Rock Lobster

This is a short animation that I did in my Computer Graphics course last Spring.  I made the crab/lobster and oyster rig and animation curve program, and my partner worked on the lighting and texture capabilities.  I came up with the story idea and then we both worked on the animation (with a little help from a friend).  The production quality is a little low, but hey, we only had a few weeks to write the program and make the animation!  It's a bit ridiculous, but it makes me laugh.

Without further ado, I present the most crab-like lobster you will ever see...Rock Lobster!

Here's a link to a web address incase you have trouble viewing it on mobile: Rock Lobster.

Gouache!

I'm trying to learn how to paint.  This is a shark!  He's a little rough around the edges and I kept trying to fix them, but that just made it worse.  I like him though.  

I'm using gouache paints because you can get really nice bright colors, and I've seen some awesome art using the medium.  They're sort of in between watercolor and acrylic, so they're pretty fun to mess around with.  Stay tuned for more!

Tattoo design

This is a tattoo design that I did for a friend earlier this week.  The words are a quote from Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night, which was the first play she acted in at Everett community college.  I've never done something like this before, so it was fun to learn about tattoo art practices.  The cross hatching is a little wonky and some of the lettering could be better, but I'm happy with the design overall (and more importantly, so is she). 

Roadtrip 2014: Yellowstone

I'm going to start this blog off with some photos from my road trip with my sister this summer.  We went from Montana through the Southwest, and then up the coast back to Washington.  We stopped in some really beautiful National Parks along the way and got to see some places that I've always wanted to visit.

The first stop on the trip was Yellowstone National Park.  My sister and I had never been, so it was amazing to see in person.  Here are some photos from the park.

Lower geyser basin (I think)

This pool has a face! 

Steamboat Geyser. It really sounded like a steamboat.

The rocks remind me of a sea cucumber.

Mammoth Hot Springs 

Awesome bacteria formations

The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Nature!

Or maybe this is Lower Geyser Basin...

Indian paint pots

Who knew bacteria could be so cool?

Old faithful

Grand Teton National Park

Next stop:  Bryce Canyon National Park

I am starting a blog!  I think I'm going to make this a place to store and share my random photos, sketches, and story ideas.  Hopefully it will motivate me to create more consistently. We'll see what this turns into!  

Here's a photo from my road trip this summer to get the ball rolling. The picture was taken in Lower Antelope Canyon near Page, AZ.