Sunday, January 30, 2011

Silhouette - Preview




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Besides a person’s motion, silhouette is of utmost importance for quick recognition of character and story moments.  This video discusses some methods with which silhouette is used.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Andrew S Critique




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Andrew sent over two sheets full of designs.  This video shows how I use the filter of FORCEFUL shape to define what is functional and appealing within the work, what is not and how to fix any issues. Great job Andrew.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Tip of the Spear- SF Academy of Art lecture




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Shot at The Academy of Art University in San Francisco, I describe my thought process when I see the model with such analogies as THE TIP OF THE SPEAR.

Friday, January 07, 2011

FORCE: Character Design from Life Drawing in Traditional Chinese!

Yesterday when I got home from work I found this in the mail.  The second FORCE book has now been translated into Traditional Chinese!!!

FORCE- Multiple uses of the bounding box




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The bounding box is a powerful tool for depth and design.  This video shows how these methods are applied to a dramatic photo from charcterdesigns.com