"Tooth and Nail" family portrait (of sorts)

okay, i am thiiiiis close to a solid look for Mari and her mom
Cliff's been settled for awhile, and i'm liking where i'm going with his older brother (Mari's dad)

proportions aside (since this is a sketch) i'm liking this
i really should work on the gator (Alli), but i was feeling nostalgic and wanted to do something family oriented
still need to figure names for the parents - but that can come later
now, is simplify simplify SIMPLIFY - because i DO NOT want to animated needless linework
it's been a VERY long time since i've felt motivated to work on this, and i'm going to run with it as long and as far as i can

thanks so much for dropping by! 8D

My Fav Pieces From Figure Drawing (this last semester)

It's basically my final portfolio for my Figure Drawing for Animators 3 class, but edited (and shuffled around) so it's easier to scroll through with a phone or tablet.
Also took out pieces I no longer like, and used a couple of the imagined costumes (an exercise where we take the gesture -nude or costumed- and make the drawing a character) to get use to my old tablet again - as my newer one broke
Figure Drawing was all done digitally in this class, the only traditional pieces added in here were from our homework sketchbook

and that's it for now! thanks for dropping by :)

Animation!!

heh, so I realize I'm behind posting here, and I apologize. I also realize that while my bio says I'm an Animation student - I haven't posted any of my animated scenes/films up here at all this year, sooooo...

have an animation dump! 8D

1st major project - 2 seconds (with a change of attitude/expression, looks both ways, and must fully enter then exit the frame)

This one I ended up calling Snow Fun:



2nd major project was our Midterm, the Dialogue Scene. 8 - 10 seconds using pre-recorded dialogue with a change of emotion. I used a clip from Shawn of the Dead, and used my original character Cliff (but dressed him up in the same attire as in the movie) I've uploaded the updated version to Vimeo, because I had fixed the ending where he doesn't just smash into a pose - though I'll reupload a higher resolution next week when I have access to Flipbook.

Cliff Explaining the Zombie Smashing from Rayn Lenski on Vimeo.


and finally
(no pun intended- aw what am I saying? this is animation, puns are always intended)
our Final, the 30 second film. You had to tell a definitive story - dialogue was not needed but sound/sound effects were, it had to be no more and no less than 30 seconds of full animation (shot on either 1's or 2's, no holds) but that didn't include tittle cards/end credits, tied-down (the action and character had to be readable with all features added)
Clean-up and Color are not required for this - but, if I have time this summer, I'd like to play around with one of the scenes, if only to get my feet wet an prepare for my Senior film next semester/year.

And so I present, Looth Toof, featuring Anne and Grendel (who some of you may recognize if you've followed me awhile)





and there we have it!

I'm hoping to do some test animation with my characters in my senior film - just to figure out how they move - but as I don't have a downshooter just yet, I'm probably going to test digitally first (which is a bit backwards for me, but hey, at least it'll keep me animating this summer)

thanks for dropping by! hope these brought a smile to your face :)

Another Background Painting!

This time it's a more 'painterly style'
homework theme was "Forest Shrine"

here's the chosen thumbnail:

and here's the finished piece:

still seeing little minute things I need to touch up, but over-all, this is my first piece for Background Painting class where I feel I nailed it (or close to it)

We were actually suppose to use a certain set of digital brushes, but since they wouldn't load into my version of PS, I improvised (and made up some new fav brushes for future projects)
heh, this is now set as my screen bg now too :)

Still working hard in classes. Our first reel cut for Directing for Animators is tomorrow, I'm hoping to have 3 scenes posed out for Animation 2 dailies, aaaaaand I still have 3 pieces to touch up for Advancement Review
busy busy busy
I can't wait to show you guys my Senior Film characters! :D

back to work now, I hope you all have a great day and thanks so much for dropping by!

Oh Heeeeeeeey…. Background Painting (class)

Well, this is embarrassing. I've been posting to our class blog (and my Instagram) and neglecting this one. Fixing that today, there's been a lot of stuff, and a lot more's coming.

For this morning, let's just start off with my Background Painting class. This last week's project had to be done in the Samurai Jack style. I think I succeeded in some parts, floundered in others, but for the most part I like how this one turned out:

Thumbs:

1st pass Lineart:

1st pass Flat (Base) Colors:

Final:

Inktober 2015 #4: What A Pretty Spider

#inktober contribution #4: Sara Sanderson
Mary was going to be next, but I'm still trying to figure out a cool background for her

Micron Brush and 03 and the Pentel Brush pens again

hope everyone's doing well, thanks for dropping by! :D stay spooky

Inktober 2015 #3: I Put a Spell on You

#inktober number 3! because I LOVE Hocus Pocus, have some Winifred (Winnie) Sanderson

Pentel and Miscron brush pens again with some white Prismacolor pencil for fun extras
and I added the unedited version too

guess this means I have to complete the trio! :D

stay spooky guys