Results of Boredom

Kip Up!

2011-05-17T12:52:00.000-07:00

Kip Up LineTest from Melissa Courville on Vimeo.

Another Line Test!
This one has a ways to go yet. Same character as the previous one, but now he's show'n his skillz by performing a Kip Up, or Kick Up. Agile lil' guy, ain't he?

Tumble 2.0

2011-05-17T12:48:00.000-07:00

Tumble LineTest from Melissa Courville on Vimeo.

Another pass at my tumble animation.
Still have the face to do.
I'm hoping to clean it up and try colouring it in harmony after. O=
We'll see how that works out...

More Pokemon

2011-05-05T15:08:00.000-07:00

Working on Catching up on mah pokemawnz. Enjoy.

What I Did Today...

2011-05-04T15:49:00.001-07:00

LineTest from Melissa Courville on Vimeo.

I started animating the tumble sequence! =D Still have the settle at the end to do, and tweaks before I go in and put the details. That's for tomorrow.

Also did a bunch of chores and tasks I had planned. All in all, It was a very productive day.

Coming soon: More Pokemon!

Demo Reel and Film!

2011-04-30T10:46:00.000-07:00

The open house and school are finished, so I finally had a chance to upload these!
If you missed them before, check them out!

Demo Reel Cover

2011-04-30T10:42:00.000-07:00

These are the CD cases I made to hold my Demo Reel dvd! I cut and folded them out of cardstock, all using my handy-dandy steak knife and trusted scissors.
The seal on it is real wax, stamped with the letter "M". I also used red blue and green wax. Luckily the only one left was the only black seal I made, which was my favourite.

Also, turns out wax catches fire really easily. Smells bad burnt too.

Fine Tooning Pages

2011-04-30T10:16:00.000-07:00

These here be my pages for Fine Tooning. It was a brutal process to get everything approved and laid out right, but totally worth it. The book looks amazing! Everyone put alot of hard work into their pages, and it turned out great. Props to everyone.
You should also check out the AWESOME COVER designed by Scott and Dave

Tuck and Roll

2011-03-29T17:45:00.000-07:00

Just a quick post, since I haven't made one in a while.
Something I've been working on to put into our Fine Tooning book. Maybe I'll post his design at a later date.

And catch up on those pokemon I haven't posted....

004 Charmander

2011-03-11T15:41:00.000-08:00

Yet another pokemon. I love drawing these guys,though it's tough thinking of poses to put them in. I'll try to find something else to post later.

Coloured Life Drawing!

2011-03-10T13:03:00.000-08:00

In life drawing class we are now working with coloured pastels, using two or three colours to get the different tones of shading. It was recommended we use coloured paper as the mid-tone, so that's what I've done here. It's really enjoyable to play around with different combinations.
Top one is a 40 minute pose, the other two are 20 minute poses.

003 Venusaur

2011-03-10T09:25:00.001-08:00

Number three. Almost at my record for consecutive posts.
Looks alot like the ivysaur. O=

I'm hoping to have something besides pokemon posted later on, so don't touch that dial!

002 Ivysaur

2011-03-09T20:53:00.000-08:00

Number 2 of 600+.
I drew this little guy months ago, and had the idea of using him for the challenge.
In retrospect, I should have redrawn it.... But it'll do!

001 Bulbasaur

2011-03-08T16:18:00.001-08:00

So, my friend (re)Beccy decided to do this thing where she draws a pokemon everyday, going in order. She has also recruited several of us to join her, all of us doing our own little style with it. I'm doing pokemon in action-y poses!
I know this sounds alot like the post a day thing that I failed at... but this'll work!

REPICKULUS!!!!!

2011-02-15T16:41:00.000-08:00

New background, wut!?
Yeah, I've finally updated my blog, after years of the basic sample layout. It's just something I drew in class, scanned, and inverted the colours. =D Nice and simple.
Enjoy!

2011-02-14T17:49:00.000-08:00

Above are what I made my boyfriend for Valentines Day. They're prints made by carving out sections from a rubber tile, rolling paint onto it, and pasting it onto paper like a stamp. You can only do one colour and layer at a time, so you have to build the image up. This one was pretty simple, and only had three parts.
Due to the nature of the print, it's limited edition stuff, since you can never get the previous layers back. So, in case I messed up, I made more then one! And I got to play around with the colours as well, which was nice.

And I am once again trying a post a day! Whoo!

Gestures

2011-02-07T20:28:00.001-08:00

So I think I've settled with just posting whenever I can/remember. As such, have some life drawing. They be gestures, 1 to 3 minutes, I believe. I almost never find myself with the time to finish a drawing, no matter how much time I'm given. d= My style of drawing seems to change every class too. I think it depends on who I sit next to.... Anways, enjoy.

The Smell Of Coffee

2011-02-01T19:11:00.001-08:00

Since We're graduating this year, everyone has to make their own page for a yearbook type thing, that doubles as a portfolio. These are my ideas for my pages. I made them using watercolours and coffee. Lotsa coffee. In fact, my hands are probably going to smell like Coffee for the next week. And I don't drink the stuff....
After making the textures on paper, I scanned them in and put them together in photoshop.
Tons of fun. Hopefully they get approved.

Bonus: Day 2.

Something A Little Different

2011-01-31T21:17:00.000-08:00

Here's some life drawing for you. It was an hour long study using the "wipe and erase" technique with Conte. The closest I have come to finishing a long study to boot!

This drawing also marks my newest attempt at trying to post consecutively.
So. Day 1 of 1.
Enjoy.

Strike Two

2011-01-29T12:50:00.000-08:00

So. Missed it again....
The record still stands at four days. I didn't even beat last week, how lame.
Have an animation assignment to make up for it.

Some Actual Animation

2011-01-26T19:38:00.000-08:00

This is the only real animation assignment we had last semester. A four legged walk, most people doing a dog, and the same dog model. I was relatively pleased with mine. Tail is doing some wonky things, but that's what happens when you save it for last and run out of time.

Enjoy

(Day 3 of 3, on a roll.)

Taking Out The Trash

2011-01-25T18:07:00.000-08:00

All the old Junk is finally off my main page.
About time. D=<

This is another drawing I did for "Mom's Fridge." The theme was Gangsters or Gangstas. Used the older model for the chick, since it's more my style then the revised turnaround one.
So Yeah. Quick sketch. Enjoy.

Stay Classy.
(Day 2 of 2!)

It's Monday

2011-01-24T12:53:00.000-08:00

And so begins round two of trying to post consecutively.

These are my thumbnails for one of my scenes I am animating. Most of my other thumbs are really rough and gestural (for me) but I was having alot of trouble getting this guy on model, so I did some very detailed thumbs at a size I'm comfortable drawing at. The action has actually changed quite a bit since I've started animating it.

That's it for me!
Cheers.

So Close....

2011-01-23T15:53:00.000-08:00

I almost made it a whole week of posting. Almost! Better luck next week I suppose....
Four days is still my longest running streak of posting though. =D
To make up for it, I have posted on the weekend! D=<
It's my establishing shot for my movie, cleaned up, and then redone in photoshop. Still have to colour it....
Another Time.

As a five year old said to me earlier today, PEACE OUT!

Sir Lady Knight

2011-01-20T08:56:00.000-08:00

We set up this thing in my animation class called "Mom's Fridge" where we post up our drawings on one side of the classroom. To encourage people to draw their characters, we set a theme on a bi-weekly basis. It actually all evolved from a couple of them deciding to draw their characters in puffy princess dresses. So, Here's my knight in his lovely formal wear. Doesn't he look pleased?

Enjoy.

I love Sleep.

2011-01-19T18:38:00.001-08:00

So I guess I'm in the wrong program. But when I'm sick, that's all I want to do, so it wasn't a very productive day.... But I didn't forget to post! Do you know what that means?
I'm on a Roll. >=D

Above is an early design of my female character, and the only one I like. I seem to have reverted to this design while animating her. Not complaining.
And then I decided to add on my rough tree and bush designs I did for figuring out the style of my film. Thems be some wonky bushes.... but at least they're simple.

Cheers!

Close Call!

2011-01-18T18:53:00.000-08:00

So here I am, sitting at home, getting ready to go to bed...

And it hits me. I didn't post on my blog! And I don't have my scanner hooked up!

Luckily, I was able to drag something out of the dustbin just in the nick of time.

He's a D&D character I made a couple of years ago for a campaign that never took off. Sad, I know. But I still like him. Botched his crossbow thing in there, by the way. I think it was originally a gun, but I switched it while colouring...

Enjoy.

It's Monday.

2011-01-17T09:39:00.000-08:00

And I've posted the second consecutive weekday in a row.

I think that's a Record.

Above are some rough initial designs of my main character for my film.
...still kind of prefer this shape over the new one, but whatever.
Also did some expressions for him to figure out his face. The type of expression came from this 25 Essential Expression Challenge I found on deviantart.
Never did do them all...
Anyways, see you tomorrow! =D

Oh Man,

2011-01-14T16:20:00.001-08:00

So.... it's been a while, eh?
I am aspiring to make a post every weekday for the rest of the semester. We'll see how long that lasts.
As a quick recap, I am now in my third and final year of Animation, and working on my film. The above character rotations are from said film. There'll be more to come! =D

The Tangy Aroma of Newly Minted Bags.

2009-06-20T19:47:00.000-07:00

This right here, o non-existent blog viewers, is Proof! that I have indeed been working on my art. Even exploring new mediums! I finally cracked open my prismacolour markers and got to work, this being the most recent of my colouring mis-adventures.
It's not done though! O= I still have to do the armour and the horns. I lack the colours to do some things, and can't think of what colour I want the armour to be. O.o Maybe green....

Perhaps I shall post other things at a later date... I've got 10+ drawings going right now... none are nearing completion any time soon...

Cheers!

I Want More Deadpool. D<

2009-05-07T08:22:00.000-07:00

So. How 'bout that post a day thing?

I can explain. Really. I've been drawing, I just can't find the time to post it. Or even scan it. It's been a busy couple of weeks. I'll try posting a bunch of them once a week if I can. Maybe that'll work.

But the important thing is, I have been drawing!

...kinda.

Frankenfurt

2009-04-27T18:49:00.000-07:00

So, this is the first post for the summer "drawing a day thing" a bunch of us are doing. And by "drawing a day" we mean five days a week. Which is good, cause I'm lazy. I'll be lucky to make it past the first week with my attention span. =D

This is a simple steampunk character design in Sean "cheeks" Galloway's style. He's got some pretty sweet stuff. Nice lines of action and a smooth style.

Delicious. <3

This was just a prelim design. I wanted to add more detail. But this is all you get! D<

You stay classy, San Diego!

What's Old Is New

2009-02-23T16:05:00.001-08:00

So, Many years ago, I began writing a story. Along with this story, I drew out the characters, naturally. Even though the story never reached completion, the characters have run along with me all this time. And so I present the newest versions of Tai, Nexis, Ray, and Omika <3
At first I wanted to do them in a power pose type thing, but when I reached the end of Omika's drawing, she looked so sad... maybe cause I hadn't drawn her in a while, eh? d; So I kept the theme, and they all look kind of melancholic.
Enjoy <3

"It's not Pink. It's Lightish Red."

2009-01-19T17:51:00.000-08:00

A very quick Blotch of Colour thrown on.
Looks more like fire then it does awesome energy tendrils, but whatever.
Why Pink, you may ask?
Cause I can. D:

((It Matches My Blog! O= ))

Nakie!

2009-01-19T16:55:00.000-08:00

A while ago, a bunch of us sat in on a Pre-An class. This is the result. I had been reading Marvel's RUNAWAYS some time before, and it reinspired my love of flying. So I decided to draw a figure suspended in the air. I plan on eventually colouring it and adding energy tendrils extending from her feet, hands and hair.

And she's not really naked... It's more like I never got around to making her "Super Hero" Costume, which is just spandex anyways... So she's made of energy and doesn't need clothing. =D

There's No Way That's Gary Oldman...

2008-12-15T11:09:00.000-08:00

I really don't have any art I feel like posting on here.
I just got sick of seeing my goddamn animation as the first thing on this page... D:
Nor do I have anything I feel like typing out =D

And so ends another episode of 'Wasting Time With Melissa.'
Tune in next time for more nonsensical fun!

<3

The Cookie Thief

2008-10-22T19:34:00.000-07:00

Second assignment for animation. We had to draw a ball bouncing towards us (two point perspective) and then add a nifty tail for follow-through and overlapping action. Yay!

So, my layout (which isn't in this version =D) was a kitchen, and the ball critter knocked over the cookie jar and ate all meh cookies! D<

Boucing Ball of Joy

2008-10-22T19:28:00.000-07:00

So. My first real animation... Fun.

The layout was rushed and done the night before, and the wonderful camera warps it <3>

Overall, I'm pleased with it, and I'm excited to animate more! D:

RAWR! <3

2008-09-23T18:55:00.000-07:00

So, I have never been able to draw cats before... Maybe because I was drawing wolves, or cause I saw a few comics and shows with big cats, but for some reason, this one seems to have turned out. :heart: I drew it in class, then added a quick wash of colour on my computer. You can even still see contruction lines! Whoo! =D After doing the black one, I tried my hand at colouring a regular leopard. Screwed up with the layering, but it was fine in the end... XP

Anthropomorphic Fun!

2008-09-16T20:23:00.001-07:00

One thing I could never draw was werewolves and other anthropomorphic creatures. Instead of jumping into the werewolves and uber ones right away, i decided to start with something a little easier. Centaurs! Over all, I'm pleased with it. Colouring could be better, but oh well. Maybe if I put more time into it. XD

Pokehmawnz!

2008-09-16T20:14:00.000-07:00

This is a result of a pokemon faze I recently went through. I was obsessed with anything pokemon for a good couple months. XD The colouring was half-assed and I tried a few new things out, but it's not that impressive. Someday I'll colour it better.... and maybe shade jolteon. XD

Attempt at Wolves

2008-09-16T20:02:00.000-07:00

So, I've recently been attempting to draw different things, and these are a few of the results. I've never been able to draw wolves before, so I'm moderately pleased with how they turned out. I also added a quick wash of colour, and believe the black one turned out the best. i adore that one. The tan one was the first one I did, and still needs some work...