Progress Report

I got a little more done on him. He's getting there.















I also did a little side project to give myself a break from modeling people. Here's what I came up with.

Tis the season for another competition! That is exactly what I did. Blenderguru.com was hosting another Christmas competition that I thought I would take part in. Here is my piece.



Unfortunately, I didn't win. That's okay though. Each project just gives me more experience as I go along. Plus I learned new skills that made this project better than the last Christmas one I did.


On top of that I am working on my character sculpting and retopping. Quite a lot to learn there, but the community has been awesome in giving me feedback. He's not finished yet, but here is what he looks like.





Last but not least I am learning about how to make game assets. In other words I am concept drawing of a rock. Don't have a picture of that yet, but I will when it's done.


Merry Christmas! 

Cheers!
Addyson

Coffee Scene and a Thanksgiving Special!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

This is kind of a random post. First off I would like to present this coffee scene that I worked on for school. I was learning about compositing. The course presented the before image, but after image and the node web are my work. It took me a while to figure out, but it was worth it.

Next I would like to invite Rebekah from Rebekah Ashleigh, 

Jonathan from The2ndBrother

James from Idaho Spud

and AKMD from AKMD

to join in on the Thanks Giving Tag! WOOP WOOP 😆! 

Rules: Complete the task and pass it on! 

Task: Name 10 things you are thankful for! (Bonus: Feel free to add in why if you want to!)

1. Family 

Where would I be without them?

2. A place to live

3. Friends

4. My job

5. A Heavenly Father

Where would I be without Him. He is the one looking out for me the most.

6. Electronics

Justification time! Without my computer I couldn't do blog post, work on my artwork, download music... Without my iPod I couldn't listen to music easily... Without a cell phone I couldn't call for help if I needed to... You get the picture. :)

7. Animals

Not including the ones in our house. I was kidding! I was just kidding!  Gosh, calm down everyone! Can't you take a joke.

8. A car

Walking to work in the cold wouldn't be much fun.

9. Rain

It smells good and freshens the air.

10. Music

I listen to a lot of music. The world would be a weird place without it.

And because I'm extra thankful, I'll throw in a bonus 11.

11. Art/CGCookie
The CGCookie classes that I have been taking have taught me so much and encouraged me to try new things that I would normally avoid. (Like the node editor). I appreciate the crew and the community of artist that have been so helpful in answering my questions and helping me through tough spots.

Feel free to add your own bonus 11.

That wraps up the Thanksgiving tag! I hope you join in and share this time of reflecting on all the things worth being thankful for!

1Chronicles 16:34

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever.


Cheers!
Addyson

Head sculpt

Cat Poses

Poses for my Elephant Rig

A Shot at Hair.

I didn't do the head,  I just did the hair.

Apple Picture

With the assistance of a few fellow artists I finally got my apple picture put together.

It's called  'Didn't Think That One Through'.

Elephant Sculpt

A Bit of a Twist

This was a fun exercise I worked on. One of the requirements to pass the assignment was to exaggerate it in some way. So I twisted it and blew up the top.

An Apple A Day...

Hey guys. Here's a project I'm working on for practice. I'm planning on doing a picture with him, but to do that properly I want to learn more about texturing first so that it can look nice.

Here are a few of the faces he can make so far.

Monster

This was a pretty tough project. It needs improvements which I will address over time, but right now I will probably leave it alone for a while and move on to another project.
First picture is the sculpted version.
Second picture is the retopologized version.

Melvin

Hey everyone! I am learning digital sculpting which has been really fun. Here's a project I worked on for an assignment. Enjoy!

T-Shirt Design

Hey Everyone! I thought I would post a few pictures of a t-shirt I designed for a cancer fun run event. It was fun to do. The person I worked with came up with the saying and then we worked it into a image.

Here you go.

My First Speed Art Video

Greetings! Today I bring to you a speed video that will show you how to drawing a simple horse. I did this on my white board, but I hope to do another one on paper for you where I will be able to put more detail into it.
    I hope you enjoy and feel free to pause and follow along.

A special thanks to Jonathan from The 2nd Brother for doing the music for this video. It is his own composition. 

Oregon Vacation!!

   Aaaaaaaaa, there's nothing like a vacation to cure what ails yah. In my care a temporary escape from work. Mwaaaa Haaaa Haaaa Haaaaa. They'll never see me again! Unfortunately kidding. I'm okay, I'm okay.

    Anyway, our family had a great time on vacation in Oregon just last week. It was awesome. Not counting the car trip to and from on account that I get dreadfully car sick. I did take pills this time and they did help.

Here are some highlights of the trip!

Amazing views!

A Rabbit!

Great accommodations! (First half we stayed in a yurt. Then we stayed in a really cool cabin.

A Sunbathing squirrel!

Delicious Cheese Factory Food!

Fun times on the beach!

A live clam!

Shadow picture with Mom!

Breathtaking sunsets!

    My favorite part of the trip was family time and long walks on the beach. 

    Hope you enjoyed my highlights for Oregon. Do you have a place you love to vacation? Let me know down in the comments. :D

Cheers!

Addyson

It's Show Time!

Greetings! I am here today to present you with the "It's Show Time!" tag hosted by James.






    Yes, I know, I know, this tag was long over due, but a person get's busy okay. So cut me some slack......please and thank you! :D

LET'S DO THIS!!!!

Rules:
Answer the questions
Tag 3 to 5 people

1.Who's your favorite actor's? 

Kevin Sorbo. 'Prairie Fever’ and ‘Shadow on the Mesa’ are a few of my favorites.

2.Who's your favorite actress?

Cate Blanchett. She is a little scary, but I think she is a lovely and awesome actress. ‘Lord of the Rings series’, ‘The Hobbit series’, and ‘Cinderella’ are the ones I’ve seen with her in it. 

3.What's your favorite animated movie?

‘Spirit, Stallion of the Cimarron’ (We go waaaaay back) and ‘Big Hero 6’ (Huge inspiration in the modeling and animation department) are two of my favorites.

4. Do you like to have a snack while you watch a movie? If so, what's your favorite?

Popcorn or Chips.

5.What's your favorite genre?

That's a tough one. I would say it's a tie between mild romance and action packed.

6.What's you're favorite TV shows?

Person of Interest, and Hawaii Five-O. I haven't seen them for a while, but they were awesome when I did. I would say that they are for mature audiences so use judgment if you intend to look them up. 

7.What's your top favorite movie?

Cinderella. 

8.Are there any movies coming out soon you can't wait to see?

None that I can think of.

9.What's your favorite sport based movie?

I can't think of one at the moment.

10.What was the last movie you watched in the theaters?

Zootopia. I thought it was cute and pretty funny.

That was and awesome tag to do! I hope you enjoyed it. I know I did. Another shout out to James for tagging me. 

I will go ahead and tag: 

A.K.M.D 

...for this tag and the questions are down below. Cheers! 

Here are the questions:

1.Who's your favorite actor's? 

2.Who's your favorite actress?

3.What's your favorite animated movie?

4. Do you like to have a snack while you watch a movie? If so, what's your favorite?

5.What's your favorite genre?

6.What's you're favorite TV shows?

7.What's your top favorite movie?

8.Are there any movies coming out soon you can't wait to see?

9.What's your favorite sport based movie?

10.What was the last movie you watched in the theaters?

2 More for the Bunch

Greetings! I have finally managed to get two more butterflies painted. Here are the results.

Papilio Zagreus from Peru

Swallowtail Butterfly

I decided to try painting on a black canvas. It worked out pretty well.

The Liebster Award!

    Greetings all!!! I am back with another tag! This time I was tagged by Rebekah from Rebekah's Remarks. Here goes something!

Rules

Link back to the person who tagged you.

Answer their 11questions

Tag 11 bloggers

Ask them 11questions

Let them know you've tagged them.

1. What inspires you most in your writing and/blogging?

    That's a good question. I would have to say that different events and experiences with people inspire me. Like the hawk and mouse picture which represented the car salesmen and me. That experience plus some help from my Mom made the perfect project.

2. What's your biggest pet peeve?

    I really get "peeved" when the family dog get's into my room and get's into my trash can. I try to remember to keep my door shut now. 

    

3. Who has had the biggest impact on your life?

    Hands down it would be my parents! I was (and sometimes still am :D )a pretty stubborn kid, but they stuck with it!

4. What's the earliest memory you have?

    That one was actually pretty hard to think of so I'll say that it was when the we went to Oregon for vacation and we went on a crabbing boat. It was awful because I got sea sick. The crabs were cool though because we got to release some of them back into the ocean and we got to drive the boat.
    I notified them though that if they wanted to do that again, I'll stay behind.

5. Unicorns or Pegasi?

    Tough choice. Let's see. Pegasus fly and I'm afraid of heights, but they are very pretty. Unicorns on the other hand have a horn and are on land. I would have to go with the Unicorn.

6. Hamburgurs or Hot dogs?

    Hamburgurs for sure! I love a good burger!

7. Do you think eagles, falcons, or hawks are more cool?

    Owls. What.... not an option. *sigh* fiiiiine. I'll go with falcons. 

8. Scotland or Ireland?

    Honestly I have no idea.

9. Dragons or griffins?

    Dragons!!!!! I love dragons!!!!! Dragons are so coooool!!!!

10. Sushi or oatmeal?

    Sushi. Sushi is delicious! 

11. Are you a Morning Bird or a Night Owl?

    Definitely a Night Owl. 

A grand loud thanks to Rebekah for  tagging me. It was fun!


Here are the questions...

1. Do you prefer to stay on land, swim, or fly?
2. Where is your dream place to travel?

3. What's your favorite holiday?
4. What's your favorite type of candy?
5. Do you prefer to be outside or inside?
6. Are you a dog person or a cat person?
7. When you get holiday candy or candy in general do you eat  it in a couple days or do you save it for years and years to come? 
8. Do you have a favorite stuffed animal? 
9. What is one of your favorite desserts?
10. What is one of  your favorite family activities?
11. Do you have a special collection?


... and here are the people I tagged

James from Idaho Spud
A.K.M.D from Artistry by AKMD

Cheers!

Addyson

    

A Few of My Favorite Things Tag

Hey everyone!!!!!!! Rebekah from Rebekahashleigh has tagged me for the 'A Few of My Favorite Things Tag'. Sounds like fun. Here goes something!

The Rules:

-Write down ten of your favorite things

-Tag at least three others!

*Quick note before we begin. These items are not in any particular order.*

1. Family. I love my family to pieces!!!!!!!! I am thankful that God has placed me with them!!!

2. Fantasy!!!!!!! I'm talking about dragons, unicorns, pegasus, phoenix... the list goes on.

    

3. Art. I think you all know that already. :)

4. Toe socks! I've got the cutes pair of toe socks, check it out!

    












Cute or what!

5. Hot tea or Hot Chocolate.

6. My Giant 'Oh Snap' mug. 

    

   













 Best mug EVER!!!!

7. R2-D2. Best droid ever.

8. My best friend and email pen pal. 

9. My horse and fairy collection.

10. Stickers. Stickers are the bomb.The world is a little better place because of stickers.

There you have it! A few of my favorite things. A grand loud THANK YOU! to Rebekah for tagging me. 

Cheers!
Addyson

A New Toy!!!

    Hey everyone! It's been a while, but I finally have something to post about.

I have recently purchased a nice shiny new WHITE BOARD!!!!!! to go in my room. It's size is 2'x3'.

    So many possibilities with this super cool item. Brainstorming galore, white board sketches, storyboarding, memos! How exciting! Not to mention that I personally think it gives my room another shade of cool.

(Multi-color markers to make things more colorful are greatly appreciated.)

    Anyhoo, I drew a picture on it for you. Just a quick warm up sketch and what better test subject to use than my favorite animal the horse.

Cheers!

Addyson

The Get to Know Me Tag.

    Rebekah from rebekahashleigh has tagged me for the Get to Know Me Tag.


Vital Stats

Name: Addyson

Nicknames: A lot of the time people call me Addy. I usually only let them call me that if they can't remember to call me Addyson. Then other name my family sometimes call me is Addy May. No, my middle name isn't May.

Place of Birth: Haiti 


Firsts

Best Friends: I'd say that the first best friend I had was a girl I met in church. We would hangout together in and after church while our parents talked.

Awards: Probably an AWANA ribbon or something.

Sport: Does PE count. I mean, It's pretty much a group of random sports events. :D

Real Holiday: I'm not sure.

Concert: Piano monster concert which I also performed in.


Favorites

Film: Right now it's Cinderella.

T.V. Shows:  Person of Interest and Hawaii five-o.

Color: Purple.

Restaurant: Olive Garden.

Books: Ranger's Apprentice, Dragons in Our Midst, and Daystar Voyages for starters.


Currently

 Feeling: Nuetral. 

Single or Taken: Single.

Eating: Nothing now, but I just finished a breakfast of toast and hot chocolate.

Watching: The Computer.

Wearing: A long sleeved green shirt with a blue Pepsi- Cola shirt on top, and blue jeans laced with a cute brown belt. :)

Future

Want children: Yes.

Want to be married: Yes.

Careers in Mind: Along side of raising my kids, I would like to become an artist.

Where you want to live: I'm quite at home in Idaho right now and I'm not sure where else I would want to live.

Do You Believe

God: Yes I do.

Miracles: Yes I do.

Love at first sight: No, not really. I think people are just attracted to others sometimes.

Ghosts: No. (Except for grocery store ghosts who knock things off the shelves. Right before your eyes. :D) Just kidding!

Aliens: Nope.

Soul Mates: Yes.

Heaven: Yes.

Hell: Yes.

Kissing on the first date: Another Nope. I believe in saving the first kiss for when I get married.

Yourself: I believe that with God working through me, I can believe in myself.

That's a wrap folks! I would like to thank Rebekah for tagging me and invite anyone to take on this tag.

Cheers!
Addyson

Flower Cottage

    Hello everyone. For the last few weeks I have been working on a project for a competition. I have also been waiting a little over a week for the results. It was a Blender competition that you had to create a picture with the theme 'dreamland'. I saw this as a good opportunity to work on my skills plus I thought it would be super fun, which it was.
    The results came in and . . . . . drumroll please. . . . . I didn't win. I didn't even make it to the finalist list, but that's okay! I walked away with new skills. The person who did win deserved it 100%! He did an incredible picture and I'm totally happy for him. If you want to see it visit http://www.blenderguru.com/competitions/dreamland/
    Don't worry! I'll be back! Just you wait!  Lord willing I'll show improvement each time I enter a competition.

 For you Blender artists out there. I would appreciate feedback on this project so that I can improve.


With all that said, I present to you 'Flower Cottage'.

Cheers!
Addyson

Gel Pen Art!

    Hey everyone! I thought I would share this picture today. I started with a pencil sketch and then copied over it with gel pens. It was fun to do and I thought it was cool how it turned out. 

Need a Hand?

A Few of My Favorite Drawings (part 2)

    Here are the rest of the drawings from my favorite list.

Rembrandt Van Rijn. This man was a famous artist. Portraits of people had always been the toughest to draw. They still are. I enjoy taking up the challenge once in a while.

This young girl is from a book cover. I don't remember what the book was called.

This is the Red Baron aka Manfred von Richthofen. The only reason I drew him was because I saw 

his picture in a book I was reading (I'm not sure which one.) and I thought to myself that he would make a cool drawing.  

Finally we have the elephants. I love elephants! I just think they are so cool. Especially the BABIES! They are just so darn cute! This was a fun watercolor project to do. I even had my own props. Since real live elephants would be impossible the toy models would have to do.

Well that covers my favorite pictures. I hope you enjoyed them! It was fun for me to be able to share these with you!

Cheer!

Addyson

A few of my favorite drawings (part 1)

     Out of all the sketches I have done, these particular ones have remained my favorite.


    This one is the cover from 'Swiss Family Robinson' book. I liked this one because, at the time, it was the most complex project I ever did.

    This one is Alexander the Great. It is based off a white statue. (Hence the fact that he has strange eyes.)

    John Gunther. An author from my school literature book I believe. I thought his picture was cool  and I wanted to try out my new charcoal pencils. 

    I was and still am impressed with some of the famous artists out there. For fun I would try to imitate one of the really good artist. One being Leonardo da Vinci who painted ' Mona Lisa'. This was my take on the painting.

Part 2 should be coming soon. I hope you enjoyed these drawings!

Cheers!

Addyson