6/29 Homework

Homework
165:
In your sketchbook, draw the basic body shape first, then add features and clothing. 

Yep! the one below is me.

6/28/17 Homework

Homework
165:
In your sketchbook, full page, using only your red pencil, draw yourself as a very expressive character. Draw the basic body shape first, then add features and clothing. Go to tab at the top of the page for examples.

166:
Tomorrow we will look at sample thumbnail animatics.

6/27 Homework

165 Students:
In your sketchbook, full page, using only your red pencil, draw yourself as a zombie in any style character. Draw the basic body shape first, then add features and clothing.

                                      




166 Students:
Tomorrow the first thing we will do is look at your Walk, Fly, Swim animations. 

A note from the cave

Hi everyone, 

Welcome to my cartoon cave,  in the cave I think about those artists that I find interesting. Today I would like to show you the artist McBess or other wise known as Matthieu Bessudo. Check out the video below, its short, he talks about his inking techniques.

McBess Interview

McBess Animation

https://vimeo.com/16732649

Watch McBess Draw

Below are a couple of other fun 

music videos that really use 

rubber hose style animation. 

Enjoy...

6/26 Homework

165 Students:
For homework, ink your rubber hose drawings.
Use two pens, extra fine for the inner lines and fine point for the outer lines. As soon as you come into class tomorrow, scan your drawings.

6/22 Homework

Homework

165 Students:

In your sketchbook, full page, using only your red pencil, draw yourself as a rubber hose style character. Draw the basic body shape first, then add features and clothing. Watch 20's-30's rubber hose cartoons on... 

https://archive.org/details/classic_cartoons

 

6/21 Homework

Homework:
165 Students:

1. In your sketchbook, draw one of the two images shown below as a caricature. Use your notes or go to the "Caricature" tab at the top of the screen for more information about Caricature. Using red pencil only, no ink, full page, experiment with the head  We will look at them on Thursday.

2. Go to the "Caricature" tab at the top of the screen and scroll down to the bottom a watch the short video on the differences between a sketch and caricature.

166 Students:

Tomorrow we will look at drawings and first animation.

6/20 Homework

Great job today everyone!

Homework

165: In your sketchbook, draw 6 different head shapes that are about the size of a tennis ball. Use your notes or go to the "Human Head" tab at the top of the screen for more information about proportion. Using red pencil only, no ink, experiment with different head shapes and raising/lowering the eye line to create different ages of characters. 

We will look at them on Wednesday.

166: We will look at the rough drafts of your character sketches and begin working in animate. 

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