New Type Project: To draw a frame animation

kellz5460 · Post by **kellz5460** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:01 pm

I'm just gonna stick everything in this thread for this project and update it as necessary

Some run animation doodles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHiyx3BmO18

Some concept Idea thing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMxLuHH9LsE
Some drawings- the scanner made them a little bright (if you're using an LCD monitor)

Run frame

Char design

cheyne · Post by **cheyne** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 2:42 am

From what I can see they look nice. My monitor has a pretty nice contrast ratio, with deep blacks but still hard to see your images.

Do you use Photoshop? Tweak your levels/curves to make it darker. There is an auto button if you don't know how to use it.

This can be achieved with Gimp and Picasso and other free editing suites if you don't have access to PS.

kellz5460 · Post by **kellz5460** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 2:44 am

cheyne wrote:From what I can see they look nice. My monitor has a pretty nice contrast ratio, with deep blacks but still hard to see your images.

Do you use Photoshop? Tweak your levels/curves to make it darker. There is an auto button if you don't know how to use it.

This can be achieved with Gimp and Picasso and other free editing suites if you don't have access to PS.

thanks- I forgot about gimp-

I had to tilt my montior to see it when it uploaded

cheyne · Post by **cheyne** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 3:07 am

No worries

I've only used GIMP a few times in the past, but handles most of the basic image editing features one would need.

kellz5460 · Post by **kellz5460** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 12:21 am

Character I came up with today:Shouta

poor sorry unemployed 20 something that can't catch a break

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cheyne · Post by **cheyne** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 2:05 am

Cool I like him. Definitely has that "woe is me" look going

Nice expressions, even if he is basically in a depressive looking state.

kellz5460 · Post by **kellz5460** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 3:21 am

"Main" Character Hikki

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SvenFoster · Post by **SvenFoster** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:14 am

great looking characters Kellz....hmm too good.. I feel the need to snog my monitor for both Shouta and Hikki..

does that make me a bad person?

Nope makes you a great character designer...

cant wait to see them move.

kellz5460 · Post by **kellz5460** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 2:03 am

Keisuke- the younger brother of Hikki

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kellz5460 · Post by **kellz5460** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 10:28 pm

Opening Frame
I'm trying something different in this animation-

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cheyne · Post by **cheyne** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 1:29 am

Hmmm, I'm not really all for "throw a photo through a filter". Depends on the result though. I know you are a one man band and looking to cut corners, but I don't know if photos run through a filter is the right way. I'd put the effort into drawing or painting the backgrounds

Just my 2 cents

kellz5460 · Post by **kellz5460** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 1:58 am

cheyne wrote:Hmmm, I'm not really all for "throw a photo through a filter". Depends on the result though. I know you are a one man band and looking to cut corners, but I don't know if photos run through a filter is the right way. I'd put the effort into drawing or painting the backgrounds Just my 2 cents

It's a bit mixed- I've thought about it and have drawn some things- the bus stop itself is all drawn but the problem is i don't know how to draw in AS and I'm sucky with paint programs like GIMP and whatnot--

if you know any tutorials on how to color things with AS please let me know-

thats the real problem- I can draw the scenery on paper but using AS to draw/color just looks too wrong for what I want

what I really need is an awesome background artist so I can focus just on actual animation

kellz5460 · Post by **kellz5460** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 3:06 am

walking animation

I wanted him to have a bit of character to the walk
so it turned out like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYw7Rgy9SMs

kellz5460 · Post by **kellz5460** » Sun Sep 11, 2011 10:16 pm

Toprock Dance animation here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrZ28XRlP34

19frames looped at 24fps

slowtiger · Post by **slowtiger** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:17 am

Can't see the dance in Germany because of the music.

The walk has a problem: either you shorten his stride to match his non-moving body, or you add more bounce to the body to match the wide stride. Since he doesn't swing his arms, he needs to balance with his body, creating bolder movements.

Overall nice work.