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The animation is finished!
I've finished my animation entry for the contest and uploaded it. You can watch it at http://vimeo.com/13665264 or use the embedded player below.
Because it uses the soundtrack from the original…
A preview of my new animation
I'm working on a new animation and the deadline is August 2nd so things might be a little quiet around here. To keep things interesting, I'll post "teaser" images when I can.
The animation is a…
Cartooning
I'm making good progress getting to grips with Toon Boom Animate, but what has quickly become clear is that I need to work on my drawing skills some more.
To that end I've dug out my copy of…
Animation, continued
I've continued to work on the test animation I started earlier. It now has sound, a real background, and something actually happens. Also note the moving shadow!
I've now printed out the 1,000+ pages…
Rejected again
"What's for breakfast" was not selected for the local art show. I picked it up this morning and will drop it in for selection to the much larger and more prestigious Mosman Art Prize next week, and…
Another trial animation
After encountering several frustrations with Anime Studio, I went back to the software I originally bought, Toon Boom Animate. I had found this software hard to get into when I first spent time with…
Back from the framer
The kookaburra painting is back from the framers, and they've done a great job with it. It never ceases to amaze me how much better a painting looks when it's framed!
It will be dropped into the …
Something in progress
This is the first piece of art for a new animation I've started today. This is just the background plate for a couple of the shots. By varying the details I layer over the top of it, I'll be able…
My first animation!
Before you get all excited, this is just an afternoon spent learning the software (Anime Studio Pro 7). However I'm really happy with how it turned out, I was able to figure out how to achieve…
Complete, but not finished
Today I've painted the second kookaburra, made some adjustments to the sand and water, and redefined the middle ground foliage into "clumps".
So as of right now, the painting is complete, but not…
One down ...
I decided to paint just one bird today. All sorts of browns, yellows, even some sienna went into it over several layers. As with everything else I haven't over-blended the paint which has worked…
Still working on "breakfast"
Two more progress stages today. Having considered the painting overnight and looking at it with fresh eyes this morning, I decided two make two compositional changes from my original plan; firstly,…
"WHAT'S FOR BREAKFAST" CONTINUED
I've done more work on this today, and I'm very happy with how it's coming along.
Firstly I put in the sky, using White, Phthalo Blue 01 and a little Pyrrole Orange 04 to grey it out. Then I added…
Yet another painting underway
It's sixteen days until entries for our local art show close, and I've decided that is not enough time to finish one of the nudes and get it framed, so I'm starting a completely separate painting for…
A tale of two paintings
A few days ago I put the first of the opaque highlight layers on the painting, and was instantly disappointed. Far from the "glow" I was hoping to build, the painting went completely flat and…
More work on the new painting
This morning I did some more work on the nude, defining the forms more and raising the value of the lights (ie: making them brighter).
I then propped it up where I could see it while having lunch…
A new painting underway
I'm attempting to do a nude painting in the style of Titian (in short, a greyscale underpainting followed by colour glazes). I started it using "real" oil paints but very quickly remembered how much…
Some big site changes
Following the demise of the 301 project (my personal challenge to draw every day for 301 days, which ended in exhaustion after 84 days), I've had a few weeks to rest and recharge - I knew I'd worn…
Spencer Tunick "The Base"
It's not often I'm awake at 3am, and if I am, it's usually because I'm still awake. But at 3am yesterday (Monday, March 1st 2010) I was awake, getting ready to take a taxi to the Sydney Opera House…
Welcome to the new site!
I've been frustrated with the Mac's web editor - iWeb - for some time, so I have finally made the time to find a new one, and I've chosen Sandvox. Although still straightforward to use, it gives me…
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