HELLO!
I’m currently in the middle of two things and BOTH are not public-ready yet.. so in the meantime,
Character doodles that I had not posted yet.
Some were part of comic ideas that are still stewing in my head and some are simple lunchbreak shenanigans.
Also:
Season 5 of Voyager, not my favorite!
It might be in need of some Mark-Ruffalo-Hulkness to give it more comedy juice.
Hulk on Voyager, now that is some fanfic writer’s hot dream!
Thanks to Netflix, I’ve been going FULL NERD over Star Trek Voyager in the last couple of days.
Some of it has not aged well, but it still tickles a very special place in my brain.
The place that makes you wonder what Luke did between finishing his training on Dagobah and arriving, all bad ass, at Jabba’s palace… that place that lets you doodle ninja turtles while your listening to someone on the phone.
BONUS LINKS
1) More great stuff about Storyboarding by Sherm Cohen: 7 Hidden Patterns of Successful Storyboards
2) Videos from the Animation Expo
3) And this
Storyboards, Storyboards, Storyboards.
I’m slowly doing more and more boards instead of animation and I’m super stoked to dive deeper.
One thing that amazes me is that they did get way closer to each other in recent years.
It’s not enough anymore to pitch static boards, clients want SOME movement in their frames.
Working digital has made it easier and possible to add camera moves, sound and small gesture animation without going over budget.
All of this made me want to get better and more efficient at putting together animatics, so I came up with small scenes that I can work on in my spare time.
Here is one:
1) Thinking and doodling
2) More final
3) And the finished file
Some great resources for this subject:
- Toby Shelton’s blog
Amazing storyboards that really come to life when you watch them in full screen and start clicking really fast.
A great example for usage of blur at the right places.
His Mega Mind work blew me away.
- Derek Thompson’s Conceptual Storyboarding DVD
This DVD shows a good work flow and Derek is excellent at being able to let you in on his thinking and decision making.
Helped me understand the importance of layer comps and scene set-up better.
- Netflix
For watching obscure documentaries about film makers or re-watching old movies.
- Mark Kennedy’s blog
The one everyone is already reading.
Super great insight and valuable resource.
- Bonus
Hello Internet,
What is going on?
Still having fun looking at this? Or maybe smiling because of that?
IN ANY CASE:
I did some illustrations for super writer Dylan Klymenko and that was fun!
His article is describing various personalties (turned into monsters) that tend to share a subway car with you and as a daily subway user, I can attest to them being 100% real.
A sneak peak into some of them:
The guy that eats the most disgusting stuff and smells like warm cheese with butter and garlic toppings
The person that needs to check in the windows if her makeup/hair/dress/shirt is still as awesome as it was when they left the house/office 3 seconds ago
That individual that constantly looks like it’s about to break out crying because there are too many people around them. No touching!
Some process sketches:
Cheerio and until next week!
Step ONE
Walk to a cafe in the morning, be amazed by the amount of hip mothers with kids and start doodling after having paid 398$ for a large coffee and a gluten free cookie.
Step TWO
Doodle some characters on the side that would be fun to draw, realize that you have no clue how to draw a cool dragon creature.
Step THREE
Feel good about the first draft, buy groceries on the way home and do a rough version of the story in photoshop.
Step FOUR
Remember some other deadlines, panic and work on those.
Don’t forget to cook for your wife.
Step FIVE
Be unhappy with the characters, question yourself a lot and look for the “FUN!” in your drawings.
Doodle while watching “Celebrity Apprentice”, making comments about Aubrey O’Day’s hair and that she would be an amazing hardcore art agent to have.
Step SIX
Do another storyboard, this time with the new character design and an extra page to show more passing of time
Step SEVEN
Watch movies while drawing, watch movies while drawing, take breaks to play Xbox, watch movies while drawing, watch movies while coloring
Don’t forget to talk to your wife!
Step EIGHT
Finish up, hate Photoshop for flattening layers it was not supposed to flatten, turn everything into PDF’s, upload, breathe, worry about another deadline.
Step NINE
Be exited about holding the printed product in hand and say “thank you” to the nice people that invited you to participate
Oh and here is the finished page one:
