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jeremyhopkins
07-25-2009, 08:33 AM
Just a quick picture to help Arif get his thread started:
http://donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=60&pictureid=288
lavallelee
07-25-2009, 08:52 AM
very awesome, tarzan is a great character
good job arif
Thank you jeremy to get my thread started....these drawings are old drawings of mine....i am trying to put feelings on my characters and trying to grab the knowledge from Draw as you please and getting the feelings now...before that i thought i have to participate on the Gallery section..so, here it is(every comments are acceptable,i am willing to hear this as i want to learn more)
Rupkumar....
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=59&pictureid=286
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=59&pictureid=286
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=59&pictureid=271
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=59&pictureid=272
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=58&pictureid=285
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=58&pictureid=283
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=57&pictureid=281
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=57&pictureid=280
more
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=57&pictureid=277
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=57&pictureid=278
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=60&pictureid=337
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=60&pictureid=338
Recently,i am trying to learn how to do draw horse...i think,horse is very difficult to learn......here are some attempt of horse:o
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=70&pictureid=339
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=70&pictureid=342
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=70&pictureid=340
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=70&pictureid=341
very awesome, tarzan is a great character
good job arif
thank you kinjo...omm, but, i didnot copy it from tarzan....when i draw, i maintain a basic form what i achieved...but, honestly speaking, i back to draw(couple of years back,i didn't draw anything)..i got so inspired when i saw Glen keane drawing tarzan on youtube.... so, i decided..i have to draw again......
dmgctrl
07-25-2009, 12:39 PM
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=57&pictureid=277
I'm in love!
I'm in love!
did you like it ????wow..thanks man....i was trying to create my heroin for Rupkumar....
dmgctrl
07-25-2009, 02:29 PM
I do, very much. She seems to have some personality. I'd love to see this character in motion!
I do, very much. She seems to have some personality. I'd love to see this character in motion!
Thanks man....here is another one..just finished it..trying to capture the feelings(Don`s advice)...:o
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=60&pictureid=344
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=71&pictureid=351
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=71&pictureid=346
dmgctrl
07-25-2009, 03:50 PM
did you like it ????wow..thanks man....i was trying to create my heroin for Rupkumar....
Whats Rupkumar? Oh and I love your stuff, it looks great!
Whats Rupkumar? Oh and I love your stuff, it looks great!
Rupkumar is my hero(in fact, its me...hahahhahaahha:o)..
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=59&pictureid=286
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=59&pictureid=271
Rodney
07-25-2009, 10:09 PM
Nice Arif!
I really like Rupkumar. He's got character already.
It'll be great to see how these characters come alive as you apply Don's lessons.
Go Rupkumar!
trying to capture feelings......
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=71&pictureid=352
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=71&pictureid=358
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=71&pictureid=359
1 year back...i was trying to create some frog characters for my own story...i was planning for a short film...i wrote its theme song too(hahahahaah)and i tuned it with my guitar....i am planning to redo this stuff again with more attitude and felling(i feel shy to upload them)the background i did 4 years back....but, here it is
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=73&pictureid=353
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=73&pictureid=354
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=73&pictureid=355
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=73&pictureid=356
Rodney
07-27-2009, 05:11 AM
I see nothing at all to be shy about there Arif.
Your drawings have a nice dimensionality to them that brings them out of mere 2D. The frogs have a sense of volume to them. They aren't just 2D cutouts that'll look really flat on a screen.
My only critique might be that the background and the frog's feet make me think... how are they going to get across that bridge with those feet. ;)
(The feet seem designed for the green grass at either side of the bridge)
I guess that'd be part of the storytelling fun of it.
Edit: I keep looking and looking at your background.
I really like the design and coloring.
Thanks Rodney for your nice inspirational word about my Drawings.....it is so encouraging.....
here are some mouse face study....still trying to capture feelings!!!:mad:
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=73&pictureid=357
i drew this last night...Rupkumar..trying to capture his personality and mode
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=74&pictureid=366
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=74&pictureid=362
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=74&pictureid=363
just finished my first walk cycle...in fact, it is a corrected version....worked so hard for it...:o:o:o
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/videos.php?showvideo=92
jeremyhopkins
07-31-2009, 12:08 PM
Good for you Arif! Everything looks pretty good for your first walk attempt. I have a couple suggestions for you that might help it work better.
1. If you can, draw out the walk rather than tweening shapes. The body is made out of hard and fleshy parts. The hips, chest, skull, and joints are hard. The jaw and belly are fleshy so they can change shape. The spine is major force that changes shape even in a walk and the force is driven by the hips.
2. Check shoulders, arms and hands and make sure the shoulders lead the arms and the lead the hands - sometimes called successive breaking of joints if it's taken to the extreme.
3. Check the feet and make sure the back foot has a bit of perspective so its not walking on the same line as the front foot. Don't be afraid to point the toes in or out because that will add character to the walk as well as a sense of balance.
Nicely done first attempt Arif! Good luck and keep studying!
Thanks jeremy for your nice and constructive thought about my walk.....(in fact,this is your first post on my thread..hahahahhaha,just kidding!!)yea, i can understand completely what you pointed out....walk is a very fascinating and hard to understand....that is why, i was planning that i have to understand each and everything very clearly like how the legs move,hands are swiping,head ups and down...if i clear everything and can move it along the path then i will add more like hair,bally movement and others.....i am learning this from Survival kits now(Don still didnot release Walk tutirial yet)...i am going to do what you said now........lots of stuff yet to do..like sneaks,run, more invented walk after i completed normal walk cycle.....
Thanks again....
Arif:):cool:
Rodney
08-01-2009, 01:31 AM
Outstanding Arif.
I'm impressed that this is your first walk.
On something of a lark I grabbed your walk and took a look at it sequentially thinking I could track the arcs.
Here's 12 frames (inbetweens frames dropped) from near the beginning of your walk. (I think I accidentally deleted frame 1) What do you know... you've got some very nice arcs!
http://blog.5pointpatch.com/wp-content/uploads/blog.5pointpatch.com/2009/08/arif_walk_partial.jpg
There is one particular area I think placing a little more attention on will pay off. Look at the main trunk of the body as you follow the walk. Notice any pattern about about it?
If in future walks you remember to add a liitle bit of Don Bluth's patent pending lifetime guaranteed opposing arcs in there you'll see and feel a sense of weight start to flow throughout the body.
My thought is not to change a thing with this one. This is a marvelous walk. Frame this one on your wall. It represents the first steps in a journey that will take you far.
If in future walks you remember to add a liitle bit of Don Bluth's patent pending lifetime guaranteed opposing arcs in there you'll see and feel a sense of weight start to flow throughout the body.
Dear Rodney,
Thank you and Jeremy...you are the 2 guys who are willingly inspired all...people needs inspiration and critics(constructive) all the time to succeed...thanks again to take time to see my walk and posted the image squences:laughing:.......basically, it is mine 3rd attempt...first 2 attempt,i have learned the basic extreme poses and arc and the method....then , i decided that i need to complete one...it`s took 10 days(almost) and worked really hard to manage it....(it was a really hard for me ..hahahahaah:laughing:)..
i kept my character very simple to learn the method....as Don and Richard willams say that KEEP IT SIMPLE FIRST and think simple .....now i am thinking to go ahead more ....
Thank you again freind...
Arif:rolleyes:
Trying to learn from GETTING THE FEELING..in fact, i never drew mouse before..it seemed difficult for me(i didn't know why,may be,i cant do caricature..am trying now)so, i have studied the mouse face first...and then suddenly i added body..wow!!!...i felt great at that time..it gave me lots of pleasure when it appeared on paper...i like him so much!!!
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=75&pictureid=365
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=75&pictureid=373
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=75&pictureid=380
Visualize on your head before you pick the pencil(Don`s advice)
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=75&pictureid=381
jeremyhopkins
08-02-2009, 05:19 AM
Nice improvement Arif! Glad to see the tutorials are helping you!
Thanks for your comment in my old thread but I don't want to steer you in the wrong direction. I've removed the whole thread because we have the techniques section to ask questions and a gallery section to showcase work. I'll offer up suggestions as a peer but keep in mind my experience and knowledge is far less than some people on this forum. Take the advice that works for you and disregard the rest. Your question would be excellent to ask Don on Wednesday!
lavallelee
08-03-2009, 05:40 AM
Those are some cute mice. Very nice character design. Good job :)
i really enjoying draw my mouse..it gives me lots of pleasure...hahahahah
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=75&pictureid=384
joedorsey
08-03-2009, 07:44 AM
Nice mice!
Don gave comments on my walk...i cant wait to post it on my thread......you wont believe that 3 months ago, i cudnot believe that i am going to do animating.....this club changed my mind ..so, as a beginner, this comment really so meant to me..here it is..
There is a little animation bobble in each of the two arms at frame 32 going into frame 1 of the cycle. The hand and wrist seem to reverse action. Drawing 32 should flow easily into frame 1. Other than that, the walk is very well done.
Nice job.
Last seminar, Mr Don gave a beautiful advice to Jeremy...i am quoting below...
~A good process in your work would be to write the script or comic line on the paper where you're doing your sketch. Make sure you focus on what your character is feeling/thinking. This will help bump your drawings out of the "nice" sketches category into something more entertaining. ~
i have learnt from this advice....and trying to draw based on that....
i drew these today(04/08/09)......
got my feelings..now, i am dancing
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=79&pictureid=389
look at me...
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=79&pictureid=388
oh,,,no!!!
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=79&pictureid=387
yes, i got my idea what am i going to draw..
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=79&pictureid=386
jeremyhopkins
08-04-2009, 01:37 PM
The change in your drawings is amazing.. hope you show Don on Wednesday's Q&A and see what you can improve next. We have an all-star in the making here. Keep doing what you're doing!
Thanks Jeremy....
The tutorials are really helping me....and i am learning from this club and members also....honestly, it opens my eyes and i can feel it..... hope, you people will be always with me by your proper advice......the tutorials...Getting the feelings and Draw as you please are amazing...moreover,i love Don`s Voice when he describes his thought with the drawing process...i am planning to purchase Monkey see Monkey do Tutorial also.....
Regards,
Arif:rolleyes:
i think,in the seminar and from others questions..we found lots of tips which are not there in the Tips section....i have collected some tips what Don gave me last seminar...
Mr. Don gave a beautiful advice to Jeremy...I am quoting below...
Tips -1
A good process in your work would be to write the script or comic line on the paper where you're doing your sketch. Make sure you focus on what your character is feeling/thinking. This will help bump your drawings out of the "nice" sketches category into something more entertaining. ~
Don Bluth.
Tips -2
Don Bluth gave me this tip when he saw my mice and which i drew with particular terms.then for the first time i realize what is the meaning of static drawing....
Try to avoid drawing static drawings. The motion picture camera captures all the positions of an action. Select one of the positions that reveals the character is in mid action and not at rest. A character at rest is a static drawing.
Tips-3
Don Bluth gave me this tips after viewing my mice character
I am surprised at how good your mouse drawings look. When you draw facial expressions, look into a mirror and pull the faces that represent the feeling you want to put on your characters face. Study your facial expressions then put them on your mouse character.
may be ,it is a static drawing...it will take time to understand and capture the real moment....i drew it today(5.08.09)....
trying to be macho..hehehee
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=79&pictureid=408
Rupkumar is fleeing away(05.08.09)...
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=74&pictureid=415
jeremyhopkins
08-06-2009, 02:31 PM
It's amazing to see such a quick improvement. Rupkumar is constructed with much more dimension and mass. Good for you. Nice to see you posting the critiques too. I'm sure they'll help others out as well. Keep at it!
Thanks Jeremy...
here is another one..i drew this today(06.08.09)
Rupkumar is fleeing away with mangoes from the garden of Rupkumari
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=74&pictureid=433
i drew this today(07/-8/09)
what did i see??who is she??(Rupkumar just came back to his resort stolen the mangoes from her garden and thinking of her)
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=90&pictureid=434
lavallelee
08-09-2009, 06:03 AM
very nice drawing, you can really see what hes thinking and feeling :)
hi kinjo...
Thanks for your review....the 3 tips are really helping me...i can see the scene now on my head and then try to draw on the paper..this is the first time i see my face on the mirror and then tried to put in it on the Rupkumar face...(Don`s Advice)hahahahahh..i am really trying..
Arif
i am trying to create a bird character...which is pat of Rupkumari...and she is the link between Rupkumar and Rupkumari.....it is just a construction..didnot pay attention with her feelings..but, she seems to be little proud y as she is the friend of the princess...
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=91&pictureid=435
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=91&pictureid=441
seems proud y(10/08/09)
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=91&pictureid=436
she is trying to tell the story to rupkumar how rupkumari was kidnapped ..(10/08/09)
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=91&pictureid=440
madanimator
08-10-2009, 11:09 AM
Hey, great drawings, arif. I like especially the feet of your human characters. They're very loosely but totally correct! (To my mind, feet are a very hard thing to draw)
more bird..still don't comfortable with the hand(11/08/09)
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=97&pictureid=466
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=97&pictureid=495
Originally Posted by Moneyguns.
Hay Don, when you visualize the character's you draw do you see exactly what they look like in your head?
i found my answer...
For the most part, I do see the character in my head before I draw it on paper. I don't always get it right the first time but eventually I find what I see in my head on paper and sometimes something better.
tips-04
Hello Sir,
i am sorry if i cud not explain it clearly....i have heard that lots of animators watching film and capture the emotion what they want from film.....another process is from the real life.....i never tried to getting the feelings from the film....so, my question was it is right or wrong to study from the film also..
Regards,
Arif
I recommed that a serious animation student study at least half an hour per day live action footage frame by frame, and another half hour should be devoted to studying animation frame by frame. Besids this, watching movies and seeing how actors portray emotions would help you in portraying animated emotions.
END
tips-05
what would be the main focus thing for a character designer?i am spending lots of time to think of my character and trying to develop his personality....(besides,when the first dvd for character design series would be release??)
Regards,
Arif
Watching people is a great idea. There are plenty of characters out there in the world. Pick one that you find entertaining and caricature him/her in human or animal form.
END
Mr.Don gave me this comment after seeing my 3 drawings of rupkumar...(i have posted it here as i want to keep all my critics in same place..
Your drawings are loose but you have nailed a feeling in your character's facial expressions. Great!
You certainly are improving. Keep it up.
END
i drew this yesterday(11/08/09)
Rupkumar felt insulted by the father of Rupkumari after he saved rupkumari and taken her home safely...
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=90&pictureid=487
dlpwillywonka
08-14-2009, 02:21 AM
Congrats on the note from the Don!
This latest drawing feels tilted. There just feels like something's off with the leg on the far side. It might work better with a filled in ground but I'm just noting what I see. The facial expression is still evocative.
Last 2 days , i cudnot draw....what i tried to draw, it didnot come up anything on paper....i was so afraid...but, i drew this today(16/08/09...
Rupkumar is passing the cave very keenly to escape Rupkumari...
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=90&pictureid=489
after a longtime stop drawing of Rupkumari...i have started again...
Rupkumari is looking to Rupkumar....
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=90&pictureid=499
wolfsymphony
08-17-2009, 03:08 AM
Very nice, I like your style. You are definately improving!
I am wondering.. what's the story behind your avatar?
Thank you wolf.....for your comments..
Regarding my Avatar this is another character names PANTU MIA.....i am thinking that i will draw him again....he is a little child of a small village..he was sent to the jungle by the villagers with his mother after his birth...as the villagers thought he is being cursed for his green body color......when, the story begins, we will see him at this age....suddenly, the villagers found that something is going on in the village....the adventure is going on.....
may be this is a static drawing..but, i was so enjoining when i drew it for my nephew..it was a quick drawing..took 5/6 mins for that(i was showing them how to draw a mouse...hahahhahha)..so, i cudnot concentrate the method i am learning...just started drawing without any thinking(i am not doing this like that in recent time)
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=97&pictureid=502(17.08.09)
she is trying to explain her mother how she broke her hand
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=97&pictureid=503(18.08.09)
after coming back from the castle of Rupkumari....Rupkumar is so sad..the wind is blowing, a tempest is raging outside.....he is remembering rupkumari and felt that he is missing her..(i drew this today,19/08/09)
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=90&pictureid=504
i didnot able to draw last 5 days...am fasting now.drew this mouse today(24/09/08)for my upcoming nephew....
he is little bit absent minded and thinking.
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=97&pictureid=515
`A. Now that’s a question that could have many answers. My personal preference is a Dixon Ticonderoga 2B. There are a lot of fancy art pencils out there but they’re pricey. The Roga suits me fine. It is not so soft that I can’t rub it out with my kneaded eraser. Also, and this may surprise you, I have the greatest success drawing on old paper – not virgin. I’ve never been able to figure this out. It may have something to do with the fact that if I mess up, it’s no big deal. Who cries over “throw-away paper”?
Don Bluth`
wow!!!!....i found a little similarities between me and Don(hahhahaahha:laughing::laughing:)...when , i started drawing again last year..and still now...i am using all waste papers from our office....and strange reason...i don't feel comfortable with the new page..all my drawings are in this thread..all is done in waste paper...i thought, i am the only guy who is going the wrong way(don`t feel comfortable with the virgin page)...but,,i found my mentor also..:laughing:
madanimator
08-26-2009, 11:05 AM
And so do I :D
I did this animation 1 year ago..i drew each and every frame by my wacom....after that i was planning to do animation.......now, i know that i did it straight ahead method and it was done on 1.....i found it after a long time....
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/videos.php?showvideo=119
Regards,
Arif
Wow, Arif! I'm really impressed by both your human, and horse anatomy. I really have trouble with characters bodies for some reason. How did you get so good at it?
Wow, Arif! I'm really impressed by both your human, and horse anatomy. I really have trouble with characters bodies for some reason. How did you get so good at it?
hello seth...
thank you so much for liking my drawings....yea.. learning form and anatomy is tough for me as well..but, i never give up...i can tell my story....when i need to draw new subject..i always spend time to learn its form and skeleton..then, i use my logic and create the perspective.then i try to create some poses.it is still the static stage(my previous drawing was all static stage)...when, i became habituate with the form...then i try to put feelings into the character..recently i am trying to draw all my character with particular theme and based on symbol(emotional feelings)....this is what Don taught me...without learning the anatomy..i don't feel comfortable at all....that is why ..i am trying to learn the fox character(i am taking too long)before i attempt him animating...hope,you will get idea from my story.....
(to be honest,i had spent lots of time to learn horse anatomy..and..all my horses i drew,i used my logic...didnot copy from anywhere...simply used my imagination and logic of anatomy....may be horses might take it mind..hahahahh..but, we should study from our life also....)
keep trying.....Definitely,you can do it
joedorsey
08-27-2009, 08:39 PM
I'm looking forward to see how your fox character turns out. You go Arif!!!
After a long time(8 days) i started my drawings again..i was studying fox character at this time..and just finished my fox walk..i will upload it before Wednesday ....
here it is Rupkumari....trying to rebuild her face again..and it is a static drawing..
http://donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=105&pictureid=525
after,i redraw Rupkumari face,, i was trying to put feelings on her face and mood...
after left of Rupkumar and getting insulted by her step father..Rupkumari is feeling so sad and and she is missing Rupkumar....the wind is blowing,a tempest is raging outside...
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=105&pictureid=524
I have finished my fox walk cycle..it is not belongs to Cyber Garage project..Don asked me to put this fox Character into my first walk cycle...it has done by only the extreme poses..not put any inbetween drawings here...i will do that later(i took long time for it,as i was afraid of the fox character...cause, there are too many props and secondary elements there..hahhaa).....so, here it is...
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/videos.php?showvideo=127
Regards,
Arif
crazychillakid
09-02-2009, 01:51 PM
I like your characters' eyes! Through them, I feel their feelings.
After reviewing my fox walk attempt..Mr.Don has given me this comment ....
That's a good first test. The walk is wonderful. I can accept this as your pencil test and assign you a scene if you desire. Let us know.
and today i have received my first scene..and very anxious how would i do with the sc...:mad::mad:
whatever,i drew this today...
he is so anxious to see something
http://donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=105&pictureid=532
madanimator
09-04-2009, 06:35 AM
That's great, Arif, that you are now working on the project, too:cool:! Which scene gave Don to you?
That's great, Arif, that you are now working on the project, too:cool:! Which scene gave Don to you?
Hi, Beatrice...
yes,,at last i am in the project..dont know how would i do with my scene yet..i was planning that, after i learnt some basic animation principal,then,i will join the project or will join the new project....that is why,i did my first walk with stick figure...Don has appreciated it and told me to do the same walk with the fox character form cyber...after reviewing it he wanted to give a scene..he gave sc no-7....but, i am afraid that..i need to do this project with paper and pencil(i have done these 2 animation by Flash and wacom) and i dont have any material for paper...i mean..peg, light box..etc.. :(:(
by the way..do u use paper and pencil?..do have pegbar and light box....??
Regards,
Arif
joedorsey
09-04-2009, 07:23 AM
You're drawings keep getting better and better. Congratulations on your scene assignment.
madanimator
09-04-2009, 08:06 AM
by the way..do u use paper and pencil?..do have pegbar and light box....??
Regards,
Arif
Yes, I do use paper, pencil, light box and pegbar. I already had it so I didn't have to buy those extra for the project. You can buy those things in the internet.
may be i drew it before..cant remember....i drew it yesterday...
http://donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=105&pictureid=544
here is another one
http://donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=105&pictureid=545
hehehehehehehehe
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=103&pictureid=548
after a few days gape, i have done my Rup again....and trying to do with multiple characters....and it is so hard to work multiple characters at the same time....so, here it is...
http://donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=103&pictureid=549
joedorsey
09-13-2009, 06:31 AM
Looks great! Nice to see your characters together.
madanimator
09-13-2009, 07:16 AM
Great drawing, Arif! You get better and better! Keep it up!
Thank you Dorsey and Beatrice.......here is another one..really enjoining with multiple characters now...
http://donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=103&pictureid=551
lavallelee
09-20-2009, 08:45 AM
very cool i want to see it animated! :D
WillW
09-23-2009, 01:16 PM
nice work! I especially like how the hands turned out, hands are particularly difficult to draw : D
after a long day gape, i drew my new mouse..
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=112&pictureid=576
i drew SASHA with my own pose..
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=112&pictureid=578
and, i did my Rupkumari again..trying to create new face....a little modified..
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=112&pictureid=580
johncbeggs
09-30-2009, 04:14 PM
crazy sasha drawing man! :D looks great!
Thank you John...here is my latest Drawing of Rupkumar with mouse...i didnot get so much time for my Drawings in recent days...
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=112&pictureid=605
http://s684.photobucket.com/albums/vv204/arifnbdo/?action=view¤t=13.jpg
i have started my Drawings again..this time i tried to apply more multiple characters at the same time....for the first time i did Rupkumar and Rupkumari both ,,
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=119&pictureid=614
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=119&pictureid=616
lavallelee
10-14-2009, 05:02 AM
I like how you have the mice in the scenes. Really good. :D
madanimator
10-14-2009, 05:20 AM
Hey Arif, sweet mice! And by the way- what is the story your characters are involved? Is there a specific story?
Hey Arif, sweet mice! And by the way- what is the story your characters are involved? Is there a specific story?
yes....Beatrice...
it has some sort of stories...typical love stories as well as adventure.....Rupkumar is a normal young village boy...and Rupkumari is a Daughter of the landlord of the village.(kinda Princess)..she lives at the end of the village and no one have the permission to enter their resort...it is surrounded by the Mango trees and royal gourd...as Rupkumar is very curious and adventures he wants to enter that resort to steel some mangoes...Rupkumai is kinda sad Girl as she doesn't have any friend but a little bird....she doesnot know what is going on out side her resort....one day, Rupkumar would find her at the end of the garden while he trying to steel some mangoes... that is the first time they would see each others.....
Rupkumar comes back to his place (in the jungle) and reminds her in mind...
one day, Rupkumari would captured by the decoits...and would take her through the jungle...Rup notice that by her bird and goes after the trail to escape her with his friend(little mouse)........
the adventure goes on....
i will write down more briefly in later.....
(now, if you see my Rupkumar Drawings from the begging..you will find some connection ..)
when i get some time...i see some scenes always in my head....but,it wouldnot come up easily before....but after joining this club and learning from Mr.Don directly .....i can transfer it from my head onto the papers...after seeing the GETTING THE FELLING dvd and what Don has taught us through this video..His Way of creativity really helps me....
Thanks for asking about My Rupkumar and Kumari..may be one day..you will do some animations for me..hahhhahahaa
Regards,
Arif:)
madanimator
10-14-2009, 10:10 AM
:laughing:
The story sounds interesting. Was that all your idea?
:laughing:
The story sounds interesting. Was that all your idea?
YES.....:o
i have another story regarding my AVATER.....heheheheheh..
jeremyhopkins
10-14-2009, 01:28 PM
http://donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=103&pictureid=551
Arif this, in my humble opinion, is one of your stronger drawings. I like the way you've staged the conversation between the mouse and your character. Overall everything feels clear and interesting. You might want to watch out for the feet because right now they're on different planes. Raising the back foot up would help and rotating the back hip so more of the hip is showing would help describe the push off of the back foot. I think your character's neck attaches a little higher to his clavicle because of perspective and you might want to have the shirt drapery pushed in the other direction so it doesn't distract. Hope you don't mind my suggestions. You're doing good and thanks for sharing!
Thank you Jeremy,
i really appreciated your comments regarding that Drawing(why would i mind??hahahahaha:laughing:)....i have also noticed that there are some issues what i need to resolve after reviewing my previous drawings.......but, didnot get time to do it or concentrating with new Drawings...
Thank you again for your guide line..i will keep in mind...
Regards.
Arif:)
I did some live drawings today....after looooooooong time..and i did it completly different way..i mean i didnot do this before...tried to capture his Silhouette from and without looking my papers..(2 of them)..i will do more..i got huge interest in this way....
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=120&pictureid=617
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=120&pictureid=618
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=120&pictureid=619
this one has leg problem..seems like its broken..i didnot want to fix it ..as i drew it directly
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=120&pictureid=620
Poulpette
10-15-2009, 10:33 AM
Drawing silhouettes is an interesting exercise (I should try to do it, thank you for the idea), and in my opinion you did pretty good.
i am tooo busy with my job(and it is really hard to continue with my passion and the daily job for living at the same time) and my scene..did not get so much time to draw..which is not quite acceptable....i started again ....i drew these last night....these are all my own pose,i have seen on my head first then tried to articulate on paper(DON`S ADVICE) ..
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=123&pictureid=629
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=123&pictureid=630
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=123&pictureid=631
http://donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=123&pictureid=633
i drew this today...
http://donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=123&pictureid=635
AJartist
11-10-2009, 12:58 AM
I like how you did the hair in this one
Dont mind everyone that i have posted my critic here on my thread also...but, it is sooooooooooooo meaning full for me that i have gone through with my first ever animation scene given by my director and my mentor.......i never thought that i will be an animator or participating CGP where all the best animators working their scenes....when my main intention was learning classic drawings from Don...after showing my some drawing on the seminar time..one day he said ~they want to see me in animation mood~...... then, i though...why not??? lets try and i had to learn so many things to do this my scene.............here is his comment...
I have studied your scene in detail and find that I have no further criticism but would like you to finish up the drawing of the fox so that we can cut your scene into the reel. What I am most pleased about is that you have made your animation very entertaining.
Great Job.
Don
this is the only beginning ...
http://donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=123&pictureid=635
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=119&pictureid=683
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=119&pictureid=682
http://donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=137&pictureid=688
I am trying to create my new character...he is little village boy who loves fishing...
http://donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=119&pictureid=686
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=137&pictureid=687
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/user269_pic687_1258366958.jpg
i asked to Don in the last seminar that what would be my next step to animation.... he replied like this...
Well, perhaps you could tackle the challenge of making a sparrow fly through the trees, come close to the camera and land on a limb. Think it through and post some thumbnails.
i did a small pencil test of basic flying bird according to his Video tips....here is the link....
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/videos.php?showvideo=260
Regards,
Arif
i did this today..and i felt extremely joy while doing this...i didn't do like this before...all form actually too tiny small..(1/2 inch)i have enlarged them with photoshop..i heard that Milt kahl did silhouette form first..... .....
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/silhete.jpg
Gabriel-Carson
11-26-2009, 02:55 PM
nice Job! :) I like your idea of doing milt kahl type exercises.
AaronMocksing
11-26-2009, 10:53 PM
Tarzan is a good reference of source material in the basics of the human male body. ^^ I think you've done an excellent job in both his poses and getting his movements right; you are indeed very talented.
Thanks Aron..and .I-Animator-hear-me-roar(what is your nick name??hahahahha)
i am glad that you like my drawings......
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/more.jpg
AaronMocksing
11-27-2009, 11:35 AM
You're most welcome. ^^ It's awfully tempting for me to post some of my stuff, but I don't know what to pluck and show, ya know?
I will soon, though. I don't have funds for proper tools, or a scanner, etc. XD so I use MSPaint. =/
WillW
11-28-2009, 04:54 PM
I'm liking these silhouette images! keep up the good work c:
Thank you will...this time, i did little fieval and mrs.Brisbey(not all) from my head..i massed up with the bird....
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/mores-1.jpg
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/videos.php?showvideo=263
joedorsey
11-29-2009, 04:10 PM
These look great. I've heard that doing silhouettes helps quite a bit!
at last i have found some pictures of my very own art work when i was in Fine arts...i was a print making student......in my life..i have achieved lots of things and i lost everything(it happened several times)....all of art works have destroyed due to dump wall and i dont have nothing but just few prints which are hanging on my wall and some photograph..ahhhhh.....i had been studing 6 years and i dont have anything...life is like that....then,i enter in the llife of animation..trying to forget everything.............this is a lithograph done by a conty on lime stone
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/4.jpg
color lithograph....done from my room....
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/3.jpg
my first color woodcut(still life)
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/1.jpg
a portrait of our model pagla...
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/11.jpg
fanimation
12-02-2009, 07:09 AM
Very nice drawing on all of these!! They are really great!
zhoulei
12-02-2009, 08:53 AM
good job man! like the pics!
Thank you both Fanimation and zhoulei.....
here is another silhouette form study....this time i did to see a model(a very young local boy)..not from my head.....hope, i will do more....
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/s.jpg
did some more....silhouette them in photoshop
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/Untitled-2.jpg
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/Untitled-1.jpg
i am trying to figure a fat mouse ..
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/fat2.jpg
hahahah..i found later that i gave him 5 fingers......!!!!!!that is why he looks a little strange to me???
joedorsey
12-07-2009, 10:32 AM
I like your smiling mouse. He looks content!
i did a little animation to understand some overlapping, follow through and dragging ....would like to hear some comments....i will show to Don today..
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/videos.php?showvideo=265
Regards,
Arif
Rodney
12-09-2009, 12:10 PM
Hey Arif, I really like that!
Is that an orginal concept? (Original as in you created it without referencing a similar animation)
I really get a sense that the mouse is perilously perched.
I do have a suggestion.
It seems to me that when everything is moving its hard for the eye to find its mark. For this reason I would suggest trying to keep the mouse still (more than he currently is). An added benefit to this would be to keep the different movements (pole, wings and mouse) from moving in the same rhythm with one another.
There are some aspects I'm not aware of here.
If the pole is long rod then it drives the motion of the wings and the mouse.
If its a makeshift plane then the wings with drive the movement of the pole then the mouse.
Hope that makes sense.
I apologize for not knowing what the object is that the mouse is riding. I should know... I'm missed a lot of your posting... so I'll check your other artwork to find out.
I'm enjoying seeing your progress thus far!
Hey Arif, I really like that!
Is that an orginal concept? (Original as in you created it without referencing a similar animation)
I really get a sense that the mouse is perilously perched.
I do have a suggestion.
It seems to me that when everything is moving its hard for the eye to find its mark. For this reason I would suggest trying to keep the mouse still (more than he currently is). An added benefit to this would be to keep the different movements (pole, wings and mouse) from moving in the same rhythm with one another.
There are some aspects I'm not aware of here.
If the pole is long rod then it drives the motion of the wings and the mouse.
If its a makeshift plane then the wings with drive the movement of the pole then the mouse.
Hope that makes sense.
I apologize for not knowing what the object is that the mouse is riding. I should know... I'm missed a lot of your posting... so I'll check your other artwork to find out.
I'm enjoying seeing your progress thus far!
Hey Rodney,
Glad to see that you are posting again.....thanks again for your nice comments...and yes, it is my original animation(not seeing any reference) it is done from my head...honestly speaking,i added lots of different element after seeing the result of my first animation.....i am doing a bird flying assignment(http://www.donbluthanimation.com/videos.php?showvideo=263) what Don gave me after finish my CGP animation(Did u see that??http://www.donbluthanimation.com/videos.php?showvideo=259) when, i learn t basic bird flight,i thought..why don't i try assemble with some materials ....i just want to see that how i go far adding lots of stuff using secondary animation and follow through, dragging..overlapping...etc....but,,i really enjoined while doing this..may be ..i will do my next attempt...with more good idea....i think,,,lots of things came up while we playing with the animation....this is the result of playing with animation........
Regards,
Arif
After seeing the new tips ..i have drawn some mice with blue pencil then black...it is so difficult to create completely new look for my mice where as Disney and Don bluth created hundreds of Mouse characters for their films...the mice what i have been drawing are complete mine.....but, i think..this look created already.....
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/1-1.jpg
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/2.jpg
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/3-1.jpg
opps..i have found a big mistake in this drawing....where is he sitting??...didnot see it before...his placement is not right...i was so keen about his feelings..but...
joedorsey
12-20-2009, 10:06 AM
It's all right. He's riding side saddle. :)
The blue pencil is helping your drawings. I'm looking at trying that as well. I like the emotion on your first mouse. You can sense his sad feelings. The downward ears, holding his feet, and the low eyelids. The cap you put on him as he's riding the pencil is a nice touch. Keep drawing.
jeremyhopkins
12-20-2009, 03:14 PM
The one with the mouse riding the pencil is one of your stronger drawings. Looks like all the practice is starting to pay off. I know construction can be hard but you can be happy with your improvements!
johncbeggs
12-21-2009, 10:32 AM
Arif your drawings are coming to life I cant really explain it any other way :D, keep working on it arif your doing awesome!!!!
Thanks Dorsey, Jeremy and John....i am really glad that you are all like my recent attempt....
after watching `the blue whale`..i have tried to create my new character....inspired by Blue whale....
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/pulpul.jpg
madanimator
12-22-2009, 09:47 AM
Wow, that's great, Arif! I really like your character, especially the third one.
Thanks Beatrice....here is another one........
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/pul.jpg
jeremyhopkins
12-23-2009, 05:55 AM
Nice scale between the two characters! Keep going!
Thanks Jeremy......i think, this is a static drawing..tried to capture a felling of an orphan urban who has only a little mouse....didno`t get it...when i draw with blue pencil..the drawing was so emotional...but when,i touched up for final line...i have lost some felling i think...anybody has this problem??.....
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/poltu-2.jpg
Rodney
12-25-2009, 10:07 AM
I'm really liking where you are going with this Arif.
Keep it up.
As far as conveying a sense of urban orphan there are some refinements you might push in the current drawing but the pose is really telling the tale. Without more context (or a pose to suggest a particular emotion) its reading as the child happily walking somewhere.
Currently he has a satisfied (not a care in the world) look. The clothes are unspoiled, crisp and untattered and there seems to be a spring in his step. Its as if someone just gave him something to eat and a new coat and hat as a present.
The mouse's face echos that feeling of satisfaction.
jeremyhopkins
12-26-2009, 05:19 AM
Thanks Jeremy......i think, this is a static drawing..tried to capture a felling of an orphan urban who has only a little mouse....didno`t get it...when i draw with blue pencil..the drawing was so emotional...but when,i touched up for final line...i have lost some felling i think...anybody has this problem??.....
Yeah, this happens to me as well. I think it happens to everyone to some degree. Don't worry, keep practicing and maybe just try to hold the pencil a little more relaxed when you put on the detailed linework.
Thanks for your comments on my work. You're right with both suggestions. The bear is missing a beat in the spot you mentioned and I'll add it in my next revision.
Keep going with your work. You're improving everyday. Feel free to try a drawings from this thread: http://donbluthanimation.com/forum/showthread.php?p=9981#post9981.
Thanks Jeremy and Rodney..
Rodney - you have described my Drawing very detail.....i cudn`t explain it like you...thanks man......
Jeremy - yea....i will try for this thread also....i always like that thread but didn`t able to do yet...i wish i could do very soon.....
here are another attempt...
Trying to find out his look....still didnot..i added some hair now.....
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/puppul-4.jpg
want to capture the feeling that he is sitting with all alone with his mice and looking in the sky to find out his mom....
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/pulpul3.jpg
i had been watching `Animal Planet Wild Russia - Siberia`..suddenly i saw a fat bird....tried to capture her first...,,then, suddenly a bird character appeared ...i know..this is not a unique stuff....but, i realized that why Don says always to get inspired from nature...as there are plenty of elements out there....we should get from that...
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/bird2.jpg
i just remember her very fat body shape and long beak.....i messed up first 2 drawings....then..the 3rd one(below) came up.....based on her shape...actually....
Rodney
12-27-2009, 09:47 AM
Very nice Arif,
Love the new iteration of the orphan and mouse.
...and the bird... if you are drawing that from watching TV... Bravo! Nice one.
Keep it up!
The desire to draw is contagious. :)
Thank you Rodney....after i saw your comment..i quickly drew this....you are really my inspiration....
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/more-1.jpg
Rodney
12-27-2009, 03:41 PM
Arif,
I am fast becoming your number one fan (and not just because you say kind things to me). ;)
I am really enjoying seeing the progress in your work and in your characterization.
There is always the chance I'll post one opinion too many so please feel free to suggest I move on. I learn more from others than I could ever learn by myself.
Here are my thoughts on your latest (for what they are worth).
This is a very good drawing on its own but I find myself asking "What could make it even better" (Note: Of course I do this with my own drawings and often don't achieve that mark).
In this case, I would suggest that twinning/mirroring in almost all of its variations is only good to a certain degree if at all. In this case the initial thought might have been to have both the boy and the mouse share the same facial expession. This might be good to convey empathy between the two as real people do in mirroring one another in real life. I would however, suggest being careful as it is likely you could achieve something more.
For instance, what if while the boy is gazing downward the mouse casts a sideward glance and sees the boys sadness. We would then have an opportunity to empathize with the boy THROUGH the eyes of the mouse.
As it stands right now there is some direction through the image missing. Should the initial attention of the viewer fall onto the boy? The mouse?
By having either one or the other looking and empathizing with the other if the audience looks at the secondary character in the scene they will be drawn toward the other.
This (I believe) is where really getting into the characters personalities pays off. The mouse and the boy may be almost mirror images of each other but they have to have differences as well. If the boy has a goal... perhaps to find food and shelter or a place to call home... the mouse might be more concerned with this friend than with finding some degree of success on his own.
I'm tired and rambling... so I'll stop.
You've got some fascinating characters that I want to see more of.
Thank you Rodney for your nice comments...i can see some points now....and , yes, i want to my mouse as mirror of the boy....mouse actually will be funny but when he sees the boy..he try always to share boy`s felling into him...as he is really his good freind.....but, i understood your point...next time i will try keep on my mind..
and, it is really difficult to create scene with tension or situation with multiple characters...there is always a chance to out focus.....which i did most of the cases.....every time, i thought, i will do next time...and again..i made another mistake.......hahahhahahhahhaah
and i am so glad that i have got one FAN......amazing.....
here are some attempts....
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/w.jpg
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/p1.jpg
Hey Arif,
I'm a little late on this comment, but I wanted to let you know your mouse riding the pencil drawing is great. I know it may seem like your mouse a little off in the way he's sitting, but I think we need to look at what you've accomplished in this drawing.
You've really captured a feeling of emotion in this picture, which we all know isn't an easy thing to do. I've seen artists who draw amazingly detailed cartoons only to have the drawing fall flat with an emotionless look on the head of their characters.
Oh, yeah. And I love the face on the pencil! I'm looking forward to seeing more of you progress.
Ok I'll quit talking now. :laughing:
Thank you Sath....ok..i will do more...
here are another 2 attempts..of my orphan boy and his mouse
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/n1.jpg
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/n.jpg
Rodney
12-29-2009, 11:23 AM
Arif,
You impress me.
I can physically see your skill improving with each drawing.
And its not just your drawing skill either.
Your poses, construction and dimensionality have improved by leaps and bounds. I can almost feel this character's weight (the orphan boy's) shifting and balancing.
I find myself believing these characters are real and that makes me want to know more about them.
I'm not sure what you've been doing to get you this far but whatever it is... keep doing it!
Now... before your head swells too big I should tell you this.
I'm not seeing quite the same thing in that cute little mouse.
Don't get me wrong here... I still think he's awesome.
But for some reason he still strikes me as a 2D cutout.
If I can put my finger on what I think is lacking I'll let you know... but I'm still trying to figure that out myself!!!
When I look back at some of the earlier drawings of the mouse they don't really seem to be in any way off. Perhaps it's not the drawing... maybe he needs something else... a vest... or a scarf?
or... maybe its just me.... and I shouldn't type when I'm tired.
So, one final thought.
I think the underlying construction you are using for the boy really helps flesh him out.
Keep on drawing!
Hey Rodney....
yea..you are right..i think also that my mouse is littlebit off sometimes..as the drawings are actually small size...i felt so difficult to draw very little size....here is another one.....
he is so happy as he found some fruit.....
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/my.jpg
Rodney
01-02-2010, 08:52 AM
I really like this last one two Arif! (although I do wander a little what he is doing besides leaping foward. It almost looks like he would be looking back at the mouse on the ground... but his eyes are closed.
(It can be hard to read an image when its isolated from its context)
It has that 'Red Riding Hood' leaping forward feel to it.
I would surely love to see a thumbnailed walk cycle (leap cycle?) based on this drawing. I know you are up to it.
johncbeggs
01-02-2010, 09:35 AM
arif another cool drawing, you are practicing alot!
I should also post some pictures up, I like how you sketch the basic body out in blue then go over it in a darker color! I see Don doing that alot in his videos so I can tell your studying them :D
I want to see more of that mouse character if you have any sketchs lying around:D
Thanks Rodney and John...
To Rodney - yea..i want him so happy with his eyes closed ...but, didn`t able to do it properly......i will do more..i like the idea of walking him from this pose.
To John - thank you my friend..i have followed what Don showed us with blue pencil....i did`t do my mouse individually in recent days....i did with the orphan....i will do some.....
here is another one..just drew it..and i think..i miss the focal point....
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/000.jpg
John....its for you......
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/Untitled-2-1.jpg
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/Untitled-5.jpg
lavallelee
01-04-2010, 11:22 AM
hey i see lots of improvement, good job arif
Poulpette
01-04-2010, 12:03 PM
Yep that's good.
I love the pen.:D
Trying to draw at least one drawing based on Don`s advice........Did another one....little fisherman....
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/jele.jpg
opps..i made my orphan so grown up.....need to visualize again......MISSED THE FOCAL POINT AGAIN....made this expression after watching `Don`s beauty and the beast~ video tip..
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/jele1.jpg
Don Bluth
01-07-2010, 10:27 AM
Trying to draw at least one drawing based on Don`s advice........Did another one....little fisherman....
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/jele.jpg
opps..i made my orphan so grown up.....need to visualize again......MISSED THE FOCAL POINT AGAIN....made this expression after watching `Don`s beauty and the beast~ video tip..
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/jele1.jpg
Thanks for posting your latest drawings. I can see a definite improvement in your work. What I like is the feelings/emotions you are putting into the drawings; they have a very nice appeal. Would you do us a big favor. Please number each drawing clearly so I can refer to the drawings individually when I make a detailed critique. In the future, I will comment on your drawings outside the video seminar on Wednesday.
Don
OwenWelsh
01-07-2010, 11:12 AM
Thanks Rodney and John...
To Rodney - yea..i want him so happy with his eyes closed ...but, didn`t able to do it properly......i will do more..i like the idea of walking him from this pose.
To John - thank you my friend..i have followed what Don showed us with blue pencil....i did`t do my mouse individually in recent days....i did with the orphan....i will do some.....
here is another one..just drew it..and i think..i miss the focal point....
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/000.jpg
Arif I like the feeling you are putting into your drawings. Your design has improved a lot as well. I like your recent drawings.
Thank you Don so much...........i could have never imagined that you would visit my thread.....ok, i will number my drawings after that.....
Thanks Owen...this is your first post on my drawings ..right???hahahhahahaha ..i am so glad...
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/su-1.jpg
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/sum.jpg
my orphan found a flute...this is drawing number 3(i forgot to write it in the picture..)
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/flut-1.jpg
johncbeggs
01-09-2010, 01:38 PM
your drawings are getting better everyday :D!
Im on vacation again with no internet :laughing: but Ill be back on the foruums in a week or two!
Im drawing alot man studying preston blairs art and will post alot of drawings when I get back to my house!
Drawing number 4....
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/z-1.jpg
tried to do different...putting some black and white color..
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/x.jpg
trying to do different.....but, not have the satisfactory..yet...
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/m.jpg
I really like the black and white color scheme your adding to your drawings Arif. And you drawings always have a good sense of feeling. Keep it up!
Rodney
01-12-2010, 12:43 PM
Arif,
I don't comment as often as I'd like but I am watching.
Yet another thing to like about your drawing is that you have a wonderful sense of anatomy. Its not so much that you show the anatomy... its that you don't show it. Your characters have a sense of flesh and bone that easily suspends belief and makes me accept them as someone living in the real world. AND YET... your characters maintain the strong appeal that you can only get from cartoons.
Keep it up!
joedorsey
01-13-2010, 02:29 AM
Arif,
It's a nice touch having some shading. Your drawings are showing more and more feeling. Keep going! :)
AvestheForumFox
01-13-2010, 06:25 AM
Hey, Arif, I'm really starting to like your style. And as the last poster said, the shading makes it look better
It gives it a more realistic effect
Keep it up! And keep it coming :) I'll keep watching
Thanks everyone......i am really glad...
here is another one..
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/xx-1.jpg
my orphan again.....i have planned that i would draw at least one drawing from my head with feelings.....dont know i have done it properly or not,,,but, i am trying to express myself through my drawings which will be only uniquely me...
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/12-1.jpg
joedorsey
01-14-2010, 12:29 PM
Boy! Is he sad or what? I like how you have the mouse trying to console him. It would be great to see this drawing from an angle where you can see the mouse's face too. Good job!
Thanks Joe......here is another one.inspired by my little nephew....though, i made her little grown up..
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/ohona-1.jpg
Ooh! Nice! I really like your latest drawing. I think it's her face that makes the drawing look so nice.
Poulpette
01-16-2010, 12:01 AM
Yep, very nice picture. The head is particularly well-drawn.
joedorsey
01-16-2010, 02:11 AM
I agree. This one is very good. Nice tilt of the head to add feeling.
JoelMayer
01-16-2010, 06:26 AM
I think your Thread is great, since you really show some great progress in your drawings!
It shows that you're really serious and hard working! I wish i had a spirit like that...
One little thing that i think: Watch the balance of your characters. Some of them, as great as they look, almost seem to fall over.
Other than that it's really cool ;)
Thank you so much each and everyone....here is another one.....
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/ss.jpg
and i have found that i made a mistake...i made here both eyes similar......it won`t be like that...and where is the others part of the basket...off!!..i made mistake all the time....
joedorsey
01-16-2010, 12:02 PM
Nice to see your face Arif in your avatar! Your poses are excellent. Great job.
yea..Thanks..i did this to see yours.....hahahhahaha..but, this is mine very old pic....i have beard now....:laughing:
Did another 2 orphan....but, didn`t satisfied yet....this time i made little silhouette form by photoshop...
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/a-1.jpg
trying to do different ....with more free line in photoshop(after a long time,i drew in digital....)....
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/b-2.jpg
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/j.jpg
WillW
01-17-2010, 08:49 AM
wow! great work : D
joedorsey
01-17-2010, 08:51 AM
Your digital work looks great!
Thank you will and joe.....here is another one.....i am drawing now like crazy...trying to capture her lonely feelings...
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/f.jpg
Thank you SIR(Don).....for your valuable comments on my Drawings.....i really obey your advice all the time....Thank you Dave for posting my drawings on seminar time....i really didn`t expect that you would post my drawings.....
Beatrice wanted to see my language....its for you Beatrice...i wrote Bangladesh in Bangla......
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/15-1.jpg
Bibou
01-23-2010, 08:47 AM
Wow, your drawings are awesome! =D
Very great work!
madanimator
01-23-2010, 10:05 AM
Wow! This scripture looks nice! And I like your drawings as well, good work, Arif, keep it up!
Thank yo Bibou and Beatrice....
here is another one....i think, i am falling in Love i really like her face now....
i have a weakness of my drawings(though there are so many)......i always like to draw like this pose.....i should draw from different poses........
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/17-1.jpg
i did not draw last few days...i should not do like this....drew this today...not any unique pose...i did like this before.....but,the worried part is that it didnot come so easily.....seems like if i away from drawing for few days... it goes fade away..omm
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/20.jpg
joedorsey
02-08-2010, 08:49 AM
Keep going Arif. I have the same problem of having too much time between drawings. Maybe you can mix things up a bit. Try drawing something you don't normally draw.
When I haven't played guitar in a while, I lose the calluses on my fingers and my finger dexterity is shot. I'm sure the same goes with drawing. Heck, Don said that he was rusty in doing animation when he did the new video for the Cyber Garage project. He's a flippin' master animator! Let's see some more!
Rodney
02-11-2010, 05:32 AM
Arif,
Your drawing keeps improving every day.
Just like with physical exercise we must take some time off for muscle to grow and strengthen. The same goes for illustration and animation, if we don't take some time off we'll never see the lessons sink in all the way.
I'm a fan of all of your drawings but these last few really have emotion of character.
By the numbering I'd guess you've been animating her?
Thank you Joe and Rodney.......you are both right.....and i agree that sometimes...we need some break to come back more strongly...this drawing not recent ..i forgot to upload..i did this with the last one.....hope, i will start again so soon....
and, no..this not not my key frame.,i numbering my drawing as Don said to do that..it would be easier for him to critic..
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/d.jpg
Rodney
02-11-2010, 09:19 AM
You should animate her Arif!
She's already coming alive in these drawings.
Poulpette
02-12-2010, 10:15 AM
Really good arifnbd!
You're making a lot of progresses. Keep up!
yea..Rodney..you opened my eyes...i can consider them as a extreme poses...i will try....
i have started again.....here is new attempt.
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/arif.jpg
Rodney
02-13-2010, 08:21 AM
Arif,
She's looking great.
Another beautiful drawing.
Its hard to judge a drawing out of context so with the majority of images posted in the Gallery we can only comment about the image in isolation. This can be tough. Let me try to explain myself...
In the case of your current drawing I really want to view it within the context of a broader action. Obviously she is doing (or reacting to) something. I'm just not sure what.
As an individual illustration it's lacking something... a prop... another character she is responding to... a wee little birdie... a tune or a song.
This is one of the reasons I feel compeled to challenge you to animate this character. She already *is* animated in these individual drawings. She is in the midst of an emotional response.
But it can be hard to understand a frame of animation out of context.
This isn't good in my opinion as you only get so many frames to establish context.
Thumbnailing out the Key Poses / Extremes may help provide that fuller context.
I believe (within context of my thoughts) that what you are striving for is Clarity.
Context must be provided through a crystal clear moment captured in a single drawing.
(Hope all of this makes sense... toss it out where it doesn't!)
Rodney
02-13-2010, 08:32 AM
(Regarding your latest drawing #20)
As a point of interest I'd be curious to know...
What is she thinking at exactly this moment?
Dear, Rodney....
The way you are explaining my drawings is amazing....Honestly speaking, after read your review i get some new points always....which helps me to see new things and open the doors.......
Regarding my Drawing no20......i would say that..yes..he is reacting with some speech(probably the mouse)....he is feeling something good and he little bit happy and nervous (this kind of emotion i was seeing when i was drawing him ).....honestly, i did not draw him with logic..it came from my nature.......but, i will do some thinking about your suggestion........
here is another one..trying to capture her mood...
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/oh-1.jpg
Rodney
02-14-2010, 09:52 AM
With apologies to you Arif...
Here is your two characters *almost* meeting as they walk down an alley.
I couldn't resist being drawn into their world just a little more.
In your world they may have already met but they are still strangers as far as we know.
http://blog.5pointpatch.com/wp-content/uploads/blog.5pointpatch.com/2010/02/Arifs-Characters-011.png
Note: I haven't redrawn anything, just combined and (no doubt incorrectly!) colored.
Post more often Arif!!!
Hia Rodney.....................hahaahahhahhahhahhahah. ...
you did great....i never think to do some color on them.....its look great to me......Thank you friend...to again to open my eyes.....hahhaah:laughing::laughing::laughing:
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/rod.jpg
I really like your last few drawings Arif. Lots of feeling to them. I especially like the one numbered #20 I can't tell you why, he just looks good!
may be ..i am frustrated....
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/frustrated.jpg
madanimator
02-19-2010, 07:18 AM
Wow! That is a really beautiful drawn picture, Arif!
Thank you very much B......
here is another frustration..........
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/frustrated-02.jpg
madanimator
02-19-2010, 09:14 AM
Wow! I love your frustrations! :D
Rodney
02-19-2010, 09:38 AM
Yup... if you are going to be inspired like that we may have to frustrate you more often. ;)
Looking good Arif!
joedorsey
02-19-2010, 02:48 PM
That last drawing is really beautiful. Really nice work.
well..this time i portrait myself to capture my Frustrations....it was so weird to see me in that pose on my web cam...now, i should concentrate in the competition.
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/frurtrated-03t.jpg
i am back from frustration..what i achieve from my frustration...i think, i drew all of these so quickly, sketchy and more freely without any hesitation...so, it looks so darker and tonal against the white.... ......my new Kumari...
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/newkumari.jpg
i did a small animation...it took more less time than my first walk attempt..it is not an unique one...simple walk practice.
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/videos.php?showvideo=304
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/My%20Drawings/qqqq.jpg
lavallelee
02-22-2010, 07:05 AM
your best piece yet, and i mean that
she looks fantastic. What program are you using again?
Wow... I really like your latest work Arif. She's very beautiful looking. I'm impressed, there's nothing else to say.
Rodney
02-22-2010, 03:58 PM
I echo the praise for your last illustration.
I really like the addition of the ribbon in your last animation for gaining mastery of ease, follow through and secondary animation. Very nice indeed!
I'm still awaiting the answer to Ollie Johnston's age old question, "What is she thinking?" and I'll add another to up the stakes!
What is she doing?
Keep up the awesome work Arif!
Do I see some Glen Keane influence in your latest Kumari? You've developed a nice flowing line that is capturing the essence of her inner feeling.
Thank you each and everyone......
To Lavalle - i use adobe photoshop when i draw in Digital....i should go back on pencil and paper...
To Rodney - yea..i like Glen keane style....but, i dont know that i got influence or not...i just drew from my heart....
i am so frustrated that still i dont get any character for the contest.....and i drew her today.....
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/h.jpg
madanimator
02-25-2010, 09:42 AM
Wow, I like your two latest drawings very much, Arif! They really have appeal!
And don't worry about the character-competition - I'm sure you will get an idea. Maybe you have a strange neighbor or a funny animal in your neighborhood? And why don't use your girl? Just think about a backstory ;)
Richard Willimot
02-25-2010, 01:04 PM
I really like the softness in your girl drawings Arif.
feliceworkshop
02-25-2010, 01:18 PM
Wow....the self-portrait and the drawing of the girl (the one numbered 24-28) are simply stunning!.... you've mentioned that they are the expression of your frustrated mood, but I also sense something more coming out from those powerful strokes, I think they also convey your determination and will to get out from that dark place...
....that makes sense?
ok....thanks everyone....
i think, i will work with my `Gobu`....he is little village farmer boy....his mind is always curious..he likes other things like catching fish,stealing fruit from the neighbor rather than farming with his dad....i think, he is cute...his left hand little off to me....trying to give him cloths of typical Bangladeshi Village dress...like ` LUNGI`..i will do more of him....this is my first attempt....will do more and to give him different structure..
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/Gobu.jpg
madanimator
02-27-2010, 02:25 AM
Wow, I really love you line work here. The 'S' - curve of the body - the big cap!
And the silhouette is perfect! Yeah, I think it's a good idea to work with this character :) Good luck!!
joedorsey
02-27-2010, 02:36 AM
Arif,
That's a nice character. Very good composition. Keep going!
Hi..guys/ladies(i think we have only Beatrice!!).....
Did a little animation of a flying bird.....what do you think??
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/videos.php?showvideo=309
Regards,
Arif
johncbeggs
02-27-2010, 10:36 PM
arif thats soo awesome, you did a great job on him flying!:D
madanimator
02-28-2010, 05:04 AM
Hey, I really like this piece of animation! The movement of the bird is very believable and I like how he's floating in the air.
Good job!:D
jeremyhopkins
02-28-2010, 01:44 PM
Nicely done! I'm surprised and impressed that you pushed yourself. Keep doing whatever you're doing!
hey!!!..thanks everybody....for your kind comments...
here is some silhouette for my `gobu`.....
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/gobu-2.jpg
Rodney
03-01-2010, 03:57 AM
That little bird animation was great Arif! Love the arc in his flight.
More of that please!
joedorsey
03-01-2010, 04:05 AM
Nice animation Arif. Keep going!
Thank you all Guys for liking my little animation.i never thought that i would get such a good feedback from you......i did this animation few days ago as i thought this is not good for show....omm...my guess is not correct....
ok..here is my 2nd attempt on my `GOBU`.still trying to find his construction....i think, i made him so elder than my first one.....i will do more..
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/gobu-3.jpg
Thanks each and everyone.......these comments really encourage me always....hope, i will go far more.....
i never draw negative character in my life...i always prefer to draw cute and some very sad feelings....which is very related to me........but, i pushed myself this time.....trying to create a negative character.....here it is..
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/vllian.jpg
Nice picture Arif! What's this guys story? Looks like he should have a motorcycle! Vroom! :laughing:
madanimator
03-07-2010, 01:15 PM
I like this drawing very very much, Arif! Maybe especially because there's so much great detail in his jacket, his clothes. I really love his face expression and his way of looking :eek: :laughing: But he seems a bit off balance. A good way to check, if a character is off balance or not is, to look where his hip or his feet are. I hope this sketch will help you to understand, what I mean:
http://donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=189&pictureid=897
johncbeggs
03-07-2010, 07:28 PM
your negative character looks great Arif, post some more baddies up :D
and wow our center of gravity is in our hips lol so depending on where your hips are located( how High up and how low) your walk would be different! interesting! poor ducks :)
jeremyhopkins
03-08-2010, 10:43 AM
Thanks each and everyone.......these comments really encourage me always....hope, i will go far more.....
i never draw negative character in my life...i always prefer to draw cute and some very sad feelings....which is very related to me........but, i pushed myself this time.....trying to create a negative character.....here it is..
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/vllian.jpg
Now this character looks familiar. I know someone who draws a lot of angry characters with cuffs and collars :) Very good Arif. Nice to see you explore different ideas and emotions.
Thanks again all...
Beatrice.....you have showed me nice way to understand the balance......it will really help me.......
interesting,i could dnot find any new pose for my villain...:o....
so, i made another 3 GOBU for finding his attitude..but, still didn`t get the final pose for submit..
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/28-1.jpg
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/29.jpg
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/30.jpg
Rodney
03-09-2010, 08:03 PM
Arif,
I have absolutely no business making suggestions to your excellent drawings.
It's a fatal flaw... just can't help myself.
I love how you are applying the silhoette to analyse your characters.
The one thing I do wonder about is if you are using those silhouettes to enhance clarity. Right now it seems you are just analysing each individual drawing's silhouette.
I may be reading this wrong and you are likely doing this already but... use that silhouette for all it is worth in staging and establishing the character.
- Reconfigure the silhouette to make it read better (strive for clarity)
- Where possible push and pull the extremities (arms, legs, hands, feet) away from the primary mass of the inner silhouette
- Consider negative space (if you invert the black and white will the silhouette read as well)
- Consider how the mass is balanced in space (use opposites to balance the staging and composition)
Here is a silly example of what can go wrong in the interpretation of a character's silhouette.
http://blog.5pointpatch.com/wp-content/uploads/blog.5pointpatch.com/2010/03/EmergingFromTheShadows-1024x512.png
Of course, not every drawing in an animated sequence can have a crystal clear silhouette but the establishing shots, the storytelling extremes and the breakdowns will likely require this to communicate to the audience clearly and effectively.
As always... for what its worth.
You amaze me with every drawing you post.
Keep drawing and posting Arif!
Richard Willimot
03-10-2010, 11:24 AM
I have to ask arif are you doing the silhouette first then the drawing?
To Rodney -...you have opened my eyes again to post some of your thought...and i am really thinking about it now...........Thanks Rodney...my friend...
To Pengy - omm,to create this character,i made his silhouette first and made lots of silhouette to understand its shape.....then, i started his pose drawings....
i know i will try my Gobu with sly and mischievous feelings according to Don`s advice....but, i have done some color with this pose to see how it does look...
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/GOBUCOLOR-1.jpg
madanimator
03-13-2010, 11:27 AM
Wow, that's awesome, Arif! I really like the combination of colors! Gobu feels so much alive now :) I would love to see a little walk cicle now (it would be easy, because he doesn't have big ears :D)
joedorsey
03-13-2010, 01:04 PM
Nice painting of Gobu! It does bring him to life. Great job Arif.
Rodney
03-13-2010, 03:48 PM
Beautifully painted Arif!
Gobu is a great character.
If you don't alreay do it, you should consider capturing your technique on camera as you are painting.
That will be of value to you and others.
Thanks everyone........
Beatrice.....yes, i will animate him..Don also said that.....lets see........
Dear Rodney...i took so long to paint it on photoshop......and i dont have video camera...sooo......
i must drawing `GOBU` with sly and mischievous feelings....but, didnt get mood to go for it...then, i started painting my old character `Pulpul..the orphan...
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/pulclor.jpg
johncbeggs
03-15-2010, 01:04 PM
arif that last one was amazing, I dont know how you learned to paint so good :)!
do you prefer any certain programs?
Gabriel-Carson
03-19-2010, 02:35 PM
Hi Arif,
your art has a fun feel to it. your greatly improving. I really like Pulpul the orphan. Good job!
thank you for looking at my art.
Gabriel
jeremyfries
03-19-2010, 11:43 PM
Yeah, Pulpul has a lot of charm. Nice one!
jeremyhopkins
03-20-2010, 02:08 PM
Pulpul is very nice Arif. I like how you maintained the feeling in the rough sketches when you colored him as well. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you each and everyone....i got lots of inspiration from your comments.......
i made another `Gobu`...still searching sly or mischievous feeling....dont know that i did this feeling in this drawing......
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/pul-03-1.jpg
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/Untitled-1-1.jpg
lavallelee
03-23-2010, 07:50 AM
Thank you each and everyone....i got lots of inspiration from your comments.......
i made another `Gobu`...still searching sly or mischievous feeling....dont know that i did this feeling in this drawing......
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/pul-03-1.jpg
i dont think you captured mischievous, he is more cute and innocent
but overall good drawing :)
Ben Wilson
03-23-2010, 10:52 AM
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yr3YdxcnxBQ/RrXDAVho1YI/AAAAAAAAAQE/0GZSIeUxsgU/s1600/aDanya%2BMischievous%2BII%2BPR.jpg
I typed mischievous into google images and this came up. You could try and capture this facial expression into your character. Great drawing as it is. Good strong silhouette. You did a great render as well, nice painting style. Keep it up!
Thanks Ben....for finding it....i will try to convey this feeling into him..........
Trying to create very simple character with very simple form..........but.....................Dont know....
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/Babli.jpg
Sidney
03-26-2010, 12:17 AM
Love th' bug.
Cute and cuddley.
I like the ideas you got here but I thought a twist would be the stick legs with floppy antennaes. I don't know why but I like his stick legs.
Peace,
Dave
dartzy
03-26-2010, 05:29 AM
Arif,
He's Great!! I really like him. This is your first non-human character I have seen and I think he is wonderful! Explore him some more!!
Thanks Sidney and Dartzy...........
and yes..i am going to explore him more later ..i am not in good mood now.....so, i casually did these drawings...i know i could do better of him......
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/babli1.jpg
madanimator
03-26-2010, 09:09 AM
Very nice, Arif! :) I especially like his sad pose. You really can feel with the character. You captured an enjoyable line of action here.
dartzy
03-26-2010, 09:17 AM
Yes, I agree. You seem to be more comfortable conveying emotions with this character than your others. Just seems much clearer to me. Hope you in better spirits soon. Cant wait to see what this little one can do!!
OwenWelsh
03-26-2010, 09:42 AM
Arif,
I like your character Babli. He has a nice design and would be easy to animate. I like his name too. Try to put a good straight line in his wings. It will help strengthen them. Also consider defining he cheeks a little more when he smiles so that you break the plain round circle shape of his head. Also watch out for parallel lines. Great job.
zanekohler
03-26-2010, 05:33 PM
These are looking really sharp Arif! The bodies feel like they have weight and mass to them. Can't wait to see more of the character further developed.
Rodney
03-27-2010, 09:51 AM
Very nice Arif!
Babli is a such a great character. I think he'll be a lot of fun to animate as he presents some additional opportunities that don't exist in the more human characters. (Flying for instance)
Wonderful.
You continually amaze me.
Edit: I find I'm with Sidney regarding the legs. Besides making the character more interesting and easier to draw this would create opportunities to have him wear boots or shoes on special occasions. The ability such simple things as footwear can enhance his storytelling capacity by showing him living in a world where he adapts to environmental changes. I can picture him wearing running shoes if and when he ever needed them.
HEY guys and ladies................
i never thought and imagined that Babli would catch attention all of you............it really imaged me.i should concentrate with very attention now with Babli...........
ahh.just found that ..i did similar kind of poses just previously............ok..just trying to understand its shape and construction....
omm..now i can see him flying.........
he is about to fall down when day sleeping....and that is why he broke one of his wing....hahahahahha
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/babli-03.jpg
Ben Wilson
03-27-2010, 03:09 PM
Great character Arif. The head design reminds me of Bugs Life. It has that cartoon style but also captures a realistic facial expression. In the pose where he is standing up, I think it would help the dynamic flow of the pose if you were to tilt his left wing (our right wing) upwards and flow it around his head. Keeping your silhouette strong as it is already. I just keep getting the feeling that the wing is kind of breaking that flowing feel. Maybe more on the other wing as well but you want to avoid twinning. It looks a little bit awkward the way that his right wing flows in under his chin. If you move it in towards his body more the lines of the wing the face and the body wont all meet to the same point which I think is diminishing the sense of 3 dimensionality.
In terms of the 2nd pose where he is sitting, I'm getting conflicting ideas about what you are trying to say here. His body gesture seems sad, tired and depressed but his mouth suggests he is smiling and having a nice dream. But then it's a little bit weird that he would be sleeping in that position. I think maybe cause we cant see the other arm so it gives the sense of twisting in the body and I can imagine that wouldn't be the most comfortable position to sleep in and he would probably tip over.
But these are small issues, overall I think it's great work. Your poses are full of life, dynamic, have weight and character to them. Keep up the good work :D
ericaanimation
03-28-2010, 03:31 PM
Arif,
I really enjoy seeing your artwork. This is the first time at looked at your a gallery but I have seen some of the art in the seminars. I think you have a great talent. There is some great silhouettes in your work and great character expressions. Maybe I can get to this level.
Erica
Hey Arif,
I'm a little late on this comment, but I just wanted to say how nice your colored pictures look. I'm impressed.
Thank you each and everyone for your constructive critics on my Babli...i will do some more based on your comments........
i found this Gobu in my sketch but never scanned.....he is in sad mood..so, i discovered him and posted
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/GOBU-35.jpg
and the final version of Gobu...........and i think, i am bad student of Don...as i didn't able to convey sly or mischievous feeling into him...
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/finalgobu.jpg
Rodney
04-02-2010, 07:50 PM
I'm curious.
Have you drawn a walk cycle of Gobu?
Maybe just using his silhouette?
Regarding your latest... this is just a thought into the various possibilities.
I think its near perfect. The only thing I'd consider changing would be in how Gobu is holding the fruit.
His hand hanging down as if he were holding something heavier, perhaps a basket. Without some cue to tell us something heavier is the cause of his hand turning down, the twist of the hand seems unlikely. I wonder if his hand might work better turned slightly upward or even holding the fruit in the palm of his hand.
The effect of the upturning would also shift the focus in the drawing toward Gobu's head. As it is right now the eye leaves the image too soon as the focus flows downward from face to hand to the pole and then to the ground.
I suppose this will work well if the shot Gobu is in somehow needs grounding.
A slightly upturned hand would have the focus move down from the face to the hand and then back up around the head and hat. Then the eye is free to focus on whatever detail it finds there and stay for awhile.
Hope that makes sense.
Also consider this... you may already have it right.
As always... these are just my floating thoughts and feeble second guessings.
You are the artist. The fruit is in your hand.
johncbeggs
04-02-2010, 11:31 PM
arif your drawings are sooooo above the norm, they are and look very original in design!
Ive always liked that about your art! great job arif
cant wait to see some more
:D
Richard Willimot
04-03-2010, 01:53 PM
Hello Arif,I really like the emotion you've shown on the sad gobu. What if you narrow his eyes a bit for the mischievious look so he doesn't look quite so innocent and maybe put a smirk instead of a smile?
To Rodney -omm..no, i haven't tried any walkcycle for him....and again, you have pointed very good suggestions..i will keep it mind......
To John - Thanks my friend........
To Richard - yes, i will try again.actually, i have failed to convey this sly or mischievous feelings into him...Don has asked for it also...........but, i couldn't.....but, i will try again...... thanks for coming in my gallery...i am glad...
i am tooooooooooo busy with my office job...i cud not find any spare time to draw....but, did two poses of `Babli` as it is easy to draw...
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/morebabli.jpg
Rodney
04-04-2010, 11:11 AM
Awesome Arif.
Babli is such a great character.
Such an animatable character.
These poses really help establish who the character is. What you've got thus far reminds me of those classic action poses from Disney/Warners Bros model sheets.
Watch those parallels (on the legs)... where possible break them up by adding just a little variation. Can a little step away from too much perfection (as seen in perfect parallelling) be a good thing? I think so. Just a little variation... not much... would be enough to take it to the next level.
Have you created a three quarter turn model sheet for Babli?
i was just fade to draw realistic Rooster for our office....at last, i gave up and doing my own version................
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/mor.jpg
madanimator
04-05-2010, 05:14 AM
It looks fantastic!
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