Musically speaking....

I am working on a musically-driven short film for our Music in Animation class.... I LOVE doing this kinda stuff [classical music + animation = sign me up!]...

Here's the quick background for the opening scene.
It stars a tree, a bird named Herbert, and an anvil.

Stay tuned.

Starbucks watercolour

Just practicing my watercolouring skills at the local Starbucks.... trying to build up the facial tones on this gentleman. I like how his face turned out; not so much his suit jacket. Onward and upward!

Colour Tams Test

I did a bit more experimenting with cool and warm colours and shadows a couple nights ago; I decided to sketch Tams whilst she worked on her laptop. I found even just focusing on the face, there are endless shades of colour, and different plains to discover....

...and her hair was an interesting element too!

Cooking with Colour...

So these past couple weeks in life drawing, we have been doing costumes with colour... something that is much trickier than it looks!

Colour is definitely a fine art. You should be able to get a Bachelor of Colour. I think they should offer that. Yes, I definitely aspire to be a Colourologist. Mmm-hmm, yes, one day.

Well, here's what I've been cooking up the past couple weeks.... still a loooong way to go, but I am having fun, trying to loosen up a lot more and just throw down colours and see what happens!

A summer canvas

Here's a painting I just came across that I did in the summer - I did it as a surprise wedding gift for my cousin Alyson and her new hubby Kevin. I talked to my Aunt to get their colours and took the Bible verse from their wedding invitation.

I was happy she was using some of my fav colours, it was great fun to paint! And the size of the canvas was slightly different, which is always more fun.

Nothing beats painting in the summer kitchen!

Sweeney inspired art...

I have been attempting to see [most of] the Oscar nominated films before the big night, and so far so good. Last night we went to see Sweeney Todd, and tonight I watched Surf's Up.

Interestingly enough, the one that inspired me farrrrr more, was the live action one. Sweeney Todd [despite the gore and blood] was so beautiful in its' cinematography, time period, acting and such-fun lyrically genius-esque soundtrack. [Who knew Depp could sing too?]

It inspired me to take out my pastels and get my fingers dirty... and what fun it was! As cool as Photoshop is, it will never replace the tangible feeling of pushing colour around on a thick-toothed stock. I loved this dude [almost as much as Alan Rickman!]... he is so rat-like.

And a few cards I painted today as well... art is so fun without deadlines!