Inspiration, Sketches and Ideas

Okay so in my previous post I've revealed the short story for the project so if u haven't read it yet; go for it. For the style of this animation i think we can do something very stylish like this one in term of design:

"Will" by Eusong Lee

 A very emotional piece... The point is go to your loved ones asap, give them bear hugs and tell them "I love you" while you still can. JUST DO IT !

Next, i think for Dude's adventure part, we can do it like a 2D platformer with super cool stage design like

Patapon

or

Machinarium

If u haven't checked out Machinarium, u really are missing out a masterclass game. My friend showed me the game last week and i have been playing it since. I'm a sucker for those clever puzzles. Plus, the artworks are just amazing !

Also if you go back to my very first post back in October, you can find the link to the "How to train your dragon" episode. Pay attention to the cartoon style part ( Gobber's memory ). I love that style ! 

I did some sketches - head studies plus extreme poses right here of the two best friends. The skinny long hair one is Dude. Check them out:

Alright ! For my next post, i will be working on designing bands in the tournament that Dude has to face. Challenge Accepted !!!

Until then and HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYBODY !!!
   

Winter Break 2012 Week 1 Updates

Hi guys,

Hope u all did well in the finals. I survived and so here I am again ready to keep this project rolling. This time I will finally give you the plots for the short story we will be working on. Basically it's like this:

Dude and Roomie are two best bros ("Bromance" <-- Dare you to click haha XD !!!). Dude is the lead guitar for a rock band while Roomie is just an average roommate who loves rock.
One day Roomie found a flyer about the "Battle of Bands" on Dude's table and asked Dude what is it all about.      
Dude then told Roomie about his epic adventure to the Battle of Bands  held at the Palace of Rock where he battled the weirdest/ fiercest bands to obtain the Legendary Thor Guitar  (or whatever the heck that is !!! )
 According to Dude, the final boss was so hellishly hard, he put Bioshock's Fontaine to shame. Dude tried his best but all he could remember was his butt being kicked pretty hard and a black out at the end. 
Dude then told Roomie  that even though he didn't make it through; he learned that real rock is all about the rocker's heart, not the instrument. Roomie was so deeply touched he told Dude: "Damn, that's beauuutiful man T.T !!!". But Dude then said: "Just kidding man ! I got it !" and pulled the legendary guitar out of nowhere. The instrument brimming with special effects (0o0)!

End of story !

Up next shall be the inspiration for the design/style of the animation. 

Week 7 Planning

This week, let have one last meeting before we get locked down working on our finals. Let's go for 2pm tomorrow in art 206 like usual. We will review the brand new short story we will be working on and jump right into character design. A lot of you probably will be working on your finals in the art building tomorrow anyway so if you can, drop in. 
 See you there !

Week 6 Updates

So for week 6, we came up with a brand new short story to work on. We were brainstorming for a good while without anything solid except our heads ready to explode. BUT, as we were about to go home empty-handed, our brilliant  Ross Carlisle caught on fire with one of the crazy wild stories I collected from my friends and developed it into a fine story. I think it's original, weird, explosive and funny as hell. Since this is mainly Ross' idea, I will leave the story posting to him. He has been extremely busy but hopefully he will get the story up soon. Or if you're curious, just go to the meeting tomorrow and we will pitch it on the spot. Btw, this is a short story for a 3- 4 min short, we should be able to get it done.     

I'm very excited to start working on this during winter break. Can't wait !

Siegfried Animated Trailer

I kinda like this art style!

Week 6 Planning

S'up gang !

This week let have another art jam. Just come have fun and hang out after a tough week ( especially those who are in Inga class ). We will be doing it this time at 2pm Sunday in ART206 because everyone is going to "Rise of The Guardian" on Saturday.

See you there !

Ron's Sketches

I really like our first art jam !

Maybe we're gonna do another one this week. Anyway, here are some of my sketches. And thank you Julio for being so active with the group ! U even beat me on posting the sketches :D

Hope u like them ! Will have more for ya soon !

Later