So I have worked on more on the blend shapes over the past week or so.
This is all my blend shapes collectively. Still a lot more to go.
Also I have started to some more drawings. At the moment I am starting to focus on body and shape to gain a better understanding when I need to draw concepts. I have had some trouble at first but now I have started to get a little better at. I want to keep at it so eventually I will be able to draw off my head.
Here is some of my work so far.
I want to keep at it so I can get better. At the moment is has started to help me in developing my story boards.
Now perhaps my most exciting news is that I have managed write 2 scripts for animations. One is a 2D mini series and the other a 3D short. The 3D short is the follow up animation from Abagail about a young boy. I have started to story board it all out here is the first section.
On a more personal note. I have recently re-watched Spirited Away. As part of that I also managed to watch the behind the scenes making of the movie. I was completely inspired about the way the director Hayao Miyazaki managed to create the movie. The amount of dedication that they put into the movie is amazing. I would love to have the ability to get to the level in my own animations. The funny thing was as I was in a little bit of a slump in my own work, somehow seeing them so dedicated to what they do and see such an incredible story and the meaning behind it inspired me to work on my stuff. Its funny how little things like that in your life pick you up from the slumps and manage to get you back on track. I have come to realise that as an animator it will require me a large amount of work and belief in myself to get where I want to go. I have a lot to learn to reach my ultimate ambitions. I do love though that after the 3yrs of study in my course that I still have come out of it and still am learning a lot about how to create animation.
I know that even as I develop and get better there is still always going to be more to do and more to learn. I love the endless possibles and only hope that I one day will become a good enough animator to inspire the next generation. I know I have a long way to go. But I have made a decision as of today that I knew was going to be the lead up to at the beginning of this year. I have decided this is a year for me. This is the year that I save all that money I need, take on challenges, believe in myself and at the end of this year have a portfolio I can be proud of. It has taken a lot longer then I expected to get my stuff together, but I knew that would be the case since I can only get 3 days of work done a week but working pretty much full time has finally given me the opportunity to put some financial backing in myself so I can afford to go where I need to go.
With each passing week I manage to get better in my work and learn new things.
over and out Animator Nerd
