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Last night’s drawing. Thanks guys! Happy no matter what happens! Go give Plas and Black Lightning some love! http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2013/04/18/vote-for-your-favorite-of-dc-nation-short
Photos from How To Train Your Dragon 2 leaked.
Not sure how I feel about a sequel, since the first had such a tight script and I have no clue where they can go in the sequel storywise without the film turning into a complete clusterfuck of childish action sequences…but, hey, if it’s the same creative team who made the first one, I’ll try to stay cautiously optimistic.
Plus, guys, the Thunderdrum dragon looks fucking ace!
I’m really not sure what to expect. I’m starting to get annoyed with DreamWorks and it’s countless sequels. How To Train Your Dragon 3 (yes, 3!!) is slated to come out in 2016, after this one comes out next year. That, to me, is kind of ridiculous. Plus there’s the DreamWorks Dragons show on Cartoon Network, and right now Kung Fu Pand 3 is being worked on.
I just can’t really take DreamWorks seriously anymore.
How To Train Your Drogon, Mashup Movie Poster Reimagines ‘Game of Thrones’ as an Animated Film
Hahahahaha YESS
I’ve never watched Game of Thrones, but this is really cool.
“Le Royaume” is a hand drawn Animated short. It was done by a group of students for their graduation film at GOBELINS, l’école de l’image.
The animation is rich and flowing, and there’s definitely a life to it which many animations can’t say they capture. For so young a team, this is really an impressive feat.
This is one of my favorite shorts ever. The animation is so beautiful and inspiring. I can say with stolid resolve that this is what I want to make animation like. If I can connect with these guys somehow and work with them, or people like them, this would be my dream job. I can watch this on repeat.
Animation Force: Let's Talk "Scooby-Doo Where Are You" Season 1
Hello everyone. My name is David and I am very happy to be a part of this awesome tumblr. I am an independent illustrator who loves animation. I am no expert on the subject but I do have my strong interests in in various parts of it. As you read in the title, this bit is about “Scooby-Doo Where…
For some reason this video makes me feel like it’s summer time.
(Source: totallypandacoffee, via dreamwurks)
A Tigger pencil test I did over the course of a couple of days. Tigger is significantly more involved than Pooh is. I used “The Great Honey Pot Robbery” episode of The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh as a reference for this short animation.
Tigger animation test, referenced from The Great Honey Pot Robbery episode.
In this video Joe Bowers, an animator at Disney, breaks down some of his animation from Tangled and Bolt. He talks a lot about exaggeration, anticipation, and acting so the scene and characters will communicate.
I can’t express how helpful this video is for 2D and 3D animators. It’s a good reminder that you have to caricature real life movements in order for them to communicate in the best way, so people get it automatically. It’s also important to remember that all movement is based on real life movement.
I plan on watching this video several times, for reference, education, and inspiration. Great stuff!
(I should also note that Glen Keane was a supervising animator, and directing animator for Rapunzel on Tangled, and at the beginning of this clip Joe Bowers refers to him as ‘Glen.’)
Alice
(Source: beast-belle, via animationalley)
Drawing the flour sack is a great exercise which has been used since the early days of animation at Disney. It’s good practice in weight and expression through pose and body shape.
“The flour sack is simple to learn, but takes a lifetime to master. Truly the simplicity of the flour sack doesn’t allow an animator to hide behind ANYTHING. There are no frills, style choices, or complex facial expressions that draw attention away from shaky principals or incorrect timing. Because of that, it’s one of the best things you can do to continue in your journey to mastering animation.”
-Animation Secret: The Flour Sack (AnimatorIsland.com)
A very rough Winnie the Pooh walk cycle. In clean up I will adjust things like head shape and size because it grows a bit as he walks. I think the movement is pretty good though, and that would only get smoother as I cleaned up the drawings and made them more accurate. I did the whole thing in a couple of hours, so I’m pretty happy with it.
I used the program called Pencil for the animation. I used “The Great Honeypot Robbery” episode of “The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh” as a reference for this walk cycle.
Edit: I don’t know why, but the gif doesn’t show up in the feed. Check it out on my profile to see it.
