Petting Zoo – really cool iOs app

Found this few days ago. (ok, a friend shared it on FB) A very unique iOS game/app by Christoph Niemann. 

Here is an article where he talks about the process of making it. 

There are quite a few well made apps/books/games out there, but I haven't seen one with such fluid animation. Very inspirational. 

Illustration class - Visual poetry

In my illustration class we had a project called "Visual Poetry", where we had to use typography and image to illustrate a short piece of text - poem, story or a quote of our choice. This was probably the most labor intensive project since I was going to school the first time. But I really like the results and it was definitely something new and exciting. Though the smell of aceton that I had to use wasn't my favorite.

A little bit about how it was created...

Beautiful charcoal animation

I really like working with charcoal. It's a very simple yet versatile medium. You can be very soft or very bold and graphic or very precise.  And it's used beautifully here with combination of all those techniques. Love the forest scene (around 6min mark) - the depth and the mood. And the transforming bear. 

URSUS from Atom Art on Vimeo.

Weird animation from Finland

The tongue theme is a bit disturbing, but I really like the style of the illustration and animation.



The Tongueling from Elli Vuorinen on Vimeo.

An unusual method of animation

Neat idea. I wonder how they kept the measurements of the drawings all the same - in post production or the artists were given guidelines... Must be good artists too, in the sessions that I sometimes go to not everyone can even keep the correct proportions. :) Including me.



Life Drawing at The Book Club from Wriggles & Robins on Vimeo.

The very first post

Finally I decided it's time for me to start my own blog, so I can share things that I am working on and inspiring things that I find. Maybe it'll even keep me more organized. Or not. In any case, here it is...