Category: 2D Animation

Last week’s exercise was animating somebody diving into water, using extreme stretch frames with a focus on timing.

I’m enjoying using TV Paint and creating these short loops so much! Initially I tried to go for something more creative with this task but a little way in I decided it would be best to keep things simple whilst I’m learning the basics. I loved creating the stretch frames and seeing the effect that they have, and I have also really got to grips with using timing charts which is allowing me to work faster.

So far I have been copying Steve’s timings and drawings for these exercises, so moving forward I would like to do something a little bit differently whilst still keeping it very simple. I think this will help me to feel more confident and prepare me for animating my own work instead of just following a guideline. Overall I am really happy with how this came out.

This session was much more comfortable for me now being more familiar with TV Paint and timing charts.

For the bouncing animal exercise, I chose to keep it very simple, following my ball and string exercise so I could focus on getting the animation of the nose, ears and tail right. I think some of the frames need more work but overall I am happy with the movement. I also found that writing the frame number on each drawing makes life a lot easier!

First animation exercise on the course! Struggled to flip through it but it was fun, could have done with a couple more sheets to finish off the action