tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55437417185813267172024-03-05T05:43:58.915+00:00Campfire Tales"The best place by the fire was kept for... The Storyteller."Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688883698954943258noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543741718581326717.post-72693858289579603512013-01-10T01:19:00.000+00:002013-01-10T01:19:00.568+00:00Late Night Sketch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688883698954943258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543741718581326717.post-61098386539030703002012-10-17T09:45:00.000+01:002012-10-17T09:56:48.087+01:00Looper sketchI went to watch this movie last night, really enjoyed it and drew a quick sketch.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688883698954943258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543741718581326717.post-71203860657327711402012-10-10T13:57:00.000+01:002012-10-10T14:01:02.466+01:00Storyboard Warmup Sketch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688883698954943258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543741718581326717.post-50659232630333535122012-07-04T14:29:00.000+01:002012-07-04T14:29:43.456+01:00Raiders of the Lost Ark StudiesI've been re-watching <a href="http://www.jrawebinar.com/index.php/webinars/storyboard-robb-pratt.html">Robb Pratt's storyboard lecture series</a>, and follow to his example I have been sketching small thumbnail studies from Raiders of the Lost Ark.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688883698954943258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543741718581326717.post-52147109616175767022012-06-28T16:43:00.000+01:002012-06-28T16:43:22.221+01:00ScribblesLife drawing and gesture drawings.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688883698954943258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543741718581326717.post-67335095852774007652012-06-17T23:11:00.000+01:002012-06-17T23:11:56.001+01:0022 Tips on Story<i> </i>These are 22 story basics storyboard artist Emma Coats has picked up from her time working at Pixar.<br />
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<i>#1: You admire a character for trying more than for their successes.</i><br />
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<i>#2: You gotta keep in mind what’s interesting to you as an audience, not what’s fun to do as a writer. They can be v. different.</i><br />
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<i>#3: Trying for theme is important, but you won’t see what the story is actually about til you’re at the end of it. Now rewrite.</i><br />
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<i>#4: Once upon a time there was ___. Every day, ___. One day ___. Because of that, ___. Because of that, ___. Until finally ___.</i><br />
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<i>#5: Simplify. Focus. Combine characters. Hop over detours. You’ll feel like you’re losing valuable stuff but it sets you free.</i><br />
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<i>#6: What is your character good at, comfortable with? Throw the polar opposite at them. Challenge them. How do they deal?</i><br />
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<i>#7: Come up with your ending before you figure out your middle. Seriously. Endings are hard, get yours working up front.</i><br />
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<i>#8: Finish your story, let go even if it’s not perfect. In an ideal world you have both, but move on. Do better next time.</i><br />
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<i>#9: When you’re stuck, make a list of what WOULDN’T happen next. Lots of times the material to get you unstuck will show up.</i><br />
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<i>#10: Pull apart the stories you like. What you like in them is a part of you; you’ve got to recognize it before you can use it.</i><br />
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<i>#11: Putting it on paper lets you start fixing it. If it stays in your head, a perfect idea, you’ll never share it with anyone.</i><br />
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<i>#12: Discount the 1st thing that comes to mind. And the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th – get the obvious out of the way. Surprise yourself.</i><br />
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<i>#13: Give your characters opinions. Passive/malleable might seem likable to you as you write, but it’s poison to the audience.</i><br />
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<i>#14: Why must you tell THIS story? What’s the belief burning within you that your story feeds off of? That’s the heart of it.</i><br />
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<i>#15: If you were your character, in this situation, how would you feel? Honesty lends credibility to unbelievable situations.</i><br />
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<i>#16: What are the stakes? Give us reason to root for the character. What happens if they don’t succeed? Stack the odds against.</i><br />
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<i>#17: No work is ever wasted. If it’s not working, let go and move on - it’ll come back around to be useful later.</i><br />
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<i>#18: You have to know yourself: the difference between doing your best & fussing. Story is testing, not refining.</i><br />
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<i>#19: Coincidences to get characters into trouble are great; coincidences to get them out of it are cheating.</i><br />
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<i>#20: Exercise: take the building blocks of a movie you dislike. How d’you rearrange them into what you DO like?</i><br />
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<i>#21: You gotta identify with your situation/characters, can’t just write ‘cool’. What would make YOU act that way?</i><br />
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<i>#22: What’s the essence of your story? Most economical telling of it? If you know that, you can build out from there.</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688883698954943258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543741718581326717.post-43489382658879142262012-06-13T00:00:00.000+01:002012-06-14T00:06:57.399+01:00Space Monkey<div style="text-align: left;">
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Quick scribbles of a monkey astronaut. Work has begun on my 8 page comic. More to come soon!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688883698954943258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543741718581326717.post-11476825580254602082012-06-10T23:47:00.001+01:002012-06-10T23:47:05.628+01:00Spiderman SketchQuick composition sketch of Spiderman.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688883698954943258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543741718581326717.post-63949098885160032852012-06-06T23:48:00.001+01:002012-06-06T23:48:28.937+01:00Warm Up Sketches<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688883698954943258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543741718581326717.post-8938437786458200492012-06-03T21:53:00.001+01:002012-06-03T21:53:15.645+01:00Bakery WomanQuick sketch for my girlfriend, congratulations on the job.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688883698954943258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543741718581326717.post-69983034692328328412012-05-30T21:31:00.002+01:002012-05-30T21:31:31.704+01:00Aang, The Last Airbender t-shirt designI'm currently doing a few small color compositions for a Avatar, the Last Airbender piece. While taking a break I stumbled upon a website that runs tshirt design competitions.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688883698954943258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543741718581326717.post-59977213971729933642012-05-23T23:18:00.003+01:002012-05-23T23:18:44.693+01:00Avatar - The Last AirbenderThanks to my brother I have recently become hooked on Avatar The Last Airbender. To make myself feel like I'm doing something productive while I work my way through the DVD's I have been sketching Aang. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688883698954943258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543741718581326717.post-26791507186668527562012-05-16T07:00:00.000+01:002012-05-16T07:36:48.753+01:00CaricaturesHere a couple of examples of caricatures I completed recently. Commissions are available on request if you are interested in a unique gift for your best friend, siblings or even your nan. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688883698954943258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543741718581326717.post-21514129953654886362012-05-09T23:05:00.000+01:002012-05-09T23:05:49.402+01:00Fenrir GreybackI'm currently listening to the Harry Potter soundtrack and drawing various DeathEaters. This is a rough sketch of the werewolf Fenrir Greyback.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688883698954943258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543741718581326717.post-28598439286228428152012-05-06T19:22:00.000+01:002012-05-06T19:22:26.995+01:00Sunday SketchesA couple of scribbles from today.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688883698954943258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543741718581326717.post-91300793656150649022012-05-02T08:53:00.001+01:002012-05-02T08:53:47.001+01:00Character SketchIn a change to the planned schedule I wanted to post this pair onto the blog. I like them, especially the guy on the right. In my mind they are Pinky and the Brain mixed with Bert and Ernie.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688883698954943258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543741718581326717.post-22824659740653934582012-04-29T20:49:00.001+01:002012-04-29T20:49:37.336+01:00Mr Gold Character DesignHere is a character design I sketched out for Mr Gold, from Once Upon a
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