Category: Animation Studio

For this assignment we had to organise ourselves into groups of 4 and create a short animation based on an “adventure”. I’m in a group with Rhys, EJ, Chloe and Lucy. We have decided on the story for the animation which is based on a snail assassin. The idea was originally planned by EJ andContinue reading |Assignment 3 – 15-30 Second Animation

This weeks was an introduction to animation. For this topic we had to make 3 animations of a bouncing ball, ping pong ball and a bowling ball. I had to look at reference videos or films for my own reference and timing. I also took a look at Richard Williams book “The Animators Survival Kit”Continue reading Week 7 – Animation Introductions

For this weeks assignment we looked at character design. We had to consider the factors of our world, backstories, descriptions and personality traits. We also had to create two pages of different character design ideas with expressions, different poses and exploration into the characters. When creating these designs I looked the fundamentals we have coveredContinue reading Week 5 – Characters

This week we were working on colour. We had to study how coloured works, used and its purpose in animation. Colour can guide a viewer’s eyes to what’s important in a scene. It helps tell a story, convey a mood and emotion. A colour script is a quick way to establish a colour combination forContinue reading Week 4 – Colour

Concept Designs for my Group Group 8 For group 8 we wanted to do a plant world were the plants are alive and human like. I started making concept designs for a scientist who would go to the plant world and study it. Character Design Concepts For Group 8 are protagonist of the story wasContinue reading Group Work

6 Thumbnail For this weeks homework we had to create 6 thumbnails value studies for our world. For the first set of thumbnails I used cross hatching techniques to create shadow. Hatching is used to create texture, value and creates the illusion of form and light. I feel like I have achieved this in theseContinue reading Week 3 – Tone & Value

This week we are using one and two point perspective to draw over our favourite animation backgrounds. We also had to complete 12 thumbnails studies based on our world themes (which I missed read oops). For this exercise we had to consider using 1, 2 or 3 point perspective. Perspective is used to represent theContinue reading Week 2 – Perspective

First week of the animation studio we were given a task to study the shape and forms of cartoon characters. We picked 3 of my favourite cartoon characters. Shape is very important when it comes to characters design. It helps the audience determine who is who in a scene. The shape also helps translate theContinue reading Week 1 – Shape & Form