Little Girl

 A while ago I came up with an idea for a tiny short film and started designing the characters. This is my earliest design of the little girl in the short.

After drawing her over and over, and even doing a couple of animation tests, I decided that the design was flat and unappealing (not to mention ugly, embarrassing, yada yada). The name was also a no-no. So I went "back to the drawing board."

 I liked this design alot better. I felt like it was going in the right direction, but was disproportionate and  awkward. So I kept drawing.

I think I finally tied down what I'm looking for. On to the next character. Updates soon.

Jump Update

Well, I've finished inbetweening the rest of this jump. I won't say it's finished, because there's a pop in the arms that I'd like to go back and fix.

More Sketchin'

A few more recent sketch pages.
   At the library...

 At the mall...

 Fishing at the Jordan River...

A new jump

I'm doing another jump exercise from Richard Williams' book. I chose to use a chubby character to have fun with squash and stretch. Here are the key poses plus a few inbetweens at the start. Updates to come.

Sketchy

I sat for a bit at Starbucks to draw the gestures (mainly focusing on weight and balance), and a few faces of the high-dollar coffee crowd.

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