i'm gonna' getchu

Heading off to get some acetate sheets really soon. Or, well, something really similar. Like, those transparent sheets for overhead projectors.

Just trying to get as close to what traditional animators used back in the days (well, they still use this, but hey).

Will post some pics of any interesting results.

okay, wtf

So I tried painting on those tracing papers that I used for my previous batch of drawings as how animators would've, but what the shit, the tracing paper suddenly buckled up and went all... wavy and all that.

I'm not entirely sure if you can see it from these pictures, but trust me, it's not pretty.

edit: got mixed reactions from this. some people said that they like the textured look the paint made. called it a 'good' sort of accident. personally, i'm not a fan of it.

but that's an interesting interpretation i suppose.

another random google search

Did a quick google search about traditional animation and found a picture of a traditional animation cel, according to a number of sources, they mainly use acrylic paint on inked cel sheets.

Maybe I'll give that a go...

gotta' get things rolling

Just some doodles and experiments I've been doing. Inspired by Foster's Home and wanted to look into my childhood and my strange penchant for daydreaming and constructing fantasy worlds/monsters.

an idea

Stumbled across an old DVD of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. I absolutely adore this show, not only as I kid, but even now.

Everything thing about the show is great, the premise, the character designs and just how innocent and childish it is. I always feel like I've been transported back a good couple of years whenever I watch this show.

It's great being a kid again.

Check out the first episode here.

western heights

This is taken from a bit of notetaking I did after taking photos of Western Heights:

"I decided to re-visit my old primary school for the concept of place; my memory doesn't go too far back, I can only recall memories only as far back as after my migration from Malaysia.

So I went to the school and took some photos, perhaps to help kick-start something. I'll see what I can come up with."

So here's a contact sheet of what I've collected:

holy crap

My last post was a whole month ago? Shit.

Seriously though, I've been working and collecting bits and pieces since my last post, so I've been busy (to tell the truth, I've forgotten about this blog lol)

I'll just upload all of my documentation, research and experiments that I've done/jolted down on bits of paper, so prepare for a huge dump.