Kiersten Makes a Valid Point

Link!

If you follow the link above, you'll head over to Kiersten White's blog, a YA author who's new book is set to release soon. I thought this particular post would be relevant to us budding animators, as it relates to the importance of storytelling in Plot vs Character Development, and why they need to work together and not rely on one another for the story to survive.

Falling Ball!

End Pose

You might notice a couple of posts down, I actually did this pose before. After some more 'acting it out' I realised my character was lacking the twist in the back towards where he was punching, and that the back leg was also awkwardly positioned without the bend of the toes.

As usual, critique is much appreciated. :)

Starting With a Gift

A Gift by ~furious-teapot on deviantART

I really want to be more active on this ol' blogger, so I've decided to link my DA account with it. I update there more than I do here save for assessment items, so I thought'd be a good idea just to share some of my art with you guys as well. For more you can visit my DA - just follow the link! :)

Anticipation ( Hopefully )

Anticipation pose today with Max - you can see the rough sketches up the top, and also the key pose he will move into. Hopefully I achieved some good anticipation, but there's always a way that is better, so please don't hesitate to comment!

Breaking in Slow Motion

As animators, we particularly in the art world have the important task of mimicking life, whether comically or to a realistic, believable standard. One way we do this is through recording an example of what we wish to create, and study it's behaviour - just how exactly it works.

I found this video while browsing some other blogs, and thought it was a great example of really analysing subject matter. Also, seeing things move in slow motion is basically really cool.