Block Cipher Video

One of my first forays into video creation and editing was had this week.
Luc needed help with a remake of one of his previous videos and requested my help, and since I like him okay, I agreed.

Basically, I needed to listen to his audio and storyboard it.  Then I created each frame in Painter 11 and edited them together using Windows Live Movie Maker.  My favorite frames follow:

Of course, it was way more work than all that.  For a 9 minute video there was approximately 2 hours of storyboarding,  14 hours of actually drawing, arranging, and creating frames, and then 2 hours of video editing (in which I had to create a few more slides that I found I needed that were not storyboarded.  It was about 72 handmade frames all together.

Check out the video all put together over on Luc's channel on YouTube. =)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVqgdAy0XjQ

Kate - LOST final

So, now I am done, I think.  I have uploaded it to deviantart and I try to make sure I don't have to reupload there, so let's call this done.  Not nearly as satisfying as the one of Hurley (<3) but still enjoyable.  The source material had great shadows on her face that I really enjoyed painting.

I did make a gif of the process photos but it wouldn't work for some reason when I tried to upload it here. So... I shall post them seperately and you can make your own little flip book. Enjoy!

       

Kate- LOST

I bring you the progress of the painting I mentioned wanting to work on last night that I wouldn't allow myself to work on because I knew my pain would ruin it.  I shall post the final final when I have a little distance to create the final revision. :)

Stalled

I have a hankering to paint, but I hurt my shoulder (while sleeping, der) so I am kinda afraid of how much more it might hurt me. And there is also the amount of pain meds I have taken.  I may just break down and do so, if  the urge doesn't lessen.

I tried working on a special project earlier this week, but it involves tracing (aka inking) and I am woefully bad at tracing my own work; terribly, woefully bad. If I come into any kind of money any time soon, I may just hire someone to do the inking for me so I can finish the project, which I think will be fantastic.

If this muse continues to be so loudly insistant, I shall be sure to share whatever it forces me to do. ;)

Pastry Pinup - Final

Pastry Pinup -Raffle Prize by *Jodee on deviantART

Yup, now it is done. =D

Pastry Pinup -Almost Done

This is not quite the final, but it is getting close.  You can tell because I signed it. ;)

What I do now is look at it for a day or so, then tweak little things I think "look wrong" and THEN I am done. What do you think?

Pastry Pinup - progress 1

Keep in mind -- unfinished progress paintings.  I reserve the right to change this as much as I like. ;)

I foresee that hand changing a whole lot more..  Hands are always hard for me. But I have had enough for the time being.  Good night!