Leafs vs Senators!

So Tams and I were fortunate enough to get free tickets to go see the Leafs play the Senators on Saturday night at the ACC in downtown Toronto! It was both of our first times being at an NHL game, and it was grand fun!

I thought I'd have tons of time to sketch, but I actually found myself getting into the game and the time sped by! [Albeit we did have awesome seats, so it helps when you can actually SEE the puck!]

Here's a couple sketches I did do during the intermissions... the first one I just sketched out of my mind 'cause there was this dude a few rows behind us [I couldn't see him] but he seriously just kept yelling YOU STINK to the refs, or random players, it make my laugh uncontrollably! What kind of insult is that for a man to yell??

BTW, the Leafs won 3-0. Great game!

A couple guys sitting around us....

The latest caricature of Tams [she is a constant guinea pig, lucky girl!]

Group film field studies

We are trying to work with a more graphic, fun, UPA-ish style [my fav!]... so I did a couple layout designs [well, one design, 2 colour palettes] trying to push the style a bit.

This is from a part in the film where the earth is newly covered with crops and food and the Ox is plowing the earth, so I wanted it to be fun and colourful, with some sketchy textures. If you click to enlarge the images, you can better see the textures.

And now.... I am gonna action analysize my heart out!!

Class caricatures

This half of the term in life drawing has been awesome - working on caricaturing / caffe drawings when it comes specifically to people - faces, expressions, features, body types... etc. It looks easy [when you see a good drawing!], but to do it well takes a LOT of practice!

Here are some caricatures of people from class - we all took turns posing.
OH, the only rule Bobby gave us was - we had to make all the heads using a peanut shape. Hence the many peanut-esque faces.

I love this stuff, but I know I really need to work on pushing my designs further and expanding my feature varieties. ie, different noses, eyes, mouths, etc. But hey, my life is a constant work in progress - keep on truckin'!

Time for a tattoo!

So Tams decided she would venture off and get her second tattoo. Her and I both got our first ones together a few summers ago, and she decided it's time for round 2! She asked me if I would design it with an idear she had already in mind.

I drew up this sketch when we were driving for 4 hours to Ottawa for the Animation Fest a few weeks ago... and I went with her this past Sunday to get it done! Our fab friend Glennie is a tattoo artist at New Tribe in downtown Toronto. She did an awesome job!

I am happy with the way the design turned out - which is good since it's gonna be permanently on her body!! I really love the meaning though; for her the sparrows have a lot of meaning, and especially with the addition of the German writing, stemming from her few year stint living in Germany. If you are truly intrigued, you may ask her all you want for a full explanation. :)

The sketch

The vector

The arm

The tattoo

Royal Winter Fair 2007!

This year was really great! The fair is always fun, despite the crowded crowds, freezing fingers and allergies going haywire....! I tried to approach this year with more fun, caricature stuff, trying to capture more the animal's personalities rather than just the anatomy.

BUT, it's easier said than done!! You have to really know the structure before you can properly distort it! Therefore I feel today as I always do after a day at the fair.... I wish we could have a week there! I just get warmed up [not literally however] and then it's time to go.

I do always stretch myself, learn lots, and this time, even used lotsa watercolours. Yay! Here's my highlights from today.

These guys made us laugh, they reminded me of bandits with their ill-fitting head coverings.

This farmer seriously DID have a sheep on his hat. Classic.

I barely even exaggerated these guys!

Cows are just good clean fun to draw. Hmm, maybe not clean.

I couldn't resist. I love llamas!

It's not about white elephants.

14' x 8' ish , gouache on 140 lb watercolour paper


The original sketch, it was like the 15th one to finally set it up right.

For Character's in Western Culture class [our only elective], we had to pick a piece of literature from the course pack, and illustrate a scene. Then we present our illustration and explain it, which is what I will be doing on Tuesday.

Anyhoo, since we are so busy with all the film jazz, I took this opportunity to paint, yay! I hadn't touched my brushes since the summer....sadness. Everything has been from the digital world. I need tangibility! [It's a word.]

The piece I chose is by Hemingway, called 'Hills Like White Elephants'. But after reading it, it ain't about no white elephants! It's basically about these 2 people and their conversation. Here's my interpretation!

Action Analysis Leica Reel v.1

Here's the Action Analysis leica, due today. This is the first pass, the audio is probably final, the music isn't and there are a lot of things to fix. But I don't have much time, I think the pose test is due next Friday.

ACK!