Bird vs Worm

In this layout assignment, we were asked to do "a bird of struggling to get a worm from under a rock."I use the same design elements of size and shape differences and simple vs complex. I also place the bird character against a simple sky to have a better vision of the character and its movement.

Mountain Goat in Jungle

This is a layout of a lost mountain goat in a jungle. I place the main character more towards left side of the frame. When I drew it, I think of different size and volume (large, medium, small) to break the space, as well as straight verses curve and simple verses complex. These are design elements that Dan taught us, and I hope I can carry on to the rest of my designs.

I.. Love U

CG Animation with pre-existing sound.

Diner

CG Animation with pre-existing sound.

Weight Strain and Balancing

Here are some of my first year CG Animation.

Weight Strain


Balancing

Perspective Drawing

Here are some of the drawings from Perspective I class. 

Some Old Watercolor Painings

These watercolor paintings were painted during my first watercolor class in PCC. I always like the look of watercolor painting, especially the watercolor backgrounds in films. Never paint before, but I got addicted to it after got a chance to learn and try in the watercolor class. CalArts spring semester is almost over, I plan to practice my painting skills and do more watercolor paintings during this following summer. 

Watercolor paintings from a picture collage:

Original magazine picture collage:

 Fruits and vegetables' painting from live:

Leaves' painting from live:

Watercolor Background Painting

Background painting for my first year film, Milk.

"Milk" - My First Year Film

The first film ever I made in my life! I'm so happy that I made this far. It was great experience. I just want to say it worth to try it myself. I learnt a lot about animating, story telling, compositing, and all the detail about how to make a short film. On the other hand, I also saw lots of shortage in me that I need to improve, like better character design, animation, and etc. Now, I'm ready to learn more and certain that I could make a better film next year!

Some Life Drawings

LOVE

Happy Valentine's Day~!

Rose

An old Photoshop painting practice.


Rose from Qianyu (Cherry) Zhou on Vimeo.

Lady

Drawing with rulling pen:

Ace Queen

Recycle Paper ING

Bee on Cherry blossom

New fun experience: First time painting with egg yolk, layer by layer.

Day & Night