#csssa application

I’ve applied to CSSSA 2020!! I’m really excited but nervous for the results lmao. Even if I don’t get in, I’m still glad I took the opportunity to try because I really learned a lot in this time. Good luck to my fellow applicants!! (I’ve seen some of the applications and w o w y’all are great 😁👍👍)

Anyway, enjoy the animation!! I’m really proud of it :D

my application to csssa animation 2019

my animation:

https://youtu.be/VxIzDl99J4g

So, I applied to CSSSA again because I honestly just really loved it last year and I want to improve my art!

Assignment A

I made this piece to express self-love and acceptance. I always strive to be optimistic and accepting of the things that society expects me to feel ashamed of, such as body weight and appearance. I take my insecurities and glorify them because they are a part of who I am as a person.  I feel that a unique thing about me is that I can learn to love my body regardless of what others think, and I like the fact that I can live with these “ugly” things and still be happy.

Assignment B

I absolutely love marine life. Everything about marine life fascinates me, from the coral communities to the depths of the ocean floor. The ocean inspires everything, from my creature designs to worldbuilding ideas. Recently, I volunteered at the Aquarium of the Pacific, and I have never felt so connected to the community before. Volunteering at the aquarium has been such an incredible experience that really took me back on a nostalgia trip because I’ve been there so many times as a kid. Being a part of the Aquarium has really revived my passion of knowledge for the animals of the ocean, and I created this piece as a representation of the community of people that all love the ocean!

Assignment C

Assignment D

wHOOOOOO your girl finished her application (ft. my animation)

2018 ACCEPTED CSSSA application:

VISUAL ART

c. a piece that demonstrates artistic skill -

“one last breath”; graphite on paper

b. a piece that describes yourself -

“I need my space”; oil on board

a. a piece about an important issue -

“unplug”; sculpture, photography, and digital painting

OK SO I’M FINALLY DOING IT! Here is my accepted CSSSA portfolio from 2017! I know it’s super late, but I hope this will still help anyone applying this year or in the future!

This should go without saying, but PLEASE do not use my pieces for your application or claim them as your own, because that will not get you into CSSSA. Trust me, they will not let you in or they will kick you out if they find out that your pieces are not your own.

In order:

Prompt A: The prompt for A last year was to make an image that tells a story without the use of words. So, for this piece, I was working on a storyline that I have since stopped working on, but I made this image to sort of represent the climax of that story.

Prompt B: This prompt is the same this year, which is to make an image about something that interests you. For me, it was biology. Specifically zoology. Here, I created a character who is a zoologist and is working to discover and study unique creatures in the wilderness. For the written explanation of this piece, I discussed about how the incredible zoological findings and studies of creatures across the globe inspires my approach to character design and writing stories for those characters.

Prompt C: This is the technical skill prompt. Now, figure drawing is super important in animation, so I simply put four of my best figure drawings at the time into one image and submitted that.

The last prompt is the animation reel, but I will probably put that in a separate post that supports the video format :).

And I won’t post my written statements, because for the written statements it is really important that you write honestly about why animation is important to you, and about an event that you worked hard on, because the CSSSA admissions people really just want to know about you! 

heres my CSSSA animation application!! Odds are I wont get in, but I really had fun with it. 

Heres assignment D: 

https://youtu.be/uYrYbTE1Kvo

Explanation for A:

Something unique about me is actually a flaw. I tend to let judgement cloud my vision, but also am hyper aware of other people judging me.

Explanation for B: