Partington’s Proficiency

I’m not afraid to admit I still dig Pokemon after 11 years.  I’ve been playing Pokemon Platinum lately and it’s awesomely addictive.  Put down the DS just long enough to draw Trainer Lauren.  Enjoy.

First year animation is finished!  The year flew by, and it was a great experience but I’m definitely ready for some much needed r&r.  

I will be taking commissions now through the end of August.  Check out my commissions page if you’re interested.

Pat on the back to all the students who hung in there for the entire year.  Next year’s going to be even better.

Our painting professor asked us to take our last character from character design and incorporate it into a scene related to the character.  My painting doesn’t directly relate, since an ostrich probably wouldn’t be wandering around in a park, but I thought it’d be better than my original idea, some sort of gym.  

This painting is by no means perfect.  I’ve been drowning in finals and huge assignments so I only spent a few hours on this.  Very rushed.  I need to buy a book on some sort of Photoshop instruction.  I am not PS savvy.  D’oh.  Enjoy.

We had to put together a character model pack for our character design class.  It was based more on personality, so I came up with a Jane Fonda-esque Ostrich, who has devoted her life to aerobics and yoga.  Eighties themed.  

Quick side note - I cannot believe there’s only two and a half weeks left of school.  First year is almost over and it has flown by.  There’s been a lot of ups and downs but I feel I’ve grown as, not only an artist, but a person as well.  All the talented and knowledgeable animation faculty have opened my eyes to a new side of animation, and for that I am very thankful.  Enjoy.

Just a few sketches from two sketchbooks I’ve been working in during the school year.  There’s some character design, subway/GO train sketches, some friends, randoms, the last unicorn.  Some may recognize a couple animation faculty too =P  Enjoy.

This is my first animal walk cycle and that’s evident.  We’re all our own worst critics when it comes to art and animation.  The front legs are rough and need work.  The front right leg doesn’t extend back far enough, giving a limp look to it.  The back right leg, when I first shot the animation, didn’t lift off the ground.  I really shouldn’t animate at three in the morning.  I went back and fixed up the leg, it looks a bit better.  If only I had more time, and didn’t have a migraine (that’s not an excuse, I swear!).  I really want to animate another greyhound as well as other animals this summer.  Keeping the front legs a third ahead of the back legs is challenging but fun.  Oh, just a quick side note - I shot this animation on two’s when I probably should have shot it on one’s.  I will post the one’s animation when I get time to shoot it again. Enjoy.