So our brief was to collect images that may influence/inspire a character and their environment - by visiting Leeds City Museum and The Royal Armouries armed with sketchpads and cameras.
A few images that came out surprisingly well were ones of the lights in the City Museum. The colours are warm and glow which makes me think of nature (when i flip them upside down they remind me of lily pads) - but the form is blocky - like pixels and man-made structures.
I'm beginning to think of combining more natural forms - or perhaps 'older forms' - with more futuristic ones, so perhaps my character exists in the future, but has influences from both past and their present. For example - wants to recreate things from her youth - such as a pond she may have visited - but only has mechanical materials to do so - such as oil and electrical items.
Whilst having a gander through 'fuckyeahconceptart.tumblr.com', I happily stumbled on some of Ilya Komarov's work. (http://cgsketchbook.blogspot.com/) His style seems to range depending on the subject matter, from cartoony to quite detailed - the latter being what caught my attention.
These two pictures I specifically like, as they show individual characters (with a strong stance - illustrating their confidence.)- and feel that they may be of some use during my current brief, as they have a battered, smoky appearance which i quite like:
- depicts a woman holding some form of robot head, the bronze armour giving it a 'steampunky' feel. The blocky nature of the armour doesn't destroy her feminine form - instead manages to enhance it.
- This isn't as delicate - probably due to the masculine form and fact no real 'human' traits -e.g an exposed face or skin. I quite like the colours and industrial feel to this. As it seems to blend old imagery - such as armour - with more 'modern' technology.
This idea of mixing old with new (or futuristic) traits is also the line of thinking I am beginning to follow whilst collecting images for this brief.
Hi I'm Lija -this is my 'introduction' blog for my course - Digital Film, Games and Animation - so I thought I'd share a stop-motion animation I thinks brilliant :). I'm excited for this course to start - and hope maybe someday I can produce something as cool as this.
