Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Misfits Opening Title Sequence

I like the gritty textures and simple lines in this animation and the mixture or 2D animation and live action.

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Origami

For this animation I want to create a sense of magic everywhere in this world as part of people's everyday life. One of the major forms of communication in this story I used this Origami site for inspiration to create a paper flower that folds out to show a message. I started with an traditional tulip but I think it looks too simple and angular for this animation.


I prefer the Kusudama flower which is much prettier and lends itself to folding out into a letter.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

The Tale of How

The animation is the first in a trilogy from The Blackheart Gang. I love the detailed textures in the animation. There are also 13 prints and a beautiful coffee table book on The Blackheart Gang website.

The Tale of How from Shy the Sun on Vimeo.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Castles

These are the pictures I have been looking at to create the fairytale castle for the animation. I looked at french castles because the castles in France are still in good condition and are less archaic than castles in other parts of Europe.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Watercolours

After doing some research and experimentation with watercolour and ink, I have decided to use watercolour as my main medium for the environments of my animation. Some of my inspirations come from the following artists.


Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, “Caricature of a Man Holding a Three-cornered Hat”
I like the use of strong lines and subtle tone in the form of the man in this painting.


Joseph William Mallord Turner R.A., "Storm at Sea"
I love the loose, expresive brush strokes that create texture and the colours bleeding into each other in this painting that create a lot of depth and movement in what is a limited and almost abstract painting.


John Ruskin, “Study of Boulders”
I like the fine detail and textures created in this work and the use of pens for fine details.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Roterscoping

These two examples of how roterscoping can be used really well. I live the deatils in A sCanner Darkly and the bright colours in the Nike Plus I Run advertisement.