Here's a page of sketches I did when working on Animal Crackers. I hated my handwriting (still do... but I'm okay with using in my journals now) so I scanned in my sketch page and typed my words in photoshop.
Looking at it now... it's cold. Impersonal.
It took me doing this for the film to realize that I wasn't journaling for show. I need to journal for ME.
But, I was scared that people would think my handwriting "ruined" the journal pages.
I wound up sketching all of the cast and all of my experiences, but there were just empty boxes where words WOULD go...
I wish I would have just put my thoughts in there. In my own handwriting.
It would have felt more real. More genuine.
BUT... It's a lesson I learned and hopefully I'll get to make another film soon and do it the way I want to... with my own handwriting.
Hi Scott! Hope you're having a wonderful day! My question is: Is there a piece of art you have created that stands out to you as one of your best works?
Hi.
I don't know if it's my BEST work... but the Animal Crackers movie poster is one of my favorites.
And, I think the reason why is because... a year before I painted this... I had NEVER used gouache paints before.
I decided I wanted to make the movie poster in gouache so it had an "old time movie poster" feel and I taught myself how to paint with gouache by just painting a little portrait every day.
For a year.
This painting wound up taking me about 12 weeks, I think? It's really big and I had SO much fun.