Class 3 - Session 309

This week, I had to try and start refining my animation, add in the small details (not all of them yet) such as nice overlapping - especially in the arcs, and to begin have the fingers moving, etc.

Next week I'm planning to make the big move forward - move into splines!

Alexiss is on the news!

This was a link I've foudn on Bobby's Beck blog.
Alexiss is a student I know (right now she is about to end Class 4) and she is damn good!
Here's a link to a report about Animation Mentor which was broadcasted over the news in the U.S.

Class 3 - Session 308

This was a hard week. We had to continue the blocking from last week, and start adding the ease in & out, more inbetweens and of course to fix the previous week (no revision yet).

It took me so long to fix the weight, the arcs and generally the poses as well.... but I think it looks better now, even though it far from being perfect. What do you think?

I've also started to check out my eyes reference. Here are a few sketches I've made just to begin exploring the shapes and feelings they produce.

Class 3 - Session 307

Finally moving into Dialogue! and having Bishop to begin with is absolutely great! This character is so much complex and versital, Can't wait to give it it's expressions on the next class (right now we only control the eyes).

Class 3 - Session 306

This week we had to make last adjustments on our revision and finally.... start moving into dialogue!
We've learned about how to animate ideas instead of words and how to choose a good audio clip to animate later on.

Class 3 - Session 305

I had such a busy weekend, almost didn't have time at all to work on my animation but I've managed to scratch some hours here and there after all.
I took care of my arcs (it's isn't perfect - I'm sure of it) and some more tweaking like overlapping on the fingers.
It probobly won't be the last time I'll work on this animation - I guess a revision is coming soon :)

Class 3 - Session 304

I believe this is the week when I really feel a great change in my animation as I've began to polish it up, adding overlapping, pushing my poses more (and as always, I think I haven't push them enough) and start adding the little "cherries" like the fingers, the blinks and the subtle parts (hands closes, and open as the hand shifts its angle).
I'm not very happy with the fact that it's almost the end of the assignment and each week I keep on shifting my camera to have a more 3/4 perspective view, but I guess it won't be the last time it happens, and I just need to plan better (another thing I need to keep tell my self ;)

The next week should be dedicated to the end of the polish, the refining and (maybe even) a model of a scenery (romantic dinner table set for two?)

Wish me luck!