Distant sketching
- At April 20, 2020
- By Adam
- In Sketchbook
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Whilst I’m here on lock down under the government restrictions, I thought I’d try a sketching game. I take a series of pictures from a friends story on Instagram and turn them into ‘location sketches’ as though I was there. This just means I sketch them quick and loose, then throw a bit of colour on (digitally this time but normally it’d be with watercolours). These photos spoke to me because they were from a friend in Australia, where the colour and light just feels so alien other-worldly. I love the trees and vegetation out there, and I can almost here the dry rustle of the bushes in the wind. I also liked the concrete underpass photo as it reminds me a bit of the ones were have here in Manchester, and the ones in the U.S.A. There’s something calming and peaceful about those smooth, futuristic columns in permanent shade! Life humming away overhead.
So here are the sketches coloured up. I omitted one of them I finished as it was a overly worked sketch and the colour didn’t do it any favours, but it was the first one I did, so 3 out of 4 isn’t bad!
Happy Easter!
- At April 13, 2020
- By Adam
- In animation
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Last Sunday I found myself in the unusual situation of enforced lockdown on a sunny day. We’d taken our dog, Wilson out for his walk already and had done the jobs that needed to be done, so it was a free afternoon. The sun was streaming in the living room window and the music was forming a comfy background to settle into. Alas, hand drawn animation became a THING for the day! I haven’t done hand drawn animation for FUN for many years, and it was ACE to come back to my animation gateway drug 🙂 It did make me realise how loooooong hand drawn stuff takes, but it was very relaxing and enjoyable to make anywho. Cheesy music courtesy of Apple iMovie. Animation made in Rough Animator for the iPad.
Chris Voss Masterclass
- At February 05, 2020
- By Adam
- In illustration, Sketchbook
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So far I’m loving the Masterclass series. It’s so well produced and edited, along with really interesting speakers and subjects. You can see a commonality amongst the best of any field. Recently I’ve been listening to the fascinating stories from ex-FBI negotiator, Chris Voss. The way he talks to the camera is very interesting and I feel myself getting sucked into his conversations when I know it’s all an act! Amazing stuff. Here’s the doodle, all made in Toon Boom Harmony (as that’s the software I had open) using a combination of vector and bitmap brushes (I love the software as a sketching program too).
A sketch of the expressive and captivating Chris Voss! From his Masterclass series
MAF update
- At November 13, 2019
- By Adam
- In animation, Training
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So far so good at #MAF2019 (or Manchester Animation Festival 2019…to the non initiated!) Great making of talk with Aardman (@aardmananimations) and brilliant to finally see Swallows of Kabul in the evening. As a quick reminder, I’m talking from 10.30am tomorrow (Thursday 14th November 2019) in the event space about animation work and the greatness of Toon Boom. If you have a festival pass, come along! It will be a great introduction to the software, perfect for those curious about what it can do and how best to use it.
MAF 2019 swag including notable additions of chocolate bee emblem and lovely pin badges. 10 out of 10!
Manchester animation festival talk
- At November 07, 2019
- By Adam
- In animation, Training
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I’ll be talking about all things animation and Toon Boom next week at Manchester’s very own animation festival. It’s pretty impressive these days with loads of great events and screenings, so I’d encourage you to go. You can read the whats on guide here.
Here’s the info for my talk. If you’re around, please do come say hello!
