First Batch of Designs

For my first round of designs I'll have to admit I was on a fantasy kick this week. My main focus was trying to get a nice, solid build. I went through a lot of rough sketches, but while there were a good amount, I'm supposed to post finished drawings.

Absolute test of patience. The body was coloured using only small brushes in photoshop. Yikes. (But you know I'd still do it again)

It was only after I finished this that I realized he could be a cross between Pogo and Albert Alligator. Possibly the creepiest love child ever.

She's got the face of a curmudgeon, but her heart's in the right place.

Neutral Cat. He seems the type to win the lottery and sleep on the pile of money. Then again, that's probably what all cats would do.

A Matter of Improvement...

For my improvement projects, I’m going to create four to eight new characters every week, choose the one most well-received, and animate a five second pencil test clip using that character. By semester’s end, I will choose the two most favored out of those characters, further develop them, and clean up their animation. This will help me further in the direction of both character design and animation, especially when it comes to creating characters that are easy to move, as well as have a certain depth to them.

I Would Rob Banks for These Peoples' Skills

One of my class assignments was to find ten highly skilled individuals whose work both inspires and challenges me to work hard:

Laura Park

Caitlin Lehman

Deanna Marsigliese

Shane Prigmore

Dave Pimental

Jose Pou

Jonathan Nix For his short film Hello.

Jen Wang

Serepio Calm

Stephen Gammell Illustrator of the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Series. Too bad he has no official website.

Introducing....

Hello, all.

I composed a short rap to get everyone else up to speed on what exactly I'm trying to accomplish here, but decided against it at the last possible moment. (Or maybe I'm lying about that, you decide) Anyways, what I have on this site can be a considered a companion to my other blog, except everything is polished and shiny as a bright new penny. If you want process, go to the other blog. If you want complete, stick with this one. Or you could bounce around. I'm pretty democratic about this kind of stuff.

Basically, this blog amounts to a portfolio, and everything on here is quality work. And if it doesn't meet your standards (and by 'your' I mean anybody on this great wide world), feel free to let me know. It's the only way to improve. And if you like it, I don't mind compliments, though I can't guarantee I won't turn red and shuffle my feet awkwardly.

Regards,
Jessica "Gari" Garibaldi