Traditional Animation- Character Animation

I was given a lizard/gecko to turn into a character and animate, and although I don't usually draw reptiles, I decided to challenge myself. I like how the character design turned out! My professor also introduced me to the Trocadero Ballet, and so I drew a lot of inspiration from that as well. If you don't know about them, check out their Dying Swan dance- it's hilariously well-executed!

Silhouettes

Concepts

Character Sheet

Final Weight Shift

Traditional Animation- Bouncing Ball Project

Hey! I'm extremely excited to blog today! :) This week marks the end of our bouncing ball project in TA. It's my favorite class by far, although it's VERY time consuming and requires alot of hours, hard work and dedication if you want to get anywhere near complete or have a decent project. I literally just finished revising my final ball project right now, and I'm excited to share my first wee baby steps into the realm of AN-I-MA-TION!

Basic Bouncing Ball 1

Basic Bouncing Ball 2

Bouncing Ball in Perspective

Bouncing Ball w/ Tail

Perspective Ball w/ Tail

Light & Heavy Bouncing Balls

Although animating balls (haha) for 4 something weeks grew tedious after a while, it was a really important lesson for understanding the fundamentals of movement in animation. However, the next project that I'm working on is alot more challenging, and it allows me to employ my creativity to greater use- the Flour Sack! 

I'll leave it at there! ;) For now...Goodnight!