So my figure drawing homework was to copy a “master work”. I asked if I could copy a current illustrator’s work and she said it was fine, so here’s my copy of Jen Wang’s “white day” with her original on the left. It has some obvious issues, in hers the man looks in love whereas in mine he’s just having a pretty good time. And unfortunately the girl’s face is a bit disfigured and she’s put on some weight in mine. Oh well, I think I did a pretty solid job overall. Didn’t spend much time on the leaves, though.
As for professional practices, I’ve sort of neglected this journal so here’s a recap of happenings:
We continued with our interactive storybook for the Dab-a-Dew assignment, this time placing Erik on a mountain. We developed some ideas and I created a mock-up of what it would look like by watercoloring a small background and animating on top of it in flash. I wasn’t that happy about the result, as I didn’t have much time to animate thanks to all the watercoloring. But I felt that it conveyed what it needed to, and I think that our presentation went over fairly well. I have no interest in pursuing the project any further.
After the pitches came our next “client” who wants to create a musically themed animation that educates viewers on caring for their voice. He’s an ENT who works primarily with musicians and has a deep interest in hip-hop. The project seems a lot cooler than the one before, with more clarity as to what is to be done as well as more creativity as to what to do within it. I’m really excited about this one. He seems like a professional guy and he, unlike Dab-A-Dew, actually comes across as passionate about his project. It should be an interesting one.
