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04/06/2024 PROMOTION is a very difficult task for me. It makes me feel like I’m flaunting what I’ve done, but it’s a measure that has to be implemented. Not to miss out on the possibilities in order for potential clients to see you. Consistently outputting your artwork on ins is the hardest thing. Once it’s…

02/06/2024 After completing my graduation project, I started working on my future plans to stay in the UK. As an animation graduate, my first choice was to get into the animation industry, so I put finding a job at the top of my list of plans, here are the avenues I explored to find a…

01/06/2024 When it comes to animation, I realise that there is something about the movement of a character that is more difficult than abstract drawing. I felt that my characters were often deformed or their movements were not smooth. When I am drawing characters, it gets messed up in my head. However, at the same…

12/02/24 First-year assistant: Frances Wanyan Keung Research and Mood board: In this simulation work, I mainly left the character design part of the two main characters to my first-year helper Frances. I chose the character design to collaborate with because my knowledge in this area leaves something to be desired and the process of building…

26/11/23 Art & Graft ranged from imagined worlds and charming characters, to compelling storytelling and distinctive visual languages. Each project approach different, and every process unique; they craft unrepeatable work born of exploration, curiosity and iteration. The line up involved an introduction from the Creative Director, Stephen Middleton, who explained Art&Graft’s unique position within the…

25/11/23 Juliette Laboria Juliette Laboria is an animator and filmmaker. She specialises in 2D digital and traditional techniques (paint, sand, pencil, paper cut-outs), and also works on Dragon Frame, TV paint, Harmony, and After Effects. In her personal work, she often makes reference to summer, childhood, sensations, and dream worlds. Living in all its forms…

24/11/23 Menna EI-Atroush Menna EI-Atroush is an Animation Director and Animator mainly using experimental and traditional animation techniques. I have decided to contact her for my career research because of her study experience in character animation as well as her work direction towards stop motion animation which is the area that I am interested in.…

5/11/23 LAIKA STUDIO: Kubo and the two strings Laika Studio is a place where their films are rich with imagination and stories and crafted by passionate artists who give life to the characters. Stop-motion animation has all the things that art has: illustrations, paintings, music, cinematography, and sculpture. They are all packed into one in…

22/02/23 This session we have talked about storytelling especially in filmmaking. First of all, why does people want to do storytelling? To entertain the audience People want to share their experience We want to reassure each other People want to create traditions and history Personally I think the most important part is to Express yourself…

06/03/23 Perspective in drawing The linear sense of depth can be produced by using perspective sketching. When things are seen from a distance, their size seems to be decreasing steadily. The 5 principals of ‘Perspective’: Diminution: things appear to get smaller the further away they are from us. Foreshortening: things appear shorter / larger the…