BMCC OpenLab | Essentia | Activity https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/members/essentia01/activity/ Activity feed for Essentia. Sun, 10 May 2026 17:02:44 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 74f924d05b303c61beaf94207db67d33 Essentia replied to the topic FINAL PRESENTATIONS in the forum MMP260 1300 Intro 2D Animation fall 2020 https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/groups/mmp260-1300-intro-2d-animation-fall-2020/forum/topic/final-presentations/#post-5956 Sun, 13 Dec 2020 16:52:15 -0500 Here is the link to my final presentation and portfolio!

Youtube:

https://youtu.be/EX6CdYGQpLk

Portfolio:

https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/essentia-portfolio/2020/12/13/final-presentation/

 

]]> 0 5cfdb8e9f1f0f6ae3f0f18b063194158 Essentia wrote a new blog post Final Presentation in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/essentia-portfolio/?p=177 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 […]

]]> 0 72229184ac8802da919cb8770b4e0590 Essentia replied to the topic Add titles and credits in the forum MMP260 1300 Intro 2D Animation fall 2020 https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/groups/mmp260-1300-intro-2d-animation-fall-2020/forum/topic/add-titles-and-credits/#post-5776 Sun, 29 Nov 2020 05:41:17 -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!!

Youtube Link:

https://youtu.be/nPddGAkX1tg

Portfolio Link:

https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/essentia-portfolio/2020/11/29/title-end-credits/

 

]]> 0 c31bf81cddd4530f46ccba48f7b9c030 Essentia wrote a new blog post Title & End Credits in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/essentia-portfolio/?p=172 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 […]

]]> 0 15f50b4a548c8675f70d8e8ba3600db2 Essentia replied to the topic Add an Effect or Mask in the forum MMP260 1300 Intro 2D Animation fall 2020 https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/groups/mmp260-1300-intro-2d-animation-fall-2020/forum/topic/add-an-effect-or-mask/#post-5744 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 17:57:42 -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 fully flying across the background!

Youtube Link:

https://youtu.be/sG8H0i_UrJs

Portfolio…[Read more]

]]> 0 c6958f837acf701a34184db90e75b337 Essentia wrote a new blog post Walk Cycle with Effects in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/essentia-portfolio/?p=170 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 […]

]]> 0 669a4562d030d088c118980c5c13e1f6 Essentia replied to the topic Character into After Effects in the forum MMP260 1300 Intro 2D Animation fall 2020 https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/groups/mmp260-1300-intro-2d-animation-fall-2020/forum/topic/character-into-after-effects/#post-5722 Thu, 12 Nov 2020 02:34:31 -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 live and learning how to use the camera effect! It is NOT 100% complete, but hopefully soon!!

Youtube…[Read more]

]]> 0 f58855364d1f366d2a46679248c35ef5 Essentia wrote a new blog post Walk Cycle - Adobe After Effects in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/essentia-portfolio/?p=167 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 […]

]]> 0 29189d923aa65f5b8058597fd4efe62d Essentia replied to the topic Final project: Background in the forum MMP260 1300 Intro 2D Animation fall 2020 https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/groups/mmp260-1300-intro-2d-animation-fall-2020/forum/topic/final-project-background/#post-5677 Tue, 03 Nov 2020 02:15:58 -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 layers, projects become less of a hassle for me. I did not want to create too much of a complex background as I thought it will stand out…[Read more]

]]> 0 d5d6b587b7ae70b864fc9a2c6bcad708 Essentia wrote a new blog post Final Project - Background in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/essentia-portfolio/?p=161 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 […]

]]> 0 77577d93a58abd8b604b9994d8954a70 Essentia replied to the topic Walk Cycle Revised in the forum MMP260 1300 Intro 2D Animation fall 2020 https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/groups/mmp260-1300-intro-2d-animation-fall-2020/forum/topic/walk-cycle-revised/#post-5604 Wed, 28 Oct 2020 19:55:36 -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 walk cycle. I do hope to achieve my ultimate goal, which is to make the cycle as smooth as I can. I am proud of my work, especially when t…[Read more]

]]> 0 4553b605c4d2b2f72c4013407bf5dce4 Essentia wrote a new blog post Walk Cycle- Revised in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/essentia-portfolio/?p=158 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 […]

]]> 0 8c76d6f329b15734c6cb3429cb5c2c3d Essentia replied to the topic Walk Cycle 1 in the forum MMP260 1300 Intro 2D Animation fall 2020 https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/groups/mmp260-1300-intro-2d-animation-fall-2020/forum/topic/walk-cycle-1/#post-5485 Tue, 20 Oct 2020 21:09:05 -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 to see one of my very own characters walk! My goal is to completely finish my animation and expand on the ideas I have. I did not color…[Read more]

]]> 0 c39a791a374b859aac005f41fc7ad5a0 Essentia wrote a new blog post Walk Cycle - Version 1 in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/essentia-portfolio/?p=155 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 […]

]]> 0 266353c6a122ef629796cb2b42887966 Essentia replied to the topic Storyboard for Walk Cycle in the forum MMP260 1300 Intro 2D Animation fall 2020 https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/groups/mmp260-1300-intro-2d-animation-fall-2020/forum/topic/storyboard-for-walk-cycle/#post-5328 Sat, 10 Oct 2020 23:50:25 -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 starts off with a far shot of Eli walking on the cold arctic ground, as he listens to lofi music. On panel two, it is a close up shot of Eli,…[Read more]

]]> 0 f8a6d49b3ce8e14c6e52c55607af2a25 Essentia wrote a new blog post Character Storyboard in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/essentia-portfolio/?p=145 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 […]

]]> 0 4c7228d95d59bc3bd2f75dd824cdfc08 Essentia replied to the topic Character Design Assignment in the forum MMP260 1300 Intro 2D Animation fall 2020 https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/groups/mmp260-1300-intro-2d-animation-fall-2020/forum/topic/character-design-assignment/#post-5246 Wed, 07 Oct 2020 23:54:25 -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. Eli is very happy and cheerful despite his trouble making. He can be very helpful and is very protective when it comes to the ones he l…[Read more]

]]> 0 594a71e56d7bd6df74dff220ea79c508 Essentia wrote a new blog post Character Design in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/essentia-portfolio/?p=134 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. […]

]]> 0 b4c3653981343cc38a1bc10d67d01214 Essentia replied to the topic Flour Sack Assignment in the forum MMP260 1300 Intro 2D Animation fall 2020 https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/groups/mmp260-1300-intro-2d-animation-fall-2020/forum/topic/flour-sack-assignment/#post-5123 Thu, 24 Sep 2020 23:46:00 -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 flour sack aka Kenny, who starts the day off by looking at himself in the mirror. He then goes outside and hops his way to his crush’s…[Read more]

]]> 0 124dd2b13938c6337b2a5916132c0933 Essentia wrote a new blog post Flour Sack in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/essentia-portfolio/?p=127 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 […]

]]> 0 9a374b5f5a9970933797cd8d5b6eed90 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 https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/essentia-portfolio/?p=118 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:

]]> 0 f2dc2c07d1d9dbe96011105ef35df9b3 Essentia changed their profile picture https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/activity/p/32222/ Tue, 22 Sep 2020 05:06:32 -0400 0 d7880f659d28a00b876f2baabe106422 Essentia wrote a new blog post Fire Emblem Three Houses in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/essentia-portfolio/?p=115 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 […]

]]> 0 c3f8ddbe000ab86b466d527d253ab972 Essentia replied to the topic Looping Effect Assignment in the forum MMP260 1300 Intro 2D Animation fall 2020 https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/groups/mmp260-1300-intro-2d-animation-fall-2020/forum/topic/looping-effect-assignment/#post-5045 Thu, 17 Sep 2020 22:28:54 -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 editing app! “Is this the start of my animation career?” I asked myself. Heck yeah it is! If you put your mind to it anything is pos…[Read more]

]]> 0 9a50feba13c519a09ede3c6751639339 Essentia wrote a new blog post Looping Animation! in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/essentia-portfolio/?p=109 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 […]

]]> 0 6795a32954fe7df2d7d4c9baba4aff7a Essentia wrote a new blog post How I Color My Drawings! in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/essentia-portfolio/?p=101 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 […]

]]> 0 a655859186d9c0d43ed9cd30f7b67e38 Essentia replied to the topic Ball Study #2 in the forum MMP260 1300 Intro 2D Animation fall 2020 https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/groups/mmp260-1300-intro-2d-animation-fall-2020/forum/topic/ball-study-2/#post-4967 Thu, 10 Sep 2020 21:05:48 -0400 It was really a joy being able to create a second ball study animation. It took me at least an hour to complete, with the background of a desert featuring two cactus’s. The ball bounces from the left in the middle to almost the end of the right side. I drew the arc  indicating the balls movement and the point where the ball stops moving. It was…[Read more]

]]> 0 5cca740ecd28e82c6db2eaa272648adb Essentia wrote a new blog post BallStudy#2 in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/essentia-portfolio/?p=98 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 […]

]]> 0 f2978f77f18f91c97877753d5fe261a3 Essentia changed their profile picture https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/activity/p/28629/ Fri, 04 Sep 2020 04:23:45 -0400 0 c960d988b037d0bb01f8dfc1936c2553 Essentia changed their profile picture https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/activity/p/28628/ Fri, 04 Sep 2020 04:22:25 -0400 0 dd31bc0b56d7f0f9a67c0eaed4e9445e Essentia wrote a new blog post Digital Drawings! in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/essentia-portfolio/?p=93 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 […]

]]> 0 f0e89c289f43bf4c31873121f5e61b5f Essentia replied to the topic Ball Study #1 in the forum MMP260 1300 Intro 2D Animation fall 2020 https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/groups/mmp260-1300-intro-2d-animation-fall-2020/forum/topic/ball-study-1/#post-4914 Fri, 04 Sep 2020 03:54:50 -0400 First ball study animation! I was really excited to create this even though it took me several hours, but I learned how to make my very first decent 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 towards to right…[Read more]

]]> 0 7aeed358e7aad1a5999f07744c6f873a Essentia wrote a new blog post BallStudy#1 in the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/essentia-portfolio/?p=86 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 […]

]]> 0 3029e13a36fbcf3bdce464cff47b1c2c Essentia changed their profile picture https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/activity/p/26828/ Sat, 29 Aug 2020 16:44:18 -0400 0 61649bc589a285e17a2e9cff26361448 Essentia replied to the topic Study 1: Flipbook in the forum MMP260 1300 Intro 2D Animation fall 2020 https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/groups/mmp260-1300-intro-2d-animation-fall-2020/forum/topic/study-1-flipbook/#post-4811 Sat, 29 Aug 2020 16:11:09 -0400 Hello everyone!

Here is the link to my flipbook portfolio page!

https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/essentia-portfolio/

I created a short flipbook and then combined my images into a mini 24 second film. In this flipbook, Saitama (One Punch Man) and Sonic are about to have a race to see who’s faster. We obviously know that Sonic is faster than…[Read more]

]]> 0 26ab2564b576821a2e7ebcf81052f7b2 Essentia wrote a new blog post My flipbook for my 2D animation class! in the group Essentia Williams' Portfolio https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/essentia-portfolio/?p=72 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 […]

]]> 0 9bbe05e0c1e28c8fca79d85e0f7557f4 Essentia joined the group MMP260 1300 Intro 2D Animation fall 2020 https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/activity/p/26173/ Thu, 27 Aug 2020 18:39:22 -0400 0 8bf3cc6323632d4deb0fc7c4bd933883 Essentia created the group Essentia Williams’ Portfolio https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/activity/p/26163/ Thu, 27 Aug 2020 18:37:51 -0400 0 7267381386d7715f46038b83ae077efb Essentia created the site Essentia Williams' Portfolio https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/activity/p/26161/ Thu, 27 Aug 2020 18:37:38 -0400 0 5d65dc24a7edb13bb5fffed037a31d9f Essentia changed their profile picture https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/activity/p/26077/ Thu, 27 Aug 2020 17:39:54 -0400 0 bf2426bf13a289078fb4ba8c57c12eff Essentia changed their profile picture https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/activity/p/26076/ Thu, 27 Aug 2020 17:38:37 -0400 0 b4df8dd0a7075e87994fe599d3c69571 Essentia changed their profile picture https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/activity/p/25949/ Thu, 27 Aug 2020 13:19:01 -0400 0 92117d2e56845a75bf9a1ec6cd545295 Essentia became a registered member https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/activity/p/25936/ Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:48:35 -0400 0 eb1aa17b4a1107ece008fdec52acd243 Essentia wrote a new blog post Hello world! Welcome to my online portfolio! in the group Essentia Williams' Portfolio https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/essentia-portfolio/?p=1 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 […]

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