Farewell, Friends
Adieu, adieu, to you, and you, and you! My daft experiment draws to a close. This is the wrap-up post; the one where I reminisce on the last few months out of a genuine sense of sentiment, and not because I’m explicitly answering a list of predetermined questions. Improvements Let’s start, for no particular reason,…
Challenge 3: Mimi
The semester draws to a close, my friends, and the penultimate post is already upon us. I can’t say for sure whether it’s felt like a long time or no time at all. My grasp on relativity is beginning to flag. I still remember being years away from thirteen. Since when am I twenty-two? Did…
Breakdown 2: SpongeBob Squarepants
I want you to close your eyes and take a mental voyage. Transcend this reality and imagine yourself in a parallel continuum where the Monopoly man has a monocle; where it’s Berenstein Bears, not Berenstain Bears; where Nelson Mandela died in prison; and where SpongeBob isn’t a square. It’s not right, is it? That’s what…
Challenge 2: Captain Curly
Character Challenge #2. You know the drill: three random objects, one random descriptor. I take ‘em and draw an ugly character. What? Pandemic? You think I go outside? Spin the wheel, Barb. OBJECTS: grid paper, sailboat, conditioner I thought it said “toilet paper.” I was one synapse from hulking out. ADJECTIVE: unequaled Ah, nice and…
Looks Like Duck Season
Oops. This isn’t Challenge #2! You just can’t trust me. Still, if you’d lend me just a moment of your time… Recently, I stumbled across The Paperwalker Journal, a blog belonging to character designer Florian Satzinger, who’s worked with the likes of Disney and Warner Bros. His art is eye-catching for many reasons, but one…
Breakdown 1: Sonic the Hedgehog
We meet again. Did you like last week’s Challenge post? Just lie to me. Today’s a little different; it’s time for our first character Breakdown! Breakdowns are posts wherein I analyze an existing character design and try to discern what makes it work…or…not work. I thought I’d start this category off with a bang—begin with…
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