Category: Art & Animation

THE TASK My challenge for this week is to create a character design with the use of human anatomy. MY IDEAS/INSPIRATION For this weeks task I decided to do some research into the anatomy of the human arm and making my own sketch to show the different muscle groups that are within the arm. Following… Continue reading Task 9 – Anatomy for Character Design

THE TASK For this week my task is to create a stylized character. Find an art style of my choice and attempt to mimic it by creating a front/side/back view. MY IDEAS/INSPIRATION For this weeks task I took the advantage to develop my character a little further into how I could possibly see him being portrayed… Continue reading Task 11 – Stylisation

THE TASK This week’s challenge is to complete a sheet of minimum 3 facial expressions. MY IDEAS/INSPIRATIONS I loved this weeks task as it gave me the chance to recreate some of my favourite characters from the best TV show in the world called ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia!’. This is a show me and… Continue reading Task 10 – Facial Expressions

THE TASK My challenge for this week is to create a storyboard of minimum 3 images/panels. MY IDEAS/INSPIRATION My idea for this one was to keep the sketches simple but enough to display the story of what was taking place. I thought a nice simple story of a person trying to call for help whilst… Continue reading Task 8 – Story Board

THE TASK My challenge for this week is to create a walk cycle MY IDEAS INSPIRATION For this task I’ve been having ideas of another character I would like to create and possible develop further. So far the character is basic but I didn’t want to overdo it with detail and make it trickier for… Continue reading Task 7 – Walk Cycle

THE TASK My challenge this week is to use the lessons learned from my lecture on Pixel Art to create a creature/character/object (any of these) showing a shading technique of my choice. MY IDEAS/INSPIRATION For this task it was to do pixel art however I have never done it and I’m not the biggest fan… Continue reading Task 6 – Pixel Art

THE TASK My challenge this week is to use the lessons learned from my lecture on Shading Basics to create a creature/character/object (any of these) showing a shading technique of my choice. MY IDEAS/INSPIRATION For this weeks task I chose to keep it simple as I had a bit to catch up on but felt… Continue reading Task 5 – Shading Practice

THE TASK My challenge this week is to use the lessons learned from my lecture on Perspective and Composition to create an interesting environment design. It should include a visible Foreground, midground and background to guide the eyes of the viewer. MY IDEAS/INSPIRATION My main idea for this one was to create a space capsule… Continue reading Task 4 -Point Perspective & Composition

THE TASK My challenge this week is to use the lessons learned from my lecture on Colour Theory and Shape Language to create assets that would be suitable for a “Space Invaders” style game. MY IDEAS/INSPIRATION For this task I chose to go with a Japanese Mythology theme. The game I made is called Kasa-Obake… Continue reading Task 3 – Space Invader Assets

THE TASK This week it was my task to: Create a environment Photo Manipulation using different royalty free images MY IDEAS/INSPIRATION Once again in this weeks task I kept with a Sci-Fi theme and created some outer-world environment. Firstly I liked the idea of being able to be on a planet but be able to… Continue reading Task 2 – Photo Manipulation