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Artist Toolkit: Life Drawing Session - 26.11.14

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Film Review: Tim Burton's "Edward Scissorhands" (1990)

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Figure 1. Edward Scissorhands DVD cover Being one of his first set of most memorable films, Tim Burton’s “Edward Scissorhands” (1990) is one to be easily recognised. It all begins in a suburban town with the exaggerated appearance of the 1950’s era, with pastel coloured houses and clean cut lawns as far as you could imagine. A kind hearted Avon lady, played by Dianne Wiest, was going about her daily business, only to be lacking in selling her products. Without giving up hope, she spies a gloomy looking castle set on the mountain located at the outer edge of this town. Unfazed by it’s appearance, she proceeds to travel to said castle, only to find a mysterious being lurking within, with a ghostly white face, clad in black, and with scissors for hands. Meet Edward, played by Johnny Depp, an unfinished man created by an old scientist, who sadly died before he could complete his creation. The story then proceeds with following Edward around this suburbia and how each misfortune snowb...

Artist Toolkit: Zoetrope Test Animation

It may not be the best quality video, but here is a rough test of how I plan to lay out each frame of my final zoetrope strip. I thought I'd have a fairy do a backflip in light of the upcoming festive season. :)

Maya: Lighting and Rendering - Alien Orbs

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My making process and final render of my lighting up the alien orbs.

Maya: Part 1: Exterior Lighting - Mid Day

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Here is the making process and the final render that I lit up in Maya. 

Online Greenlight Review Part 2 - Project: The "What If" Metropolis - 19/11/14

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Project: The "What If" Metropolis - Key Asset Production Art and Orthographic Drawings

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