Blagh..
Quick Lifedrawing done at work instead of working!

Animation Mentor Class 1 Reel

Hello! Here is the assembled assignments I did while attending Animation Mentor
It was such an awesome experience, I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to dive into animation headfirst, and get some serious education in your brains..

Stu Poses

I was thinking of making a different blog for my AM stuff, but I have been thinking about creativity and art a lot lately, and I've come to a bit of an understanding of why I love art so much, and particularly my angle on animation.
I have always been really self conscious about my art, and I never really was proud of any of my drawings. In fact, I never really drew that much period before I got into animation. I guess each person draws for different reasons.
I have come to terms that my drawings may never be amazing one off character designs. I just want to achieve different things that what I am holding myself up to. All I know is what I like, and I hope that through my art I can learn to convey something larger than just a pretty picture.

I am extremely grateful for the lessons I have learned while working at Mercury Filmworks, and taking Animation Mentor, and learning about nutrition and fitness, and buying a house, and moving along with life in general.. I am feeling the interconnectedness of all aspects of my life, and as one thing clicks into pace, other things seem to follow.

Anyhow, all that was my roundabout way of saying I love the drama I can create with art, and I need to keep that in mind, so that I never lose sight of why I love to pick up the pencil in the first place. And I will not separate anything into different blogs.

Here are some of the poses I did of the animation mentor STU rig. I'm in the process of making a reel of all my assignments, as soon as I get a bit of time off work, I'll post that too!

"Man Down"

In uncertain times such as these, I have to stick to my priorities.
1- get into shape
2- eat like a hunter-gatherer
3- Get better at animation
In the next little while, I have all the time in the world to draw whatever I want. Its funny how hard that seems to have become for me. I need to stop worrying about my priorities and start having fun!

Roadbag! (and Creeper)

There's certainly lots of Roadbags around at this time!
I felt like uploading this unfinished sketch - I like the feeling of it, even though its not finished and too flawed for me to fix it now..
Drawn with sketchbook pro while watching the AM lecture!!