Weekend-update!

Hi!

I'm very happy to share this picture with you, although it is shot in beautiful back-light... This wednesday I finished the current work on the violin I'm making, so during the rest of the summer it will hang in my kitchen window to get some color. This autumn I'm going to put varnish on it, only about 12 (twelve) coats... Violin making is a fascinating work! Since I'm all thumbs this project has been some kind of a test and challenge for me, I started making it in autumn 2004, with hiatus autumn 2008-spring 2009. What's the most fascinating with violin making is that every part of the work is followed by an even more difficult part! Well, all that is behind me now and I just look at it with great pride. Since this is my first violin I've probably done every fault there is to make, so this is a learning-violin, and hopefully the next one will be more up to par, so to speak.

Take care!

Weekend-update!

Hi there!

Boy, have I a treat for you! Today I've created another blog, which will function as my showcase for portfolio and demoreel. It will not be updated as often as this one so for updates you'd better stick to this blog, and for your portfolio- and demoreel-needs you should go to my new blog:

www.pglidstromportfoliodemoreel.blogspot.com

Soon there will be a link to the right. This week I've started a new project called bits of animation, and earlier today I made some linetests, when they are kick-ass I'll post them here!

Take care!

Weekend-update 2!

Hi there!

Here's todays second update! This time I'm treating you to the second character-sheets that I wrote about earlier today. As you can see I'm giving myself some artistic license with the characters. These characters will be in a constant state of design and I'm probably going to redesign them when I have worked with them for a while. These sheets are kind of like a test drive for the characters, to see how they are to draw, and how they perform. So far I'm pleased with them and I hope they are pleased with me!

Take care!

Weekend update!

Hi!

Here are the character-sheets for my new characters; racoon and penguin. I haven't given them names yet, but that will come eventually. The character-sheets purpose is to see how the character looks through different angles and to see how they are constructed, later this week I've worked on other character-sheets with the characters in different moods and poses. I'm going to put them here when I'm done with them. I'm also treating you with a fast sketch that I did when I was searching for the penguin.

Take care!

Weekend-update 2!

Hi there!

I've just done two sketches of two new characters that I'm going to animate with. What you are seeing is preliminary sketches and a work-in-progress, what's next is that I'm going to do character-sheets that shows the character in different views and different moods. I've tried to keep them as simple as possible, to facilitate the animation.

Take care!

Weekend-update!

Hi!

In my last update I wrote about my essay and all the commas that I used, a friend of mine texted me this about commas:

The comma is an underrated tool. It lacks the abrupt conclusion of the point and gives the text a more streamlined character, with space for insertions.
(My translation)

I couldn't have said it better myself!

Take care!