Winter 2012 Portfolio Sketchbook

After passing the portfolio review, we were require to fill 50 pages of an 6x8in sketchbook for the winter break (dec- jan 24th). I chose a couple interesting pages from the sketchbook (in no particular order) that could possibly have contributed to me passing. I went many places such as Squaw Valley and Disneyland during the break as well as small petting zoo's with a couple friends. Overall it was a fun, but cold experience.

Also sorry for the poor quality
Please don't reblog or take these pages without consent
Worked hard during the break to produce them!

All Pictures © Alyssa Raven

Ani 113a Final Renderings

     Wow what a really rough semester. I think most people in Inga's Ani 113a class got the crap kicked out of them, but in a good way. I also passed the first part of the portfolio review! I can't believe it! I'm so glad I applied now (thanks to the positive motivation and feedback from my peers) and would just like to voice that one should never doubt themselves. Always try even when your unsure. Anyways, now I have to do a 50 page sketchbook during the break (I'll try to keep the blog updated with that) and am totally excited to get out and explore. Going to several cool places so hope to get good work in then.

     Going back to Inga's class, this semester was my first time painting, learning about color as well as the values they portray. Throughout the course, we did drawings of objects such as eggs, mugs, cubes, etc and then painted them in B/W to understand value and later switching to color after finishing the famous color grid.

     At the end of the course, with the completion of 16 color comps, we chose the one we liked most and blew it up into full scale. Both the final B/W still life rendering (1 month) and the Color Rendering (2 weeks) are seen below. Hopefully in the future I can figure out how to get rid of the glare on the Acrylics.

Black and White Still Life Rendering

Color Rendering

(Sorry if it takes a second to download; files are a bit big)

        Towards the end of the course, we also started painting quick still lives in class, learning about the light sources and reflection of color onto other objects. They were great exercises and even though I didn't get to finish everything, I would still like to post what I have done:

Still life 1: Green Apple with mug on Green Drapery

Still life 2: Eggplant with Lemon on Red Drapery

     Overall, I have improved a lot. Especially for a person who has never painted since the beginning of the semester. The one advice that was presented to me before I left for the winter session was, " You're too much of a perfectionist. Loosen up a little". Hopefully with more practice in my sketchbooks and personal studies that will happen. Excited to see what I'll learn next in 113b!

    I have more work too from Ani 112B but will post that at a later date. For now I need to focus on the program sketchbook :P

Program Portfolio

       First post in a while (need to get better about posting stuff here), but it's been a very busy semester. A lot of things have been happening, both at school and in my personal life that's making it hard for me to find any time to even sleep for more than 4 hours.

       Anyways, after consulting with some friends of mine, I decided to apply for the Animation/Illustration Mid Program portfolio this semester. Below are the specific pages I decided to submit: 

I also wanted to say thanks to all my classmates, teachers, and friends who gave me good feedback on this portfolio. I appreciate your time and honest feedback!

Some Personal Stuff

Well, at first I didn't want to post this stuff at all because I don't think its as good as some of my other sketches, but some friends of mine convinced me otherwise. This is a character I've become fond of over the years and had to liberty of sketching during the summer. These are all mainly doodles I did during my English 1B class in my personal Sketchbook.

Summer Sketchbook pt 2

I felt there were too many pictures in the last post so here's the continuation