Seeing as I already had this dusty old blog up and running, but haven't been doing much with it lately, I figured I'd just use what I already had as part of my seminar course (and this would be easier than keeping a sketchbook because I typically work out of four or five sketchbooks at a time). Consolidation of material via digital medium has proven to be much easier.
So, here we are-- Sketchblog #1.
The above image is one of the many scenes from the still-in-progress H1N1 animation (surface-adjustment stop motion) that I've been grappling with for the past several months.
Suffice it to say, the whole process is one of constant readjustment. I'm always having to stop and ask myself whether I'm getting off track or deviating too much from the original idea (and, if so, if this is a good thing or not).
Here's one of those readjustment sessions visualized. I do this probably once a week, and then post the spiderwebbing brain blurb somewhere near my workspace so that I'm up-to-date. This one is sitting on my desk right now next to my editing station of sorts. It may look like absolute chicken scratch to an outsider, but I understand where all of the arrows and squiggles and comments lead. It works for me, so I guess that's good enough.
Here are a few more images from my recent work on this project:
