Drawing Things Because I Can

Sometimes I just need to make something for no reason at all. Final week of the quarter. Pretty much done with all my stuff. Blockhead Animation Festival coming up.

I do love fall colors.

Pirates Weren't Made To Dance

Some close-ups.




Wow. This is one of the biggest paintings I've ever done. 47 layers total, the pirate and girl were sketched out and the rest done up in Photoshop. All based off of the song "Dude Whats A Land Pirate?" by The Wonder Years. Don't take a pirate to prom.

If you're interested in some tunes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztKrQZjjQNk

Nervous Surgeon

An ethics assignment. My only goal was to spark some conversation about medical malpractice lawsuits, I don't know enough about the issue to take a stance. Happy with the painting though. :)

August Sketchdump

You should totally just open it in full view.

Speedpaint 01

Working on incorporating more texture into my painting. For this one I set the original sketch to multiply and worked on painting underneath it. I think it gave it a little more oomf.

A Comparison

Coloring up an old character. It's cool to see how much my style can change over two years.

End of Spring 2010

Top three images were my Digital Imaging final. We were required to texture, light and model an environment. (Emphasis on the texture and lighting.) I chose a kindergarten classroom!

Lighting

Patti Smith Speed Paint

I'm not really all that into early punk, but Patti Smith is amazing.

BUST Magazine

Five Styles

Camp

How do I fit all the good feelings and camp memories of many years into a five minute short for my writing for animation class? And how do I transform this into a story that will strike a cord with people that have experienced it themselves and still appeal to a wide range of audiences at the same time?

It will be tricky.

Senior Year

I've been looking back on old sketchbooks and this is what I wrote in one of them:


Why don't we talk anymore?
I'm so terrified you'll forget me.
What if I don't improve?
Just because HE says it, doesn't mean it's right!
It's not right!
Sarcasm hurts more than you know!
I AM NOT WEAK.
Why did you say that?
I can't just sit around and watch it happen.
We're so divided, yet we come together and pretend we're whole.
Art means there's no drama.
I LOVE BASKETBALL!
Nerds are awesome.
Halloween needs to be everyday.
I get weird attachments to my pencils.
Why does fanart=1,000,000,000 page views?
I won't let you walk all over me ever again.
I LOVE being outside in the summer.
I <3 canoes.
What if I fail?
Sometimes I feel like a plant, I need sunlight to be happy!
I love being different.
Snow sucks. It's cold and wet.
I like water, lakes, rivers, streams, puddles.
I'm really pasty in the winter.
Granola is yummy.

It's just a weird collection of some thoughts I had back then. I guess the reason I'm posting this is because re-reading this definitely reminded me of some important things.

Some things worth remembering.

10.5.09

School starts today! Finally! Its exactly the thing I need after my awful weekend at work. Sixteen hours and only two orders to show for it. I'm afraid to do the math but I'm sure I was only getting a few pennies/hour.

Anyway, school! I'm pretty excited to get back into that routine again. My break from it was long enough. I WANNA ANIMATE. I'm actually not in any 2D classes but I think I'm going to buy a bunch of the paper and just do my own thing. I need to remind myself why I'm going to this school.

Downloading the 500 Days of Summer soundtrack right now. I can't wait until that movie come out on DVD. :)

~A~