Relaxation

Thank God for Thanksgiving break.

Farewell To Sketchy-Magee

So, another sketchbook has come and gone. I was so intimidated when I first started working in it. All of the sketchbooks that I am used to are much thinner. I also have a bad habit of not filling sketchbooks all the way up, but I did it! I have filled the whole thing up. I am quite proud of myself. I started it on August 29th and finished it on November 11. Most of it is scribbles and homework, but there are a few gems here and there. So, without further ado, I would like to take a look back on the life of Sketchy-Magee.

Panda

Concept stuff

John in a pool

Don Hertzfeldt's autograph *

Banana

Bat boy!

* So I went to see Don Hertzfeldt show his new film "I Am So Proud Of You" here in Chicago. Afterward I got to say thanks and I asked him to doodle in my sketchbook, and he did a little something. My boyfriend, John, also got to meet him and he some how got him to sign a banana.

And here is a bad quality photograph of me pretending to squish Don between my fingers.

Comics of the UNEXPLAINED!

More comics...

I'm not too pleased with the crappy computer font on the Fort comic, but I really don't feel like changing it at this point in time.

FREAKY OUTY!

Just wanted to do something scary for Halloween. Enjoy!

Work, Work, Work!

So I've been pretty busy lately. With work, school, and homework it has been quite difficult to have social life time, but somehow I've been managing to squeeze it in. I really need to cut out socializing altogether; it is making me exhausted. The other day I fell asleep at work for an hour and a half. I probably should not have admitted that. But it was a Saturday and hardly any of my students come in on Saturdays.

Anyways, lately Animation Production Studio has been monopolizing my sketchbook. It seems like everything coming from my pencil has been concept art, character designs, or storyboards. So that is part of the reason I haven’t been updating my blog. I’m not sure I have the okay to post my concept art yet. Today I just have a little doodle I did like two weeks ago. It is a rejected character. Really she was rejected because she is a girl, so I never really got to present her to the class. The drawing has nothing to do with the story or the characters, but she is pretty freakin’ cute.

Animation Reel

So, here it is.



More animation soon.

Cartooning

So, I suppose I should explain. I have this awesome cartooning class this semester. I am learning so much. I have never really gotten into drawing comics, even though it is very similar to doing storyboards. I signed up for this class thinking it was going to focus on drawing style, but it is really about sequential art and framing and posing and all of that good stuff that makes animation so great! So, I am actually quite glad that it was not what I expected. Anyway, this week’s assignment has to do with journal comics, but the focus is on the place instead of on a specific character’s life.

Here is one I did about the apartment in which I am living. I hope my roommates are not offended by it.
More comics soon. So, stay tuned...

Another Cartoon

Suggestive

Back To School

This past week was my first week as a senior as well as my first week back working at the Columbia College Writing Center. It is going to be a busy semester. I'm taking Animation Production Studio I, the first half of a long class where the entire class works on producing an animated short. I'm also taking Intro to Computer Animation, Cartooning, and Early Asian History. Lots of work, but I'm up for it. I'll try to keep my blog updated, but I'm sure you can forgive me if I skip a week or two. To hold you over here are a couple of good ol' polar bears.

Stay tuned...