Pandamation

So I've a project in the works (three, actually) that'll require a bit of animation, so I've been doing some flash stuff lately. Doing Panda was a _lot_of_fun_, I might do more of that in the future. 

http://sta.sh/#/d293qo3xdybh
http://sta.sh/023ygcqxkr1a

Rar. Oh and just to mention again, if you're unfamiliar with Panda check out http://www.threepanelcharco.com where you can find all of his adventures to date.

Oh, and have a picture. For those of us without valentines, a big digital hug.

Panda VS Raccoon: Panda vs the Tasty Treats

It was pointed out to me that I don't link to this enough on my site. Before I get into some webdesign FUN, figured I'd throw a link up here. My OTHER blog which updates every Friday-

Panda VS Raccoon: Panda vs the Tasty Treats: TAPES. Every SINGLE time I wrote tapas- and even this sentence, I start writing 'tapes'. This is fact. Tapas = delicious. Their tiny por...

Adventures in Sitting Down

Woop, so here's some of last night's life drawing. In retrospect, sorely missing some colour in these- will be super hued next week :D Classes are at 7 in Sol Gallery on Dawson St every Tuesday if you're interested in joining me.

Streaming this Evening

I've had people say in streams before that they'd like to see how I go about it from start to finish, so this evening I'm going to go through a new pic from start to finish*

I'll do a bit of research before hand so you don't have to sit through alllllll that, but what I SHOULD cover:

-Thumbnails
-Character designs
-MAYBE some 3d mockups, depends what I need.
-Grayscaling
-Converting to colour
-Texturing
-Final Adjustments

It starts at 7.30 Greenwich time. If I carry through to finish, I see it taking about 5 or 6 hours at least, probably more if I get chatty. Leave a comment if you've any soundtrack preferences. Otherwise, it'll PROBABLY be Bon Iver.

Spread the word, or come along and say hi :D

 http://www.livestream.com/charco

Life Drawing Jan 30

Hooray, I need to set up a photo rig. ANYWAYS, here's some of the results from this week's life drawing. Graphite stick on A3 Cartridge paper. I think I've found my new favourite medium. Like a scaled down charcoal. Model was quite possibly the skinniest girl I've drawn, and that had some of it's own challenges. Fun/interesting. Definitely wasn't grooving as well as I was the previous week, but still worth the journey.

Paved Paradise

...and put up a parking lot. The title was an afterthought- I've been meaning to do a pic on this for YEARS.

I should explain.

When I was a kid I was meant to be going for a walk with my uncles, and whatever happened, I got seperated from them and ended up walking along the seafront on my own. It was almost pitch black bar the bright moonlight, and was the first time I'd been acutely aware of the horrible glare those orange (tungsten?) lights have. Awful, awful things. (I found my uncles after a minute or two, everything was fine.)

Flash forward, I moved to the countryside.Walking home at night was amazing, as it would be almost as bright as day but all in blue, with the same pacifying harmony a snow filled landscape would do. Plus, STARS. If I walk a minute out the road, there are tonnes of stars. Wait a few minutes for your eyes to adjust, and you've a clear view of galaxies, nebulae and the milky way itself. They didn't have that in Dublin.

Returning from a walk the other day (a new route, with NO roadlights) I got to the outskirts of the town and saw the orange lights start again. That's when the idea for THIS popped into my head. WHY you may ask was I walking in the dark? When you stare at a monitor all day focusing on minute colour gradations, a bit of darkness is absolute bliss. I remember when I was in Dundee I found myself getting increasingly frustrated by the complete absence of total darkness _anywhere_

That's a tricky concept to sell with a picture, so I decided to amp up the blue instead. Hope it reads OK.

Black Swan

Like many families, ours gathered over Christmas to watch some films, eat, drink and be merry. Christmas eve's fare wasn't your standard Lethal Weapon/Die Hard shenanigans, but instead we ended up watching Aranofsky's Black Swan.
I'd been looking forward to seeing it for a while, so it was great to watch with an analytical eye as well as beign able to bounce it off my other family members. Lots of little choices really added to the feel of the film, and it's one I'm gonna go out and buy/deconstruct the crap out of in some point in the future.

But for now, a quick study of a pic from it I found online.

OH, and with that film in mind, anyone recommend any good films of this/Eternal Sunshine/500 days of Summer ilk? I need more good cinema :D

Merry Christmas everyone. No, it's not over. I remember hearing there were 12 days involved ;)