rough character design

Tangled Reference 01

Rapunzel from Tangled by one of the greatest animator, Glen Keane.

To get morart of Tangled, get this book: http://www.amazon.ca/Art-Tangled-Jeff-Kurtti/dp/0811875555

One of the best book in my collection. a must have for anyone who like animation. 

rough character

hand Reference 01

rough character design

rough layout

Xin's rough layout

rough posing

Cubism

Cubism Octopus, done in oil pastels

Stuff I drew in Class

Hair dresser - drawing exercise

Jade's hair dresser

Xin's hair dresser

Stephanie's hair dresser

Samantha's hair dresser

Joanne's hair dresser

My hair dresser

Stephanie's second hair dresser

Rough character design

Xin's early character sketch

Joanne's early character sketch

roughing out layout

Stephanie's Layout

This is only the rough for the first layout. From left to bottom right, rough sketches to final rough before cleaning up. Setting up the layout usually took some time to place everything in the right place. 

Creepy Baby

Creepy baby is just creepy.
I think its very clever to put two contrast things together. The same idea behind making a rat (or mouse...) a lovable character or a dancing hippo.
Joanne drew the one on the left, the other one is my drawing. Just to show her how she can push it abit further and adding depth to the character. I think its a tail she is going for, but the circle on it make me think tentacle... so yea..

design exercise - old man

Jade and my old man

Work in process - architecture portfolio

Reference: women

Page are taken from "Cartoon Animation" by Preston Blair. One of the must have book if you want to be an animator!

go get you copy here : http://www.amazon.ca/Cartoon-Animation-Preston-Blair/dp/1560100842/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1317966741&sr=8-1

Doctor - drawing exercise

Stephanie's Doctor

Jade's Doctor

Joanne's Doctor

Samantha's Doctor

Ray's Doctor

Xin's Doctor

My Doctor

Work in process - Cawthra Park

Group Shot!!

Pirates - drawing exercise

These are just drawing exercise by some of the animation portfolio students. I like to do this as weekly as possable. Its a good piratice and I usually will draw one myself too.

Pirate by Cat

Pirate by Stephine

Pirate by Xin

Pirate by Me.