Latest Video Update

The video has been updated again, I'm re-posting it here so that it is top of page for the moment.

Backgrounds

The whole western themed section is done and I'm really happy with it. Here is one of the backgrounds I made.

I made a horse today.

I planned out the next shot that will involve a western themed riff, putting 'Red' into cowboy mode. He'll ride into town with a wanted poster for Mohair Sam. I painted up a horse concept in Photoshop.

 And here's what that design looks like vector-ized in Anime Studio Pro.

Updated Video Notice

Just a note to say I've updated and replaced the video below two posts down to include the story-boarded shot in the previous post.

Planning shots

When I was listening to the music deciding if I'd use it, I  had the whole animation playing in my head, needless to say none of that has made it onto the screen so far.

I've simplified. The characters demand it, let's face it, they're faces with arms.

I'm usually doodling away on scraps of paper trying to work out what the next set of shots will be and how they might look. This next shot has been through many ideas, but the lyric had me somewhat perturbed, "chicks are makin' reservations...", how does one illustrate that?

I went into Photoshop and tried to pin it down because sometimes the doodles aren't enough.

Three days of animation.

Here is a little update with my Complementaries characters. I got bored after rigging them so they sat there for a while doing nothing, or perhaps I just didn't have a reason to animate them.

Anyway, I found a tune I liked that I could imagine them singing, 'Mohair Sam' performed by a European Band from the sixties. I liked the naive singing style with them singing an american song and not quite getting the pronunciation down. I'm going to try and do the whole song, but for now here is the first half minute.

Miss Blue

Probably my least favorite, she will be the most difficult to animate because of her pudgy limbs. I just can't find the passion for Miss Blue. Perhaps she will surprise me.