syb & me
It's never too late to learn to animate
Category: Animations
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I wish you all the best for 2022. I’ve been away from here for months whilst I’ve been concentrating on stop motion animating. Most recently, making and stitching together some clips by learning to use a video editor. The clips were made for an annual Instagram challenge – “Folktaleweek” – which is hosted every year…
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Well … this time I mean Art Challenges. Instead of doing Inktober this year I am doing an Instagram challenge called “Stopmoctober” organised by Laura Biale. Here is a short animation that I made for the prompt “Piece of Art”. And here’s the list of prompts. We get weekends off!
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Looking for animation software. This is a free trial test of Dragonframe – hence the watermark. The free trial only allows 50 frames per clip… so I’ve looped it in order for it to last more than a blink of an eye because Vimeo is not happy with blinks of an eye as uploads. This…
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The horse is coming along though not quite finished. The hooves are a problem – how to make them. I have struggled between making a horse that is unbearably cute and one which looks like a zombie. The result is probably a cute zombie. Cissie doesn’t seem to mind. She has fallen in love she…
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A Western gal needs a hoss. It is taking ages. First there is the wire frame. Next I build up the body shape with foam. And smooth it over with wadding. What kind of animal is emerging? There is much head clutching at this point. Do not take this as a masterclass in puppet building.…
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