Ah, a welcome break from classwork. Â After doing dozens of storyboards and other pencil sketches this week, I wanted to do something different. Â So here’s a little cut paper version of my sister and brother-in-law on their wedding day. Â Done with black construction paper and an X-Acto knife.
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More work for class. Â Leaving aside the crime story, we return to the (admittedly no less bloody) story of Siegfried and the dragon. Â That whole assignment requires three illustrations, for before, during and after the main action of the dragon-slaying. Â So while Sketch #333 was a concept for the “before” phase, this is one quick thumbnail for the “during” part. Â Again, fantasy illustration and gut-slashing are not really particular strengths or interests of mine — but an assignment is an assignment.
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Still working on the storyboard for class. Â After yesterday’s sketch, we skip ahead in the story, conveniently glossing over the contents of the motel room.
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I was trying to think of something to sketch for today, and for some reason Eadweard Muybridge’s classic horse-in-motion project came into my brain.  I’m pretty useless at drawing animals, so I figure I’d get some practice with some very rough sketches.  Of course, the real test would be to cut this drawing up, animate it, and see how well I did.
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Another unusual assignment from storyboarding class. Â We were required to illustrate a specific scene from Richard Wagner’s Nibelungen saga. Â Here, Siegfried sets out from his castle on a journey that will, before long, put him at odds with a dragon. Â It’s an unusual topic for me, and probably chosen by the instructor because the story would likely be unfamiliar to us. Â It’s certainly foreign to me — both the story, and the whole notion of doing fantasy art. Â Not the kind of thing I would ever draw of my own choosing, but still an interesting assignment. Â I’ll probably be working on a refinement of this scene, so critique is encouraged.
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So here’s the full story behind yesterday’s sketch. Â The assignment was to create a storyboard of about 15 frames to tell the story of my trip from home to school. Â The instructor said that if it wasn’t a particularly dramatic story, we were free to embellish a little. Â That was all the permission I needed.
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Another little project for class: this is the final frame of a little storyboard I’m working on. Â More on this tomorrow!
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Just a little figure exercise for class.
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Part 5 — finishing up the assignment for class. Â (Rewind to Sketch #322 to see the whole set.) Â Again, it looks like the idea generation was not happening in a vacuum: there seems to be a lot of linkages among these as well.
So anyway, there’s 30 under the belt. Â Hey, I just got that much closer to my 10,000 drawings!
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Part 4 of the 30 “people in environments” sketches for class. Â I realized I needed to pick up the pace if I’m to have these done by next class. Â Again, an odd assortment of ideas. Â Many of these spun off of conversation topics with a few friends at happy hour. Â And for several others, I have no idea (cemetary? farm workers? bird fancier? chin-up struggle?). Â Brains are weird.
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