Shen Ramu

The Pink House

2012-01-10T20:23:00.000-08:00

Layout design and general colour idea for my 4th year film. This is just my 2D mock-up version..the entire background will be done in 3D, with a sort of stage-set-cut-out-feel to it. Updates to come as work gets completed...in due time..

Early 3D version, without proper lighting/shadows, so it's a little strange looking, but the cutout overlapping effect is what i was testing in this one.

Time Lapse Environment changes

Pink Ladies

2011-11-24T13:52:00.000-08:00

Recently watched both Chicago and Burlesque..jazzy music, sweet costumes..this was the doodling outcome.

*Update: since i needed to do some warm-up drawing before animating, i decided to re-visit this sketch..i definitely did not push the poses enough, so here's another attempt, a WIP - also cartoonized the gals a little bit more..might even take one more stab at it later on, after all, a pose can never be pushed enough..in my opinion.

Hey there cowboy..

2011-11-24T00:21:00.000-08:00

a cowboy trio for your viewing
quick coloured skecthes

growing up

2011-11-16T21:01:00.001-08:00

Character concepts for my 4th year film..here she's between the ages of 3-10ish..oh yeah and she's jumping on a trampoline...

Groovin'

2011-11-15T19:30:00.000-08:00

Costume life drawing is fun..especially with some hippies

In Costume

2011-10-25T18:41:00.000-07:00

sketchbook sketches

2011-10-25T11:43:00.000-07:00

The Nightingale

2011-10-13T19:54:00.000-07:00

Illustration project for my Poetry of the Romantic Era elective class...a nice break from working on 4th year film stuff. Based on lines from Samuel Taylor Coleridge and John Clare.

In Pen

2011-09-21T07:29:00.000-07:00

2011-09-21T07:04:00.000-07:00

naked in watercolour

2011-05-10T17:16:00.000-07:00

trying to make up for lack of posts in a while..here are some quick life drawings i found and thought i should perhaps scan before they disappear amongst the rest of the stuff on my very messy desk..

another new routine

2011-05-09T20:36:00.000-07:00

With third year now done, and when co-op's just begun..time to get used to another new routine...

some doodles i didn't have time to post till now..

On a Rainy Day

2011-03-14T19:17:00.000-07:00

Today was finally sunny outside, but this past weekend was ridiculously grey. Depressing as it was, it suited my 4th year film idea quite well actually..and made me remember how much I used to love going outside in a rainstorm, splashing in puddles. Won't explain my entire film idea just yet, but here are some concept pieces..they're in the works.

being productive but not doing work

2011-03-09T16:56:00.000-08:00

I decided to sculpt a character from the group film on which I am currently working.

Just for kicks really, and maybe to use as a model refrence while animating...but mostly for kicks.

His name is Bori, he paints the night sky.

Made with tin foil, masking tape, super sculpey, acrylic paint, and love.

RedGreenBlue

2011-03-08T20:13:00.000-08:00

Wish I had more time to do art for fun instead of just posting art I did for class (not that that art isn't fun..but, ya know) here are some characters I drew from life drawing poses

Geisha Galore

2011-02-17T15:49:00.000-08:00

Chefs & Brides

2011-02-13T17:28:00.000-08:00

Some recent life drawing - currently focusing on costumed models and creating characters/caricatures of them.

..and another year of blogging begins

2011-01-13T22:03:00.000-08:00

My Sister, the Singer

Cardinal Hal Sequence (drawings old, colour new)

the hips don't lie

(don't know why you can't click on the images to enlarge them..if anyone has a solution for this problem, your advice would be greatly appreciated!)

redhead

2010-12-30T11:26:00.000-08:00

been photoshopin' an old sketch..just for fun

Exhibit

2010-12-27T07:42:00.000-08:00

Some watercolour and ink paintings I did for an art show I had in September 2010 at a lovely little bakery/cafe/art gallery in Etobicoke called Tatsu's Bread.

AAA

2010-12-20T11:18:00.000-08:00

Action Analysis Assignment

(Sorry for the crap quality, i wish blogger allowed more than 100 MB uploads)

view the better quality version here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRRh8QToEX4

Have a great break everyone! Sleep while you can! and Happy Holidays :)

No time for posts!

2010-12-15T00:19:00.001-08:00

I hate that ive negelected blogger for so long..too long. But alas, school projects are taking up, ALL OF MY TIME. Not that I'm complaining, cuz for the most part, it's all that i love to do, and hopefully soon some of it will be appearing on this blog..but for now, here are some early character design sketches I did for a character from our 3rd year group film. We were toying with the idea of little creature-like/goblin-like/sprite-like/alien-like beings that paint our night sky.

Concepts n Colour

2010-11-18T21:33:00.001-08:00

Working with the night sky for our group film..im trying what i call the 'watercolour-background -with-flat-graphic-overlay- foreground' style..we'll see how it goes. Lots more watercolour experimenting to be done.

The Puppet Smash and others

2010-11-15T21:01:00.000-08:00

stop mo excercises done in class

nice sheepy

2010-11-14T21:40:00.001-08:00

From the Fair

2010-11-11T20:06:00.000-08:00

A great field trip to the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto.

Straight from Sketchbook

2010-11-07T14:58:00.000-08:00

random castle designs

women-old, young, and in between

jazz jam session

So with school, homework, and 3rd year films and all I find myself having no time to update the blog. Feeling guilty bout that so here's a quick somethin' somethin'. Christmas break, you can't come soon enough!!

slight sketchbook update

2010-10-13T21:43:00.000-07:00

more people skecthing

story pitch samples

2010-10-13T21:17:00.000-07:00

Some images & characters from the story i pitched this week.

in the jungle

2010-09-22T21:45:00.000-07:00

rough colour sketch of action analysis project character..little, hungry jungle girl. more on this project to come..

2010-09-16T20:06:00.000-07:00

summer sketching

2010-09-16T09:13:00.000-07:00

finally a post..finally had access to a scanner..finally back at school after the long summer break

here are some quick cafe sketches and such from the past 4 summer months

Finally, some sunshine!

2010-05-14T09:47:00.000-07:00

Hey all, summer's here, as well as some new posts. (Watercolour, some cafe sketches, and playing around with markers)

How's everyone's summer going thus far?

almost done!

2010-04-13T23:41:00.000-07:00

I feel bad about the lack of blogging, but sadly, homework must get done..and the deadlines are soon! Only two weeks left till we get the freedom of summer, with which comes a lot more art-making (that's NOT required for school!) and posting..hopefully.

it's raining

2010-04-07T15:35:00.000-07:00

Today it was raining, which inspired this little character concept.

Zootimes

2010-03-25T15:45:00.000-07:00

Sketching Sketching

2010-03-22T21:25:00.000-07:00

The layout I deigned for the Pan Background project we had (will add the coloured character into the scene later) still deciding on the colour scheme though..the difference is huge i know!(haha), but which do you like better? the original was done in B&W.

breakfast with the fam

2010-03-21T13:49:00.000-07:00

Here's a layout. It's a kitchen. I was given the design of the layout and characters and asked to colour it using a graphic style (so basically, the pen tool in Photoshop). One day my kitchen will also be lime green!

Cardinal Hal

2010-02-18T16:51:00.001-08:00

Tried a colour version... I've named him Cardinal Hal. Although he's a winter bird, he hates the cold and thus has flown down south with the other birds. He'll sit by the poolside all day long, sipping pina coladas - the kind with a pineapple wedge and a worm hanging off the side.

A whole bunch-o-stuff

2010-02-03T16:14:00.000-08:00

From the Sketchbook:
some old plaid people

School work..characters, layouts, and animation exercises

(anthropomorphic characters)

(Digital painting-exterior layout)

(Guache painting-exterior layout)

(lip sync assignment: quote used from Toy Story)

Sketchbook Critters

2010-01-19T21:59:00.000-08:00

Some animal designs in progress...and with a bit of added colour to spruce them up a tad.

Purple Walls and a Pink Forest

2009-12-08T17:36:00.000-08:00

Painting assignment: create an interior layout and paint with whatever medium you desire. I decided to get back into acrylic for this one(as opposed to guache)..thought it would work best to get the matt, graphic design I was going for. Colour and tonal roughs are below.

First Painting assignment: An exterior. If I'd redo it, I'd up the contrast a little.

Comments/Critiques welcome as always :)

more faces

2009-12-03T21:53:00.000-08:00

Sketching lotsa people for character design class..we need to compile a whole bunch of caricatures. I thought, well while im here scanning them all, i might as well pop a few onto blogger..so here are some friends, cafe/pub doodles, and learning commons randoms.

Sketchbook Profiles

2009-11-19T18:10:00.000-08:00

Practicing pretty peculiar people profiles.
(How's that for alliteration!)

The Farm in the City

2009-11-18T05:26:00.000-08:00

Some of my drawings from the Royal Winter Fair.

long time no post..

2009-11-04T20:58:00.000-08:00

Hello!
These are character designs from our 2nd assignment..the goal: to make them contrast one another...(can you spot all the contrasting features?)
These two will soon appear in an animation project involving walk and run cycles.
..comments, critiques???

Sketchity Sketch

2009-10-08T21:23:00.000-07:00

Some drawrings, caricatures, and cafe sketches from these first two lovely months of school. Enjoy.

Hey Kids!

2009-08-29T07:06:00.000-07:00

For part of this summer I was kept very busy as a day camp counselor, running the camp's art program. Though it was tiring, (as almost all work with children is), I loved teaching them new things, and it was always great seeing their results. One of my favorite things when I used to go to camp was the art classes, so when some kids said the same things about camp this year, well that was very nice to hear :)

Here are some of the kids I taught, caricatured. They're just head shots, and all smiling - whether it be in an innocent or mischievous way was determined by the time I got to spend with them in art class.

Simply Serene

2009-08-04T16:18:00.000-07:00

One thing I like most about summer is the time spent at the cottage. Just got back from a long weekend at a friend's cottage and here's a quick watercolour/ink sketch I did of my surroundings.

Hooters

2009-06-17T08:40:00.000-07:00

..and by hooters I mean owls..what else!

I wanted to test out some brushes on Photoshop, because I havnt been one to use many when working on one piece, so these were more experimental for me as opposed to a final piece. Don't remember how I came to choose owls as the subject matter, but once I started I really liked how unique (and in some cases complex) their feathers are. I drew a few, but these are my two favorties..and as for the background, yes it's a lame flower brush but I liked the effect it gave, contrasting the realistic owls with the retro design.

People

2009-05-27T14:22:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I go people watching..it's not as creepy as it sounds.

At the Zoo

2009-05-07T11:47:00.000-07:00

Took a day to draw at the zoo. Times flies when you're drawing animals... I really enjoyed it, which is a good things because I need a lot more practice and therefore hope to be going back soon. Also, got a membership, so if anyone is up for more zoo drawing trips in the near future, let me know! These are just a few of my better ones..

Sketches

2009-04-25T14:50:00.000-07:00

Compilation of some recent cafe/subway sketches.

Shake Your Groove Thang

2009-04-24T15:29:00.000-07:00

Disco Dane in all his glory on the dance floor..Final painting of the year, done on Photoshop.

"ah, ah, ah, ah, Stayin' Alive! Stayin' Alive!"

Just a Peck on the Cheek

2009-04-22T18:10:00.000-07:00

Our last animation project of the year: Animate a flour sack interacting with something else.

My "something else" was a female flour sack. This animation seemed to take longer to complete than the previous ones, although I'm fairly pleased with the results. I learned REALLY how important it is to plan ahead and storyboard so you know what you're doing, don't waste time, and paper (don't ask me how many sheets I had to throw away until reaching my final result...)

..so plan ahead, lesson learned!

..from painting class

2009-04-09T19:21:00.000-07:00

A couple of projects done this semester. A landscape layout showing both night and day (done in guache), and the other was an exercise in rendering a reflective surface (done with chalk pastels).

"Disco Dane"

2009-04-09T18:44:00.000-07:00

He's fun, he's carefree, (probably a bit of an egotistical snob) and he'll bust out those dance moves all night long. Last character design project of the year.. i tried to avoid drawing "another cute character"..eventually i hope to give him some colour.

Great Dane

2009-04-08T15:13:00.000-07:00

A great dane out on his daily walk..for our animal walk cycle project in animation.

"..because i'm a lady, that's why"

2009-03-07T13:06:00.000-08:00

So here's Marie, the spolied little kitten from Disney's The Aristocats. Our project was to create a head rotation, expression change, and lipsync of a character of our choice. I only had time to clean up the head rotation, although i find sometimes the rough animation brings the character more to life.. with more time i'd cleanup some inbetweens and tighten up the lipsync, but for now, here are the results. (make sure your speakers are on to hear the "meow")

The Pinkest Of Panthers

2009-02-23T18:46:00.000-08:00

Done the Pink Panther assignment using my Pink Panther walk cycle animation, Photoshop, and Digital Pro.
He may have turned out a bit too pink than normal..but perhaps that is why the pantherettes adore him so.

Doodling

2009-02-21T13:06:00.000-08:00

Cafe Coffee Couple

2009-02-21T12:57:00.000-08:00

Cafe Sketch..this couple sat there for a really long time, not saying a word to each other, sipping their coffee in silence.

barista girl

2009-02-21T12:04:00.000-08:00

A character deisgn project from Semester 1, but i quite like how it turned out. Loosely based on a good friend of mine who works as a barista.. thanks for the inspiration! This was an excercise to practice facial expressions.

3 Meals a Day

2009-01-30T13:37:00.000-08:00

I was looking through some pictures hoping to find some old piece of work that had been forgotten but may potentially be good for this blog and I found this! A miniature food set that i made last year using Sculpey clay. Each plate of food is about the size of a quarter. Miniatures are awesome and I would love to just sit for hours creating them..sadly, in Animation, you rarely have extra time that isn't spent eating, sleeping, or going to extra life.

Coral in guache

2009-01-30T12:16:00.000-08:00

Took me forever to actually get something posted up here, and although there really are no excuses..better late than never no? This is a coral painting i did for painting layout class during first semester. I like how the colours turned out, perhaps it's a bit crowded but I guess I couldn't resist adding all the beautiful types of coral.

2008-12-13T19:17:00.001-08:00

Finally got around to creating a blog.. I'll have some time during winter break now, so artwork posts soon to come, promise!