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Jul 6, 2020
The Philbert Project
This text will be an attempt to summarise my final work, The Philbert Project. The full work can be seen here. The Philbert Project...
Jul 6, 2020
Critical evaluation
At the beginning of this course I wasn't sure how I wanted to continue my work. Earlier I had focused a lot on digital illustration and...
Jul 6, 2020
Personal and professional Development
I have always been an introverted person who only manages to get out of my shell near my closest friends and family, but lately I have...
Jul 4, 2020
Displaying Work 2
SO after a lot of back and forth I have found a good way to display my work. I tried a couple things as you mightve explored in my last...
Jun 29, 2020
updated how this blog looks + me having a mental breakdown
Heya, figured I'd post a small update here. As you can see, I did a big update on this blog, making it pink and nice for the assessment....
Jun 29, 2020
Displaying work
I am currently experimenting with ways to display my work. Its a bit hard ! I am considering trying out an animated live wall Jonathan...
Jun 28, 2020
All reworks UPDATED
NOW Its 18 drawings.
Jun 27, 2020
One last philbert piece !
Finally finished the big cat drawing ! Worked on it for a while on and off, and a lot of the time went to... finding the time to finish...
Jun 18, 2020
Last 4 reworks.
YEP thats right, these are the last reworks, if ive done my math correctly. I will go over everything and see if I am missing anything....
Jun 13, 2020
2 even more reworks
This first one seems pretty similar, perhaps a bit brighter. I did like the original feel of the image, so I tried to keep it. This piece...
Jun 12, 2020
two MORE reworks
Not too much to say about this rework, chose to change some of the lights so the focus would be more on the situation than the...
Jun 8, 2020
two reworks
I decided to make this one a bit softer, with softer lights. I think they are subtle, but important. I reallty like the digital feeling...
Jun 8, 2020
Symposium Q&A
Heya, I'm sorry again for not having posted too much, I have been having insomnia like crazy ever since my symposium. I am still...
May 25, 2020
some more finished reworks
Did these after I made the symposium 2 video. Shouldve maybe done that in the other order so I could use the images haha, I was just...
May 25, 2020
Symposium 2
Here we go again ! SCRIPT INCASE IM INCOMPREHENSIBLE My project this semester has been all about exploration and adventure. I wanted me...
May 25, 2020
How I found working on the symposium
I am now finished with the symposium, and its uploading to youtube. I have been working a little everyday, and trying to work the same...
May 23, 2020
one more rework
i have focused more on working on the symposium recently, but I have finished one more rework. I worked on this for a long time to find...
May 13, 2020
finished reworks
1st pic is before any changes. 2nd pic is without any light details 3rd is mid work 4th is the finished result I think this version gets...
May 13, 2020
some of the work ive done while sick
So as you know, I have been sick for months. I have fevers, breathing issues and extreme exhaustion after doing absolutely nothing. So as...
Apr 8, 2020
another update + thoughts
I have been going over the work I have made so far, and while I do love the work the situation we are currently in is making me feel...
Mar 12, 2020
another short update | sickness and quarantene
So, I was pretty optimistic and healthy so far through the whole thing. But alas, I got flu symptoms and have been sat in home...
Feb 27, 2020
short update
I was invited to a meeting with Gyldendal, and we went over the final changes to the illustrations i have made for them. I got to see how...
Feb 20, 2020
Philbert 29
I've been wanting to create a piece for Philbert showing him in distress, or struggling. I sketched this up pretty quickly as I knew I...
Feb 19, 2020
Philbert 28
I wanted to draw a Philbert piece with some landscape, featuring Aurora Borealis. I did this on stream actually, but on two different...
Feb 8, 2020
Philbert 27
I started this image knowing I wanted to do a Philbert piece. I wanted it to have the classical oblivious Philbert ignoring the immense...
Jan 30, 2020
Ice Skating
I felt this deserved its own post. This is actually from the promptlist I mentioned here, and is the last week of January. I wasnt...
Jan 30, 2020
Philbert 26
So I made this piece because I wanted to create a piece where one block colour was the main background, with little interuption. A lot of...
Jan 27, 2020
Character design sketches and other unrelated work
I've been doing some poses and clothing sketches recently. I think these are a lot of fun, great for practice, and easy to look at for...
Jan 22, 2020
Philbert 25
Heyy a new piece! Philbert and Peregrine out camping under the moonlight, roasting some marshmellows and telling stories about their...
Jan 17, 2020
Philbert 24
Finally I have finished a new Philbert piece. I worked on this for about three days, but I'm not sure about the hours. I wanted to do a...
Jan 14, 2020
Some more unrelated work
After the deadline for Gyldendal, I am doing some correction work on some pieces. One of the authors are kind of hard to read, so it...
Jan 14, 2020
Live Demo and Talk with Henrik Evensen
13th of January I attended a Live Demo and talk with Henrik Evensen, a concept artist, digital artist and 3d artist. He spoke about his...
Jan 6, 2020
Project Proposal
(THIS IS NOT A NEW POST, i just made my text post on THIS PAGE into an actual post) My project for this course is focusing on the...
Jan 5, 2020
Researching Over the Garden Wall
Over the Garden Wall is a show I have mentioned in my inspiration on a few illustrations, and it is a show by Cartoon Network. It tells...
Jan 5, 2020
6-month plan
January: By the 6th of January I will be done with my retrieval process and will focus on developing The Philbert Project further. By...
Jan 5, 2020
Following the work plan
I originally posted this on this page, but I copied it here to make sure there are no misunderstandings, as the retrieval plan says there...
Jan 5, 2020
The work plan.
I decided to make a blogpost just so there are no misunderstandings, but I originally made the work plan on this page. I made this blog...
Jan 5, 2020
Mid Year Review
I had to voice some while being sick, and some while being healthy, so I apologise that the voiceover is a little bit weird sometimes. I...
Dec 20, 2019
Researching Hilda and Luke Pearson
Hilda is a series by Luke Pearson, about a young girl who lives with her mother in a magical world. This show is heavily inspired by...
Dec 20, 2019
Unrelated work
So, I got my next deadline for my work with Gyldendal very very close to my deadline for the retrieval period. I am on contract, so I...
Dec 16, 2019
Philbert 23
I wanted to work on what I mentioned on my last piece, water grottos underneath the house, filled with secrets. I started out just...
Dec 16, 2019
Philbert 22
I wanted to create a piece that really worked on the worldbuilding, especially around Philberts home. I did a lot of research on both...
Dec 11, 2019
Researching Teodor Kittelsen
Teodor Kittelsen (1857-1914) was a norwegian artist known for his nature and folklore paintings. He is one of the most known painters...
Dec 11, 2019
Philbert 21
This piece has a different kind of look than the ususal happy illustrations of Philbert. As you can see in my progress pieces below, I...
Dec 7, 2019
Researching Rebecca Sugar & Steven Universe
As mentioned in many different posts on this blog, Rebecca Sugar is a big inspiration to me, and has affected my work in several ways. I...
Dec 7, 2019
Philbert 20
Finally in the 20s of Philbert pieces. I wanted to create a piece that could feature a lot of the Philbert crew, as well as building the...
Dec 5, 2019
Philbert 19
This piece was inspired by a scarecrow I saw at a christmas market in a museum in Norway. This is one of those fancy christmas markets...
Dec 5, 2019
Researching Doggie Corgi
The South Korean studio Studio Goindol has created a lovely series called Doggie Corgi, which they call ASMR animation. I discovered this...
Dec 5, 2019
Tutorial with Jonathan
I had a tutorial scheduled with Jonathan the 4th of December 15.40, but he couldn't call me until 16.45. I wish he gave me a notice that...
Dec 4, 2019
Philbert 18
I wanted to create a character based on an animal I draw a lot; the frog. Frogs are special to me, and I want them to be more...
GALLERY
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