
Animation | Week 4 | Bicycles for Afghanistan – Юность
//For storyboard and initial sketches, read here. TLDR version: It's a fan-made music video for Bicycles for Afghanistan – Юность (Youth). Art is based on original illustration by http://eveningworkroom.com/ Teamed up with Andrey We started with storyboarding and cutting the song to a 1-min length. Knowing the song's progression helped with assigning timing to the scenes & shots (e.g. skateboarding scene should start with the chorus). After dividing the work (room scene for A

Animation | Week 3 | Pivot - Character & Storyboard Again
I decided to team up with a student from another section for the assignment and scraped the previous idea and storyboard I had. He had contacted a Russian illustrator whose work is amazing, and that we will base our animation on. These are the key illustrations that will set the tone for the animation. The story is inspired a song by (also) a Russian band, Bicycles for Afghanistan. It is about romantic nostalgia & longing. I also illustrated some key scenes in the storyboard

Intro To Fab | Week 3 | Beyoncé Wood Sculpture
Getting Started - Inspiration I googled "wood laser cutting" on Pinterest, and came across a work that I thought was interesting. It has both the aesthetic value and somewhat technical challenge. New Laser-Cut Wood Relief Sculptures by Gabriel Schama Obviously, doing something at this level is beyond my current capabilities, so I sketched a simpler version: a sculpture of Beyoncé's outfit for her Grammys 2017 performance. I love Beyoncé. Illustrator I proceeded with creating