Senior Project Update

1) For my independent component, I am currently working on a portfolio to show all the work I have accomplished. It will include the handouts I received from my instructor about different drawing techniques and perspectives, as well as several original pieces I have worked on myself.

2) I think one of the most interesting pieces of research I read was a book on Hybrid Animation. It was about combining aspects of both 2D and 3D animation. Some of the book was technical, and contained parts I did not understand much, particularly because these parts were about using animation software such as Maya. I have no experience with Maya, and the book was more for people who have used the program before to animate. It was still interesting nevertheless. I learned a few basics about both 2D animation and 3D animation and about conveying emotion to the audience. Of course, also it talked about the process of combining 2D animation and 3D animation into one feature (this part was a little confusing as this is where it mentions the use of Maya). It even gave examples of films in which this feat was accomplished, like Iron Giant and Treasure Planet. This information is important to me because part of my senior project goes into talking about Hybrid Animation.

3) Character Design: Rico – Turnaround (front, side, back, 3/4)