A Crustacean in the Stinky Lagoon

One of my most recent paintings, as you can see I am not the greatest painter in the world, it is one of the things I struggle with most. In this particular piece, I tried to give that old painting that has been under the water for years kind of look. I like it, but it is nowhere near the standards I want to put my self in. Spongebob is actually a very personal show for me. It was one of the shows that got me interested in animation. the art direction and character designs in that show take my breath away. This, in my opinion is Stephen Hillenburg's masterpiece, and when he left the show, the episodes, honestly weren't as strong, but I grew up with this show and got my creative juices flowing.

My Drawing Issues

I have Grand Ideas, ambitious projects, great characters in my head, but how do I get those things out of my head and onto a blank sheet of paper? My biggest troubles in animation aren't the ideas, or the designs, it's the drawing. Ever since I was little, I never considered myself a great artist. Maybe for my age, but not to the standards I want to put myself in. I am a perfectionist, and whatever comes out of my pencil has to be up to my standards. I mostly struggle with paintings and gesture drawing, something very, very important to the admission process at Calarts. All my life drawings look disfigured, and wrong. I really, really, really, really, really, really, really want to be a great artist, and throughout the next 3 years, I will work so hard that I will have CTS at the end of each month.

An Apology

Okay...before you say anything about how I haven't put anything on my blog since those terrible life drawings 3 months ago, I just wanted to say sorry. It is just so stressful for me right now,(I am a Freshman in High School). I have 3 Honors classes, so I am on Track for the Honors Diploma, (Which means I will get some major scholarships for Calarts!), and Marching Band, (Which makes me wake up in the middle of the night with cold sweats). I am truly sorry for not posting any art. I am also working on my next Short Film. I had just finished the script, and now I am working on the storyboards (One of my greatest passions!) So........Here is a Character Design I have been experimenting with, "Ratty Rat"- yeah, don't ask.