animation
It is thrilling to see a drawn figure come to life and walk, talk, and (in the case of the Christmas animation below) make questionable moral choices. Animation is an involved, time-consuming process, however. Progress on a large animation project, for an individual animator, gets measured on the same time scale that geologists use to describe continental drift.
Fortunately, animation software is evolving to speed the process along. Adobe Flash is an excellent platform for 2D animation, as is Anime Studio. Blender is a tremendous open-source 3D application, both in capability and complexity.
Fortunately, animation software is evolving to speed the process along. Adobe Flash is an excellent platform for 2D animation, as is Anime Studio. Blender is a tremendous open-source 3D application, both in capability and complexity.
This one is probably not particularly suited for the kiddies.
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A series of animations depicting aikido techniques
Here are a couple of clips from a project currently under development.
Some models from another forthcoming project, The Inter-Dimensional House of Pancakes
All images and content Copyright 2010, Brian Hendrickson