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hosch · 12-17-2006, 02:22 AM

Great question and observation. I should explain this a little better since I did not do a good enough job in the beginning.

I have some very important personal goals and deadlines for a new site I am building that is a reflection of my personal art since all of my professional art is totally proprietory in nature and can not be shown to the public until after a certain time period. So the only way that I could do this competition is to incorporate at least some of it into what I am planning for my new portfolio site.

I had already promised my web designer at least some profile work of a character for the design we have been working on by this weekend. So I had to get at least the "bust" of the character done by yesterday.

I need further detail completed on the body by a deadline next month for the splash page which will actually have a short animation on it of the character breaking chains and roaring as he does.

I really wanted to do an idea for this competition that I could use to reflect my personal "best" at the time for my art site so I sort of worked the "lost" world idea into something else I had been thinking of doing and combined the two and changed it up so that I could actually do the competition. Otherwise I would never had the luxury of time for a competition like this.

I really hope this explains why I am doing so much initial character work on what will eventually be a massive cinematic that is environmentally based until the last few seconds which will be full of characters meeting there perceived doom therefore giving the impression of it truly being a lost civilization.

When I get back to the studio I will start putting up my storyboard so that you can see exactly what I have in mind:).

I realize this is a massive undertaking for a solo artist to endeavor to do in a matter of about three months, especially someone that has never done any of this type of work at all lol.

I believe that if one does not set a defined and measureable goal then one would never know if he was offtrack:). So I tend to set my goals high and hope I at least get half way there and you never know ... I just might make it.

12-17-2006, 02:22 AM	#67 (permalink)
hosch Registered User View My Portfolio Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Texas, USA Age: 40 Posts: 48 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 0	Great question and observation. I should explain this a little better since I did not do a good enough job in the beginning. I have some very important personal goals and deadlines for a new site I am building that is a reflection of my personal art since all of my professional art is totally proprietory in nature and can not be shown to the public until after a certain time period. So the only way that I could do this competition is to incorporate at least some of it into what I am planning for my new portfolio site. I had already promised my web designer at least some profile work of a character for the design we have been working on by this weekend. So I had to get at least the "bust" of the character done by yesterday. I need further detail completed on the body by a deadline next month for the splash page which will actually have a short animation on it of the character breaking chains and roaring as he does. I really wanted to do an idea for this competition that I could use to reflect my personal "best" at the time for my art site so I sort of worked the "lost" world idea into something else I had been thinking of doing and combined the two and changed it up so that I could actually do the competition. Otherwise I would never had the luxury of time for a competition like this. I really hope this explains why I am doing so much initial character work on what will eventually be a massive cinematic that is environmentally based until the last few seconds which will be full of characters meeting there perceived doom therefore giving the impression of it truly being a lost civilization. When I get back to the studio I will start putting up my storyboard so that you can see exactly what I have in mind:). I realize this is a massive undertaking for a solo artist to endeavor to do in a matter of about three months, especially someone that has never done any of this type of work at all lol. I believe that if one does not set a defined and measureable goal then one would never know if he was offtrack:). So I tend to set my goals high and hope I at least get half way there and you never know ... I just might make it.