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today update is a back ground and a few of its versions.

below is one of the wide shots of FRANK’s apartment. it is also the first time the we see his brick wall and window. this was one of the first backgrounds i drew when coming up with the story, its concept is pretty simple. i have always loved brick structures for many reason, one reason being brick will last a really really really long time signifying strength and endurance. its many small pieces fitted together to prop up one large structure. all the metaphors a side brick is made from the earth and have many color variations, these two things alone where enough for me to select it. i also dated a girl who lived in an old Brooklyn apartment with a brick wall…(there is definitely something subconscious there)

almost final version, done in tvpaint

almost final version, done in tvpaint

early draft for animatic usage

early draft for animatic usage

first draft, done on animation paper with pencil and ruler

first draft, done on animation paper with pencil and ruler

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todays up date is a color study for our big lovable green guy FRANK

i knew from the beginning of my film that FRANK would be green. for many reasons, one being his design influence is the incredible hulk. also his connection to his plants made it natural to go with green. so below is a fun little spread i put together of a few different green shades. im pretty certain about the final color selection but which one do you like best?

frank spread.png

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todays update is some background comparisons on a scene i am currently cleaning up. not much more to say but that this scene was one of the first scenes i worked on when i started production a few years ago. this is one of the scenes that have not change much since the original boarding of the film. the brick patterns and layouts have evolved but the pots, plants and animation are still the same.

color studies

color studies

old color test

old color test

old storyboard

old storyboard

old storyboard with emphasis on the inside of the apartment

old storyboard with emphasis on the inside of the apartment

single frame of current clean up scene. the lines are for placement and continuity

single frame of current clean up scene. the lines are for placement and continuity

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todays update is a oldy but a goody, MOOD BOARDS!

A mood board for those who dont know is a study of the films mood. through the exploration of color one can set the mood of the scene. I made this about 2 years ago, i think i have uploaded these before but they are so good that they deserve a second mention.

old mood board study

old mood board study

old boards

old boards

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todays update is about backgrounds!

rather a specific BG (as it is usually abbreviated) or rather a few versions of the opening pan.

i just wanna say thank you to anyone who ever reads this, i appreciate that you took the time to look at my art and read a few of my words. my goal is always to inspired and educate so i don’t mind sharing my process, i like the open source community and i feel myself drifting into that for when it comes to my work. much of the work i share will be spoiler stuff for most and while im trying to not share enough that the project will still leave an impact, i also want to be open and give people a reason to come back to the site, any who thank you enjoy!

1st draft

1st draft

the above drawing is the 1st draft of the pan background, these were digitally done about 4 years ago in photoshop.

the below drawing was the next version of it and a bit more elaborate. i did this one a long with the rest of the 1st batch in pencil. i really enjoyed drawing this version.

2nd draft pencil and animation paper HD size

2nd draft pencil and animation paper HD size

3rd draft

3rd draft

the above draft was done about 2 years ago using TVPaint, my main animation program. FRANK will be my 3rd project using it since i bought it why back in 2012. couldn’t find a good version of the pan, so this mock up will have to do.

and finally the latest version of the pan. a more cleaned up and closer to final version. the one we will see in the final project will be a bit different still, these thing never end you just run out of time and have to leave it, such is animation for me.

4th draft almost final!

4th draft almost final!

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todays post is about animatics! this is the 1st time im posting any animation for the film on this blog. its something i look forward to doing more of especially after i start coloring the cuts. below i have FRANK smelling his roses and walking towards the window.

this cut is one of the opening shots of the film, this is the 2nd pass of animation with one more final pass left to do

this was the 1st pass of animatic edits for this scene, these are not the original boards, these where a more updated design to the boards, maybe the 2nd pass instead of the 1st. the 1st pass was done in green pencil, but these are just boards and no animation

this was the 2nd pass of animatic edits, but its actually the 1at draft of animation for the scene. i think this is one of the 1st scenes i animated about 3 years ago on what is possibly the 2nd cintiq ever made, ancient piece of tech but it served me well. FRANK smelling his flowers and walking off

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tonights update is some old color study thumbnails from about 2 year ago. some ideas for colors for FRANKS apartment. these designs have change and so have the colors, but i enjoy looking at them because the 1st draft of anything is usually the closest most honest depiction of whats in your head.

FRANKS apartment color studies and pots

FRANKS apartment color studies and pots

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tonights update is a few drawings of some plants and pots, FRANKS room has a variety of plants. over the years i have drawn a few plants but mostly sunflowers and roses. deep down i think FRANK is more of a cactus man. i will be doing some more experimenting with plant designs once i have finished all my animation clean up, which is going really well, i have made much progress over the past few weeks and with this corona virus lockdown happening right around this time im sure i will find my self behind my desk animating for longer periods.

cactus plants

cactus plants

variety of plants

variety of plants

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today post is just a few images, some color and some black and white. I have been working non stop on clean up and its moving along very nicely. im excited for future post’s because i will be updating some animatic stuff and some rough animation very soon. stay tooned!

FRANK color study

FRANK color study

FRANK animation frame

FRANK animation frame