Animation Model Sheets. Pencil Tests. Pencil Test Depot. Animation Tidbits. Creating a Chinese Firewatch logoLove the logo? Buy the shirt here! I first considered a Chinese localized name for Firewatch when I gave a talk at GDC China 2015, and they had translated the session title as <看火人> (word for word, this is “Watch Fire Man”). I grew up in Hong Kong reading Chinese, and I thought the localized name was well chosen—because while it mostly suggests “fire lookout” (which doesn’t specifically imply “firefighting”), it also allows a more ominous interpretation of “person watching the fire burn.” This was long before we had ever decided Firewatch would have a simplified Chinese localization, but the name stuck with me. Jump to 2017. So damn proud of how this logo turned out, and I owe so so much to Jane’s pointed direction and tutelage.
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Story Shots. Questions Answered OK: how to get in touch with me, things about storyboarding, internships, and drawing style Read More My linkedin - because tumblr is terrible with correspondence and facebook is creeping me out. If you want to connect like pros hit me up there. Some samples of basic basic basic character exploration. Next-five-shots exercise based off this photo. Obviously this photo is from a film about fantastically tragic sadness. Other takes: @lbtreiman - Fish whisperer @jtbozz - Beanstalk @khfr - Mermaids @santiagocasares - Starfish Drawing from films Drawing from films is a ridiculously useful exercise.
The way this works: you draw tons of tiny little panels, tiny enough that you won’t be tempted to fuss about drawing details. Hit play. Note on movies: Spielberg is great for this because he’s both evocative and efficient. What to look for: Foreground, middle ground, background: where is the character? This seems like a lot to keep in mind, and honestly, don’t worry about any of that.