Anyone interested in teaming up?
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Re: Anyone interested in teaming up?
No, it's an open project by the look of things, so all constructive comments are welcome! Yes, there are many slips that can be made 'twixt pencil and pixel, but in this context that is outside my job description! Thanks for the kind words -- I've always admired your stuff, so that means something to me.DK wrote:If you don't mind me commenting...Love your drawing style jahnocli particularly the semi realism that number 7 has. It's going to be interesting to see how all these styles translate into AS though. From my experience the duplication always falls short when it comes to that great natural pencil treatment even when using brushes.
Cheers
D.K
Did you ever see a western film called "Shane"? The colour palette in that was great, kind of a mixture of stark black and white and dusty, high register colour. It fit the subject matter brilliantly. I'm just a character designer here, though, and as I've said before, I think your colour choices are a lot better than mine. As for the facial hair, I didn't want to give everybody beards, but yes, I'd be willing to rough up any of these guys that don't have facial hair!lwaxana wrote:They look great! My favorite is number 6. I think 2 and 6 would work well for the guys plowing the field and then 1 for the child (if there will still be a child). But I think 2 would probably have some facial hair in a zombie apocalypse scenario. I agree with DK that it will take some careful translation and design decisions to vectorize them in AS.
As for colors, the whole story is set with the sun overhead on a hot day, according to the shot list. So in order to make that moody/scary, I was thinking of bright backgrounds and really darkly shaded, almost silhouetted characters so you feel like you're squinting to see them like in Joseph King of Dreams. Or for a more graphic novel approach, maybe the same silhouetting approach, but with colors closer to black and white with some subtle colors for shading. Either way, I'm thinking lots of contrast. Thoughts?
@steveryan2 - I think we need some decisions (democratic or otherwise!) on how to proceed next. I can do some turnarounds and so on for Dale once there is consensus on which characters to choose. I've got my favourites but I'd be interested in hearing other peoples' views.
@Dale -- Fast work!
You can't have everything. Where would you put it?
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I am in favor of these choices. Facial hair on one of the men would be good as well, both to distinguish between the two men and because it is the apocalypse after all.lwaxana wrote:They look great! My favorite is number 6. I think 2 and 6 would work well for the guys plowing the field and then 1 for the child (if there will still be a child). But I think 2 would probably have some facial hair in a zombie apocalypse scenario.
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I'm vectoring all. They will be in the same file with styles to change the features.steveryan2 wrote:I am in favor of these choices. Facial hair on one of the men would be good as well, both to distinguish between the two men and because it is the apocalypse after all.lwaxana wrote:They look great! My favorite is number 6. I think 2 and 6 would work well for the guys plowing the field and then 1 for the child (if there will still be a child). But I think 2 would probably have some facial hair in a zombie apocalypse scenario.
Still need the bodies. I picture ripped shirts and old jeans. One bib overall. No shoes. All 3/4 view for right now.
One body for the zombie, nothing but short pants.
Someone needs to get a simple stick figure story board done.
Dale
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I am working on the storyboard, but it will probably be about a week.
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@lwaxana - Nice. Like the red hair on the bearded guy; wasn't thinking about that colour, but it looks good. Strangely enough, I was thinking about adding a five o'clock shadow to the other guy, and you beat me to it!
@steveryan2 - Storyboard would be a good next step
@dueyftw - Working on the bodies, and some props too...
@steveryan2 - Storyboard would be a good next step
@dueyftw - Working on the bodies, and some props too...
You can't have everything. Where would you put it?
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I'm putting in about an hour a day, getting about one head done each time. But today I had to fix some mistakes so I got only two heads done. One and Two. My job, animation school in NYC and two projects are keeping me busy. If it becomes too much I might have to back out. I'll see.jahnocli wrote:@lwaxana - Nice. Like the red hair on the bearded guy; wasn't thinking about that colour, but it looks good. Strangely enough, I was thinking about adding a five o'clock shadow to the other guy, and you beat me to it!
@steveryan2 - Storyboard would be a good next step
@dueyftw - Working on the bodies, and some props too...
Don't get too carried away with any drawing until the story board is done. The artwork should match the story boards not the other way around.
Dale
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They look like they're playing a very sad piano duet! I don't know about the others involved here, but I like that colour key.
Dale -- I haven't got a lot of emotional capital tied up in any of this - I'm just having fun! Thumbnailing some body ideas at the moment. If the main characters are out tilling the soil, it's probably springtime -- that would have a bearing on the kind of clothes they are wearing. I'm looking forward to seeing the storyboards too.
You can't have everything. Where would you put it?
Re: Anyone interested in teaming up?
I'm might seem a little arrogant, but I hate throwing away work. I'm looking forward to seeing the storyboards, too.Dale -- I haven't got a lot of emotional capital tied up in any of this - I'm just having fun! Thumbnailing some body ideas at the moment. If the main characters are out tilling the soil, it's probably springtime -- that would have a bearing on the kind of clothes they are wearing. I'm looking forward to seeing the storyboards too.
Dale
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I see storyboards primarily as a guide for framing shots, as well as for action, timing and emotion. I don't think that they are particularly useful as a guide for backgrounds, color, or character design. That's more than I would be able to deliver anyway.
I am glad to see the experimentation with the color palettes! The one looks like they are in harsh sun at dusk. The character designs are amazing! Duey, if the rigging becomes a burden feel free to hand them off to me or someone else. I appreciate all that you are doing and I want to keep it (hopefully) fun.
I am glad to see the experimentation with the color palettes! The one looks like they are in harsh sun at dusk. The character designs are amazing! Duey, if the rigging becomes a burden feel free to hand them off to me or someone else. I appreciate all that you are doing and I want to keep it (hopefully) fun.
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The story boards should be a guide of how each character is posed and how many of them. The color and design can be change, but they also need to decided right afterwords. Sure it is fun, but most of the work is grunt work. So let's work together. And have fun.steveryan2 wrote:I see storyboards primarily as a guide for framing shots, as well as for action, timing and emotion. I don't think that they are particularly useful as a guide for backgrounds, color, or character design. That's more than I would be able to deliver anyway.
I am glad to see the experimentation with the color palettes! The one looks like they are in harsh sun at dusk. The character designs are amazing! Duey, if the rigging becomes a burden feel free to hand them off to me or someone else. I appreciate all that you are doing and I want to keep it (hopefully) fun.
Dale
Re: Anyone interested in teaming up?
dueyftw--What animation class(es) are you taking? That sounds awesome!
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http://www.sva.edu/continuing-education ... on/courseslwaxana wrote:dueyftw--What animation class(es) are you taking? That sounds awesome!
The course: The Animation Studio: Putting It All Together
Dale