Testing.....................PAP.......................

Ummmm......I was just testing this cool little animation software called Plastic Animation Paper or PAP. The drawings are very crappy. I had to draw everything with my mouse. And that sucks!!!! Looks like I'll have to buy a graphics tablet, to make some good looking animations on this software!! Thanks to Jason Schleifer for his inspirational work. I just couldn't stop myself from getting inspired by this master animator.

My recent Test Animations (Animation Mentor Style)!!!!

Hey everyone! For the past few weeks, I was working on some basic traditional animation techniques. Currently I worked on some bouncing ball exercises from the Animator’s Survival Kit. One of my friends, who passed out from the “Animation Mentor”, compiled his AM work and made it available to me.

MY APPROACH TO LEARNING: First, I learn the basics from the Animator’s Survival Kit, then I analyze my friend's work and try to find a better approach. It takes a lot out of me, but it’s really rewarding!
I was just testing and improving my animation skills and these are some of my test animations! Check'em out!!

Norman Bates

Hi everyone! I made this animation in Maya, and I've used the Norman rig.
This animation is based on a little story: This guy Mr. Norman Bates is totally psychotic! Or you can call him a retard. His mom died some time ago (he killed her), and he is keeping her body, and believes that she is still alive! Now check out what he has to say about his mom. He thinks that she is just not quite herself today!

And here's the pipeline of this animation: 1) I spent some time listening to the sound file 2)I determined the personality of the character 3)I acted out the character in front of a mirror 4)I imagined and thumbnailed the whole scene 5)I blocked in key poses 6)converted to linear 7)retimed and made the breakdowns 8)shuffled the keyframes to loosen up a bit 9)Added lip-sync and facial expressions 10)converted to spline 11)added secondary motions and overlaps 12)fixed the f-curves as needed, created the lights, 13) Playblast!!

The Powerhouse of Animation

Hi everybody!
I feel very proud to say that I've joined Keith Lango's video tutorial service, and I've also bought the Animator's Survival Kit, by Richard Williams.
In this month's VTS, Keith covered acting, defining your characters (Approaches to creating distinct personalities and expressions in each character), Energy level, Power centers, and lots of other stuff. I think that this is well worth the money.Thanks a lot Keith!!

click on Keith's picture to visit his website

I've also been reading the Animator's Survival kit and going through each and every concept very carefully. This book is a bible for animators. Williams himself is a legendary animator. You get to learn the techniques which were used by the masters. Richard Williams had Disney animator Art Babbitt, Warner, and the great Ken Harris working in his studio in London and training a new generation of animators in the techniques of good character animation, which was not taught at the time in any school or considered an art form. Hats off to Willims.

And thanks a lot to my friend Alex Crouch, who recommended me this book, and shares his valuable knowledge with me.

March 10 second animation finally done

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NOTE: If this link doesn't work try this link---->Tukk's Bad Day

So my animation is finally finished and submitted to the club. Now I'm waiting for the voting period. Let's see what happens.
Well, here is the little STORY OF MY ANIMATION:
Tukk the alien missed his return flight to planet Xordon and is really depressed. He decides to wait for the next spaceship at his friend Merlyn’s restaurant. Merlyn is trying his best to cheer him up.

A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ITS CREATION: 1) I spent some time listening to the sound file 2)I determined the personalities of the characters 3)I acted out the characters in front of a mirror 4)I imagined and thumbnailed the whole scene 5)I blocked in key poses 6)converted to linear 7)retimed and made the breakdowns 8)shuffled the keyframes to loosen up a bit 9)Added lip-sync and facial expressions 10)converted to spline 11)added secondary motions and overlaps 12)fixed the f-curves as needed, created the lights, 13)I used playblast to check my animation 14)Rendered