047668352013-02-26T12:04:00.000-08:002014-04-30T21:15:21.997-07:00Animation Schoolage - Week 1: BasicsFirst week of Animation Schooling, I started with the basics: Timing & Spacing.<br/>Watching Richard Williams and reading his book has really helped. Here are some of the results:<br/><br/>Spacing Experiments<br/><br/><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-372" alt="StaticBallBounce - Spacing" src="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/staticballbounce-spacing.gif" width="520" height="378" />Pendulum<br/><br/><a href="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/pendulum-refined.gif"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-373" alt="Pendulum Refined" src="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/pendulum-refined.gif" width="520" height="378" /></a>Different Types of Balls<br/><br/><a href="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/staticmultipleballbounce.gif"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-364" alt="StaticMultipleBallBounce" src="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/staticmultipleballbounce.gif" width="520" height="378" /></a><br/><br/><a href="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/staticmultipleballbounce.gif"><br/></a>AaronAlrightOkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16959033901747373194noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469782108203051534.post-90577620972159770242013-02-16T13:32:00.000-08:002014-04-30T21:15:21.983-07:00Animation Program Primer - Part 4<b>Layout</b><br/><ol><br/> <li>Uphill Road</li><br/></ol><br/><ul><br/> <li>Draw a road going uphill, with buildings and houses following it into the distance</li><br/> <li>The perspective should be a bit higher than the rooftops</li><br/></ul><br/><ol><br/> <li>Downhill Road</li><br/></ol><br/><ul><br/> <li>Draw a road going downhill, with buildings and houses following it into the distance</li><br/> <li>The perspective should be at ground level looking down the hill</li><br/></ul><br/><ol><br/> <li>Stairs</li><br/> <li>Spiral Staircase</li><br/> <li>Forced Perspective</li><br/></ol><br/><ul><br/> <li>Draw a forced perspective scene similar to the ones used in the action sequences of comics</li><br/></ul><br/><ol><br/> <li>Analyze/Reproduce Layouts</li><br/></ol><br/><ul><br/> <li>Study the backgrounds and layouts in films</li><br/> <li>Try to reproduce them, looking at composition and colour</li><br/></ul><br/><ol><br/> <li>Analyze/Reproduce Paintings</li><br/></ol><br/><ul><br/> <li>Study Landscape or scene paintings</li><br/> <li>Try to reproduce them, looking at composition and colour</li><br/></ul><br/>Major Resources:<br/><br/>- Framed Ink; Marcos Mateu-Mestre<br/>- Art analysis booksAaronAlrightOkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16959033901747373194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469782108203051534.post-75521425294632873912013-02-16T13:30:00.000-08:002014-04-30T21:15:21.974-07:00Animation Program Primer - Part 3<b>Storyboarding</b><br/><ol><br/> <li>Read Shot by Shot</li><br/> <li>Movie Freeze Frame</li><br/></ol><br/><ul><br/> <li>Pick a 5-10 minute scene of any movie you enjoy or want to analyze</li><br/> <li>Board out every major action, shot change, composition change, or other indicators according to Shot by Shot</li><br/> <li>Spend only 1-5 minutes on each board</li><br/></ul><br/><ol><br/> <li>Movie Scripts</li><br/></ol><br/><ul><br/> <li>Find the movie scripts for films you enjoy or want to analyze</li><br/> <li>Read the script then board out one scene however you want</li><br/> <li>Watch the scene in the movie then compare your shots with the director’s</li><br/></ul><br/>Major Resources:<br/><br/>- Shot by Shot; Steven Douglas Katz<br/>- Hitchcock/Truffaut Interview<br/>- Framed Ink; Marcos Mateu-MestreAaronAlrightOkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16959033901747373194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469782108203051534.post-89724127863507073552013-02-16T13:28:00.000-08:002014-04-30T21:15:21.966-07:00Animation Program Primer - Part 2<b>Character Design</b><br/><ol><br/> <li>Design 3 Characters -<em> Do an expression sheet, rotation, and action poses for each</em></li><br/> <li>Design an Anthropomorphic Character</li><br/> <li>Animate this character in sequence - <em>One scene, fixed camera</em>. The character enters, has<i> a conflict, resolves the conflict, and leaves</i></li><br/> <li><i></i>Create different age versions of the same or different characters - <em>Baby, Teenage, Young Adult, Adult, Old</em></li><br/></ol><br/>Major Resources:<br/><br/>- Creating Characters with Personality; Tom Bancroft<br/>- <a href="http://livlily.blogspot.ca/">http://livlily.blogspot.ca/<br/></a><span style="color:#333333;">- Pixar Art Of books<br/></span>- Analyse Characters wherever you can<br/><br/>Additional Exercises:<br/><br/>- 10 minutes each day; Draw a random shape or gesture and create a quick character off of thatAaronAlrightOkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16959033901747373194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469782108203051534.post-64260682246356004232013-02-16T13:24:00.000-08:002014-04-30T21:15:21.957-07:00Animation Program Primer - Part 1Here is list of exercises for those of you who want to get a head start on learning the basics of animation, character design, layout, and story-boarding. Cheers!<br/><br/><b>Animation</b><br/><br/>Try to complete one assignment a week:<br/><ol><br/> <li>Ball Bounce</li><br/> <li>Bowling Ball Bounce</li><br/> <li>Different Types of Balls</li><br/> <li>Balloon & String</li><br/></ol><br/>- All the basic principles of animation can be learned with these: Squash and Stretch, Timing, Spacing, Primary and Secondary Action<br/><ol><br/> <li>Seaweed/Book Page Turn</li><br/> <li>Marine Animal</li><br/> <li>Ball & tail</li><br/></ol><br/>- These focus on overlap, action, s-curve and c-curve<br/>- Study the tails of animals and look for student work online<br/><ol><br/> <li>Walk Cycle - Do 3 different walks with the same character, each with different personality, weight, or movements in them</li><br/> <li>Animal Walk Cycle</li><br/> <li>Head turn</li><br/> <li>Expressions</li><br/> <li>Dialogue</li><br/></ol><br/>- This is where you can really begin to play with personality. Choose one character of your own design or from <a href="http://livlily.blogspot.ca/">http://livlily.blogspot.ca/<br/></a><span style="color:#333333;">- Study the walk cycles in animated movies, and how personality is shown in the movement</span><br/><ul><br/> <li>Josh suggests: 101 Dalmatians, and the Intro of Robin Hood</li><br/></ul>AaronAlrightOkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16959033901747373194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469782108203051534.post-20097963539444099342013-02-14T12:06:00.000-08:002014-04-30T21:15:21.943-07:00Seneca Portfolio PiecesYesterday I handed in my portfolio for the Seneca Animation Program.<br/><br/>9 months of work it took to get here, but I can finally use my hands the way they were meant to be used.<br/><br/>This is just the start. A lifetime more of exploration awaits.<br/><br/><a href="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/animal-optional.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-312 aligncenter" alt="Animal Optional" src="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/animal-optional.jpg?w=300" width="300" height="231" /></a> <a href="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/object-2.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-311 aligncenter" alt="Object 2" src="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/object-2.jpg?w=231" width="231" height="300" /></a> <a href="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/object-1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-310" alt="Object 1" src="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/object-1.jpg?w=231" width="231" height="300" /></a> <a href="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/life-main-2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-305" alt="Life Main 2" src="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/life-main-2.jpg?w=300" width="300" height="231" /></a> <a href="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/feet-sheet.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-309" alt="Feet Sheet" src="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/feet-sheet.jpg?w=231" width="231" height="300" /></a> <a href="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/hand-sheet.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-308" alt="Hand Sheet" src="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/hand-sheet.jpg?w=300" width="300" height="231" /></a> <a href="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/life-optional-2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-307" alt="Life Optional 2" src="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/life-optional-2.jpg?w=231" width="231" height="300" /></a> <a href="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/life-optional-1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-306" alt="Life Optional 1" src="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/life-optional-1.jpg?w=231" width="231" height="300" /></a> <a href="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/life-main-1.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-304 aligncenter" alt="Life Main 1" src="http://aaroninthelab.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/life-main-1.jpg?w=231" width="231" height="300" /></a>AaronAlrightOkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16959033901747373194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469782108203051534.post-25426487140856610602012-10-30T09:45:00.000-07:002014-04-30T21:15:21.935-07:00OVAD #26<blockquote>Lest we forget;<br/>A journey is made with the smallest of steps.<br/><div>In facing a test;<br/>Let go of worry, and just do your best.</div></blockquote><br/><div><br/><blockquote>While on the quest;<br/>Remember - to grow we must take time to rest.</blockquote><br/></div>AaronAlrightOkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16959033901747373194noreply@blogger.com0