Class 205

Class 205 was centered around weight and balance. I decided to do my next assignment in 2d. Yes good old fashion hand drawn animation! It was liberating to do some 2d animation again and the time I spent animating flew by, always a plus! The hardest part with 2d is making changes. Unlike 3d where I can just adjust something here or there, I have to erase parts and redraw them or even redraw a whole frame. I'm sure it is going to be a lot more work to get this assignment done over the next couple weeks.
Post Jump Blocking

Class 204

This week my final turnaround animation was due. We also had to pick a new assignment to start planning out. I choose jumping from one post and balancing on another.
Turnaround Final

Class 203

Class 203 dealt with Advanced Overlap and Anticipation. This week we had continue working on our animation from the previous week based on our mentor's feedback. Basically it's my rough animation stage.
Turnaround Refining

Class 202

Class 202 was on basic posing. We had to upload our blocking animation. My mentor recommended that I have Ballie walking a few steps in the beginning.
Turnaround Blocking

Class 201

So this next quarter is about body mechanics. This week was all about the importance of planning for animation. Our first assignment was to animate ballie either kicking a ball, taking a big side step, or turning 180 degrees. I choose to do the turnaround, which was probably the most popular choice among students. So I recorded myself acting out many different turnarounds, but ended up choosing a lighthearted skipping turnaround thingy. So this week we only had to upload our video reference and planning sketches.

Where I have been

Hello out there in blogger land! I am sorry I haven't posted for the last month, but I have a good excuse. My wife just gave birth to our second baby boy, Reilly Owen, Monday April 9Th. I will try to regularly post my AM work as often as I can.