Decay Project Notes

Just some note pages from my sketchbook related to the Decay project. I did some preliminary notes earlier, but I seem to have lost them somehow, since they weren’t in the sketchbook itself.

Decay Finale

The final version of my Decay project.

Went for something spooky, got something spooky.

Decay and Creation

What, you’ve never heard of the long-haired Malaysian bat fox? Do you live under a rock?

Also some more work on the decay project.

Storyboard

This is just the storyboard for the Decay gif project.

Decay of the identity

A similar vein

This is mostly just more experimentation with photoshop in order to find a suitable subject for an upcoming project.

Rotoscoping

A set of quick gifs I made rotoscoping an old video. Technically the same gif, but the second has a slight edit.

Some idea boards

Just some ideas for a new project.

Gif magic

another incredible display of talent through facial manipulation and photoshop.

 

Also there’s this thing I did for fun, to see if I could.

The final result

Oftentimes in life, we take risks. It’s a natural part of life. It would be difficult, or at the very least boring, to find a life completely without risks. However, not always are the risks we take good ones. We seem to be drawn to taking risks, often when we know the odds are not stacked in our favor. And the worst part is, these risks are often the ones that are most harmful to us, because they involve money, as that is the one thing it is probably most dangerous to play around with. Despite this, it is the most popular risk.

In regards to this idea, I have constructed a sort of collage to demonstrate this idea. As I knew I wanted to use money and risk-related imagery, I constructed a pair of dice out of dollar bills and poker chips. Their position reminded me of the dice one would hang from a car mirror, and as such used that overall scheme. The face in the mirror is that of the quarter’s, and the path the car seems to be about to traverse is a narrow, winding, and risky cliff face. One final thing to note is the string holding the left die appears to be about to snap, indicating a risk maybe not worth taking. Overall, I think these elements combine well to create a very unique piece.

Almost the final result

One small change needs to be made, but then I’m done.