3.31.2009

ACM 320: Inbetweens

It took forever messing with the fading time lapses, so the background wouldn't obstruct the view of the characters. Not so sure how that worked out. =| I still need to animate in-depth Lulu having mental problems walking and Nicole's reaction for the end of the scene.
My Spring Break wasn't as productive as I wanted it to be. I worked on my costumes for Kawaii Kon only 2 or 3 hours out of the whole break. D;
Procrastination ftl!

3.16.2009

ACM 320: Layout

The long dreaded walk cycles, lolol.

3.08.2009

ACM 320: Maquette fun

I looked forward to making a maquette, 'cause it's just so cool being able to make a little clay model of something. After fighting with the wire for some time, I was pretty much able to make it invisible under the thin layer of clay for some parts, like the arms and legs. D: It's still way beyond smooth, but it's as good as I could make it for now. I'll probably work on the details a bit more later on, but here's just pictures of what I did.


So yeah, on another note, I attempted to dye a wig for Kawaii Kon over the weekend, and pretty much failed. I'm sure no one else had dyed wigs before, since it's a really odd thing to do, but sadly, this was not my first time doing so. I did it last year too and it didn't turn out as great as I wanted. At least it was easier, since the wig was white in the first place, but yeah, don't dye wigs, it's a pain.
Damn sellers online too. After countless times looking online for the right color and styled wig, I found one, but when I got it, it was a color made of fail. I vowed to never dye a wig again after last year, but in the end, I had to. It semi worked, but since the wig wasn't white, the color didn't hold as well. Damn you FW ink method and trying to mix colors to get a specific one. D:
Don't dye wigs, unless the color you want to get is easy to make, and not some impossible-to-mix-color. @__@ Also, it's super hard to keep the nice luster and shine of the wig once it has been dyed so many times, which is why my first wig failed, lolol. D:

3.03.2009

ACM 320: Film Animatic - Revised

It's basically the same as my first one, so it's not worth showing. It just has slightly more detailed backgrounds and one dramatic crying scene at the end, no major change. =\
I still need to finish re-working my turnaround; I'm thinking of using that in my animation for the scene where Nicole first gets Lulu.