Heartless-My First Animatic

Heartless Animatic

My first experience with story boards and animatic making! It was certainly an adventure.
As an illustrator by nature I am very detail oriented so it was very challenging to produce so many drawings and focus on the story rather than the rendering. 
That being said I found the process to be very rewarding in the end and I intend to continue this project. 

Firefly

The Statement

As an aspiring illustrator and character designer I feel that a certain amount of vanity is expected. My chosen path makes it quite clear that I want my work to be both cherished and entertaining. I feel honestly that the characters in my mind were made to be known, that my mental space is a world that should be shared. I am the quintessential extrovert; I experience my work through the eyes of others-real or imagined.

Part of this comes from my desire to be known, truly known. My whole life I have been sharing, risking confidences, and trusting without cause-all in my quest to be known. I want to be seen. For this reason, my work comes from within and is designed to reach others. My work is diverse in both subject and media but it is all ultimately says one thing; I am here. 

Tessa Animates!

If you have never animated before, you have no idea what goes into even the simplest of animations. The bouncing ball and rolling tire are important exercises designed to help us learn about timing and weight. These are done using Adobe Flash with timing charts left in.

Coloring Out of My Comfort Zone

My digital drawing professor and most esteemed drawing sensei is fond of having us color our self portraits in line when finished with them. Using a variety of Photoshop techniques on multiple layers we are encouraged to use run through techniques and experiment with different colors. I always find that I feel a little out of my element for this project, as I would far rather simply color them without the bells and whistles. Still, one does not study art to stay in one's comfort zone.

Jewel of Rome-Linework

One lovely Roman lady, three personas. This will eventually be a colored illustration in the art nouveau style.

Utopia and Dystopia

These were both done for a digital drawing class, our Professor having asked us to create our own personal Dystopia and then Utopia. For me, Dystopia would mean having achieved many things and yet being lonely, but my idea of Utopia is fairly simple-love.

Self Portraits

I often view self portraits as exercises in observational drawing, sometimes fitting in a quick charcoal sketch just to stay sharp. Two of these are actually digital line drawings done a year apart, and the other is a charcoal drawing I did hungover while wrapped in a sheet and looking in a mirror. I find it interesting that they all look more or less like me, and yet so different from one another.