A group of my friends who we refer to ourselves as the Virtual Campfire (since we spend a good amount of time while we're working sitting in a Facebook message chat together shooting the shit or critiquing each other's pieces) have set weekly challenges for each other during this winter break. The first one was a self portrait based on a favorite character of ours.
I chose Calvin and Hobbes as mine. Bill Watterson has always been somewhat of a personal hero of mine and I own all his books. It's actually rather amazing to see the evolution of his artwork through the years he did C&H and in the end, his mastery of colors is truly excellent.
Last week of classes and then a week of finals and I'll be closing the chapter which was this semester. Honestly, I don't think I've worked this hard in my life! But the greater the struggle the greater the payoff right? I think I've taken a leap in skills and knowledge again these past few months and I threw a portfolio together for class and because I actually have some stuff I'm kinda proud of. ^_^
This semester has been awesome. I've had a distinct lack of sleep but a small price to pay for everything I've gained. Not only in my schoolwork but I also made some really good friends as well.
Looking forward to the break and soaking up the family time. ^_^ Grey and Char are going to get sick of me by the end of it, wahahhaha :-D
Anyways to start off, here's a taste of my final sack pantomime. About 50% done; gotta finish drawing the inbetweens for the sack and chain and time it out better to the music. Also, you'll have to imagine that there is a chain that is shackling him to the bottle for the first half of the animation. :-D
