Saturday 26 November 2011

Charcoal Animation



Straight ahead animation - roughly 2hrs from conception to completion.

For those who don't know, straight ahead animation is when you just draw a series of frames without planning exactly what happens next. Traditional animation usually is done by drawing two significant or important frames, then filling the time inbetween with carefully timed drawings (logically, these are called inbetweens!)

I did this on one A2 sheet of paper taped to the wall, and as I drew each frame, I rubbed out the previous one, giving that lovely smokey trail. I do like the frames I drew, but as a whole, I really could've done with more overall to smooth things out a little.