head turn A- improvement

Added an antic and arc in the eyes, offset the blinks, and slowed down and simplified the vibration in the head at the end. Better I think. ??

vibration- head placement

This is a weird one... but interesting to try. This one is from Richard Williams' Animator's Survival Kit. I guess this could happen if hit in the head with a frying pan ??

vibration tests- diving board

2 tests in this video...

-the 1st is a straight vibration test

-the 2nd is a vibration test with overlap

chewing A

Another test of the head/face...this time chewey-chewing! :o)

head turn A

Another test today. A simple head-turn with lots of drag and squash and stretch. I followed the example out of Eric Goldberg's book Character Animation Crash Course (tried to emulate his keys with this rig). I'm becoming a lot more confident with my polishing and blocking skills, and getting a better feel for how to use the graph editor to get what I want on each frame- it's a good thing!

Also added a bit of nervous vibration at the end...have to do something with all of that energy!

sketchbook pro 2010 test

Oooooooo, fun symmetry tool in the new sketchbook. mee likes. very fun! =)

oh my goodness...I can paint....

Just a study. I didn't know I could paint like this! Wow, I'm getting a lot out of studying color relativity!!! Whooooohoooooo!

(ahhh, and the stand-by-I need to finish this-shadow on the apple--- bad, bad, bad. Goes to show that referencing reality usually returns more interesting results than relying on habits and formulas. it kills the whole illusion of realness.)

2 drawing run + antic + new ending!

Just added an better ending on this this...that last one was pretty weak, but I had to try it just for fun. It was really fun working with 'cartoon' physics on this one, but still trying to transfer and change the momentum in a believable way. Fun Stuff!!!

just for fun! ... a new ending!

2 drawing run + finished antic

Here's the 2 drawing (frame) run. It's a bit of an optical illusion... curtesy of guys at Warner Bros. and Richard Williams. I've finished the antic at the beginning... it's no longer in blocking. This was very fun and very informative! =)

3 frame run + antic

Another test.... this time the run is made with 3 frames per leg or 6 frames for a complete cycle. I added a bit more travel to this run so there's more of it on screen to see. The antic is still in blocking, but the run is final, on the 1s.

4 drawing run + antic

I'm currently exploring the extremes of timing and speed. I've found that I tend to give my keys too much time when roughing out my timing, so I'm learning how much you can do with as few frames as possible. Richard Williams is, of course, my guide (big thanks!).

This is a run done with 4 frames for each leg in the cycle- 8 frames total for the cycle. Next up.... the 3 frame and 2 frame runs!!! =)

Leaf

done on my ipod touch, believe it or not! in a wonderful app called 'Brushes' ...just a color and value study.