Wednesday, November 11, 2009

5. Diptych

Theme: Diptych format with subject matter of choice
Due date: this one's a little weirder, plus there's thanksgiving.. so I'm going to say Dec 2nd, 11:59pm.

A diptych is traditionally a work of art that is displayed/created on two panels (can be wood or other substrate) and connected with a hinge. You guys can construct one, take photos, or draw/paint something, but basically I'd like just two separate pieces of art that would presumably be displayed/viewed side by side, matching in size/shape/proportion, and connected by a sort of theme. The subject matter is up to you guys; you can depict a scene, something with a dual nature, a sequence, whatever. You can even get away with taking one image and split it down the center (as you'll see in example #5 below). It's up to you guys. If you don't have time to make a finished piece by the due date, a concept drawing or plan is fine too. :)

examples:
the first three are pretty traditional but the rest are different, so take your time looking through them :)
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Fairytale + Cat = Little Red Ridinghood Kitty



Sorry this is late. I kept thinking the due date was today. (Last week I thought the due date was tuesday too....^^;; my bad)

I wanted an animated film look to it. Hopefully it sorta turned out like it.

(I also wanted to put a big bad wolf in too...but turned out weird looking.)

Great Theme Jinyu. It was fun

Monday, November 9, 2009

4. Fairytale


I had a bunch of ideas for this one regarding popular fairytales (like aladdin!) but none of them really inspired me, so I decided to do my own concept/character design. Mostly I just wanted to go with something princess-like ('cause that's what I think of first when hearing "fairytale," hehe), so I ended up with this ice princess person thing (if you can imagine the picture in white, light blue, and silver).. and her cat advisor.. or something. haha. I like how it turned out but I definitely think I could clean it up and improve upon it a bit. :)

4. Fairytales: Puss in Boots


What better fairy tales to incorporate a cat than Puss in Boots! I wanted to get this kind of old, fairy tale illustration look, but the digital coloring didn't come out the way I wanted. This is what I have so far, but I intend to do something to make it better. Comments would help :)

Monday, November 2, 2009

Jin is moving the deadline

Hey guys,

So I've been having an issue with my sister's host family, and I'm not going to be able to post any artworks today. I'm extending the deadline to next week to be fair for all of us. Sorry to do this late minute!

Monday, October 19, 2009

4. Fairytales!

Theme: Fairytale with a CAT!
Due Date: Nov. 2nd, 10pm!
So we can look at our work and comment before we go to bed :D

Pick any fairytale of your choice and include a cat somehow! If you don't feel like drawing a whole cat, you can suggest just a hint of a cat. Like its tail showing through door crack or paw prints or anything that might indicate a presence of a cat is fine.

If you do not have enough time, you could try some background concept art (as some of us have been doing already XD) or character design. You could make some illustrations of an important moment like you'd see in a children's book.

I know everyone's been busy, and I'm so happy we are getting our lazy butts to work. It's nice to see all of your artworks :D

3. Miyazaki

Hey guys! Sorry I'm a little late this time..
For this theme I wanted to do something similar to the scene in spirited away where the train is running through the flooded countryside. I looooooove the imagery in that scene, and I tried twice to replicate it, but I wasn't very successful... :( The funny thing is, I think my second attempt was worse than the first.