The Art of Contro

May this year elevate you to greater heights, open doors to new discoveries, and give you opportunities to go beyond your limits.

Like others, I was shocked after finishing the recent episode of The Amazing Digital Circus! Very crazy! Lol

It's been a while, so I wanted to share my process for creating character illustrations:

I start with a rough idea, sometimes creating it with stick figures or a simple use of construction shapes.

After I find something I like, I'll push the rough sketch further, looking to match the tone I'm going for. Once I'm satisfied with the sketching, I go right into inking.

In the past, I used Adobe Illustrator to ink my lines. Ever since I got Procreate, I have not looked back. I really enjoy their Baskerville brush for inking the final line art.

Depending on the art work, I might jump into blocking the shading. For this drawing, I went ahead with the base colors.

The icing of the cake: Shadows and Highlights. With the right colors, it really makes the work pop even more!

I was doing some quick sketches and I was intrigued with this one. It was fun exploring references and creating the accessories.

Quick update, I completed my graduate studies in animation! I'm happy to share my journey in exploring this medium, and I'm excited for my next adventure! All animation was done by me. This reel does include some audio.

Software used for the animation: Rough Animator tablet app, Toon Boom Harmony, and Procreate (not Dreams, I haven't tried that software yet).

I had fun working on this fan art of the Riddler. Inspired by the Batman Forever movie and soundtrack.

Enjoy!

The Riddler (c) DC Comics, Warner Bros.

Just completed another animation exercise – my class explored weight and how a character would try to lift a heavy object. This project was a lot of fun in creating a story while understanding this principle.

Sorry it's been quiet on my end. Grad school and work has been keeping me busy.

Recently, I completed an animation exercise focusing on overlapping action. It was fun figuring out how to work with the bouncing and the motion of the character's tail. As the character is jumping forward, I will do the same in another exploration of discovery.

This is my first assignment for my animation graduate studies. Taking two different balls (size, weight) and animating them on a platform.

I learned a lot about Timing and Spacing with this project. I still have more studying and practicing to get the hang of it, but I am grateful for the progress.

Animation and background work (c) me

This past weekend, I studied the bouncing ball and the mechanics for the exercise. In researching, I found amazing information that professional animators gave credit to this exercise.