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Gallery + Critique
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2d Still + Animation
My First Flash
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17 Sep 2006Inspired by Yakin, this is my first attempt at flash. I have also gained a new found respect for 2D animators! Took a whole day and it's still pretty rough.
Learned quite a bit though... mainly about really thinking ahead and planning before you do things, breaking down posses (still need some work there though!)
[flash width=640 height=480 loop=false]http://global.tysonibele.com/anim/TheListenerFlash.swf[/flash]
http://global.tysonibele.com/anim/TheListenerFlash.swf
and some rough blocking if anyone is interested
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17 Sep 2006
Dunno if this is IE7 or a change in settings with the new ubdate... but I keep getting 'error on page' when I tr and open it. Any ideas? Works fine when I dbl-click from my own pc...
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17 Sep 2006That's great dude! I'm amazed at the smoothness of it
All hail flash! (...and Global's animating skills
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17 Sep 2006wow, yeah, really cool!
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18 Sep 2006Thanks guys.
Here's another one... relied heavily on BBC motion gallery for this one (a fantastic source of reference!)
[flash width=640 height=480 loop=false]http://global.tysonibele.com/anim/catJump.swf[/flash]
http://global.tysonibele.com/anim/catJump.swf
*** Anyone have any ideas re. the 'error on page' thing... Still having probs viewing swf from the internet (like Johns Gangsta anim... no can view!) *** -
18 Sep 2006Woah dude they look wicked cool!
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18 Sep 2006Mate I've added a new function to simplyCG where you can embed flash..
Give that a whirl, maybe it will work directly. Otherwise it sounds like you need to install the flash player for your browser.
(I used this thread to test the flash
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18 Sep 2006
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mahmoudnahmad 1,159 posts18 Sep 2006
a LOW MAN ON FLASH AUSOM by the way ur animation skills are un belivably smooth
u are going to make small story right? would be a waste of ur skill not to -
18 Sep 2006Hey global nice work on the cat one.....although the timing seems a biiiiiit off....in my opinion I think the cat's leap should be faster.....right now he kinda floats away, whereas (if I'm not mistaken) in real life a cat would have to excert a loot more force in order to jump that high (but you say you used video ref, so I'm willing to accept my ignorance on the subject of cat leaping
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18 Sep 2006Cam - thank you and the dangly things twixt your legs 'cos you are the man!
And thank you all for the comments
Mahmoud - I don't think I'm up for a short story right now. It took me such a long time to do even a short thing like that, I'm not sure I have the time or the patience. I've got a lot of respect for 2D animators and I do think it's a essential to have an understanding of it if you are a 3D animator... but for now it's just short exercises. But you never know!
T - man cat's are amazing! The reference I had was slowed down a touch, but it was crazy to see the way the cat approaches a jump. The front end does kind float off before the hind legs really power the jump. Will take on board what you said though and have another look at it - maybe do some more 'leapy' cat anims. (I need to study felines for work) -
20 Sep 2006Woo Hoooo!!! A convert!!
Good stuff man, I love how loose you're keeping your lines.
Flash is a great tool to learn for 2D animation... Try to see what you can make with symbols and drawings Symbols within symbols is where it's at for flash. -Remember, symbols cycle automatically when you place them in your timeline! and.. work wih graphics... trust me not movie clips...
woohoo!!
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ptaverner 379 posts20 Sep 2006 -
20 Sep 2006hey global, love the first clip, its so smooth it reminds me of disney classics!!
I agree with the cat animation having a bit of timing issues... would love to see it on a more cartoony style though....lots of squash and stretch (right now looks like an attempt on rotoscopy....dunno maybe is just me) and exageration....like the first one!!
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20 Sep 2006Great work man! I do like these Flash anim's people keep posting, they look great!
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21 Sep 2006Hey thanks for the comments and tips guys. Agree that the cat looks a bit... dull. Like I say, that was looking directly at a live action clip... but I'm still glad I did it and learned from it - will try to apply that to something a little more creative.
I'm gonna be animating some felines at the office soon (well I hope so... depends on the outcome of the Military Coup / revolution hehe) and this sort of thing is very helpful... so If I do any more I'll be sure to post them here. -
ALi 608 posts22 Sep 2006 -
22 Sep 2006wow that is awsome dude.......more.more.more.
I gotta give this a try too!
GREAT jot
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22 Sep 2006
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ALi 608 posts22 Sep 2006yeah, that game is for kids. an old one. but one of most funniest games that I have seen ever.
your character and animation is very similar to that.
check this link. http://www.gamespot.com/pc/adventure/ne ... index.html -
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23 Sep 2006
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23 Sep 2006Heyup Rich. I'm afraid I've not really got time to do an 'in-depth' look at how these were done. To be honest, since I'm only just exploring 2D as an aide to my 3D work I'm probably not in the right person to advise anyway. (I'd say Jaquesueusiusd is more of our resident 2D expert)
As for a quick overview, nothing out of the ordinary really - stuck to the main animation principles of thumbnails first - then keyposes (really only 3 main poses for the listener dude - start middle end) I then positioned those key poses at the right point on the timeline (to get the timing as I wanted it), then worked on the main breakdowns.
That's where it got quite difficult and where the differences between 2D and 3D were really noticable, since, in 3D the breakdowns are done for you (whereupon you just tweak, or if you no likey, you can then go about changing things) Whereas in 2D you have to think about every point of the character, what it's doing and where it's going to! That part gave me a headache and made me admire 2D artists all the more... (It also changed the way I'll be aproaching 3D I think)
As for software - I think the name of the thread kinda gives it away... my first 'Flash' -
23 Sep 2006
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24 Sep 2006Richard, i think it's simply frame by frame drawings
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24 Sep 2006
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24 Sep 2006It helps if you have a wacom tablet.
Thanks Global -
24 Sep 2006
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