Shape hints

This is a test I did for using shape hints. I was comparing how words transformed from one word to another (using shape tweening) with and without shape hints. This test also used a mask in.

Tutorial screen shot

This is a quick screen shot of the tutorial that I used to do the outlines of my drawings I did

Digitalizing process

Each of the pictures that I drew were to be made digital. To do this, I took photos of every drawing I did and then I followed an online tutorial which taught me how to create your own vector cartoon character from your own hand drawn sketch. (http://www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/tutorials/how-to-create-your-own-cartoon-character)

The process was long but the final result tuned out good. After I had drawn the outlines using Adobe Illustrator, I copied and pasted them into flash and added the colour on from there. After doing this to all 17 drawings, I did had to start putting them in the right posistions to createa run and walk cycle. 

Boy drawing

This pictures shows a boy character I chose. There were 17 drawings that I did on animation paper altogether. I liked the pictures. They made up a walk cycle and a run cycle.

Book references

These are the two book references that I looked at for the animation. I used the Preston Blair reference out of the two because I thought that Richard William's Animator's survival kit reference had too little drawings in. Preston Blair's Reference would help me get a more smooth running animation.

Moodboard

This is a moodboard which I did showing a load of pictures put together. The pictures show the different ways in which a person can walk or run in. The character I did could have been walking or running in different styles. It could have been a lazy walk that I did. How the character's hand moves is also another thing to think about. A character's head does not have to be in the same direction all the time but I wanted mine to be nice and simple so I kept it in the same direction.

Hat Research

This is a picture that I looked for when I was searching for the kinds of hats that I wanted my character to wear. It was obvious that the boy's hat should be like a sports cap to make him look good when he was running. Even if the boy was walking, the boy would look better in a small simple cap.