Saturday 11 May 2019

Wednesday 3 June 2015

Sketches from Japan trips

I really wanted to do a lot of sketching during my trip to Japan but because I was constantly moving, it wasnt really possible. But I did manage to do a few - on the train, in starbucks and on the day I was to leave for Narita, I sat at Takashimaya near Shinjuku Station New south Exit and sketched the people who came there to sit and have lunch or doze off before heading back to work.

Onomichi the exact same spot where some famous artist drew
the exact same thing, but his sketch was nicer

Sleeping on train

Starbucks in Sapporo train station

Takayama waiting room -waiting for the train

Takayama waiting room -waiting for the train

Takashimaya - Shinjuku - eyes stuck on their phone

Takashimaya Shinjuku - eating quickly, dozing off for a bit,
checking the phone

Takashimaya Shinjuku

Takashimaya Shinjuku - a very short nap before
he set out again, for work probably

On the train to Hakodate, 2nd of May,
start of the Golden week, it was very busy

On the train to Hakodate, 2nd of May,
start of the Golden week,
people were standing in the non reserved carriages

Sunday 1 February 2015

January Animation Practice - Clip of Madame Medusa

Animation Practice Madame Medusa clip from Jasbeer Kootbally on Vimeo.



I really enjoy drawing over the animation

Finding those strong poses

January Animation Practice - Clips from Cloudy

January Animation Practice Cloudy clips from Jasbeer Kootbally on Vimeo.








January Animation Practice - Clip from Rio

January Animation Practice Clip from Rio from Jasbeer Kootbally on Vimeo.


I have watched this particular scene from Rio (animated by Jeff Gabor from Blue Sky Studio) a thousand + times. I love the interaction between the two characters but I never imagined how hard it was to animate those two characters until I attempted this shot as part of my practice exercise.




The amountof subtle movements is incredible and sometimes imperceptible until you watched it over and and over and frame by frame it a tousand times. There were a lot of movements I didnt understand why the characters, specially Tulio was making, but obviously acting choices depends on the animators. Its only after a couple of trial animating Tulio that I realised his head movements were very similar to a bird. The constant twist and half rotation was very hard but the way I understand it is that Tulio spend so much time with birds he has the same movements as them.



I had to move on to the next clips but I'm sure there's still plenty I can still learn from that clip