more friends!!

More to guess!! Click on their pictures to visit their blogs :3

crow harpy

This time I made a harpy based on crows!

She's a nasty piece of work.

some friends!!

Guess who 'w'

More coming soon!

end of year/films

I had a great time this year, especially with feeling the feeling of finishing a film.

I'm so excited for next year, I've already been tossing and turning at night with thinking of my next one!!

I thought a lot about the Producer's Show this year and what it means to me. I've seen for two years now only a handful of great films get shown in the spotlight at the Academy for prestigious studios to see, while the rest of highly-qualified films get little to no attention. On top of that, we get no feedback whatsoever from our judges--the faculty--no matter if we've gotten picked or not. Every film was made with tremendous amount of work and sacrifice, and it breaks my heart to see them not get love from eyes that missed them.

Here are some of my favorites that didn't show at the Producers' Show:

back in the jungle

It's so great to be back at CalArts!

Here are some roughs for one of the first assignments of the year.

As you can see, I have no idea how to draw a panther.

Research helped me out a whole lot!

I wanted the panther to interact with a small animal, and I chose a bird of paradise.

All finished!

(This one has the underdrawings in it!)

Quick update - Walk Cycle!

More to come!

If I knew that you were coming, I'd have baked a cake!

How does one explain the enigma that is CalArts? It's everything I've dreamed of and so much more. To think that I'll only be here for three or four years... Let's just say I try not to think about that. It's already been about two months. Time here has its own rules. You'd think that you only had time for this and that in a day, but I've come to learn very quickly that you can easily do these, those, and that thing over there, too. But even when you've squeezed everything into your schedule and made so much out of little time, it flies that much faster in some sort of sick, twisted irony.

People of great minds reside here. Talent is seething and bubbling out of every crevice. Constantly, artists of every school are shining with their brightest peacock feathers, putting on shows, exhibits, performances... and films!

For now, I'm but a fledgling. Here are some of the things I've done so far.

Character Design:

Inspired by Neuromancer's Molly and one of the super computers! Such a crazy read.

For Halloween, we were put to follow Tim Burton's style. Fun!

The assignment: draw someone young with someone old. I couldn't help but succumb to the idea of an adorable witch grandma!

Life Drawing:

For more life drawings, click here!

...And some updates to Anise and Ricotta!

Oh, no, I'm not finished yet! I've got some animation and special drawings to show really soon! Stay tuned <3

I'm BACK! A Non-Dinosaur Story

Well hello my wonderful (two or three) readers! I am back on blogspot to share more of my life and doodles! So what has happened to me in a year?? A-heckuva-lot--BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY:

I have been admitted into CALARTS CHARACTER ANIMATION FOR FALL OF 2010

YEEESSSSSS.

So I will be blogging about my exciting adventures there for the next four years!

It comes to no surprise that there have been many connections made on Facebook since everyone's acceptance letters came in. I even sent my acceptance story over to CalArts Admissions, and they posted it! The excitement is so saturated, it feels like as soon as school starts it's already a schoolwide party. I feel so privileged to have been accepted into such a prestigious art school, and I'm sure everyone else feels likewise. Already there have been plans for LA excursions, coffee shop visits, and group Ikea dorm shopping!

The future is bright, and summer time has been moving so sluggishly simply because I'm waiting for it to END! But I must bask in this beautiful SoCal weather while it's summer, and enjoy all the opportunities summer present! So I've been trying to keep up with life drawing practice before I move up in September. To my delight, I've found that Perspective life drawing sessions are also back in full force in Hillcrest!!

Here is Eliza, a gorgeous multi-talented performing artist.

(Poses from 1-3 minutes, then 10, then 20-30)

^This one is my favorite!