Story Game

So this exercise was introduced to me by Emma Coats. The game is you take a photo then storyboard the next 5 shots if that photo were paused film. Here is the Photo used 

Some Dreams can't come true....

Progress: A Slow Process

So i havent been completely wasting time this summer. I have been slowly trying to learn maya before the start of 2nd year at Ringling. I had actually gotten to texturing but i keep running into problems with my terrible modeling and have been back tracking a lot. 

Running into a bit of trouble with ncloth on the shirt.... crits are not only welcome but encouraged!

And here is a small comic excerpt. I got some cool inking brushes and have been having a blast with those.

The Wire

So after hearing nothing but good things, I finally decided to watch the HBO series The Wire. It originally aired from 2002 to 2008 so im a bit late but glad i eventually decided to watch. I think what i found most appealing about the show is there is no clear cut villain. (at least not in the first season.) The show allows you to see the motivations of all the characters which allows you as a viewer to sympathize with people on both sides of the law.

The character development in the show is also something I noticed. Over the course of the series you begin to see character arcs from multiple characters which overlap each other. One character arc in particular that really resonated with me was that of, "Bodie." He goes from a scared kid to a respected member of a "family" in which he is willing to die for.

.....back to work

End of 1st Year

My first year at Ringling ended earlier last month. It was a great experience and I am thankful to have gotten to learn so much and meet so many awesome people.

Right after finals i headed out west to San Francisco for a small vacation! It was amazing and I got to visit some really amazing places and meet even more amazing people.

  

I also had a chance to do a lot of sketching while there. I currently dont have a scanner so these phone pics will have to due for now. 

So my goals for the summer are to get a few classes out of the way in summer school, learn a little bit of maya, and make a comic.

Communication Design_Elemental Me

Elliot

One of our recent assignments in Traditional animation was to design an animal then then animate it jumping. We were given the animal at random and I was lucky enough to select the platypus.

My designs initially were pretty boring

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So i went and studied different character designs and designers to try to figure out what makes a successful and unique character.

In the end i feel like i could've selected a better design for the story i wanted to tell and for the animal in general. I did however like my overall story even though the animation isn't too great...