Posts tagged "work stuff"

Oops ahaha

I was listening to creepy music again (because it’s relaxing okay) and my foot got caught around my headphones again and I pulled them out of the computer and the music had just got to a build up and suddenly everyone in the office was like HOLY CHEESE BISCUITS WHAT IS GOING ON WHAT THE HELL IS THE WORLD ENDING RUN FOR YOU LIIIIIFE-

and then they realized it was me and now I keep getting accusations of being that bloody limey who likes to scare the pants off people BUT IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, BUT I KEEP LAUGHING, SO THEN I LOOK EVEN MORE EVIL oh nooooo! XD

ALSO I doodled Dog’s character but I failed a bit so aaa

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I am so out of practice with animals omfg…

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Well, first of all, I’m not; I just have fun doing it, and second of all it’s going to be the same answer no matter who you ask- I drew them a lot. I draw them a lot. I will continue to draw them a lot and I will never be as good at drawing them as I want to be, but I will be as good at drawing them as I can be, and that’s really all anyone can ask of you, so that’s fine :D

As for tips, apart from drawing them a lot and drawing as many from life as you can, try looking at the shapes of and in people’s faces. You can learn a lot from looking at skulls and the muscles of the face, but try picking out the repeating motifs in people’s faces- are there circles? Steps? Angles? Curves? What can you make that say about the face, about the person? Can you use that in a way that misleads the audience? Is your villain made of triangles and spikes, or are they a cutesy baby-faced joker?

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Just have fun with it and draw as much as you can, whenever you can, of whatever you can- or, even better, what you can’t.

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1) Storyboard artists draw up a rough version of the film/animation shot by shot to visualize the script. A storyboard is like a comic- you break up the scenes and then draw what you want them to look like. This way you can figure out which angles are best, how to direct the lighting, communicate the atmosphere of the film, what expressions and body language the acting should use- it’s a vital stage of film production. We also have the liberty to add in background action and generally have to work hard to make dull scenes more interesting. You have to use your imagination a lot; it can be quite challenging at times, but it’s very creative and I love it :)

2) Yes, but I’m not sure I will… ahahaha, ha.

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Sadly I’m not allowed to say- confidential stuff, animation- but I can say that I’m employed as a storyboard artist and it is weird. Very cool, but definitely weird.