Merry Christmas!

It's not quite Christmas yet, but I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas anyway!

School is finally over, and I am so happy that we all get to relax after an extremely stressful semester.

And I will post more about it after Christmas.

(when I have fully recovered :P)

I made a Christmas card this year that I will be giving out to friends and family.

It features my dog and a little cottage that I wish that I could live in.

I also posted my first pass for the card, which is the second image.

I think I was still in Layout mode, so I was thinking too much about it being dimensional and whatnot.

So I created another that is more like a holiday card.

And it reads better too.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Stay warm, be safe, and enjoy the break!

Good Morning

Film Layouts

For layout class, we had to do 2 assignments.

One with dynamic curves, and one with peaceful angles.

So I used this assignment to do some concept art for my film.

There's only 2 weeks of school left... and I haven't developed a style for my film yet :(

It would be nice if my film could look like my layout assignment but it's going to be way too much work.

I'm freaking out on the inside, but I'll figure things out!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

I can't believe the holidays are here already.

I hope everyone is enjoying their Thanksgiving.

I know I will, I've been waiting for the holidays since last year!

There's so much to be thankful about, but I only have time to draw out a few :/

Without these things, I would not be who I am today.

(Some drawings have more than one thing to be thankful about, so I kind of cheated)

Have a wonderful holiday and remember those things that you are thankful for!

My family

(including: my grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, family friends)

My wonderful boyfriend, Jason.

CalArts. Everything about CalArts: my friends, my teachers, my life there.

I am so grateful and lucky to be a part of CalArts.

Being part of the animation industry and the ability to draw, animate, and be creative.

Being Chinese

Nature

(including animals!)

Autumn and Winter

My 2 favorite sports that have taught me a lot about myself, and keep me active.

Stable Layout

For layout class, a group of us were assigned to design a stable layout.

So I decided to put my film character in a forest.

He's not a final design, but he's almost there!

I'm a little iffy about this layout,

but my instincts were telling me to just do it :P

I hope my instincts are right....

I'm Coming Back Home

Acting Within an Attitude

I am posting another 2D animation assignment that I did for this week.

It's really not the best, but I've been trying to focus on clear acting.

With 2D and 3D.

Our assignment was to animate an emotion with just a few poses.

I wanted to use the vampire that I drew for character design.

And again, I apologize for the bad lighting. And my small drawings :P

The vampire is pulling a small bulb of garlic out of the box.

When I get the chance, I would like to hold the vampire's first pose a little longer.

Instead of just having him immediately rising up from behind the table.

But until then, this is what I have: