I was saddened today to hear of the news that Ollie Johnston, the last of the Nine Old Men, died today at the age of 96.
Along with Milt Kahl, he was a huge source of inspiration. As well as a huge source of knowledge, thanks to his book, The Illusion of Life. I’m glad to know he had a nice, full life of 96 years, and he was a benefit to this world and us all.
Im going to watch The Sword In The Stone, or Jungle Book…
R.I.P. Ollie, and thank you
Well, here I am almost nearing the end of reading week. It was…. Short. I probably could have gotten some more drawing in, but I feel good. Maybe some more life drawing could have made it better, but I think this short break shouldn’t affect me too much. Besides, I needed this break, and it felt good. Besides, I did get a good bit of art finished. I had a great day of sketching with some guys from my class (We need to do that again guys). And over the last couple days I finished off my Pink Panther walk cycle, so Im happy with that.
If anything, Im just looking forward to getting back to the normal practice schedual
Finished this project weeks ago, just getting around to sharing it now.
Sorry about the terrible quality, blame VHS for that.
Ok, I promised some new Cafe and Subway drawings a little while back. Well, I kinda fell behind on scanning them and getting them up here. I’ve finally gotten around to doing that, so here are some week old drawings:
Well, im still alive and kicking here in Seneca, though I did have one little thing try and get in the way of that, but that comes later.
Art-wise, Im feeling great. So many things to learn, and I love it. One day Im perfecting composition in Layout, and on another day, I’m being taught new methods for Animation. Im soaking every bit of it up as much as I can. Not to mention hitting the Life drawing session nearly everyday trying to workout my lifedrawing. Some days, worry does catch up to me when I see some amazing art done by one or another peer of mine, and I wonder if I’m at the level I should be at. But in the end, as much as that feeling sucks, It only leads me to working harder to get better.
Of course, all these hours spent all day at my desk are turning up some… Un-wanted effects. I did start the year off great, finishing nearly every assignment practically right away, but work has started piling up, leading me to having to stay later and later every week. I’ve already had to deal with a cold, which is something that I almost never have to do. Stupid stress…
Possibly the most eventful thing to happen to me lately could have killed me if I didnt do anything about it. It all started with a simple, insignificant scratch on the side of my right foot. I was stupid, and didnt really bother to do anything about it, so it just sat there untended while I spent entire days at school, with a shoe over it. I noticed it getting more and more sore, and even yellow as a couple days went by, until one day I could bare even stand on it. As I was heading home, I noticed even my leg was sore, and after close inspection, discovered red marks moving up my leg where it was sore, all starting from where the cut was. Of course I went to the doctor to get some anti-biotics for this bloody infection, and Im glad I did. I’ve got a feeling if I didnt do anything about it, things could’ve gotten very serious.
Alright thats all for now. Next time, I think I’ll find the time to show off some new Cafe Drawings.
Well, im finished my second week of lessons, and the great thing is, I feel like i’ve already learned quite a bit. Im loving it here.
Anyways, I’ll share the first of my life drawings from this past week.
Well… I think its time for an update. I’ve finished my first ever traditional animation… Aaaaannnd I dont think it happened with a loss of sanity… I think. I just hope it doesnt kill me haha.
Anyways, not much has happened for the last while, just small homework projects. I used my weekend (May even be my last weekend I have) to spend with Dawn. We ended up renting this low budget Austrailian zombie flick, Undead. It was definately really fun to watch, and had some good laughs too. Perhaps one of the most awesome things I’ve ever seen would be the zombie fish in this movie. Yes, I said zombie fish. Fish who are dead and are trying to take a bite out of a dude. Totally awesome. Not to mention the three shotguns welded together into the Uber Triple-Shotgun. If you ever are interested in a campy, low budget, but certainly enjoyable horror/zombie flick, check out Undead.
Im off to bed. I need to appreciate the thing.
