Friday 20 May 2016

Thesis Film Layouts


Here are the layouts for my thesis film with the colour palettes, all done in Photoshop CS6 using Kyle's Real Watercolour Brushes!  As the film progresses, the colour mood changes based on the emotions of the protagonist.  The starting scene is in the subway, I was using a muted palette with red as the accent colour.
This scene is a midday location in a rice paddy, I referenced images of Thailand, China and a few from Scotland for the lush green.  The palette is warmer to suggest the sunset without showing the sun, the long shadows in blue were to further emphasize that.

This is the most magical scene, when the subway rockets off into space.  The colour palette had subtle changes to the hues but they were mostly in the same tonal range because I found night time had less contrasting colours.  I also wanted the moon as bright as possible for the subway to be silhouetted against.   
This is an overlay on top of a video background that I composited in aftereffects, I'll be posting the composited version in a separate post.  Here is the link:  Master Space in Aftereffects


This is the original PNG layout before I composited all 17 layers in AfterEffects!  I reused this layout in every scene of the film that had space in the background such as through the windows of the subway.  The pack of watercolour brushes I bought also came with a "SALT" brush which worked really well as stars! 

This is a master layout of the subway from the outside.  I took references photos from New York trains and went downtown to take some photographs of the TTC.   
This scene is supposed to feel isolating and also very sterile.  The passengers are sketches of people I've drawn on my own commuting trip, here is the link to the originals:   
Breaking the rule of third with a lot of symmetrical layouts!  The reasoning for this was because this is when the two characters finally meet up face to face.  The layouts would show how they were two pieces of a whole.  The colour scheme is a more colourful version of the first subway scene but still retaining the subway's moody atmosphere.
For the last layout I really wanted to push the colours and have as many hues without being too conflicting.  I also tried to draw hues from every layout as a summary palette.  Did you notice that the subway station was "Union"?  That was from a suggestion from my mentor and mentor group member to show the two character meeting up!  Hope you enjoyed these! :) 

Thursday 3 September 2015

Sunday Groceries

Beautiful spring onions and fresh plums at the grocery store today!  Painted them after painting the mangoes with my wonderful watercolours.  Check out my instagram for the process photos @lome.lome! 

Bright Mangoes

Was given a beautiful set of watercolours as a gift and tried it out by painting these mangoes!  They were so beautiful at the grocery I couldn't resist purchasing them even though they were rather costly.  The set of watercolours used were from a tester pack from Deserres, the brand name is Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolours.  I'm very excited with these colours and can't wait to do more paintings with them!

Wednesday 24 December 2014

Fall Paintings 2014

Took a study break with my colleague to paint the woods near my school!
(Acrylic on watercolour paper board 9x12")
(Acrylic on watercolour paper board 9x12")

Saturday 1 November 2014

Starting of the Group Film

Current animation project I have been working on with a group of eleven people.  Here are some interior layouts of the main character's room without the props. 
Interior with props, hope I made it clear enough that the main boy character has an interest in dogs!  
Interior of the kitchen, tried to experiment more with the style our group decided upon.  It's a mix of sketchy line and blocked out shapes with different textures.

Kitchen Prop design.

Prop design: Main character's bed.

Prop design: Main character's toys.  I had a lot of fun designing these stuffed animals!

Saturday 20 September 2014

Third Year Film

My inspirational sketch idea for my third year group film.  The basic logline is about a determined chef is challenged by a powerful king to prepare the best tasting dish in the world.  It wasn't chosen but I'm keeping this one for my mental library of fourth year thesis films!

Monday 25 August 2014

Katamari Damacy Self-Insert

A tribute to one of my favourite games "Katamari Damacy".  Tools used includes Photoshop's Pen tool and played around with different hues but decided the original looked the best!