Animation Blog
Starting out on this assignment, I was anxious and unsure of what would happen. It was early in the semester and I didn’t know anyone in the course, but I was confident it would work out. I learned a lot regarding animation practice, such as principles, as well as using software such as Krita andContinue reading Assignment 2 Final Reflection
This week, we had to do presentations in our group to show off our recent work, concept art, storyboards and final animatics. We put together a PowerPoint presentation holding together all of our work to showcase. As well as that, we had more animatic work completed in the meantime over the last few weeks, soContinue reading Week 12 – Presentations
This week I worked more on my animated scene for our group’s project. I was so excited to begin this as this is my first official animated scene for any group project and so far I have had a lot of fun with the group and our planning. I had my final storyboard for theContinue reading Further Progress on Animation
This week, we focused more in our groups to hone in our animatics. We all shared each others animatics with each other and we had feedback from Aodhan about where to go with them. Some scenes are going to get changed, and for mine, we decided to add a front-facing shot of the protagonists faceContinue reading Week 10 – Line Clean Up and Colouring
This week, we looked at making animatics in Krita and After Effects. We followed a demonstration in tweening in After Effects with some files given to us, and we were shown how to add keyframes and timing to create animations. I was excited to move onto the creation of animatics because I have always beenContinue reading Week 9 – Animatics
This week, we looked at storyboarding and the elements behind it that go into creating scenes. We went through a presentation that included information on cinematography techniques and how to best composite shots. We discussed techniques including the rule of thirds, central framing in shots and the importance of maintaining accuracy to not confuse theContinue reading Week 8 – Storyboarding
This week, we finally began animating! I have been so excited to finally get stuck into it and now we’re finally starting. We’re starting slow and from the beginning so that everyone will be on the same wavelength. This week, we took a look at the 12 principles of animation, and the different techniques usedContinue reading Week 7 – Animation
This week, we focused on character design and the many elements that go into developing a character’s personality through their visual representation. We discussed many aspects to the visual development of bringing a character to life. A huge focus of this week’s topic was the importance of references and how they can be utilised toContinue reading Week 5 – Character Design
This week, we focused on colour and how it is used in films and animation to create atmosphere and convey emotions and storylines through visual storytelling. We talked about the colour wheel, and different types of colours and how they’re used. We discussed how films and media use analogous, complimentary and monochromatic colour schemes toContinue reading Week 4 – Colour
This week we looked into tone and value and the different ways it can be used to elevate a scene and its intention. We looked at shapes and how much of a difference light and dark can make to the mood that an artist is trying to convey. Contrast in particular was a strong focus,Continue reading Week 3 – Tone and Value