Archives "2009"

Experimental Animation: Pixilation

Posted on Dec 07, 2009
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The last project hand-in before Christmas - an experimental animation. This was definitely going to be the project with the widest range of results from the animation group. Whether it be playing with sand, cutting up paper or just running around with a pirate ship, nobody really knew what to expect. I'll get this in early, because it pretty much sets the tone for how this project really went....


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It’s Arrived: Botobit Illustration Book Volume 1

Posted on Dec 05, 2009
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The highly anticipated first volume of Botobit arrived through my letterbox yesterday. If this is the first time you have heard of 'Botobit', maybe I can enlighten you a little. It is a high qaulity illustration magazine featuring the work of some very talented artists from various different countries and backgrounds. Each of the artists are required to create a piece based on the topic specific...


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11 Second Club Animation

Posted on Dec 01, 2009
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About 4 weeks ago, I may of mentioned that our next exercise would be part of the monthly competitions held over at the 11 Second Club. We were given a choice of animating to either this current month's sound clip, or last month's. I didn't really care for entering the competition itself (it is optional), so I went with last month's sound clip. I appear to be the only one. Break Down We had to approach...


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Complete Sketchbook: Conversations and Interactions

Posted on Nov 28, 2009
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First Christmas deadline is over, with two more coming up quickly before we break up. It is a shame this project ended first, because it was the most enjoyable to date. For those unaware, the project was to draw instances of character brought out through conversation or interaction. The goal set was about 50 drawings (or at least 1 a day). My personal goal was to fill a sketchbook, which resulted in 32 pages...


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Wasp Attack Animation

Posted on Nov 04, 2009
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This is our third animation principles exercise in as many weeks, the last before our main unit task. The aim was convey two different emotions and the transition between them. Again, I decided to work in 3D, so I could play a little. We were asked to concentrate on certain qualities for this, to give the character its own thought process. It took me ages to decide on two emotions and a cause....


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Lifting a Box is Harder Than You Think

Posted on Oct 26, 2009
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This week we were assigned another short exercise, this time to animate a character lifting up an object. Once again I decided to work in 3D, just so I have the option to play around with ease, as I mentioned in my post for last week's exercise. Lifting Animation The aim was to animate a character lifting an object, keeping in mind the principles we have learnt up to now. These include: Weight Timing...


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What is Character?

Posted on Oct 18, 2009
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Character has a lot of meanings depending on the context, but in this case we are talking about character in animation principles. It's about what builds strong character and creates something believable. Character is all those little things we take for granted every day, it is built on the way we move, the way we interact. It can range from talking with hand gestures, to how you hold a pen....


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