Studio Brief 2 - Going Live!

Feb/March Loop de Loop - PIG

I've animated plenty of pigs before, but instead of use of using a previous animation, I used this opportunity to practice drawing backgrounds, and experiment with lighting (there's a lens flare from After Effects for about 3 frame when the pig eclipses the moon).

The background is inspired by Steven Sugar's backgrounds in Steven Universe.

I also used this competition brief to familiarise myself with TVPaint. 

What went well:

• The integration between animation, and post effects worked well, enhancing and interacting with each other,
• The audio used was recorded myself (the footsteps) to help with the timing of the pig walk cycle.

What could be improved:

• A static camera was used which might make the scene boring,
• The pig was simple enough to have been done in the painterly style of the background (but due to time restraints I refrained from this!).

Character Design Challenge - Caveman [UNFINISHED]

I began painting this really detailed piece, experimenting with Photoshop brushes, till I realised I had only worked on the background. I vaguely remember a rule from the Character Design Challenge and looked it up:



What could be improved:

• READ THE RULES!

Character Design Challenge - Alebrije

This challenge was interesting in that I needed to do a bit of research first to find out what an alebrije was. They are fantastical creatures with bright colours and patterns, much like the creatures in the animated film Coco. I referred to the Art of Coco book to look for interesting patterns and designs. A lot of the alebrije were combinations of animals so I combined two flashy creatures, the crab and the peacock.