A Year and a Half in Reflection

 Have you ever gone back through one of the first works you do and realize 'holy crap i was terrible!'?
well, that's how i feel now, going back a year and a half ago when i first started to draw my works where absolutely horrible, everything was so flat and stiff. 

 Going back, it makes me feel really good, how much you can improve if you draw everyday, trying to git gud. i look at all my classmates and i see their work, it made me feel terrible, seeing everyone who has drawn since they where kids, thinking to myself, 'who would even hire me?' i don't feel like that anymore, i have gained confidence over this past year and i feel like i can do anything and everything.

i kept on saying that I'm going to do more on this blog, then i stop for months, well, the reason i stopped was because i felt terrible confidence wise, as I've said on previous posts. I'm going to do more, as this blog is making me really happy, being able to share my experiences and work to people everyday.

  Today

 

 

A year and a half ago.

Tentacle Snatch.

An animation i did for my 2D studio class last year, i had alot of fun on this, it was something different to what else i would do, hell, i didnt even think i would be allowed to do something like this. i got a good grade from this and was really fun animating (boobs are fun to animate ;) )

Art Style, Confidence and Character Screw Up.

So i fancied inking again after a year from doing it and i forgot how horrible it is.
I spilt ink on the second one and tried to cover it with white ink :P now he grey.

i don't know why, but i like this character, hes very simple, but really emotive.

I've been drawing for about a year and a half now, finished my diploma and now going to do another one, the one thing that's kept bugging me that I've only recently gotten over is how i hated my art and drawings. every time i would look at what I've done would make me angry, because i knew that i could do a lot better, but it would never come out onto paper (or P.C).

this was really unhealthy to do, it would make me very depressed and stop me from drawing all together. but now, i've come to the conclusion, everything i will draw right now, will be terrible. so, i've stopped drawing to produce something good, instead, i draw to make me happy, and hopefully, to make others too.

Im showing this because its terrible, like, its a really bad piece of work, but it makes me chuckle when i see it (and drew it). if someone laughs at this, then I'm ecstatic, but I'm going to draw for me, and i hope others will draw for themselves too if they went or going through the same as i did.

Panda Study

 yoo you would not believe how fun these are to draw, like, seriously! they are all just big sacks and the things you can find pandas doing is hilarious :"D the one thing i love to draw more than girls are cute as hell animals. well, if anyone needs someone to draw animals and hot chicks let me know ;D

 

Bud Starshield, Galactic hero.

Bud Starshield, Galactic Hero.
Age-3
Height- 8ft,8
Weight- 200lbs
Loves- Cute animals, being with Sena, protecting others
Hates- Getting peanut butter stuck to the roof of his mouth
Distinct features- tall, big chin, large pecs.
Fears-  Carnivorous Plants
 Sena Loved the old comics about an ancient civilization with these giant space explorers who would go around space saving worlds. Sena was also very lonely wanted someone she could talk to without feeling anxious and who would understand her, so, she created Bud, her best friend.

  Bud was created by Sena who snuck into her parents lab and used a prototype machine that could create organic life from non-organic matter. Sena inserted her favorite comic into the machine of the great hero Bud Starshield who journeyed through space helping others and fighting Evil at every corner of the galaxy. Bud is the stereotypical cocky space captain who loves to show off.
  
 Bud is extremely excitable and is rarely seen without Sena.

(i always think my roughs are so much better than my cleanup work, and to be fair, i do way more sketches than full pieces, they're way more fun.)

Gorilla Studies

Well, its been a while, to be honest, i forgot all about this, its a kind of problem that i have, if i don't have something to remind me things like this just stop happening. well that's changed, i have a reminder in my phone for every Monday at least to post something, well, here we go, here's some gorilla studies, one of my favorite animals.

Oh yeah, i nearly forgot, i have
a special project im working on and i should be able to post some of that really soon.

Bunny Walk Cycle

i found a cute little bunny walk cycle on youtube and wanted to know how it was animated, i really want to try to get into animal characters.

The first thing is that bunnies hop. and this video shows that by dragging feet behind  to give that effect. he also used a mixture between ones and twos, ones mostly on the ground and twos when the bunny is in the air. i believe it makes the character feel more lifelike. and showing the effect of gravity by slowing it in the air.

there is alot of fluidity in this animation, while i was going through it i noticed the amount of good posing. even in the breakdowns and inbetweens. This bunny uses alot of construction mainly consisting of circles to give it a more cutesy look.

(here is the link to the original video on youtube.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NDoWUeiEKE