This week we explored the use of anticipation in a jump.
I knew from the start that I want to animate an animal and cats are perfect sample for that. I've quickly sketched how and which direction I want my cat to jump.
Line Test
Class feedback:
Final
A perfect reference for this task is 'Maru and the Box' video.
Third task includes animating a bouncing ball and apply principles of squash a stretch.
Line Test
My coursemates gave me feedback on this line test. So here are my mistakes and things I should change: timing ( at the beginnig of this animation, the glass ball falls much slower than he rolls; the material of this ball resembles a rock rather than a glass, which doesn't break in half.
Our second task was to experiment and explore possible ways to visually exaggerate portraiture of either ouselves or our friends and create a small animation exploring 2-3 epressions.
This was our first real hand drawn animation and I've failed it. I'm quite dissapointed in myself. I wasn't focused, didn't plan everything properly and kept pressuring wheter I'm going to finish it in time. The result is obvious.
The thing is that I've started sketching difficult charaters to animate and when I realised that I'm completely out of time I just drew something half-arsed as this. I knew that this isn't going to turn out well.
My mistakes and things I would change. First of all, there's no clear exaggeration shown here, just 'the stare'. It's not even an emotion! Second, I should add some movement to his mouth and brows. Because his face in whole looks rather stiff and run a line test I would definitely give this project another go. In whole, this is a good example of what not to do.
For this task I've refernced a cartoon called 'The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack', which gives a great example of exaggerated expressions. This scene especially.
For our first Critical studies lesson we were introduced to world of animation. Throghout the whole course we'll be introduced to the principles of animation, gain skills and knowledge of the history and development of animation.
We were divided into groups and given a sheet of paper to write everything we know about animation. This was one of the examples of information reserching by exchanging the information between students. While other methods were: art books, internet (web pages, blogs), interviews, DVD's.
As for our first assignment we were required to present a flip book animation drawn on post-it onetes/sticky notes. We were divided in groups of four for this task. Sounded fun and we were up for the challenge!
We spent the rest of the day plannig our animation story. The plot mainly consists of a particular character travelling through four different worlds (our worlds). My part was to sum up the whole journey, so the character walks in to a backyard landscape. He tries to quetly pass the dog house but, unfortunately, wakes it's owner. The dog doesn't like what he sees and starts grownling at the man. Without any chances to stand against such beast, the only option left is to run.
The only thing that bothered me was that my drawing style would differ from others in my group. But in the end it blended in.
In all, I really enjoyed working in group and the animation turned out to be pretty good.
Personal Flip Book
This was my first time at making animation, so I've chosen something simple to start off. I wanted to animate an animal. So I decided on an owl. The story is simple. It mainly sits on a branch and falls asleep and yawns. Meanwhile, the wind starts to rise and blows away the nearest leaf.
My mistakes and things I would change.The background is extremely distracting from the animation ( the masking tape keeps flashing). I should have added the wind effect drawing.
