tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26304039748419328712024-03-19T05:07:05.238-07:00i t s c a r e y o u t h e r eLearning to not suck at art in general...da99ethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02334721408358632447noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630403974841932871.post-90920898916958682582011-07-07T11:44:00.000-07:002011-07-07T12:02:50.009-07:00Playing with photoshopSo I've been putting off some cartoon training to learn some of the powerful programs that I'll need to make cartoons!<br /><br />Trying out some outer space backgrounds with Photoshop!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMsSTZGo1Sq-Dq98IsqQTJf_WHOUzbcOw9C8DqoIBwMhH3aJTstuTF0k8M67i7HscC-FDpg-dTsvrjC-3h1Y5vFdUi0z0035zq3d7-Vjg_Gn2_SAlj0SIsG8VcYlkZ-3yJYdKBXQoGKMRY/s1600/planet2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMsSTZGo1Sq-Dq98IsqQTJf_WHOUzbcOw9C8DqoIBwMhH3aJTstuTF0k8M67i7HscC-FDpg-dTsvrjC-3h1Y5vFdUi0z0035zq3d7-Vjg_Gn2_SAlj0SIsG8VcYlkZ-3yJYdKBXQoGKMRY/s320/planet2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626683567920840306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9co4JJL3kUMQnzF3iwu1ORZDmKdWSilOfyFLujk5tua7JtmmIdAvMp6bxyi_8M2XO0xMkR-4eIJukzndX2vgnlfA-lvJcP2fJW7urd02qwune965pcbffAnMQjZwpCFE4K2hT2YxdiTJ/s1600/planet1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9co4JJL3kUMQnzF3iwu1ORZDmKdWSilOfyFLujk5tua7JtmmIdAvMp6bxyi_8M2XO0xMkR-4eIJukzndX2vgnlfA-lvJcP2fJW7urd02qwune965pcbffAnMQjZwpCFE4K2hT2YxdiTJ/s320/planet1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626683975436277826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTYKEpKsvOKyxoQAkQdLz_5IogccM0Nwkwh9IpuLNiRBrnZHrlMjdBgVc30etj4WNf6s5d1YpNOTG2oC34eCXVx-TgNS0yR5CCfYbuDLxznP6PCBau25beIw_VM-lgod90wFTRG1Rh7MI/s1600/Untitled-5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTYKEpKsvOKyxoQAkQdLz_5IogccM0Nwkwh9IpuLNiRBrnZHrlMjdBgVc30etj4WNf6s5d1YpNOTG2oC34eCXVx-TgNS0yR5CCfYbuDLxznP6PCBau25beIw_VM-lgod90wFTRG1Rh7MI/s320/Untitled-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626684255656035650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3pCpBo4_w-GjrjmgE4lcDyqqO5Q13U4AkirgzuAtx356s2MeoS2C6_jwom3vGwI5yY28l6A8qFAYquwoErQVKoZl3-S0CdVpsmtEcjJg9gDq2v539tZbsEGfDHGrp-elgcbjDhymsoSgQ/s1600/Untitled-2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3pCpBo4_w-GjrjmgE4lcDyqqO5Q13U4AkirgzuAtx356s2MeoS2C6_jwom3vGwI5yY28l6A8qFAYquwoErQVKoZl3-S0CdVpsmtEcjJg9gDq2v539tZbsEGfDHGrp-elgcbjDhymsoSgQ/s320/Untitled-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626684479130389314" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These are a lot more realistic than what you'd probably see in a cartoon. I've been using online tutorials to get an idea of how people are able to create these types of views so easily and quickly just to get a better handle on these vastly powerful programs. The online community is pretty good about sharing info thankfully! It's with these basics that I hope to adapt and create backgrounds with my own flair...<br /><br />By the way.. Still working on the cartoon.. among the many other little projects I'm doing.. Need to make a deal with Father Time and get him to freeze things up for me!da99ethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02334721408358632447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630403974841932871.post-15511994911895103722011-04-25T12:56:00.000-07:002011-04-25T12:58:36.535-07:00Been reeeeallly sick<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQxII7smwagIU3hid3LYHrsIyVj2ZQiXtq8FItA2DA2I-okyrhC6fzFUuxWezcGV5r20GQPhNdp7mmPls1NGjVhO96kNb-UnVrUiRmqd8UP4p7ZMh4g2_PAki9qnNzBcDMWwJZbV3qzsf/s1600/Picture+1.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQxII7smwagIU3hid3LYHrsIyVj2ZQiXtq8FItA2DA2I-okyrhC6fzFUuxWezcGV5r20GQPhNdp7mmPls1NGjVhO96kNb-UnVrUiRmqd8UP4p7ZMh4g2_PAki9qnNzBcDMWwJZbV3qzsf/s320/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599612985296067218" border="0" /></a><br />Was really sick last week, but here's a little something I did in Toon Boom Animate PLE.da99ethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02334721408358632447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630403974841932871.post-24720633874435305882011-03-29T15:21:00.000-07:002011-03-29T15:22:34.504-07:00Doodles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimjHSZdf7ToVfqKB8kDMc2NvNRJE_n4EjfXqKdjF1td13sdGSVdL7DSeMCo_OBKvHvYSYDiF4lV26aVheAO7dAOEpC96UHMAQBCnhO30P0kYRzKifMuHPoSRZ1AuN2rSr0Erw5r35bTxDB/s1600/girl.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimjHSZdf7ToVfqKB8kDMc2NvNRJE_n4EjfXqKdjF1td13sdGSVdL7DSeMCo_OBKvHvYSYDiF4lV26aVheAO7dAOEpC96UHMAQBCnhO30P0kYRzKifMuHPoSRZ1AuN2rSr0Erw5r35bTxDB/s320/girl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589630789504181762" border="0" /></a><br />More practice with my sweet sweet sweet wacom!da99ethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02334721408358632447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630403974841932871.post-51501305779081815832011-03-06T15:15:00.001-08:002011-03-06T15:19:42.271-08:00Workflow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUmr0D5cO8kTGT23OBbl_QbEYOiEEifwG9tx3gibAMaKbHDOyCUqIH_WH22KF2CE45xldqBaVlALvo_3Qq1mg0t-BIicceB9RY0OGTAZWBXytoFgl9di3hCeZgQAFOOPChDDmFB9swyiK/s1600/none.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUmr0D5cO8kTGT23OBbl_QbEYOiEEifwG9tx3gibAMaKbHDOyCUqIH_WH22KF2CE45xldqBaVlALvo_3Qq1mg0t-BIicceB9RY0OGTAZWBXytoFgl9di3hCeZgQAFOOPChDDmFB9swyiK/s320/none.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581110363908543186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It's been a while. I'm trying to create a new workflow in flash.. Here is the result. Just some messing around.<br /><br />More to come!da99ethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02334721408358632447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630403974841932871.post-42965265992462377912010-10-15T21:35:00.000-07:002010-10-15T22:33:51.675-07:00The Inevitable<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MLborTjL3-QMSETz5EirggEq5HhZNzMVjhxMEHyGB3lue39SiBAZvsalOLBv6HnsyT3MebszrEzoM2eWKktvRIx-aDR59GTWU61nm81KjtsK4zSQzBQUGzh5mD6s0ns7qDjMR8yvCRXm/s1600/_MG_0623.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MLborTjL3-QMSETz5EirggEq5HhZNzMVjhxMEHyGB3lue39SiBAZvsalOLBv6HnsyT3MebszrEzoM2eWKktvRIx-aDR59GTWU61nm81KjtsK4zSQzBQUGzh5mD6s0ns7qDjMR8yvCRXm/s320/_MG_0623.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528501026138841026" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5K1YBY27jEejUx6FNSCNJjNoplJsj8WPGvAh_OotCRAyRV6gchSV_mPfhnYAzhTb505tUZVygU18CtShtotSVIQE7Ahi1w7k0GjWu2JcpguZu9uWp2fnnD1DjJx8kl5iSXaWcom6fGSTW/s1600/_MG_0626.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5K1YBY27jEejUx6FNSCNJjNoplJsj8WPGvAh_OotCRAyRV6gchSV_mPfhnYAzhTb505tUZVygU18CtShtotSVIQE7Ahi1w7k0GjWu2JcpguZu9uWp2fnnD1DjJx8kl5iSXaWcom6fGSTW/s320/_MG_0626.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528501869520519682" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I did this only a few days after doing the dancer from the last post, but I've been so busy with work that I just haven't had time to put anything up, or draw many new things for that matter. I'm definitely surprised at how much better this came out than I originally thought. Seeing them side by side is a really good exercise for pointing out where I'm making my mistakes. With this guy there are pretty much only proportion errors that I can see. Though his cheeks are the correct size, his skull is a little smaller than Preston's. The hat isn't tipped as far forward in mine either. That's an important detail for looking like a tough guy. I made the arm and hand holding the nightstick too big and the other arm a tad too short. The whole body in general is slightly smaller than the original. The buttons are smaller on mine (left pic) and don't wrap around the body as neatly as the original (right). The belt buckle is bigger on mine and the shoes are smaller. The eye's on my drawing aren't as beady either. I still think it's a successful drawing despite the proportion problems. I give myself a 'B' for this one.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPkyQDFYL5i8EikIYluZz_8LBF_O81Yg9zkE1PvZ5ixM2j11Ok5TNywA5uXZWukp9yOy5HBzTtfdcaRjo8zMMwKGb79a_kbDSQOY3RI4mLQ6ccA92Wbtr4f_kgPToPvgHkY62QMBA5Qpex/s1600/_MG_0624.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPkyQDFYL5i8EikIYluZz_8LBF_O81Yg9zkE1PvZ5ixM2j11Ok5TNywA5uXZWukp9yOy5HBzTtfdcaRjo8zMMwKGb79a_kbDSQOY3RI4mLQ6ccA92Wbtr4f_kgPToPvgHkY62QMBA5Qpex/s320/_MG_0624.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528504580692184866" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5UAO-cozxLJP5TGv2AkA4EsN0L1x4T-ibG_Zw024vSWOLa1HGQAO2eq9J-Y8sM4RKLj7cIW_iqOXaaz9gzrEwZb_Aw4dK0uVDlg9zB98csMhKU7RaUVFL5uk-53xILfm0hkpAVWY_bjTZ/s1600/_MG_0627.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 204px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5UAO-cozxLJP5TGv2AkA4EsN0L1x4T-ibG_Zw024vSWOLa1HGQAO2eq9J-Y8sM4RKLj7cIW_iqOXaaz9gzrEwZb_Aw4dK0uVDlg9zB98csMhKU7RaUVFL5uk-53xILfm0hkpAVWY_bjTZ/s320/_MG_0627.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528506450765488018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And so here is the inevitable. It was only a matter of time before I took a shot at a John K. design. This was definitely a hard one. Again, a lot of the proportions are off. Proportion seems to be my nemesis. The head on mine is too small. The body is too large in proportion. Also, some of my construction is off here which is frustrating. Ren's head is sort of jelly bean shaped in John's and pea shaped in mine. The nose is too stiff on my drawing and not floppy like the model. The lips on mine lack that sagging look and the whole thing seems stiffer than the model. I am happy with how the hands and feet turned out with mine. I'm surprised it came out as well as it did considering all the subtlety John K. can put in to a drawing, but then again I guess he's been doing it a lot longer than I have. C+ on this one.<br /><br />So the journey continues. I think I need to move to a new phase in this learning process which is picking a character and learning to draw him/her in my own poses and I think that character is going to be Donald Duck. Donald has been a big inspiration to me during this time of learning; so much so that I've dedicated my latest sketch book to him, naming it "Oh phooey!" His cartoons are possibly my favorite to watch of all cartoons. The writing combined with the beautiful animation are hard to top by any standards. I especially enjoy how his subconscious can take hold of the plot and guide what we see and experience through his eyes.<br /><br />Rocko, from Rocko's Modern Life, is another highly inspirational cartoon and I plan to do some studies of his construction as well.<br /><br />See you then...da99ethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02334721408358632447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630403974841932871.post-80514041527334248332010-09-15T18:29:00.000-07:002010-09-15T18:51:35.234-07:00One Word:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLU4Kuzej9BThTSPCJweROMRv515v5j2ul5McwRlaIT4mgDaKrIiSZFBrGMxTxycdSczG6YaYFJSl62efUGnyCPPMSgztDcBTUQ56msB0CUb8U09uWBqJl-M-XxgEzxwoUvBv-LqrT1lMV/s1600/P9150190.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLU4Kuzej9BThTSPCJweROMRv515v5j2ul5McwRlaIT4mgDaKrIiSZFBrGMxTxycdSczG6YaYFJSl62efUGnyCPPMSgztDcBTUQ56msB0CUb8U09uWBqJl-M-XxgEzxwoUvBv-LqrT1lMV/s320/P9150190.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517317544558008114" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixwOoSSONM-CJ1eLVoZgMmvYs9gwfMGfOGF_2gSRcujwHrPn12-X-fKvKKm1YpRbJNHc3wZmwpyxjWYysh357G3sU1_sK_A_-uV5sixvvXensAxi-S4MGTv9vl59sMLUvlnK-o9GweZ9XT/s1600/P9150200.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 173px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixwOoSSONM-CJ1eLVoZgMmvYs9gwfMGfOGF_2gSRcujwHrPn12-X-fKvKKm1YpRbJNHc3wZmwpyxjWYysh357G3sU1_sK_A_-uV5sixvvXensAxi-S4MGTv9vl59sMLUvlnK-o9GweZ9XT/s320/P9150200.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517317796089979970" border="0" /></a><br /><br />H-A-R-D!<br /><br />This was a hard drawing to accomplish, plain and simple. There's so much subtlety and technique that needs to go in to a drawing like this. It came out better than I expected it to, but there's one part that I knew I probably wouldn't get right when I started and my suspicions were met. Damn those curvy stems!<br /><br />I've never been very good at knees and legs in general. I never get the proportions right and the knees always seem lumpy in the wrong places. I should do some straight up knee and leg studies, ankles and feet included. I think there are also places where I could have exaggerated features more; in the hair; in the floofy bottom of the dress.<br /><br />The biggest problem I have with my drawing (left) is that it looks like the dancer should be leaning on a chair or something rather than taking a step with the front leg as in the picture from Preston Blair (right). I think it came out that way in my drawing because I drew the hips more tilted than they are in Preston's. That, of course, set off all the anatomy below them. The knee of the front leg looks a little hyper-extended and the back leg looks as though it isn't quite pushing off for the next step. Ah, but this is what practice is for, yes? Also, the bow is bent on the one side in mine.<br /><br />I give myself a B on this one. I might try something a little easier next time. Oh, and I'm going to try and update more often with less material. I'm using my lunch periods at work to get these done. Usually I can bang one out in 2 days, but this last one took me over a week! Well, until next time.da99ethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02334721408358632447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630403974841932871.post-69246735618628394182010-09-05T14:54:00.000-07:002010-09-05T20:09:03.764-07:00Lots of Preston Blair Studies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCEbu5KmIIac1n9igoB_hIbhWwh5Nha5BAmg5ZglNaT-iVJjChDimNYfHcJ83ThWOT9R3R9rgquNh5llE7qBtSE6G62EVjKlO-XwbnwZusNCJRafqIQ-McFZGEXqTOdExXoG_WzXN8z0P/s1600/P9050163.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCEbu5KmIIac1n9igoB_hIbhWwh5Nha5BAmg5ZglNaT-iVJjChDimNYfHcJ83ThWOT9R3R9rgquNh5llE7qBtSE6G62EVjKlO-XwbnwZusNCJRafqIQ-McFZGEXqTOdExXoG_WzXN8z0P/s320/P9050163.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513557244145821682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSeFdoXUBhjL90Ky1omr8C6VOG9iDVs8q5BtxjOSA3GNuxCPVy2wXEz24cZ03at-k_xrHLj3sux2xAQJguMDoYcTSaStmkHahBsErM47CasZpWUKLX2lL3CiJxjzWPfQiUjBYfRikj0Wp2/s1600/P9050164.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSeFdoXUBhjL90Ky1omr8C6VOG9iDVs8q5BtxjOSA3GNuxCPVy2wXEz24cZ03at-k_xrHLj3sux2xAQJguMDoYcTSaStmkHahBsErM47CasZpWUKLX2lL3CiJxjzWPfQiUjBYfRikj0Wp2/s320/P9050164.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513557123028607826" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Seeing as how Donald has been one of my biggest influences during this time of great cartoon study, I figured I'd start this post off with him. Here's a comparison of my drawing (left) next to the one from the model sheet (right). The one thing that pops out to me the most in my drawing is that the front leg is too small. The foot is small and the leg is too skinny compared to the model sheet. Some little more subtle differences: Donald is holding his hat slightly lower in my drawing and the eyes are the same size in my drawing. There's a little more perspective in the model sheet. You may notice the farther eye is smaller as would be normal. Other than that, a pretty successful drawing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xDXnkRWqdI2lKlZxUffIgY-ihHODsqLMdKNRKsi9bBAP6aGMEBbhD1-qtggzuS3z10m-XIuWEs5J83-KvX25z6UQVDsdnf7QjRzXtIHrBLdSvsw_YcRvaGLQLKUfM0hYIG6gLk055rD0/s1600/P9050170.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xDXnkRWqdI2lKlZxUffIgY-ihHODsqLMdKNRKsi9bBAP6aGMEBbhD1-qtggzuS3z10m-XIuWEs5J83-KvX25z6UQVDsdnf7QjRzXtIHrBLdSvsw_YcRvaGLQLKUfM0hYIG6gLk055rD0/s320/P9050170.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513568124363045794" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyx5e5dDGN2w_5hp82c3lnZuRyk_jQKQBDAkITdQx0lYd79FRfauJYIk-RT4hrTcPiZkOuKK59YSSTI5UMcbtX5RgwMRrSgoKMUTv-_MibnMwMkyoYbhfyWuLIQo7DHRTA82FjZ_csIqv/s1600/P9050171.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyx5e5dDGN2w_5hp82c3lnZuRyk_jQKQBDAkITdQx0lYd79FRfauJYIk-RT4hrTcPiZkOuKK59YSSTI5UMcbtX5RgwMRrSgoKMUTv-_MibnMwMkyoYbhfyWuLIQo7DHRTA82FjZ_csIqv/s320/P9050171.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513568263800201554" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTltzEQzG8-6xfKGZAp6bDwci4BhAfFycO7H-bCwk_b7Z8_CBfubmFb-CVhVkbUES10omPNTDyGIcR3lf2dqCsG0mz-kOG5o5aWJVruvI_K7YpKc311X95yJRRUhmE12usWkHlis2LarPN/s1600/P9050174.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTltzEQzG8-6xfKGZAp6bDwci4BhAfFycO7H-bCwk_b7Z8_CBfubmFb-CVhVkbUES10omPNTDyGIcR3lf2dqCsG0mz-kOG5o5aWJVruvI_K7YpKc311X95yJRRUhmE12usWkHlis2LarPN/s320/P9050174.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513568424729684338" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here are some more unfinished Donald heads taken from the model sheet. At some point, I'll start doing my own expressions and poses. I think the hardest part about Donald's head is the bill. Getting the proportion and curves to look correct is always a challenge.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrd955kfk3j6erlZJCi-08z4pdtWx9iebn8s31Ru9Cej9VN3VooUlIn2DxNwhRaRKefuVH2BvWTq0wQxBm7z7BJw2ucPe9_R8Vohwz6Yo5GeLFlS5uFjv40MsmL1RO52109JWJnz5Nh4tM/s1600/P9050168.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrd955kfk3j6erlZJCi-08z4pdtWx9iebn8s31Ru9Cej9VN3VooUlIn2DxNwhRaRKefuVH2BvWTq0wQxBm7z7BJw2ucPe9_R8Vohwz6Yo5GeLFlS5uFjv40MsmL1RO52109JWJnz5Nh4tM/s320/P9050168.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513569527682514882" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFBsiAkaZkY3OXKiLQ8nebnoez-jnMAvO3KvamdpYTAMAD8Pte5Yxe5nHH_cQiMrAzckqCrao4NiqkFaDHa4eTXKven8eI9MtB8PzsuD0k6iouuk9FI94NGWxpJfcSoWUrVK-UfT5t_wS/s1600/P9050172.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFBsiAkaZkY3OXKiLQ8nebnoez-jnMAvO3KvamdpYTAMAD8Pte5Yxe5nHH_cQiMrAzckqCrao4NiqkFaDHa4eTXKven8eI9MtB8PzsuD0k6iouuk9FI94NGWxpJfcSoWUrVK-UfT5t_wS/s320/P9050172.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513569661212846082" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here are two key drawings from the Preston Blair book. The Gander Goose drawing isn't as developed as the Rowdy Rabbit one is. These drawings were actually done earlier than all of the Donalds. I'm finally starting to get a better understanding of line of action by doing the full body poses. I'm still lacking in comparison to the book drawings; however, I have to say these drawings are looking solid.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii9RxZygHHmt-UxrbYj4YNBsvFNrNw16XjK7plmQvddtgkIrPKtvfjBXdMxjKtYJlUsrjCZ6fSFgX_R-qyaF_OC1v9s7tiMMXMV-XoX22WVRagIPbLxjB1tJMtIevFNIqii3ikfEWCdN4z/s1600/P9050178.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii9RxZygHHmt-UxrbYj4YNBsvFNrNw16XjK7plmQvddtgkIrPKtvfjBXdMxjKtYJlUsrjCZ6fSFgX_R-qyaF_OC1v9s7tiMMXMV-XoX22WVRagIPbLxjB1tJMtIevFNIqii3ikfEWCdN4z/s320/P9050178.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513570892917357138" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtnUdgKa3IX5t-RAAhGQVt1JNVM5neBCthIluZm8CndBTVIbvoQjXm09W-XS_YqoaJ-V282Ri2Pr1JtX-jq-50V_SKCyGFvKVH9bg1LtVNP-IoUlXlLpWIBvjW1StsSkAA3fXcZIecrs5/s1600/P9050177.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtnUdgKa3IX5t-RAAhGQVt1JNVM5neBCthIluZm8CndBTVIbvoQjXm09W-XS_YqoaJ-V282Ri2Pr1JtX-jq-50V_SKCyGFvKVH9bg1LtVNP-IoUlXlLpWIBvjW1StsSkAA3fXcZIecrs5/s320/P9050177.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513571373427430482" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJcuBImUtOBYHw65ePRdAxUOdKmeQbl1MG6Dv5_mTG2SsaPpJVi_TnKFXHd_clPojd4peRf1VbfiWnePLsEwN-5306peXe-O_NI-yL6IAlJ3fRZ_sf6d0XIZWzCfx-saDc23Xw8nQqqqC/s1600/P9050176.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJcuBImUtOBYHw65ePRdAxUOdKmeQbl1MG6Dv5_mTG2SsaPpJVi_TnKFXHd_clPojd4peRf1VbfiWnePLsEwN-5306peXe-O_NI-yL6IAlJ3fRZ_sf6d0XIZWzCfx-saDc23Xw8nQqqqC/s320/P9050176.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513571583587106274" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here are some different animal drawings, all from the Preston Blair book. The cat drawing is taken directly from the line of action page. I'm finding that I might benefit from getting a bigger drawing pad. I like the mobility of the 9"x12" pads, but as you can see they are getting a little too small for my drawings. Some of these drawings are perhaps even older than all the others so far. The elephant is more recent. I was working on using the skeleton sketches to lay out the character pose. This is definitely not as easy as it seems. Also, I haven't really been completely finishing these drawings so I'm trying to do more of that. The first Donald drawing reflects that as will the following.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlxUpMeon3AbOSWEHx-14FO4ft7v61gu9U1JLnQMS1yOIwDp7TJqg8mFuKC_ZaZ9Fu8N2fndLLFEydTM0aYnKri7tdzkkEebL7igZj9DhOPB2FvpMzTq2Q8HaUpjoZdSEPWkklV3Y_WsW/s1600/P9050179.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlxUpMeon3AbOSWEHx-14FO4ft7v61gu9U1JLnQMS1yOIwDp7TJqg8mFuKC_ZaZ9Fu8N2fndLLFEydTM0aYnKri7tdzkkEebL7igZj9DhOPB2FvpMzTq2Q8HaUpjoZdSEPWkklV3Y_WsW/s320/P9050179.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513573285162913234" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGOj9bnzRlIgDcijHQbw2-fyyH4cr7fXuwYHWUZVi1el-jaBmoS1DtUpRFUitrZuc7lqGH23tbKX1TyH9jWeDA4pzT79mKFVhz8gWUCLs-0DHdZ2MCriBYyeOYD-0S6ThvspSaYSxbjUSw/s1600/P9050169.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGOj9bnzRlIgDcijHQbw2-fyyH4cr7fXuwYHWUZVi1el-jaBmoS1DtUpRFUitrZuc7lqGH23tbKX1TyH9jWeDA4pzT79mKFVhz8gWUCLs-0DHdZ2MCriBYyeOYD-0S6ThvspSaYSxbjUSw/s320/P9050169.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513573484851288434" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here are some human cartoons. These characters can be a little harder to draw because you often need more shapes to make up recognizable face and body. More shapes = more complex. The first is a study from the Preston Blair book, a very appealing showgirl whose subtleties are quite hard to capture. The second is study of Elmer Fudd that I pulled off the net from somewhere. Again, these are unfinished and kind of sketchy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlk691N_3qud6BMFMTdeme85YsnGhkmIQUJlQJNko1U86VFYMo7eu0Kak2J0zuRv-bAqWkQ08ivO5odoGm1Ly0WXZcg9XI10KRlLYijpjh3zIkuSbCDyQJ9oqwFYBoYOzvEFU8eHmZ7ZGP/s1600/P9050167.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlk691N_3qud6BMFMTdeme85YsnGhkmIQUJlQJNko1U86VFYMo7eu0Kak2J0zuRv-bAqWkQ08ivO5odoGm1Ly0WXZcg9XI10KRlLYijpjh3zIkuSbCDyQJ9oqwFYBoYOzvEFU8eHmZ7ZGP/s320/P9050167.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513575565947179698" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm really happy with this one. It belongs to the set of newer drawings, including the first Donald drawing on this post. It's a frame from the fast run cycle in the Preston Blair book. I'm thinking of drawing the other three in the cycle and throwing it in to Flash just for shits and giggles, but I might have to get a light box for that. I'll at least have to add reference marks on them all if I do it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6wK_a48xTE0LoxBQL9-_nGeesTegEyHofHawQz6Oc7LlpUAihp3T9JDD5mkCz1mq1mCN9L9yHnUXR6EFw9PonzEm4ze4AGDcJfxrY7TlxYfHPzMJtOtOh1PFqssXi6gYjftZdPNEsDLm/s1600/P9050173.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6wK_a48xTE0LoxBQL9-_nGeesTegEyHofHawQz6Oc7LlpUAihp3T9JDD5mkCz1mq1mCN9L9yHnUXR6EFw9PonzEm4ze4AGDcJfxrY7TlxYfHPzMJtOtOh1PFqssXi6gYjftZdPNEsDLm/s320/P9050173.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513573689234906498" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwG1AH0TihskiSvSMZ5DDk6Su0SAA2JgJmTKKeZBoUAimEgLbU-LeaPTBpGC0NwrlkRE5HZj9Wg5MTabUUtj-2my1l4FAvlhwZ0LnRlx_i6fbmKfBfKSWnuRgaNC2kMXviYqTAszv4oqAA/s1600/P9050165.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwG1AH0TihskiSvSMZ5DDk6Su0SAA2JgJmTKKeZBoUAimEgLbU-LeaPTBpGC0NwrlkRE5HZj9Wg5MTabUUtj-2my1l4FAvlhwZ0LnRlx_i6fbmKfBfKSWnuRgaNC2kMXviYqTAszv4oqAA/s320/P9050165.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513573859593286066" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Lastly, here are a couple examples of principle application to my own characters along with some experimentation. I really like the long necks in the first one. I'm not sure how I ended up doing that or why it works for me so well, but I'll be sure to play with that a bit more. The sexy looking lady on the right is another from the set of newer, completed drawings. I've been trying to keep the construction pretty basic for all of my human characters so they'll be easier to animate for my cartoon.<br /><br />Speaking of which, here's a little news on the cartoon. Production has been slow, unfortunately. I got a new job this year, moved, shot a wedding video on the side and have been taking care of some other necessities as well. I'm learning it's harder to teach yourself a skill than go back to school for it, but I do find I'm progressing and things are finally settling down for me. I've been able to actually continue working on the storyboards and expect to start on the actual animation fairly soon! I'm going to go about it in sections. First, animate the extreme poses, follow those with the in-betweens and then move on to backgrounds. Lastly, I'll iron out any special details. Hopefully, it'll go like clockwork, but I've got a lot of work ahead of me.<br /><br />Here's my favorite storyboard so far:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPMlXTRcM-GyWWLWfjW0WLnve2HwVlp4cEsVcVlg-vzdo1uMri2I3Oms2O02qS1COC_3-s_q2Jw1PPOMdbYnXW1hoWZzWFKJ7ZWQkA6PEWDCLEsgUQIDKjZGQAgZBEzaKwrF-YV6doYZ2I/s1600/Breaktits1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 414px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPMlXTRcM-GyWWLWfjW0WLnve2HwVlp4cEsVcVlg-vzdo1uMri2I3Oms2O02qS1COC_3-s_q2Jw1PPOMdbYnXW1hoWZzWFKJ7ZWQkA6PEWDCLEsgUQIDKjZGQAgZBEzaKwrF-YV6doYZ2I/s320/Breaktits1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513579846736633746" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Stay Tuned...da99ethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02334721408358632447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630403974841932871.post-33054221982125067992010-04-25T17:21:00.000-07:002010-04-25T19:42:31.089-07:00The Quest for AppealSo, I have thrown the metaphorical cyborg ape in to the gears of my drawing technique by entirely changing the origin of energy in my pencil. Sounds complex, yes? Well, too bad, it's not. What I really mean to say is that I started using my whole arm for drawing instead of just drawing from the wrist like I have for most of my life.<br /><br />It's one of the downfalls of being and idiot and self-taught. I never really used references or studied the techniques of others much as I grew up and so my drawings were based only on my own understanding of drawing. Eventually, my drawings became stale and started to bore me. Thankfully, I woke up one day and started studying the cartoon techniques of some of my favorites (John K., Joe Murray, the old WB and Disney cartoons).<br /><br />So anyway, using this new technique in combination with different hand grips on the pencil has proven to be challenging to say the least. It's also frustrating to suddenly suck entirely at something you have been doing for a long long time. So without further silliness, here are some humble beginnings... again...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIxTg8xT4CVryWJpd2DTHBclqt71fxArYGbwgHXkxE5UuH-wGvyNxZRr3YYZ6zZp900VzVUoQ20-mslIIdwkeVnpL7TS16ebiLZsDo6JoA-kEPnAgdotrXFxaxr8RUGFejK4QcESPlei7/s1600/P4250107.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIxTg8xT4CVryWJpd2DTHBclqt71fxArYGbwgHXkxE5UuH-wGvyNxZRr3YYZ6zZp900VzVUoQ20-mslIIdwkeVnpL7TS16ebiLZsDo6JoA-kEPnAgdotrXFxaxr8RUGFejK4QcESPlei7/s320/P4250107.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464243778973263490" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'll spare you the countless pages of misshapen circles and muscle memory exercises and skip right to the progress. I found that using my whole arm and loose grips give a lot more flow to the lines I draw. On top of that, I tend to use one flowing line instead of that "hairy/sketchy" look I would get from using a tight tripod grip and moving only from the wrist. It also makes drawing big a hell of a lot easier and more practical.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgzm7_PyojBnDZcjY-sjvpAFDdI8J9C2cTMD6WGvjwimh7cUKmy_9EILFBkY-b8_id60GcVf8nrJ-4BhbvxPND9TazqyopGeVYMK3Ii6RTDW_-pab1gojoLaGvYMvxk_7W4o0qVKobiDr/s1600/P4250101.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgzm7_PyojBnDZcjY-sjvpAFDdI8J9C2cTMD6WGvjwimh7cUKmy_9EILFBkY-b8_id60GcVf8nrJ-4BhbvxPND9TazqyopGeVYMK3Ii6RTDW_-pab1gojoLaGvYMvxk_7W4o0qVKobiDr/s320/P4250101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464246012527853058" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These drawings feel so much more cartoony than most of the drawings I've done in the past. I'm getting a better understanding of expression through these drawings and how the old WB cartoonists started developing their techniques through the 30's and 40's. You might notice that I'm focused mostly on women in these drawings. It's because I'm doing storyboards for my first cartoon and I came to realize that I can't draw cartoon girls to save my life. So I began a quest to start drawing appealing cartoon women. By appeal, I mean pleasing to the eye. With the right cartoon design, you could draw a zombie regurgitating putrid human remains and make it appealing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGuaAz3EU4RsAw8ttfJoUvOGY_-uQuA2YY4AXIJvSWd0uQlfRSha9SJGKuRwp5UmoWTJLRd4IqnBTpaHbikm3wPOZTLrl5-gUkf5wRgbNspdhDVIUI-Ue4q2745MTnrAwwHPr8nm8oR9R/s1600/P4250103.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGuaAz3EU4RsAw8ttfJoUvOGY_-uQuA2YY4AXIJvSWd0uQlfRSha9SJGKuRwp5UmoWTJLRd4IqnBTpaHbikm3wPOZTLrl5-gUkf5wRgbNspdhDVIUI-Ue4q2745MTnrAwwHPr8nm8oR9R/s320/P4250103.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464248612821982530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7ISfxvzADZlT1x5bQa3Dl6EPMYqEMqt6CPgalpdzjvSJIbItgco9FF7hrVRz0Uo37i2G2IE3a_FCyjBu9nxz0qDgos4gYV68RmBSMlqK9JueCZt9yQzw04IpNRaMoQEZ0yxYZr949p-w/s1600/P4250102.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7ISfxvzADZlT1x5bQa3Dl6EPMYqEMqt6CPgalpdzjvSJIbItgco9FF7hrVRz0Uo37i2G2IE3a_FCyjBu9nxz0qDgos4gYV68RmBSMlqK9JueCZt9yQzw04IpNRaMoQEZ0yxYZr949p-w/s320/P4250102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464248709397927906" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here are a couple of renderings of the character I based off of my friend Rob using the new drawing techniques. I especially like the second drawing. I don't expect that this will replace my design for the character in the cartoon, but it's possible that the design could evolve toward something like this as I improve with technique over time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtIKkArfmRNtMqauxvvRaW1ccdcSHIgiFa93JauXTywKvJnAKbPFWaYJxI4T9sb87RYIJk87L-U1kKm1tszjGzs30kA3Jeq-iPwfS63Wb3eFtrreO4hrE2PvRuMsAsMyDuqJLsf3t6Wvxc/s1600/P4250099.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtIKkArfmRNtMqauxvvRaW1ccdcSHIgiFa93JauXTywKvJnAKbPFWaYJxI4T9sb87RYIJk87L-U1kKm1tszjGzs30kA3Jeq-iPwfS63Wb3eFtrreO4hrE2PvRuMsAsMyDuqJLsf3t6Wvxc/s320/P4250099.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464250069970041442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnexbZndNBHReqM70RDLbgmI0Tp0qkFf5lxqBoCOwRyFB2JiG0svK1Np5I8UjlMnsxSN8IeKCawGyXGtL2i3dqku5kMgeeLsmFecYdOhV51PdSjwBnsgvetxbTHV_FUei4JA_siLunMvb/s1600/P4250106.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnexbZndNBHReqM70RDLbgmI0Tp0qkFf5lxqBoCOwRyFB2JiG0svK1Np5I8UjlMnsxSN8IeKCawGyXGtL2i3dqku5kMgeeLsmFecYdOhV51PdSjwBnsgvetxbTHV_FUei4JA_siLunMvb/s320/P4250106.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464250444815409746" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The girl in the cartoon is supposed to be pretty pissed off by what our main characters are up to. I was playing around with some angry faces, but it's gonna take some more practice I think as these are all pretty shabby and unappealing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBuaBCqyo_7HHdhxZ_uVnwDONX5ZEhWBrSUSvB4unFyQ4u8aTtH-2IWRJRb23atGIc_1udvFDQj_WYbsnBuMc6Oz6L7wf91tNsU8iEWVS3r0qM3BgZMMwTYtcK8QkE2rqg3gZRAroO77tb/s1600/P4250104.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBuaBCqyo_7HHdhxZ_uVnwDONX5ZEhWBrSUSvB4unFyQ4u8aTtH-2IWRJRb23atGIc_1udvFDQj_WYbsnBuMc6Oz6L7wf91tNsU8iEWVS3r0qM3BgZMMwTYtcK8QkE2rqg3gZRAroO77tb/s320/P4250104.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464251718121003730" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is the first design that I really liked and found appealing. This one felt like a step in the right direction and the following were developed from it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3cmiS4sfi5GtAaAZpxV1ugqFXjZIY6LYp-MWeQ6RfnijrV-7FZO32pM9vqRp32UI9vNkX9bGw6JlvjQJNr6bo5AmiJbZpnb4Q1Gl9H5BPX5QP0OzJBeqqdsf4v_ho-c02lQ9O7-loJjh0/s1600/P4250116.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3cmiS4sfi5GtAaAZpxV1ugqFXjZIY6LYp-MWeQ6RfnijrV-7FZO32pM9vqRp32UI9vNkX9bGw6JlvjQJNr6bo5AmiJbZpnb4Q1Gl9H5BPX5QP0OzJBeqqdsf4v_ho-c02lQ9O7-loJjh0/s320/P4250116.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464252450066663250" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This was my first girly body design which came out a lot better than I expected it too, probably due more to luck than talent. I used a lot of references to come up with this. I like making the hips extra wide because it looks more natural. I like curvaceous girls. The popular thing in Hollywood at the moment is to look like you've been starved in a cage that was left on the beach for 8 weeks and personally, I think it's disgusting. I like a girl with voluptuous curves and a little meat on her body. It's just natural and healthy dammit!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />UH OH! NAKED ONE COMING UP!! YOU'VE BEEN WARNED...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5kxgWxeZTdvTK5LtZTPtmZcF8EF925B_w-_geJp7RDH3ZlgnTvJaIN2fQ_zpXj7YeRLT6BaVG7TP9z7lc9CJBVfGhOIUdVNCIGPjZmX6TYAr6blHaMvPebq3_UxLQOAvobWeJgtC2dm3/s1600/P4250110.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5kxgWxeZTdvTK5LtZTPtmZcF8EF925B_w-_geJp7RDH3ZlgnTvJaIN2fQ_zpXj7YeRLT6BaVG7TP9z7lc9CJBVfGhOIUdVNCIGPjZmX6TYAr6blHaMvPebq3_UxLQOAvobWeJgtC2dm3/s320/P4250110.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464256112939899746" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I look at this and immediately notice the hips should be wider. I also wonder if I'm making the heads way too big on all of these drawings, but the appeal remains for me even if I am; it's more so in the last drawing than this one. I was mostly focused on drawing nice, shapely legs in this one, but again, the hips definitely are not wide enough.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8AEZ2lIQlKFXJu96Fl1Y5FBeMbxQvbReh1wstka6P8v1oxibOhxQ0IzQ0h-OPbDuV2ZU1GoDjN6k60F6p0LyBdEw2sZmxwRMaLI1f-5htzPimOcpSzmiEKUWVVnSkZQGl97EZRECsed5/s1600/P4250111.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8AEZ2lIQlKFXJu96Fl1Y5FBeMbxQvbReh1wstka6P8v1oxibOhxQ0IzQ0h-OPbDuV2ZU1GoDjN6k60F6p0LyBdEw2sZmxwRMaLI1f-5htzPimOcpSzmiEKUWVVnSkZQGl97EZRECsed5/s320/P4250111.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464257684323229570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Lastly on this topic, I tried my first pose. Once again, it turned out pretty good for not having a good grasp on what I'm doing yet. The legs turned out kinda meh. I'm going to have to do some more referencing for that I think. I like the torso and the head though. Again, I'm wondering if the head is too big, but the hips are supposed to be further away and the head is supposed to be closer. I think the perspective might still be a little funky though. Anyway, I think these have some appeal and the quest shall continue. In the meantime, here are some storyboards from the cartoon!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7vgjU-d4kF9en3Xi9e5PVRjd2JWyWbo1thwcYJgz-v0B6WZEFF2dOTHcrHK_o_hJZiIgiExOv14Gfwa5QInfygxhP7mVhBj1eb4rRwsOUuW_PUsOaclvCK4V4tjo55ToVbOQWvDrs8yu/s1600/Breaktits1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7vgjU-d4kF9en3Xi9e5PVRjd2JWyWbo1thwcYJgz-v0B6WZEFF2dOTHcrHK_o_hJZiIgiExOv14Gfwa5QInfygxhP7mVhBj1eb4rRwsOUuW_PUsOaclvCK4V4tjo55ToVbOQWvDrs8yu/s320/Breaktits1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464260620614635298" border="0" /></a><br />K: What do you wanna do, Rob?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5Ifzh7aLzvYIYYsvR24GUwQapF0cfYA0AmIhSvOMZ4-VEYaQxRF8lqSxzsD23PEE5vBc-whbk5BLieU3Uy8BC4WSPlIcQ-nY6KZZ_cp3937m1zH1wUccY-wlbMZ4T3p_JFTjFEzu2X9E/s1600/Breaktits2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5Ifzh7aLzvYIYYsvR24GUwQapF0cfYA0AmIhSvOMZ4-VEYaQxRF8lqSxzsD23PEE5vBc-whbk5BLieU3Uy8BC4WSPlIcQ-nY6KZZ_cp3937m1zH1wUccY-wlbMZ4T3p_JFTjFEzu2X9E/s320/Breaktits2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464260949443590658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHohWW4y0x4u_nFElUG2zipH-So1FoPf6dww-aQLqqh1XpRPfZVbrMyr9OO4AcKCDyWD1HJV7tVW3GWRjWTmd1z57xnqUg36sxofdkhKuBNLx78UDE4BzmXdLrB0E7iSm0G968JYtjOYG7/s1600/Breaktits3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHohWW4y0x4u_nFElUG2zipH-So1FoPf6dww-aQLqqh1XpRPfZVbrMyr9OO4AcKCDyWD1HJV7tVW3GWRjWTmd1z57xnqUg36sxofdkhKuBNLx78UDE4BzmXdLrB0E7iSm0G968JYtjOYG7/s320/Breaktits3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464260886019394402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYUkFhtoiO29WbAFnpdFg1su15973wQMmTIQhPPZLH-Pj21hNznlG0A2FbN1TYtmhWJDXFWZJ7yeTAtsd23hFjmttJwzOnkkGs_We67UuKf0IhLJBK8caXhlctVtCCiQAlZUp-RG_smBu/s1600/Breaktits4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYUkFhtoiO29WbAFnpdFg1su15973wQMmTIQhPPZLH-Pj21hNznlG0A2FbN1TYtmhWJDXFWZJ7yeTAtsd23hFjmttJwzOnkkGs_We67UuKf0IhLJBK8caXhlctVtCCiQAlZUp-RG_smBu/s320/Breaktits4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464260826193714770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-nPqio8kD-JZWVPWRwLPwP2QIuorCr0bOsy5lJsD4TjjaKSOyGn5-sDxFD-2aFPEAe7ma_ahDFQa4KJIeL0OncEGhPI78YL_c_2x1x2ZuK6FKfO16vFlLybw6Sl9ms1gg1YmrX-X24Pcw/s1600/Breaktits5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-nPqio8kD-JZWVPWRwLPwP2QIuorCr0bOsy5lJsD4TjjaKSOyGn5-sDxFD-2aFPEAe7ma_ahDFQa4KJIeL0OncEGhPI78YL_c_2x1x2ZuK6FKfO16vFlLybw6Sl9ms1gg1YmrX-X24Pcw/s320/Breaktits5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464260764583655490" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Good cartooning is hard. I really want all aspects to be entertaining and amusing. Funny writing is great to have, but if the visuals are bland and generic, you've only done half of your job. I didn't really understand any of this until I started reading John K.'s blog and studying the old drawing principles on ASIFA. If you're interested in this stuff, I implore you, check them out for yourself!<br /><br />http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/<br /><br />http://www.animationarchive.org/<br /><br /><br />That's all for this one! See you next time..da99ethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02334721408358632447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630403974841932871.post-74050209427816807802010-02-25T19:50:00.000-08:002010-02-25T20:30:37.936-08:00Alrighty! Finally and update!Whoa! Finally found a way to update without a scanner... i.e. digital camera! Sweet!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1QTem1C64QeA18E0OQ2j8xkWF2mmkzS4byTrL9I2jkO4VNVNNgj9Jkz6haGY31SUuJxan_03cOlkfd5xIFp94EolUcDFhOS-k5DDe0o1ZTvHA7ge3DcM98omL34GiaEByxBh7_p_iyHKB/s1600-h/P2230102.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1QTem1C64QeA18E0OQ2j8xkWF2mmkzS4byTrL9I2jkO4VNVNNgj9Jkz6haGY31SUuJxan_03cOlkfd5xIFp94EolUcDFhOS-k5DDe0o1ZTvHA7ge3DcM98omL34GiaEByxBh7_p_iyHKB/s320/P2230102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442397966019147986" border="0" /></a><br />Most of these are made up drawings, not from any reference. I like the super happy guy at the very top. The fat guy in the middle looks hilarious, so I love that one. The big one of Donald on the bottom is from a model sheet reference. I think it turned out pretty good. I need to do some comparisons soon.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkWdoqftMtPpunM5InJ-uZEdMh4pG_i8Q9C-rudIJM5jMTjfpfXsMu2Y90qZk2fHBw4j2lD828MG4R-cvX7Q9QNYob_ehG9VzPJ4MtP96D0hmFR6Krsdor7xX19ZqahbUZRwUqpgnK7k7/s1600-h/P2230101.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkWdoqftMtPpunM5InJ-uZEdMh4pG_i8Q9C-rudIJM5jMTjfpfXsMu2Y90qZk2fHBw4j2lD828MG4R-cvX7Q9QNYob_ehG9VzPJ4MtP96D0hmFR6Krsdor7xX19ZqahbUZRwUqpgnK7k7/s320/P2230101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442397896136981730" border="0" /></a><br />Here are some more non-reference drawings. The fat guy with another expression turned out better than I thought it might. I tried using my own construction for him in different expressions. The devil guy was another one of my own. That one was about wrapping details around the head. As was the really scared/embarassed guy on the bottom right. I'm not really sure what expression that's supposed to be.. That's bad.. The Donald is again from reference. Not bad.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokmThO3FG_V7sWJvf78bbpVOLtYTaQqWPOoJFiL3GAFUJwowqhyphenhyphen9GJ8ODtDvHgcf5dcWafrGorVb5_HZfq1fT8tF-aCA_tpmrbhasze1kz0va7Yle03p7t4Y85vRSfa2TthX2XomckhvT/s1600-h/P2230100.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokmThO3FG_V7sWJvf78bbpVOLtYTaQqWPOoJFiL3GAFUJwowqhyphenhyphen9GJ8ODtDvHgcf5dcWafrGorVb5_HZfq1fT8tF-aCA_tpmrbhasze1kz0va7Yle03p7t4Y85vRSfa2TthX2XomckhvT/s320/P2230100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442397823732770850" border="0" /></a><br />Some not so impressive personal constructions. The big Donald is my own attempted expression based on memory of the referenced small Donald at the bottom which I drew second. He's laughing a lot harder in my memory attempt.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NZqS-dWxyLZUA8-igRW-FVJP8us3FMt5KtxCQlZzOVxNehf-LSMV2JRf1KwdrtC-3LnaPfwsrtVYlRkwk-BFZfy-smf4C3BOq_YMsw1_oWhqwuynDv9NZRmPq9LTfxMKyoQAWqhxjd7X/s1600-h/P2230099.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NZqS-dWxyLZUA8-igRW-FVJP8us3FMt5KtxCQlZzOVxNehf-LSMV2JRf1KwdrtC-3LnaPfwsrtVYlRkwk-BFZfy-smf4C3BOq_YMsw1_oWhqwuynDv9NZRmPq9LTfxMKyoQAWqhxjd7X/s320/P2230099.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442397247157995874" border="0" /></a><br />Here I started moving towards drawing more female heads which I realized I hadn't done much of yet. What I really need to do is do more body constructions. These females turned out kind of okay though. The important aspect I was going for here was appeal...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXkwY0zo2V96KGxavAFtIWVsbkAGDmu_6cSrg-kmkmfgQbTPh3ZpBaXFbU7m0iAcsCl8hpXhA1Q1ByudA65JDS4VH3_SjblajCpaomLB-w-8vbPldZwA8LTw5nOC1gqpVP_5tqFBOVZC_/s1600-h/P2250002.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXkwY0zo2V96KGxavAFtIWVsbkAGDmu_6cSrg-kmkmfgQbTPh3ZpBaXFbU7m0iAcsCl8hpXhA1Q1ByudA65JDS4VH3_SjblajCpaomLB-w-8vbPldZwA8LTw5nOC1gqpVP_5tqFBOVZC_/s320/P2250002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442398111277019138" border="0" /></a><br />These sexy lady drawings were from reference in the P. Blair book. The one at the top I did last. That's probably why it looks the best. This is a hard subject.. this character has a lot of very subtle squash and stretch in her features as she sings. Hardest of all was capturing the seductive look of every movement. My drawings don't really do justice to what's in the book.<br /><br />If you don't get the look from the eyes right, then the appeal is totally lost. You can see it in my first drawing at the right. It was also interesting to come to understand the construction of this character. Even after my last drawing at the top I still don't feel like I have it down perfect. The hair was a bitch to get right also. Eventually, I'd like to do a few full body drawings. Should be a good challenge..<br /><br />So I feel like I'm starting to get a good handle on drawing solid heads. It's time to draw some more full body figures. Til next time!<br /><br />later!da99ethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02334721408358632447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630403974841932871.post-80700927030517176682009-12-09T23:00:00.000-08:002009-12-09T23:01:55.276-08:00There will be more!Cartoon update coming as soon as I can get my hands on a scanner!<br /><br />In the meantime I took a picture with my webcam.. Muhahahaha!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtHz1pdpDHdtn6bC8T_V1HoyoAtTh6t57h1uyEOJOznM8q0kzNzXKgZykqaY-QMxuIlP6oVyEHOhSC3dbpaB1jDqbJp5b3rrR3FrdhMa7bWHcKAPfvF5tCBhFm4tucyW_7YWfDy-ftZAF4/s1600-h/Photo+4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtHz1pdpDHdtn6bC8T_V1HoyoAtTh6t57h1uyEOJOznM8q0kzNzXKgZykqaY-QMxuIlP6oVyEHOhSC3dbpaB1jDqbJp5b3rrR3FrdhMa7bWHcKAPfvF5tCBhFm4tucyW_7YWfDy-ftZAF4/s320/Photo+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413499008210727010" border="0" /></a>da99ethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02334721408358632447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630403974841932871.post-42983272966446144872009-11-24T13:38:00.000-08:002009-11-24T13:54:41.115-08:00Couple new thingsSo I'm working on a reality tv show right now, so I'm finding it hard to find time to update while working 12 hours a day! Anyway, I'm trying to draw during whatever down time I have during the day. Also, I finally got a copy of the Preston Blair book from a very awesome person... You know who you are.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwJeKnQf_bHkiVU0f4ssNgItzhYWMOYQuVQYm6adPQbpB2eabMKvjcC6Aus0epBFPIvshLRUOEFIl7HD2mJoW_kTqCD6H-fbD46-Wy-_i_N8OejTpUq0wTA7DVYl3dZ25cjC3csvSdopO/s1600/cartoonupdate6-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwJeKnQf_bHkiVU0f4ssNgItzhYWMOYQuVQYm6adPQbpB2eabMKvjcC6Aus0epBFPIvshLRUOEFIl7HD2mJoW_kTqCD6H-fbD46-Wy-_i_N8OejTpUq0wTA7DVYl3dZ25cjC3csvSdopO/s320/cartoonupdate6-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407788658050716642" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So first up are some Squash and Stretch sketches from the original Preston Blair book. (The new one has new drawings which I have.) A lot of these are not bad. I'm finding that my biggest foe in drawing these is proportion so I'm going to try and find some exercises to work on that.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyEkJUu1iRC22HsJTgozUFoFRa5UNSTBzi_HZbYhbwRv8Fa3392p1fBk5cwXhASjeGiD58d8SbHZAF6b7n7GjDFVyCqJ5uYpgoktBU30l0287rQpoMLefAzgLYAsLwqRDDm1pp4VtC0fH8/s1600/cartoonupdate6-2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyEkJUu1iRC22HsJTgozUFoFRa5UNSTBzi_HZbYhbwRv8Fa3392p1fBk5cwXhASjeGiD58d8SbHZAF6b7n7GjDFVyCqJ5uYpgoktBU30l0287rQpoMLefAzgLYAsLwqRDDm1pp4VtC0fH8/s320/cartoonupdate6-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407789162931705474" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These drawings are some of the new ones... I think the one at the top left is the best drawing I've done with the Preston Blair practice since I started. The proportions turned out good and the lining and clean up turned out really nice. I was smart enough to draw these all a lot bigger than I normally draw which was helpful as well. The other two turned out pretty well also, although they are unfinished. I need to start putting up more comparison blogs now that I have so many drawings. Next up I hoping to compare the Donald Duck drawings from my previous posts.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLexiCQ9TTW2WIzL50T5QGAfYxVj2HDnZeTRjoCbApKMtJUfG-C28jHSfu5Hyv_UsbP5-cFDkB1Kjt9iAezbspf4t8EDx6DklpUVspAcqpTJUsORP1E1qfHzegvaUzXJx_V3dtMp0V4Fkf/s1600/cartoonupdate6-3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLexiCQ9TTW2WIzL50T5QGAfYxVj2HDnZeTRjoCbApKMtJUfG-C28jHSfu5Hyv_UsbP5-cFDkB1Kjt9iAezbspf4t8EDx6DklpUVspAcqpTJUsORP1E1qfHzegvaUzXJx_V3dtMp0V4Fkf/s320/cartoonupdate6-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407790031735520578" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here's a little treat. It's a cartoon based on myself. I'm hoping to be able to use this as a basis for the cartoon I'm planning with the Rob character I've posted before.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCvxAUpJ5b9-74JPQ05UEZzqUnIz3pgrAYAQYDaM_68dwaYFdRCHiGwu_mBHxq82_s0y1uRvTYowq-voUPwGmuhpwJZnxFcd-saw9gx0fHMDybvxC_9majvnH1tetoHOy-J7lObOzN_tx/s1600/cartoonupdate6-4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCvxAUpJ5b9-74JPQ05UEZzqUnIz3pgrAYAQYDaM_68dwaYFdRCHiGwu_mBHxq82_s0y1uRvTYowq-voUPwGmuhpwJZnxFcd-saw9gx0fHMDybvxC_9majvnH1tetoHOy-J7lObOzN_tx/s320/cartoonupdate6-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407790515841804466" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This last one is a mish-mash of a bunch of different sketches. A lot of them are using the skull construction that I've been playing with. I also practiced some cartoon hands here and tried to do an angry Donald from memory. I think it turned out alright. The main attraction on this page was an attempt at a full body drawing of a character, the cat, that is. Drawing a full body cartoon character and making it look solid and correct is a lot harder than I expected it could be. I'm hoping that as I come to understand line of action this stuff will get easier.<br /><br />Well, wish I had more but that's all for now. I'm gonna try to get those Donald comparisons up next time, but until then, here's the link to the page I found the Donald model sheets on so you can look for yourself if you're really that interested. Haha!<br /><br />http://www.michaelspornanimation.com/splog/index.php?s=disney+model+sheets&submit=Search<br /><br />Scroll a little bit more than halfway down the page and you should find it.<br /><br />-kda99ethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02334721408358632447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630403974841932871.post-15479827856766417092009-09-15T17:35:00.000-07:002009-09-15T18:57:39.688-07:00More Donald and introducing some preliminaries...So I've been doing some more Donald studies because it's a hell of a lot of fun. Hopefully it's not a bad idea, but I've started to develop a character of my own as go through the lessons, mostly for fun.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06zMG2hfxWWtoLVqvm-gANMGRF0Y0PcStX2kFiiS9U_Dt8fCcjZgF4ZMR50yPoPZ8gvw90VnWP3K8c0ZK6n1spJVelQkocnZSgXdvTbyI7Tyweop1EC4d7aJmYfdCnb6nL4ZP72JCNFm2/s1600-h/cartoonupdate.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06zMG2hfxWWtoLVqvm-gANMGRF0Y0PcStX2kFiiS9U_Dt8fCcjZgF4ZMR50yPoPZ8gvw90VnWP3K8c0ZK6n1spJVelQkocnZSgXdvTbyI7Tyweop1EC4d7aJmYfdCnb6nL4ZP72JCNFm2/s320/cartoonupdate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381869618113996034" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here's some standing Donald poses... in all their awkward, unbalanced glory... I thought they were good at first, but then realized how off they were. You might notice that Donald on the left is sort of hanging forward a bit. Donald Right is drooping to the right a bit. The clean up was really messy on these too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMl_4B-Q2PDwynM-BQCjyPid8f7jE8XSsTh_6069aIduzL7bmwCpf_05mkSr9nhsEkdjkeVJlZdwiUb38VPvoP4uOPYtNmvuZzCBlRzcZHZoC9QzMeNVhqwUlcBYBjLBNkEW2nIpMOJNJ/s1600-h/cartoonupdate002.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMl_4B-Q2PDwynM-BQCjyPid8f7jE8XSsTh_6069aIduzL7bmwCpf_05mkSr9nhsEkdjkeVJlZdwiUb38VPvoP4uOPYtNmvuZzCBlRzcZHZoC9QzMeNVhqwUlcBYBjLBNkEW2nIpMOJNJ/s320/cartoonupdate002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381872633697563298" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A bit of an improvement here. Donald is standing upright. A big improvement from the first in construction and line of action. However, my hand seems to be terribly unsteady when trying to line these. If you look at the close-ups it's more apparent. I need to find something to practice for that. Still, a good improvement.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijUEmPsrhszGmF-D8Ev2l2OgnKR9IFA3Ybpr6kuWJRtwRZol66epz9Nel8zNa1j4XnmmLqfh8837zy4V67s9LCICkIU8qZhSlUPdWk0HCiQW9oYn_qat9zNebyGCLeT-rwVxNwEyssxxyO/s1600-h/cartoonupdate001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijUEmPsrhszGmF-D8Ev2l2OgnKR9IFA3Ybpr6kuWJRtwRZol66epz9Nel8zNa1j4XnmmLqfh8837zy4V67s9LCICkIU8qZhSlUPdWk0HCiQW9oYn_qat9zNebyGCLeT-rwVxNwEyssxxyO/s320/cartoonupdate001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381872538705428146" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This one didn't turn out too bad. My one major complaint is that I constructed the head too wide and hence his eyes are too far apart. The eye on the left doesn't look like it's attached in the right spot because of that. The line of action is pretty good, I think.. Body construction is pretty good too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdeNNFFm-7nmMU_PBXTFcdi4xB39uFrFz88MddtIjFePrTfQ9QlL3UUYb8zQkSS1D1TbEhbHzYSwcUiu2nPaJ91hwbTslAU5ju4ch5ogcwDd_-zpO77XD2tdXhg316Tl0P5-85gn_RKOqO/s1600-h/cartoonupdate003.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdeNNFFm-7nmMU_PBXTFcdi4xB39uFrFz88MddtIjFePrTfQ9QlL3UUYb8zQkSS1D1TbEhbHzYSwcUiu2nPaJ91hwbTslAU5ju4ch5ogcwDd_-zpO77XD2tdXhg316Tl0P5-85gn_RKOqO/s320/cartoonupdate003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381874268590552738" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Now the really fun stuff.. These are the earliest preliminaries of a character based off of the Rob cartoon sketches I posted before. I did a bunch of sketches that I'm too ashamed of to put up here, but they helped me get to the next page.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDdvu5gXbUrznQ5MargFFj02Hmb5D4ThkwKuO31Kxt7DHvII5QY_jcTDQ7t5P2DHZOE4LuCsC-b4I9S465s44KBuQqaXC8AAOfFyYY-PUhabH2XfNTbgA3W3KJNX0W9An9rCDDIidhWLM/s1600-h/cartoonupdate004.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDdvu5gXbUrznQ5MargFFj02Hmb5D4ThkwKuO31Kxt7DHvII5QY_jcTDQ7t5P2DHZOE4LuCsC-b4I9S465s44KBuQqaXC8AAOfFyYY-PUhabH2XfNTbgA3W3KJNX0W9An9rCDDIidhWLM/s320/cartoonupdate004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381874687384170594" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So here's the first draft of the character from head on, side view and expression. The one from head on is probably the best of them. I like it the most. The one from the side looks like a South Park character and therefore needs to be changed. I just need to rotate his head and bit and do a 3/4 profile. The last one has a maniacal smile and a wily eyed look. But something is wrong about the nose. It seems to be in the wrong place or something.. Also, the points in the cheeks make him a little scary.. I'm not sure that was the intention.<br /><br />Well, I'm going to be reworking these a bit and it will hopefully lead to a cartoon. Also I'm going to get back to doing the Blair lessons!<br /><br />-kda99ethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02334721408358632447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630403974841932871.post-84153947442667776482009-09-03T21:16:00.000-07:002009-09-03T21:47:10.022-07:00Comparisons #1Ok, so I finally got together a comparison post. This took more work than I thought it would. This is lesson three from the JohnK/Preston Blair lessons.. Compare your work...<br /><br /><br />So I figure I'd start with this atrocious old woman...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Pc2_yY1ScmftVfxSvSQf7VusoTnvMv5OEB0eRaGjwFcT00bI1Z638PSydKyMif8ygE0GL0IiTpt62yKdviBL0grr7NFI0S3iIuEt7eWpXsY_x7prhRPocic4yUfZmGVVroS7UqPc4Ycq/s1600-h/woman.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Pc2_yY1ScmftVfxSvSQf7VusoTnvMv5OEB0eRaGjwFcT00bI1Z638PSydKyMif8ygE0GL0IiTpt62yKdviBL0grr7NFI0S3iIuEt7eWpXsY_x7prhRPocic4yUfZmGVVroS7UqPc4Ycq/s320/woman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377465201638497730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZpD7SphWmySEu6cG4aPJV0s8SysnFKvghpHvRAtTBdRa4jp-dNs9tgXfAoXyqVIrgzL0N6DIIBcO9kWEzrzQbCbQiycZBqFph6wSse1a1u5Zcri1kLNTaKqSJMnei6-IEXdqMfWxDI_Z_/s1600-h/womanf.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZpD7SphWmySEu6cG4aPJV0s8SysnFKvghpHvRAtTBdRa4jp-dNs9tgXfAoXyqVIrgzL0N6DIIBcO9kWEzrzQbCbQiycZBqFph6wSse1a1u5Zcri1kLNTaKqSJMnei6-IEXdqMfWxDI_Z_/s320/womanf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377465293884319362" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This one's pretty painful to look at.. construction isn't great. The eyes are way too wide apart and look pasted on her head. Nose isn't long or crooked enough. the Chin is too long and the glasses are too tall. Eyebrows are in the wrong position too. I need to take another crack at this one...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQgz5zw8BJgJIUqG0Z9r9MM_N6WQDuC2wDKCbQ0qXe4-tC6oJxSNEMATqttnhxE2G5rA5pwgNa_LXgcco6Murei6BomUrK5-epJ7uGTAjg3fswlUrX9m8rwTi3zXYUdJow1J1KC4cshLLk/s1600-h/Wolf1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQgz5zw8BJgJIUqG0Z9r9MM_N6WQDuC2wDKCbQ0qXe4-tC6oJxSNEMATqttnhxE2G5rA5pwgNa_LXgcco6Murei6BomUrK5-epJ7uGTAjg3fswlUrX9m8rwTi3zXYUdJow1J1KC4cshLLk/s320/Wolf1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377465001307959858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgERX1cGao33KbwRV1dKHb-P44_z-N5CEAuEezvK-P7RXFeZDnXrPNGehGDPDFjd0TihU3XadoFWwJW0KhvaVq85Tpleq-dVuUx7bdKb60paxPKWmSv1_3fpGPVtOM4L6u_CleFKeQ0fQjF/s1600-h/Wolf1f.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgERX1cGao33KbwRV1dKHb-P44_z-N5CEAuEezvK-P7RXFeZDnXrPNGehGDPDFjd0TihU3XadoFWwJW0KhvaVq85Tpleq-dVuUx7bdKb60paxPKWmSv1_3fpGPVtOM4L6u_CleFKeQ0fQjF/s320/Wolf1f.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377465114461596898" border="0" /></a><br />I like how this wolf turned out. The construction is pretty good aside from some proportion issues. Also the ears don't point straight back like Preston's does and the eyes aren't stretched far enough. Lastly, the nose is too small on mine. Not bad overall though.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittoJBgy7mC7nVqIExQuU2f2PLQtNMEEQLVo9W_cDGXbUXUwnOeMQhYZFSUZAMKUxSSSuzexKrsEtLzkVlmu1xChH7vgLNhf1heJzZbvmUxjZDUyVGYDONqESWZP6Wz7aTmcv6hHRQbPwk/s1600-h/ram.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittoJBgy7mC7nVqIExQuU2f2PLQtNMEEQLVo9W_cDGXbUXUwnOeMQhYZFSUZAMKUxSSSuzexKrsEtLzkVlmu1xChH7vgLNhf1heJzZbvmUxjZDUyVGYDONqESWZP6Wz7aTmcv6hHRQbPwk/s320/ram.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377464799281294642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZltDa5rnDlg1vDFhpmFM10zhuoxCbzE025mCp1NLrgeKu1efpLLdzsGvJg6e3qa1VWjsL0KGeQECJaZMuv0qWIuMt5iN3rDTLlQm8wM4a3OzXyBzeNDqs3iiCJFrwTKSHb8xjniDfAv_/s1600-h/ramf.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZltDa5rnDlg1vDFhpmFM10zhuoxCbzE025mCp1NLrgeKu1efpLLdzsGvJg6e3qa1VWjsL0KGeQECJaZMuv0qWIuMt5iN3rDTLlQm8wM4a3OzXyBzeNDqs3iiCJFrwTKSHb8xjniDfAv_/s320/ramf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377464926233784674" border="0" /></a><br />I thought this ram was a pretty good copy until I compared it. The head on mine is slightly tilted forward. The snout is pretty good, but the eyes aren't angry enough. Construction is pretty good though.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8irY09UTkTjWvpn2TN2ppTMCPHx8APUrvgwG-PXGaWC01HItKiVC0lbddBS_yQlMBjqnCbvgyyJRP91icF5sm2bQKGLDc_72KtmWIYrI4CJ3RtlQqqVwckdKrBF4gsgkwLallx0_t1_3_/s1600-h/rabbit2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8irY09UTkTjWvpn2TN2ppTMCPHx8APUrvgwG-PXGaWC01HItKiVC0lbddBS_yQlMBjqnCbvgyyJRP91icF5sm2bQKGLDc_72KtmWIYrI4CJ3RtlQqqVwckdKrBF4gsgkwLallx0_t1_3_/s320/rabbit2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377464589632639186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLhyAtHyYa5j9X6dcYYZ6UiGymMpWEdJ1GbW8cctIu7OKSpYuBatb6ioQ0rs6VNnyOGHNhgcs8xe1wd7l2HX9EWG756zWfqtbiUZ_oano3Z2VIaaG8K-_pGE4quIbouxyKY-i9-8ibGB5Y/s1600-h/rabbit2-1f.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLhyAtHyYa5j9X6dcYYZ6UiGymMpWEdJ1GbW8cctIu7OKSpYuBatb6ioQ0rs6VNnyOGHNhgcs8xe1wd7l2HX9EWG756zWfqtbiUZ_oano3Z2VIaaG8K-_pGE4quIbouxyKY-i9-8ibGB5Y/s320/rabbit2-1f.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377464717576906690" border="0" /></a><br />Again, mine is tilted slighty on the wrong angle and the head isn't tall enough. Good proportion on eyes, nose and ears. The mouth isn't as wide. Another not so bad copy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bLRgdh1Zlc89UZpQPdtR-pYl1R-n9ZBnOVUNt1Jyn4HTNeVihA7xMb-TMQIyWnurD2dTfNNXnYPQl8mmkbMymGestEtoGD_8bbt72XrLv4FG9F8pMZuEUENoKTBPY2ede6QJdlJWd2Pt/s1600-h/Rabbit1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 119px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bLRgdh1Zlc89UZpQPdtR-pYl1R-n9ZBnOVUNt1Jyn4HTNeVihA7xMb-TMQIyWnurD2dTfNNXnYPQl8mmkbMymGestEtoGD_8bbt72XrLv4FG9F8pMZuEUENoKTBPY2ede6QJdlJWd2Pt/s320/Rabbit1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377464406765076258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWaQVKbmdmUgYBjYdV5R01hC456j6xCiET4Zu1wIkpK8o8WB1aGnv6f3Vwjc5cinoNQhLjA7dowbRAEdTIQQ2I1ywazzztlNOsMa6Mq8Wjrrv_GFQwr173SmwuQo7NrkljwPqJWB43dzhj/s1600-h/Rabbit1f.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 119px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWaQVKbmdmUgYBjYdV5R01hC456j6xCiET4Zu1wIkpK8o8WB1aGnv6f3Vwjc5cinoNQhLjA7dowbRAEdTIQQ2I1ywazzztlNOsMa6Mq8Wjrrv_GFQwr173SmwuQo7NrkljwPqJWB43dzhj/s320/Rabbit1f.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377464492004479538" border="0" /></a><br />This one's pretty good, only two complaints. Eyes are too small and so is the nose. Other than that pretty good.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJSzRwUR0XsSnBNIGlz0x-KJczZA1ubH2VVQyH3KAs5g9cp3evi6EmynBS0WUwgDErap1XYWxcE47bnhREoHoWLI41vWkEOe8gMEATXvLX4QdYSUrXWj8yvHnIcIJtYexPPFhaCx_1WU7/s1600-h/mouse.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJSzRwUR0XsSnBNIGlz0x-KJczZA1ubH2VVQyH3KAs5g9cp3evi6EmynBS0WUwgDErap1XYWxcE47bnhREoHoWLI41vWkEOe8gMEATXvLX4QdYSUrXWj8yvHnIcIJtYexPPFhaCx_1WU7/s320/mouse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377464196139594738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QkgM7ywDtTcSx8n2h-ju7u-qGVJYiNjfzSGIqzZS76HFAcffkgSLfJ25s6IpUH9XacVXzgriWW5OM4e20axFlUBTgWYj1V4qZQXsL7El6FRGNNhNeNjOGdUwQnLxPzusGM4aRw8SNCkW/s1600-h/mouse-1f.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QkgM7ywDtTcSx8n2h-ju7u-qGVJYiNjfzSGIqzZS76HFAcffkgSLfJ25s6IpUH9XacVXzgriWW5OM4e20axFlUBTgWYj1V4qZQXsL7El6FRGNNhNeNjOGdUwQnLxPzusGM4aRw8SNCkW/s320/mouse-1f.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377464293727592338" border="0" /></a><br />Here's some sort of sexy mouse or something. Mine actually looks more feminine than Preston's, not sure if that was intentional. The ears are a little off on this one and again the nose and eyes are a little small.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQBc1oodqKlKja9_kNLYX6KqbQJNn9EPdRFs7r-Mgk4GDpMxd4epbT-ccUq4fuHE5zRZCwjG18foGNZBTAkjPUzwf3dP22t91SQLLqvXUKflUC6lDEz3lNmJv1Xug1NTQZSGW7nWQIwsP/s1600-h/bulldog.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQBc1oodqKlKja9_kNLYX6KqbQJNn9EPdRFs7r-Mgk4GDpMxd4epbT-ccUq4fuHE5zRZCwjG18foGNZBTAkjPUzwf3dP22t91SQLLqvXUKflUC6lDEz3lNmJv1Xug1NTQZSGW7nWQIwsP/s320/bulldog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377463945607584930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslX3pTY-NMSPeSljWFy2u4oQOH45LI5CHAixxWbX4waepJL7E8D5hy1Iuh96TxAB1gunfJ9NWki1Fl1mLdYqai873_0nUR8XqElO7ujjz1k5wrkaySfM5roocyLXl2JemwnNnBhASUb21/s1600-h/bulldogf.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslX3pTY-NMSPeSljWFy2u4oQOH45LI5CHAixxWbX4waepJL7E8D5hy1Iuh96TxAB1gunfJ9NWki1Fl1mLdYqai873_0nUR8XqElO7ujjz1k5wrkaySfM5roocyLXl2JemwnNnBhASUb21/s320/bulldogf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377464097011256194" border="0" /></a><br />What can I say about this one? The construction seems kind of shabby on this. The eyebrows don't seem to be shaped right nor do the jowels. Looks like Butch lost a few pounds in my copy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtU87X1ONmMx_Q7nC1mT3VuEBShkQ9OO79Ux2jM9nkJVTmFY0U4i51jv5TU2yAp04ppJT0xYgkfS0xF-1g4AH1nf5ciap-zoAy4CkpxSBOHexpo5RA5K085X-v0B_6gVHucsuTywZNre3S/s1600-h/bear.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtU87X1ONmMx_Q7nC1mT3VuEBShkQ9OO79Ux2jM9nkJVTmFY0U4i51jv5TU2yAp04ppJT0xYgkfS0xF-1g4AH1nf5ciap-zoAy4CkpxSBOHexpo5RA5K085X-v0B_6gVHucsuTywZNre3S/s320/bear.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377463760811059074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-8_nhk8PgSMLfyBld2ac_3qhLqehaa4_Y_eS7taenN7zA6mZ0x9kT3Fzo1H7oWLi-T3N2sV7yrMCt29wXD0LFSaQ9QJZmcMzccsm__Vj98cOd5PhqYaGryLI83JHKIDVEP-PRmBV43bf/s1600-h/bearf.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-8_nhk8PgSMLfyBld2ac_3qhLqehaa4_Y_eS7taenN7zA6mZ0x9kT3Fzo1H7oWLi-T3N2sV7yrMCt29wXD0LFSaQ9QJZmcMzccsm__Vj98cOd5PhqYaGryLI83JHKIDVEP-PRmBV43bf/s320/bearf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377463856102594354" border="0" /></a><br />I'm proud of this one because I feel like I really caught the feel of the character in my copy. There are some construction issues with it like the smaller snout and small ears, but I mostly like this one.<br /><br />Well, that was fantabulous! Next up I'm gonna do some more of lesson 2 drawing and compare my Donald Duck drawings to the originals... Stay tuned!da99ethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02334721408358632447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630403974841932871.post-6213858056462070862009-09-01T16:58:00.001-07:002009-09-01T17:24:28.640-07:00Donald Duck and heads!Ok so I was on JohnK's blog looking for inspiration and I caught this Donald Duck model sheet and couldn't resist..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAMMI7J4gUj3ndjKwe-1lQZ7-PW0ub6xhLalNLMpAZnsYxCGTSxc-kKAe3BABmIgZrc1YK2YQy09HJnvs-D1LfhfFVSgiDIF0_5YJwnP_xdGk8wb0OH6anOixuOdp1mx8Cb8EJ9-lHfylD/s1600-h/cartoons-update4-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAMMI7J4gUj3ndjKwe-1lQZ7-PW0ub6xhLalNLMpAZnsYxCGTSxc-kKAe3BABmIgZrc1YK2YQy09HJnvs-D1LfhfFVSgiDIF0_5YJwnP_xdGk8wb0OH6anOixuOdp1mx8Cb8EJ9-lHfylD/s320/cartoons-update4-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376652862032865506" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I picked all of the harder head positions and did two expressions... The head positions were much easier than the expressions. Also, I tried drawing first with an HB and then attempted smooth, dark lining with a 6B. The clean up was a little messy for most of them. Especially the last expression. I probably looked a lot like Donald after drawing that. That expression is deceivingly hard.<br /><br />Next, I'm going to move on to body positions for Donald so I can learn to draw him using my own poses.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8bjP9R2igYv4yCGfuxTIfQKCwAJW1n2kjd6F3sF-JqeY6CexezHVr88YkulDUB7d2le-BE4nFXAd3xZY_70mlNXrrh0iIsKIJCqMtMEYNe85b-SdSExl9W1J0maNXF73WZ-5TqE13D4xa/s1600-h/cartoons-update4-2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8bjP9R2igYv4yCGfuxTIfQKCwAJW1n2kjd6F3sF-JqeY6CexezHVr88YkulDUB7d2le-BE4nFXAd3xZY_70mlNXrrh0iIsKIJCqMtMEYNe85b-SdSExl9W1J0maNXF73WZ-5TqE13D4xa/s320/cartoons-update4-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376654518403581554" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A lot of this is practice with head construction. You'll note the Donald heads here as well. Another attempt at lining, this time with pen. I find that I don't have a very steady hand when trying to do this.. My strokes aren't relaxed and it shows.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbN_S0pZx6YJhCX46oWFH-yQyydxdu8kExQjhlFhYT6TtprWOWDUc7iX5ZW-NzSM7oiwmp_KLtHbIv76UaYnNMv_fhgsWdyF040TE0N7Ww5yCmXRwPPAn5QD3_Na-3UWBOot43g6n1il0/s1600-h/cartoons-update4-3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbN_S0pZx6YJhCX46oWFH-yQyydxdu8kExQjhlFhYT6TtprWOWDUc7iX5ZW-NzSM7oiwmp_KLtHbIv76UaYnNMv_fhgsWdyF040TE0N7Ww5yCmXRwPPAn5QD3_Na-3UWBOot43g6n1il0/s320/cartoons-update4-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376655443655768962" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So there's a few squash and stretch bits from lesson two of the animation course. I'm going to do more of those tomorrow. I really like the deranged looking dude. He was designed using the head and jaw construction and turned out pretty good. The hand is awful unfortunately, but it's still an exciting expression. The hand looks like it might fall off though. The generic cat is reminiscent of the Rocko stuff from the other day. Not super amazing..<br /><br />I'll need to start doing the side by side comparisons for the animation course. Here's more info on that: http://www.animationarchive.org/2006/05/media-preston-blairs-animation-first.html<br /><br />alright! back to drawing!<br /><br />-da99etda99ethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02334721408358632447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630403974841932871.post-78022878189434048182009-08-26T19:27:00.000-07:002009-08-26T19:49:14.435-07:00Human Studies!So this is less John K lessons and more human studies.. but there's a little cartoonage in here.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAETNltQWp8x8JcQ9NfpxPqzVtDjXPzCEKJMINiCkD13LFtV6UMJgKFwROH6a7b1kKgsxeFutRUSIFTkAFC8p84JqZDS9lp5U9Kp2gIkTSKwV_F-xfw-4ou9AmHrX-d0dGxbe8XH7C4Jrs/s1600-h/cartoons-update3-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAETNltQWp8x8JcQ9NfpxPqzVtDjXPzCEKJMINiCkD13LFtV6UMJgKFwROH6a7b1kKgsxeFutRUSIFTkAFC8p84JqZDS9lp5U9Kp2gIkTSKwV_F-xfw-4ou9AmHrX-d0dGxbe8XH7C4Jrs/s320/cartoons-update3-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374465541186579858" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So you probably recognize the ugly guy.. that's me. Also, my buddy, Rob, got me some Rocko's Modern Life episodes so I've had some new inspiration. These drawing are all pretty raw. Heffer's head is set too low on his body. Rocko's giant eyes are kinda wobbly and my one eye is lazy or something..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFaZrFiHum314oOkvNvTguNqinf5dIuJZFRXyFntLn3x1eNMz8g0Uh1PSVLQu0iTWFdl0C4PL-4TPhHOgzgmw1AO-q-GLFwxdmytoUJ2TdpWmNKx2FrhQ8j9UbPjx5bAs2wr_o7pUeZgc/s1600-h/cartoons-update3-2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 209px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFaZrFiHum314oOkvNvTguNqinf5dIuJZFRXyFntLn3x1eNMz8g0Uh1PSVLQu0iTWFdl0C4PL-4TPhHOgzgmw1AO-q-GLFwxdmytoUJ2TdpWmNKx2FrhQ8j9UbPjx5bAs2wr_o7pUeZgc/s320/cartoons-update3-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374466322234789154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My self portrait was a culmination of these human skull studies. I'm really trying to step up my drawing skill in all facets. I have a couple more pages that look a lot like this, but it's all the same and kind of boring. This is what my practice looks like. I came to find that the best way to construct a human skull is by first drawing a circle representing the cranium. This covers the top of the skull to just below the nose. Next I draw lines wrapping around the circle to visualize the third dimension of depth. There's a North to South line (straight through the face and back of the head) and a East to West line (straight through both ears). These lines cross at the top and bottom of the cranium. From the East to West line, I extend a jawbone line that completes the head. The neck attaches to the base of the cranium and underneath the jawbone. Hey, I learned something! Blog accomplished!<br /><br />Well, I wouldn't go that far...<br /><br /><br /><br />***WARNING WARNING NAKED GUY COMING UP!!! *******<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Seriously... I drew his wiener and everything!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ok, you asked for it...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dFOOQ9wMrzqDS8y2Z9VNrKxsTWBBBi9kO-QjFlI8NJAI24ay-MaYV1480xQXhFRcM1GDBuSkVd8p2VI57p30oRqVFoOCCcPiMX7ZNzx0VKWuA1DDN70LySD0Q5wwfFU53cviHcHm0Lry/s1600-h/cartoons-update3-3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dFOOQ9wMrzqDS8y2Z9VNrKxsTWBBBi9kO-QjFlI8NJAI24ay-MaYV1480xQXhFRcM1GDBuSkVd8p2VI57p30oRqVFoOCCcPiMX7ZNzx0VKWuA1DDN70LySD0Q5wwfFU53cviHcHm0Lry/s320/cartoons-update3-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374467880279719346" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So he's carrying a big heavy box.. and I'm not talking his junk... The giant weighted box he has in hand is for offsetting his balance and exposes different muscles that wouldn't normally be visible. As I was drawing this I was cursing myself for how awful it was, but once it was done I thought it didn't look half bad. That means it's only half good. I really need to learn to draw bigger and sharpen my pencils so I can fit in all the little details instead ranting and raving. I need to take a note of advice from an article I read that talks about how drawing should remain fun; that's the reason anyone does it in the first place. It helps.<br /><br /><br />As always... Feel free to comment!<br /><br />-kda99ethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02334721408358632447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630403974841932871.post-30896974724216892842009-08-06T21:01:00.000-07:002009-08-06T21:16:24.656-07:00How about an update, asshole!?Well, if I keep forgeting how to log in to this thing I'll never be able to update, eh? But, since you asked so nicely, here's an update:<br /><br />So this a a little more of lesson 1 and a little bit of lesson 2...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiBDjJt4J5NiiXeuw2udxI9cSMqgNTeqh5tFni5FX5rrjG0kYie4U7JNqB1V_OOzv3evvqUEDSkTDQP6-QU6GGwt9wYvziKMC0AIzNZOj1REmG2Fg1F8ZWlKtkqmePDbl7HEkhg4Gdc3A/s1600-h/cartoons-update2-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 209px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiBDjJt4J5NiiXeuw2udxI9cSMqgNTeqh5tFni5FX5rrjG0kYie4U7JNqB1V_OOzv3evvqUEDSkTDQP6-QU6GGwt9wYvziKMC0AIzNZOj1REmG2Fg1F8ZWlKtkqmePDbl7HEkhg4Gdc3A/s320/cartoons-update2-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367067602617691426" border="0" /></a><br /><br />At some point, I realized that I could draw pictures bigger. This way fitting in the details isn't as hard! I must be a genius!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8KyA_OhLof8LCJ5bigg1DiTHi5g9e2cIox8gzZUTWaTU7e0JDGQpceFWMX3CZ6rDFEHHjr5QXk0DOre4IPeMvOodjTMyrEv2YnvJGwekFxt1td4Zdp_usaKlJ7CCnUMdKcxB2bc-mSGf/s1600-h/cartoons-update2-2(rob).jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8KyA_OhLof8LCJ5bigg1DiTHi5g9e2cIox8gzZUTWaTU7e0JDGQpceFWMX3CZ6rDFEHHjr5QXk0DOre4IPeMvOodjTMyrEv2YnvJGwekFxt1td4Zdp_usaKlJ7CCnUMdKcxB2bc-mSGf/s320/cartoons-update2-2(rob).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367067959252116066" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is a drawing that was inspired by a doodle I did that looked like my friend Rob. Here's Rob in all of his computer programing glory. Chained to a desk with a broken ping pong paddle. (He likes ping pong... and paddling heh heh {not really}[The paddling part I mean]) It turned out pretty good except for now that I see it on the computer I can see that the table is lop-sided... sigh... FAILURE!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0njwprebKlPOmzAEGRIe2PkT65yD1SwkFXMz-pr4BkIaX6LNaCX77EtCztA23-2hNyBEtxXTW6BeAgLQ3cISjrxe-T6ATh2yjJnHB3bu8UFUSnx6DclfVL0QV64Oe10dmcLKOdzgTP8YY/s1600-h/cartoons-update2-3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0njwprebKlPOmzAEGRIe2PkT65yD1SwkFXMz-pr4BkIaX6LNaCX77EtCztA23-2hNyBEtxXTW6BeAgLQ3cISjrxe-T6ATh2yjJnHB3bu8UFUSnx6DclfVL0QV64Oe10dmcLKOdzgTP8YY/s320/cartoons-update2-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367068763995117346" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here's some of the lesson 2 stuff. Squash and Stretch. So as you might have guessed, a face stretches when the mouth is open or the jaw is down and squashes when the jaw is up and clenched or smiling.. so these are the sketches I did from the Preston Blair Book.<br />I give myself an A... for Asshole!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2dCptXbHTF9S1cf6SWCEbsJXdeTQwBGUGb31I0XCDXpD9mTGtePriMRDxA9mJIpT5MP1CKQSah0BmDmv-JSsBx_krcNL_hvw0XlVFcZQJKkpoMpj_t7PMigSL0n4uVNMAW7s1PAtuLtU/s1600-h/cartoons-update2-4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2dCptXbHTF9S1cf6SWCEbsJXdeTQwBGUGb31I0XCDXpD9mTGtePriMRDxA9mJIpT5MP1CKQSah0BmDmv-JSsBx_krcNL_hvw0XlVFcZQJKkpoMpj_t7PMigSL0n4uVNMAW7s1PAtuLtU/s320/cartoons-update2-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367069279316221106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A few more lesson 2 things with another pose of Rob being very very angry. I was trying to understand line of action.. which I still just don't quite get..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTOtHCWKuLcTviVI5rbReTrMYnxOtZrUGDcFEsxTlbzWvxeZL1awv67Ry6dqEw3wqp4p8sP-Eb3gvLZLhFSnDjPAP-LmLezBJO1rDbHAQsO_HCewMHTUT1Cksdy8IHpbm3kE_wdrDsWiyf/s1600-h/cartoons-update2-5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTOtHCWKuLcTviVI5rbReTrMYnxOtZrUGDcFEsxTlbzWvxeZL1awv67Ry6dqEw3wqp4p8sP-Eb3gvLZLhFSnDjPAP-LmLezBJO1rDbHAQsO_HCewMHTUT1Cksdy8IHpbm3kE_wdrDsWiyf/s320/cartoons-update2-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367069675415198802" border="0" /></a><br /><br />More practicing line of action with Rob.. the bottom one kinda sucks.. the top two are alright..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQ6Qs4ZY-t4PLIenetpEQA40f0gP-UYy0OlqWJCzR85Jl2aGcULIxjSpry2FMceYfmL6CBWPwXKQuyqE3CeECYdCIBZ4aIpqxYcQ282SUkob4RupCOjhXITfssc8hMZf5iysoyX3IlE9G/s1600-h/cartoons-update2-6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQ6Qs4ZY-t4PLIenetpEQA40f0gP-UYy0OlqWJCzR85Jl2aGcULIxjSpry2FMceYfmL6CBWPwXKQuyqE3CeECYdCIBZ4aIpqxYcQ282SUkob4RupCOjhXITfssc8hMZf5iysoyX3IlE9G/s320/cartoons-update2-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367069935473167362" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Last one of angry Rob. Damn, Rob, who peed in your Cheerios?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPsJUvI99F_Kmi9D6CpsGeIrRXD0fSNwoyYHtkQQ78xy9YT1Nde6nSpD8HRMXvgYA6UEklVgX1rg011OFQIdSNvutRcioHzqH1uC6-bU9NZXRvf6VFLlBei1TJSlSzjhi31kKcQHRWPW_/s1600-h/cartoons-update2-7.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPsJUvI99F_Kmi9D6CpsGeIrRXD0fSNwoyYHtkQQ78xy9YT1Nde6nSpD8HRMXvgYA6UEklVgX1rg011OFQIdSNvutRcioHzqH1uC6-bU9NZXRvf6VFLlBei1TJSlSzjhi31kKcQHRWPW_/s320/cartoons-update2-7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367070153504666626" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is probably the one drawing where I kinda got the line of action working a bit.<br /><br /><br />So that's it for now... The rest of the drawings were junk. No need to scan them. I know I always say this, but I'm going to try to update more. Hopefully once a week. I'm really gonna make an effort to carve out some time for this... Or maybe I'm just telling myself that.<br /><br />Time will tell!<br /><br />OUT<br /><br />-kda99ethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02334721408358632447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630403974841932871.post-31062274177615449702009-05-19T07:10:00.000-07:002009-05-19T07:12:05.055-07:00still working!Hey folks,<br /><br />I know it's been a while, but I've been doing a lot of traveling and moving to another city. I'm still working on the animation course and drawing in general. Hopefully, I'll have time to get some of it up soon. Stay tuned...da99ethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02334721408358632447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630403974841932871.post-8628012809106901962009-03-23T20:53:00.000-07:002009-03-23T21:07:51.191-07:00Just a little something I did a few weeks back.. I drew it from a picture I found on flicker of a grumpy looking little girl. I wish I could find the link now, but unfortunately, I can't.<br />Anyway, here she is...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU2iFxv6Fs9A0OtHkMFDtBqbv38071RIiDbML7Yvi1MPIAd-uwZiszPbfPSRURZOfR03cYWTHdB2dMGgdBfH3Wdczt_BkS-dfhoJBgnc4CDD-zwiHNvvMm-eGh0xiBb95vhEEVzIz-872T/s1600-h/angrygirl.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU2iFxv6Fs9A0OtHkMFDtBqbv38071RIiDbML7Yvi1MPIAd-uwZiszPbfPSRURZOfR03cYWTHdB2dMGgdBfH3Wdczt_BkS-dfhoJBgnc4CDD-zwiHNvvMm-eGh0xiBb95vhEEVzIz-872T/s320/angrygirl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316600299037694706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">A stare that could stop a grizzly at 50 ft... I feel like the nose is a little weird now, but I don't have the original picture to compare it to. Then again, little kid proportions tend to be weird and that girl looked to be around 4ish or so.. maybe it's fine? Meh. I like it.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br />-da99et<br /></div></div>da99ethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02334721408358632447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630403974841932871.post-84660287848861448902009-03-20T13:43:00.000-07:002009-03-20T15:04:10.166-07:00Lesson 1 - Animation School<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Ok! So I started this thing to get me motivated to actually do what I like.. That doesn't make much sense does it?<br /><br />Anyway, I'll get straight to the chase... I recently started John K. and Preston Blair's Online Animation Course. What a gem! And just like John K. promised.. I hate doing these drawings! I hate them terribly because they prove to me how bad I am at it... However, I'll persevere until I start getting this stuff to look good! Maybe if I'm lucky John K. might even take a look and give a pointer or two..<br /><br />So anyway, here's the work I did for lesson 1. Drawing heads...</div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxuHgYp8WsfJHWF0TB7WQuEtqBbSuYQAkPpfACDvwL_nPbPO5ouoAN6RhMRxCenb_vyMoU18YpJLwyxzH4PxTX0v987f4KyQ4Zm_0hIAjZTvQz8RZeC5nBlBiDjayvM0Oh-PL6GCH7rNWA/s1600-h/lesson1c.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxuHgYp8WsfJHWF0TB7WQuEtqBbSuYQAkPpfACDvwL_nPbPO5ouoAN6RhMRxCenb_vyMoU18YpJLwyxzH4PxTX0v987f4KyQ4Zm_0hIAjZTvQz8RZeC5nBlBiDjayvM0Oh-PL6GCH7rNWA/s320/lesson1c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315375898602040050" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />I was surprised to find that even though I've been drawing since I was a wee little kid.. I had somehow lost the basics which I've known and practiced, but still lost somehow. Basic construction is what I mean. I could barely draw a nice looking egg shape when I started this lesson! The goat is the one cartoon I actually copied from Preston's book in the above image.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVBJ0IHOBeONTMKItJYkPnlrpLrJEaQ9s0pvNW6vEz2Do9reMHjomtfWlF0PwXKF4U7U6tub8L79HAT_z8zpx-pY4TC2w5scQHAEQfLMLLi5VC8Ta8_7mpfqhGjd-3l1EU8ojLL3naelFm/s1600-h/lesson1e.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVBJ0IHOBeONTMKItJYkPnlrpLrJEaQ9s0pvNW6vEz2Do9reMHjomtfWlF0PwXKF4U7U6tub8L79HAT_z8zpx-pY4TC2w5scQHAEQfLMLLi5VC8Ta8_7mpfqhGjd-3l1EU8ojLL3naelFm/s320/lesson1e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315376830993741570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I also made the unfortunate mistake of doing some of these on lined notebook... a mistake I shan't make again. I also did a little experimenting; guesstimating how the dog's face might look from the front. Looks like crap apparently...<br /><br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3MwtMQmG8NsUtXH8nuX7looVXrq9xoXtl9rEBASNjcBm9r35NHc8Zzt6M4-wIIPwl5zS-Gipvel3IhuiK2xqYx2b7H5_wTBYr7VQd4mDjyXvCCO6qodGuGXSVXjpVTasaheklqdvZlXXZ/s1600-h/lesson1f.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3MwtMQmG8NsUtXH8nuX7looVXrq9xoXtl9rEBASNjcBm9r35NHc8Zzt6M4-wIIPwl5zS-Gipvel3IhuiK2xqYx2b7H5_wTBYr7VQd4mDjyXvCCO6qodGuGXSVXjpVTasaheklqdvZlXXZ/s320/lesson1f.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315377794351010754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Most of these notebook drawings turned out semi-ok overall, I think.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyj7fU-xi_Zlf_BOjjyUulVq5R2Eq6jSM7pKiaaCPHLXrlA2db2LY9wtt1_ZVv34bAvLK3-ddrOHLoxTvP3jgHfH7Ejcyix5Sg-Dt-JHPzJpnm_hDGSmevNfAkzjrpDA12vcKF57t-kgh/s1600-h/lesson1g.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyj7fU-xi_Zlf_BOjjyUulVq5R2Eq6jSM7pKiaaCPHLXrlA2db2LY9wtt1_ZVv34bAvLK3-ddrOHLoxTvP3jgHfH7Ejcyix5Sg-Dt-JHPzJpnm_hDGSmevNfAkzjrpDA12vcKF57t-kgh/s320/lesson1g.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315378155812032306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I used a red sharpie to correct mistakes.. not realizing that was a mistake in itself.. The line is so thick, I couldn't see the correction! Moved to red pencil after that.<br /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9yDOZ4teiaZUGHhSzPvkr-UNLWmm2McsM3iw01oJhEfCjLg9nqztC5po7b7cenhZswzDtlnrxwFJzQZEv5ZSZeAJCwgpAFxntIZD9vD_4mtfUqa1R4ROWYDXV6HxlSuzLCcrvzutcLpn/s1600-h/lesson1h.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9yDOZ4teiaZUGHhSzPvkr-UNLWmm2McsM3iw01oJhEfCjLg9nqztC5po7b7cenhZswzDtlnrxwFJzQZEv5ZSZeAJCwgpAFxntIZD9vD_4mtfUqa1R4ROWYDXV6HxlSuzLCcrvzutcLpn/s320/lesson1h.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315378827146978354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgde1eR3oiz3y7C8PYfuPwd4QsTgUGsANOH5IaBsn4ZOLEaD725XOtyZacKpE9NjBX05eFrA7yGbhiZjkiW9XvgMGyOfYcGNd_vORMWhuCuxjt3g0UZQuZYclFNSb2HCgCYyJKtARH3PJih/s1600-h/lesson1b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgde1eR3oiz3y7C8PYfuPwd4QsTgUGsANOH5IaBsn4ZOLEaD725XOtyZacKpE9NjBX05eFrA7yGbhiZjkiW9XvgMGyOfYcGNd_vORMWhuCuxjt3g0UZQuZYclFNSb2HCgCYyJKtARH3PJih/s320/lesson1b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315379233119128594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Again.. I did a bit of experimenting with what I learned to try and do a few of my own characters. They didn't turn out as well as the cartoons from the book.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJH96IbM6kDTctVmohRZFETQVGfu-EPa_Q4DkAzSJ87O6aHNVorEyVX4UIeeiMccOwuSqaTTVhnEt6ygJXBckZwGemcMwfDkt-WTIdKt-EkqjsK3ubeYm_2dV6Fu6lDfIBCovdAFXl09jw/s1600-h/lesson1a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJH96IbM6kDTctVmohRZFETQVGfu-EPa_Q4DkAzSJ87O6aHNVorEyVX4UIeeiMccOwuSqaTTVhnEt6ygJXBckZwGemcMwfDkt-WTIdKt-EkqjsK3ubeYm_2dV6Fu6lDfIBCovdAFXl09jw/s320/lesson1a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315379807988947042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I used the turning egg model to try and predict what this bear would look like from some different angles. It didn't turn out too bad I think. The two at the bottom and the one near the bottom off to the right turned out good. Also, the one at the very top is a copy of the exact position in the book and I think that turned out pretty nice. Of course, this is all well and good until I get to lesson 3 and start having to compare my work over Preston's and pick out all the flaws in mine. Haha! Can't wait...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7kPBqQqVAtrmkdc-r9clKuCqInCc2xk8DjnDP_DsHMDTst_x5qroUVrNnXOePPOG8Bai9dE1uZ1uLiRsqQCnGStbotZN3VMU1ILrBTYl4OI8BuFlSQjuYgVuBPB9eqii4s900VJFCanZ8/s1600-h/lesson1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7kPBqQqVAtrmkdc-r9clKuCqInCc2xk8DjnDP_DsHMDTst_x5qroUVrNnXOePPOG8Bai9dE1uZ1uLiRsqQCnGStbotZN3VMU1ILrBTYl4OI8BuFlSQjuYgVuBPB9eqii4s900VJFCanZ8/s320/lesson1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315380729534670914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Lastly, I have a little treat. I did a Kowalski sort of inspired dude based on the things I learned from lesson 1.. Even though lesson 1 didn't get in to body's, but hey.. I'm an over-achiever.. what can I say?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunp4YHf2eHZoW62A0tBnRZtzxAeaybXA45YuhUFXhDMRsgI9XB_tIf2CVzLQikugv-USc8BfhxZipxJ6b0gBZEbyV_KS7Yzk3Flanpg_lsoln_tDcB1PT_Z2ko7X4LSNlFTo9WFHKPtOW/s1600-h/lesson1d.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunp4YHf2eHZoW62A0tBnRZtzxAeaybXA45YuhUFXhDMRsgI9XB_tIf2CVzLQikugv-USc8BfhxZipxJ6b0gBZEbyV_KS7Yzk3Flanpg_lsoln_tDcB1PT_Z2ko7X4LSNlFTo9WFHKPtOW/s320/lesson1d.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315381077524003586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So, of course I welcome feed back of any kind. I'm trying to get better here, so lay it on me! Also, If you are interested in doing the course or just want to see where I'm getting a lot of these classic cartoon examples to work from.. you can check it out here:<br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.animationarchive.org/2006/05/meta-100000-animation-drawing-course.html">http://www.animationarchive.org/2006/05/meta-100000-animation-drawing-course.html</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">There's also a link to John K's blog at that link. If you love cartoons check it out, funk master!<br /><br />Alright, well thanks for looking at my crappy work! There's more to come!<br /><br /><br />-da99et<br /></div></div></div><br /></div><br /></div></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>da99ethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02334721408358632447noreply@blogger.com0