what day is it?

and in what month?
this clock never seemed so alive
i can't keep up and i can't back down
i've been losing so much time

guess who?

1-hour speed paint of an original character. as to her identity... well, you'll see when i'm done with this ;)



this somehow came out completely differently from what i had in mind, argh. perhaps ditching your original thumbnail at the last second is a bad idea...

i need a break....

but i'd rather have a break through D:



so tired of looking at this, can't wait to wrap it up and move on -_-

things to remember:
1) paint in BANDS (thank you andrew loomis)
2) NEVER forget to backup your files, layers too!
3) do NOT paint before blocking out the masses
4) careful of highlights; less is more

for the remainder of this month, i'm hoping to get a head start on 2 more pieces before switching into pre-production mode for my thesis animation. haha, talk about a screeching 180. weeee'll seeee how it all pans out! :D

baby steps

duurrr not much to say. just an updated version of the sketch i posted last night. i ditched the paper boats idea and went for rose petals instead... thought it suited the mood more.

paper dreams

i got tired of sucking @ mass painting so i switched to good ol' line art for a breath of fresh air. god, it is SO much easier drawing with lines than tones -_- i blame my addiction to graphic novels for this asymmetry in perception.

anyway, here's a wip that i hope to finish some day. girl in the pic's supposed to be seated on a ledge with paper boats sailing/floating on the clouds around her. the idea's largely inspired by a conversation i had w/ a friend. i remember that one distinctly because it was the last time we spoke before she went to study abroad.

ref credit: http://valentine-fov-stock.deviantart.com/

change of pace

i've been working on this on and off for the past two days and it's still unfinished. whatever. i give. for an experiment piece it's served its purpose. i'm running on a tight schedule and it's time to move onto bigger and better things!!

ándale!

HAIR TROUBLE >:(

sketch dump for laila's hair designs...

^ got axed for obvious reasons. first design: hair= too long and complicated; second design: getting warmer but still needs work.
(and uh... the girl's not actually laila, just some random chick... idk why D:)

^3rd time's the charm right? dimensions for the final design.