Bear motion studies.
Oh man, what can I say, by far these are the most amazing creatures and the ones I am most fascinated with studying besides the white faced gibbons! Otters are amongst the most active and interesting creatures I have seen yet. The silhouettes and shapes they create when moving are graceful and simple yet just awe inspiring. I hope the studies show a little bit of life and help visualize what I am talking about. The image above is studies of the otter's hands as they swim around, this is a under the water view. Basically, there are two floors in which you can view the otters, the top which obviously you can view the otters layer around the rocks, flipping around, pooping, etc. The bottom floor is the underwater view, which gets kind of annoying because let us say the otters decide to jump into the water and you want to see them. So you run down stairs and then only to find they resurfaced above the waters! It can get frustrating but let me tell you guys, if you can catch 'em when they are swimming it is worth every second of it!
Some of these studies only survive for about a quarter of the page horizontally because of the change of direction and the different paces and patterns the creatures decide to embark. Again, there is only so much I can record in matter of a few seconds...that is why with practice and more of my future zoo visits I will be able to train my eyes and get a lot better at recording their actions.
These are Nilgai (Boselaphus Tragocamelus, the scientific term for all of you who are all interested in knowing I am sure) motion studies, some are the front leg studies and some are the rear studies. I am thinking about recording their movements in parts and then when it is time to animate, I can piece them together later. This is because there is so much that is going on when the body moves and the mechanics of it all it is just mind blowing. As fascinating as it is just watching them I record the best I can with every single slightest subtle gesture that these amazing creatures make.
Wild dogs are amazing, their beautiful pattern camouflages them well with the ground. I should have captured those patterns but again I am trying to focus in on motion studies...period. As my friend Amanda said, I did have an unfair advantage drawing them because my dog basically resembles their almost identical anatomy ha ha. I did stick around for at least a good 20 or more mins trying to see if any activity would occur among them...but no luck, maybe on my next zoo visit.
Bear motion studies.
Oh man, what can I say, by far these are the most amazing creatures and the ones I am most fascinated with studying besides the white faced gibbons! Otters are amongst the most active and interesting creatures I have seen yet. The silhouettes and shapes they create when moving are graceful and simple yet just awe inspiring. I hope the studies show a little bit of life and help visualize what I am talking about. The image above is studies of the otter's hands as they swim around, this is a under the water view. Basically, there are two floors in which you can view the otters, the top which obviously you can view the otters layer around the rocks, flipping around, pooping, etc. The bottom floor is the underwater view, which gets kind of annoying because let us say the otters decide to jump into the water and you want to see them. So you run down stairs and then only to find they resurfaced above the waters! It can get frustrating but let me tell you guys, if you can catch 'em when they are swimming it is worth every second of it!
Some of these studies only survive for about a quarter of the page horizontally because of the change of direction and the different paces and patterns the creatures decide to embark. Again, there is only so much I can record in matter of a few seconds...that is why with practice and more of my future zoo visits I will be able to train my eyes and get a lot better at recording their actions.
These are Nilgai (Boselaphus Tragocamelus, the scientific term for all of you who are all interested in knowing I am sure) motion studies, some are the front leg studies and some are the rear studies. I am thinking about recording their movements in parts and then when it is time to animate, I can piece them together later. This is because there is so much that is going on when the body moves and the mechanics of it all it is just mind blowing. As fascinating as it is just watching them I record the best I can with every single slightest subtle gesture that these amazing creatures make.
Wild dogs are amazing, their beautiful pattern camouflages them well with the ground. I should have captured those patterns but again I am trying to focus in on motion studies...period. As my friend Amanda said, I did have an unfair advantage drawing them because my dog basically resembles their almost identical anatomy ha ha. I did stick around for at least a good 20 or more mins trying to see if any activity would occur among them...but no luck, maybe on my next zoo visit.
