As a “gap” project for my portfolio, I’ve decided to start on new character designs for my future holiday special, “The Golden Pinecone”. Poppet Character sheet Grampy Character sheet
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Cut out animation
In my 2D animation class, we are exploring all kinds of techniques, and the master studies are great. Thanks to Lottie Reiniger and Terry Gilliam, last week’s unit was for cut out animation, but we cheated a little, using After Effects to edit them together. I wonder if Lottie would have even wanted technology that … Continue reading Cut out animation
Legends of Lodila
So I have been working on streamlining Pallo’s origin story this semester, making sure to incorporate my personal goals into every project, and my Writing for Visual Media course final was a script treatment for a movie. That one project really helped me figure out how to choose which elements to include in Pallo’s part … Continue reading Legends of Lodila
Pallo Talk – “Flowers”
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Tkwzn_8Qoh8 My final project for my Character Animation class is also Pallo's first real video! There's a lot going on, so watch it more than once! 😉
Some fun…
Today, I had a project due with animation/cinematographs done in Photoshop that represented Nightmares or Dreamscapes. Just thought I would share! https://youtu.be/QFiccKza2vw https://youtu.be/eEUEAHGWSJM
Plans for Poppet
I've mentioned my children's book, The Golden Pinecone, in a previous post, as well as my plans to revise the illustrations. I am currently working on a script for my midterm in one of my classes at SMCC, and will finish that - hopefully - by the end of the semester. The goal is to … Continue reading Plans for Poppet
Welcome, and thank you!
Having never been very consistent with online creative outlets, such as blogs and social media, I sincerely appreciate every "like" and "follow" that You gift me. I recently committed to a digital upgrade by investing in an iPad Pro and Procreate. So far, I'm enjoying exploration in Brushes - there are far too many! I … Continue reading Welcome, and thank you!
Pink Gelatin Skeleton
I have a great friend, who is a great musician/songwriter, and he has allowed me to collaborate on some music and art for his videos. It's has been the only outside creative interaction I've had in years, so it's pretty special. I decided to convert his illustration into animation, as a surprise (just a first … Continue reading Pink Gelatin Skeleton
Estoy Llorando – I am crying
My father passed away on Tuesday. He had suffered a long time, so he is free of pain now. It is only fitting that our lesson in Animation class this week was Cycle Layers, learning how to add tears to our puppets. Here is Pallo, crying: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxVoInot4ow Fortunately, I find solace in creating. I used … Continue reading Estoy Llorando – I am crying
Testing out some animation
I realize I haven't posted any stories about Pallo yet, but I've been in college full time to learn how to animate, just for her. So I'm too excited to share this little clip I created in my Character Animator unit! https://www.youtube.com/embed/VNqPerTvWXM
The Creations of Peregrine Starr 