Week 14 Final Class Test + Reflection

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5 minutes (Nude)



5 mins (clothed)


10 mins (Nude)


10 mins (Clothed)


20 mins (Nude)


20 mins (Clothed)


Reflections:

Before attending Jesse’s or Hannes’ class, I struggled a lot with understanding how the body worked. My knowledge of proportions and human anatomy was extremely shallow. Even in Poly, I couldn’t really pin down the right spots in my drawings as I was fundamentally weak.

After attending 14 weeks of class, this is what I have learned from both Professors:

  • Jesse:
    • Through Jesse, I was able to understand how forms relate to the human body and how we can breakdown the model’s physique with simple rectilinear and cylindrical forms.
    • How the body works structurally and how to translate our observations into points and strokes.
    • As Jesse doesn’t give us a “one-size fit all” solution to our questions, he provides us with suggestions and his opinions which guides us into finding out ourselves, a guideline that works best for us.
    • Overall, I feel that fundamentally, my knowledge of anatomy and the method to observe every model has changed. I am able to work out a more consistent workflow when I am figure drawing.
  • Hannes:
    • Through Hannes, I was able to break free from being overly rigid in my drawings and learned to rely on gestural strokes to better convey the human form.
    • How to create fast observational drawings (and not just some random scribble on the paper) with lines of action to jot down important information on the body.
    • I’ve always struggled with drawings animals and through the zoo trip, I was able to understand why gestural drawing is important and useful and how it can train us into using the correct strokes through careful observation.
    • Overall, I feel that I am better at applying more confident strokes than before where I hesitated a lot.

After 14 weeks of lessons with Hannes and Jesse, I feel that the way I draw now is a lot more balanced as compared to before. I am able to apply looser strokes with careful placement as compared to the past, I would solely draw from what I saw without any considerations. I am thankful to have gone through this class as I am happy with my progress even though it may not be big.

Project 3

Hello, here are my storyboards. My story is inspired by Japanese men who marry inanimate objects.

Story Outline (just in case the animatic isn’t clear enough):                                    The story revolves around a man whose shower has broken down and is late to his date as a result. He angers his girlfriend and in the midst of chasing her down, he comes across a new shower product that is made to last long. He installs it and realises that it is sentient. After several bonding sessions, he decides to marry her only to get walked in by his girlfriend. He spends the night alone. Time passes and you see the man in his bathroom. You hear a voice off-screen, calling him into the shower. Please enjoy.



Challenges faced:

  • I tried to find ways to fluff out my story as much as possible. As my story unfolds in the shower, it was difficult trying to keep things as light-hearted as possible without making it weird
  • The timing was another issue I faced. It was hard trying to figure out what shots to include and what to remove to keep the story flowing smoothly.
  • I was worried that the story could not be understood well as it doesn’t have much dialogue

What worked out:

  • Ironically, the story turned out better than I expected. The audience was giving the reactions I wanted to receive.
  • My storyboards made it easier for me to visualize how the story would progress and I am glad I managed to complete it even though I was sick.

Project 4: “Breathing” Self Portrait

For my final project, I decided to go with Project 2’s theme of a girl in a TV. I wanted it to have a slight horror feel to it and do something a little different.

My main inspiration is Sadako from The Ring.

https://images.app.goo.gl/aaPSahhjqmh2Ki1p6

I was also inspired by the Korean Netflix series, Kingdom which is set in a fictional historical era where the dead is brought back to life.

My project would be a mish-mash of these 2 series.

I initially laid out what I had wanted to animate in a brief thumbnail and worked out all the assets afterward.

Here are the completed assets!

I converted all the layers into 3D layers, animated them individually and followed this tutorial that Bryan uploaded to create depth of feel.


Granted I am not good with editing and I faced a lot of challenges throughout this project.

  • As my scene was angled, it took me many hours to set up my shot as the angle was difficult to achieve.

 (wow, what a mess)

  • The assets I drew were cropped in Photoshop and had borders. I only realised afterward that I should have exported the file separately.
  • Definitely out of my comfort zone as I’m not used to animating in Aftereffects
  • My final vid was also about 1 GB in file size so I don’t know what happened there.

Here is my final piece!

via GIPHY

Here’s another cool version that I thought was interesting.

via GIPHY