Susan's Cookie Plate

Color Keys Exploration

2012-02-11T11:32:00.000-08:00

Just playing around with different types of colored lighting that would evoke a certain mood.The first painting I did was absolutely saturated, it just didn't work out for the mood I was going for. Never hurts to go darker!!!!

Initial Black and White

Final Chosen Color key

Different explorations

Drama much?!

2011-12-08T17:47:00.000-08:00

Another done digital painting project! We had to create drama, hopefully this could turn out to be one of my thesis ideas!


Final Piece

Chosen scene, Lighting Key Thumbnail


Exploratory thumbnails with different scenes

Push Pull Natural

2011-11-16T16:48:00.000-08:00

I am not the best animator in the world but this was something I was pretty proud of doing this semester! I have gain confidence in animating as well as lighting and compositing. Hopefully I can learn more through out the end of the semester and holidays!

Magical Giving Tree

2011-11-11T11:07:00.000-08:00

Environment Practice

2011-10-27T17:33:00.000-07:00

Some thumbnails and exploration in composition for my DFA class!
This stuff is really fun!!!

Thumbnails!

Refined Thumbnails - Ready to take it to final

Junior Year

2011-08-29T15:16:00.000-07:00

Gosh I am a Junior...

Some Environments :)

2011-08-08T18:12:00.000-07:00

CDA was a blast! learnt so much! Some of these will be changed a bit sometime in the future due to critique but I'm still happy with it!

People Creepin

2011-08-07T21:45:00.000-07:00

Naw I wasn't really creeping... just observing! :) Im trying to practice more in capturing their intentions during the moment telling a story. I'm much more confident and loose than I use to be! :) Thanks to CDA and Shiyoon's class!

Character Design -CDA

2011-08-02T12:07:00.000-07:00

Some character designs I have been working on for my Character design class, we had a design a dysfunctional family and then choose two family members to finalize designs.
Here's my stuff!

These are initial sketches, creating the character and finding out their personalities.

Here are some designs, I minimized it down to the daughter and her father who's a monster:

FINAL POSES! These are final designs that capture their character:

Again...its all about STORY, DESIGN AND STRUCTURE!

Color Thumbnails - Environment Design

2011-07-25T21:59:00.000-07:00

Going for a retro, 60's palette of a factory with a sand timer. Very inspired by the visuals and styles of the Portal games. My critique I got today was to make things more complicated and vast! My shape language are interesting and it feels retro but I have to make it look much more dangerous. So more thumb-nailing and exploring complexity. Our teacher showed us different ways of planning compositions and finding shape language using photos. That would probably help with my shape compositions and complexity!
MORE PRACTICE!

More Practice!

2011-06-26T07:03:00.000-07:00

Paint-over fixes! The bottom one is pre-critique

STORY STORY STORY STORY!IS KEY!
I did this homework based on the Wolf Brother book that I use to read.

Getting more confident in environments and setting the stage.

Out of my comfort zone

2011-06-21T03:51:00.000-07:00

My CDA classes are teaching me alot already in 2 WEEKS!

Environment Design has been a heck of a ride but its great for me to tryout something new! This class has really allowed me to step out of my comfort zone and explore different styles other than animation environments, playing around with shape dynamics, composition and light.
My teacher James Paick is a wonderful teacher, I have to thank him for teaching me so many things that I have never ever considered when it comes to environments!
NEXT TASK - COLOR!

Original Submissions

Paintovers in critique

Exercise on Light and composition

Digital Painting- Concept Design Academy

2011-06-12T02:37:00.001-07:00

Texture Practice! :) it was fun!

Grannies!

2011-05-30T11:42:00.000-07:00

Grannies are really fun to draw!

LETS DISCO!

2011-04-17T14:23:00.000-07:00

Im practicing more story telling images and working around with color!
I want to also practice concept art relating to games so I can be flexible with my Portfolio and internship hunting when it comes to Junior year Spring Semester.

Sit Stand Done

2011-03-27T20:44:00.000-07:00

Done! Happy with my lighting! But I am still going to practice my lighting skills!! :) Done in Maya software.

Practice makes perfect!

2011-03-17T07:49:00.000-07:00

Im trying to put together a visual portfolio. Still working on it though but its nice to start early and give opportunities a try. I don't mind if I don't get anything yet its the enthusiasm that counts. I am going to tryout for any internship possible. It will be an experience :)

Anyways here are some sketches I have done recently. I know I don't blog as much.... I should.

Hobos and Hippies

More to come soon!!!

Sit Stand Turn Around

2011-02-01T09:32:00.000-08:00

So J.J wants to be a tiki in his treehouse! :)
More concepts coming soon

Tron fever

2011-01-10T19:39:00.000-08:00

I accept the Armadillo Challenge! hurrrr!
I am at the peak of my Tron fever at the moment
Its a tron cupid girl :)

Character Sheet

2010-03-15T19:01:00.001-07:00

I got a lynx!

Animal Jump Character Design

2010-03-07T07:00:00.001-08:00

This is for my Traditional Animation project. We are doing a character jump and we have to do a character sheet. Here are some of my designs, character turn and final design. I got a Lynx for my project :)

Character Designs

Character Variation

Final Character Design

Character Emotions
Character Turn Around

Character Poses

Pushing Daisies

2010-02-07T21:08:00.000-08:00

I accidentally deleted this post! So here it is again.

Communication Design Project

2010-02-04T07:18:00.001-08:00

Had to do a project for a communication design class, turing a fable into a concept design. Had so much fun. The characters also have to be animals.

Team Fortress 2 Sketches

2009-06-21T02:13:00.000-07:00

Sorry!!! The photos are in really bad quality, the scanner died on me too...

Some sketches I did on Team Fortress 2 characters

The Heavy, Pyro , Scout

Spy, Medic, Sniper

Demoman, Soilder, Engineer