Hey everyone, it’s Kaneko. Apologies for my late post.
Here’s my exclusive dormitory diary entry for July.
Wearing a mask in the blazing sun is really getting to me, so I’m trying to only leave the house early in the morning or late at night. I’m extremely thankful that there’s a 24-hour supermarket nearby.
It's been about a month since I finished the training. Somet...
2021-08-23 10:50:20 +0000 UTC View Post
<August Assignment> -Person reading a book-
A person reading a book. This one's never easy. Looking at this illustration, I see a lot of ambition that unfortunately doesn't quite hit the mark. For more difficult poses, consider finding a reference that you really “click” with. You should think “this is the one!”
(I’m sure you can draw simple poses from imagination, t...
2021-08-17 04:45:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone, Kimura here.
This is my dormitory diary entry for August.
It’s almost time for the lantern festival holidays here. How will you guys be spending it?
I know I said that everyone came back to the office during July, but since last weekend, we’ve returned to remote work. I guess more and more people have been saying that they don’t feel well at the company, so...
2021-08-13 21:48:17 +0000 UTC View Post
<August Assignment> People Reading
Instructions: Using the example as reference, draw someone reading.
Gender, clothing, and all other elements are up to artist choice. Try to draw from an angle that you aren't very familiar with!
Submission format: One A4 size sheet canvas per person. The maximum number of sheets that can be submitted is one per person.
Submission...
2021-08-07 01:41:21 +0000 UTC View Post
<July Mentor Example> -Person in swimsuit/bikini-
Example drawn by mentor, Masaaki Tanaka.
2021-08-04 13:49:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone.
It’s Kimura. Here’s my exclusive diary entry for June.
After training, I went straight into in-between animation work, no longer working from home but going to the office. Swapping workplaces has been a bit disorienting, but luckily I got to take it easy and rest for the holidays.
Now that I’m out and about, I’d like to start talking to more people arou...
2021-07-28 13:32:45 +0000 UTC View Post
〈July Assignment〉
Don’t hesitate to use reference materials when drawing a difficult pose, even if you can use your imagination for easier poses.
I am curious where this pose for the swim suit assignment originated from. I am glad that you challenged yourself by drawing from a very difficult angle, though.
2021-07-21 01:03:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, it’s Kaneko.
Here is my dormitory diary entry for July.
It’s been 3 months since I’ve joined my studio. Each day has flown by so quickly.
It's been about two weeks since I finished my training and started working with real cuts. At first, I set a goal to draw five illustrations per day, but depending on the cut I'm doing, I sometimes can't meet that goal. Also, at...
2021-07-20 09:29:10 +0000 UTC View Post
The production schedule for our first music video has been officially finalized! We’re tackling the layout in July, key animation in August, in-between animation in September, finishing touches and color composition in October, and compositing in November. The music video is scheduled for an end of November completion!
Through this first project, we’re hoping to sustainably produce ab...
2021-07-15 20:34:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone, it’s Kimura.
Here’s my dormitory diary entry for July.
A state of emergency has been issued here in Japan. How are all of your holding up? I’ve been working remotely ever since I got my job, but today it’s been decided that I’ll begin coming into the office. I feel this has been a long time coming.
Working from home from the get-go, I’ve never thoug...
2021-07-10 10:43:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, it’s Kaneko.
Here’s my exclusive diary entry for June.
I finished training last week. Starting this week, I’ll be diving straight into actual cuts. I’m currently working on an isekai show and all of the characters have so many lines that even just tracing them takes a while. Characters wearing armor or helmets are tough due to their especially long lines.
New in...
2021-07-10 10:37:54 +0000 UTC View Post
<Assignment for July> Person in swimsuit/bikini
Task: using the picture below as an example, draw a person in swimsuit/bikini
Who to draw, what to wear, and any other elements are up to you!
Submission: one figure per a A4 sized paper. Only one submission allowed per person.
Deadline: July 15th
2021-07-04 12:24:53 +0000 UTC View Post
<June Mentor Example> -A person who puts up an umbrella-
Example drawn by mentor, Masaaki Tanaka.
2021-06-30 02:16:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello.
I got a vegetable called kale from a farm the other day. It’s very bitter. It’s now ranked among my least favorite foods, right next to raw bitter melon. I wonder if there’s any way to make it taste better…
It’s Kimura. Here’s my limited diary entry for June. As for the status of my training, we finished learning the basics last week. I’m now working on in-betwe...
2021-06-22 20:38:43 +0000 UTC View Post
〈June Assignment〉
I’ve recently been thinking a lot about how important it is to make your characters act naturally in their scene upon illustrating.
Supposing the drawing is technically correct, if the emotion is off, the piece will be off. Conversely, if the drawing is technically off, it might not look bad, assuming the scene feels natural.
About the top-down drawing,...
2021-06-16 12:13:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Watanabe here! This is my June post.
I’m approaching the end of training and I’ll finally be transitioning into animation work.
I’ve been sitting for long stretches of time and I recently noticed my pelvis starting to become misaligned again...
I’ve never had good posture to begin with, and I recall that I damaged my legs from sitting strangely;
I started to corr...
2021-06-10 00:20:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys. Kimura here, and I’m addicted to listening to jazz on YouTube. This is my dormitory diary entry for June.
This time, I’d like to talk about some animation tools.
Typically when we think of anime production, we might think of pencils and paper. The kind of animation that uses tabs to keep the paper from sliding. I hear that more than half of the work is still done in th...
2021-06-10 00:17:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, it’s Kaneko.
Here’s my dormitory diary entry for June.
Up until a bit ago, I wore jackets and long sleeves, but lately, I still feel warm even in a short sleeve. I feel that Summer has suddenly made its way here. Since I’ve come to Tokyo, I’ve slept with a comforter, but it’s getting harder and harder to sleep so I’m pondering buying a towel blanket.
Trainin...
2021-06-10 00:11:39 +0000 UTC View Post
