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Damp – Project Moods and Colours

I spent this morning getting images together to provide a basis for the overall look-and-feel of Damp, outside of Antonia’s bright character. I started with Mould textures, with the intention of creating some traditional texture inspired by these that would become the living, moving mould in the animation. After that, I created a moodboard forContinue reading “Damp – Project Moods and Colours”

Visual Diary – A Caucus Race!

I’ll exhaust myself with Alice in Wonderland eventually. Forward, backward, outward, inward, come and join the chase! Nothing could be drier than a jolly Caucus Race! Forward, backward, outward, inward, here we go again – No one ever loses And no one can ever win!

Damp – Character Development

I was unsure about what sort of detail to go into with the character, but I’m letting intuition guide me for once. This is what my heart wants to do! I took a look at the drawn characters from original Paddington, and through tearful eyes (he’s just so loveable, isn’t he?) I took photographs. IContinue reading “Damp – Character Development”

Storyboarding Workshop – Initial ideas and animatic

I took these images and threw them quickly into Premiere Pro, all the same length. I also put stormy weather behind it to get that slight feeling of wetness. Let’s force myself to think critically about this. What went well? I think the opening scene is strong. The first shot creates a clear scene, andContinue reading “Storyboarding Workshop – Initial ideas and animatic”

Narrative workshop – Parlour Games

This morning was a few exercises to loosen us up and get us thinking about creating stories, to work with our new brief Narratives in Motion. Below are some of the real winners. And secondly, the genre twist exercise: we were given a genre, and had to recreate one of the set texts in theContinue reading “Narrative workshop – Parlour Games”

Visual Diary – Mugs

Based on my glazed mugs today, And made my double page spread!

Pottery – Three Glazed Mugs!

I nearly missed pottery today, labouring under the misapprehension that it was Tuesday today and not Wednesday. I said to Jamie that I really need a dementia clock on the wall, saying the day in big obvious letters. I did make it, however! And I was so glad I did! WITNESS the three most beautifulContinue reading “Pottery – Three Glazed Mugs!”

“Open Work” Notes

Taken at the Library on Wed November 9 A summary of “Open Work” Crow, David. “Open Work.” Visible Signs: An Introduction to Semiotics in the Visual Arts, 3rd edition. London/New York: Bloomsbury, 2016. 165–187. Print. Crow describes and expands on the ideas presented by Umberto Eco in “The Open Work”, first published in 1962. Eco is aContinue reading ““Open Work” Notes”

Oc – Dios Mio, is that Techo?

This is a companion piece, showing Antonia at the exact same moment as this from earlier:

Visual Diary – Gammes et Arpeges

I’ve been thinking about Ludwig getting earrings recently. After I drew him with his hair coming past his ears a couple of times and people mistook it for yellow earrings, the thought got into my head. I wondered who he’d go to get them pierced with and I think it could be really interesting ifContinue reading “Visual Diary – Gammes et Arpeges”