Here's a little something I've done to free my mind of animation a little (I've been working on refining and tweaking my short for the last two days), just before I decide I won't touch it anymore and start the rendering process. Anyway, the sketch/doodle was done by pencil on paper, and the rest was done in Photoshop.
This is it! The last assignment! I can't believe it after doing it in such an intense way for the last 18 months! It's weird, I can't really remember how it was before AM :) I don't really know what to say, I was thinking about it for so long and had so much things to say, but now when the real moment of truth had arrived, I'm a little confuse. Well, maybe I'll have a rain check on that, since it really isn't over. I mean, I have more things to tweak and polish (there are always stuff to keep refining) and besides - I have to make the rendered version and edit my complete AM reel! Anyway, this is my final version for now. I don't think there would be a lot of changes to it since I've been working about it for the last 6 months - it's been too long :)
Don't get used to it ;) but since I could manage a few more minutes of spare time, I've decided to make another drawing... Again, starting from doodling random lines, until I could find something I like enough to start refining. Anyway, here it is.
I'll be happy to make a tutorial about how I work in order to make these drawings (Benny, that would be for you and for Avner). But I'll do it only in a few weeks from now (I still have so much stuff to animate on my short!).
I had some time off at work, thought about doodle straight into Photoshop. Eventually, this is what I got. I kinda had my grampa in mind while making it (with the Romanian mustache, the loose hair and the shirt).
Here's a little something I've done during the evening. I had a few spare hours on my hands so I've decided to try and do something different. I'll be happy to hear what you think!
It's almost here, I can't believe it... I can see the end coming, and I'm beginning to feel confused. Why? Because the last 18 months were such an amazing journey for me, I can't really remember where I was before beginning it. Pretty soon (two weeks from now) I'll have to say goodbye to my classmates; some of them I've had the honor of sharing all my semesters (and even when our ways had to split into different classes with different mentors, we kept visiting each other workspace and to be in touch). I don't want this to be the GREAT AM ALUMNI SPEECH but when we are so close to the finish line, it's hard not to think of it. Of the other hand, I can't wait to finish my short and not working on it anymore (after 6 months of work on the same 1 minute short, a guy could really use a break or at least - something fresh and new :)
Anyway, this week we had to continue our polish and upload our first half of the short. I added some new stuff to the 4th shot. I've never used eye darts before, and only in the last couple of months I've came to realize - adding eye darts is HUGE! (it's my new "thing" after adding the slight overlaps in the fingers :D) and It's amazing how much life it breathes into your character and helps in keeping it alive!
I know it's pretty old stuff but what can I say? I love Ardman's work and I love Star Wars, so how bad could it be to mix them together? Any way, I think it's funny :)
And here are some more sketches I've done while listening to this week's great lecture about the studios and the industry. Hope you'll like them :)
