My nephew and his friends documented their high school Senior Project: "Trying to Make a Stop Motion Animation"
It's hilarious!
Friday, June 09, 2017
Thursday, June 08, 2017
Artwork -- Antelope Girl
I took a SmArt School online class with Dan Dos Santos, February-May 2016. It was fantastic! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Dan's an amazing teacher.
SmArt School Website
The first assignment was a portrait of some kind.
Sketch of a sort of winter queen elf... (yeah, it needs a lot more thought! like can we have something a bit more detailled? story and personality -wise?)
Digital (Photoshop and Wacom Intuos)
Dan suggested maybe more of a headdress... I couldn't make it work, snow-queen-wise... My wintery designs were crap. So I went in another direction... Went for a more desert-like style and changed her to an antelope girl, and made her face 3/4 instead of profile...
Worked up digitally.
Put some texture around the doorway around her, cleaned up outfit--
More work tightening things up--jewelry, hair; put in a door so cast shadow falls across it--
SmArt School Website
The first assignment was a portrait of some kind.
Sketch of a sort of winter queen elf... (yeah, it needs a lot more thought! like can we have something a bit more detailled? story and personality -wise?)
Digital (Photoshop and Wacom Intuos)
Dan suggested maybe more of a headdress... I couldn't make it work, snow-queen-wise... My wintery designs were crap. So I went in another direction... Went for a more desert-like style and changed her to an antelope girl, and made her face 3/4 instead of profile...
Worked up digitally.
Put some texture around the doorway around her, cleaned up outfit--
More work tightening things up--jewelry, hair; put in a door so cast shadow falls across it--
IMC 2014 -- Illustration Master Class
This year's special guest instructors were Brian and Wendy Froud. I've long admired their work, so I had to attend!
Illustration Master Class website
Brian Froud brought many of his originals for us to look at--
Greg Ruth and Iain McCaig--
Greg Ruth, demoing his drybrush method--
Rebecca Guay, Greg Ruth, Dan DosSantos in background--
Boris Vallejo, painting--
Jeanette and James Gurney with Brian Froud--
Allen Williams and James Gurney, painting--
Rebecca Guay--
Brian Froud--
Students working--
This year we were divided off into different sections--those working in the Froud's section had their own little area--
Those of us working with Brian were mostly doing sketchbook work... sort of concepting fairies... (some of my work, alongside others)--
Outside the World of Froud--
World of Froud, Wendy's work--
Wendy Froud's materials--
Building up from the armature--
Wendy, working--
Illustration Master Class website
Brian Froud brought many of his originals for us to look at--
Greg Ruth and Iain McCaig--
Greg Ruth, demoing his drybrush method--
Rebecca Guay, Greg Ruth, Dan DosSantos in background--
Boris Vallejo, painting--
Jeanette and James Gurney with Brian Froud--
Allen Williams and James Gurney, painting--
Rebecca Guay--
Brian Froud--
Students working--
This year we were divided off into different sections--those working in the Froud's section had their own little area--
Those of us working with Brian were mostly doing sketchbook work... sort of concepting fairies... (some of my work, alongside others)--
Outside the World of Froud--
World of Froud, Wendy's work--
Wendy Froud's materials--
Building up from the armature--
Wendy, working--
2013 -- San Diego ComicCon
(Posting old photos of stuff... after a big non-blogging gap!)
View from Diana Harlan Stein and my Exhibit Hall booth in the Fantasy Illustrators section--
Cosplayers/costumers walking by--
Pendragon Costumers across the aisle--
The lovely Pam Ford--
Sean Astin --
Lots of figures/sculptures--
Costumes from Winter Soldier--
Television News Vans lined up--
View from Diana Harlan Stein and my Exhibit Hall booth in the Fantasy Illustrators section--
Cosplayers/costumers walking by--
Pendragon Costumers across the aisle--
The lovely Pam Ford--
Sean Astin --
Lots of figures/sculptures--
Costumes from Winter Soldier--
Television News Vans lined up--
IMC 2013 -- The Illustration Master Class
I love the IMC so much!!! A week of wallowing in fantastic fantasy art!
Check it out: Illustration Master Class IMC Website
They always sell out right away, so don't hesitate.
A core group of top-notch teachers working in traditional, digital, comics, gallery, children's book illustration: Rebecca Guay, Boris Vallejo, Julie Bell, Donato Giancola, Dan DosSantos, Greg Manchess, Scott M. Fischer. Often with Iain McCaig and James Gurney. With a main Guest Instructor, and many dropping by to give talks and lectures.
IMC 2013 had Mike Mignola as Guest Instructor (although he had to leave a few days early).
A list of assignments to pick from to work on during the week (held in Amherst, MA, in June), is given out beforehand. We bring materials/supplies/computers to work on. Live and eat together.
Around 100 students.
Auditorium for Lectures/Presentations--
Crits on the first day, with 3 or 4 of the faculty--
Lecture on Shooting Reference, with Scott Fischer and Donato Giancola having some fun--
Some of my rough sketches for the "A Midsummer Night's Dream" assignment--
More detailed sketch of Titania and Oberon--
There are some models/drawing/painting sessions... this one has James Gurney doing some painting--
Boris Vallejo--
My oil painting, on 18x24" masonite, at my workstation--
Diana Harlan Stein, working on her Captain Nemo painting--
We were in the first floor painting studio. There was also a room upstairs, and another room just for digital (darker and no paint allowed!)--
Row of easels--
Greg Manchess, painting--
Iain McCaig, Greg Manchess, and Donato Giancolo looking at artwork--
Scott Fischer, painting--
Donato Giancola, painting--
Diana Stein, painting--
Rebecca Guay, painting--
My painting--
End of the week, display of work and sketching in everyone's sketchbooks--
Check it out: Illustration Master Class IMC Website
They always sell out right away, so don't hesitate.
A core group of top-notch teachers working in traditional, digital, comics, gallery, children's book illustration: Rebecca Guay, Boris Vallejo, Julie Bell, Donato Giancola, Dan DosSantos, Greg Manchess, Scott M. Fischer. Often with Iain McCaig and James Gurney. With a main Guest Instructor, and many dropping by to give talks and lectures.
IMC 2013 had Mike Mignola as Guest Instructor (although he had to leave a few days early).
A list of assignments to pick from to work on during the week (held in Amherst, MA, in June), is given out beforehand. We bring materials/supplies/computers to work on. Live and eat together.
Around 100 students.
Auditorium for Lectures/Presentations--
Crits on the first day, with 3 or 4 of the faculty--
Lecture on Shooting Reference, with Scott Fischer and Donato Giancola having some fun--
Some of my rough sketches for the "A Midsummer Night's Dream" assignment--
More detailed sketch of Titania and Oberon--
There are some models/drawing/painting sessions... this one has James Gurney doing some painting--
Boris Vallejo--
My oil painting, on 18x24" masonite, at my workstation--
Diana Harlan Stein, working on her Captain Nemo painting--
We were in the first floor painting studio. There was also a room upstairs, and another room just for digital (darker and no paint allowed!)--
Row of easels--
Greg Manchess, painting--
Iain McCaig, Greg Manchess, and Donato Giancolo looking at artwork--
Scott Fischer, painting--
Donato Giancola, painting--
Diana Stein, painting--
Rebecca Guay, painting--
My painting--
End of the week, display of work and sketching in everyone's sketchbooks--
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