Graphic design

thatchers mc part 8 from STEVEN HAWTHORNE on Vimeo.


This is a piece I did for Inurface Media, Bristol. Made using Flash, the animation looped as each job was posted.

Graphic design projects


A few graphic design projects I have worked upon in the past.

Charcoal Drawings


Even in Fine Art, I was fascinated by the character and telling a story. These are based upon the idea of there being 'Pinocchios in society', different people who had trouble fitting in. I used my two flatmates as reference, and am rather pleased with the results

Some old photography


Some old work created using a traditional slr camera. Before I turned my attentions to focus upon animation, there was a side of me that loved provocative art. In Illusion of Life, it discusses how even the villians have appeal. I think thats what I enjoyed. Taking something that would usually disturb and provoke and try to find beauty within it.
It is seeing these moments captured in a gallery or on film, where I find sometime find myself home

Facial take

Untitled from STEVEN HAWTHORNE on Vimeo.


Created to participate in the 11 second club's mini challenge, I produced this facial take. Found it really helpful to keep referring back to the basics, to get each element of the face working as I wanted.
Soon I will be producing a lip sync piece which this is a warm up for. But first, a couple of character walk cycles, starting with a person with a leg cast and crutch. Pretty daughting, but just gotta get stuck into it. Fingers crossed it goes well :)

Life drawing




I attend a weekly life drawing class at Bristol Grammar School ts a fantastic step up with about 7 different models a class and each class lasts from 7-9pm. Above are some of my 15 min sketches. I have a scruffy style, almost trying to sculpt the drawing onto the page. Met some really cool people at the class and certainly find it a leisurely break from computer animating.
For more details about the course, please visit http://bristollifedrawing.wordpress.com/

models


As a child I loved puzzles. I believe I found the same enjoyment while constructing these polygon models. My modelling knowledge is not advanced, so the idea of using simple shapes to build this range of objects fascinated me greatly. Loved it!