Beatboard project

2019-06-24 13:37:36

Lately I got on a roll of of approaching illustrations in a film ratio and with the same spontaneity I create storyboards, so closer to what 'beat boards' mean to me.  This means focusing on clarity, foreground, mid and background, simple expression and mood everything else. I feel like if I can keep working towards cinematic images I'll become a better story artist and animator. Both storyboarding and animation are absolutely inseparable to me. This is because animation isn't just characters flopping around, but how they exist in a world. Also surprise surprise, more fanart. Hetalia was a series that I was super into when I was about 15. It's precious to me because the awesome fan works created in the heyday of the series was absolutely crucial to me as a young artist. I will also defend it as a series that helped me ace history in highschool. My fave boy Russia only made me a little bit obsessed with Russian history, culture and art. Just a littttleee bit~ I'm starting to put signatures on all of my art because recently certain obnoxious people still think it's ok to steal art. Actually, it's gotten worse. There is a culture of all online content being up-for-grabs, however it's only turned into this because people like to mash up content for their own Youtube and social media content. Why work hard on your own animation when you can rip off someones? Yuck. I feel like screaming and tearing at my hair (again) by remembering recent annoying encounters but I know its not the end of the world. At the end of the day, thieves and liars don't land jobs. They don't make their own art that matters. Even if they do fool people, some of us have a strong moral compass. So yeah. Vent done, over and out.