... elaine chen ...

what do I feel like today...

2012-02-05T14:20:00.001-08:00

is the question I ask myself everyday..
I hope at least few days of the week in the future we'd still be able to ask ourselves that.

colors
food
cloth
what to do
utensil
etc.

Some more skies for ya.

I really hate it when photos don't align all pretty =<

Just set up my portfolio on blog spot recently..=) Meh really simple and have not set up a great design what not...enjoy anyways. I look at it to see how awful I am still and need to do more work!!More!!

Action Analysis

2012-01-12T09:55:00.000-08:00

I think this is the updated one?Not sure..but I will update it later if its not. enough said. hard hard work put in but still not good enough. so much to learn!!

Thanks to Bilal again for voice=)

And my second very simple background for the action part..

It's beautiful out

2012-01-07T09:45:00.000-08:00

So I was admiring the beautiful swirled clouds outside the window and the perfect blue sky.
(It was such an adorable swirl btw)

A piece of plastic came drifting down into my view.
I giggled.
'cause it was beautiful too, the way it had flew down and also shining under the sun.

This reminds me of American Beauty which I just recently watched.

It's sad but still a beautiful small thing in the world

New Year Resolution...

2012-01-01T01:15:00.000-08:00

Hope that this year I will atleast be closer to... to reach whatever I dream of, and capture whatever I think of and be able to call it my own..yep=) like jumping for my thought bubble there ;D

Happy New Year guys!!Wish the same to you!
(Sorry for the poor animation...roughly 4hrs since the turn to 2012 with photoshop)

Seems like an update was needed...

2011-12-30T22:29:00.000-08:00

A lot of it is old..even for the end of semester portfolio, it had been so busy that alot of pieces came form the previous update, and I didn't even bother updating here...and..etc.etc..

I had done things that is not posted here but nonetheless..looking at these I know I still need to do alot more things I intended to do this winter break. A week left!

Studies from Julie and Julia
I simply enjoyed the colors of the movie. Really rushed a few of them..sorry to the screen captures=(

Study from today..

Only a few that I am still kind of proud of right now..
Nothing I would have updated on blog for if it wasn't end of 2011 already...and that I havn't updated in a while it seems.
Hopefully I can come up with something better tomorrow (today)..if not.

Happy new years guys=)

I call this an experimental study

2011-12-06T23:53:00.000-08:00

yep..In many ways this is a failure. But it is one of the paintings I learned most out of, and enjoyed it alot..well just to be painting..xD. Though there is still much to fix and things still seem to be not right. And that this is not really a way I'd like to paint at all..xD but anyways..going to composite it for Tony this friday now anyhow.

I will fix it during winter break the best way I can..so please help me critic=) Thank you soo much! Any little or big things.

It's all life....

2011-11-18T00:01:00.000-08:00

Compared to what I have seen others have done so far...need so much more practice. Especially horses! Though I did not stay there long enough, had too much fun coloring colorful sheep. This was done afterwards, however I had a lot of fun with it. As well as this random thing haha:

Recent gouache painting as well as life acrylics and oil painting has really made me want to paint thick again. Something about applying those paint makes me happy. something can't be felt painting digitally.

Though the inspirational books Tim brought in today didn't help on changing my mind on switching up gears and switching from watercolor to something else....

In the order of attempts, none Ｉ'd really consider half successful yet. Maybe if I want to get to the stage that I would like to with these would require more then just 3 hours..but still..I think I keep on going at it!

Does anyone remember the names of some of those artists Tim brought book s of today? Other then Andrew Wyeth...and..ahh.D: or any inspirational watercolor artists.

Now..I should go sleep. But this is what I planned to do today even though not this late=( but cant help but keep to plans!!>: Last bit some more life drawing stuff=)

Done on tracing paper...half of them old wrinkly one too, haha.

And after being allowed to use nupastels opened up such wide variety of options and fun explorations and effects! Though probably should still draw myself back a little and don't forget the anatomy..don't have too much fun...teehee...

I am pretty sure I am charged by sun.

2011-11-05T19:02:00.000-07:00

or music

i also want to stay home more for this. nownow...

Lifedrawing Semester1

2011-10-22T15:49:00.000-07:00

fuuu skinnnnn

AA Concept Art

2011-10-14T13:15:00.001-07:00

Not the best works...but really had fun with it=)

Lifedrawings again

2011-10-08T17:29:00.000-07:00

So the simple character designs I drew..referencing poses from lifedrawing. If only I first seen how amazing my fellow classmates has made theirs..I'd have put more efforts..xD

Life painting from school and TSA sessions. 3 hours each.
Still need to go back to the value studies even though the color today was so much fun.

Last bits... just some life drawings for the first 5 week of school=D

Gotta pick up my pace..

2011-09-15T19:02:00.000-07:00

Haven't updated in a while..but whatever I have been doing doesn't seem to be worth showing. But I have been enjoying them all. First is the first book I have ever illustrated for, pretty much wrapped up now and would show once they get printed and I get a copy=D

Second...is really thinking up story ideas all these two weeks. Occasionally drawing for myself and doodling and reading..all seems too relaxing. o_o Even though I haven't got any clue for my fourth year film yet like many others it seems...I will deal with what's in front of me first. All the projects seems exciting..and I can't wait to get started..Have slowly started more drawing, pre-production stuff right now....though....ahhh..need to pick up my speed and produce some decent work!! Not at where I want for myself at this point of time yet..............><

Out of the blue attempt at speedpainting haha...

Still from the movie The Duelist as mentioned by Scott it was beautiful

One of the few postcards I did this summer and sent out

Anyways, really satisfied with my apartment right now..and my schedule of waking up 6-7 sleeping 11-12...though don't know how long that will last.....
PS: haha our apartment updating timee..its in a row.XD <3

And I am quite content with the group chosen today=) Let's have a great year D1~

Focus focus...

2011-07-31T18:52:00.000-07:00

If you say I did nothing at all for the past few days where I had my life for free finally..its not true. But if you ask me if I feel like I had accomplished anything, not really. There is things I want to do, and now realized, they are in so many direction. I want to focus yet things and inspirations pulls me apart. Sigh.

I feel like I have been rambling a lot these days.. haha.

Anyways, a lifedrawing painting..that is...okeeeey. Better then my first so, (this is second ever..O,,O) I mean those 4 hours sit down sessions with acrylics. There is so much more to learn and I am hyped up for it!!Especially seeing actually how ugly this looks now..it looked better then you know..I paint what I see, or at least that's what I thought, but that is not all I need=D There is sooo much more to learn!! I need to think more..maybe I will paint slower next time.........>..>..Ohoh and Sheridan's saturday life paintings must gooo +___+

If I want to study light maybe I should stick with more...well..less impressionistic colors(not that this is..) but tone it down a bit? hm...maybe black and white next time. (But I love colors soo much.D:!)

First things first. Lets try sleeping at 11 and waking up at 7 no?;D
Gotta study anatomy..life drawing..and work on my book illustration commission. and I also want to try to think of a film idea..which I can never do..!!Gah!!!!

ITALY 2011!

2011-07-18T22:03:00.000-07:00

...In caps because if I was posting it right after the trip
I would have been that excited.XD
Still excited now, but atm kinda sleepy hehe.

Anyways, here you go.
I shall just leave you now with these ugly yellow scans of my journal for the epic 2011 summer=) Selection of those pages that is wold be bearable.

PS: And I am glad you cant read my writing=)

I think it's not my screen anymore..or my mom's screen
The scanner is actually pretty screwed up. D;
(I did...pop its lid accidentally today)
Need new scanner now.T_T.....wow..I actually do for work etc.o.o
(though the dark pages scan okey..)

Here are some pages from my watercolor moleskin,
which I finished with...a third of it for italy!>..>
But anyway I really like the moleskin watercolors..shall keep on invest in them until I discover another suitable one with a better price. Sigh

Mostly done with Gouache or Watercolor, or mix
Some are unfortunately unfinished, but I think I will leave them.
If you are ever in Italy for a short period of time, you will understand,
how much you want to finish a painting of a beautiful sight to the best of your abilities, yet you couldn't because there is just so much more you want to capture. You don't want to lose a second at this place.

PS：Last one above is the only painting I had done in Venice sadly.

Oversized paintings/ ink work...there was really no point in bring sheets that big. Not use to working that big anymore, haha. Not for quicker location works..sigh. Only if I had more time, I wouldn't even have to resort to ink for the last one. (Literally done on the day before we had to leave Florence) T^T Only if I lived in Italy of course..sigh

A little part of Italy

2011-07-14T23:58:00.000-07:00

Long story short..this is only a small segment of resulting work from this awesome Italy trip we had for the summer. Yes, I am spoiling it for those of you who is going to see this in our presentations..Orz..Yes, its part of our course's final assignment. To anything we want and this is what I choose to do.

I would post you my whole proposal, but that would be too much. Let's just say, its inspired by Sandra Tomboloni and the awesome Giorgio Morandi and as practices for myself.
Which really didn't turn out to be too much of practice seeing how small they are, 2x3 inches approx. So small it was..really hard to paint....

Anyhow, here are the photos that hopefully will explain themselves.

And my small crowded area. with acrylic as you see=)

You can see the table on in the first picture..and my..'sofa'.(lol, my lil bros)

BTW.HARRY POTTER WAS PRETTY AWESOME.=D
now,time for me to get some proper sleep.

I shall upload more proper true italian stuff later..later

Subway fun 1

2011-07-09T22:23:00.000-07:00

This is probably will be the laziest comic you will ever read.
Forgive me I cant draw.

but tell me if you get it?

Now I wish I had drawn the man..but, it was really a funny moment. he really..hm..don't remember his face no more.

PS: by the way. is it just me or I am seeing more ~~people~~ men wearing shirts like these:

and they looks really.......weird to me.D: I am sorry if I am offending anyone...

PSS:sorry if this wasn't the update you were looking for lol

Life Shifted

2011-06-27T08:15:00.000-07:00

No, my life is not shifting(?) nothing intensely serious, just excited that I will be back in my comfort zone in a few days. Havn't been able to log into blogger or anything for a while now, it seems like I have been detached from reality for a long time. But then again, I experienced so much I can't possibly put it into words. (Italy,China..up to 15+ cities atleast)

Mind I still wouldnt be able to upload anything for a realllly long time because of how much I still gotta caught up with life and all those things, you know.

Oh ya, the only reason I said shifted was because of :
http://obscurecardboardbox.blogspot.com/2011/05/24-hour-film-shifted.html
Too lazy and incapable of uploading it myself anyhow, it was great fun making it and will remain a great experience to learn from.

Anyhow,
just a little ramble and update. Can't wait to be back!See you guys in lifedrawing or coffee shops or libraries soon?..Well...first maybe schools financial offices..bank branches..apartment offices first..sigh..v___v

Last bits of life drawing

2011-04-24T19:06:00.000-07:00

Don't know if I have had enough break yet. But there is tons of things I need to start on.
Just gotta keep on working harder>:)

Final Painting..

2011-04-24T12:41:00.000-07:00

So here it is..it comes down to.the last projected that wrapped up my second year. Our precious most beloved second year that is now over ...=( I don't know what I should be expecting next year, but whatever it is. I am not ready now. But I will be. Or try to.

All this above process was done within the spam of a week and painted over one night. One of the quickest I have done. But non-the-less, I am glad I did. As you can see, the layout I had done for my final layout assignment, which was worked on over a longer period of time, isnt that great. I would keep on making excuses and blaming on Rome, but, I can't. I had fun with both and I am glad.

-insert video here when it does upload finally..Orz-

Learned a lot from doing this shot test, and I wish we had done more...would have been more beneficial then cleaning up the final =(

Anyhow, trying to paint irregularly but still pretty orderly doesn't really make sense as I say it right now..and is kinda hard. I will have to play with that..

Have a great great summer anyways, rest of you!

Lifedrawing Sem2. portfolio2

2011-04-11T22:28:00.001-07:00

First two rows cept the last two would be the portfolio if I remembered correctly...
eh..I don't know what else to say, lifedrawings fun as always. need to apply these stuff and learn way more.

RororoRome

2011-04-05T21:09:00.000-07:00

Not the most inspired right now..because there is just nothing I can think of to put in this setting that I have set myself..due to story and..just...ya.

I will try to make the best of it now.

Atleast the process of working is still fun.

All those animals

2011-03-27T08:32:00.001-07:00

I wanted my full page of birds!!.D: I need moree
Likelike..I wanted a wholllle page of them. There wasn't as many birds as I remembered..nor did I have time to capture more of their beauty. And I sort of went too slow with them and not like how I originally wanted them to be, more loose and quick..but anyhow.

Here is another bird in another style for I didn't quite draw it from staring at it..awkward pose I know=P

The polar bear is back=D I would animate this if I could. It was walking back and forth in those poses..they were really fun=)

They are animals? Yeah they are.o.o lol. Experiments experiments only..
Not the best life drawings for sure.

Now my official Zoo pages..not as proud of of course.
But they were fun too 8)

And last but not least..A random drawing of, you know.., from portfolio day.XD

You are on your own.

2011-03-26T23:21:00.001-07:00

Polar bear, you are on your own.haha<3 In your own little post.

I am still composting my other zoo drawings. (edit:Great...as soon I finshed this tablet malfunctions and have to restart.=__= zzZZ tommorowwww)

Anyways, I had fun both days at zoo...lots..when it wasn't as pressured especially.And I had fun being sick these past few days having a 'break'?xD -sniffles- Sorry to those who I may have passed on my viruses.Cough.

There is still so much too learn about those technical things.bleh@_@ But..all is good

Beak Lip Sync

2011-03-17T18:24:00.000-07:00

...way too long
was too lazy to find another dialogue that fit..but..made more work for myself and dont even like it><>< and animation is fun hehhe. probably not talking properly since hacnt slept since wednsday 10:45.....

zzzZzzZz OH.GO TO SCREENING tommorow guys:D;D

Love for ducks

2011-03-12T20:55:00.000-08:00

K it looked better on school's more contrasting screen=3= but I have worked on this long enough. Just curved it for my own laptop view sake.
From what I imagined to what I have come up with ..the difference is slightly less and better then the first painting. But still not what I have in my head. Though when has any painting turn out the way I exactly wanted it to be?...loads things to practice<3 I learned lots again. Thanks to Lee too.

PS: Sorry about the generic normally animated ducks that aint the best animation..but..first time trying to animate in Photoshop? I will color it one day..hopefully maybe..xD little flat ducklings shouldn't be hard to do

Lifedrawing sem2. portfolio1

2011-03-12T11:13:00.000-08:00

missing a few...but i filtered through most of it..yay one of my ultimate batch again 8D
and dang it i woke up late=-=
-suppose to be at lifedrawing but i am here..T^T..i will go attend the later half now-

DarkDark Human lipsync

2011-03-11T22:51:00.000-08:00

Really not proud of it.but here it is anyways to keep records=D
And note to self to do better next time!

Theme Character Design

2011-03-08T07:01:00.000-08:00

This project did take longer then it should. Mostly due to both portfolio week and 24hour film..and me really trying to figure out how to draw distinctive face. And still havn't figured that one out yet.
But I enjoyed the project overall=D Time periods are espicially fun to study and shall do more of this. Can be very very useful

I tried to do more o f a graphic style this time..I just hope it doesnt fall too much under 'no structure and no style' lol. I wish the lines are even thicker but..oh well, my hands are starting to hurt.

Oh and go to the screening guys, for our beloved and almost died making 24hour film! Next friday!

Feb.20. 2011

2011-02-20T21:42:00.000-08:00

Just another girl from second cup today. Dimples are weird things to draw but are cute in real lifeee=/
Made up a lot of things but anyways, cafe sketching is fun=)

Muzzle and Beak

2011-02-18T20:48:00.000-08:00

Eh.....Not really proud of these to be honest. Why I have not been proud with so many things..D: Cry..
Trying to balance working hard on everything and getting things done to do things I like more... But still..Hm...might as well work hard on all and kill myself?

Just..need to draw more and hone those skills!fuuuuu theres way too much desires D:

PS: Oh and..those new scanners are.......really bright. these are the scans without any adjustment.D: Maybe I did something wrong hmm

first ever proper digital bg painting

2011-02-07T20:34:00.000-08:00

I'm not gonna give up ,
I'm not gon' stop,
I'm gonna work harder,

I'm gonna make it.

That's pretty much all I am going to say about this piece of poop.
cept pooop you layers. the last one I tried..but..rather move on now. and make something better all together.

oh and i cant design characters.

I gotta work harder.

Muscle memory..

2011-01-31T17:54:00.000-08:00

memorize those muscles@_@
I hope I do not forget them..or actually..I wish I can manage them even better before I head into costumes and shading and all that. Drill them into ma brainz.D: But I will make sure I work on that on my own times. (last one is the one I handed in for exam=P) Mean while..here are a few of the drawings I picked out. out of the drawings I picked out over the last few weeks and half I look in displease now...aha;;

Lots of info to process through my brain. geez my brain needs a break=-=+ Have been having trouble sleeping these days..brain thinks too much

And the first shading drawing out of my official first shading class.XD The only one I sorttttt of like..but really. I still dont like the style..I gotta find my own approach soon Yepp

Ps: hmmm Ice-cap..

markers and etc..fun

2011-01-29T20:43:00.000-08:00

From a while back..well..just week or so.

And from today=D only attended a short session though. Still fun to use materials thats not conte once in a while.

And here is Angela..

A present I did for the family I work with a while back..I swear I uploaded it already though..hm..I dont't quite remember..

Lalala. there goes by every saturday updates=) Dont feel like talking much.Gotta get this painting thing goinggg

2nd Year Sheridan- Expression Change

2011-01-15T14:41:00.000-08:00

Tried to do simple but failed result..fail..
bleh.

Need some brain juice powaaar?

2011-01-14T08:19:00.001-08:00

Yes..I simply havn't updated in so long.
too lazy to scan things too.so here it is. a small present exchange thing for victoria=)

Lifedrawing sem.1 Portfolio

2010-12-21T09:25:00.000-08:00

Last row is my portfolio..that I got back.o.o dont even know if I am missing any pieces. Life drawing is all the same anyways..this is best I can do right now. This just is.
What I have to work on is structure structure. Bringing it in while being expressive. And obviously you can tell which one the teacher is referring to on the last row.lol. For that I really have to study my muscles first. Atleast for portfolio I have to 'not lose too much structure' 'Just on the edge of control'..v_v

Let me see..what else is in my head that I can still remember...Slowing down at part where I don't know how to draw and study...Dont render whole thing but parts that is important...gah my brainnn...such bad memory.Orz [just watched memento yesterday.D: this is scaryyy noooo.]

Last bit...
Just a few costume I did with conte...for costume I just played in sketchbook most of time..but meh..took photos while going through others.

The one that marks the end of it all.

2010-12-17T23:06:00.000-08:00

English!Yeah just glad that was done. Hope I didn't speak too fast again but whatever.
I really didn't achieve what I wanted in this painting..but I did what I can in three hours and as much time as I should be spending on Hissss projects. v_v Here it is anyways..

PS: ...such such an awful job on the girl sitting down.D:

End of semester one..

2010-12-17T13:13:00.000-08:00

Nothing impressive to be shown..v_v trying and learning a variety of things.
Was going for a flat style and experimented with dry brushing=)..it may seem a lot less effort then what I usually do for my paintings but..meh maybe it is.But it was fun. Will go back to trying different things and a lot of things=D Flat and graphic is hard to do with gouache=____= espicially with paint easy to wipe off. sigh

And the final painting..yep. Similar style as above and the smallest painting I have ever done haha.

Overall I am still quite happy with it. I liked the colors=D But..its actually not as flat as it should be lol. Dry brushing is really fun and hard to control@_@ The layout itself is too simple for my liking..but that is also part of my not so epic, simple but long and with lil not so funny gags story.lol

Here s the leica of the story from above pictures? Leica is reallly fun.o_o It's the first thing we have done that goes on the big screens sort of, and to put together like a film.

Enjoy

PS: wow..screw tony and the -12 db thing. volume s so lowww!I tried turning it abit now..

LOL

2010-12-07T15:09:00.001-08:00

Seeing angela's animatic I remembered mine,never uploaded it before.Dont judge haha

Caricatures

2010-12-07T10:09:00.000-08:00

Am really bad with it..v_v

Random things

2010-12-07T10:02:00.000-08:00

Cant believe I can actually get some drawings out of robotcop..

Random Original stuff

I like the good models<3

oh and Sketch Syndicate theme from last week, machinery=)

Thats it..I am late for class.xD

Lifedrawing sem.1

2010-11-19T22:38:00.000-08:00

Time is usually spot-able somewhere on there..

30s-1m

2m-3m..clearly my favorite timeframe

5m.and misc that I clearly fail at.

So..lifedrawing. It has been a really confused beginning of lifedrawing so far. Feels like the year just started and I still need to get back to the swing of things... but half of the year has already gone by?! I feel like I have been really reallly lost as to what direction I am suppose to be going and what exactly I need to improve upon. I know I need to improve in so many areas, that's a fact..but what? Looking at these in disgust I know I can do so much better and I have to><

Maybe its because of how little class we have had or maybe I am too indecisive of a person..and maybe like what Ashlyn said..in second year,we are given a lot of information. Muscles muscles..I want to know them, just like I want to do a lot of other drawings but..I am too Asian dangit.D: I gotta do my homework.Orz..even though I want to 'rest' and 'play'.aka just more drawing.T_T

Anyhow..I have decided..I will find time to study the muscles and learn the structure first before I try to explore style and other aspects of lifedrawing that I have been taught already and really wish I can do.v_v Maybe once in a while I can do that and have fun in lifedrawing...and draw whichever way I want...but...portfolio is coming so soon? and I don't even have enough time to go lifedrawing anymore.Baahhhhhh......second year.......sigh

Second Year- Painting 2

2010-11-13T18:49:00.000-08:00

Well all this is still fresh in my memory..time to type up a small ramble about this painting newly finished..2 hours ago(shh..I felt accomplished and slacked off abit okey?D:)

Photoshop Edited Version

So I wish I more red all around the painting, which I did try to edit it in in the edited version but...don't think ...is really that different.Spot the difference? Ya..I guess I got a bit lazy when I got to photoshop. Digital kinda just doesn't feel the same..wonder how I will do when digital painting comes around...(Edit: You know what..I am kinda of excited for digital too now..there are alot more things we can try to achieve with it that we can't do in traditional. well no. more like don't have the time to. But now there will be!)

Anyhow, I learned alot this painting, about how to paint watery. It is actually much harder.. For the parts where I wanted to keep white, Okey, I wash it off. But if I do that too many times there will be an ugly edge. And if I want to get rid of that...ya..lots of going over and washing it down..even though the end result seems simple. See, if it was opaque we could just add white paint and go over it. Gouache is awesome that way. But meh, I was going for a more moody effect.

Another thing I have to really think carefully l about is the lineart itself not being there after about one wash.o.o And really work out my layout ahead of time..especially if it were to be perspective heavy. I didn't care too much for this one because I wanted to focus on mood. I think that's what I really want to go for later on as well. Color keys for film and such would be fun=)

By the way...Stretching paper is just awesome..How did we ever paint with just taped down paper? The paper just magically stays flat every time after it drys! I am going to go buy a big stapler for sure just for this..(for my bunny stapler is really not up for this...it complained to me when I used up a whole row of its teeth to simply stretch my color tonal test)

Should really get some animation done now..for tomorrow I must start storyboarding.

PS: this is kind of like my last year snow white room painting that failed. So i guess i sorta improved in a way?yay.xD

PSS：I just realized how little of style change it is for me>O Nooooo not enough experimenting. Should have slapped those ink on..>.>

Royal Winter Fair 2010

2010-11-11T22:23:00.000-08:00

Was happily painting until I realized tomorrow is my last chance to print at the print store if I want my portfolio to be colored and ready for monday morning class. So..other Class Ds...don't forget like I almost have.D:

Anyhow..the first three pages are what I am handing in..
Funny chickens that everyone know by now as title page.XD

How I wish I can draw even faster can capture poses that are not just these still non-interesting poses. Even though I wanted to be more stylized and to put in more character...but I realized without the knowledge and practices of drawing these animals..I really don't have the skills to>.<

Studies...bleh..

Now..My page of goats or sheeps..XD I drew too many of them that day..but..I just love them<3

Other animals that I am sorry I left out.v_v Lamas always look so cool.
And that random pig...I just liked that head I made up to put on him hehe.

The only other watercolor I did that day..v_v sigh

And finally..my favorite drawing of the day.xD Or more like my favorite baby boy of the day!!He was simply adorable with fashionable outfits too.XD haha.

The first one is of him getting scared by the (weird looking goat I drew in photoshop) as soon as he approached. Hope he don't start getting scared by sheeps now, well, they made up later so I am sure he will be fine<3

Need to draw more!!
Back to painting ..

2nd Year Sheridan- Weight Lift andToss

2010-11-08T19:47:00.000-08:00

Just taking the opportunity that my laptop is actually in Res right now and is actually capable of uploading videos..
Yep..mayybe I will finish it..maybe not.Sigh...

Oh so random..

2010-11-06T23:03:00.000-07:00

LOL.
a little car from the reference here
http://0.tqn.com/d/toys/1/0/K/Q/HotWheelsMach5.jpg
for my little brother.xD

weird trying to make it personal version that failed.v_v
http://i52.tinypic.com/9jhjcx.jpg

That lost last year painting...

2010-11-06T12:14:00.000-07:00

Even though the more I look at it now the more I dislike it.But due to how much time I did spend on it I have to update it..

This tonal was ...wayy too big and unnecessarily ..big..Orz. Don't ever do this. Deciding that size was my moment of blankness in my logic I swear..The only thing I got from doing that was graphite on my hands for many hours and Maureen likeing it.v_v

Without character..

And with...the bladly rendered one..sorta tried to fix it in photoshop but didn't bother.

The only part I actually like.v_v
I just really don't like the overall composition now..and the fail faill waterfalls...
I suppose if it was a camera pan it might be okey..choosing just the certain parts of the composition that i do like..>.>

Anyhow..this shall be the Saturday update=)

Storyboard Assignments 1...

2010-10-31T20:07:00.001-07:00

v__v I totally procrastinated on updating my blog..cause cause.. I have nothing I am proud of to update with.D:
My animation..I keep on forgetting to transfer it to my usb..and I need my camera to take pictures of my lifedrawings..dang it..well since we are not handing in our portfolios I shouldnt worry.o.o yepyep and my personal stuff is ugly..ya.v_v

Here is my storyboards now..from beats to the final boards
lots of pages.XD
-nothing to be proud of >.>- because i really think i cant draw..bahhh

Second Year- Wave boat sack

2010-10-24T13:00:00.000-07:00

v___v bleh

Saturday Forced Update

2010-10-16T13:05:00.000-07:00

From China town.xD

lifedrawings again..-3- i need other things to update!

Second Year-Painting 1

2010-10-08T15:27:00.000-07:00

So..the first 5 weeks of second year has already passed..and because of the amount of work we have due for week7. The first semester out of the four can be considered almost over...Can you believe that?D: Gahhh

Well anyhow..this project was really enjoyable..I enjoy painting...alot=)
I am not quite satisfied with the result since its kind of flat..but due to it being done in traditional media and regular gouache..it would be hard to go back again unless I restart..so anyhow..lesson learned. I shall experiment with more colors next time too. I tried this time..to go with the second one instead of the first out of my 5 color keys...but..it resulted in almost monotone.D: Well to me..ya..I guess it be considered somewhat of a mood..

Anyways..too much gibberish...here it goes:
PS: sorry if it may appear too much digitally altered with contrast@_@ everyone's screen might be different

Rest of that summer that flew

2010-10-02T22:20:00.000-07:00

...it simply flew by way too fast.
I finally decided to give my blog a little update, not that it lacks any more lifedrawing..Orz..coughcough
I need to do more original things..Whenever I have urges to draw things I would be doing work and whenever I have the time I can't think of anything.

Anyways..Here are just some experimental lifedrawing-paintings I did during the last weeks of summer I had after coming back form the cottage. I well used my advantage of being in Toronto and went to TSA as much as possible=) I should have practiced my conte more..but then again it was one of my only chances to paint some bit before school started=D here it goes...

Oh wait.first two be the new found soul animal of Toronto Zoo..the beloved camel

I did this gouache-watercolor thing for about..2-3 sessions? the time should be written beside them..if not just either 1 or 5 or 10 or 15..xD should be able to tell

Experimenting with different methods is fun..=) the only inking tool I did use was Indian ink with dip pen. And now on I got smarter and brought watercolor pads instead of painting in the awesome but have-to-wait-to-dry moleskin watercolor booklet.
They are much bigger now in real life..=3=

Ah..now I have barely anything to update..ah..gotta work work hard and have more free time to do own studies!! PS: like studying the muscles.T^T
Painting assignment number one should be up soon hopefully=D Being completed right now..

Now time to sleep..v_v
I need better scheduling too for my own well being..Orz

Summer so far...

2010-08-18T18:08:00.000-07:00

Trips to china..then off to work soon. It has been quite a busy and packed summer.
Trip was awesome of course..but work was tiring. The only times I find I relax with drawing and painting=) Still....too much realism..T^T i need to work on ..driving away from it.

Still some weeks left and with no work..I must go to lifedrawing and zoo. Though still need some time to relax @_@

Anyhow, can't wait for school to start!

MoreSketchbook

2010-06-03T14:06:00.001-07:00

trying dippen.xD
I have to say its way better then regular pen for sure
if i can imma use that all the time+_+ even though its quite inconvenient

Just some sketchbook pages and things..

2010-05-12T19:37:00.000-07:00

Actually I think the newest is at the top..but neither way..makes no difference since they are probably just from march to recent ish.
I really need to draw more seeing that the whole book half if it is scribbles and only a few that I did even bother to scan..T-T gosh

oh and ;D hope you recognize some people in it.xD aha

Here is my recent cg..thing ;;;

Painting Updates Three

2010-04-24T22:37:00.000-07:00

I don't know why..but I feel like I have so much to say and so much to conclude when it comes to painting updates...I really enjoy every single one of them and i felt like I learned something. (except times when i lose faith or passion for the piece early in the morning every Wednesday morning with no sleep v_v) When I am more rich with time...painting will become much more enjoyable.

Now that I really think about it..normally I don't have a purpose to starting thinking of an environment to paint.o_o Other then projects obviously. In that sense, I think I still lack a passion for that or something..which career path am I really suited for I really don't know yet. But we will see. ( I can feel that I won't mind painting other people's layouts however.hmm..)

So first there was the first still life painting done in class.
The more I look at this now the more i like it..o_o I have to say partially is because how Maureen seem to have liked it more as well.xD Even though during the process I swear I literally stuffed it in my locker and just went wahtever done with it now. (proof: that big white string on the grape which is really a scratch...)

The two 2hours working on it in class it never really looked like anything..until later a days work on my own times. A process of working I should really remember and try to do for every other piece.

And this is a complete different lesson/process I should keep in mind to not learn from and ever do again. Seeing it so small and as a thumb..its not that bad..Especially the left bottle and its surroundings. And I blame also on the lighting and the thought of 'it is a still life painting' in my head. I really wish I could have went to the future and see all my classmates' paintings and how they played with compositions way more. But anyhow, most importantly, what i learned not to do is to paint objects one by one. I was literally painting every single color i see(which was alot) And was learning the texture through painting what i see of details first..but not really understanding the whole areas first and then putting down my patches of colors. And of course, working as a whole. Especially having been using acrylic paint for this one, I could have done that much more easily.

Master copy..easy and simple..experienced with painting with watery gouache. and also learned the beauty of the artworks of the Pinocchio concept art painter. Link However, onething I wished to learn and still havn't was how he painted the simple not so dramatic but still existent lighting and overall mood of everything without painting everything all together. Because working like this, watery but detailed...every object was almost having had to be painted one by one. only the very first few washes was in big shapes and general areas. But even that, the white areas had to be kept white. That must mean the artist would have know where everything was going to go first off the bat...hmm..I wonder. But then again, he/or she wasn't copying a piece.xD

A painting that I really am not proud of that I am not even gonna bother rescanning..as the first time scanning it had failed. What I really failed to do in the big and final one was capturing the lighting and pushing for contrast and depth. It was hard pushing for darks in the darks. I don't want to say this, but maybe using black would have helped me..but not really..stillll..sigh
Working as a whole was another thing. And my design was so simple to begin was, depth and lighting was especially important to make such a big painting appealing and more engaging.
Bad painting. Bad bad painting of ugly flat blueness.
(Except the heart. because I like bloody hearts?xD aha..wanted to do something scarier okey?)

Last little bit of this blog..

I fixed it really quickly..xD That lamp thing is gone now..that is all.xD

Last Lifedrawing portoflio

2010-04-24T20:21:00.000-07:00

clearing all my lifedrawing pads..i realized how much and how little i have improved...but life drawing is so much fun=)
that is all i have to say so far..xD more fun next year! and see you all in Toronto School of Arts whoever that may go

First Year Sheridan-Flour Sack

2010-04-24T15:00:00.000-07:00

the last assignment of the year...
I really did not much effort in this. i went straight through and without much going back and fixing timing
i know much of the character and animation could be pushed...so i am not proud of this at all=(
i spent all my time with painting..v__v and i enjoyed that so..ya..
end of first year and so far i think i am leaning towards the direction of background painting and not as much animation..but. you never know..things change=)

it was a great years guys!

Natalie The Gharial

2010-04-07T13:27:00.001-07:00

such a simple character she is...

Caricature I

2010-04-03T21:59:00.000-07:00

My first official batch of serious caricature attempts. yes.very serious.
So serious that they have became portraits in the end..Orz
Its kinda sad how my first one is the least of them all that is close to portraits and one of by bests. I handed in the other one of Reina that is now with mark...but ya, here is ...(let s just guess their names xD)

PS: not that i never tried caricature before..but they were really just 2 second attempts..this time atleast it was 10 minutes just as failure attempts..D: one thing atleast is that they look like you guys?....

PS: edit
now that i really look at it..i really should have handed in Didi's...mark would totally have liked that more and maybe go on the wall...but ya.not a whole big deal nowxD

Cheetah Walk

2010-04-03T21:46:00.000-07:00

Just keeping track of everything in the digital world..things don't get lost as easily that way.;D
I am kinda sad that I couldnt upload my last animation, the head turn. Mainly because of the format that I saved it in or something..it is in avi but it just doesn't want to upload and be viewed in bloggers or youtube..so ya.something is wrong..probably something to do with me saving it from after effects or something..or was it one of those longer webcams i used..i dont even know..xD;;;
if anyone could figure that out for me..hehe

anyhow.
cant wait for our next assignment=)or whenever i get everything else done first and get that started..flour sack abuse!!

Animal fun =)

2010-03-31T21:56:00.000-07:00

Painting Updates Two

2010-03-26T15:27:00.000-07:00

Two mood painting that did not turn out so well.Mostly the concept part..but ya.

And this would be the Fictional Planet assignment from Semester Two
It was suggested that if the two lightbulbs werent there it would be better.XD Since i simply edited them in photoshop with regular photoshop brush..it totally doesnt fit..but this is just helping me to debate whether or not i should in fact cover them on the original with gauche..hmm

And here would be that texture assignment..Lots of work was done[like all the other painting that took way too long then it should>.>] and i learned many new things about gauche from this that would have saved so much of my time..Orz

lalala..here is my too lazy to scan big update of my painting assignments.xD I have lots to learn..

First Year Sheridan- Character timeline

2010-03-16T21:12:00.000-07:00

my gay boy mongo=) name credits to Denise =D
learning many new things as making this character..

Semester 2 Portfolio 1

2010-03-14T09:27:00.000-07:00

nice to keep track here..all the lifedrawings go all yellow later you know.XD

here is 2 thirty seconds. 3 one minutes 2. 2 three minutes and 3 five minutes->>

Nonportfolio lifedrawings

2010-02-27T18:55:00.001-08:00

i suddenly felt like taking photos of them so i did.o.o
these are all life drawings either unwanted by my tutor or mark Thurman. Yep
I tried to remember the times..should be somewhat quick gestures to the longer 5 minutes@_@ somewhattt..

i think only the last 4 is 5 for sure..rest..mixtures of 30s, 1s, 2s and 3 s@_@

The Broom

2010-02-27T17:51:00.000-08:00

Character Sequence of my little Musked Ox..
I wish I had done a better job with it, but I do still like the pudding design of him ^-^

enjoy..and I hope you get the story.XD

Pink Panther

2010-01-31T10:56:00.000-08:00

Ball and tail=)

2009-12-21T19:47:00.000-08:00

i see mistakes..so ya..v____v there it is

Semester 1 Paintings. Part I

2009-12-18T21:25:00.000-08:00

I say part one just because there is that last assignment I just handed in=/
And I am always so lazy to scan my stuff....now that I am back at home...time for major scanning...XD

Anyhow, my computer here has a weird screen..so color may be really weird..but it is weird scanned anyways.

Assignment 1...Just getting more familiar with gauche..and composition.
We were all quite overwhelmed by all the composition critiques she had I think.
Now that I look at this..it is way too ..I dont know...following the rules?XD
...such as no aligning to center..having that leading the eye things..forground midground background....
or maybe its just those placement of all those rocks. And that I was really concerned with composition that..they seem to be in a grid right now.D:...anyways.I don't even know what I am talking about right now..xD

Lesson learned. Composition

Assignment 2...meh..didn't do well. I shouldn't have just loved that one little thumbnail I did and just went for it. Looking at everyone else's cloud paintings and that one night looking up at a beautiful shaped cloud and how it just looked like a painting...
I reall should have took more freedom=) That cloud was really beautiful...OH GOD..just remembered I was going to take a photo of that and i forgot.T-T

Eh..bad painting..Lesson?More mood mood mood...

Assignment 3...This was one of the first ideas I had in my sketchbook..and after a long cycle, this is still the one that I came back to, but more personalized and less vector..more organic..according to her=)
Yep, learning to put things in the paintings, create stories, break up vectors. Oh..and more importantly, to look at your painting again. Which was a lesson I did not learn in that fourth assignment=(
I made the same mistake again that last assignment, which happened here..which is, to have the forgound darker, and just push the distance and depth.

Oh well, I like it=) I am going to edit this digitally later when I got a better computer.

PS: wow..it is actually..just 4 paintings..not 5..just 4..like..4 little paintings done, o__o it just felt like lots of work.lol

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Painting is like the one class where we work the hardest for I think. Or atl east the class where more concentrated work time have have to be put in. Next to animation.
I really feel like I got worse and worse in my paintings..especially that last one just did not get any better=/ Even though I do feel I have learned different things in each of the paintings I did.

Next time...(yes..as we always say..), Next year, I shall try and put everything together. Or..simply just work harder. And remember to take second looks at my painting (making sure that will be when it is not due the next day), and not throw them aside as soon as I complete them. Well, common, who doesn't do that....after all nights of work?...Orz

Enjoy your holiday everyone! Merry Christmas and Happy New year=)

PS:Yay 2010=D it is my year ;D the year with my name in it. ;D

Character Poses and Expressions

2009-12-01T17:13:00.000-08:00

I am just getting more use to creating to characters? It is more enjoyable now, as in, takes me a slightly less time then before.XD
Compared to others, mine is so bad.D:
But just thought I'd update something.

Royal Winter Fair

2009-11-17T12:12:00.000-08:00

first time ever..and it was not such a satisfying try.
I really wish I had done better>< especially with long poses
oh well..here just a few pages out of my portfolio..

and oops=X was going to upload my poses too but i kinda lost the files some how..o_o

yep..pretty badd animal drawings there.T0T

Animation Assignment One

2009-10-24T09:57:00.000-07:00

This is the one I got worse on..the pendulum.T-T
Bahh..I need to do my best at the book thing ..and marine animal..which i almost just no idea how to yet
And i got so bad on my sphere i am still hating myself for it.Orz
Cloud..cloud..clouds.....

Thats all from me now.
PS: oh and my painting one is the guys exiting a cave with river and water sort of things on display=D
or...like one of my friends thought..some guy going to moon?>.>

Hands and Feet

2009-10-24T09:14:00.000-07:00

Glad that is done=D Though that was plenty of fun.
T_T Isnt so satisfied with my life drawing portfolio tho...Oh well, gotta do better and better>D

Character Rotation

2009-09-29T12:25:00.000-07:00

I am really not good with this class@_@ Needs most practice on creating characters...

In the beginning...

2009-09-09T19:27:00.000-07:00

I don't have much works right now that I feel can be shown, so, I might as well post a pretty old animation I made during Grade 12 Animation Class (okey, not thattt long ago.XD but hopefully I can still be forgiven for all the mistakes here). It was one of my first flash animations ever, so it is something perfect to be shown in my first blog ever=)

I know for sure I will learn so much more about Animation that this one will look to me even worse in the future. XD But still, I hope you enjoy it v_v. And yep, that marks the end of my first post=)