“Pippi climbed up the old Oaktree with the coffeepot in one hand …” Music: Rendezvous by Shane Ivers – https://www.silvermansound.com
My fourth stopmotion episode from Instagram Pippi Longstocking challenge. For me the challenge in this one was … the coffee.
This is my third stopmotion instalment for the Instagram Pippi Longstocking illustration challenge: “All the children were sitting looking at Pippi, who was very happily drawing all over the floor.”
Music: Onion March by Shane Ivers – https://www.silvermansound.com
I have enjoyed making these. I felt things were flowing … usually.
“She had always longed for a horse of her own and now she had one, and he lived on the veranda.” That’s the second prompt for an Instagram challenge based on the Pippi Longstocking character which I used to make a short stopmotion animation.
Music: La Pompe Du Trompe by Shane Ivers – https://www.silvermansound.com
I use Dragonframe software to make the animation, Audacity to record, modify or shorten the soundtrack and in the final edit I am using VSDC Free Video Editor. I also use Handbrake for any file conversion needed to upload … just so you know.
I’ve finished animating my contribution to the recent Pippi Longstocking challenge on Instagram (Aug1-7 2022). It was organised by Australian artist/illustrator Monty Lee and cohosted by 6 other artist/illustrators.
I learned a lot: more familiarity with Dragonframe stopmotion software; playing with light; the strength of my puppets; pitfalls of balance if you don’t use a rig; that I have to tackle making detachable hands; … and I also learned that the Instagram community can provide great support.
This short is for the first prompt: “She took 2 things with her, a little monkey called Mr Nilsson and a big travel bag full of gold coins.”
Music for this piece is Rendezvous by Shane Ivers – https://www.silvermansound.com
I still have work to do on Pippi. Her lovely shoes didn’t work with magnets. Here she is in her bare “feet”.
syb & me 