Building an animation from the ground up!

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In this project I develop my Charlie drawings from a concept to a finished animation.

Background

There’s a whole on it somewhere?

In my previous projects, the one I did for a college assignment and my first independent Pencil2D project, in this project I explore the power and simplicity of Pencil2D.

Car_Passing

An interesting fact, since the background is a .png image. I drew the window on a temporary layer and then cut out the required aperture using the cutout tool followed by the select tool.

I had the background layer selected and the temporary layer visible.

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What I’m attempting to make is a sequence of steps which can be repeated, with perhaps a few modifications to acheive a dance sequence.

Dance (1)

I started with simply adding right and left turns.

Dance-2

Then adding some leg movement. I watch myself doing the proposed actions in a mirror as a guide.

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The intention of this part of the project is to make Charlie look more 3D. I’ve added extra movements, including adding a clap to the sequence.

Dance-3

I added the dynamic background to the project!

Dance-4

It is envisaged that Charlie’s dancing will include extra sequences. These will start of as copies, but editing will make each copy, to make it unique.

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Put the background, Charlie’s dancing and add steps into the mix.

Dance-5

I’m happy with the result, I’ve learned a lot about using Pencil2D and animation along this journey.

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Dance-7

The animation above takes this project to a conclusion.

It has been an exploration of the use of a simplified character to examine the possibilities without the need for complex drawings.

It could be complemented with over drawing to make a more slick and realistic animation.

But as a learning process it has been a successful.

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Its great to see your process evolve in real time. I haven’t done any animation since I finished my last project so watching your progress has motivated me to start working on something new myself. Thanks for sharing your work.