For the first time in forever around a month, I’ve posted. It’s been a while, and it’s great to be back.
Here are the updates for IDS (which, admittedly, are a mouthful):
The Book
In recent history, I’ve familiarized myself with a variety of sources meant to help me plan out for the book in a more effective manner. From my mentor meeting — which was held shortly after I posted my last blog post — I received a wide range of advice on how to do the book, from the art style to the overall vocabulary, in addition to tools that are helping me figure out how I want the book to go.
Ms. Jacobs, if you happen to be reading this, thanks again for all the help.
To get some ideas, I’ve also went through some of my children’s books and gone to bookstores to familiarize myself with the various ways children’s books are done. The styles all compare and contrast with each other in various ways, with the artwork ranging from simple with basic shapes to more intricate pictures with a mix of designs. It’s all very interesting, and helps me gain a better understanding of the mechanics of such books.
In regards to the sketches, I’ve done a few myself in my new sketchbook, influenced by some of the concept art I had done much earlier; one example can be seen above. The frequent sketching has allowed me to create the basic, concrete ideas in the pictures and have a clear, set image in mind. I haven’t scanned the pictures yet (as of the original post), but I have a few pages that, after a few tweaks, could be ready to go.
DeviantArt
For the second part of the project, I’m continuing to explore different styles of cartoons. Recently, after watching the Disney movie “101 Dalmatians” for the first time in forever years, I decided to make and post this piece of fan art around the time of the NHL’s All-Star Game.
Viewers, say hello to Cadpig.
One thing I enjoy is exploring different cartoons and how they’re made; in this case, this is the first time in forever I’ve tried to sketch a character from a 90’s-era cartoon. As I’ve mentioned in the description, it was interesting to see how the typical design of a 90’s-era cartoon character compares to a more contemporary cartoon design. With 90’s characters, there are a lot more depth, angles, and rougher edges, while more modern ones tend to have more rounded lines and simple designs. (I personally prefer 90’s designs because the rougher details add a bit of an edge and make the characters look cooler.)
(My full two cents can be found on the original page.)
Anyway, it’s fun to do things like this and discover new ways of doing cartoons. I’ll be sure to keep up the work in the coming days and weeks, at least as soon as I get the rest of my schoolwork done my the time the mark cut-off dates pass by.
So be sure to stay tuned — and I’ll say again that it’s been nice talking to the readers for the first time in forever since January.
(P.S. Yes, it should be obvious that I’ve already seen “Frozen” a ridiculous amount of times. I like the movie, and I’m not ashamed to admit it — well, not that ashamed, anyway.)
(DISCLAIMER: Cadpig is a character from the cartoon “101 Dalmatians: the Series“, property of the Walt Disney Company, and used in the piece of fan art for purely non-profit purposes.)
The SKY Student Journal 