Final Presentation Finally

It took us a long time to get this huge file down to a reasonable size, but thanks to Larry, we finally have the final presentation to show off. The lighting was pretty dark during our presentation, and some of the words are hard to read, but it's the content that counts, right?

Pt. 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqQ77yblQHU
Pt. 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7E9sBfbQJU
Pt. 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B2UikOvYjU
Pt. 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdPGNl8oARg

My portion of the presentation was the statistics and experiment design. It was a lot harder to make understandable than I thought.

-Anne

The very next day...

"On the first day, God said, 'Let there be light' and there was duck. God was slightly confused, but decided it was good."

I guess, I sorta forgot to mention yesterday that I went to Ohayocon last week, even though the title of the post suggested it. Twas a lot of fun, but next time I definitely need to have a costume worked out. And after that I barely made it back before the snow storm hit. So lucky!


Another speed paint for practice... of someone.... who I happen to have pictures of. -shifty eyes- Green hair is pretty sweet.


Updated WIP of the commission for my friend. I'm still not sure how I feel about the background or the aurora, but we'll see what he says. Penguins!

-Anne

Of Cons and Snow Storms

Yeah, I know. Another span of no updates. I'm working on stuff, I swear, though much of it is pencil/pen and paper. And I have this nasty habit of not thinking of scanning it until after everyone in the house has gone to bed. T___T

However, I started following this blog and I've decided that I definitely don't draw enough. This guy creates amazing "speed paints" by the hour while I'm sitting around wasting my day, getting distracted by Facebook, DA, TV, etc. Well, that is, I need to find a balance that includes more drawing, while also maintaining my exercise and cooking time.


That.... is totally not me.
>.> <.< >.>
Totally.

I'll have an update on that penguin sketch thing soon--I totally promise. I finished the digital line art already, but I'm really want to have more done before I post.

Back to "Work"

This is why I will never work from home.

One month after saying I was going to start posting weekly I've finally returned with art to post. Sure, I could blame spending 3 weeks at home/on vacation, but that really wouldn't be true. I'm just terrible at focusing on work outside of a workspace. Thankfully I was finally able to kick my own butt and get cooking on some projects, but I never want to do this again.


First of all, this is a drawing of another person's work of art! I found this picture on DeviantArt, and was inspired to practice drawing with texture. Makeup fascinates me, especially textured makeup, and I would really like to draw some more interesting faces covered in... stuff. Maybe I should have a mini-Halloween celebration and get "dolled" up to draw some self portraits.


A friend of mine, after seeing my first comic page, decided he would like me to make a present for a friend of his. After some discussion and some doodling on my part, this first draft came to life. Oh, and this just in via text message: he likes it!

I never thought drawing on a request basis would be difficult, but did I ever underestimate the pressure level. You want to make people happy, but inspiration is a fickle jerk that comes and goes as it pleases.

Time to make some adjustments and figure out some details! Ta!

-Anne

Presentation Complete

Play the 2D beta version of 3Deception Studios' project game and let us know what you think! The downloadable version is available here.



It's been a busy week. I slept 14 hours Friday night in addition to taking it easy all weekend, and I'm still battling going back to bed right now. All of us at 3Deception Studios had our final presentation this past Friday, which we plan to post on our website ASAP and would love some critique on. We will also post the game trailer that premiered at the presentation, which deserves more views since Andrew put a lot of effort into making it.

In other news, I was pretty much finished with it before, but I finally got my first comic to a point I am happy with. Check it out!


Now all it needs is a storyline, a title, some supporting characters, a website to post it on, and years of improvement to make it worth reading. Ha... ha.......... Hooboy. Well, okay I have a few ideas about the story already sketched out. Does that squirt remind anyone of a fluffy, adorable kitten?


The good news is, what I hoped would happen did: when I get spare time or my mind wanders I draw ideas for this comic. Although... I should prolly start working on those sketches for that grad program.

Yeah, you heard me. I know I said I wasn't going to do it, but then I also said I would never to web/advertising art and I've already applied for some of those jobs. It turns out some grad programs don't sound half bad, especially those in video game art and illustration. In fact, some of these programs look really cool. Expensive, but cool.

I think that's about it. Still working on that post-graduation job/internship/project, so any suggestions would be appreciated.

Anne

Derp

I keep picturing sharks with human teeth. Derp! I don't think my brain survived the last two weeks intact.

The good news is, I started a personal project that I've been motivated to work on! It's a comic series about... well.... a zombie. I've got two comics sketched out so far, but I'm realizing that the non-linear thought process of my brain isn't conducive to a story with any sort of timeline. Haha! I'll need to work for a while to get all the introductory pages done, since I can't do them in order, but I think it's possible. Take a look!





I'm still working on the "how she died" part. Toilet seat-asteroids have been done before. I'm also considering giving the silhouette in the first page a serious Photoshop make over and adding some hatching to it. I really haven't decided what style I want to use for it, or even if I want to stick to one style. Just one more thing for me to think about.

I also did some artistic doodles for our Pecha Kucha presentation this past Monday. We did an "Industry Vs. Us" showdown theme. I was responsible for the pipeline comparison slides, which I think everyone got a kick out of.



Yeah, that's about right. Although amazingly enough, most people didn't actually notice the lack of sound or particles because they were so in to the game. Oh and check out the 3Deception Studios project site for a teaser of the game play. We should have the full game available for download soon, too. (If not, I'll ninja host it somewhere.)

Our final presentation for the game and research is Friday December 3rd, 2010 at 3:00 pm in Purdue University's Stewart Center, Room 314. This will also be available on UStream thanks to Voxee. We'd love to hear from anyone who wishes to comment on the presentation, and invite everyone to tune in.

Other than that I wish everyone a great Thanksgiving holiday! I've already seen the new Harry Potter, caught up with The Walking Dead, and finished Uncharted, so you know I'll be having a great time. At least until my group starts asking me about project work. Just kidding, guys!

Anne

More hours in the Day?

Unbelievably, in the past few days I've been able to do a few other things besides freaking out about the upcoming capstone class presentation, etc. I actually picked up the new Wheel of Time book (a great read if you like long descriptions and mental monologues) and have been face first in it most of the day. I also made time to make a lava punk concept. Take a look!


I took a break from reading my book to check out my favorite online comics (Machismo, Unsounded, Oots, and anything by these guys) which then lead me to some of the artist's blogs. Some of these guys draw all the time and will post all sorts of cool random stuff. So! I am resolving to post random drawings or something finished once a week. Here's this week's:

If I weren't so cold from the terrible weather, that's exactly what I would be eating now.

I've been really conscious about drawing "anime-style" stuff because people keep telling me I'll get stuck drawing like that. Honestly though, it's great for getting random doodlings out of my head and on paper. AND I know I can do realistic stuff if I'm feeling serious enough. I just miss the good feelings I get from drawing all the time.

Actually, I've been thinking of drawing a few scenes from the new WoT: Ituralde's battle with the Trollocs, or perhaps something with Egwene or Mat. I've also considered attempting one of the cities... but that will take some heavy thought and re-reading to get right.

Oh, and one last note of pride for this past week:


I finished my ring project! It may not be professional quality, but I love the thing, darn it, and I intend to wear it until it wears out. The class is a pain though.

-Anne