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Papoose and Bear: Bird Character

Bird Character

Bird Sculpey Forms

Bird Model Sheet

Today I finished coloring the Bird character from my animated film, ‘Papoose and Bear.’

The top image shows the final character designs created in photoshop. The middle image shows the individual painted sculpey forms (used in the final photoshop designs). The lower image shows the original model sheet.

Papoose and Bear: Papoose Character

Papoose Character Sheet

Papoose Model Sheet

This is the Papoose character from my animated film, ‘Papoose and Bear.’

The top image shows the final character designs created in photoshop. The lower image shows the original model sheet and sketches.

Papoose and Bear: Bear Character

Bear Model Sheet

Bear Sculpey Forms

Storyboard

This is the Bear character from my animated film, ‘Papoose and Bear.’

At the top is the model sheet, in the middle are the painted sculpey forms, and at the bottom is the final bear character created in photoshop using the sculpey forms.

Papoose and Bear: Main Landscape Background

Papoose and Bear - Main Landscape Background

This is one of the main landscape backgrounds for my animated film, ‘Papoose and Bear.’ Created with a combination of acrylic, sculpey and photoshop.

‘Papoose and Bear’ was originally created as the requirement for the class ‘181C – Animation Workshop,’ at UCLA. I am currently in the process of re-coloring the film.

Walk Cycle

The fifth pencil test animation exercise for UCLA’s 181A class, Animation Design in Film and Television. This exercise required the following:

  • a 72 frame walk cycle
  • shot on twos
  • 12 field animation paper
  • exposure sheet
  • This is from Fall Quarter, 2006.

    Interior Animation: Acting

    The fifth pencil test animation exercise for UCLA’s 181A class, Animation Design in Film and Television. This exercise required the following:

  • a 72 frame animation of interior animation within the face
  • shot on twos
  • 12 field animation paper
  • exposure sheet
  • This is from Fall Quarter, 2006.

    The character is based upon the Portrait of Gerard Bicker (1642) by Bartholomeus van der Helst, at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Below is my original drawing, the painting at the museum and me drawing at the museum (from June 2006).

    At the Rijksmuseum

    Anticipation of an Action: Animated Kettle Boiling

    The fourth pencil test animation exercise for UCLA’s 181A class, Animation Design in Film and Television. This exercise required the following:

  • a 72 frame animation of a kettle boiling
  • use of anticipation, shot on twos
  • 12 field animation paper
  • exposure sheet
  • This is from Fall Quarter, 2006.

    Timing with an Animated Asterisk

    My second pencil test exercise for UCLA’s 181A class, Animation Design in Film and Television. This exercise focused on the following:

  • animating an asterisk on twos to create a particular rhythm
  • using a 12 frame hold (traceback)
  • exposure sheet and layout
  • Below is the layout drawing. This is from Fall Quarter, 2006.

    Bouncing Ball Pencil Test

    This was my pencil test for UCLA’s 181A class, Animation Design in Film and Television. This was the first exercise for the lab portion of the class and the assignment required the following:

  • a layout drawing
  • 24 sequential drawings within 12FC
  • a ball that bounces and turns into a square
  • squash and stretch
  • animation on twos
  • I edited the original excercise so that it is mostly on twos, with a few ones and a three. Below is the layout. This is from Fall Quarter 2006.

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