Slacking on the posts.  I need to get in the habit of keeping this up to date as it will serve as my production journal also!

Today is 2/19/2014, and I am knee-deep in designing my layouts.  I scrapped a bunch of work today, though this is a good thing.

Sherrie helped me think about attempting the workbook in a different way that has proven to be quite easier than the way I had been doing it.  Not to mention Sherrie also reminded me that The Jungle Book had an abandoned temple in it.

How could I have forgotten!  It has proven to be an invaluable source of reference for overgrown tree roots, moss, and vegetation!

I'll post what I have so far (Only the first five shots - though 2 of they layouts will be re-used, so that's a plus).

So far I am learning to always remember ALL the tools I have available to complete the task at hand.  Tunnel vision does not help for working smart.

Also, after having a huge artist block on designing some of the pieces, I've finally been able to break through thanks to some sketching.  Now I seem to know exactly what I'm looking for when it comes to reference and my prop/layout designs!

For anyone wondering what the blue drawings are...they serve as proportional markers for pieces that will be animated ( the character Amras, the cloud, lightning, his hand, etc.)