#valkob

[feathersandfarmers]

Hello everyone,

Sorry I haven’t posted in a long time. Life has been quite hectic, especially school. I wanted to post a little drawing I have made of my Chicken Run OC, Kip, the niece of Melisha and Willard Tweedy. I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. It was made using watercolour and pencils. I had a lot of fun making this. If people are interested, I’ll eventually post more about Kip in my future posts. 

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Young Fowler playing with a paper air plane. Having a bit of art-block lately. Funky background. yay.

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Ginger plush I have created about two years ago.Love her. I made her when I was newer at sewing. I’ve still got her and she sits on my desk. I couldn’t find the right colour of baby cap for her hat, so that is why she wears a turquoise one. It’s fine to me! :D

[feathersandfarmers]

Happy Valentine’s Day!

A simple piece created with watercolours and markers. I wanted to try a different style. This was a lot of fun to create and I definitely would like to try this style again. (Next time with more dynamic poses, of course!)

My scanner is kind of crappy at times, so some of the quality is lost here, unfortunately (the blue in Mrs.Tweedy’s eyes for example). But I still think it’s okay. 

Mr. and Mrs. Tweedy= most adorable yet contrasting couple ever. <3

-Val

[feathersandfarmers]

Hey,

Today (Feb 15th) is my birthday. And so, I wanted to share something very special. (at least very special to me) Over the summer I began to make Mr. and Mrs. Tweedy as plush dolls. It took a lot of time, and it was kind of tough but I kept pushing through..... and so here they are.  It was a great activity for me, it kept me busy, and kept my mind off my worries.  I know they aren’t perfect, but I feel it was a great effort. Handmade, no sewing machine!

Chicken Run has helped me through a lot. I get depressed and discouraged often, and this wonderful film is one of the things that can make me happy practically anytime. 

A lot has happened to me thanks to this film. 

It has been my favourite since I was a small child. It has inspired me to pursue my aspirations of being an animator. Ginger is a strong female character who is strong and persevering, and I try my hardest to be that way. I’ve also had a short-lived friendship for a while (and we bonded through this film) but that person is too busy now. 

 And also, I’ve always been scared to share my creations with others, so this blog is helping me do so slowly.Last but not least,  I’m very glad to know that there are others who can appreciate this wonderful thing along with me. 

Today I am at school where I make animated films. I have wonderful friends and a great teacher. I’m happy there. 

I just wanted to thank the film crew, animators, actors ect... all who made this film possible.And thank everyone who supports me!  

it’s kind of funny how something like an animated film can make such an impact on a person. 

Thank you. xox

I hope this wasn’t too sappy hahaha

[dogtroll-thefilm]

Here are a bunch more images I’d like to share! 

There are all of my replacement parts all covered up and ready to use! I’ve decided to make extras of the parts that need to move: Ears, arms, hands...all of which can easily break during animating. (ouch!) But with these spares on hand, I will be able to quickly replace the broken part and keep going!

I had a lot of fun making the replacement mouths. I simply cut out pieces of black and white felt and used the glue gun to paste the pieces together! It was a little tricky since these are quite small. But I still managed to do it! I feel I will be needing a few more of the replacement mouths (for in-betweening and for other expressions)

Can you guess what those round circles will be used for?.........

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Its and bits!

Some images of my progress! 

Top: Pieces for replacement arms

Middle: Pieces for replacement ears

Bottom: Dog’s head so far! 

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I gotta hand it to ya....