This was a sketch I did a few years ago. I always wanted to colour it in, but I didn't do it until the winter holiday of 2010. I'm not that great with tablets, but tablet PCs (where you can draw touching the screen itself) made it possible. I had fun colouring this in. Using multiply modes, I was able to make a darker and lighter version.
My friend received the figures on the 24th of December! Just before Christmas too! I forgot to take pictures of them before sending them out because I was trying to ensure they arrived on time for Christmas, actually. It was my gift to him, and I'm glad the postal services managed to get them to him in less than a week!
So here I have the fully coloured version of Mijumaru. I added the little pout since my friend adores the expression. The shell on its belly was a tad difficult to make. It was really thin and I kept accidentally ruining it with my thumbs. I carved the shape using a sewing pin afterwards.
So now I have Hans, the adorable little piggy. I added extra white to the eyes in an attempt to give it that animated adorable, pouty look. Didn't come out exactly as I had hoped but I was satisfied nonetheless. I do hope I can pick up some glossy material some day. It would make the figures shine....and it'd make them prettier.
I sculpted some figures during the holiday for a dear friend of mine in California. Mijumaru from Pokemon Black and White (Or Oshawott in the English version). This particular little otter took me a few days to sculpt because the head had some trouble staying on first and the decorations around the neck were...well.. questionable to the main design.
I apologize for the blurriness. My camera seems to like doing that even when I'm telling it to focus.
The second figure I made is Hans from Valkyria Chronicles (a game for Playstation 3) He was much easier than Mijumaru for some reason. I personally like how the wings came out. The ears, to my surprise, were easy after I figured out how to make the shape. I pressed a small bit of super sculpey against the side of my thumb (and nail) and I got the perfect shape!
Kirby was made over the summer as a gift for a friend of mine in the U.S. It's too bad I don't have a nice glaze for the acrylic paint. The lines wouldn't be as noticeable, but hey, it's cute, right?
Anyway, I started off with some tin foil and some Super Sculpey. The little guy isn't really big. He just fits in my hand. I apologize for the first blurry picture.
This is the result of cooking him for about five minutes. Because there's a ball of tinfoil inside and just a small layer of clay on top I didn't want to over do it. In fact I think his feet were beginning to burn once I took him out, so all in all I was happy with my result.
The final design was changed from the previous designs in various ways. The black background gives a darker feeling. Rather than choosing a background colour such as gray or beige, black seemed more fitting for an old monster-horror movie.
The order of the storyboard goes from left to right.
Source Files:
Here are the files for my banner. Fonts, colours, and images are inside,
http://sylpherius-graphics.com/Assignments/Computer_graphics_and_imaging/Cheung_Sui_Chee_bannerbuild_assignment.zip
Using the word 'debonair', I created a poster with its proper spelling, definition, and pronunciation. Even the grass is made from text. The clouds were done by me. It was great playing with my tablet again. I'm quite proud of these clouds since I usually don't make them look as nice as they do now.
Here is the link for the full size
Version 2:
View link below:
http://sylpherius-graphics.com/Assignments/Computer_graphics_and_imaging/flashing_numbers.swf
Having now posted my schedule so far on my skatedeck banner, I decided to post the details now.
February 25th, 2010, 1:00PM - 1:10PM: Initial sketches were done
February 25th, 2010 , 3:30PM - 4:00PM: Took pictures of skatedeck from all angles
March 10th, 2010, 5:00PM - 5:30PM: Skatedeck was cropped and laid out in Photoshop
March 30th, 2010, 11:00PM - 11:30PM: Made one more design
I will most likely be keeping the first design. I am currently searching for a monster-esque font.
