tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54412421999413862912024-03-14T02:35:18.602-07:00Doda DoodlesRachel Dodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16292318628888981195noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441242199941386291.post-59318508427058069232016-06-19T14:27:00.001-07:002016-06-19T14:27:18.824-07:00Hyper Light Drifter + Life Update SoonHey Everyone!<br />
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It's almost been a year since I've updated this blog...oops...<br />
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I've been busy on quite a few cool projects--I'll promise I'll update on that soon. In the meantime, have some fan-art of the drifter from Hyper Light Drifter. Still waiting patiently for the PS4 version--my current Mac copy of the game is too much for my computer to handle. TuT<br />
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<br />Rachel Dodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16292318628888981195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441242199941386291.post-65539185596683161972015-06-27T18:37:00.000-07:002015-06-27T18:37:01.044-07:00Ouran Host Club's Pink Devil TwinRecently, I got Netflix and found out that all the episodes of Ouran High School Host Club were on it...!!! And while he's not my favorite character (Mori's won my heart), I decided to paint my second favorite character, Hikaru~ Gotta love his spiky hair.<br />
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<br />Rachel Dodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16292318628888981195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441242199941386291.post-73534495384411654472015-05-01T12:41:00.000-07:002015-05-01T12:41:57.053-07:00Update/ Tomoe Gozen ProcessHey Everyone!<br />
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My Computer Animation class year's Senior Show is tomorrow!!! Super crazy to me that four years has already passed. It's incredibly exciting to see how everyone's grown and gone from little ol' freshmen to kick-butt graduates. While I can't show the film yet online, I thought I'd show some of my work from my final costume design project. I want to come back to this project again soon (but after I take a break from it for a while).<br />
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I had to take one character and create two costumes for her. I chose the female samurai Tomoe Gozen. If there's one thing I'm obsessed about, it's samurai and Japanese culture. So this project was perfect for me. :)<br />
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Here are some initial sketches--I knew I needed to keep the essence of her while also adhering to the art style. In most Japanese art/prints, the characters are swamped in clothing and armor. Hardly any skin is shown. But, in this case, I used the idea from the prints to influence Tomoe. I figured that she was the kind of woman who enjoyed the battlefield versus the court, so I placed her in samurai armor that was lighter and more form-fitting. Unlike her kimono, which is huge and bulky (symbolizing her as being weighed down by court life).<br />
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For the final colors, there was a debate in my head about colors--most prints have her in green and white, some in red and green. I decided red and green would be best, with pink cherry blossoms thrown in to add the womanly flair to her. Plus, the blossoms served as her symbol--she has the same pattern on her sleeves in her samurai outfit as she does in her kimono outfit.<br />
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There's still plenty I want to change and refine, but I was happy with how the colors and design come out overall.<br />
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Ciao for now~Rachel Dodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16292318628888981195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441242199941386291.post-80263050906093851052015-04-26T13:48:00.001-07:002016-06-19T14:29:17.382-07:00A Letter to My Freshman Self (Or A List of Tips to Surviving Art College/ Any College)I was going to wait to release this list of tips until after I graduated. But, since I'm busy with final tweaks on my film/ other projects, I thought I'd release it now. I'll probably continue to expand on it as I think more about my past years.<br />
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Around the beginning of Senior year, I decided to make a list of tips/ ideas about art college that I wish I had told my past self. I thought it would give me a good chance to reflect on what's happened my past four years at school (both good and bad) and hope that it might help other people in some way or fashion. But mainly this is based on my time and art school, though I think the tips can apply to anyone going to college. So here goes:<br />
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"Dear College Freshman Self,<br />
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Congratulations! You've made it into your dream school and into your dream major! Now before you say you know everything, let me just say to you that YOU KNOW NOTHING. There are going to be so many things you will learn--here are just a few:<br />
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1. <b>People will come and go.</b> Some will leave, whether they graduate, go to a different school, drop out, etc. The friends you have now in freshman year will not be the same people you hang out with your senior year. But, that doesn't mean you'll lose them--with the constant growth of technology, you'll be able to stay in contact with them better than 10 years ago. No longer will you have perpendicular friends (people that only intersect your life once and never again). You'll find a way to see them.<br />
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2. <b>Don't brainwash yourself</b> into thinking that your school is the only place for the art you want to do. It is not. In fact, there are plenty of places out there to learn, both online and in real life. You'll be able to follow your dream in any way, shape, or form. And don't fret about the money spent in the past--it's gone. You're never getting that money back. So you might as well save and invest for the future by learning at somewhere that best suits you.<br />
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3.<b>You will like/crush on multiple people many times, but fall in love only once.</b> And the worst part is that the universe will conspire against you from being with that person--and it is going to suck so hard. But you'll realize that the love you had will be part of the reason why you're motivated to do what you do. They'll remind you again and again that reason why animation is so hard is because it's what you love doing--it's what you <i>want</i> to do.<br />
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4. <b>There are going to be people you meet who you do not like.</b> I'm sorry, but there will be bad influences and things you'll need to stray from (especially those who do heavy drinking/smoking, have inflated egos, or a major inferiority complex). There will also be people you will hate talking to for absolutely no reason except pure, animal instinct. Or maybe it will be because of the way they smell, or their narcissism, or their in general "being-a-total-dick attitude". But, you'll have to deal with them on a daily-basis because they use the same computer lab as you do, or have the same friends as you do, etc. In the end, you'll have your wits about you, realize they're not so bad, and move on.<br />
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5.<b>You will pray at least seven times before you leave school</b>, despite being agnostic or unreligious. You will also feel the cold hand of death on your shoulder in the wee, late hours as you're working last minute on a final project. This is art school--this is the norm. But you'll tell the Reaper to hold off--after you finish your film, then he can get you (but even this will be lie, as you'll go all <i>The Seventh Seal </i>on him).<br />
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6.<b>You won't be able to please everyone with your art/ideas</b>, and you know you shouldn't. You'll try to do it once, and quickly realize it was the worst thing to do, for both you and your art. But you'll learn quickly, and will get everyone on-board with you and your vision. If they can't get with the dance of your ideas, you'll teach them the moves--otherwise, you'll have to leave them behind. Even if it means dancing by yourself.<br />
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7. <b>You are going to make so many connections and learn so many things about the industry.</b> Not only that, but you'll even meet the man who was basically responsible for your childhood. You're going to work creating graphics/images for a show that won't even exist until your sophomore year, and it is going to be awesome! YOU are going to be awesome!<br />
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8. <b>There will be a moment your Junior year where you'll feel the world crumbling around you. </b>This is the year of make or break.<b> </b>When you thought you might be great in one thing, you'll actually only be in the infancy stages; when you think you're doing fairly well in animation, you'll have your teacher tell you that you'll never be an animator. In fact, not only will your college life start to corrupt, but family drama will also get in the way of your work. It will feel like an endless cycle of depression and anxiety...but, there will be people who will support you in the end. Your friends, your mentors, your family--they will all be there for you at your lowest point. And you will meet people who will even help you pick yourself up again--they'll teach you things you didn't even know you could learn. Everything will work itself out...and you'll be even stronger than before.<br />
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9.<b>Age doesn't matter</b>--there are going to be people in their thirties better than you; there will be people two years below you who will be better than you. But, it's not about age as much as experience. And you'll soon realize that everyone in life plays the long game. Because like Leonardo DaVinci, he didn't just wake up a genius--he failed miserably. But that didn't stop him from sketching--and in the end, it all paid off. Same with you--all the work you'll do will pay off in the end. Just keep at it.<br />
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10. <b>You'll have read these two articles</b> and feel like you understand life a little bit better: <a href="http://markmanson.net/not-giving-a-fuck">http://markmanson.net/not-giving-a-fuck</a> & <a href="http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/03/01/opinion/sunday/what-you-learn-in-your-40s.html?referrer=&_r=1">http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/03/01/opinion/sunday/what-you-learn-in-your-40s.html?referrer=&_r=1</a><br />
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11. <b>There will be drama. </b>Sorry 'bout that--it's unescapable.<br />
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12. <b>Self-Talk is so important--don't put yourself down</b> when you know there are plenty of other negative factors around you. You know you're not the best artist, and that's okay to know that. But don't remind yourself 24/7 that you suck--because you don't. Go into a challenge with the demeanor that you are the greatest! It's not ego--it's about pumping yourself up. Believe in yourself, and others will believe in you, too (or learn that you're not backing down).<br />
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While there are plenty more tips, I believe that these are some really important ones to remember. And trust me--they may not seem as prevalent now, but they will be. Even if it takes four years to learn them.<br />
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Best Regards,<br />
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Your Current, Graduating Self"Rachel Dodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16292318628888981195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441242199941386291.post-16072529846223656392015-03-19T05:45:00.002-07:002015-03-19T05:45:16.243-07:00Figure Paintings/ The Final Thesis PushAhhh, I haven't updated in so long. Thesis has basically owned my life, and it has been my number one priority (I have about two-and-a-half weeks left to finish my film--pretty crazy, right)? But despite that, I've been able to take some time to participate in a figure painting workshop run by my awesome friend, Andrew Theo. Here are some of the paintings I've done.<br />
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3 Hour Study (mostly focused on upper body/torso)</div>
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I've managed to learn A LOT of stuff through the class--it's been really nice to be able to paint in an academic setting and just relax. I recommend it to anyone who can make the time to do it (or is like me and just does it regardless of time, duties, etc.).</div>
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Rachel Dodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16292318628888981195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441242199941386291.post-28067894719798213072014-12-16T20:17:00.000-08:002014-12-16T20:17:22.504-08:00Flower Lady Revisted<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As part of a birthday gift to my mom, I revisited a character I created a year ago that she really liked and colored it. There's still a bit I'd like to change on it, but for now I'm happy with the progress.<br />
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Here's where you can see the original black and white version: http://dodadoodles.blogspot.com/2013/09/design-lab-paintings.htmlRachel Dodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16292318628888981195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441242199941386291.post-31349724996818091212014-10-29T10:02:00.001-07:002014-10-29T10:02:09.480-07:00Update + Mystery Skulls: Ghost VideoHey y'all!<br />
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I don't usually post videos on this blog. But when I do, it's when I think it's something that's just super awesome. This is too cool to pass up.<br />
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Watch it. Repeat it. Love it!<br />
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And I promise to update again soon--thesis is hectic, but it's a blaaaaast. Ciao for now!Rachel Dodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16292318628888981195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441242199941386291.post-78804900144494260812014-09-11T19:04:00.003-07:002014-09-11T19:04:28.972-07:00Dick Tracy Doodle<div style="text-align: center;">
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Teeny-tiny update to prove this blog isn't dead. My thesis film-work is in full swing, so I've been pretty busy most of the time. But, I'm working on a secret, personal project right now--here's a digital, ink drawing from it.</div>
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<br />Rachel Dodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16292318628888981195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441242199941386291.post-14649307472970897272014-08-05T18:21:00.002-07:002014-08-05T18:21:40.306-07:00Society6 + Land of the DeadHey Everyone!<br />
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I am pleased to announce that I now have a <a href="http://society6.com/ramidoda">Soceity6 page where you can buy some of my art</a>! :D I'll be posting up more paintings in the future, but for now I have Tiger Unicorn, The Demon of Cat Mountain, Rainbow Tree, and a painting I made exclusively for creating my shop. It's called Land of the Dead--check it out in the store! Here's a preview of it:<br />
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Still somewhat a work in progress, so critiques and comments are always welcome. Also, I'm thinking of opening a Soceity6 page soon--I'll let you know when I do. :)<br />
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Ciao for now!Rachel Dodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16292318628888981195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441242199941386291.post-54514468554346955752014-07-27T17:43:00.003-07:002014-07-28T19:09:08.391-07:00The Demon of Cat Mountain<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Edit: After receiving some advice/ crit. from my friends, Syd and Alan, I made some adjustments to the painting. There's still quite a bit I could keep going with/ work on, but I'll need to put it on pause to start another painting. This has been super fun though...I might look into doing it in color at some point. :P</div>
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Howdy-hey, everyone! I wanted to take the chance to update on what I've been working on. While I was chomping away at thesis, I found myself compelled to create a strange doodle of a dragon coming out of the rocks (spurred by music from Panic! At the Disco). I decided to keep going to try and test my value/rendering skills. I thought it would be a good warm-up before tackling a future painting I have in mind.</div>
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There's no real story to it (since it was supposed to be just a simple exercise). But if you must know, it's about a little kitty-cat samurai who must vanquish the demon plaguing his lord's mountainside (in exchange for slaying the beast, he gets his tail back). I created the cat after being inspired by Usagi Yojimbo, and John Nevarez's cat doodles.</div>
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<br />Rachel Dodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16292318628888981195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441242199941386291.post-55576670825384919272014-06-07T16:27:00.002-07:002014-06-07T16:41:43.614-07:00Summer Update/ CGMA StuffHey Everyone!<br />
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It's been a while since I've updated--April and May were the busiest months for me. I finished up my junior year, went to Disney World to celebrate my 21st birthday, and moved to New York City for an internship at Frederator Studios (currently working in their books dept. doing cool/fun design stuff).<br />
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I've also been taking two CGMA classes, and modeling for my thesis film. And while I can't share some stuff from my film, I'd be happy to share stuff from my classes. I'm currently taking Storyboarding for Animation (with Ian Abando), and The Art of Color and Light (with Tyson Murphy). Both are really great instructors, and I've learned a lot from the classes. Below is some of my work from the classes:<br />
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<br />Rachel Dodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16292318628888981195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441242199941386291.post-61933438693945854282014-03-30T20:32:00.001-07:002014-03-30T20:57:13.359-07:00Throwback! (Drama Painting from Last Semester).Hey Y'all!<br />
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As usual, pretty busy with pre-production on my thesis film--it turns out that the idea I wanted to do was chosen to be my film for the next year. I AM SO EXCITED TO SHOW YOU GUYS, IT WILL HOPEFULLY BE KICK-ASS AND COOL...just need to make it now (haha)!<br />
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But until then, here's my drama painting from last year (I wanted to post it before it disappeared, lost in many-a portfolio/hard-drive). I went back and touched it up a bit--still a few things I wish I could tweak. But in the end, I think it turned out pretty cool.<br />
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The concept for the painting: "The Crow Killer, an extraordinary beast of white fur and clawed feet, steps outside his natural hunting grounds and kills crows in front of the Crow King's Shrine. Now he must survive the onslaught of the murder...and the spirit of the Crow King himself."<br />
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<br />Rachel Dodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16292318628888981195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441242199941386291.post-51114222014313378942014-03-09T19:23:00.001-07:002014-03-09T19:23:18.732-07:00Portrait of The Sea WitchHey Guys!<br />
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I haven't updated in quite a bit (I've been too busy with pre-pro for my thesis, that I've unfortunately neglected this blog). But, now that Spring Break is here, I'd thought I'd at least post something fun!<br />
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Here's a painting I did as a part of a 24-hour challenge we had at our school. Aaron Blaise--an incredible artist, and former Disney animator/director--came to visit again this year to demo/show his art. As part of his visit, there was a 24-hour art challenge (where the winner would have their work displayed at Ringling's Madeby Gallery, plus the possibility of winning some other cool prizes)!<br />
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Below is the painting I sent off--I didn't get to everything I wanted, but I managed with the time given. And then the one after it is the one I continued working on after the deadline. Special thanks to my friend, Courtney, who gave me some tips/guidance. She's super cool! ;)<br />
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Thomas Scholes (pronounced "skulls", not "shoals", I think?) also came to visit Ringling and perform digital painting demos live! It was really cool meeting him--I really admired his work as a freshman, so who would've thought I'd get to meet him two years later. He's incredibly witty, and really good at presenting. Unfortunately, I couldn't see what he looked like during his first demo (I wasn't wearing my contacts), so his hair's wrong on the first sketch page. Oh well...<br />
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Tom and Andrew Theo also presented a demo together at Ringling's Digital Painting Sketch Club, which was pretty cool!</div>
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Tom talking about what clients ask for...</div>
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And to finish this post, here's some horse sketches I did for pre-production research. </div>
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Thank you, and ciao for now!<br />
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<br />Rachel Dodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16292318628888981195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441242199941386291.post-47463328277280795572014-01-08T11:10:00.001-08:002014-01-08T12:33:41.110-08:00The Last Samurai Composition/ Beats StudyHey Everyone!<br />
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Before the winter break ends (and I have to go back to school), I did a small, scene study from the movie, "The Last Samurai". It was fun going back to this movie--it was a movie that's haunted me for a while, mainly because of the war scenes.<br />
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This scene is where Tom Cruise--er, I mean, Algren, is attempting to make his last stand before the head samurai realizes Algren is the "White Tiger", the symbol he had seen in his vision earlier in the movie.<br />
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This scene was interesting to analyze. I never realized how much the director/cinematographer utilized the environment (trees, ferns, plants) to create frames within frames. It was also cool to realize how quick the cuts were--they reminded me of the same timing like when a tiger attacks/swipes its paws. Lastly, triangular compositions dominated the scene, as well as circles. To me, they helped establish the main subject of the shot, as well as the hierarchy of who was in the frame. This is especially noticeable in the scenes with the head samurai--when the focus is not on Algren, the head samurai dominates every shot he's in.<br />
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And here's the shots blown up (if you'd like to flip through the boards instead). I tried to get the main story image of each shot, so things like camera movement/push-ins are not shown in these boards. The main importance of the exercise was to study the composition/importance of each shot.<br />
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Ciao for now!Rachel Dodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16292318628888981195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441242199941386291.post-9214593135085206652014-01-01T14:46:00.002-08:002014-01-01T14:46:37.721-08:00Happy (Belated) Holidays + Mini UpdateHappy (Super, Duper Belated) Holidays! I hope everyone had a fabulous Christmas/Hanukkah/ Kwanzaa/ etc.<br />
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For a bit of holiday fun this year, I participated in a secret santa among my peers. I drew up some eight tiny (or should I say, 8-Bit) reindeer as a gift for Paisley Manga. You can check out her art <a href="http://boom-a-lee.deviantart.com/">here!</a><br />
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The reindeer were inspired by a pun, and David O'Reilly's work. If you haven't heard of him, definitely check him out (especially his short, "Please Say Something").</div>
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<br />Rachel Dodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16292318628888981195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441242199941386291.post-45332347386842914582013-11-09T20:19:00.004-08:002013-11-09T20:19:44.119-08:00One Week Sketchbook Self-Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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Just recently, I decided to challenge myself and complete a sketchbook in less than a week--it was surprisingly easier than I thought it was, and I think I'll attempt to do it again with the next one. After all, it used to take me forever just to fill one book. But now that I've proved that it is possible, and that there is no reason <i>not</i> to finish one within a deadline, I'll definitely attempt it again.</div>
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Robo-Chris from Bravest Warriors! The day I got my new sketchbook was the day they released the episode with him starring--I thought drawing him would be a good exercise.<br />
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Sketch of my friend, Millie. :3</div>
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Sketches of Armand Serrano when he came to visit. Such an inspirational guy!</div>
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My concept teacher, Billy Merritt, and some panic sketches of me during one of the classes.</div>
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One of my DFA characters--I call him the Crow Killer, despite the fact that he's super adorable.</div>
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A drawing of me as Darth Vadar and R2-D2...because why not? Haha!</div>
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/75838811">Dessert Before Dinner</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user15540085">Rachel Doda</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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Ciao for now! :)Rachel Dodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16292318628888981195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441242199941386291.post-9444955137402093092013-09-28T13:56:00.004-07:002013-09-28T13:56:24.170-07:00Artie Waiting ProjectHey everyone!<br />
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Here's an animation I meant to post a while back. It was the second warm-up exercise we did with the Artie rig. The goal was to have Artie waiting for something--I decided I'd have him waiting for a message from the beyond...!<br />
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I wish we could have had more time to work on this--I'm pretty happy with how it did turn out in the end, though.<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/74907931">Artie Waiting Project</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user15540085">Rachel Doda</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Rachel Dodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16292318628888981195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441242199941386291.post-54401701209638081592013-09-17T16:23:00.004-07:002013-09-17T16:23:57.193-07:00Design Lab PaintingsQuick little ol' update--I just finished up my design lab paintings for my Drawing for Animators class, and thought I'd share it.<br />
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It was really fun rendering the designs--I ended up doing somewhat-realistic rendering for most of them except the last two (which are soft cel-shaded). I'll try and post some the the process work later. But for now, enjoy the final renders!<br />
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<br />Rachel Dodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16292318628888981195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441242199941386291.post-10521744710912014802013-09-07T13:23:00.003-07:002013-09-07T13:23:42.098-07:00Silhouette Project Final+ProcessHey Everyone!<br />
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I'm excited to share my first CA project for this year--the Silhouette Test using the Artie rig! Feel free to check out the final below, as well as some of the process work if you're interested (I found this project to be really fun, so I decided to compile some of my stuff for others to check out). If you want to ask any questions about it/ want to critique, feel free to do so! C:<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/74015627">Artie Silhouette Project</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user15540085">Rachel Doda</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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With the start of this project, I was torn between doing something simple vs. something complex. I struggled with the idea of trying to do something simple, when I came to a sudden realization...I should just do something fun! Thus, after watching some old Roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote cartoons, I got the idea of doing the classic rocket scenario. I knew in the end I would have to rig a rocket, but thanks to wonderful non-linear deformers rigging turned out to be very simple.<br />
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Of course, though, it did take up some time--something I had lost starting off on the first day of school! I ended up getting really sick two days before the pose test, so I was worried I wasn't going to be able to do my idea. Luckily though, I ended up feeling better enough to do the reference in time and execute with my idea.<br />
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Unfortunately, the reference video isn't the greatest of quality--however, I do have the drawovers I did with my reference, and I'll be happy to show and explain those. Forgive me for the chicken scratch that is my handwriting.<br />
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As a last note, I will also say for this animation that sound was incredibly important. The timing, the animation...a good amount of my ideas relied on sound for this project (i.e. rumbling the rocket, the sound of the lighter, the rocket fuze igniting). It's not hard to convey those things without sound, but in the end I believe good sound really does add more to an animation.</div>
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Below is some of the figure work I did while at Tigobo School. I really loved being able to draw figures from inside the gallery--what was really nice about it was that the gallery viewed outside onto a street corner that provided me plenty of inspiration for characters and stories. And the best part? The people couldn't see us inside the gallery really well, so there was no artist/subject awkwardness that usually comes with drawing from life.</div>
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Recognize this guy? He's the man that inspired the character from my previous post on the blog. I absolutely loved his mannerisms--they reminded me a bit of Po from Kung Fu Panda, which was pretty cool.</div>
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Like said, one of the best things about the space at Tigobo was that it faced a street corner where plenty of people would come by. In particular, I really loved drawing this couple(?), because of the range of emotions the woman expressed throughout her conversation with the man. Originally, it had started off as a simple chat, but soon the woman ended up crying, the man having to comfort her before they could continue talking.</div>
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Some of my friends from Tigobo (Top: Sully; Bottom: Cedric), posing for a 10 min gesture.</div>
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Lastly, one of my awesome teachers, Reno, posing for 10-15 min gestures.</div>
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In my last post I mentioned that I attended Tigobo's Intensive Collective Workshop for one month. While there, I studied storyboarding and visual development under the guidance of Reno Armanet and Flavie Darchen, as well as various guest artists. It was a really great experience, and as I post sketches, I'll be sharing more about my great experience with the school! :)<br />
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Below are some drawings from an assignment I did in the beginning of the workshop. The exercise was to draw people from the street who passed by the school, and to base a character around one of the life drawings. It was a cool experience for me, since most of the time I'd found it hard to find a place to do sketches of people where I wouldn't be disturbed by the environment around me (disruptions such as people coming up to me, asking questions about whether I'm drawing or not, asking whether I could draw their dog, etc.)<br />
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The person who I based this character on reminded me of Silent Bob from The Clerks (a movie I still have yet to see, but know the characters fairly well). I'll post the drawings I did of the guy later on after I get some figure work compiled together. Also, if anyone happens to know a good name for this guy, feel free to shout it out--the only names I can come up with are Joe, Stan, Frank, etc.<br />
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