Ka-POW!

More mucking around in After Effects.

Quick Sketches

Just a couple of quick sketches before I hit the hay, didn't mind them so I thought I'd post them here. Used an 8B pencil, which is nice and soft for sketching.

HTTYD At Home

The other day I purchased the How to Train Your Dragon on Blu-Ray, a little bit more expensive than the DVD version, but seeming I received both a Blu-Ray and DVD copy I wasn't too peeved. That, and the Blu-Ray version comes with loads more extra features.

Including 'How to Draw a Dragon' :

It was a good bit of fun to draw, particularly how the artist kept reminding me to think of the shapes like they were sausages and semi-circles.

There are some interesting deleted scenes that were cut out, interviews with the cast, and of course a short documentary of how they made the film. This is explored further in something they call the Animators Corner, where crew members each commentate on the relevant footage on the screen, while you watch various parts of production on a smaller screen on the bottom right hand corner. I haven't watched it all yet, but from what I've seen it's really generous in the information they provide.

Now I am going to eat a berry tart with some ice-cream. Till next time!

First After Effects Attempt!

This is my first attempt at using After Effects. Really looking forward to mucking around with it some more and seeing what else it can do.