End of term 1 at VFS

Term 1 of classes at Vancouver Film School has finally ended. So far, I feel that I really learned a lot more here as compared to when I was in NTU. I'm grateful to my professors at NTU to help me with my projects but now that I think about it, the school wasn't really focused on building our skills and it was more of having some skill building just to fulfill their quota of teaching. (To me at least.)

I'm really glad that I came to Vancouver Film School. It feels like the environment, in general, is very supportive. Even though I have some basic background in digital painting and drawing, the classes helped me to polish up my skills and made me realise what I'm lacking in as well. As term 2 approaches, I'm sure my skills would improve in this art journey of mine.  Here are some images from term 1. In one of my classes, we had to design a vehicle and a prop from designated IPs. This was one of my major projects for term 1. In design fundamentals, we went through perspective, isometric and orthographic drawings. As for my digital painting class, it was more on how to render in Photoshop.

We worked in groups and my group decided to do Sugar Rush from Wreck-It-Ralph  as our theme for our vehicle design

First time doing orthographic and isometric drawings, it was painful to have it accurate but it was really fun

Graduation from Nanyang Technological University + summary of school

4 years of my life, gone. A little bit about myself firstly, I'm a fan of animation and after graduating from high school(which did not offer formal animation classes), I decided to go into Nanyang Technological University(NTU) to study animation. Big mistake. Sure I did manage to learn some things relating to animation, but because of how it was structured, there wasn't enough technical training since one has to take other classes that are totally irrelevant in order to fulfil the required number of academic units.  I'm not going to complain though since it's always down to your own hard work in order to excel in whatever field you want to pursue. It definitely makes sense that there's not much hand-holding since it's university. But at the same time, you'll still learn enough, but they really don't prepare you well for the industry since they don't have much practical training.

However, I think there weren't many opportunities in the first place since Singapore's industry is still growing. The only big names would be LucasFilm and maybe TinyIsland. Other than that, one shouldn't really expect much from NTU. It's better in other academic things rather than the arts. As I always say to my friends, some will benefit and some will not. In the end, if you do want to study animation in Singapore, forget the "big" names like NTU, it's just a waste of time. It's better to go to 3Dsense or even overseas if you have the chance. I have friends who dropped out after a year, realising that it wasn't helping them at all and I sometimes regret not dropping out. BUt what's done is done. Some people need guidance and some can get away with self-learning, I'm the type who needs guidance. Even the emails that I receive from the school are just generic emails catered to the mass student body, nothing to do whatsoever with the art side unless you count some talks about design. But nonetheless, at least you'll have a degree once you graduate. Since I felt that it didn't help me much, I have decided to give Vancouver Film School a shot.

STGCC

STGCC is around the corner, well, I can't wait! Going to put one of my characters from the soon-to-be-named comic as my ID. Bleah... I really have nothing on my mind. XD

Maldives trip

It's been some time since the last time that I've updated. -3-" well, here goes! Today was a good day for windsurfing which I did; currents were a little strong though. Second last day in Maldives, going to miss the beaches...

Maldives trip day 2

Today I went snorkeling again. The wind was rather nice for sailing. Especially sailing a catamaran. It is quite stable but I found it a little bit difficult to maneuver as it had two sails. I also went sunset fishing and at the last moment, caught a white snapper. It was rather small compared to my little brother's two fishes; a grouper and some other fish that I'm not too sure of ^3^"( it's edible).

Maldives trip updated with photo

Today I arrived in Maldives and did some snorkeling. The water was somewhat cold but there were many fish. There was also traps for coral to grow on. I kept following a parrotfish and trying to take a picture of it. It was hard to get a good picture as I was always moving about in the current. The sunset was also beautiful, you can actually see the sun going down the horizon.

Maldives trip

Today I arrived at Maldives and did some snorkeling. The water was somewhat cloudy but I could still see some fishes.There was some traps for coral to grow on. I was "stalking" a parrotfish like a paparazzi but it was difficult getting a good shot as I was being pushed along the currents.The sunset was also very beautiful, you could actually see the sun setting.

Chapter one is done

Going to write a script of chapter one. I know how it will be played out. Going to post the finished comic perhaps... when I learn how to draw better. Paneling of the story...UGH~! Hope it will turn out nicely though...

Holiday

Going to Maldives pretty soon, this Sunday to be exact. I'm a little nervous about diving though... the mysterious sea, holding so many dangers and treasures. I wonder what I will encounter?