2015 Year's End Summary

Basically less and less drawing + more and more transportation devices, pretty much LMAO. In conclusion, in 2015 we learned me some 3D & became experienced in Maya/AfterEffects/ZBrush/Mari/NukeX, but at the expense of actual erosion in 2D skills. Hopefully next year I'll figure out how to balance things better.

Used the ready-made (obviously Chinese) template by mihuashi.com

Can words pour from a page?

I wish I could install a tap into my head and drain out this dullness, like how they bleed syrup from a tree. Just short of actual pain, but so, so very bothersome and disruptive, hampering toward productivity.

It was three years ago when I faceplanted into this madness, wasn't it? Tonight, again comes the desire to freewrite, to--





yet,

I

At this point, what have I...?

One summer in 2013, I read a book called Gemini that broke me out of that spell. I was scared to even touch the book henceforth. Maybe, if I were to open it again, this time it would lead me to dive back, nose in?

I miss my source of passion. I don't want you to only exist as a flicker of warmth at the bottom of a recessed well, available only if I reach, hand pulled through head, innard my self.

Let them push past and through.

History and principles of animation

Walk cycle was all Photoshop and jump cycle all traditional (mechanical pencil with blue col-erase lead + 0.5 Micron on animation paper with light box), but Photoshop was used as if I was drawing on paper. Put together in AfterEffects.

When I get unlazy I will maybe finish and post her redesigns, sigh. I wish I knew how to be less timid with acting. I need lessons.

5.30.15

Hoping this is a good one. Happy birthday.

Picture telephone

What I had been busy organizing for the last month. The first person in each chain drew whatever they wanted, and each following person was supposed to redraw the same picture in their own style/ interpretation. Each person could only see the image directly before theirs in the chain, and neither team knew what the other team was doing until the final composite image was put together. Strange coincidences occurred.

In case it's somehow not obvious, my baby was this one:

Overall the experience was a fun one, but toward the end, the whole thing that comes with leadership and yadda yadda became too much to bear for this time. Still, it was awesome to gather this many old and new people.

Dell U2412M

Got the same monitor used at school. Now (2D) work can finally happen at home, too. T__T THANK YOU SO MUCH JING ILY

From even just looking at monni I automatically get the urge/reflex to plug in tabby and to start working. It's beyond belief how good this is. I'll even know how colors look now, imagine that! Maybe I'll draw more for reals this time?!

Random odds and ends

I just realized I fucking have NO finished pieces to show. Not a single fucking one, WTF. So much fail. T___T Can't even say Maya's the reason, because even those still need final tweakings before they're show-worthy. Ugh.

Guest for kureko

For a doujin to be printed and sold in Japan starting in April. Can't believe there comes a day when something I drew will be represented at パラダイス銀河. o_o

Maya

Got intro'd to Maya, sort of. At least I can do environments with perfect perspective now (sort of)! And model and texture interior spaces (sort of)! A few more weeks...but so far, far away.

ACD midterm

Prompt was to design a fallen angel; be original. I think I actually like Blogger's automatic color correction for once. o_o

白玄's birthday

Can't believe it's been a year, and the second time I'm doing this. Happy birthday to 老白~

Final sketch/initial render

It's a wee bit exciting to actually have a story.

More homework

This using real people/celeb faces to "cast" them in the story is a really weird thing. But apparently I went too conservative and didn't include elements that would still make them ultimately my character. Subtle nuances of expression are needed, at minimum. Also need to work on mood, atmosphere.

Always.

Stylization practice

The "it" factor, once more

What is it that piques someone's interest, that makes them curious? What makes people care about characters they know nothing about, just from one image? What is that? What makes that?

For the first time in life I'm working literally from the moment I wake to the time I drop dead in bed, 9AM to 1AM, daily. And it's still not enough, not enough, not enough.

What is that?

Humanoids

Creature designs from the end of the year.