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Essentia wrote a new blog post Final Presentation in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio

Sun, 13 Dec 2020 16:51:12 -0500

Here is the final presentation of my project! We have come a long way but I am really happy with the results! (the youtube video is the slowed down version) I was super happy to add bird sounds, snow effects and […]

Essentia wrote a new blog post Title & End Credits in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio

Sun, 29 Nov 2020 05:35:30 -0500

Overall, I feel proud of myself for managing to complete my first walk cycle animation ever! I hope to make more in the future!!

In the Youtube video below, I felt like it was a bit fast, so I made another […]

Essentia wrote a new blog post Walk Cycle with Effects in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 17:56:05 -0500

Here is my walk cycle with the snow effect and a mask! I also added moving birds to it, not 100% but almost there! For the next time I did want to add the moving wings of the birds to make it look like they are […]

Essentia wrote a new blog post Walk Cycle - Adobe After Effects in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 02:30:31 -0500

To be honest, this was my first time using Adobe After Effects EVER, so I did find it challenging at first, especially with the exporting, but overall I had fun. It was really great to see my character come to […]

Essentia wrote a new blog post Final Project - Background in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio

Tue, 03 Nov 2020 02:12:37 -0500

This was a challenge for me a little because I am not used to drawing backgrounds, but overall it was a fun experience. As I begin to learn more and more on how to use the adobe tools as well as organizing my […]

Essentia wrote a new blog post Walk Cycle- Revised in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 19:52:39 -0400

This was a little challenging for me, especially the scarf which I tried my best to make it move, but still have troubles working on. Overall, I’m really excited to continue and work on the final stages of my […]

Essentia wrote a new blog post Walk Cycle - Version 1 in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio

Tue, 20 Oct 2020 21:04:43 -0400

Here is my first draft of my walk cycle. It was very challenging to draw and move each and ever body part for my character, but I am honestly pleased with the results in a way. It was also a very fun experience […]

Essentia wrote a new blog post Character Storyboard in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio

Sat, 10 Oct 2020 23:43:05 -0400

Here is my storyboard for my character Eli. The storyboard begins with opening credits with of the title “The Box” and it shows a picture of Eli in a box with his headphones on.
As we get to panel one, it […]

Essentia wrote a new blog post Character Design in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 23:50:14 -0400

Meet my character Eli. He is an arctic grey penguin, who loves to listen to music all the time. Eli isn’t always the greatest listener too, as he is always getting into fights with the other members of his pack. […]

Essentia wrote a new blog post Flour Sack in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 23:42:19 -0400

This is dedicated to my new friend Kenny. He has been very positive towards me and others around him, so I decided to create a mini story off his happiness and kindness.

The story is about a kind and generous […]

Essentia wrote a new blog post 진모리 (Jin Mori) from 갓 오브 하이 스쿨 (The God of High School) ! in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio

Tue, 22 Sep 2020 05:43:18 -0400

Hello everyone! As practice of trying to enhance my digital drawing skills, I decided to draw Jin Mori from the Korean webcomic The God of High School.

Here is the Youtube link:

Essentia wrote a new blog post Fire Emblem Three Houses in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 04:50:58 -0400

It’s been a while since I’ve played Fire Emblem Three Houses on the Nintendo Switch, more like a year; however, I just recently started playing again! I decided to draw Annette from the Blue Lions House on a […]

Essentia wrote a new blog post Looping Animation! in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 22:15:24 -0400

My first looping animation. Boy was it a lot of fun. I created something that not even I knew I could do! I used adobe animate and created two separate scenes. I combined them into one by using a mini moving […]

Essentia wrote a new blog post How I Color My Drawings! in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio

Mon, 14 Sep 2020 04:04:10 -0400

Hello everyone! Aside from my 2D animation projects I decided to do one of my own. I’ve been trying to figure out the processes of digital drawing; therefore, I made video about my digital drawing process of my […]

Essentia wrote a new blog post BallStudy#2 in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 20:55:40 -0400

Here is my second ball study animation. The ball is supposed to fall of a cliff with indicating arc lines. My setting takes place in the Deseret where a blue ball has been dropped off the cliff and bounces twice […]

Essentia wrote a new blog post Digital Drawings! in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio

Fri, 04 Sep 2020 04:20:41 -0400

I did some digital drawings for fun, also to test my skills a bit more from my previous digital drawings. I used an app called Krita, which works very well.

These characters are from a webcomic called […]

Essentia wrote a new blog post BallStudy#1 in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio

Fri, 04 Sep 2020 03:39:26 -0400

Here is my first ball study animation! On the left a larger ball bounces to the right; up and down before becoming flat. On the right a smaller, tennis like ball bounces more in the same spot and slightly goes […]

Essentia wrote a new blog post My flipbook for my 2D animation class! in the group Essentia Williams' Portfolio

Sat, 29 Aug 2020 02:13:08 -0400

Here is my first flipbook for my 2D animation class! It took a total of 2 hours to complete. I used the collection of my drawings, scanned them and then turned it into a short film. Here is the link to it! (I […]

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Thu, 27 Aug 2020 18:37:51 -0400

Essentia wrote a new blog post Hello world! Welcome to my online portfolio! in the group Essentia Williams' Portfolio

Fri, 20 Jul 2018 14:25:47 -0400

I am a mainly hands-on self taught artist, but I am just beginning to learn how to draw digitally!

My drawing process isn’t always easy as it can take up 1-3 hours to complete a single drawing, sometimes […]