other Flash animation - pen-tablet handrawn walk cycle

[geldslaw]

YouTube - basic handdrawn walk cycle in flash

I bought a pen-tablet two years ago and never got around to using it. well today I did, well in fact yesterday was when I started. I tried the pen and ink options to draw with but it didn't feel right. Today I tried the brush option and it finally felt right suing the pen-tablet.

the drawings are not superbly drawn but feel mcu more organic in comparison to the cardboard cut out approach i tried in flash. I'm really excited and now I am looking forward to trying another walk cycle exercise.

[geldslaw]

after feeling please with my handrawn animation, I tried something slightly more ambitious, a jumping frog, its not perfect but the idea is there whilst i am learing the basics

YouTube - jumping frog

[Jelmer]

I like the first one a lot, you are improving a lot on your animations I think, one small issue is the character scale on one frame, other than that it looks great to me!

[geldslaw]

thank you, just getting used to the pen-tablet and drawing to screen in flash

YouTube - fat guy diving

[geldslaw]

decided to use Anime pro download...

what is anime pro for the upcoming tradtional animator ?

anime pro information

I've looked at lots of software to fit into an animation pipeline, anime pro is the only one thats a head of the game thats lets you competely combine 2D and 3D objects together.

It even has its own scripting language and particles effects built into it. it can nake 2D images behave like like 3D images and the accessories or addings for it are absolutely amazing check this out

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what's also interesting not only can you practically import any geormetry from any 3d package anime pro imports Adobe PSD information files so artwork from any of the adobe range of apps can be incorporated into your animation pipeline, also you can import work from anime manga studio drawing package and from poser and daz products


I know I shouldn't be trying to influence your choice of tools to develop animations, but in and at a time where time is money and money is time, and usually when you reduce time you reduce the quality of the product produce, well i can promise you this, you'll never find a more accomplisched product so full of all the tools to produce a blend of 2D and 3D animations without the need to to have an arsenal of tools to make your animation in the limeted time we all have.

here's a preview of a

new 13 part tv animation series made with anime...

anime pro forum is here

[MrTom]

Good progress mate, coming on in leaps and bounds! (groan!)

Regards.

[geldslaw]

that 13 part tv series animation is not my own, its a great example of what can be achieved with anime pro. The key reason why I push myself to get as much out what I am doing with the remainder of my life is the promise I made to myselfg when I was in hospital on an oxygen machine, incapacitated and barely able to walk two steps.

was that am not gonna leave life without a fight, and I'm gonna leave my mark or have fun trying to produce summat my great great grandkids can look at and say some old geezer who had to use computing technology did that CG and 2D stuff hahahahahhahaha

I just love the fact that no matter how much technology we develop, art will always be ahead and mever grow old. There are no greater art works than the work of aborigines from all continents and the cave paintings of prehistoric man

also, being honest if I become good at it I can make a fare buck out of it in the process, to be honest i think I'll end hopefully doing freelance work for some architectural firm, and if all goes to plan, selling my own artwork at festivals and fairs.