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Life Drawing for Animation demoz

UPDATE -- This post was featured earlier by Bryan Lee O'Malley himself as well as Drawn!  Wasn't expecting this, but I guess I'll be sharing more of my demos from now on!   -Stu

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Hey guys

So I've been teaching at CalArts for about a month now, about time I share some stuff.

This being my teaching debut, each class has included its fair share of experimentation on my part.  Above all, what's worked best for me are the storyboard-demos I open each class with, following a 25-30 minute gesture warmup.

Some random anatomy stuff (bones, muscles, joints) the students also keep as a printout for ref.: 

 

 

But I'm more concerned with how the parts move together, and how they are used practically as tools of expression -- maybe the most experimental part of the demos:

 

Talkin' about legs/feet and how they can express attitudes on their own:

 

Oh, and I did a stroke-by-stroke demo 2 weeks ago that included how I typically draw w/ gesture:

Just this week, I wrapped my demo with some work by other artists whose works are in coherence with the class' goals.  Loved putting this part together:

I have a feeling these demos will be completelyyy different in the coming weeks, but I look forward to sharing!

-Stu

Metal Gear Solid stuff

Man I love this game - took some time outta my day to get these outta my system.  Just waiting for the day someone tells me I can storyboard the movie version.

 

SOLID SNAKE

 ROY CAMPBELL, MEI LING

NAOMI HUNTER

Man, I'd love to draw the rest of these guys :)

-Stu

Jogging comics

 Hey, wait a minute...

 Where's that friendly cat that lives here?  It's always waiting on the front step.

 Oh wait, there it is...

 ...crapping in someone's potted plant. -___-

I'm not gonna lie, it was pretty damn funny.

-Stu

Something Dumb I Did Vol. 3, etc...

Meanwhile, at work!

This one's short...

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...because dumb stuff shouldn't take that long.

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Oh, and also! -- Thursday night I was lucky enough to see PORCO ROSSO at the Egyptian Theater!  One of my favorite movies...

...It was fun!'

-Stu

Something Dumb I Did Vol. 2

CSUN, 2006.

Here's a little horrible happening that took place at an on-campus convenience store...

... I thought I'd keep it short. :/

-Stu

Something Dumb I Did Vol. 1

The Ratatat Show, 2006.

In college I discovered the band Ratatat, and from that day on I was never the same. I was obsessed - I bought every album, owned every single, saw every show that I could.

They had a power over me.

So I bought a ticket to a headlining show in Hollywood at the Music Box.

The only problem I had with their shows, however, was that I could never get into their opening acts. For me, no one was good enough to stand alongside them.

This night was no exception.

I waited...I endured. Whatever it took until my favorite band took the stage.It wasn't the first time I stood through the entire set, holding my spot at the front.
But this time, something different happened....To say I was starstruck would be an understatement.Because OH ---- MY ---- GOD ---- there they were ---- just backstage, and enjoying the show.Held captive by an opener I'd long since given up on, I could do little else but STARE...so I STARED.
...and I STARED......and I STARED......and I STARED......and I STARED some more, without realizing that, up in the front, standing 6'4", directly in front of open stage and blinding bright lights I had at that moment become the most conspicuous object imaginable.Ya, it was pretty dumb.

-Stu