Learning Agreement

Research - Culpeo-Fox

One of the great things about the internet is that independent artists are given exposure to their talents through websites such as deviantart. Culpeo-Fox is someone I have found who creates a series of fox-related art (some of them being gifs) due to their interest in them. What I like about this artist is that while the art hosts many different styles, every one of them are interesting to view and they range from cute, endearing and stylistic illustrations of foxes to crazy and unsettling moving imagery.

This gif is one of my favourites. Not only is it hilarious to look at, but the jittery style is exactly the type of animation that I am looking to create. It is also very smooth in movement and creates a cartoony effect.

Research - Keith Harring

Keith Harring is known for creating 2D figures. These are very simplistic designs using bold outlines and minimal colour. One thing that stands out to me is how he manages to create depth despite using 2D shapes by layering them. 

Research - Isla de las Muñecas

On a small island in Mexico, there is an island called Isla de las Muñecas (meaning 'The Island of Dolls'). It is home to a large amount of creepy baby dolls which are placed on the island in tribute to the death of a little girl.

This is a very strange installation and I found it very interesting as some of the elements (body parts, mutilation, dead eyes) are very relative to my ideas.

Research - Kytten Janae

Kytten's 3D animated clips are one of my main inspirations for my own animated project. Her animations depict the human form in a weird and quirky way. One of the things that really interest me about her animations is the smoothness and fluctuating. 

Face

Blinking Eye

I created the eye by moving the eyelashes away from each other.

I wanted the eye to appear 3D by creating textures inside. By creating a shine I was able to make it appear more spherical. The pupils were inspired by Rick and Morty's fuzzy style.