Original Animatic
This project was my finale for my intro to storyboarding class at UT. It took about a month to make from conception to final product
inspiration
this project was inspired by the Scylla myth and pirates of the carribean
Initial plans and roughs
I started with a treatment template for the story and a rough sketch of the panels
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changes made along the way
throughout the process I changed some panel shots and added a few characters
challenges along the way
I had some difficultly deciding where the hydra heads will go and figuring out how to show the fast motion of the heads without making the heads unrecognizable.
prototypes and testing
while still working on the project I showed it my classmates and teacher to get feedback
How I know the projects success
when the project was finished I had successfully conveyed the story I wanted to tell in an animatic format and the peer and teacher feedback was positive towards the project.
2D side scroller character actions
This project was my finale for my principles of animation at UT. It took about a month to make from conception to final product
inspiration
this project was inspired by the classic side scroller fighting games
Initial plans and roughs
I started with the characters design and from there made rough animations of each action one by one
changes made along the way
the character design had to be changed to be more animation friendly
challenges along the way
keeping the designs consistent was a challenge throughout the project
prototypes and testing
during the animation process i had my teacher and classmates review each character action
How I know the projects success
when the project was finished I had successfully animated 3 character actions for video game character of my creation. The peer and teacher feedback for the finished project was very positive
Walk cycle with moving background
This project was made in my principles of animation class at UT. It took 3 weeks to make from conception to final product
inspiration
this project was inspired by pastel storybook like art
Initial plans and roughs
I started with the stages of the walk cycle, inked them, colored them and then added the background
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changes made along the way
my character design changed a few times during production, and a bandana was added to the character
challenges along the way
animating the walk cycle was a bit of a challenge
prototypes and testing
while still working on the project I showed it my classmates and teacher to get feedback
How I know the projects success
when the project was finished I had successfully made a walk cycle with a scrolling background as requested. The feedback from my peers and teacher was positive.