For the Motherland!

I'm 1/2 done with the artwork for the game I'm working on, codenamed Project: Crayfish, the process is taking way longer than I expected. I guess that's what happens when decided to make a game and produce work for school during the same timeframe.

However, I keep getting more ideas for unnatural characters, weapons and some more twists for the storyline which keeps me motivated to keep working on this project.

Even though I had planned to log my 'drawing sessions' for the game's artwork from day one I tended to draw the characters and items in between 'school-work' sessions and use Project: Crayfish as my 15-30 min break. Yesterday was different, I decided to work for an hour or so without 'breaks' and worked on one of the enemies in the game which I based on Russian Babushkas.

Project: Crayfish - Babushka Speedpaint from Andrea Meli on Vimeo.

I'll keep working on the artwork this week so that Molkman can continue developing the engine. I'll try and make another speed-paint video when I'll work on something interesting.

The Five Senses

Instead of focusing on animation, this week I finished off a part of one of my school assignments related to Communicating with Images. This particular task dealt with coming up with different ways of representing the Five Senses - this is what I came up with.

Apart from other work, I continued developing some artwork for a flash game I'm working on; I'd love to complete the game before the beginning of summer but I doubt that will happen - life's too busy (not that I'm complaining :P)

I might work on another animation this week but I need to get some written work done too, I'll try some more 3D maybe.

- Andrea

[edit: updated 'sight' image]
[edit: updated 'smell' image]