tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456342191217202502024-02-02T11:56:05.805-08:00The Adventures of Michty Motartan baffieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933146355849882286noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645634219121720250.post-75548450610887552952010-06-17T02:05:00.000-07:002010-06-17T02:06:09.596-07:00My Abertay Digital Showcase 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBAHkX7Utz_t4JzNhzF5WXf0FJsSvmPgsbVAHXkPD37nI4zCsHIK5wLjp28xdQsQZfa2LXcnK6djMZT93lmAs1YPfWPAK8CWo3AZXnj1_5utEhXxghAI3f0ljwFCnINof33sWQKuh6H7c/s1600/IMG_2480.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBAHkX7Utz_t4JzNhzF5WXf0FJsSvmPgsbVAHXkPD37nI4zCsHIK5wLjp28xdQsQZfa2LXcnK6djMZT93lmAs1YPfWPAK8CWo3AZXnj1_5utEhXxghAI3f0ljwFCnINof33sWQKuh6H7c/s320/IMG_2480.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483477786299337234" border="0" /></a>Well, well, well, that's it finally over, 2 years at University!! It all ended with my end of year show which I am about to go into in great detail, so pull up a chair and make yourself comfy cos believe me you'll be here for a while (only kiddin'!).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3TgH4zbbAkl6Aj5v9NklyPCyQNBX22QCKjnFsIbfAAAcbfoH5Whrp2AyIt7ui2ProCe_Jy4nCaySFJNnG68n8tb1e0Zqe7A-FDWHBN3igDKBACS2-EEH2AOSft2H974f_JzWk3UxljNs/s1600/IMG_2479.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3TgH4zbbAkl6Aj5v9NklyPCyQNBX22QCKjnFsIbfAAAcbfoH5Whrp2AyIt7ui2ProCe_Jy4nCaySFJNnG68n8tb1e0Zqe7A-FDWHBN3igDKBACS2-EEH2AOSft2H974f_JzWk3UxljNs/s320/IMG_2479.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483477796444398226" border="0" /></a>For my final year project I wanted to explore the use of character design in conjunction with new technology and see whether it could help in the fight against bullying.<br /><br />The development of my character Michty Mo - Playground Protector was updated on a regular basis (hah!) on it's own blog post <a href="http://www.michtymo.blogspot.com/">www.michtymo.blogspot.com</a> where you can find out more about the character & project.<br /><br />Through research for my dissertation I found that children were reluctant to tell an adult/parent/teacher if they were victims of this dreadful activity. So by researching the use of spokes - character design in advertising past & present I wanted to find out if I could use some of these techniques in creating a sympathetic character that children could relate to & trust enough to open up talk about any bullying issues.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nvL4D6aSuvWv5dZaZUvqLBEoFRBDD5nQSwvonsfvrq8joGgkT1qDwHnxC5JAGrdDagnHk5fWPQ6BSiqk3fBJ5oqIyluDF1-Spe-688U9g9E0Z9kGOr5cktkq3SA7BtmoGHjf5V0VcmE/s1600/MM_twitter_badge.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nvL4D6aSuvWv5dZaZUvqLBEoFRBDD5nQSwvonsfvrq8joGgkT1qDwHnxC5JAGrdDagnHk5fWPQ6BSiqk3fBJ5oqIyluDF1-Spe-688U9g9E0Z9kGOr5cktkq3SA7BtmoGHjf5V0VcmE/s320/MM_twitter_badge.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483481732210714130" border="0" /></a>It was my intention to create a youth club environment online and using Facebook & Twitter to create a type of social networking group as a possible means of interactivity using the character as a host . The idea of members having to enrol, where they could have access to online material, monthly newsletter updates, downloadable freebies, games etc, hopefully creating an online community where members could relate their own advice from their own experiences. The idea of an identity e.g. badges and stickers could be introduced & distributed to members as a means of recognition to other members to create a sense of belonging which would ultimately encourage self-confidence and the feeling that they are not alone and it is not just them that this vile activity is happening to.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemxwPOP-U8MTkg0PvB400ZHIdzPgwOSMYEenM3uBR_hYbbW6LTkzKx3HsLmo45BlE_eBN9I3Uii94_if1inwO7SyffJyuPTyrJKDjGmpWyWDuDOrg9Gm77yJ6qMN5HSvyzjL-5zqGAe0/s1600/MM+head2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemxwPOP-U8MTkg0PvB400ZHIdzPgwOSMYEenM3uBR_hYbbW6LTkzKx3HsLmo45BlE_eBN9I3Uii94_if1inwO7SyffJyuPTyrJKDjGmpWyWDuDOrg9Gm77yJ6qMN5HSvyzjL-5zqGAe0/s320/MM+head2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483491056953135138" border="0" /></a>As a way of introducing the character to the targeted age group I created this short animation below -<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxvA2gW18ctivL-PfZbljS0BoOlmA8GeCOmxu5oemW1UlWkWyXuSs999ldoouKf3t3Oz1_FG1wQvHsKgnHESQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />as well as the animated piece I created a printed comic to sit alongside it to further promote the character. The response from the public during the time of the exhibition was very helpful & the amount of people that confessed to being victims or having knowledge of someone else being bullied was quite alarming.<br /><br />I'm not saying that the creation of this character will eradicate bullying but I am hoping that it could be used in conjunction with other anti bullying iniatives and help alleviate the despair & loneliness victims of this social disease feel.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemxwPOP-U8MTkg0PvB400ZHIdzPgwOSMYEenM3uBR_hYbbW6LTkzKx3HsLmo45BlE_eBN9I3Uii94_if1inwO7SyffJyuPTyrJKDjGmpWyWDuDOrg9Gm77yJ6qMN5HSvyzjL-5zqGAe0/s1600/MM+head2.jpg"><br /></a><br /><br /></div></div>tartan baffieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933146355849882286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645634219121720250.post-47276974387703499112010-05-16T13:21:00.000-07:002010-05-16T13:27:06.323-07:00Comic Strip<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ60r4Yd84fbR3yHrgvALgABj5xpaP6LM_6oxMQ9c-f0M9qvxrbPetdbegoDnjKJfI_iAr7fzJPFEFT4-EKRifFFMhyphenhyphenF4QdZgyx7b6YEtAQATs_DC7BpHUU08uG1v27MI-JGsZGfF9vMo/s1600/Comic+copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ60r4Yd84fbR3yHrgvALgABj5xpaP6LM_6oxMQ9c-f0M9qvxrbPetdbegoDnjKJfI_iAr7fzJPFEFT4-EKRifFFMhyphenhyphenF4QdZgyx7b6YEtAQATs_DC7BpHUU08uG1v27MI-JGsZGfF9vMo/s320/Comic+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471967058037991010" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>As part of my Press Pack which I have to submit, I have decided to put together a comic which is really the animation as a cartoon strip. Also trying to get a poster completed for Friday's exhibition. As usual everything left to the last minute.tartan baffieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933146355849882286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645634219121720250.post-63933530716041862592010-05-14T10:52:00.000-07:002010-05-14T13:34:16.103-07:00FINISHED (well, bar a bit of tweaking!)<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxo9QoL8EjXrHidZ56Aw6MDmewf1FPSvWagASOOB7TcivENCoFJEH9G2LXFkkyR54k2Yz2UcMpDW6ps3TH0Ag' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div>Well it's Friday 14th May 18:54 and I'm gagging for a pint, I think I deserve one because I have finished my animation rough as it is, all 3mins and 38 secs of it. If I have time I'll try and sort out the tweaks that are needing done. Anyway I am off to the pub for a wee libation. Cheerie!!!tartan baffieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933146355849882286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645634219121720250.post-26142514670977878542010-05-13T06:26:00.000-07:002010-05-13T06:45:30.690-07:0013/5/10 Progress so far<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy1YixuVlv94haUzrKNMDhQnD1sAVoRsXmsY9RrTVjbkkWU9Fr0-oQOMJ7IsLCOHKCbuagw780o6lDGQueFwg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div>Thought I'd post my progress so far, it's 14:27 13th May & this is what I have achieved today (and the day isn't over yet!)<div><br /></div><div>I can see it beginning to happen, yesterday got a bit fed up having to sit & re-run the animation over & over again - to tell you the truth I was pretty sick of the whole thing. </div><div><br /></div><div>Today got on with it & I can maybe see me getting it finished (I have now given the project the kiss of death!!). </div>tartan baffieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933146355849882286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645634219121720250.post-1662833172710924822010-05-12T09:33:00.000-07:002010-05-12T09:44:10.695-07:0012/5/10 Today's progress so far<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzu7_JgYOkrPuGHSXSSn7KvGh0ATmfQhfinCDSaKVi8VzVoscnoIiDY_NMPb5pCCZdqpvREQbg1IKivS6IAYw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>It's 17:34, 12th of May and I'm needing a break. I'd be lying if I said I have been glued to the screen all day but pretty much all day - for what? About 40 odd seconds of animation that's what.tartan baffieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933146355849882286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645634219121720250.post-78294795805494238362010-05-11T10:35:00.000-07:002010-05-12T01:02:33.809-07:00More animation done<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw6DgT1OAhQkuDjmUFLKAlEvwWJ9eDmjx55kj-8BMmooX3jVr3l1KtCVg0dPM3-tzz9Bh7lmp6q3RL1lLsYgg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div>Here is an update to the animation from yesterday - 11th May 2010. Made some progress, mm I going to get it finished? That's the $64 million question. We'll just have to wait and see, I'm not making any promises.tartan baffieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933146355849882286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645634219121720250.post-22832879090965393222010-05-10T10:14:00.000-07:002010-05-10T10:24:12.948-07:00Opening Frames<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw9qe0mpB3h3QixQAwNa-uEzvrfO7Qy4XycZWvLpxQA4TlifroB6ueJN4ID4gKQiWHZyQas_vCYWh18HP35Yg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Made a start to my Final Project animation, working away this morning & afternoon. Decided to post what I have done so far. Hoping to have it finished for next Monday (hah! nervous reaction!), when I say that I am hoping to have something done for then. Degree show on Friday 21st May - plenty time. Dissertation almost finished tho'!tartan baffieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933146355849882286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645634219121720250.post-49659161835286065982010-04-22T08:19:00.000-07:002010-04-22T08:28:05.395-07:00On the run<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzSUaEf7IyWl2kiHCXCel_Ywsk73JLCpqBGM-EpVF6ldEbmAp39Didur0esdG67ArXj5ZlIp-21MEOiyuau' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div>Here's a wee try out of an animation of Morag running - I've got a long way to go, it feels like I'm just making this up as I go along, I need to structure myself better. Got to make some decisions.tartan baffieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933146355849882286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645634219121720250.post-77327292161207017552010-04-22T04:46:00.000-07:002010-04-22T04:58:08.261-07:00Now using Social Media<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoyhJiTbowjisipMwqhaK-xehCtVIyPFLkqQ-ZAmP5Wg2ivJXS-zq0qcwBWRq718hb10iI-G7fzEYcYms2m8gzWoDV4HT0uF_d-66BdmGpDK12UPKry4FEZlcFMuflA0uq2cgmoff5f9U/s1600/twitter-FB.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoyhJiTbowjisipMwqhaK-xehCtVIyPFLkqQ-ZAmP5Wg2ivJXS-zq0qcwBWRq718hb10iI-G7fzEYcYms2m8gzWoDV4HT0uF_d-66BdmGpDK12UPKry4FEZlcFMuflA0uq2cgmoff5f9U/s320/twitter-FB.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462927727864820930" /></a><div><br /></div>You can now communicate with Michty Mo via social networking sites Facebook & Twitter.<div><br /></div><div>By signing up to these sites I am hoping to generate interest in Michty Mo & for people to communicate and interact. I would like people to be able to open up & speak of their experiences of bullying, whether they have been bullied, maybe they were bullies or maybe they have seen bullying but not intervened.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is all part of my Honour's Project to see whether people (of all ages) are comfortable in expressing their feelings in hopefully helping others in similar situations.</div><div><br /></div><div>It is hoped to create some kind of community/network where you do not feel you are alone.</div>tartan baffieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933146355849882286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645634219121720250.post-88158459224900217792010-04-20T07:55:00.000-07:002010-04-20T08:19:14.594-07:00New Badge/ID<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj894JIfDPbm2FgJwEuKq4ws5oneHngvdxAlYHTSyNDIvCqGX_ySv7A-i97QY7-qxVcKzH-JCX7owliIz1DkIGWRoaFtzSDxu2CveY5na4bry3pJvJb1IW8gc_4t-vpnOlLu_Fh3dPmrdw/s1600/walls.gif"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVCqJbeXCsuD1Dc_dW_6UxXM6pqLWXXtUvEduCF7WTFKG_Xe2ZGAyux1WAvA1P3y2-nRx_Hf3WUPQbP8vMenmIhgBwoorz1X_Vf6YzGDMmhGHeP78YKi8mb6l8F__rQK5wfgJadvNYRM/s1600/New-Badge-20-4-10.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVCqJbeXCsuD1Dc_dW_6UxXM6pqLWXXtUvEduCF7WTFKG_Xe2ZGAyux1WAvA1P3y2-nRx_Hf3WUPQbP8vMenmIhgBwoorz1X_Vf6YzGDMmhGHeP78YKi8mb6l8F__rQK5wfgJadvNYRM/s320/New-Badge-20-4-10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462234976926490370" /></a><div><br /></div>After much thought & deliberation I have come to this decision for Michty Mo's badge/logo.<div><br /></div><div>I had become too attached with the original drawing that I thought it didn't need altered. I liked the idea of the letters forming a heart shape & played around with this idea but couldn't quite nail it. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></div><div>I particularly liked the Walls ice cream logo & tried my own variations but the resemblance was too alike, so I have opted for the above logo idea. The idea of the 2 M's forming a caring heart shape, to symbolise Morag's caring nature.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv4Hi0OZANJ7j349xodWa69ryvzcXNMHBoLNECUYnG61i5CGF2KRlK9Z0YF1aA32SyMKqTxEE9oCTX98fqk8VVFPUniT85NROuVge0mj5bBVeR3sYQVAe36qR3I-hVwZHhqhfJVbo7B44/s320/walls.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462239076274358018" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 256px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div>tartan baffieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933146355849882286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645634219121720250.post-14899745662931504192010-04-19T08:45:00.000-07:002010-04-20T08:19:54.578-07:00Showreel Teaser<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyh-CC729gpQ_f_HCYMtm-GCxebRgg_hS-oYC6-mmOYbQAmBlEHbTcRYoe1r2f4DwSo6v0wcJF7vb1kZw6JOQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div>I was kind of rushed into producing this 30 second short teaser (although I think this comes in at 25 secs) for the Abertay Digital Show showreel. I still don't know the overall look of my proposed finished item for my Honours Project. This will give you some indication of how or how it won't look.</div>tartan baffieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933146355849882286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645634219121720250.post-68591885924068238372010-03-22T06:46:00.000-07:002010-03-22T07:01:10.807-07:00Troubled Youngsters Turn to the Internet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kirmR69DjpA8OnB6BFNKKlK1tq06bc9zOmnLZjhPnz0CDagfQWAVtah7HLVkB9e4GFtzZuj72SPe_pv2KeZVWYCgnICn8SORh2ep2BpPTLXz84z4P52CF2oHUqcYD-0DA9JSt-pO74g/s1600-h/youngstersturn2internet.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 293px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kirmR69DjpA8OnB6BFNKKlK1tq06bc9zOmnLZjhPnz0CDagfQWAVtah7HLVkB9e4GFtzZuj72SPe_pv2KeZVWYCgnICn8SORh2ep2BpPTLXz84z4P52CF2oHUqcYD-0DA9JSt-pO74g/s320/youngstersturn2internet.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451457598515979298" /></a><br />I read this interesting article entitled "Troubled Youngsters Turn to the Internet" by <a href="http://journalisted.com/robert-dex">Robert Dex</a>, for<a href="http://www.scotsman.com/"> The Scotsman</a>, 18th March 2010. Which is kind of related to what I am trying to achieve with my Michty Morag project.<div><br /> <div><br /></div></div>tartan baffieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933146355849882286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645634219121720250.post-74681011133232990962010-03-18T04:19:00.000-07:002010-03-18T04:34:53.978-07:00Merlin's Tale<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy11kehPXJ1KK2a8GMGfA2g5Zxhf5xCgjdjXRpOOrykykbzPMuQ_oY8jeJDBALKCoBk49y8BJfhwfa8NrAQJ_1ul7-S-PNk0aumV3Jnc20I2Na4JbXiNcGfgQX_pJxi9k4kWh8pc_ljYI/s320/merlin.PNG.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449932537098635234" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSO6_D2Gvj3CXPwQXZ0oMHiubcxTvv6y7fKIDtgz-pEdh0QWr7JPbl431Oiyc-E3i4wB8Yh1XES3WtbyMvmd_0cpS4h29ykwqYuaSz2S2LnVbnk1nNOZlmc2lrh2JMbfI1B-9fBaAG_As/s1600-h/merlin2.PNG.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSO6_D2Gvj3CXPwQXZ0oMHiubcxTvv6y7fKIDtgz-pEdh0QWr7JPbl431Oiyc-E3i4wB8Yh1XES3WtbyMvmd_0cpS4h29ykwqYuaSz2S2LnVbnk1nNOZlmc2lrh2JMbfI1B-9fBaAG_As/s320/merlin2.PNG.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449932539402739602" /></a>I came across this a while back at the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/history/sites/kids/myths/merlin_story.shtml">BBC website</a>, it is the tale of young Merlin as illustrated by a favourite illustrator of mine, <a href="http://www.rexbox.co.uk/">Rex Crowle</a>. It is a very atmospheric piece, written by <a href="http://www.catherine-fisher.com/">Catherine Fisher</a> & dramatically read by <a href="http://www.emptagehallett.co.uk/richard_elfyn.htm">Richard Elfyn</a>.<div><br /></div><div>If I could get as near to this kind of thing with my story of Michty Morag then I'd be more than "chuffed".<br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; ">The BBC has a website dedicated to British myths. Among the features are a flash game and various stories, including a <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/history/sites/kids/myths/merlin_story.shtml" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-decoration: none; ">tale of young Merlin</a> illustrated by<a href="http://hairyteeth.blogspot.com/" style="color: rgb(85, 136, 170); text-decoration: none; ">Rex Crowle</a>. </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>tartan baffieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933146355849882286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645634219121720250.post-37022664515776831752010-03-09T04:07:00.000-08:002010-03-09T04:27:57.522-08:00Interactive Comic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyaZhMpfjdXdb5Kt7NZWyfXihazfdSBg2y9ranFgTjbFT6HP_0md_x9RCIjQ4R0ZwJA1p2HXbrnAGPsmMcOPGW-3-1cxotuqxKm__k7z6T1VovgTincTR5mlL-k8m7Z3Lznsawwb5EXEU/s1600-h/webcomic_small.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyaZhMpfjdXdb5Kt7NZWyfXihazfdSBg2y9ranFgTjbFT6HP_0md_x9RCIjQ4R0ZwJA1p2HXbrnAGPsmMcOPGW-3-1cxotuqxKm__k7z6T1VovgTincTR5mlL-k8m7Z3Lznsawwb5EXEU/s320/webcomic_small.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446609030435854178" /></a><br />I love this <a href="http://www.iamnotanartist.org/webcomic.php">interactive comic</a>, commissioned by <a href="http://www.elisava.net/news/home">Elisava School of Design</a>, created by <a href="http://soonintokyo.com/index/">Soon in Tokyo</a> and illustrated by <a href="http://sergeseidlitzblog.blogspot.com/">Serge Seidlitz</a> for <a href="http://www.iamnotanartist.org/index.php">"i am not an artist"</a> site. I have put in links so there is no excuse for having a look.<br /><div><br /></div><div>As part of my Michty Morag project I am tempted to attempt an interactive comic as opposed to the planned animation. I like the way the above comic flows & the way they have the music/audio reacting to the frames.</div>tartan baffieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933146355849882286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645634219121720250.post-51796815152694254262010-02-09T05:34:00.000-08:002010-02-09T05:40:50.357-08:00Another Transformation<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzI2jQbAqEkrNstelo7vBYRx6BJx1JIJ0Ej4Ve-J6TcFTKXsXnymPSj44aF_0nrWjyOOSbU-hEPPF9VkewMxw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here is an idea I was playing around with - possibly filming the story with handmade puppets through the camera on the computer, placing backgrounds later in After Effects or something.</div><div style="text-align: left;">As I said - "Just an idea!"</div>tartan baffieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933146355849882286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645634219121720250.post-25493611316686649662010-02-09T05:27:00.000-08:002010-02-09T05:34:10.837-08:00Transformation<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyIwlXqDIGfn-_dewMqh5Kcw9ZE-nostUNWKvV__dBeloeZpyJee2uDM4DBWbgCdsN5DtohyVxinIk1jpUlHw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;">Blink & you'll miss it! A wee, & I mean wee animation, all 2 seconds of it. I was going to type "& the transformation is complete" but it isn't really. Still got a lot of work to do before I get this part of the project complete. Still trying to get the style of it correct. </div>tartan baffieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933146355849882286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645634219121720250.post-35562032880298347382010-02-08T06:28:00.001-08:002010-02-08T06:30:03.128-08:00Michty Mo Storyboard<div>For part of my Final Year Project I proposed to do a short animation to introduce the character Michty Mo. Find below my first draft of a storyboard outlining who Michty Mo is & how she became the "Playground Protector"</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNkGx_F3nhRCLk3iaEm3CX_8gNwX8lsEjj9anFufewcpWIgcu6Nf7QHeb9a0-Ha3xQToKC02YU3uzsAziqVM4Mqs_iAk98Jwq7QF1wSO9BE5IT4lIQsZZFDIKxOZ_Krx2KcF3z-V16Y0/s1600-h/MichtyMoragStoryboard_Page_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNkGx_F3nhRCLk3iaEm3CX_8gNwX8lsEjj9anFufewcpWIgcu6Nf7QHeb9a0-Ha3xQToKC02YU3uzsAziqVM4Mqs_iAk98Jwq7QF1wSO9BE5IT4lIQsZZFDIKxOZ_Krx2KcF3z-V16Y0/s320/MichtyMoragStoryboard_Page_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435879711910143042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOKNp21dNSOC3yH07hxc9AldRgcdSpf6MxUne9GOvL0RuxATaoJEVnATaX_cQpQnKoNGFlOHuopycnWrOmLF8vh9fAFJgbCh0H6X8d_u2hKBeoeuyih5KCNN70ezzzdMdYH2mWQOBUmRM/s1600-h/MichtyMoragStoryboard_Page_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOKNp21dNSOC3yH07hxc9AldRgcdSpf6MxUne9GOvL0RuxATaoJEVnATaX_cQpQnKoNGFlOHuopycnWrOmLF8vh9fAFJgbCh0H6X8d_u2hKBeoeuyih5KCNN70ezzzdMdYH2mWQOBUmRM/s320/MichtyMoragStoryboard_Page_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435879708981271714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNgKe8qRm1BQlU6dK3cZrxffNZCDGTHPX98z1qT-gE8ljB58OqZr-XoS8pB-HPw57gjMowwfCC_6Nc-b7jSuZsQo3p2LSRKzBwnZR5b_9DQHJ6q2V5Zn9wbS1uZT806VfdbAsoQjZ0lU/s1600-h/MichtyMoragStoryboard_Page_3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNgKe8qRm1BQlU6dK3cZrxffNZCDGTHPX98z1qT-gE8ljB58OqZr-XoS8pB-HPw57gjMowwfCC_6Nc-b7jSuZsQo3p2LSRKzBwnZR5b_9DQHJ6q2V5Zn9wbS1uZT806VfdbAsoQjZ0lU/s320/MichtyMoragStoryboard_Page_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435879702964843378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFWA1Akj8q6P4yQCInWD5tCL73B6WEQEgOdN22xoWQCRs-1rWhew1uAF41d4KDLYJg8Jk6dSrPGWQYV71ZIYA6PyXzMUW1sCdekJhmv29RIAC1-30X-bujoUXYlHcr44hXmERK2WSWJs/s1600-h/MichtyMoragStoryboard_Page_4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFWA1Akj8q6P4yQCInWD5tCL73B6WEQEgOdN22xoWQCRs-1rWhew1uAF41d4KDLYJg8Jk6dSrPGWQYV71ZIYA6PyXzMUW1sCdekJhmv29RIAC1-30X-bujoUXYlHcr44hXmERK2WSWJs/s320/MichtyMoragStoryboard_Page_4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435879702243408674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQ8wToV-HKJZCFUEQ821E5kEgRSSg47hFclILex5WhEeQF9p8KuzJJPNCBI3DzTvMnQ_jBtuoii49QuwwfNPAPy80D5jEI4pe4I1sla99AEuvvvzGiRewTeiEYvdz-3XnkDEb0w6HEq8/s1600-h/MichtyMoragStoryboard_Page_5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQ8wToV-HKJZCFUEQ821E5kEgRSSg47hFclILex5WhEeQF9p8KuzJJPNCBI3DzTvMnQ_jBtuoii49QuwwfNPAPy80D5jEI4pe4I1sla99AEuvvvzGiRewTeiEYvdz-3XnkDEb0w6HEq8/s320/MichtyMoragStoryboard_Page_5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435879696830654930" /></a><br /><div><br /></div>tartan baffieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933146355849882286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645634219121720250.post-1417526126717350212010-02-08T06:25:00.001-08:002010-02-08T06:26:35.930-08:00Michty Mo Storyboard (cont.)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdYzMTEyULir0ydbQCZIRBpd0ejtxDzrxWuZlOfqXSOlStviEnBDCsyS1VU5bX-teSfrQLU7TsLie0s8fkH1HFAaBPAemw9bFUEtKSNSO-2waS3fBZtikzAPa3hi_stdzmGgNHN_yhYk/s1600-h/MichtyMoragStoryboard_Page_6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdYzMTEyULir0ydbQCZIRBpd0ejtxDzrxWuZlOfqXSOlStviEnBDCsyS1VU5bX-teSfrQLU7TsLie0s8fkH1HFAaBPAemw9bFUEtKSNSO-2waS3fBZtikzAPa3hi_stdzmGgNHN_yhYk/s320/MichtyMoragStoryboard_Page_6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435878858109722466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8Nfx4SZA4ctbjQ_Wyw5S628th7KUmSy8Tg2xCoCBXawYr5aU88bWLjRE5xzKR_gQfUUbmFJqNtkychiCYNCJMfNBe7-nVpT5G9FG7reDJXvUXdKCLTtRaj2565l5_FEOopjepAyrtC8/s1600-h/MichtyMoragStoryboard_Page_7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8Nfx4SZA4ctbjQ_Wyw5S628th7KUmSy8Tg2xCoCBXawYr5aU88bWLjRE5xzKR_gQfUUbmFJqNtkychiCYNCJMfNBe7-nVpT5G9FG7reDJXvUXdKCLTtRaj2565l5_FEOopjepAyrtC8/s320/MichtyMoragStoryboard_Page_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435878855592806722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjboVX7AdcBAdpjs3wXlWk5bbD_QcSEnfNKUpIv4qXc_Sz3wCLnAuqmiScFnyy9hZrBUdFIa74Bl0CzamlU9Sf3idlvC67LYySgjOimOHIEhPgg0Ca9dcuWAnkQo2Uwt2vElc23QZzl7ls/s1600-h/MichtyMoragStoryboard_Page_8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjboVX7AdcBAdpjs3wXlWk5bbD_QcSEnfNKUpIv4qXc_Sz3wCLnAuqmiScFnyy9hZrBUdFIa74Bl0CzamlU9Sf3idlvC67LYySgjOimOHIEhPgg0Ca9dcuWAnkQo2Uwt2vElc23QZzl7ls/s320/MichtyMoragStoryboard_Page_8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435878851483243538" /></a>tartan baffieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933146355849882286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645634219121720250.post-87959613512223442632009-12-07T04:54:00.000-08:002009-12-07T05:01:15.683-08:00My Michty Mo CollageInspired by the earlier posts of work by <a href="http://www.pixartalk.com/pixarians/teddy-newton/">Teddy Newton</a> I decided to try my hand at collage with my character Michty Mo. Below is my effort, I hope you like it.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwAz-tNDMlsti0gP-XGevIX9C6vUD-ygFfMcUU1_HKNyN0549onnwZcwfFDtwriOxHww1iQOcYO5B3Kil2LeqkxXOxbEQHrksVwfTNq8wBYHuPQCUBAdrOa7ZWSEy98xYJ3buSNqjRTvM/s1600-h/michty-mo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwAz-tNDMlsti0gP-XGevIX9C6vUD-ygFfMcUU1_HKNyN0549onnwZcwfFDtwriOxHww1iQOcYO5B3Kil2LeqkxXOxbEQHrksVwfTNq8wBYHuPQCUBAdrOa7ZWSEy98xYJ3buSNqjRTvM/s320/michty-mo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412477166486639922" /></a>tartan baffieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933146355849882286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645634219121720250.post-12493371302078565722009-12-03T07:41:00.000-08:002009-12-03T08:05:53.800-08:00Inspired<div style="text-align: left;">While doing research for my 4th Year Final Project, this particular website & story played a part in the creation of my character & how I aim to develop it. This was a community run project with The Care Commission & advocacy group, Who Cares? Scotland to promote the Scottish Government's National Care Standards for younger people living in care. Please, take some time & have a look at these links, thank you.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEVO-Nnwl9VZLu7gEsUj47asSauLnMDzKQv02xPvJaQ65CCLUYU3kTjYLkJT_wrG2DiFtTgvgDMrCHDY08iEUhQjYs6lkWAMxFH13Cf6drPdU2UC7ZsnzX0nDNL6maBkCSS3esNE_n2Y/s1600-h/meetsid.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEVO-Nnwl9VZLu7gEsUj47asSauLnMDzKQv02xPvJaQ65CCLUYU3kTjYLkJT_wrG2DiFtTgvgDMrCHDY08iEUhQjYs6lkWAMxFH13Cf6drPdU2UC7ZsnzX0nDNL6maBkCSS3esNE_n2Y/s320/meetsid.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411037478884314498" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 221px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.meetsid.co.uk/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">http://www.meetsid.co.uk/</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#551A8B;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#551A8B;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpblKgRBtBwaRbK7iSGcox4i-WU7AHGl2g-gA1IDpXZ5kGb9rBRYm96UgOfXWVJaozWxRX8Fx4ipdVFqV_Xaiqp5FkxsHcuzyr8S3XoBXXdVm47fQl_ObCxNtivYUCXU1ujJwjVoeUlSY/s320/sidpresscutting.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411038262665933826" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 181px; " /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><a href="http://www.carecommission.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7104&Itemid=152">http://www.carecommission.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7104&Itemid=152</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#551A8B;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.meetsid.co.uk/"></a><br /></span></span><br /></div>tartan baffieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933146355849882286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645634219121720250.post-7955376089726402862009-12-03T06:32:00.000-08:002009-12-03T06:58:21.757-08:00Character Development<div style="text-align: left;">Those that have been following the story so far, will note that Morag was originally going to be a child bullied at school, well.....read on.</div><div><br /></div><div>The above is true, she was bullied at school, tho' Mo has now grown up. I still wanted the character to be in a school environment, a sympathetic character who had contact with the children, not as a teacher (who's ever met a sympathetic teacher eh?), not the janny (janitor) but as....</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTOExhAkgIeYpfIN-LEQWPJ4JPc5YhhIy00ia0ASFvfHAJG_1bYDxX14KxSXpE-PUgvJoinFz-T2ZWn-E9yWmwLOj8Zz2J6JM84_gTWMc_knjTjPOr4BhU8rO9fJ4v6p2BWsakZgb9yM/s320/morag.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411020347900138738" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">a Lollypop Lady!! The idea being that she was a figure of trust and was <i>"privvy"</i> to <i>"the word on the playground". </i>The idea of her keeping them safe on the roads as well as safe in the playground. </span></span></div><div><br /></div>tartan baffieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933146355849882286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645634219121720250.post-89309255321264713492009-12-03T05:19:00.000-08:002009-12-03T05:53:55.232-08:00The Incredibles<div style="text-align: left;">When I saw the movie, <a href="http://www.pixar.com/featurefilms/incredibles/">The Incredibles</a> a few years back I was totally blown away. I thought it amazing, everything about it - the opening credits, the story/plot had me on the edge of my seat, the characters were so believable, the animation was superb - stop me I if you think I'm over the top here in my admiration for this film.</div><div>Well, I recently got the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Art-Incredibles-Mark-Cotta-Vaz/dp/0811844331">The Art of the Incredibles</a> from the library & it brought it all back again, how much I enjoyed it. The work of <a href="http://www.pixartalk.com/pixarians/teddy-newton/">Teddy Newton</a> and <a href="http://louromano.blogspot.com/">Lou Romano</a> was simply devine (gonna have to find some different superlatives!). But it's the collages of Teddy Newton that I particularly liked, they seemed to leap out at me & grab my attention. I have put just a few of them here. I urge you all to get a copy of the book, saying that, if any generous viewer to this blog happens to come along & wishes to purchase me a nice Christmas present, who am I to refuse.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72wlPMIB9DcNqwku_1TjoyiImzg7296k_e4Z-JdPfFKs6I8RjRUMPutqeHGkaLTQwaO9tyUWz0X_BkyDVMi9HRlvEn_5g4RJQHMx7MetNdcdZXh3dvBXMfnUPO6XVqQYoC2nNN0LMy94/s1600-h/TNewton1.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72wlPMIB9DcNqwku_1TjoyiImzg7296k_e4Z-JdPfFKs6I8RjRUMPutqeHGkaLTQwaO9tyUWz0X_BkyDVMi9HRlvEn_5g4RJQHMx7MetNdcdZXh3dvBXMfnUPO6XVqQYoC2nNN0LMy94/s320/TNewton1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411005724098504962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 182px; " /></a></div></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIhXn1SMNp3cRhU_KJepyYK8lmT0fw-ZlAdriH9l0l9cG3SJQLH0E0DYVVpATRQhYtZj0F3s7sR906gyHonj3oyT9tTuvG-CLHNDZMIYd1gn83qTm0WstnNpdJsUziYfveMRAW-drYkI/s1600-h/TNewton4.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIhXn1SMNp3cRhU_KJepyYK8lmT0fw-ZlAdriH9l0l9cG3SJQLH0E0DYVVpATRQhYtZj0F3s7sR906gyHonj3oyT9tTuvG-CLHNDZMIYd1gn83qTm0WstnNpdJsUziYfveMRAW-drYkI/s320/TNewton4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411005739407666546" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEI9a1i3PycWqvLM5wfPiwWRaS13eucxOsdjdEneGtvQTlJcDuIA4BN_FR7Xea-xnjvMcxuMJ4xXs5NKLcJcFwOjHoVi5uxruv7Qhpp4TnNtPKFBqjPsHS2KEtSfXpPrY8cyDJH4w6nk/s1600-h/TNewton3.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEI9a1i3PycWqvLM5wfPiwWRaS13eucxOsdjdEneGtvQTlJcDuIA4BN_FR7Xea-xnjvMcxuMJ4xXs5NKLcJcFwOjHoVi5uxruv7Qhpp4TnNtPKFBqjPsHS2KEtSfXpPrY8cyDJH4w6nk/s320/TNewton3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411005734730916962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRK9dJ1Dyf5uIvWj7fGhaRH0T56i234oD1-hKSUTwQgLp87xOkLwKpefwskrebaslsJbwGq9mQtjUzXDyiHzQoHA7mhV5t-3VjA1fhRKyvxPT_08kdJOj7Qnsv7pkxpz3d3zz-0698zBg/s1600-h/TNewton2.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRK9dJ1Dyf5uIvWj7fGhaRH0T56i234oD1-hKSUTwQgLp87xOkLwKpefwskrebaslsJbwGq9mQtjUzXDyiHzQoHA7mhV5t-3VjA1fhRKyvxPT_08kdJOj7Qnsv7pkxpz3d3zz-0698zBg/s320/TNewton2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411005733203373538" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div>You have to admit these are....as Tony the Tiger says....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">GRRREEEAAAATTTT!!!!</span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72wlPMIB9DcNqwku_1TjoyiImzg7296k_e4Z-JdPfFKs6I8RjRUMPutqeHGkaLTQwaO9tyUWz0X_BkyDVMi9HRlvEn_5g4RJQHMx7MetNdcdZXh3dvBXMfnUPO6XVqQYoC2nNN0LMy94/s1600-h/TNewton1.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div>tartan baffieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933146355849882286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645634219121720250.post-35916201770392758142009-12-03T04:25:00.000-08:002009-12-03T04:43:07.657-08:00Superheroes Logo/Identity Design<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTBzLV2-5vwlmGY3Hkk32FUPIoqb4554ied5OneIZ3SaQNJZkpZmBX3aCH8RJX-g-kTSE3BKtXHQ3K9HAuQDJep-Vr1rnEdgEDxI-Sb-qj5E2c44pP4EnHXCoCI11hc-D_AzeWWIN0jQ/s1600-h/superheroeslogo.gif" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 152px; text-align: center; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTBzLV2-5vwlmGY3Hkk32FUPIoqb4554ied5OneIZ3SaQNJZkpZmBX3aCH8RJX-g-kTSE3BKtXHQ3K9HAuQDJep-Vr1rnEdgEDxI-Sb-qj5E2c44pP4EnHXCoCI11hc-D_AzeWWIN0jQ/s320/superheroeslogo.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410985417346736658" /></a><div>All SuperHeroes need an identity or logo emblazoned across their chests, cause admit it, you're not really super if you don't. Above are some easily identifiable logos (if you are unsure of any of them then there is definately no hope for you).</div><div>So with the creation of Michty Mo, a logo/badge/crest was one of the important aspects of the design. With some of the previous images you can maybe see the logo taking shape with the character. With the next image below you can see some more development of the logo.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU60lzCsvEpjRbVItR0fjGM3llECVIErGdMCK0Y7P3H9JR4zMQSSyPdCFcXMr0gjbL5Ps1AmcMV4MfAK2BOcuBOa4Fxbl6L3cVo8zsonQTFPJaBkCi26xdL7t-IcQDgPjlktmxZfmggTk/s320/mmsketch4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410988686797890658" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div>tartan baffieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933146355849882286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645634219121720250.post-72483540216758579532009-12-02T08:17:00.000-08:002009-12-02T08:40:53.617-08:00Michty Mo V:3<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMuohbt-0qMc6uGELeYJFJE8SrpVBZVv1PMfesLCShRnedlGHuZSUW53BHBa5FH6NfOEWzSUIu1yl8E9osXb-TcKpH6EZhdRycJui8nBjYCCi2d2VhyphenhyphensOC4MUKTk_j1tDpPuaT6Wp6Bgw/s1600-h/mmsketch5.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpyWORyLS_OlaRnUQYIAP4cBwjF5M_g9NUfwac7GlASnamAi57Se-lrXes05Um4wZNet3QYeiHlKKKltD2QsaL4z2R93Y41yPPnJw6WiTRfpchHpiP6GE819QRIQzEWZnej8u_iYi_pH0/s1600-h/MMV3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpyWORyLS_OlaRnUQYIAP4cBwjF5M_g9NUfwac7GlASnamAi57Se-lrXes05Um4wZNet3QYeiHlKKKltD2QsaL4z2R93Y41yPPnJw6WiTRfpchHpiP6GE819QRIQzEWZnej8u_iYi_pH0/s320/MMV3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410674109557232914" /></a>Here is another version of Michty Mo & is pretty much how she looks today - note that the lurvely tartan jumpsuit has been replaced with some stylish shorts (hotpants!), she now sports some trendy red boots (kinky!!) but best of all is the mask that cunningly hides her identity.<div>She is beginning to look every part of the super hero. The development of the character is pretty much ongoing as the drawing below shows:-</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMuohbt-0qMc6uGELeYJFJE8SrpVBZVv1PMfesLCShRnedlGHuZSUW53BHBa5FH6NfOEWzSUIu1yl8E9osXb-TcKpH6EZhdRycJui8nBjYCCi2d2VhyphenhyphensOC4MUKTk_j1tDpPuaT6Wp6Bgw/s320/mmsketch5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410675673907213970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">The idea of bulking Morag up & giving her muscles was an idea that hasn't totally disappeared as the project rolls on. So if you want to know what is going on, just keep tuning in for updates on the exciting , the exhilarating, the dramatic......</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">Adventures of Michty Mo</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">- Playground Protector -</span></div>tartan baffieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933146355849882286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645634219121720250.post-78241162562212477642009-12-02T07:53:00.001-08:002009-12-02T08:11:33.681-08:00Michty Mo Version1 & 2<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbuw8sOWw8_EvV-ENbDifUCFqqobzhFG3oj5Flpxbg6mACKeHIf34nme9I3258zQjnJbcyBep8Nv4UDoX3TwrrbsNdEyyQFSTCydSWUoZiGeNfn1rYhkOSAkmHFxJ0C7kfWVi93r380PI/s1600-h/michtymoV2.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpGGTYX4zT0KTg_s1i-VZZ-kzhfzt4gukH8oRXs2Qp1V5ecODlt9uHQaGQmf7ZMZBBMl38o-QtxIRkasNjsOIRpUWNIAW-hQYjpqPxgjmmmVOEC6MhyCGejTII6J8mBUDmUY8G76BvvoA/s1600-h/oldmightymo.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpGGTYX4zT0KTg_s1i-VZZ-kzhfzt4gukH8oRXs2Qp1V5ecODlt9uHQaGQmf7ZMZBBMl38o-QtxIRkasNjsOIRpUWNIAW-hQYjpqPxgjmmmVOEC6MhyCGejTII6J8mBUDmUY8G76BvvoA/s320/oldmightymo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410667664702618866" /></a><div><div style="text-align: left; ">This was one of the first sketches of how Michty Morag would look, notice the all in one tartan jumpsuit - tres chic as they say in Gay Paree!! Also love the blue boots. The logo/emblem on the front was in it's early stages too.</div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbuw8sOWw8_EvV-ENbDifUCFqqobzhFG3oj5Flpxbg6mACKeHIf34nme9I3258zQjnJbcyBep8Nv4UDoX3TwrrbsNdEyyQFSTCydSWUoZiGeNfn1rYhkOSAkmHFxJ0C7kfWVi93r380PI/s320/michtymoV2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410670967951846178" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; ">This was a follow on sketch, where Morag has changed slightly in appearance. Maybe a bit "dumpier", bunches in her hair as apposed to pigtails. The logo on her tartan jumpsuit has colour & has changed from the previous image.</div></div>tartan baffieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933146355849882286noreply@blogger.com0