Maya Walk Cycle

Here is a walk cycle I did for my computer animation class.  I am pretty proud of this one even though it's only a few seconds long because it was the first thing I had ever animated in Maya.  :D

More art!!

Here are some of the stills from my Computer Animation class -

 Above are stills from my midterm project - which was to create a space or still life in Maya.  I chose to do my version of Tinker Bell's home.  The clock she lives in is modeled after Big Ben in London (obviously it's a lot smaller here), there are bells, a Peter Pan Peanut Butter labeled can, a Tiger Lilly flower, an acorn and thimble (kiss), and curtains made out of a map of Neverland. In the end... after the challenges and late nights... I had a lot of fun with this project.

Below are stills from my final short film where we had to bring an inanimate object to life and have it overcome an obstacle to reach a goal.  My umbrella (modeled after Mary Poppins' umbrella) wants to save the tricycle from getting rusty.  The umbrella must battle the wind in order to get to its friend.  I will post the video soon.  :)

Hey!! Everyone!!  I'm happy to say that I can finally post some artwork!! Some of these are school assignments, some are commissions or gifts, and others are just me having some fun.  Enjoy!

Recently I got into creating paper compositions, taking them into photoshop, and adding some effects and line-work.  No matter what I draw, I always default to my favorite place - the beach. <3

The series below was a study on simplified compositions, and a focus on patterns, line work, and color.  Needless to say, it was a lot of fun!

"A Rescue on Planet Earth"

Below is some of the concept work for my short, "A Rescue on Planet Earth."  I elected to do a film for my senior project as opposed to a special studies in storyboarding or concept art - because I love every aspect of the animation process and wanted to challenge myself.  I will be posting my film as well very soon!

Here is a Mary Blair inspired painting of my alien character creeping into Timmy's bedroom.

Some character development and final turn-arounds for my alien (who's name is too hard for humans to pronounce).

The design page for "Timmy" (named after my dad), along with some poses.

Character development for "Nemesis" the Robot Toy. 

PROPS!

These are just some fun paper designs.. 

Vehicles!

Trees!

Environments!

Now we can dive a little deeper into what I learned from the CSULB Illustration/Animation department...

Biomedical Rendering

The skull was done with only a black colored pencil. The Jellyfish and Abalone Shells were done using grey-scale markers and colored pencil. 

Self Portraits

Using oil, charcoal, and watercolor..

Acrylic painting of my muse..

Gestures... So many gestures..

These are just a few of the hundreds (maybe thousands) of gestures I've done for class.

Life Drawing

This drawing is one of my personal favorites.  I missed the first day of this pose and knew I would have to find a spot in back of the class.  Imagine my surprise when I came into class and this was the pose and lighting.  Not typical for a life drawing class..

Anatomy

Apologies for the low quality and poor lighting.  The photos of these life-sized skeleton/muscle drawings were taken during critique from a friends cell phone.   

Character Design

These characters were my first ever attempt at character design.  It was definitely a struggle going from years of life drawing classes to try and make something original and not anatomically correct.  This is where I first started using cut-paper as a main source for design... and was my first real break-through in figuring out a personal style for my artwork.

CSULB Annual 24 Hour Animation Contest

I took the lead in my group when it came to designing a "Rover" puppet for our animation.  We ("The Warriors") were the only group who took on the challenge of doing an experimental paper cut out animation for the contest.  I will post this video as well!

Illustration B

Mash-Up: Lady Gaga / Lautrec Moulin Rouge Poster

A few more illustrations.. 

Wedding Invitation!

The original painting for my brother's beach-themed wedding invitation.. And yes they were expecting!  

Watercolor

Lighting studies - morning, afternoon and night

Still-Life and In-Class paintings.

Illustrations

Some homework assignments..

"Scissors" Series - Probably the biggest challenge for me in this class.  We had to take one inanimate object (draw them unaltered in the place of characters and backgrounds) and tell a story in five frames.

"Pied Piper" - The assignment was to tell the story in three frames, and we could do ANYTHING we wanted.  What better place to show the massive amounts of children, and then the absence of massive amounts of children, than Disneyland - where they are everywhere!