Collaboration

I feel like I worked on too many projects at the same time but this is a challenge I would like to take it as it will be a nature in the future to work on different projects at the same time.

Sometimes working to much on my FMP is quite boring, some collaboration works make me take some time off from my FMP which I am happy to do so. I enjoyed the process at the moment especially creating non existing design for other people with my style.

Concept Art for Reece

1. Character Design

I was given a task by Reece to help design his monster in the story. He did not had his story pinned down at this moment but he is happy to give me a freedom to design the creature.

I asked few keywords for the creature. He gave me few words.

Big
Goofy
Clumsy
Sweet
Funny
Sully (Monster Inc)
Bing Bong (Inside Out)

And also he gave me a piece that he really likes.

With the image and keywords given, I create variety of monster with different shapes and expression.

I avoid looking at monster character exist so that I do not accidentally copy their design. All of the design below came from my imagination with the imagination of what each monster is doing base on their shape.

After I finished it, I ask Reece and classmates to vote for their choice. Reece finally reduced it into three choices which he really likes and I could developed from there. He chose no.14 , 12 , and 7.

Next I came up with some character posses and also colour for the monsters. I used the colour palette from the image that he really like and play around that. When I finished I gave it to Reece and it will be up to his choice to proceed with any of the character.

Feedback from Reece is important such as he said that my character poses gave him ideas in his story, and I enjoyed the process of the character design. I had fun because I had the freedom at the first place. Even though he is doing a 3D animation but the concept arts can be a reference for his project.

** Once he had his storyboards ready, I will help in concepting few story moments. **

Concept Art for Jake

1. Exterior Environment Design

I was given a task by Jake to help in concept his environment friendly buildings.

He gave me his design of house and I will have the freedom to imagine how the surrounding to be.

All the images shown above were belong to Jake. (The blue print)

I quickly concept out 1 perspective for the house with a different daytime in the same piece. Total time taken is 2 hours.

Concept Art for Ryan

Story moments from his storyboard

Ryan will be doing 3D character animation with 2D background. My task was to concept his story moment.

The important task will be colour and how I layout the character poses.

His requirement is vector / plain colour 2D background. (not high details)

He gave me his choice of story moments and I took a photo of it so I can reference what he need.

Ryan's sketches (above)

I did the first two concepts according to what Ryan sketches and his storyboards.

I visualized it according to my style I usually go for. I had forgotten the task given was to create not highly details character. I ended up creating character design that doesn't match Ryan's given task.

** Will come back to change the first two characters**

Tide Travellers

1. Storyboards : Episode 3 "She's Not Amused"

I had read the script and start on storyboards along the script. I find it hard as I research alongside reading the script and gather information with the places mention. I could picture the concept at this moment, so I move on quickly concept the environment to help me with the storyboards.

2. Character Designs

Mallory - 10 years old. American. Mallory is like Indiana Jones with braces – a girl who loves the thrill of adventure and getting into scrapes. She’s fearless, but her headstrong qualities can lead everyone into danger sometimes. She’ll speak up against any injustices that she finds on the travels. This often leads to more trouble.

**Freckles, Braces, Indiana Jones costumes**

Logan - 10 years old. British. A bookworm with a knowledge about history (which makes him useful on the time travel trips!) who has been looking after his mum since his dad died. It’s been a big job, so Logan masks his insecurities behind a wise cracking, self-deprecating humour. But underneath is a loyal and brave person. He’ll make joke when he’s nervous.

**knit vest even though it is summer, England is still cold, farmer fashion, boots**

Obki - A bumptious and inept alien who thought he was delivering the Tide Travel device to the President of the Free World. Instead he got it wrong and gave it to a young boy on a farm. Obki is like Captain Mainwaring – if Captain Mainwaring was a small, purple, aquatic, alien.

**Experiment on colours, does purple really works? As aquatic is quite blueish**

3. Environment / Story moments

Washington, West Sussex, England (planning to visit on 5th March to get some photo reference and experience the countryside roads, environment and culture)

Story happen around East London.

**Research on Victorian London, East India dock, Workhouse design**

Ending Film Credit Sequence for Edwards (Film student's personal project)

1. Character Design

2. Storyboard

3. Environment and Props

4. After Effects Animation

It was a directed piece by Edward. I am happy to help out the entire tittle sequence as it is my usual workflow creating 2.5D animation in After Effects. I work on such project for quite a lot times so I thought it will be easy for me to work it out as long as I had the characters and environment ready. It is a no dateline project but ideally I want to finish it by March so that I could focus on my FMP.

First draft for the character design. It will be designed to be animate in puppet mode.

Next, I concept an exterior and interior of the house.

For the exterior, I want to bring out the house from the surrounding.

Daylight. Overcast. Depth with blurred background.

The interior is supposed to be warm and cozy.

Personally I don't like the concept because it looks so empty, the lighting doesn't look right.

Will revisit this piece if needed.

**Experiment on paint over**

Feedback from Reece.

Reece chose the round monster and he is going to model it in Z-Brush. I am waiting for the final model as I am excited to see the character bring to life.

I do not like the night version of the concept.

It looks just black and dark as I only put a layer of reduce opacity of black.

**Will revisit this piece and challenge a night piece with correct lighting**

Feedback from Jake.

From his feedback, he told me that it was helpful when he start to model his house. He will show me once he completed his modeled environment.

After I shown Ryan my first two concepts, he commented that the character had to be in flat colour as he will be using toon shaders. I had mistaken in the first place of him having a 3D character but not a realistic characters.

So when I moved on to next two pieces, I only draw the character in vector form.

The positive comment was he will be able to use the backgrounds as look developement.

**Reminder, change the first 2 characters to vector**

I really like this piece. The concept and colours of the underwater was inspired by Song of the Sea

Because it is continuous changing environment and characters, I try to keep the style similar for the background.

When I created this piece, I had gone for a quite vector style, the background doesn't seems like same style as the previous concepts.

I had to discuss again with Ryan for any changes.

As for the next piece, it was meant to be a same environment with the first scene, I change the composition of the camera to a long vertical shot.

Expressions sheet for Reece as a Belend Shape reference.

(Zbrush model by : Reece)

Different expression as requested. Sketch and coloured by me.

Research

Photography - I went to West Sussex and took a lot of photograph for reference. The main reason is I enjoy photography and at the same time I want to take some first hand reference for this project and I enjoyed the nature.

All of the photos above is taken by me.

Online Reference

I took online reference according to the script of episode 3 given. The main setting is during Victorian London.

I came up with mood board to get the theme for the animation.

Environment Concept - Testing the style I want to go for.

Character Designs - I decided to play with the design of Obki (just for fun)

Story Beats - important story moment in the script