aNaMaRiA ~ artblog

Monday, December 5, 2016

Painting a Claude Monet's piece


Thoughts:
- because I'm in love with the brushstrokes I lost sight of the main purpose: study colour relationships.
- the "white" of the canvas is warmer.
- next time with impressionism: paint at 100% opacity to avoid blending.
- maybe muddiness can be avoided by applying pure colours.
- an initial tonal value study is useful.
- to concentrate in colour relationships, work with stains or bigger brushes.
- try to simplify the image into zones.
- identify the colours that are dominant, subdominant, subordinates and accents.
- Monet was one of the greatest!

Thursday, December 1, 2016

Painting a frame of Sleeping beauty


What I noticed:
- more details and textures in the foreground.
- less volumes in the backgrounds.
- colours change when placed next to each other.
- do a sketch first! remember relationships to the picture-plane.
- found the horse's tongue to be too bright, it's the first thing I see.
- characters tend to be simpler, easier to read, cleaner.
- a branch has many colours and saturations, the sun touches parts of it.
- work with intention: if I'm analysing colours, then shapes or textures are secondary.
- Eyvind Earle's work is AMAZING!

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Painting Drama 1: Sirens 01


A few weeks ago I was part of an amazing group of students eager to learn about composition for visual storytelling. I enrolled in Painting Drama 1 at the Oatley Academy, and had the best time working on the assignments and getting to know wonderful people.
I will be posting the images that accompanied this fantastic adventure once in a while!

:)

Here are a few from the beginning. Our first assignment was to create an image based on the story of the Sirens. But first things first. We needed to come out with many, many, many different ideas, all of them described in black and white, in tiny little thumbnails! The possibilities were infinite! We took photos, we looked for images that helped us understand the forms, we drew and drew, and doubted ourselves, and drew some more.




Then we moved to work in a few comps, postcard size. We explored them in binaries using charcoal so we could avoid drawing details for ever.



Can you see how I started producing images that did not show the story completely? There was a storm, there was tension, there was a boat... but how is the sailor reacting towards this?
From Chris' critique I learned that I was also seeing things in a theatrical way. He pointed out the lack of dimensionality, which is what invites the viewer to be involved, feel like being there, responding.

And making people feel something... that's my ultimate goal with my work! So there I was, eager to learn, wanting to understand, excited and nervous at the same time... as it's the case when one tries to connect with someone, not knowing the language.

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More on PD1 soon :)

Thursday, June 9, 2016

Comic: Esperando / Waiting


I wait and wait for the rain to cease
And the buses roar
... I'm not the only one
 
Abrazo,
Ana
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Friday, June 3, 2016

From KaruKaru Studio: My Little Sumo: Concept art 1


Here's a concept art I did for KaruKaru Studio.
Enjoyed the process very much and gave me a few ideas on the colour palette I was going to use, and the relationship these two characters had.
A little bit about it on KaruKaru's blog :)

Saturday, May 28, 2016

The Little Prince illustration



“Si vienes, por ejemplo, a las cuatro de la tarde, a partir de las tres empezaré a ser feliz. A medida que se acerque la hora me sentiré más feliz. Y a las cuatro, me agitaré y me inquietaré; ¡descubriré el precio de la felicidad! Pero si vienes en cualquier momento, no sabré nunca a qué hora vestirme el corazón... Los ritos son necesarios”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, El principito.

Dedicado a todos los seres domesticados, incluyéndome.
Con amor, Ana


 "If, for example, you come at four o'clock in the afternoon, then at three o'clock I shall begin to be happy. I shall feel happier and happier as the hour advances. At four o'clock, I shall already be worrying and jumping about. I shall show you how happy I am! But if you come at just any time, I shall never know at what hour my heart is to be ready to greet you . . . One must observe the proper rites"
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

Dedicated to all tamed creatures, including myself.
With love, Ana

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Thursday, May 26, 2016

From KaruKaru: Daisy visits Kenji

"Today we'd like to share with you a fragment of the initial storyboard created for My Little Sumo. We actually ended up changing many things but the role and feel of the place and situation remain the same."

Happy creating!
Ana & Carlos"
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KaruKaru Blog: Daisy visits Kenji

KaruKaru Blog: Daisy visits Kenji: Today we'd like to share with you a fragment of the initial storyboard created for My Little Sumo. We actually ended up changing many...

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Gratitude SASA 2016

We're so thrilled!

Thanks to Screen Australia for making this possible thanks to their funding and support. Thanks to our beautiful team for putting in their talent and passion. Thank you so much to our lead digital painter, Mawarini and lead animator, Alex Graham, who shined and shimmered! We'd also like to thank the lovely people at the Media Resource Centre for their constant support.

As the production designer of My Little Sumo, I would also like to thank Charlie and Daisy for inviting me to imagine their world :)

And finally, I'd like to dedicate this award to my family: my husband and best friend, and our daughter full of wonder and curiosity. Their love and support nurture my spirit every day.

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KaruKaru Blog: South Australian Screen Awards 2016 News!

KaruKaru Blog: South Australian Screen Awards 2016 News!: We're so thrilled! Thanks to Screen Australia for making this possible thanks to their funding and support. Thanks to our beauti...

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

window tree


Trying to keep on practising digital painting. The tree outside our studio's window is letting its leaves go yellow and fall.
Practicando pintura digital. El árbol que se ve desde la ventana de nuestro estudio está pintándose las hojas de amarillo y dejándolas caer.
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Monday, April 25, 2016

My Little Sumo in Germany!


Our KaruKaru team can finally escape the pile of work we've been under and share the joy of having My Little Sumo screened at Suttgart Festival of Animated Film 2016!!
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KaruKaru Blog: My Little Sumo in Germany!



KaruKaru Blog: My Little Sumo in Germany!: We can finally escape the pile of work we've been under and share the joy of having My Little Sumo screened at Suttgart Festival o...

Monday, April 18, 2016

Portfolio

http://www.anamaria-art.com/index.html

Curating and polishing new online portfolio :)
Puliendo el nuevo portafolio online :)
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