iamYYLee

2015年2月24日星期二

THE FINAL ANIMATION.

Here is the final outcome of the animation group project.

Actually I'm quite happy for the final outcome. Of course it is not the most finely edited animation but I think it shown a right amount of characteristic on each character. Even it's a bit awkward, to me it's fun to watch.

Enjoy.

Yan

MOVING IMAGE MAKING.

After the costume I made earlier, here is another project base on the same character. We have 7 group mates and we decided to do individual clip of our own character and link them together as a held animation.

I choose to make stop motion with clay and paper. I keep it really simple and clean to match my character design. Since I think a too complicated background will wash out the focus on my monster.

Here is a test clip I did with a roughly made puppet.

I found the lighting of the clip wasn't very good, also the scene was a bit bumpy.

Therefore I made a new one.

I tried to add more detail on my puppet by add a bit more layers and shading.

I didn't use a camera of the shooting.

So I built a mini tripod of my Phone, it kept the scene more steady and smooth and work surprisingly well.

Thanks for reading.

Yan

2015年2月15日星期日

Costume making.

So I changed my design for a few time. In other to make the character looks less 'human-like', I simplify the creature's figure by not adding any arms and legs. The main focus will be on top of the creature's head with a huge eye at the center.

The structure was basing on an umbrella that wrapped with a piece of duvet cover.

It could be 'wear' easily but the downside is I can't really see in the costume.

I also attached a basket and a food cover on top of the umbrella because I want to use more found objects instead of craft everything from scratch. Conceded that I only have two days to make the costume.

To finish the costume, I got these colorful plastic strips at the pound shop and started sticking them on a piece of tape one-by-one. This was a serious time-consuming method and to be honest I kind of regret that I spend a huge amount of time on this process. I did finish it at the last minute but it was a rush and I didn't have enough time to add more detail and it was not as polish as I want it to be.

However, all in all the costume looks quite similar with my original design.

The sketch. It is obvious that I didn't have enough time to make a pair of wings...

The final costume.

Thanks for reading.

Yan

2015年2月5日星期四

MOVING IMAGE WORKSHOP

This was the first time I experience the whole process of making stop motion. Although it was just a short introduction, I got a chance to try out the software and got a brief idea of how it works. Also we managed to make the short video (9 seconds) at the end and it turn out to be quite interesting I think.

Thank you for reading.

Yan

2015年1月29日星期四

Room Making (Drawing Workshop)

The aim of that day's drawing workshop was to make a 'room' with a group of people.

For some reason I ended up with a group of two (included me), which limited the scale of the room and the materials that we could include within that few hours. So we decided to create something simple in a narrow space.

Maybe because of the Halloween mood it was going on that time. I suggested making a space that is uncomfortable and disturbing to stay in. Since we only worked with marker and paper, the drawing will be the main feature of our work. So I started by placing a chair that really close to the wall and drew a huge face that looking downward from the side of the room.

My group-mate Siqi also drew tons of eyes along a long strip of paper to cover the top of the 'room'. I kept adding more shading on the face and detail that could show when the person/audience is sitting close to the wall.

Although it was a simple piece of work, I do think I achieved the effect that I pictured at the first point. However, I would say some good lighting might add some extra dynamic if I have to improve it.

Thank you for reading.

Yan

Illustration, Design, Art from Home.

I'm from Hong Kong, a cosmopolitan city.

People mostly see the famous skyline as the face of Hong Kong.

However, for me the true beauty of this place is not built up by those modern buildings.

Here are some art pieces made by local artists in three category.

Illustration, Design and Art.

Maybe you can learn more about this city through the following artists.

Stella So, Illustrator.

She is well known for illustrate the local culture from Hong Kong. Her works are extremely delicate and full of details. Her works were support by a large amount of research, which made her works not only visually appealing but also educational. Her drawing style is whimsical and realistic at the same time.

Kan Tai Keung, Graphic designer.

His works show a great balance of traditional element and modern aesthetic. He is well known for using Chinese ink strokes and cooperates with photograph. To achieve a clean and sleek look, his colour palette is really minimal which created an effortlessly sophisticated style.

"Kowloon King" Tsang Tsou-choi, Artist.

He is a local Graffiti artist who had a significant place in Hong Kong street-art culture. He was well known by his unique handwriting, they were bold, rustic and dynamic. He doesn't have any formal traditional calligraphy background but that's the reason why his free and rough brush strokes were so fascinating. His calligraphy was so iconic that had been copy by others after he past away.

Thank you for reading.

Yan

2015年1月23日星期五

South Bank walk.

Back when the weather was warm enough to sketch out at the park but cool enough to wear my favorite cardigan. Here is a photo document of the day at South Bank with some of my new classmates.