CGAA - ACT Speed Paint Challenge 02

Check out the music piece this was based on here.

Major Project: Interim Crit Presentation 04/03/2013

So yesterday we had our last crit day, the last day we could all get together and show progress of our work so far on our Major Projects. It was a bit of a sad realisation that our final hand in will be just a normal one. Anyway, I am looking forward to, hopefully, get back into warm presentations in the outside industry.

PreVis V2

Hemmy's walk cycle V2

Interim Presentation

CGAA - ACT Speed Paint Challenge 01

If you are wondering why this abstract piece is on my blog visit this blog post from the CGAA Group blog to find out more about our live comissioned project. 

This is the first time I ever attempted to draw an abstract painting. I was a bit nervous at first but I am looking forward to more now. :)

The painting was inspired by this musical piece.

Major project update

This is a summery post of what me and Dayle Sanders  have been up to since the Minor project submission on the 11th of January. So as mentioned, the Minor Project is extended throughout the Major. We started off by putting together a new proposal below:

Major Project Proposal by

One of our main concerns was getting the Pre-Vis together as it was hard to visualise the 3D environment through the 2D animatic. So initially we made a diagram with colour coding to figure out the layering of the props and space.

I also did some experimentation with gobos by linking images to spotlights. They will be used on the background of the forest to imitate depth and closure.  

These are a few more of the prop designs we've been working on.

Apart from the environment Hemmy's rig was enhanced and could finally get him to walk with a rough walkcycle.

Minor Project Update

Hello everyone again,

Apologies for not posting for so long but my blog was under construction and I was too embarrassed to post up any of my work. But now, after working on my blog's professional look with the great help of Ryan El, I will update you with what I've been up to during my 3rd year Minor Project.

It all started around June/ July 2012 when me and Dayle Sanders decided to work on a collaborative project for our 3rd year Minor Project. Our collaboration comes with the title of Mango Mercury.  We researched what we could work on and came across Thai Mythology, a cultural subject in which we were both interested in. Since we both aspire to become Character Designers and Animators , the project will be a character-oriented animated short with limited attention to the environment. Towards our submission we noticed that our Project was way too demanding to be completed by the Minor's deadline. To make the most of our final year we came to the sensible decision to extend our Minor throughout the whole year and treat it as one project assessed by two criteria: Character Design and Character Performance (or animation).

Below is what we handed in for our Minor (Character Design), including the characters' final turnarounds and the Art Of Document. If you want have a look at the progress behind this visit the Mango Mercury Blog.

Minor Project First Assessment Hand in  11/01/2013

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Presentation for Kinnaree Minor Project Hand-In 2 by

Our project will continue with preparing the characters for animating and eventually bring them to life, refining the editing with a Final Pre-Viz for the story and enhancing the environment around them. Stay tuned for more updates.