Lesson 5 [Line of Action, Silhouettes]

The $100,000 Animation Drawing Course - Lesson 5
(also seen at ASIFA-Hollywood)

Notes:

• in which we:

• discover the value of using a French Curve for reproducing approximate lines
  of action

  apply the knowledge of "construction" to reproduce characters much faster
  and more accurately than the "straight ahead" or "top down" approach (I do believe I'm learning!)

  did not take the time we'd like to be as careful with the assignments as we could have

Lesson 4 [2 legged characters-full body]

The $100,000 Animation Drawing Course - Lesson 4
(also seen at ASIFA-Hollywood)

Notes:

• the time it took for me to complete the assignments from this lesson is a clear indication that no time soon will I be working along side John K, Katie or Eddie (although my toddler took one look at the duck and felt compelled to kiss it, so it can't be that bad)
• again, my assignments were completed on a larger scale than the original drawings, so any minor differences you see on screen (unless you've clicked to enlarge and clicked to enlarge again) are actually much more pronounced in real life
• as with the previous lessons, I could have spent another week on this ...

Duck - step 3



Duck - complete




Rabbit - step 3




Rabbit - complete

Lesson 3 [Proportions]

The $100,000 Animation Drawing Course - Lesson 3

Notes:

• not sure if there's anything to show since I've already done the Photoshop overlays on the previously posted assignments
• hopefully this weekend I'll have a chance to get my teeth into Lesson Four (it appears that I'm consistently two lessons behind)

Lesson 2 [Stretch and Squash]

The $100,000 Animation Drawing Course - Lesson 2
(also seen at ASIFA-Hollywood)

Notes:

• I didn't spend as much time on this as I did on the assignment for Lesson One, and it shows ... *sigh*
  

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Dog 1:






Dog 2:





Dog 3:





Dog 4:






Dog 5:





Dog 6:






Dog 7:





Dog 8:








Worksheets - (clicking on image will enlarge, clicking on enlarged image will allow you to enlarge again [in IE and Firefox])

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Lesson 1 [Head Construction] - part 4

The $100,000 Animation Drawing Course - Lesson 1, part 4

Remaining details

Notes:

• I'm relearning how time consuming technical techniques can be!
• We're not perfect at this lesson, but we're finally finished Lesson One!

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Dog 1 (me, Blair, overlay)


Dog 2 (me, Blair, overlay)


Wolf (me, Blair, overlay)



Duck (me, Blair, overlay)




Worksheets:
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Lesson 1 [Head Construction] - part 3

The $100,000 Animation Drawing Course - Lesson 1, part 3

The Horizontal Egg Face

Notes:

• I'm drawing the images in a larger size now which allows me to better "feel" and correct any minor differences in curve and angle. The downside is that it really minimizes the discrepancy that you see on the scanned images since they're reduced in size.
• I'm still learning how to use Photoshop so some of the overlays are a little clunky.
• I'm still learning the finer points of Blogger so some of my layouts are lacking in flow.
• Already I'm noticing a change in how my hand relates to the pencil and the paper. However, there is still a long, long way to go.
• I'm finally through with the First Page of Lesson One. This is going to take a while.

Incidental findings:

• Toddlers find eggs with cartoon faces drawn on them absolutely irresistible!

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Mouse:

Blair -


Me -



Overlap -

Rabbit Up:

Blair -



Me -


Overlap -


- head shape should be more full at the top

Rabbit Up 2:

Blair -




Me -


Overlap -

Rabbit Flirt:

Blair -


Me -


Overlap -

Worksheets:

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Lesson 1 [Head Construction] - part 2

The $100,000 Animation Drawing Course - Lesson 1, part 2

The Vertical Egg Face

This is one of the best exercises I've ever done. Trying to sketch a face on an egg from a million different perspectives is a big challenge. Definitely worth the time and effort. (Am I the only one who had a hard time copying the face onto the curved surface of the egg itself?)

Here's my best bear (clicking on image will enlarge):

Here's Blair's bear in red:


And Blair's bear overlapped with mine.

I still have issues with:

• ear shape and placement
• size of eyes and nose
• mouth angle
• jaw curves
• cheek curves

Here are two worksheets for the Vertical Egg Face part of Lesson One.

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