Another Art-Free Post. :(

They closed the 24 hr labs at school! I couldn't work on my animatic for a whole month! THE HORROR.
School's just started. It's going to be a busy year. Two studios, three liberal arts, jam packed afternoons, and Student Government. I've never noticed just how little time I get to spend drawing anymore. Looks like i'll be hitting up Saturday figure clinics.
Plus Ottawa is fast arriving! It needs to be a strong year for me, what with spreading the word about my little film and that I'll be roaming the internship market soon! Gotta get my name out soon, eh? That means a proper portfolio, new biz cards, a demo reel, ACK! I need to pause time! October, don't come to soon!
On a side note, my sister is getting married in October!

Ugh.

My Wayne State art history classes are wrapping up, so there hasn't been a lot of time to work on art, but expect to see some more frames from the animatic soon, and possibly some *gasp* animation!
The little Capri Drive In film that will Never End has reared it's neglected head again, so I might finally be finishing some animation I did a whole year ago.

Here's the layout for the opening scene of the film, ganked right from the animatic. I like how the colors are turning out in the animatic, and I hope I'll be able to emulate that in the final film. Looks like I'll be doing a lot of paper shopping!

Ka-Ka-Ka-Concepts

Here's a bunch of concept sketches for the main character of my film. I'm still not solid on Eede's design. Just when she's tall enough she's too tall. Just when I draw the neck right it's too wide. Whelp, it's not like I don't have time, eh?

This blog is about to be TAKEN OVER by film production work.
I'm working on an independent 2d short right now. However, I feel leery of posting too much film work, in light of what happened to Javin's Stratastencil technique. I've developed my own experimental final look, and I'm quite proud of it, but I'd hate for my technique to be used before I even get the film done.
However, I did post one final look test on my youtube account. If your interested in what I'm doing, email me. :)

So as my first offering, the sloppiest pan-shot in the world.

Ridiculously Exciting!

Etsy Front Page 12/8/08 Earmark, originally uploaded by Etsy Front Pagers.

Wow! Check it out! I was featured on the front page of Etsy yesterday! No wonder I suddenly sold two birds!
lol Okay, I'm done tooting my own horn now. Expect to see some new art up next week! School's been a killer!

Launch!

Hello! Sorry that updating's been slow. I'm now well into my third semester at CCS, and busy as ever. I just got back from attending the Ottawa International Animation Festival, which was fantastic and I got the opportunity to talk to some really incredible and respected members of the animation industry. Not to mention I had a blast hanging out with my best friend Jared Hart, and saw some truly inspiring films. Its filled me with a drive to get to work on my own stuff.
But also! I've officially launched my etsy store! And it's about time. There's three listings in the shop right now, but hopefully I'll have the time to get more up there. Expect to see original art and buttons there as well!
A mini galley of my shop can be seen in the side bar, but you can also find it at katezila.etsy.com. Please, check it out and tell me what you think!