tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90271118811847255822024-03-12T21:50:53.914-07:00Senior PortfolioDocumentation of Process in developing Senior Studio project.realgemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16857887983970016321noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027111881184725582.post-39996190974136569252011-03-23T09:24:00.000-07:002011-03-23T09:24:23.519-07:00crash course in rigging...So I am following along in the "Learning AutoDesk Maya 2008: The Modeling and Animation Handbook" to set up a rig for my character. Been a couple of years since I played with joints and IK systems but no time for play now. Maya is very picky about joint orientation and the slightest rotation of joints can make your IK system do funky things. Good thing is that I am learning how to spot and fix those problems as they occur and rebuilding and re-parenting the systems is giving me a great tutorial. As well as Erik's personal tutorials, which are worth much more that I can ever express. Legs done, working on clavicles then roll bone, hands and spine.realgemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16857887983970016321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027111881184725582.post-33332147751680286772011-03-21T09:46:00.000-07:002011-03-21T09:46:10.351-07:00setbacks..so the work time that I had blocked out was blocked by no access to the lab. Guess this is good experience for the real world when a computer breaks down, power outages, life interrupts. Frustration is part of the territory, animation is not for the meek or tentative. Fortitude and determination and a new game plan are in order.<br />
just keep suiting up and showing up. Charge!realgemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16857887983970016321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027111881184725582.post-78915567365004159422011-03-16T16:10:00.000-07:002011-03-16T16:10:18.494-07:00In My HeadSo completely in my head these days, seeing how my experience can influence my work. Currently working on a new model, or at least a proxy and rigging it so I can start blocking out scenes. I know not to fall in love with one idea or concept to where you cannot see when it needs to be changed or left behind. I'm wondering if holding on to the wire model, creating it in 3D is holding on... I really like the way it plays in light and the challenge of creating that in Maya. Just need to keep, keeping on.realgemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16857887983970016321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027111881184725582.post-37542304783815379832011-03-09T10:26:00.000-08:002011-03-09T10:27:45.984-08:00Redo...Back to the drawing board this model will not work...hmmmrealgemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16857887983970016321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027111881184725582.post-82192501258283420232011-03-09T08:39:00.000-08:002011-03-09T08:39:15.532-08:00Production ScheduleMarch 12 Base model and rig completed. <br />
March 19 Scenerio 1 Blocked in pop through / Research environment styles remembering strengths of photo manipulation, After Effects, 3D.<br />
March 26 Scenerio 2 Blocked in pop through / Decision on enviroment style<br />
April 2 Scenerio 3 Blocked in pop through<br />
April 9 Scenerio 4 Blocked in pop through<br />
April 16 Timing, possible scenerio 5 blocked<br />
April 23 Timing & possible music, Begin animation of one scene<br />
April 30 Animation of one scene<br />
May 4th, Last Day of Class, Render and tweak.realgemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16857887983970016321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027111881184725582.post-54302377651002902972011-03-09T08:20:00.000-08:002011-03-09T08:24:48.287-08:00Moving along...Next stage in Modeling, still need to find a script for rigging, then on to blocking out scenes.<br />
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I decided to lengthen the legs and shorten the torso, the shorter legs were reminding me of a clown character. I want the shapes to be simple yet relatable. The head is looking a little flat to me, may need to round out a bit more. There will be no arms as I am focusing on pantomine of the upper body to see how much expression I can get out of head, shoulder and torso. Still thinking about texture.<br />
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Task at Hand: Journal Entry, masking test<br />
On The Horizon: Pop thru scenerios... possible model work<br />
What is working: suiting up and showing up<br />
What is not working: self judgement<br />
Other thoughts: So lost my momentum, but building steam. Key is to keep moving forward no matter what. Considering moving consistent work time for this project to early mornings. Got up this morning to get "something" done for class this morning and in my morning haze had less resistance than had previously faced. Possible blocks... I like to stay up late... Haven't been a morning person in a long time. Benefit of making the change... consistent progress on a daily basis.realgemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16857887983970016321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027111881184725582.post-91823892323992455692011-02-09T08:29:00.000-08:002011-02-09T08:29:23.488-08:00Posting to try to keep up & avoid a downward spiral.<b>State-o-mind:</b> dismal... yet it could be just a feeling, trying to ignore it and move ahead<br />
<b>Task at Hand:</b> Journal Entry, treatment<br />
<b>On The Horizon</b>: Model building... script writing <b>(STILL?)</b><br />
<b>What is working</b>: Little Engine that could...<br />
<b>What is not working</b>: even thinking of giving in to this funk.<br />
<b>Other thoughts:</b> Totally transparency has me being totally honest on this blog post today. I'd rather just put up an everything's fine and moving along but perhaps if others see the struggle they will see it is temporary. Hopefully I'm not the only one who hits these potholes. Somewhat overwhelmed and behind in schoolwork, missed classes, missed deadline, money issues, just got over a lung infection, minimal sleep on Sunday night, child leaving for two weeks, and no time to rest. All that rolled up into a big pile of **** in my psyche probably has me a little off today. <b>SO</b> I am getting up going to class and will work on what I can today and celebrate little victories along the way. 1. Child to school on time 2. Gas in car 3. Air in tire 4. Blog post finished!realgemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16857887983970016321noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027111881184725582.post-48725712469087382622011-02-07T07:26:00.000-08:002011-02-07T07:26:58.395-08:00Project ProposalMy <b>time line</b> for this term is to have the Ego piece completed by May 1, 2011.<br />
<b>Visual...</b> Previously I used a small wire model to test stop motion. I plan to use a similar simple design on a larger scale, need to build a test model and shoot it to see if I can get the same lighting effect. I am thinking of adding minimal clothing or accessory to indicate a specific individual. Example: a tie for corporate climber who feeds off of other egos to build up his own in order to raise higher in his perception.<br />
<b>Treatment</b> is in process rather in my mind... just need to spill it out.<br />
<b>Relationship to career goals / artistic vision:</b> i started animation with the hope that I could create quality programming for children, less violence more learning. My goals have shifted in that I want to make pieces that are similar to fable or moral tales that help us figure out where we want to grow as human beings. If I could help do that with kids that would be cool. I always wished I had a better road map when I was growing up...realgemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16857887983970016321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027111881184725582.post-40540693543143523152011-02-07T07:14:00.000-08:002011-02-07T07:27:37.923-08:00Juggling and balance<b>State-o-mind:</b> tired... long weekend of work<br />
<b>Task at Hand:</b> Journal Entry, project proposal<br />
<b>On The Horizon:</b> Model building... script writing<br />
<b>What is working:</b> Communication<br />
<b>What is not working:</b> my tired brain<br />
<b>Other thoughts:</b> So the title of the blog is Juggling and Balance and have found something to be true especially over the last year. The three largest balls that I continually have up in the air are family, work and school. There are lots of little balls that get thrown at me from time to time and those balls that I should pick up but never seem to have everything flowing to do so. This weekend work ball grew and overtook all other aspects of my life. Though I did see this coming Superbowl is the biggest day of the year and today I am paying physically for it. Today, work is non-existent and family has eclipsed all else. I saw the double whammy coming yet felt that it would work out. I need to get better at recognizing that when an eclipse is coming I need to prepare to deal with it.realgemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16857887983970016321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027111881184725582.post-33171197299952496732011-02-02T07:52:00.000-08:002011-02-02T07:54:25.441-08:00Visits to the hardware store...<b>State-o-mind:</b> producing ideas all over the place<br />
<b>Task at Hand:</b> Journal Entry... writing down new ideas.<br />
<b>On The Horizon:</b> Model building... script writing, proposal for term goals.<br />
<b>What is working:</b> Flow of ideas... even my dreams are more vivid these days. Not exactly sure what freed up my creativity, but need to figure it out so next time I am stuck, I will be able to get out of it sooner. <br />
<b>What is not working:</b> everything seems to be flowing, just need to keep up the momentum... <br />
<b>Other thoughts:</b> Ideas... the transfer of energy from one ego to another can be handled post production in after effects or maya particles. Think I will approach Ego subject matter in a documentary style with voice over, which complicates things as far as language barriers but I am not going to worry about that right now. I think that it will free me up from worrying if I can get my ideas across visually. Although visually showing the ideas is key, it has been a barrier to moving forward in this piece. I think if I have the narration as a structure, it will help me choreograph the dance of egos. The narration will help keep the subject light and humorous and away from being preachy.<br />
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Side note: Walked into Ace Hardware to pick up vacuum bags and had a few moments to wander down the aisles... forgot how inspiring it is for me to just look at materials, may need to spend a couple of hours at one of the big stores just feeding my imagination.realgemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16857887983970016321noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027111881184725582.post-58890249275639471872011-01-31T07:46:00.000-08:002011-01-31T07:49:16.437-08:00Starting up journal entries... and a few inspirations.State-o-mind: focused<br />
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Task at Hand: Journal Entry, Post Inspirations and Proposal Questionaire... oh and email blog address.<br />
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On The Horizon: Model building<br />
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What is working: Me!<br />
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What is not working: any nagging doubts regarding my abilities, exorcised those demons... funny thing is they have a habit of returning... they do not get to rent space in my brain... not time for that!<br />
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Other thoughts: Inspirations... I really don't try to imitate other works of art that inspire me but interesting to see how they reflect my own tendencies. Must be why I am drawn to them in the first place.<br />
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Inspired by the inventiveness of Avatar's environment and plant life. I was blown away at the "genius" of how something new can be familiar.. then when looking for images to post came across James Cameron's marine influence on his films. Of course!! Nothing better than Mother Nature to show you diversity and variety, texture and pattern.<br />
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Surprising, I have not previously added Mary Blair to my inspiration list. Her ability to mix color, pattern and texture still inspires me today. Although the song gets on my nerves, I will never forget the first time I visited It's a Small World After All at the ripe old age of 18. I think I like the visual harmony of many elements, giving the eye lots to explore and ponder.<br />
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In the beginning I was ready to dismiss the short, as I thought there was not enough movement, but the story caught me and I was waiting to see how it ended. He had a nice sense of how to build tension and move the story along, keeping me engaged. The mixture of puppetry and 2D elements is interesting to me, in some scenes where the puppets are on a black background, he added some visual texture to keep the scene from being static, without taking away from the subtle animation.realgemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16857887983970016321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027111881184725582.post-54077252056988779712011-01-19T08:37:00.001-08:002011-01-19T08:45:42.519-08:00Professional statusSo summer and fall terms did not produce a finished project, however more stuff marinating in my brain. After three weeks off to work, settle after a major move and just play DK, watch TV, and be me, I feel energized and ready to go. Perhaps I was suffering from a major case of burn out, or gave in to major resistance. Steven Pressfield states in the "The War of Art" pg 79. "The amateur believes he must first overcome his fear; then he can do his work. The professional knows that fear can never be overcome. He knows there is no such thing as a fearless warrior or a dread-free artist... ... once he gets into the action, his fear will recede and he'll be okay."<br /><br />I am turning pro today, this is a declaration and commitment to art. Pass or fail, suck or not, time to charge forward. Writing this down will help me to remember to keep working.realgemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16857887983970016321noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027111881184725582.post-21382358729537214502010-09-27T11:15:00.000-07:002010-09-27T11:20:20.902-07:00Project on hold...Believe I am going to put this project on the back burner till November and pull out a flash animation that I would like to work on. Reasoning...<br />1. work space is not conducive to productivity, am going to resolve this issue in mid-October.<br />2. mind too frazzled for finishing conceptual work on this. <br />3. My "Gregory" project is a flash animation that I started working on in Timing class and since the animatic is almost complete.. (needs another scene) and I can move my work time and space to lab, better chance of getting some progress made during this transition time...realgemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16857887983970016321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027111881184725582.post-43711145586212891062010-09-13T16:14:00.000-07:002011-02-07T07:29:15.248-08:00... continue with testingAfter working a bit more with my rig, learning timing, etc... I'm thinking about making a more complicated model to work with. One that will hold it's form better, find a way to get the feet to stick better to the ground plane.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyF4TFBAvwEirvv1LSD4jq2Hfbn6wMLdMrC7NBk5OaCeoBJWUdyE7vD7gshS6TwkL4uuzqnOLbbyQDk_DtxYQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>realgemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16857887983970016321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027111881184725582.post-18543349410033774532010-08-10T16:13:00.000-07:002010-09-13T16:13:28.571-07:00realgemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16857887983970016321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027111881184725582.post-57284510494872760272010-08-10T12:36:00.000-07:002010-08-10T12:42:53.701-07:00Testing...So major lessons are learned in the process of testing a set up. Biggest discovery for me is the need to refine my rigs so that I don't lose track of joints. Good thing I tested before completing the model, which I had originally planned. Also see the need for many more models and cannot really determine lighting until the model is complete as the lighting set up I had in mind was too bright for the wire rigs.<br /><br />Here is my "Studio" set up:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMd8_w4jjo-G7Whf-0VHGlLJwPWGIJRMFq20GdmC_joIm5nge697EMyA2FLnPdPve0U6Oks3hCMNJeaxNxsL4yspRIWlt2z8hH0DPXCzj6262cShzpg4cg1GO28GcLyHZjUD6MUFGI7fon/s1600/studio.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 352px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMd8_w4jjo-G7Whf-0VHGlLJwPWGIJRMFq20GdmC_joIm5nge697EMyA2FLnPdPve0U6Oks3hCMNJeaxNxsL4yspRIWlt2z8hH0DPXCzj6262cShzpg4cg1GO28GcLyHZjUD6MUFGI7fon/s400/studio.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503868124196847042" border="0"></a><br /><br />And the first test of working with my rig...<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzIMUMf5Kh4pGwfuKJntJUyrs9E-f-BYAmX0OvBzR146_hrJBnaEOowXCNiPlfhGRD3WCAEcB3DCH4WE8XRYg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>realgemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16857887983970016321noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027111881184725582.post-74506942124829565402010-08-05T11:42:00.000-07:002010-08-05T12:01:59.325-07:00Inspirations & ResearchChecking out wire animations 1. To see what is out there so I don't copy. 2. To see what works and what does not work.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oXTPNIKutmM&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oXTPNIKutmM&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>realgemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16857887983970016321noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027111881184725582.post-47483069920947260132010-08-05T10:51:00.000-07:002010-08-05T10:59:45.723-07:00Rigs and lighting testStarted making a couple of rigs... looks like I will be doing this stop motion. Time to build. Forgot how much I enjoy working with materials, in actual space and just building stuff. I'm thinking of making skins in the paper doll type, leaving them as is or could use fabric. Just need to keep working at it and it should come through.<br />Just a couple of lighting tests no actual animation yet... but I'm starting to see it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX52JQLMPFsTxJSlRdSidm_KOMLmdDDtlhg1NTZz_k173KVFVNL06S85nfiR-7QJKgST9sU8pITV8NCvAOnbsP16B_IDCSz_sBr4vViN7Y2Sm637QozEII9kr5ExF_XxIyIDnG-1JPQeWa/s1600/rigs_02.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 323px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX52JQLMPFsTxJSlRdSidm_KOMLmdDDtlhg1NTZz_k173KVFVNL06S85nfiR-7QJKgST9sU8pITV8NCvAOnbsP16B_IDCSz_sBr4vViN7Y2Sm637QozEII9kr5ExF_XxIyIDnG-1JPQeWa/s400/rigs_02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501986757078918818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCaf2gcZRG68QQGJavEbYzAaVfzd-RrCBxEL5EmaIft5sP7JlGqlIGDkg5gJnqFMmkWFbc7k4kFfSFo09a30GO5-bW7byN8g90bJV3gXo74aL4DBy-H45dlxiHjjNNe4hlMWxBW4IQ_N8H/s1600/rigs_01.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCaf2gcZRG68QQGJavEbYzAaVfzd-RrCBxEL5EmaIft5sP7JlGqlIGDkg5gJnqFMmkWFbc7k4kFfSFo09a30GO5-bW7byN8g90bJV3gXo74aL4DBy-H45dlxiHjjNNe4hlMWxBW4IQ_N8H/s400/rigs_01.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501986753132673474" /></a>realgemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16857887983970016321noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027111881184725582.post-25061887120453278322010-08-03T16:23:00.000-07:002010-08-03T16:31:17.842-07:00blog updatehave been lost in the land of reality lately, finding no time to work. So with lots of quick ideas in mind, I will animate... something... by Thursday.realgemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16857887983970016321noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027111881184725582.post-42388371594169352872010-07-21T18:13:00.000-07:002010-07-21T18:17:51.738-07:00...thinking...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhriCkEExCg-Y5gD348VVgynki9Ic8udYu4RbNdsxMw0-qHp8zagkXoUYRTGi0eJeWvE6a8v4cCiNPzNvlMltIbPvetD75g9oOZtNs7I7RhSTrYn2qnv1LfMX2H2zQ92hnUiTxPt-NkewbE/s1600/ego_0720_01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhriCkEExCg-Y5gD348VVgynki9Ic8udYu4RbNdsxMw0-qHp8zagkXoUYRTGi0eJeWvE6a8v4cCiNPzNvlMltIbPvetD75g9oOZtNs7I7RhSTrYn2qnv1LfMX2H2zQ92hnUiTxPt-NkewbE/s400/ego_0720_01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496532918441920082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4ZwoWA8yX02Ub17RUTsT_IpYW7QJSfDxjpG_dsWSkgVrOjr4NxGq-L0KtwYFEmC6-uNR9W9SLHKaL9F-rU7bOpr6Io9hLI4noozoZJ8Jf5gj1zgV5WW46CHA9Vw1c2LER0UFOBVyDurx/s1600/ego_0720_02.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4ZwoWA8yX02Ub17RUTsT_IpYW7QJSfDxjpG_dsWSkgVrOjr4NxGq-L0KtwYFEmC6-uNR9W9SLHKaL9F-rU7bOpr6Io9hLI4noozoZJ8Jf5gj1zgV5WW46CHA9Vw1c2LER0UFOBVyDurx/s400/ego_0720_02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496532915594380594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINoULqC8JM6DgX3-0rr12vy6AFr0EvOX8MTkzzpZ1QjqKv4Zn7D-Br_whBSpNIj7Q9WhohJ79-SMLZvb1RbcEDLa6hWlS7CXshUI9RqRRp3lO1FVXjOGOX4e2ENN27h-c0Yztp-2jg6_i/s1600/ego_0720_03.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINoULqC8JM6DgX3-0rr12vy6AFr0EvOX8MTkzzpZ1QjqKv4Zn7D-Br_whBSpNIj7Q9WhohJ79-SMLZvb1RbcEDLa6hWlS7CXshUI9RqRRp3lO1FVXjOGOX4e2ENN27h-c0Yztp-2jg6_i/s400/ego_0720_03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496532904491214146" /></a>realgemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16857887983970016321noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027111881184725582.post-56116821149142661402010-07-20T14:14:00.001-07:002010-07-20T14:18:14.021-07:00visual thinkingFinally trying to see how this might look visually!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMR-SuyYiHoyateQOgwcSBdT6x2wDX-1TMWSaIU65wrhJytvzh2YcXl27Uo7iGtZr-FTO0uqarpysLrTuJKW5sII5s1u1wGvio8YzJzHS92loyscxw2RJQUPfGN9k97_nYxZLaJRyfQq0/s1600/ego_0715_01.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5HLE-lWl6SmuOjY-XeJsOoou70ZKAzaBmnZjUupOyf8Iy8I9dOSHgMEkANrZCyqjNA4u7teiW0kxdS913VEmeOCw7lcKt2S8nyBSxKu8ojaInkkSRxYc8U08YKDFpgbrxZx6QroRu-ul/s400/sketch_0715.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496100234613672066" /></a>realgemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16857887983970016321noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027111881184725582.post-81147209998045957732010-07-11T14:17:00.000-07:002010-07-11T14:20:56.898-07:00Life feeds into art...So still reading, drawing and working. Started a new piece this week that will be stop motion/photo reference and will take until Dec. 9th to complete. Interesting how the new work is adding fodder for the EGO piece. I am not one who wants to be the center of attention. I altered my appearance for the new work, thinking that it would be no big deal. Funny how much the outside world has reacted and how the attention plays into my own little ego.realgemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16857887983970016321noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027111881184725582.post-38193040448879052772010-07-05T15:47:00.000-07:002010-07-05T15:50:39.264-07:00There are no coincidences...Further into "The War of Art" by Steven Pressfield, chapter "Life and Death" followed by "The Ego and the Self"... lots of new ideas and think I have found out what is wrong with the direction I had been working on!!! Breakthough, Yea!realgemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16857887983970016321noreply@blogger.com0