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Published: 2007-08-22 08:02:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 283; Favourites: 0; Downloads: 36
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I've been updating my other account and that I totally forgot to upload this animation. XD

This was an experiment during my Pre Calculus Class, where my teacher suggested I do Animation for studies, since it was art based and eased my choices down.


If anyone is suggesting on doing animation as a career, let me tell you:

It's mad hard! Especially on hands!


You have to know the laws of Physics (my worst enemy), and have to make sure the animations has no errors, cut ups, est. I remember doing this year, and I remember staying up through the night and morning, doing about each frame a minute non-stop... well, unless you count reading facts on animations a bit and dozing off. But seriously, nothing was going to stop me to get that A+. (104, hey, not bad eh? ;D )

But remember, once you do a few animation, it gets easier by the minute. I remember the first few frames taking about 5 minutes each, but lessened as the frames went by. (When I say frames, I mean paper sheets. XP )

Anyways, this was hard and I still made a lot of mistakes here, but this is my first try on animation.

I bought a few books on animations, and two out of three they were really helpful. If anyone wants to know them, I'll added them into this comment sometime later. I've got orientations today in the morning and it's pretty late. XD

Enjoy~<3

Animation © me, ~Pyro-Blitz
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Comments: 6

ZaxZero [2007-09-15 06:55:04 +0000 UTC]

I certainly agree with you there. Its insanely hard.
I cant count how many times I've tried animating (in Flash...) and just getting frustrated and quiting.

You certainly should have gotten a 104!! D:<
lol

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Pyro-Blitz In reply to ZaxZero [2007-09-17 20:30:10 +0000 UTC]

Yes animation is extremely difficult to get right that you just want to quite. But I think the one that you posted up is really good! =3

And no worries, I got a 104, mostly for bringing this animation to class to deminstrate and also for going early, even though there wasn't a lot of time. So 4+ points for doing those two and bringing a powerpoint on animation, explaining about the history, on clay animation, 2D animation, 3D animation and how different these three are. XD

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Luimielw [2007-08-26 21:53:56 +0000 UTC]

That's one of the bests animations I have seen for a while OO

I mean... it could have used some extra frames to make it look better, but I really can see a ball bouncing like that. You animated everything amazingly well OO It's VERY well done, really.

Are you going to animate more often? @@ It would be a shame if you didn't D:

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Pyro-Blitz In reply to Luimielw [2007-08-27 18:35:26 +0000 UTC]

Well there was a total of 37 frames in it.. but the 12th frame got lost an I just left it behind. XD But yeah, more frames would have been nice. :3

I think animating is very hard, but as I look at the animation in the now digitized animation and in real life, I'm liking my practice animation more and more, to the fact that I want to animate more. XD I have one sample I did with a human turning his head to the of side, shocked from something happening in front of him, and then taking a deep sigh... but it was in my agenda book and so ugly look'n. XDD; Even though it's ugly, I get a huge laugh the person. X3

Even so, I would love to animate something again, this time a little longer then 36/37 frames. I remember animating little things like avatars, but these things are way fun in my opinion. :3

Anyways, thanks a lot for the lovely comment! <3

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Jumbi [2007-08-22 19:36:21 +0000 UTC]

You do a great job of making it slow down in the end. That spring is awesome, too~

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Pyro-Blitz In reply to Jumbi [2007-08-27 18:37:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank yo so much for the comment Jumbi! It was pretty hard to slow the ball down in the end, but it was fun I think. And yes, the spring is awesome, if not the most annoying part of the animation practice. XD <3

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