Some toast

slowtiger · Post by **slowtiger** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 12:00 am

In the meantime I did some simple icon animation, just as a test for style and colours.

http://www.enigmation.de/toast.html

Post by **Víctor Paredes** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 12:39 am

I really like it, it's simple and funny.

neeters_guy · Post by **neeters_guy** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 9:53 pm

That is one well-trained toast!

Gnaws · Post by **Gnaws** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 7:12 pm

Nice! Did you draw everything in ASP?

Only one crit; where's the back wall?

slowtiger · Post by **slowtiger** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 11:41 pm

Of course, every stroke done in AS. You can't see it in this size, but the strokes are completely separated from the shape of the toaster.

I just used AS because I knew about its freeform drawing abilities. I have a job upcoming which requires that I draw in similar style in Illustrator, then save as SVG. It would be nice if SVG would be added as export format for AS some day.

Post by **Víctor Paredes** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 11:56 pm

Hi Slow, maybe you could add it a simulated 3d rotation to the toast. I think that would be cool.

Gnaws · Post by **Gnaws** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 12:28 am

slowtiger wrote:Of course, every stroke done in AS.

Of course.

Genete · Post by **Genete** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 7:11 am

To make it perfect you can add the toast's shadow on the table

-G

DK · Post by DK » Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:02 am

The crosshatching on the tablecloth is uneven.

D.K

slowtiger · Post by **slowtiger** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 10:55 am

On the contrary: it is not uneven enough!

Please, this was just a test, and I don't intend to make this into a movie. If I was to, I'd need to rework all parts. I'm not really good in this style which seems to come naturally to some other artists, like the sample Gnaws gave here: viewtopic.php?t=15289

What I would do, though:
- add textures where necessary
- don't use gradients, instead stack uniformly coloured items so they give a similar impression
- separate outlines and coloured shapes even more (think "101 Dalmatians", http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos ... 84-588.jpg - note the BG! http://www.cartoonbrew.com/wp-content/u ... oreb_b.jpg)
- definitely not do any enforced 3D rotations, except where the story needs them
- don't do any realistic shadows.

DK · Post by DK » Mon Dec 14, 2009 11:07 am

Maybe you should make the window and window sil bent as well to suit the tablecloth???

D.K

Acochran_89 · Post by **Acochran_89** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 4:10 am

i think this would make be cool as an animated avatar lol