The Cat Piano

Was thinking about this film the other day, and it got me wondering if there were any people in the SBIT animation course who hadn't seen it yet.

The Cat Piano, created by the People's Republic of Animation, is probably one of the animation shorts out there I'm more fond of. I just really like the mood and atmosphere the colours make, and it's a good example of narration versus character dialog in terms of carrying the story.

Art Spam by ~furious-teapot on deviantART

Thought I'd share some snippets from my visual journal, or at least the parts I didn't mind so much.
Some of you who've been through my sketchbook will recognize some of these. I feel a little girly for doing watercolours of horses and faun. Uh.

Speaking of watercolours (Did you see that? My clever little transitional line?), the other day I was contemplating the uses of masking fluid, and came across this tutorial on DA:


Masking fluid - an Un-tutorial by *Gold-Seven on deviantART

Needless to say it's a good warning to anyone using it for the first time. Sometimes we learn more from other peoples failures rather than their successes.

Have you ever learnt a valuable lesson from a mistake? And no, I'm not talking about the time you commented on an individuals appearance when they were right in front of you disguised in their Halloween best. I'm talking of course about art and animation!

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Just a Snippet

Just a snippet from the zombie film I was making today. Thank you to Ahn for the help and Jordan for the neato zombie.

Mmm, won't these be lovely to look at next year?

Some Doodads by ~furious-teapot on deviantART

Carpal Tunnel or RSI, my wrist can't seem to decide right now.

Just some drawings I did a couple of weeks ago. I realise I need to actually draw characters interacting with one another, rather than just random poses. As always, I like to receive feedback on my stuff, so if you notice anything that makes your brain twinge, let me know!

On a side note, I just purchased two more art books to add to my growing collection. I know I shouldn't, because I need to be saving for a reference book on owls.

Oh god, the guilt I feel right now, similar to how one feels when you fart into a TAFE chair: you know you really shouldn't, but afterwards, you accept that it had to be done.

Actually, one of the books, called 'Moonshine', is one I'm sure my fellow animators would be interested in, as it features the work of many Dreamworks artists - after dark!

I recommend purchasing it from The Book Depository however, rather than Amazon, as they are cheaper and offer free international shipping, a statement I'm sure Google will love me for.

So, does anyone else have some sort of artistic obsession? Buying art supplies? Collecting "Marquette's"? I'd love to know!