Animated gif of M is for RIOT: animation

Enjoy a gif version of my animation. I have a larger format, but most websites don't seem to accept files as large as 12MB.

Scraps

 

A colour swatch for M is for RIOT: animation.

 

A sketch of Vancouver's harbor, as seen from my desk on a drizzly day.

 

A sketch of North Vancouver, as seen from the lounge at DHX Media.

 

 

M is for Riot: animation

Based on page two of M is for RIOT: comic

I've become a big fan of Attack on Titan recently, and really admire how concise and clear the action is during fight sequences. Oftentimes on other shows, fight scenes are too messy and chaotic. I wanted to animate a scene that had demonstrated the same clarity of action as is found in AoT.

Aimation was roughed in Macromedia Flash then cleaned up in Paint Tool Sai. The tradigital method used here was, for me, a nice break from the exhausting work on My Little Pony (symbol-based Flash). This is the first animation made entirely on a Cintiq Companion, and took 2 1/2 months of my free time.

Sound effects were sampled from SSFIV, SSBB and other sources.

Columbia Road Market

The full framing of Columbia Road Market

Here is the rendering of Columbia Road Market, done in the style of an anime.
The original thumbnail for this artwork was made on November 13. Altogether it has taken a month to finish this picture, but most of that time was spent on painting the background. While I enjoyed painting some parts of the background, it really took too long to execute. I am really more suited to drawing characters. But the next time I get around to doing this type of artowrk, I'll have a better idea on how to really economise on painting.

I'm also not sure how the colours look on other monitors, as the colours on my tablet seem to display more vividly than on this current monitor, which oddly gives the picture a slight orange-pink tinge.

The artwork also looks alright when cropped to a 16:9 frame

Some work in progress

Here's a preview of an artwork I'm working on. It's an emulation of the Japanese animation style of characters and background, but set in London. Lately I've been watching more anime, and I'm still surprised how captivating some shows can be. I was also shocked by how the detailed background paintings really add to the experience.

I've always wanted to properly render London, but was scared off by how detailed the cityscape is. It's also immensely populated, so emulating it truly would be a real challenge. Nevertheless, I decided to give it a go.

The subject here is based on Columbia Road Market. Though I lived in East London, I've only been to this market once in three and a half years. I have no interest in flowers, which this market is specially known for. But I did enjoy the scenery, the colours , and the coffee.

Here is a picture I decided to base my artwork on. London is full of alleyways, and this one is memorable for its coffee, which I needed after walking up and down that market.

I'll post more as I progress with the artwork.

Lumpia

Oh look, eggrolls!

I figure I should draw some food, because everyone loves food, especially deep-fried eggrolls. They seem cheerful despite knowing they will be eaten up.

Paint Tool Sai Practice

Forward!

I finally made a finished piece of art on my Cintiq Companion. The program I used was Paint Tool Sai, which is an application made specifically for drawing. It's used often by Japanese manga artists.

It has been a while since I posted a more polished work. With work being not as busy (relatively!), I've slowly been getting back on track with my own personal artwork. Though this artwork here doesn't have very much to say, it's a good practice for gesture, anatomy, textiles, expression and colour. Unfortunately I could not incorporate some interesting story into the image...

Unless you count the story of the trouble I went through to even finish this image. The original gesture drawing had the character smiling. As it was a long weekend, I was looking forward to getting a lot of drawing done. However, as of late I've been feeling anemic, and had to take quite a lot of iron pills. As soon as the long weekend hit, my energy plummeted, and I was too exhausted to sketch. I was frustratred that I couldn't even find the energy to practice my art. I wasn't going to lie down all weekend, so I tried very hard to fight my fatigue. When I cleaned up this sketch, the character went from smiling to angry. You could say determined.

Though I'm not happy with everything in this work, I'm just really happy that I even achieved my goal! 

Another interesting thing about this picture; the colours display very differently between both Cintiqs. I accept that difference though, but it makes me wonder, which display is more colour-accurate? Hmmm...