little swift

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2010-09-05T13:28:00.005+10:00

ok its been quite a while - although I have done no drawing - I have done a visualisation of all the things I must complete by the end of the year.

2010-01-27T11:14:00.001+11:00

Planning on adding sounds soon. Have for a long time - been wanting to record atmos' of places I know - like parks, railway tunnels, cavernous stairwells and all that....

2010-01-27T11:08:00.000+11:00

2010-01-26T17:18:00.001+11:00

It's hard for me to believe that this blog has existed for almost five years. Still working on the project with my friend and this time we have a deadline February 14. Above is another drawing using pencil, charcoal and photoshop elements.

2009-06-11T11:20:00.006+10:00

I have been busy studying (procrastinating) for a chemistry exam.
The animations below were done in a Visual fx course I completed earlier this year. It was fun - we learned how to animate a 2d image so it has that 3d quality.

2009-06-10T16:04:00.006+10:00

this is the animation done in After FX.

2009-06-10T15:54:00.005+10:00

this one was done in Final Cut Studio 2 Motion - the 3d effect has improved slightly...

2009-05-31T11:41:00.004+10:00

this was my first attempt at 3d movement using Motion.

2008-10-02T16:00:00.001+10:00

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2008-06-12T13:16:00.007+10:00

The four pictures below are part of this sci-fi graphic work that a friend and I are working on. I have had a mental block about what the character should look like and have recently settled on this one which takes me back to earlier illustrations I was doing around four years ago. They fascinate me and I enjoy drawing the face in a simple 'circle' with few lines and very little detailing.

The pictures below (from the bottom up) are product of two hours work - the first is more cartoonish and the second aims to try and sketch more then head and shoulders - the third and fourth are all about the narrative - a character awakes. I find it intimidating drawing the same character more then once (although you could argue my cats are exactly that - but it's something about the human form that throws me into torrents of insecurity and procrastination).

Anyway I must keep going because this work is part of a collaborative effort...

2008-06-12T13:15:00.003+10:00

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2008-06-12T10:24:00.004+10:00

Listening to a live streaming gurgling burbling interview via radio between Margaret Throsby and Shaun Tan.

2008-03-28T11:37:00.006+11:00

A new project - this is a mockup of a project that I'm working on at the moment with a friend. It's a sci-fi idea she writes and I draw.

2008-03-23T12:46:00.005+11:00

The picture below was also created in Inkoid - the great thing is you can draw using the pencil and crayon tools and then copy the large image (the image in the main canvas) by taking a snapshot of the drawing and then upload it to your own blog. I've asked Angus if he can make an application where you can create your own drawn 'postcards' and then email to friends and family.

2008-03-23T11:55:00.001+11:00

2008-03-23T11:40:00.009+11:00

Digital pictures! This was drawn sometime last year on the drawing website Inkoid, created by Angus.

2008-03-16T21:19:00.002+11:00

This is a couple of drawings that I did at work (in a break of course). They are what I call office doodles. These two lived on the front of my stationery box for approximately two years. I removed them recently as they are coming with me on my adventure into new 'employment'.

2008-03-16T19:52:00.006+11:00

Well this is my first drawing for 2008 - for this blog. It's an Arctic Fox and I drew it as a farewell gift to a work colleague who loves Arctic Foxes.

2008-01-08T21:24:00.000+11:00

2008 and no drawings yet - I seem to have got scared off by the leaf drawing (don't ask me why) - but it is only the second week in this new year and thus is a young year at present. I have been getting figurative ideas such as black and white line drawings of people with rosey cheeks. A common theme?

Anyway I am about to update this blog as I have been told that it is still using the old blogger system (what I thought???) and hence can't edit my links column anymore. I've opened this version in safari (as a reference) and am going to work in firefox - wish me luck.

2007-11-17T19:13:00.001+11:00

2007-11-17T19:09:00.000+11:00

This is my leaf painting - my second ever 'botanical' water colour painting. It's amazing for me, exciting to see that I am improving and that I may one day be able to paint really realistically. Unfortunately I didn't identify the plant I got the leaf from - so tomorrow I will see if I can find its name.

2007-09-04T16:43:00.000+10:00

2007-09-04T16:35:00.000+10:00

2007-09-04T16:29:00.000+10:00

It's been months since I last updated little swift - and in that time the Katoomba weather site has broken - arrr so sad - I love checking that website. So I am going to leave that link on the blog in the hope that they do fix the problem and I can yet again search the highs and lows of Katoomba's feisty weather. I haven't drawn a thing for almost two months - but intend to start again this September.

2007-06-05T20:04:00.001+10:00

2007-06-05T12:03:00.000+10:00

I've never managed to achieve that type of drawing that is super-real like a photograph. Part of me would like to get there - because I really get blown away by drawings that are so 'perfect' in their depiction of what I see. However I tend to get put off by the idea of trying as am suspicious it will take years to get the technique right. A kind of nervous laziness I suppose. But! maybe I should aim to try and draw a hyper real sketch once a month and perhaps over a year there will be a noticeable improvement?

2007-06-05T12:00:00.001+10:00

2007-06-04T16:31:00.000+10:00

2007-06-04T16:00:00.000+10:00

I recently got a sketch book that has storyboard frames in it. I'm aiming to draw a regular drawing and upload them as I go. Hopefully I will come up with an idea for an animation.
Part of me prefers drawing on yellow sticky notes - I definitely feel more relaxed, there is something a bit 'precious' about this new drawing book so I find it hard to just draw.

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