CTN Animation EXPO

I'm jumping for joy! I heard about this great expo in Burbank (the city where all the big name animation studios are) that focusing on just animation. I think this is the first one... or at least its fairly new. My school had things posted all over about it and I grabbed a flyer to show my parents. Also the Dreamworks industry meeting I went to was also trying to promote it. This looked to be a greta oppertunity and while my bank account says I could afford it I really need the money for Canada.

So I went to my parents and explained what an awesome opportunity it is. My dad agreed to pay for some of it. As far as I know I'm only paying for the plane ticket which we got for $69. This is going to be such a huge blast. I'll be surrounded by the big leagues! This could end up being a big break some where in there. Or at leats the chance to meet someone and start networking, you know get some names and contacts~

I have lots of planning to do for this expo, its not like the Anime ones I go to for fun, there business in this one too.
I need to redo my business cards. after all I got a new email address and want to give it a new look. I also want to revamp my portfolio. The only thing not so great is as an animator I'd love to show off my work but there no time or place to show demo reels.

Still who knows what might happen!

http://www.ctnanimationexpo.com/

Animation Exercise: Fire

Heres something I finished yesterday.
Took about 2-3 hours in all. I started over completely from scratch at one point but so glad I did!

Art Trade

Hey guys look I'm drawing again! A friend asked to do an art trade. I excited to see how she draws Oniko, even though I havnt sent her the information XD heeeeeee. Well let me so you what I've done so far.

This is Nekoneko douga's char (I just call her that). Its a very pretty char, dark skin and blond hair. I havnt done any girl with really wavey hair so I'm excited. Also a flowy dress isnt something I'm use to. I hope it looks ok. I used a old drawing from clothed figure drawing class. I love using old reference pictures. They are really starting to pay off for me, so if youve seen my school deviantart you'll recgonize some of my poses.

I'll start coloring onc eI get the "ok" from my friend. Whee.

commish done!

I finished! And hurray the person really seemed to like her picture. shes sending the money, it's only a little bit but I dont mind. It was nice to get to drawing again. I'm really happy with the face on this one. working at it upside down, even rotating the canvas, was very hard. This is one of the best faces I think I've ever done honestly.

Commish

So I called into Wacom and had some great help. My pen pressure on my tablet is working again. All is right in the world! So I got to starting on a commision right away. The sketch is down and I'll start inking after lunch. I dont know if I'll get done with the inking before work. I do plan to finish this before the week is over darn it! I have a beta testing to do this weekend. Which reminds me I really want to draw my Aion character as well as get started on button designs for next Fanime con. It may be a year away but it sneaks up on you and I might not have as much time as I think.

Poor tablet

My tablet isnt working on my new comp. Time to call wacom in the morning =/. It sees the pen when I use it but the pen pressure isnt working and I really need it in order to do pictures. I pray they know of a way to make it work. I'll be taking my New comp with me to school in 3 weeks... if the tablet doesnt work not sure what I'll do....

Not buying get out

Today at work was tough! It was sooooo hot and the store was so busy. People were just sitting around reading books and there wasnt much room for us to walk. And they werent even buying because we needed 5k more to reach our goal. They were just sucking up our AC and giving us more work to do. I hate them all. I have work again tomorrow....waaaah


On a side note I also started doing commisions again. I currently have 2 people ordering something to make a quick 40 bucks. It's kind of nice~ Heres a little sample of what I'm working on. It might take a little while with all the work and school projects. I didnt think I would have a lot of shifts at work and suddenly they flood me with stuff.