Friday, 30 November 2012

Indoor scene continued


A test with an example of the finished environment, coloured characters with fire animation which was done by Kirsteen.




Tuesday, 27 November 2012

Lets get rowing...


Our friend Dan decided to help us picture the motion of rowing...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9kP5wnJeeQ&feature=youtu.be





Using the footage I tried to understand and break down the movements...



I focused mainly on the outstretched movement, watching him pulling back and bending his arms towards himself. I feel more focus on him leaning back is needed to highlight the power behind the entire movement. Additionally, the wrist movement needs more attention.


...note to self - more rowing research needed.


Friday, 23 November 2012

Fire studies

Sketches and notes from my sketchbook while studying Joseph Gilland's Elemental Magic, Volume 1: The Art of Special Effects Animation.













I found all of the images and notes in the book very useful in helping me gain an understanding of the nature and physics of fire and its movement.

Tuesday, 20 November 2012

Water Research

We decided to do a little research at the pool to study how fabric and hair under water and the movement of water and splashes.











Here we are trying to act out the scene when Murdo is thrown from the boat





A little splash study:






Trying to study fabric movement in water:




More splashes and trying to create wakes