Life Drawings

Life Drawing

Happy February 1st! I just realized it is one minute past midnight and we are into a new day here on the West Coast. Here are some figure drawing sketches from my "Drawing for Animation" class. I tried to exaggerate the pose and emphasize the gesture. I love drawing from the model!

Haida Story: Story Scenes

Story Scene Thumbnails

Here are the storyboard ideas from my final project for "Drawing for Animation" class at CCA. The story takes place on Queen Charlotte Island, British Columbia (the island now called 'Haida Gwaii'), and features a Haida family -- a father (Elan) and two daughters (Enola and Dena). The youngest daughter, Dena,  is a shaman; she is endowed with special powers to heal others and commune with animals. She is seen here receiving a baby puffin. A kayaker is lost at sea in a storm, and the Haida family help rescue him from certain death. Hopefully I will develop the story more, and possibly create an animated short or animatic of the story.  The story was inspired by my 2008 trip to Alaska. Stay tuned for updates, please!

Gesture Drawings

These are 2-5 minute sketches from my "Drawing for Animation" class at CCA, Fall 2011. Featuring student models in rented costumes.

"Nut Case" Storyboard

So, this is not exactly a storyboard...just ideas of story scenes.

Risu Model Sheet

Here is a model sheet of my character 'Risu', the Japanese squirrel. Japanese squirrels are very cute...they have tufted ears in the winter time. This is the character I created for my animated short, 'nut case'.

penguin

sf zoo day

Don't disturb the sleeping lion...I wish I could relax like that.

I have a not-so-good scanner, so forgive the poor image quality.

clowns