For the first semester of my animation module I had quite the journey of ups and downs. Things that I would consider to be highlights of the semester would definitely be my character designing skills have improved drastically from before I started the course. When we were working on designing characters for our animation, I…Continue Reading Animation Studio 500 Word Essay
Week 10, what are we doing? oh yes, secondary actions
Overview On week 10 of the animation studio module we were taught about secondary actions which is an action which takes place during the main action but follows through after the main action is finished. We practiced creating secondary actions on the flour sack file our lecturer supplied for us then creating a hairstyle for…Continue Reading Week 10, what are we doing? oh yes, secondary actions
Week 9, Animatic? yes please, I’ll have one of those.
Overview For week 9 of the animation Studio module we were taught how to turn our storyboards into animatics. We were told about how the timing of frames can be used to make a once quick and simple action into a more fluid and overall better animation. For the work to work on over…Continue Reading Week 9, Animatic? yes please, I’ll have one of those.
Week 8, Flour sacks’o’plenty!
Overview For week 8 of the animation studio module we looked at the concept of using anticipation poses in animating before as well as having reaction poses which follow an action after it has been animated. As the activity to give us experience with animating this sort of flow of an action our lecturer got…Continue Reading Week 8, Flour sacks’o’plenty!
Week 7, Krita can animate?
Overview For week 7 of the animation studio we started to dive into Krita and animating in the software Krita. Our lecturer went over the controls of how to work the software and where all the tools were located before showing us how animating frame by frame can seem more fluid and how animating…Continue Reading Week 7, Krita can animate?
Week 7 Designing Dez the fat grandpa kitsune
Overview For Week 7 we were given more time to spend designing our characters. I decided on going with my fat kitsune character as it was the one which jumped out the most to me and as I put more thought into how I wanted him to look I had the idea of making…Continue Reading Week 7 Designing Dez the fat grandpa kitsune
Week 6, Researching Genndy Tartakovsky (Project Hotel Transylvania)
Overview On week 6 of the 3D digital literacy module our lecturer gave us the details for our project we would be working on over the semester. For this project I will be making a 3D model of a character design made for the hotel Transylvania world, as well as a prop to go…Continue Reading Week 6, Researching Genndy Tartakovsky (Project Hotel Transylvania)
Week 5, Creating Birds of a feather
Overview For week 5 of my animation studio side to the course, we were told to begin creating the characters we will be using for the animation jam the groups will be making. For my group, we will be making bird characters that will fit into a bird spy world we have developed. Each…Continue Reading Week 5, Creating Birds of a feather
Reflective Post (Week 0 – Week 6)
REFLECTION On the first day of going to the ulster university animation course, I had never in my life touched any form of 3D modelling software and so, did not have any idea of what would be in store for me when I started the course. I was pretty nervous at first when it came…Continue Reading Reflective Post (Week 0 – Week 6)
Portfolio
Snowman assignment- Week #1: Frosty the Snowman Tie-Interceptor assignment- Week 2: May the force be with you Other Models from this week: Skateboard Zubat assignment- Week 3: Gotta catch ’em all Other Models from this week: …Continue Reading Portfolio