Monkey Silhouettes- First Batch

Silhouettes for a future project. I'll take about it more in a future post.

If anyone's familiar with the this assignment though, feel free to critique. :P

Back to School/ Boar Designs

Hey there, everyone!

It's been quite a while since I've posted--I was just so busy moving in and getting packed for school I didn't take the time to make a proper post. But hey, school's started again, which means one thing--MORE POSTS!

Or at least, that's what I hope. A lot of my friend's art improved greatly because they kept up with a blog through their year, so I'm hoping it will be the same case with me.

Anyway, enough talk--how 'bout some art?

Below are some Boar Designs I've been working on for my Quadruped Walk Cycle for Traditional Animation II. Crits are welcome, especially since I feel like these designs could be pushed further. If anyone has any thoughts, let me know.

Bonus points if you spot the derpy design from the normal ones!

Ciao for now!

Monster Cowboy

Sketch Dump I

Whoa! I haven't posted in what seems like...forever! But what can I say--I've been busy lately. I just got back from the lake trip with my awesome cousins and their families. It's only been a few days since the trip, but tomorrow my step-brother's getting married, and then I'm going to see Train in concert on the 7th.

Holy Moley, at least this summer's finishing up with a bang. But onto more cooler things, like some artwork y'all!

Dancing Monster

Crazy Dolphin: Rough Sketch

Sketch Something Word: "Fisherman"

 Sketch Something Word/Phrase: "Ghostly Boxer"

Monkey Design (Funny story with this one; I had my cousin's two year old place his feet on a piece of paper, and then I drew around his feet so that he would stand still for a few minutes. It was really fun for him, and at one point he would move his feet when I wasn't done tracing yet. I then took one of those foot drawings, and drew a monkey for him, since monkeys are his favorite animal).

Monster Designs

 

Tree Studies from Norris Lake

Cheetah Student, Yeah!

Current WIP

Lately I've been feeling a bit drained with just sketching and doodling. While I enjoy doing rough sketches and doodling whatever I please, I haven't had the same sense of fulfillment that I get from my finished pieces. I don't think I've done a finished piece in quite some time (not since the portrait of my friend, Asia, I think), so I was itching to do something that would take much more time and effort. 

However, when I would look up reference, I'd find stuff that would blow me away, but then lose it's charm whenever I tried to incorporate it into a piece. It was then that I realized I needed to get my juices flowing by actually seeing reference up close in personal, and gather my own reference rather than relying on the internet.

So yesterday I went to the Samurai Exhibit at the Frazier Historical Arms Museum. 

It. Was. Amazing.

After than trip, I felt so accomplished and inspired--I gathered so much reference, I ended up draining the battery on my camera, forcing me to use my mom's iPhone to take pictures. The stuff that was on display was gorgeous. In fact, I think I might just have to dedicate an entire post on the trip (and post some of the pictures that I took). Anyway, long story short, the trip inspired me to draw a portrait of some sort of monster/samurai creature (the samurai would try to make themselves as intimidating as possible; sometimes by incorporating animals into their armor). Below is the WIP.

Rough Sketch

Developed Sketch

Tighter Sketch

Feel free to critque, especially if there's something obvious that needs fixin'.

Ciao for now!

 

Shaolin Drunken-Sword Gestures + Outlaw Star

Hey Everyone!

A few days ago, I was looking up different types of martial arts and fight sequences on YouTube. I came across this video on Shaolin training, and was amazed at some of the dynamic acrobatics and highly skilled practitioners in the video.

I didn't get to finish watching the whole thing, but I managed to go through and look at most of the fight scenes/ training sessions. It was around 1:19:55 (where a teenage boy performs Drunken Sword) that I decided I would do some gestures  of him fighting. Below are some of the drawings I did.

Each one took me roughly 5 min. to draw (if I really liked to pose/ if the pose was tricky, I spent a little more time on it). It turned out to be a lot of fun, and something that proved to be a fulfilling exercise. Plus it was funny watching the swordsman pretend to take a drink before continuing to fling his sword; despite the seriousness of it, I couldn't help but smile.

I'll see if I can post more sketches; I think I'll continue doing gestures like these, but of different martial arts. It's great seeing all the different styles and variations. 

Now the question is whether I can tear myself away from watching Outlaw Star in order to draw more. I mean, I'm already close to being half way from finishing it. Sure, I watched it as a little kid, but after finding out some of the episodes were on YouTube, I couldn't help but fall back and re-watch the series. And while the animation may not be as good as others, and the story not as tight as should be, it has some of the most (surprisingly) best lines in any anime I've ever seen. I mean, just listen to this speech--it was done just for the beginning of episode two!

Or how about the lines used in this Toonami advertisement. Not all the lines in the ad are from the show, but most of them are!

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go and finish watching the entire series, draw until I develop carpal-tunnel, and continue working my butt off in order to save some dough for future prospects.

Ciao for now!