The Art and Animation of Shannon

Web comic!

2011-11-24T19:49:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone!
I hope you get a chance to check out the web comic I have been working on! Been trying to put these developed characters to use!

http://theadventuresofgreta.tumblr.com/

Betsy, new design

2010-10-10T23:55:00.001-07:00

This is my new design for Betsy.

AHHHH!

2010-10-01T19:26:00.000-07:00

Oh my gosh, you guys!
I have been MIA for quite awhile now. I sort of shut down after I finished my thesis film. lol Speaking of which, if you have not had the pleasure of seeing it, check it out on my youtube page here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgiVYqttKBM

I won't post it on here because the uploader thingy is SUPER slow. SO! just please check it out on my youtube! :)

In other news, I have sort of stopped art and just focused on working/repairing my social life after having absolutely no life for 3 and half years. lol
But now that I am over it, I have decided to try and pursue making a web series involving my dog characters that I love so dearly. SO! That being said, my first upload here is not going to be too exciting. This is my re-design for my main character, Greta. Now, I really REALLY loved my design for Dumpling in my thesis. So I decided to make Greta a sort of Dumpling hybrid. As you can see, they are very similar now. It is pretty much Dumpling with jeans on....and a little bit of a different body type. She won't be quite as squat as before. But anywhoo! Check it out. And I promise, more designs are on the way!!!!

Aesthetic Test

2009-09-30T21:11:00.000-07:00

Here is an example of how my film will look when all is said and done!

I have changed Dumpling's colors a bit. Apparently, some people have trouble reading her as a pug dog. It was suggested that I play with the color of her muzzle and ears. what do you think? More readable this way???

Thesis 1

2009-09-20T20:11:00.000-07:00

I have started my senior thesis!

You will be learning more about it as I keep posting. But consider my character designs:

My main character, Dumpling.

The boyfriend design. He is nameless still! Any ideas?

Critique is encouraged!!! Keep watching.

NEED MOAR!

2009-08-03T21:17:00.000-07:00

Sorry I haven't updated in 30 million years! Here is some art as of late! Enjoy!!!

**All images (c) Shannon Gayle Malewski**

More animation! More!

2009-05-05T18:34:00.000-07:00

Some more of my past animation:

This is my pride and joy!! This is a paper cut out stop motion animation I made. Definitely one of my favorites.

Just a little something I made while I was making an illustration.

This completes everything that I want to post from my Sophomore year!

Sophomore animations-Spring

2009-04-30T11:10:00.000-07:00

I finally got a hold of my animations from my Sophomore spring semester! Please enjoy!

This is a claymation I made. Hooray!

The animation in this piece is collaborative. Everyone in my class animated with the sand, then we all took the footage and each made an edit to it. I chose to edit it to the song "Nude" by Radiohead.

This is a hand drawn study of fire, smoke and wind!

I have several more! But that is all I have time to post. Posting videos takes a chunk of time!!!

Sophomore Work

2009-02-22T11:59:00.000-08:00

Here is some work I did from Fall 2007-Spring 2008. Finally getting caught up on here.
Sorry that some of the pictures have my deviant art watermark on them!!!!
Enjoy

So, this was for my Designing the Frame class. We had to illustrate a story in 3 panels using limited colors. I did a story about a candy corn. This was done in Photoshop.

Panel 2

Panel 3

Also for Designing the Frame. We had to illustrate the Tell Tale Heart in 3 panels. Also done in Photoshop/Illustrator

Panel 2

Panel 3

From Life Drawing for Animators class

For Expressive Drawing...we had to make a black and white piece expressing angst.

Also for Expressive drawing. We had to make a layered piece expressing joy. I chose to express childlike joy. The drawing in the background was originally done by my 10 year old niece, Hannah.

For Illustration. We had to design an illustration for a magazine article.

For Illustration. We had to make a children's book cover. This is my original story! I hope to actually make it someday.

For Illustration. We needed to design a poster. I made this for an actual organization here in Kansas City.

A fun little thing I tried to do for the school magazine. It didn't get accepted though. :(

Another poster I did for some extra credit points. Again, this organization is really in KC too! I also made a video of me making this piece. Check it out here

For the last project in illustration, we got to choose what we wanted to do. I chose a comic book cover. This is the linework.

And the final!!!

Animations from Sophomore year coming soon......

Doodles n' Such

2009-02-13T13:07:00.000-08:00

Random Stuff

Plushies!!!

My character, Chase Lovely and his music manager.

A study of line, black and white paint and contrast.

City made with color aid paper.

Abstract piece made with Color Aid paper.

Emo pugs!!!

Just a fun design.

Chase Lovely--earlier drawing

Chase and Chris

Another Chase pic

Catching Up

2008-11-19T20:18:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone!
I wanted to go ahead and make this first post a post of artwork I did that is not related to the work I have completed at the Kansas City Art Institute. So...these are either all of my own projects or projects I did at my old school, Columbia College in Columbia, Missouri.

Please enjoy!

"Yu Yu's Dream" a little watercolor for a self directed project.

"Welcome to China Town" a pencil drawing I did of my two good friends when we went to Chicago.

"Sushi the Pug" A clay figure I made for one of my claymations.

"The Story of My Life" Pencil drawing I did for "Art Principles" class. We had to make an abstract picture that represented our past, present and future.

"Still Life" Completed for my "Art Principles" class.

"Starbucks Crowd" Just a study I did for myself.

"Self Portrait Print" Done for my Illustration class. We were just practicing the technique.

"The New Yorker Cover" Made for my Illustration class

"Neil Reading" Done in Life Drawing

"Neil in a Chair" done in Life Drawing.

"Metamorphosis" Done for Illustration class, made with colored pencil

"Lily the Pug" Study I did for myself.

"Kids Gone Wild" Completed for Illustration class.

"The Emptiness of Youth" Done in high school....a looooong time ago

"Cinderella's Dream" Collage done for Illustration

"Cereal Box Design" Done for Graphic Design

"Ben" a drawing I did of my brother

"View of the City" self directed project, a couple of my characters

"My Mechanic" one of my characters

"Night Time" study of one of my characters

"Hobo" a drawing I did of a homeless guy that lives in the city

"Greta Sue" one of my oldest and favorite characters!

Hope you like it! Stay tuned.

Intro

2008-11-05T19:25:00.001-08:00

Hello everyone!

I just wanted to introduce myself.

My name is Shannon, and I am currently attending art school to major in animation!

I made this blog just for my work. I hope you enjoy it!!!