AM Class 1-Week 2 Second Assignment

Our second assignment is to go to a public place and draw people in different poses.  Then we have to pose "Stu" (our AnimationMentor supplied character) into that same pose. I decided to choose #9 because I liked the line of action and I thought it was interesting.

 

Here is my first crack at my pose.

This is my final pose. I got a lot of feedback from the Facebook groups that I belong to. Having other people critique your work is one of the best tools for an animator.  The shot is rendered with some lights to give the character a shadow and depth.

 

AM Class 1-Week 1 First Assignment!

Our first week assignment was to make a video about ourselves. Why we wanted to become animators and what led us to AnimationMentor. I decided to make  a funny video so it would be interesting...

I also sent my video to the Co-founder, President,CEO of AnimationMentor (Bobby Beck) and here is what he had to say...

Hey Loran,

        Normally I would reply straight back to your AM mail, but I'm away on holiday with my family and don't have anything besides my phone :)

Luckily I was able to load your INCREDIBLE intro video/story via YouTube. Fantastic my man. I see your passion and it is going to pay off big time! Stay focused and tackle each week with this same passion and you will indeed soar! 

I can't wait to see how you progress! Keep rocking my man!


-Bobby Beck

My Class 1 mentor is Rich McKain!

I found out who my mentor is. His name is Rich McKain and he is a supervising animator at Reel FX in Texas. He's really funny, laid back and very informative. He's worked on...

 

 

 

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I'm using an awesome old drafting table!

My father-in-law let me set up my office in his so I could work away from home.  He said that he tried to have an office in his house and he couldn't get any work done.  I also have my art table at home so I can work when Savannah goes to sleep.  Today at 12:00pm the AnimationMentor website opens up and I have full access to the site.  I find out who my mentor is and what the curriculum is.  I'm so excited and nervous!!!

Mural Outline update #2

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Mural Update (Black outline)

I've been putting in a lot of hours working on the mural.  It's coming down to the wire and it looks like I'm going to finish right before I leave for California.