Week Ten

In Class~

In class, we learned various techniques to refine and tidy up lines. However, I opted to use a stabilizer with my usual textured brush because I have a strong preference for weighted lines and a slightly messy final look. Although the idea of using bezier curves was intriguing, I felt that it wouldn’t align with the aesthetic I wanted, and I would have been dissatisfied with the outcome if I had pursued that approach.

To balance out the textured and somewhat messy appearance of the linework, I made the decision to opt for a clean, cell-shaded coloring technique. I believed this would enhance the shape of the floursack and give it a polished, completed look while still capturing the essence of my own artistic style.

Homework~

For homework, I applied the skills I learned in class to clean up the lines in the animatic. The process took longer than expected, so I couldn’t accomplish as much as I had planned. However, considering the level of detail in my animatic, simply refining the lines brought it very close to the final animation.

I received some feedback on my animatic, which prompted me to make several changes. I removed the full walk cycle of the mushroom man and replaced it with a close-up shot to still convey the movement. Additionally, I added a subtle bounce to the mushroom’s mustache, which I believe added a lot of appeal to the character. As I continued working on the animation I made small adjustments to the timing and spacing.

In group~

This week we were primarily focus on our individual work however we still kept a constant line of communication on discord and asked eachother for feedback throughout the week to ensure we were on the right track.