The Graduate (Trailer project) - Character Design Process of Mrs. Robinson (thaï btw.)

1/ poses and silhuettes which fit the best Mrs. Robinson

2/ development of the most appropriated silhuette 

3/ defining the face

4/ fashion design

5/ final design

HERE WE GO.

Mrs. Robinson

Layout

1 week ago I got introduced to a new super interesting domain in animation : the Layout. It consists in elaborating from a storyboard the background in which the characters are evolving. It has to take in consideration the length of the shot, the camera movement, the design of the animation and also the acting of the characters.

First assignment was to create the layout from a storyboard previously got where a queen got executed. Then we had to do the same exercice but this time from a Batman storyboard frame.

Then we had to do the same exercice but this time from a Batman storyboard frame and we had to describe the camera movement (red rectangles).

Our final assignment was combining layout and camera movement through a composition on After Effects. This time we had to depict the ambush in which Bonnie and Clyde fell in. 

down by the lake with my dear roomates*

Design + Lawrence Marvit = you know what I mean

That was a tough but great week : I was taught design by Lawrence Marvit and here are one of the assignments we went through. We had to create a picture illustrating some pirates/ghosts/zombies invading Venice. For the second picture we had to draw a fairy city. Everything was made on Photoshop -> PHOTOSHOP IS FUN

Selfportrait for the classgroup photo*

Intro to Photoshop

In order to get to know better our dear Photoshop, we got to do a monster illustration using a background, a good composition, textures, colors... The 2 first drawings were my roughs and the last one is what I came up with as a final picture. Still some work to achieve but this assignment helped to become comfortable with Photoshop.

Composition * Design

The week has been completely awesome for me : we have been taught by "the great" Lawrence Marvit who introduced us to design and composition in visual arts. Here are some of the different assignments we had to explore.

* After tasting a really dark chocolate, our mission was to picture our sensations while eating it only using a line. Very difficult task when you do not dare play with the thickness, the form or the texture of it. I managed to get the closest to what was happening in my body.

* Second approach to the visual translation of our senses, we had to listen to the album Kind of Blue by Miles Davis and same exercise : trying to relate the music to something visual only using a line, shapes and three grays. This is so interesting to realize how you can relate everything you feel to a story.

* After a week figuring out how to compose and design a picture properly and with simple shapes, we received an extract from Shakespear’s Hamlet for which we had to create a final picture. We had to considerate all the "rules" composition offers (focal point, pressure, shapes...) to be able to emphasize the mood we wanted the scene to be. The scene takes place on one of the towers of the castle and the dead king ghost is appearing in front of three guards.

This week was very intense and very surprising because I was not expecting how important the composition of a picture could be. Also it has been a pleasure to explore our body and brain to understand that inspiration comes first from our deepest sensations. Now I will think twice before drawing.

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