Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Schoolism: Assignment #1

Tonight I did my first assignment for my Schoolism class with Stephen Silver.  Our task was to design a character named Jerry Loomy based on a set description.  Here's a few bits from the description.
 Jerry Loomy.  
Used car salesman boss.
A cruel, moody ,high strung, dishonest man.
Stocky Build around 5'4".
A large round head with deep set eyes and sunburned skin, and
a patch over one eye.  

Receding hairline with a pony tail.

Here's my Jerry. I would totally buy a car from this guy.



And the initial small sketch I started from:

Based off of the description , I turned to our adorable friend Danny Devito for inspiration.  Who doesnt?! 



And while I'm sharing, here's a little Illo I did for Cheryl as a Christmas gift. 


She really does sleep w/ the dogs like that.  But how could you not with a face like this?


In other news, I think I'm just about done with my first animation test at Blue Sky.  I know, its been pretty kick back so far.  But this year is gonna get super busy fo sho.  Have a great week!




26 comments:

  1. Wah, this is looking awesome! :) Really loving the shape and silhouette. Great to see your works again too!! Some day I hope to be able to afford Stephen Silver's class myself, character design can be so much fun!

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  2. that looks awsomeee , is it possible to show the test u did at bluesky or are u not able to

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  3. Thank you guys! Hammy yeah Stephen's got a great attitude too, hes all about going out and getting inspired.

    Hey Henry, the test involves one of the upcoming films characters, so I can't. But I will say that, while it's not much compared to the stuff being done by people here, I feel like I've had some pretty big breakthroughs with it! In how I approach animation. Thanks for your interest!

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  4. looking good so far bobby! Are you using a cintiq or a normal tablet? keep em' coming!-jm

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  5. Hey Javi its on a cintiq, I fallen out of even being able to use a tablet anymore!

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  6. crap Bobby! nice skin tones too. a bit of that ol' Sub surface scattering.

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  7. Both are awesome.. love Cheryl's painting!

    & the face on the last photo (pug).. aww..omg, soo cute! lol

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  8. hoho! the 1st one is just great man!
    ;P

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  9. Holy crap that design is freaking awesome!!!

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  10. Hey Bobb-O,

    Nice stuff! I know you cant post the Animation test your working on, but cud you describe( without talking abt the characters) what your doing? Is it a physical shot? If so what is it? Character comes in and sits down? Character running around a corner coming to a stop & checking watch?
    Or is it a dialogue piece? 400 frame- angry dialogue? A full body, one-liner?

    Sorry for being so nosey,

    Thanks!

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  11. Beautiful! The second piece is just stunning. Maybe Bluesky will be getting you to do double duty on animation and design!

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  12. Hey Bobby! This is dope man...very appealing. I would buy a hoopty from this fella lol. Keep up the great work man, real inspiration to me

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  13. Bobby looking great haha... I wish I could draw... if I did I would take those classes =oD

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  14. cool characters and attitude!
    love the pink light on it!

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  15. Your design is really great ! I don't think you need to take classes with you skills.

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  16. Excellent design Bobby, I think you got the character spot on.

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  17. Hey thank you so much guys! Means a lot to me.

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  18. Hey Boobs!

    Cool drawing of Cheryl and the dogs!

    You probably didnt know this but Danny DeVito actually played a used car salesman -of the sleazebag variety, in the movie Matilda (1996). I <3 him as Frank in Always Sunny! Kinda reminds me of a weird mix of my Dad and Uncle Efren haha.

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  19. LOL Jords! Uncle Efren! Thats awesome. Haha man I totally forgot about that Devito character from Matilda, or maybe I had it in my subconscious, thanks for reminding me dude, hope all is well!

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