Birds of a Feather Storyboard

A couple storyboard sequences from a short film I am animating, Birds of a Feather, for an animation production class at California State University, Fullerton.

Maquettes/sculptures

From California State University, Fullerton's Life Sculpting class.

Ramona Flowers (c) Bryan Lee O'Malley

Copper wire and aluminum foil armature.
Super Sculpey and Sculpey III clay mixture.
Wooden base. Painted with acrylic.

Viktor Vasko (c) Tracy J. Butler

Aluminum wire and aluminum foil armature.
Super Sculpey and Sculpey Firm clay mixture.
Varnished wooden base. Painted with acrylic.

Rapunzel (c) Disney

Aluminum wire and aluminum foil armature.
Super Sculpey and Sculpey Firm clay mixture.
Fabric for the skirt. Toothpick for the paint brush.
Wooden base. Painted with acrylic.

Art 355 Application for Ariel McKay

Life drawings.
Top left gesture: China marker.
Bottom left animal gesture: Brush pen.
Right value study: Conte crayon,

Character design lineup.

Maya render of a Jack-in-the-box.

Maya character animation.
Character rig "Mambo Man" provided by Mt. San Antonio College.

Animal Drawings (pt. 2)

From California State University, Fullerton's Animal Wildlife Drawing.

Motion study (reference: http://www.wimp.com/redpanda/).

Motion study (reference: http://www.wimp.com/babylearns/).

Drawn from San Diego Zoo.

Drawn from San Diego Zoo.

Drawn from LA Zoo.

Drawn from LA Zoo.

Drawn from LA Zoo.

Drawn from LA Zoo.

Drawn from LA Zoo.

Paintings

Beginning painting taken at California State University, Fullerton. Medium for all works is oil.

Value study.

Color study.

Color/composition study

Plane study.

Plane study.

 Temperature study.

Study from John Singer Sargent, In the Garden, Corfu.

Still life study.

Self portrait.

Sketches

Character design of a mid-life crisis person living in the 1960's hippie era.

Bird studies.

Character turnaround.

Character poses.

Animal drawings

Midterm work from California State University, Fullerton's Animal Wildlife Drawing.

 Motion study (reference: http://www.wimp.com/pumaparkour/)

 Motion study (reference: http://www.wimp.com/malemonkey/)

Mostly drawn from Centennial Farms, some from photos.

Drawn from Centennial Farms.

Drawn from Centennial Farms.

Drawn from Centennial Farms.

Drawn from photo reference.