Animation Course Level 1, Lesson 1 (take2)

I wasn't happy with the take 1 I made because the characther whas getting smaller each frame in the animation. So I did a second attempt.

It isn't getting smaller but I think it moves a bit mechanical... I like to know what others think of it, is the animation more dead than the first take?

And I made a stupid mistake between 27 and 28, it makes a jump between that.

See it in action


I need to use another program to export it to .mov, flash doesn't work great at that. I think the .mov doesnt play that well..
Next thing I am going to do is checking and analyzing the timing, timing is something new aswell for me.

The cycle is 1,8 sec. long (starts from frame 8 and end at 52)

Let me know what ya think.
THNX

That's it for tonight, I am tired of all that animating ;)
Oyeah, I did a new ink as well :) (didn't make it today)

Animation Course Level 1, Lesson 1

I did an animation lesson of Johnk K.

I used trace paper (I hadn't enough paper for the last frames).
I made some mistakes, the biggest is that on each frame I made the character a bit smaller... On the end the character was really smaller then in the first frame. Argh!!


Click here to see my shot 1.0 See below for new version

#EDIT#
I did make a new version (with the frames I drew in the last shot), I used this time 24 fps and I used drawings (starts from frame 34) to repeat the cycle.
Only now my problem of it is getting smaller is now more visible...
New version 2.0

the original version

Please tell me what you think of my attempt to animation :) I need to learn alot and feedback would really help me.

Should I use a computer program to make the next animation? Or should I use normal paper?

inking a funny cute

This time I did one of Katie's drawing. I see now that I have to learn to get all the angles/corners good.. This time I did evrything with a weight 9 brush and that worked good for me, I did all thin linens with low pressure instead of a smaller weight.

I did a study sketch from it as well. But the details of my version are kinda *** up :( and I don't like my linens...
It whas interesting to do though, learnend alot about the construction from it.


Oyeah, joy! Problems solved with the wacom.

retry dino

I wanted to do this one again, this time I colored him.

inking and coloring

I did the coloring in flash, just to know the progress and discover what a handy way is for setting it up in illu.
And this is really the last Sody for now :P

Hmm I made a color mistake at het boob, the line got the color of here cloths instead of her skin.. ooops

4

OK, I could have done this one better. I think the main problem with my version is that the linens are too much of the same weight, because of that it looks flat.I exported this one to flash to try color it, to see how that works.

Ink tres

I think that this one whas a good exersice because the pose is exaggerated.

second ink

Ok, this one I tryed to clean up after I brushed the lines :) the gum in cs3 is a cool new tool.

Animation School Lesson 4: Two Legged Characters: Full Body

I tryed to improve my construction on this rabbit. The biggest mistake I think I made on this one is that I didn't wrap that finger on the left hand good over the shape...

It's inking time :)

8: Proportions Affect Design / Contrasts

I have a though time, drawing this dog.
The 1ste version sucked BIG.... And on the second try I put a lot of time in checking when I whas drawing it, but again alot of corrections.

Im going to go some lesson's back to practice the construction. I need to develop... Arg