Your blog demonstrates your commitment to finding your way into the world of The Neverending Story - it was especially satisfying to see The Dark Crystal in this context; my very fond memories of that movie all stem from the intricacies of that world - everything was full of detail - a very ornate world and some beautiful concept art. A good source of inspiration.
You've produced a good number of thumbnail sketches exploring possible compositions, but what is missing from all of them is any semblance of depth; obviously, perspective drawing is not your strength, so I strongly suggest you do something to remedy this blindspot; there are numerous books in the UCA library that deal with the fundamentals of drawing, and rumour has it that there are a number of 'how-to' DVDs doing the rounds amongst your classmates... You do need to address this, as it's having an effect on your compositions - all your thumbnails have a flatness that makes it difficult to read them as 'spaces' (as opposed to drawings). Check out Ruben and Leo's blogs and peruse their thumbnail sketches - all of them make strong use of perspective and it gives them a lot of dynamism. I'd like to see you produce a fresh set of thumbnails in which you begin to deal with the illusion of depth and with lighting.
See my second post for general advice. re. the written assignment.
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Interim Online Review - Unit 2 : Space 10/11/09
Hi Adam,
Your blog demonstrates your commitment to finding your way into the world of The Neverending Story - it was especially satisfying to see The Dark Crystal in this context; my very fond memories of that movie all stem from the intricacies of that world - everything was full of detail - a very ornate world and some beautiful concept art. A good source of inspiration.
You've produced a good number of thumbnail sketches exploring possible compositions, but what is missing from all of them is any semblance of depth; obviously, perspective drawing is not your strength, so I strongly suggest you do something to remedy this blindspot; there are numerous books in the UCA library that deal with the fundamentals of drawing, and rumour has it that there are a number of 'how-to' DVDs doing the rounds amongst your classmates... You do need to address this, as it's having an effect on your compositions - all your thumbnails have a flatness that makes it difficult to read them as 'spaces' (as opposed to drawings). Check out Ruben and Leo's blogs and peruse their thumbnail sketches - all of them make strong use of perspective and it gives them a lot of dynamism. I'd like to see you produce a fresh set of thumbnails in which you begin to deal with the illusion of depth and with lighting.
See my second post for general advice. re. the written assignment.
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