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Finished Works and Works in Progress / Re: Galacticats!
« on: September 10, 2017, 07:06:10 pm »
I had been using perspective grids before. It worked but it was VERY tedious and made background art a lot less fun.
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Finished Works and Works in Progress / Re: Galacticats!
« on: September 06, 2017, 11:02:52 pm »
I just found yet another use for Anim8or in this project!
So there's a show on Youtube that I watch called "Scribble Kibble", where she analyzes animations and explains how they did them. This past week, she talked about an anime where they would draw the background art on top of 3D models to keep the perspective accurate and consistent, and I thought... by george that is GENIUS!!!
Perspective and geometric shapes are one of my weaknesses, which is why so far only the ships are 3D. This method takes ALL THE GUESSWORK out of it! I just make a super basic 3D model of everything that's going to be in the scene, put the camera where I want it, and draw all the parts on top of it! IT'S BRILLIANT!
Here's a few shots of the interior of the cats' ship:
By the way, work on Galacticats is about to move forward full force! With another Projects class this semester, I was worried I was going to go another several months without getting anything done. However, I had a genius idea! Why not kill two birds with one stone and animate a scene from Galacticats for my project?
AND IT WAS APPROVED!
So hopefully by the end of this semester (in December), I will have one fully animated and polished clip finished!
So there's a show on Youtube that I watch called "Scribble Kibble", where she analyzes animations and explains how they did them. This past week, she talked about an anime where they would draw the background art on top of 3D models to keep the perspective accurate and consistent, and I thought... by george that is GENIUS!!!
Perspective and geometric shapes are one of my weaknesses, which is why so far only the ships are 3D. This method takes ALL THE GUESSWORK out of it! I just make a super basic 3D model of everything that's going to be in the scene, put the camera where I want it, and draw all the parts on top of it! IT'S BRILLIANT!
Here's a few shots of the interior of the cats' ship:
By the way, work on Galacticats is about to move forward full force! With another Projects class this semester, I was worried I was going to go another several months without getting anything done. However, I had a genius idea! Why not kill two birds with one stone and animate a scene from Galacticats for my project?
AND IT WAS APPROVED!
So hopefully by the end of this semester (in December), I will have one fully animated and polished clip finished!
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Finished Works and Works in Progress / Re: Galacticats!
« on: August 10, 2017, 11:50:21 pm »
Now that I'm finally back to work on Galacticats, I'm trying again to design the dog's ship.
There were a lot of changes I wanted to make, but unfortunately I somehow lost the original file. It was just gone. I did a search through all the files on my computer on both drives, and it was nowhere to be found. I guess it got left behind when I changed computers, and then got wiped with what was left on my laptop. I think that by rebuilding the ship model, the overall shape has improved a lot.
The idea is generally the same, but I added these opening ear flaps that reveal engines, which I really liked that my friend OrionShipworks from DeviantArt suggested:
I also changed the color. The more I looked at it, the more I wasn't fond of that rusty orange color. So the obvious answer was to take the cats' ship, and invert the colors. And it looks AWESOME. Now I have a new color scheme for the dogs' ship (minus the green). I mean yeah, it's got pink on it, but it still looks ANGRY, you know? I'll definitely be adding some embellishments to it, possibly making a Galactic Canine Empire logo. But I'll probably brighten the maroon color so it pops out a bit more from the background:
And finally, here's an animation of the "ears" opening. There are no outlines yet so it looks a bit weird, but you get the idea.
There were a lot of changes I wanted to make, but unfortunately I somehow lost the original file. It was just gone. I did a search through all the files on my computer on both drives, and it was nowhere to be found. I guess it got left behind when I changed computers, and then got wiped with what was left on my laptop. I think that by rebuilding the ship model, the overall shape has improved a lot.
The idea is generally the same, but I added these opening ear flaps that reveal engines, which I really liked that my friend OrionShipworks from DeviantArt suggested:
I also changed the color. The more I looked at it, the more I wasn't fond of that rusty orange color. So the obvious answer was to take the cats' ship, and invert the colors. And it looks AWESOME. Now I have a new color scheme for the dogs' ship (minus the green). I mean yeah, it's got pink on it, but it still looks ANGRY, you know? I'll definitely be adding some embellishments to it, possibly making a Galactic Canine Empire logo. But I'll probably brighten the maroon color so it pops out a bit more from the background:
And finally, here's an animation of the "ears" opening. There are no outlines yet so it looks a bit weird, but you get the idea.
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General Anim8or Forum / Re: Move the Rotation Axis?
« on: August 08, 2017, 11:36:09 pm »
Oh wow, that was right in front of me. How did I miss that.
Probably because I assumed it was something I wouldn't understand and ignored it. Lol
Probably because I assumed it was something I wouldn't understand and ignored it. Lol
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General Anim8or Forum / Move the Rotation Axis?
« on: August 08, 2017, 08:57:45 pm »
This is a problem I've had a lot with my Anim8or projects. The rotation axis, or "center" of the mesh, gets moved far away from the actual center of the mesh. Or where I really want it to be for that matter, and then when I want to rotate it, it gets shot off into space.
Back in the day, stretching the mesh in Object/Edit mode would usually reset it, but that's not working anymore. Is there an option to move the axis? I can't find anything.
Back in the day, stretching the mesh in Object/Edit mode would usually reset it, but that's not working anymore. Is there an option to move the axis? I can't find anything.
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Finished Works and Works in Progress / Re: History Lesson
« on: August 07, 2017, 10:10:29 pm »
Thanks everyone! Now it's back to Galacticats!
Unfortunately somehow the spaceship I built for the dogs disappeared, so now I have to redo it. Must have gotten lost when I changed computers or something. Oh well, I wanted to change some things anyway.
Unfortunately somehow the spaceship I built for the dogs disappeared, so now I have to redo it. Must have gotten lost when I changed computers or something. Oh well, I wanted to change some things anyway.
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Finished Works and Works in Progress / Re: History Lesson
« on: August 05, 2017, 12:30:49 pm »
IT'S UP!
The task of remaking this old project was my semester assignment for Digital Media Projects. Looking back, I was really disappointed at just how terrible this old animation was. I wasn't proud of it at all. So I decided to remake it in Traditional 2D animation, which I'm much better at. I was going for Max Fleischer's style (Betty Boop, Popeye), and portrayed it in a more innocent and humorous fashion. I also made my own original music this time.
When I didn't finish it in time by the end of the semester, I was so burned out, I didn't want to do ANYTHING for two whole months. Recently I got back to work on it, and now it's finally done!
The task of remaking this old project was my semester assignment for Digital Media Projects. Looking back, I was really disappointed at just how terrible this old animation was. I wasn't proud of it at all. So I decided to remake it in Traditional 2D animation, which I'm much better at. I was going for Max Fleischer's style (Betty Boop, Popeye), and portrayed it in a more innocent and humorous fashion. I also made my own original music this time.
When I didn't finish it in time by the end of the semester, I was so burned out, I didn't want to do ANYTHING for two whole months. Recently I got back to work on it, and now it's finally done!
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Finished Works and Works in Progress / Re: History Lesson
« on: August 03, 2017, 06:58:02 pm »
Hey guys, so remember when I made this? LOL
Just wanted to let you know, I've been working on remaking this, and now it's DONE! It's scheduled to be uploaded this Saturday!
(Also, I have a new Facebook page by the way: https://www.facebook.com/ScathArt/ )
Just wanted to let you know, I've been working on remaking this, and now it's DONE! It's scheduled to be uploaded this Saturday!
(Also, I have a new Facebook page by the way: https://www.facebook.com/ScathArt/ )
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Finished Works and Works in Progress / Re: Galacticats!
« on: January 29, 2017, 04:23:50 pm »
Thought I'd post some updates:
1. I've finalized the theme song animation by updating the music and improving some of the animations I wasn't entirely happy with. This is what will be used in official episodes:
2. Some time ago (and I forgot to post them here) I also uploaded two storyboard clips with recorded lines:
1. I've finalized the theme song animation by updating the music and improving some of the animations I wasn't entirely happy with. This is what will be used in official episodes:
2. Some time ago (and I forgot to post them here) I also uploaded two storyboard clips with recorded lines:
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Finished Works and Works in Progress / Re: Movie finished - War in Heaven 13 min
« on: October 30, 2016, 10:09:55 pm »
I can't understand the language, but HOLY COW! That animation is AMAZING! Did you do it all in Anim8or!?
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Finished Works and Works in Progress / Re: Galacticats!
« on: October 27, 2016, 04:01:01 pm »
Hey guys! So after a bit of a hiatus of not having any motivation, I have finished the script for Episode 1, and started the storyboard! I also have a new design in mind for the Dogs' ship:
It still needs a lot, but I really like this one.
It still needs a lot, but I really like this one.
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Finished Works and Works in Progress / Re: Galacticats!
« on: June 29, 2016, 10:24:26 pm »I love the talking cat in the mother ship screen, very funny.
That's their father. He communicates with them from a secret location where the dogs can't find him. He's very important. Both to the cats, and the planet they left behind that was taken over by the Galactic Canine Empire.
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Finished Works and Works in Progress / Re: Galacticats!
« on: June 26, 2016, 09:59:48 pm »
Yeah, sure: https://www.dropbox.com/s/bwo2kaodbiagvlv/Galacticats-ROUGH-TRACK.mp3?dl=0
It is only a draft though right now, and there will eventually be an improved version at some point.
It is only a draft though right now, and there will eventually be an improved version at some point.
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Finished Works and Works in Progress / Re: Galacticats!
« on: June 26, 2016, 12:28:30 pm »
It's DONE!!! I just finished it last night!
So as of now, I might have that second animator I wanted! She's going to try it out and see how it goes. It'll be volunteer for now until I can actually make some money with this.
So this whole project took 7 months total. 2 for the sketch animation, and 5 for the full animation. There was the issue that I wasn't constantly working on it though, and if I was, it probably would have gone a lot faster. Hopefully the first episode won't take 77 months to finish! That would not be good. With a second animator and me getting more diligence, hopefully it will be done sooner than I'm expecting.
So as of now, I might have that second animator I wanted! She's going to try it out and see how it goes. It'll be volunteer for now until I can actually make some money with this.
So this whole project took 7 months total. 2 for the sketch animation, and 5 for the full animation. There was the issue that I wasn't constantly working on it though, and if I was, it probably would have gone a lot faster. Hopefully the first episode won't take 77 months to finish! That would not be good. With a second animator and me getting more diligence, hopefully it will be done sooner than I'm expecting.
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Finished Works and Works in Progress / Re: Galacticats!
« on: June 01, 2016, 11:21:31 am »Quote
I was talking about style and not actual process.
Oh, well I'm not sure. I was originally going for an 80's/90's style, but it still has some pretty modern elements to it. Right now I guess it's kind of its own thing.
Also, the preview video has been updated!
AND!!! I just got the vocals TODAY!!!
https://soundcloud.com/cori-davis-1/galacticats-theme-song-vocals-draft
The song was written and played (by "play" I mean digitally created) by me, and the vocals were done by the worship leader of my church who will also be the voice of Bolt (one of the bad guys).