Acting in 2D animation

Storyboard

Pixel animation and 2D Animation

My choice for this animation was to use pixel animation mixed with drawn animation, I found out that it was much easier to use Photoshop for the drawings of the animation; I used layers to draw them with a technique to make the previous layer less visible and then drew on a new layer with the next frame. This was easier than having to draw them on a paper as I did not have the right tools for the drawn animation. Also I learned that it was much more effective as well as faster to do the drawings by using the shortcut in the programs and also by using the graphic tables.

My first stop motion animation

Storyboard

 The Stop motion clip

I was inspired by Max Fleischer animations, I wanted my animation to contain the diversity of effect so I chose a different type of stop motion object and possession with an advert clip of Coca Cola. However it was difficult to mix it all at the same speed, nonetheless I learnt to mix all object animation at the same speed through trial and error.

My 2D Animation

Sketches and Simplifying the character

One week's 2D animation work

I am pleased with my 2D Animation, but I would like to experiment more and take my animation further. I found the experience generally enjoyable, but also frustrating when the end-result was not what I expected. In terms of technical difficulties, I experienced problems measuring time accurately for each keyframe. I explored different methods to understand how to time-align each keyframe including performing each motion to accurately measure time. An important lesson from this process was to test a group of keyframes to identify any mistakes in the resulting motion, which saved me valuable time.