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This is a follow up of the first board processPART 1 HERE: [link]
This level has Aang's moves, with where his position should be over the background. The more poses, the better.
Sharing a few storyboard images from the episode "Fire Bending Masters", to celebrate the end of Avatar.
Remember to watch the finale this weekend (July 19th at 8pm)
Or get\rent the last DVD (region 1) out July 29th.
All images belong to Nickelodeon\Viacom.
I apologize in advance if I don't have the time to answer everyone.
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best work ever seen!!
one question: how do they animate that afterwards?
do they draw the figure, in the actual movie, from all that sides (which are faced by the camera) or is that a 3D character?
because I often noticed there were some 3D objects especially in the 3rd book (like the firenation aircrafts)
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These storyboards are guides for the animators: from it, they have the right camera angle to draw the backgrounds. The character will be drawn on a separate level from said background.
When CG is involved. the animator needs to know where the 3D elements will be: often that can be easily done with a good screen grab (the 3D model will be animated before the characters).
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This was a very beautiful part of the finale, and it's an honour to be able to see the actual story board snatches. Your art really is fabulous! *bows* Thank you so much for sharing.
/serious: Aw, darn, Aang is so cute (I'm saying that in a 'mummy' sort of tone) -^v^- Even when he's behaving in an all grown-up sort of way due to the circumstances, I really do love how the show kept his being a 12-year-old in mind. It really gave it a touch of naturality that was unique to it! I hope you had fun during this undertaking! ^v^ It was sure fun to watch!
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I love this move! It is so much fun when you pull it off and send someone flying with it!
More silly questions: When you have reference for the martial arts, it is static like a picture? Or do you get the full blown video from many angles? I know you had a kung fu master on staff right? Regular people are hard enough to draw, doing martial arts takes just a metric ton of anatomy and understanding of not just balance but moving balance, and I couldn't see doing it without at least video hehe.
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There were videos made: one was a general point of view, to get a basic idea of the move. Usually, that was enough to work from. Sometimes, they would re-shoot the move to better fit the angle of the storyboard and get a better reference for animation.
For this part, it was the general point of view.
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Such awesome follow through! You really get the movement. ^_^
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WOOOOOOOOOAH SO COOL!! 
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O.o....can i just crawl into your bag and follow you around and watch you draw......
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A big thank you, for working on one of the last great series in the past 10 years.
We reached the end here in germany too. Big finale today.
And I'm sad to see the end, but also happy that there are still quality lovers who know that the 'shark jumping' destroys the art of a show.
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I hope you don't mind if I add these to my Resources collection. I think these are good examples of storyboarding.
Oh, and YOU WORKED ON AVATAR?!??? GLAAAAAAAAHHHH *fangasmheartattack*
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You draw so good, and these pictures of the "Dancing Dragon" from the Avatar are vey cools for me, I train Kung-Fu.
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When i got my own animation studio or show i am going to hire you man remember the name buddy Christopher Campbell because you are going to know me pall just wait just wai
hehehehe XD you rule Rufftoon you are one of my drawing heros
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Best of success starting your own animation studio, in due time
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awww thanks but i got 1 question i know you are super duper occupied all day long but i have always have wonder
how is an animation studio hehehehe i know its a very stupid question but i have always wonder that hehehe
sorry for being annoying but i normaly dont got the chance to tack to super drawers of animated world wide shows
if you dont wanna awser me its ok i know its very annoying for you XD
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Depends on the studio. But, very mundanely, it is like an office except people draw at their desks
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I would so love to spend my work day, sitting at my desk, drawing. xDD
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There are jobs like this out there. But careful- they are usually attached to heavy deadlines and much revisions.
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I'd still love it. Drawing is my life. o3o
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OMG cooooolllยกยกยกยกยกยก
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*high fives!* That show is the best show ever. No kidding!
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Heavens, I've been following your Zhao doujinshi for a while but had no idea you worked on the show! I really loved the dragon dance scene as well so I was rather surprised to see animation drafting for it in your gallery!
It's also very awesome to see how the animation planning process works.
Thanks for sharing!
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Good heavens, no.
I was just one little cog in the whole production crew. Them cartoons need a whole bunch of people to get done.
To answer your other comment at the same time, I have no influence whatsoever on Avatar toy productions or in bringing back Avatar on television. I have no power on those type of decisions.
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awwww okays, but stil you have done AWSOMe work And Hopefully If I Make It Next Year To The Comic Con, I'll Ask The Creators Myself If They Can Start With The Zuko Plushies *Hugs Real Zuko*
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it must have been really hard to create avatar... the movements needed to be so fluid and have strength at the same time.
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Man I want to be a storyboard artist. Or you. OR BOTH.
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Nah, you don't want to be me- you want to be better than that
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Yikes! Maybe someday, if I keep working hard! Man, you're nice.
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wow
im making storyboards for my animation/thesis and i never thought it has to be this complicated
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Depending on productions, some storyboards are more or less complex to do.
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I found the firebending masters episode one of the better episodes. I'm excited to see that you where part of making that perticular episode.
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soo.. what are you really working with?
Since you are indeed excelent in drawing.
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These were done with good old pencil and paper. Still my prefered tools.
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Like me then, yet, you are greatness.
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Yikes, this just goes to show how much work goes into a single pose, and the notes... and it's cool to see how the notes help correspond with the pictures and eventually end up on TV. It's staggering to see just how much work goes on behind the animation process...
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do you start out with a skeleton for the pose?
or do you just draw the body as is?
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I try to capture the pose and movement as is. If something feels off, I quickly sketch basic lines for the skeleton.
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So if I remember right you were actually working on the show right? so what about the last question that zuko asks... T-T I was so sad to not hear about his mummy
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I can't believe Avatar is finally over. *sniff.* And here I was hoping they'd do a chapter for the book of Air as a sort of postlude or sequel, showing the process of rebuilding the firenation and slowly righting the wrongs of the past hundred years or so. I also kind of wish we'd been able to learn *exactly* what happened to Zuko's mother. I was sure she was fighting in a rebellion (when the painted lady episode first showed I was convinced that she was going to be Zuko's mother.)
But I guess Aang got the girl of his dreams after all. 
It's cool to see the storyboards for the firebending masters, by the way!
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These are way cool, I still wonder how these help them put in the tiniest details they manage to squeeze in.
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These are just a guide. It is up to the animator to really make it move.
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