So we threw a Faculty Appreciation Day -

for our Animation Professors yesterday (because they honestly don't get enough appreciation).
I didn't get to take too many pics, but I got to do one of the caricatures! 8D!

I got our Figure Drawing for Animator's Prof. Larissa (who also happens to be my boss for OC Art Studios)

If all of the caricatures get posted, I'm going to add the link, because there were seriously awesome ones!

Everyone did a great job helping (thanks for putting up with my anal-side when it comes to serving food guys - it's hard to purge that part of you when you worked in food service for years). Decorations looked great. We…kinda... might of… tripped a breaker when we plugged one too many electric griddles into one line - we were in a completely different space than last time, so I didn't realize there wasn't the same ampage going into this other room. There were also gifts for each professor and we had a Piñata. I'm so happy with how it turned out!

let those teachers that have helped you along the way, know how much you care guys! they honestly don't hear it enough, and they deserve to.

(EDIT: SHE LIKED IT! I'M SO HAPPY! - do you have any idea how frightening it is to do a drawing for a figure drawing teacher, while you're trying to make sure you get the anatomy right, but still push the caricature?!)

self-caricature

Wanted to draw something new to use as my icon/avatar for my other social media blogs. Trying to be more positive about myself and situations… and when I asked friends what animation movie/show I remind them of (to draw style inspiration from, for this) I got Avatar (YAY!!) So that's my touchstone here.

sometimes you don't realize just how hard it is to draw yourself happy, when you aren't feeling it. Things are looking better though.

And I used this to practice cel-shading *cough*sinceI'vebeenneglectingtodothatindrawings*cough*

and now I've got Monty Python's Always Look of the Bright Side of Life going through my head.

Keep hanging on guys, things eventually turn around!

gift for a friend

Alli, you are one of the most gorgeous people - inside and out - I have ever met. Noticed the tags on your blog and wanted to do something:

my friend is a Badass Disney Princess, and I will fight anybody who says otherwise!

belated Birthday surprise

I got a belated birthday card from my little sister, and it just made my day. Haven't been feeling too well, but that little surprise just perked me right up.
Inspired me to draw a thank you pick of her and her Whoo-tini :)

miiiiight add cast shadow later, but it's late, and I've got work tomorrow.
THANK YOU SISTER!!