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Kathy Liu

would a live-action short film be worth including in the supplemental portion of a calarts character animation portfolio?
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  • Kathy Liu
    Kathy Liu added 7 photo(s) to the album a little less ugly:
    • Tue at 4:31 PM
    • Caeli Joan likes this.
    • Kathy Liu
      Caeli Joan These are beautiful!
      • March 27
    • Kathy Liu
      DJ Crumrine super cool
      • March 27
    • Kathy Liu
      Jessica Morrison Hi Kathy. :) These are some beautiful drawings! Here are my suggestions, forgive me for rambling: You describe form very well with line, but I have seen portfolios with beautiful descriptive drawings get rejected. They want to see that you can not only d...  moreHi Kathy. :) These are some beautiful drawings! Here are my suggestions, forgive me for rambling: You describe form very well with line, but I have seen portfolios with beautiful descriptive drawings get rejected. They want to see that you can not only draw the figure well, but also be very expressive with it. --From what I've heard they value your ability to *simplify forms*, laying out a figure in basic shapes. Definitely include your best traditional/realist figures, but I would go so far as making 1/2 of your included figure drawings gestures, from 1 min to 5 min poses. --It's also important to show construction in some of your drawings to show that you're thinking about the figure in three dimensions. Some really good examples of figure construction here, from Kevin Chen: http://analyticalfiguresp08.blogspot.com/ (If you google his name you can find hundreds more of his drawings. He teaches figure drawing at Art Center...    less
      • March 28
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    • Kathy Liu
      Jessica Morrison Ah, my absurdly long comment got cut off. My other tips were *Include many dynamic poses that convey movement. I think this is wat screwed me over the first time I applied. Do lots of gestures of people in exaggerated or dynamic poses.
      • March 28
    • Kathy Liu
      Kathy Liu ahhh thank you so much! this really helps :]
      • March 28
  • Kathy Liu
    Kathy Liu added 5 photo(s) to the album a little less ugly:
    • May 13
    • Caeli Joan likes this.
    • Kathy Liu
      Caeli Joan These are beautiful!
      • March 27
    • Kathy Liu
      DJ Crumrine super cool
      • March 27
    • Kathy Liu
      Jessica Morrison Hi Kathy. :) These are some beautiful drawings! Here are my suggestions, forgive me for rambling: You describe form very well with line, but I have seen portfolios with beautiful descriptive drawings get rejected. They want to see that you can not only d...  moreHi Kathy. :) These are some beautiful drawings! Here are my suggestions, forgive me for rambling: You describe form very well with line, but I have seen portfolios with beautiful descriptive drawings get rejected. They want to see that you can not only draw the figure well, but also be very expressive with it. --From what I've heard they value your ability to *simplify forms*, laying out a figure in basic shapes. Definitely include your best traditional/realist figures, but I would go so far as making 1/2 of your included figure drawings gestures, from 1 min to 5 min poses. --It's also important to show construction in some of your drawings to show that you're thinking about the figure in three dimensions. Some really good examples of figure construction here, from Kevin Chen: http://analyticalfiguresp08.blogspot.com/ (If you google his name you can find hundreds more of his drawings. He teaches figure drawing at Art Center...    less
      • March 28
      • - 1 likes this
    • Kathy Liu
      Jessica Morrison Ah, my absurdly long comment got cut off. My other tips were *Include many dynamic poses that convey movement. I think this is wat screwed me over the first time I applied. Do lots of gestures of people in exaggerated or dynamic poses.
      • March 28
    • Kathy Liu
      Kathy Liu ahhh thank you so much! this really helps :]
      • March 28
  • Kathy Liu
    Kathy Liu posted a topic in the forum Art Critique:
    blunt criticism, please
    Hi   I'm Kathy!  I'm a high school junior looking at calarts character animation.  I highly appreciate comments, criticism, suggestions-- all input is welcome!  most of all, i'd like complete honesty.  don't hold back--please ni...  moreHi   I'm Kathy!  I'm a high school junior looking at calarts character animation.  I highly appreciate comments, criticism, suggestions-- all input is welcome!  most of all, i'd like complete honesty.  don't hold back--please nit pick absolutely EVERYTHING.   http://www.animatedbuzz.com/albums/view/1450   i'm especially concerned about conveying character, force, and "drawing the verb and not the noun."  hw are my strokes?  how is the shading?  also, experimentation?   thank you very much!  less
    • March 27
  • Kathy Liu
    Kathy Liu added 11 photo(s) to the album a little less ugly:
    • March 27
    • Caeli Joan likes this.
    • Kathy Liu
      Caeli Joan These are beautiful!
      • March 27
    • Kathy Liu
      DJ Crumrine super cool
      • March 27
    • Kathy Liu
      Jessica Morrison Hi Kathy. :) These are some beautiful drawings! Here are my suggestions, forgive me for rambling: You describe form very well with line, but I have seen portfolios with beautiful descriptive drawings get rejected. They want to see that you can not only d...  moreHi Kathy. :) These are some beautiful drawings! Here are my suggestions, forgive me for rambling: You describe form very well with line, but I have seen portfolios with beautiful descriptive drawings get rejected. They want to see that you can not only draw the figure well, but also be very expressive with it. --From what I've heard they value your ability to *simplify forms*, laying out a figure in basic shapes. Definitely include your best traditional/realist figures, but I would go so far as making 1/2 of your included figure drawings gestures, from 1 min to 5 min poses. --It's also important to show construction in some of your drawings to show that you're thinking about the figure in three dimensions. Some really good examples of figure construction here, from Kevin Chen: http://analyticalfiguresp08.blogspot.com/ (If you google his name you can find hundreds more of his drawings. He teaches figure drawing at Art Center...    less
      • March 28
      • - 1 likes this
    • Kathy Liu
      Jessica Morrison Ah, my absurdly long comment got cut off. My other tips were *Include many dynamic poses that convey movement. I think this is wat screwed me over the first time I applied. Do lots of gestures of people in exaggerated or dynamic poses.
      • March 28
    • Kathy Liu
      Kathy Liu ahhh thank you so much! this really helps :]
      • March 28
  • Kathy Liu
    Kathy Liu would a live-action short film be worth including in the supplemental portion of a calarts character animation portfolio?
    • March 24
  • Kathy Liu
    Kathy Liu added 3 photo(s) to the album some life drawings:
    • November 29, 2011
    • Melissa Matulic and Jessica Morrison like this.
  • Kathy Liu
    Kathy Liu added 3 photo(s) to the album some life drawings:
    • November 29, 2011
    • Melissa Matulic and Jessica Morrison like this.
  • Kathy Liu
    Kathy Liu commented on Kathy Liu's photo: thanks, sam! the video helped a lot :]
    • November 25, 2011
  • Kathy Liu
    Kathy Liu posted a topic in the forum General:
    calarts admissions myth?
    hiiiii.  so... i was reading somewhere that MOST people don't get accepted to calarts on the first try or from right out of high school.    1.  is this totally true?  2.  and if so, is this just coincidental?  (like, ...  morehiiiii.  so... i was reading somewhere that MOST people don't get accepted to calarts on the first try or from right out of high school.    1.  is this totally true?  2.  and if so, is this just coincidental?  (like, the work coming from transfers or students who take a couple years off after high school to work on the portfolio usually have better stuff, just because they've been working on it longer?)  3.  or, is it intentional?  (like, applicant would only look like he/she is serious about animation if he/she applied multiple times?)  4.  and would their review be tougher on transfer applicants or applicants NOT right out of high school?   i hate to make their admissions process seem so sketchy, but i've just been a little neurotic lately.  heh :]  less
    • November 25, 2011
  • Kathy Liu
    Kathy Liu commented on Kathy Liu's photo: thanks, everyone. i'm so scared! i spoke to a representative at portfolio day and he said that my lines in general were too sketchy? is that usually a problem?
    • November 21, 2011
  • Kathy Liu
    Kathy Liu Hey!  Can anyone critique my figure drawing?  I am a high school Junior and applying to Calarts next year;  I'd love to have your feedback!
    • November 20, 2011
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    • November 20, 2011
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  • First Name Kathy
  • Last Name Liu

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  • Current city Philadelphia
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  • About Me i'm a high school junior and hoping to apply for calarts and/or ringling for their incredible animation programs! humbled by all the fantastic work i've been seeing.
  • Interests drawing! animation, live-action film/video production, public speaking, theatre but probably never painting... heh :D

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  • March 27, 2012 7:54:25 PM PDT
    in the topic blunt criticism, please in the forum Art Critique

    Hi

     

    I'm Kathy!  I'm a high school junior looking at calarts character animation.  I highly appreciate comments, criticism, suggestions-- all input is welcome!  most of all, i'd like complete honesty.  don't hold back--please nit pick absolutely EVERYTHING.

     

    http://www.animatedbuzz.com/albums/view/1450

     

    i'm especially concerned about conveying character, force, and "drawing the verb and not the noun."  hw are my strokes?  how is the shading?  also, experimentation?

     

    thank you very much!

  • November 25, 2011 4:02:53 PM PST
    in the topic calarts admissions myth? in the forum General

    hiiiii.  so... i was reading somewhere that MOST people don't get accepted to calarts on the first try or from right out of high school. 

     

    1.  is this totally true? 

    2.  and if so, is this just coincidental?  (like, the work coming from transfers or students who take a couple years off after high school to work on the portfolio usually have better stuff, just because they've been working on it longer?) 

    3.  or, is it intentional?  (like, applicant would only look like he/she is serious about animation if he/she applied multiple times?) 

    4.  and would their review be tougher on transfer applicants or applicants NOT right out of high school?

     

    i hate to make their admissions process seem so sketchy, but i've just been a little neurotic lately.  heh :]

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