I responded to this open invitation in Davao Bloggers
Facebook group for Free 3 hours workshop at Jobs Academy Davao. I originally enrolled
for Photoshop workshop, but I decided to shift to Animation workshop instead
because it sounds exciting. I have already attended a Photoshop workshop before
in another school, so I think it won’t hurt if I am going to try something new.
I didn’t know that the pre-requisite for animation workshop
should be a skill for drawing and an obsession over anime. Well, I watch animes
but I am not really a fan type. Nevertheless, I still attended the workshop as
I may be able to acquire some skills or knowledge that can help me in the
future. Who can say no to new learning, right?
The school building is located at the LDL Building, C.
Bangoy St., Madrazo, Davao City. It looks like they made a serious renovation
of this building because the last time I checked, the school building is not as
awesome as this.
This is the map of the actual location of Jobs Academy
Davao:
The animation laboratory is on the third floor of the
building. This is the legendary Animation Studio of the school:
My eyes drooled over the work of art posted on the wall of
the laboratory:
I felt like I don’t belong to this place since I suck at art,
but I am excited at the same time:
And looking at the facilities, I know the school is serious
about putting up this animation workshop business:
These are the drawing tables where students can draw the
piece of their imagination:
The room can accommodate up to 10 students:
And guess what, I’m with talented kids and I am the only one
in the room who can’t draw. LOL
Our teacher started sketching something on the board to
commence the workshop:
And after a few seconds, she was able to come up with
different perspective of a human head:
After a few discussions and tips, it’s our time to draw our
own human head perspective and my drawing table is waiting for me:
So I sketched to the best of my abilities. And I was able to
come up with what looks like an alien head side view and front view.LOL
In the workshop, we had learned how to draw the proportion of
human body. We also learned how to draw female body and male body. Our teacher
also demonstrated how to draw a body from a different perspectives and poses. And
guess what, I learned a lot, but since this is an animation workshop, we should
show what we learned by drawing it. Drawing is my weakness, and though I
learned a lot from the lesson, I am not confident enough to put it all into
practice. But we can’t go home unless we have output, so I really tried my best
to come up with good output. So I started working for my characters:
First, I drew the body proportion of my male and female
characters. I decided to come up with two kiddie superhero characters.
According to the lesson, we must draw first the body volume, and this is my
output:
I sketched my way for the hair of my characters:
Since they are kids, I decided to use a barbed wire type of
hair so they will look like astig. Ok, I know this is the lame excuse for my
incapability to draw a good hair. LOL
Then, I started working for the arms and hand part of my
characters:
And since my concept is all about astig kiddie superheroes, I
made them stiff hands that can crash an iron enemy.
And of course, the whole superhero drama would never be
complete without a costume. Since I am a superman fan, I decided to use capes
for my characters.
For the final touch, I worked on the face and the shoes of
my character. This is my final output:
I deserve a pat on the back for this. LOL. It may look like
an output of a kindergarten kid, but I am still proud of this because I made
it.
You want to take a peek at the works of my classmates? These
are their creations:
Nevertheless, I enjoyed and at the same time learned a lot
from the workshop. If people who can’t draw like me enjoyed it, what more if
you are really into drawings and animations? I think summer is the perfect time
to attend this kind of workshop. If you are interested, just visit the Jobs
Academy Davao for more information. Aside from animation, they also offer
different workshops and courses. Go now and make your summer productive by
attending workshops like this.
