This is Nacre. She is a Claviger in Lodila Valley. I created my first portrait of her a couple years ago, but wanted to take more time and really give her more attention! I used Procreate, and loaded the original drawing to retrieve the color palette, which I stayed loyal to. I did adjust some … Continue reading Nacre, Mother of Pearls
The Land of Lo
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
Cybele
Cybele of Lake Chitali Cybele (si-bill-ee), named for an Anatolian goddess (also known as the Magna Mater, or "great mother"), is a genderless water creature that dwells in Lake Chitali, at the outskirts of the Land of Lo. It is considered, like most Lodians, a hybrid of plant and animal, and cannot survive out of … Continue reading Cybele
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
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!