Ugly Fishling

Two more for my movie. First, this is a sketch of a genetically modified fish : 

I imagined it to be very slimy. Colors are comming, I promise. And, off course, the Scientists colored:

That is a color scheme for them, blues and violets. The yellow thingi on their feet is due to my dieing scanner. Sorry.

More Character development

 Let's start with Scientists :

They are a Genetics Scientists, and I imagined them as a part of one organism. That's why they are not made out of cells, but each scientist IS a cell. They have a sort of symbiotic life. Whenever they touch, they attach to each other. Kind of tricky when it comes to animation.









This is what they look like when they are performing a movement:

 

 Speaking of movements, here is a fish, swimming forward :

And some color. At first, I was working in vectors. It's great when you need your colors to be transparent, plus, it went well with my idea of characters made out of cells :

Then it was suggested to me that I might want to play a bit with the coloring techniques, considering how powerful today programs are. So, I thought that watercolor could be quite good!!! It's transparent, and more "alive" then usual  coloring. Plus, I always wanted to do a watercolor movie.

Also, It fits nicely with the movement.

I like it better

A new place for my sketches. Everyone is here anyway. I'll just keep on doing here what I was doing on LiveJournal.

Lately, I've been busy with my movie characters. They turned out to be more demanding then I thought, when it comes to animation. As you can see, they are not compact. I imagined them made out of cells, so they fall apart a bit every time they move. It turned out that if I want them to move correctly, I have to place every cell in a separate layer. Add a fact that they are actually a ballet dancers, and you have a complication. But it's also a challenge, and I like it. 

I like to make a plan of animation by drawing a little sketches of a character movement. It looks like a miniature story board:          

 It really is helpful, when it comes to actual animation. It gives you opportunity to study a movement before you start animating. Such a time saver.

Also, I've been walking around with my sketch pad and painting watercolors. Love it.

This I did while sitting on a river bank. It was a hot, hot day.

I decided to do more sketches. Everything that comes to mind. So, here is the first one. Jack dancing on the field. I really don't know where it came from, but it was fun, and who knows, maybe one day I'll use it in a movie.