Storyboard - The Spirit Bear

   This is the first frame of my storyboard for 'The Spirit Bear'. My first time doing a storyboard using the Wacom tablet so for my first go, I'm chuffed! I feel my character designs could be a little stronger but the overall scene looks good and I'm actually surprised at how 'okay' the pile of leaves looks, I thought I would struggle with that. I have 4 days left to complete this. 1 frame down....29+ to go - I can do this!!!

2D Squirrel Jump

Animating a Walk

Today, I animated a walk and it was great. It was difficult at first because I was introduced to so many new controls so it was all really new to me but I really enjoyed it and I'm pelased with how it turned out. Definitely needs some improvements but considering it was my first go, it's not that bad! Before doing this I didn't understand actually how much work gets put into animating a walk, I thought it would be easy but there is so much to think about, like the movements of the feet and the whole body, it's all very complex but overtime I will get the hang of it, I'm sure:)

Turning Hand

 

At first, I found doing this very difficult because i couldn't get the hang of the software but i eventually got the hang of it and I really loved it because there was a mixture of hand and computer work and I particularly liked being able to portray my actual drawings through the computer. I added a bit of colour just to make it look more presentable but i have to say I am very pleased with this as my first attempt at using the Wacom tablet and toonboom!

2D Flash Jumping Square Revised

After getting feedback from Nick on my first attempt of the jumping cube, I went away and improved it. I was told to remove some key frames to make the landing faster and that the shape is too uniform at the top of the jump. To improve, I have changed the shape slightly at the top of the arch and removed any necessary key frames. I also played around with the background a bit to make it more interesting. I think it looks a lot better than before - still not perfect, but much better. Over time I will improve my Flash skills and will do more experimenting with it.

2D Flash Jumping Square

 

   Flash is a programme that I've never used before so it was really hard to get the hang of it. I must admit, I struggled with this task because it's the first time using the software and getting the shapes right on each keyframe was difficult but I think that overtime with a lot of practice and experimenting, my Flash animating skills will improve. I will probably do this again after being given feedback from Nick. I don't really like what i have done here but I do quite like the squash and stretch at the beginning.

3D Animation Principles - Animating a Fox

    This here is the outcome of a task I was given as part of this module. the basic form was already provided for us and we had to animate it and make it jump up the steps. This definitely needs some (well, a lot of) work but I am pleased with the progress I've made. It was hard to animate the tail so that it flips up during a jump but I think I did okay with this considering it was my first go at animating a complicated shape. I added my own little bit to this character by making him look either side before he jumps onto the first step and to the front  at the end of the clip, I think this makes him look more believable. I can't wait to develop this more!